Say Goodbye to...Field's

Okay, so I haven't really dumped anything from my closet...but I haven't really bought any clothes. However...I recently went on a shoe shopping spree. Marshall Field's, which will be changing over to Macy's later this summer, usually holds a clearance sale about this time. It is different than Field Days because their clearance sale is usually about getting rid of this season's merchandise whereas Field Days is merely discounting this season's merchandise.

Usually they have great formal dresses on sale...two years ago I bought a black and pink formal dress originally selling for $260 for $19.97. Actually I bought two, but I returned one out of guilt. But what they also have, which is a cannot-miss, is this incredible shoe sale. I hit three Marshall Field's this past weekend and netted nine new pairs of shoes. With coupons for 20% off every item, it was truly a good shopping deal. I ended up spending less then a total of $200, especially since full prices would have totaled past $600. I ended up getting three pairs of Indeed shoes, two pairs of Nine West shoes, a pair of BCBGirls shoes, two pairs of Bandolinos, and a pair of Stuart Weitzman shoes. There are 7 pairs of black shoes, one brown, and one blue. Hm...I think I'm set for life. Or, just for next season. I really hope that once they change over to Macy's, Macy's will be smart enough to follow the same sale pattern as Field's does.

A Twist on a Prom Dress

There is this company called XCite that creates prom dresses. It just recently unveiled its new 2005 line, including this black dress that fits by twisting the dress straps into a v before hooking it around the neck, making it into a v halter top, and a v halter back. There's also a good expanse of abdominal fabric missing. It's not that bad looking like that. However, the model somehow put it on wrong at a runway show, by just wearing the straps on the shoulders instead of twisting them around the neck. It's actually not very pretty, almost tacky even. An image of suspenders in velvet. However, goodness knows why, it turned the dress into a best seller. It looks a billion times sluttier; suffice to say that sometimes even models know how to promote a so-so dress into a questionable instantaneous sensation.

The old version.

The new version.