The Look for Less

<span style="font-size: large;">Okay, my blogging has really been lagging lately. I apologize again. Summer is just getting all hectic on me, my cable/internet connection has been out, and I'm trying to finish a book, The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (you must read it if you have not. I'm almost done and I can't wait to read the next one!). Anyway, I digress. I've hit the mall a couple of times in the past week while my kiddos have been in their respective camps and found some pretty good deals that I thought I would share with you.</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-size: large;">First up, the bohemian look. Have you seen the cute tunic/caftan type tops at J. Crew with all the ethnic details?</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9PzYrZRtZinVimNfa0RilEiFQgsA5lcmf_QNUNpaAUT5CKko6y1tMwyGjNYEeM-iMb8MdrBmoCenc26kxKIsLG-q01zCxVMZisrZhZQM1zQrPLP6zoeOqTempX_vodxm7mF7Be98Gjsw/s1600/erez.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9PzYrZRtZinVimNfa0RilEiFQgsA5lcmf_QNUNpaAUT5CKko6y1tMwyGjNYEeM-iMb8MdrBmoCenc26kxKIsLG-q01zCxVMZisrZhZQM1zQrPLP6zoeOqTempX_vodxm7mF7Be98Gjsw/s400/erez.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://www.jcrew.com/media/images/common/spacer_v2_m56577569830537995.gif" width="10" /> <a href="http://www.jcrew.com/AST/Browse/WomenBrowse/Women_Shop_By_Category/shirtstops/camisblouses/PRDOVR%7E26153/26153.jsp"> Flower mosaic embroidered tunic from J. Crew - $78</a><!-- product detail div for ajax --> <input name="bmForm" type="hidden" value="add_to_cart" /> <input name="bmFormID" type="hidden" value="1276204058992" /> <input name="bmUID" type="hidden" value="1276204058992" /> <input name="bmIsForm" type="hidden" value="true" /> <input name="bmPrevTemplate" type="hidden" value="/AST/Browse/WomenBrowse/Women_Shop_By_Category/shirtstops/camisblouses/PRDOVR~26153/26153.jsp" /></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Well, I found <a href="http://www5.jcpenney.com/jcp/X6.aspx?GrpTyp=PRD&ItemID=18948a0&Ntt=jasmine&hdnOnGo=true&Ne=4+877+878+5+961+6+29+3+598+11+15+12+506+10+23+585+596+1031+8+18+904+903+840+969+949+833&submit%20search.y=0&SearchString=jasmine&submit%20search.x=0&N=4294959029&Nao=0&SO=0&PSO=0&CmCatId=searchresults">this </a>similar style the other day at JC Penney - yes, you read that right - for $20 (I looked on the website and now it's $17.99)! I thought it was a pretty color and a pretty good deal so I snagged it. Now, obviously it's not exactly the same, but for an almost $60 savings and a similar look, I thought it wasn't bad. It also has an ombre effect (gradually getting darker at the bottom) which is a nice detail. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEb4gW3tWyzMjEulPkEjZuIsu2ovxpr4YfH8G7vn0dPaWhEz0WHuwInqpQJAEYmooAkqKh88syEfehdfPPj8pdC_rgMfuVKJBP0L97f6sMXZKfRwHAvzHARFCgZU9FURTt4eQU0GHJLXc/s1600/IMG_5056.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEb4gW3tWyzMjEulPkEjZuIsu2ovxpr4YfH8G7vn0dPaWhEz0WHuwInqpQJAEYmooAkqKh88syEfehdfPPj8pdC_rgMfuVKJBP0L97f6sMXZKfRwHAvzHARFCgZU9FURTt4eQU0GHJLXc/s320/IMG_5056.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Please excuse the photo. JCP's photos wouldn't load so I made my son take this picture. He's 5 and didn't really understand what I was doing or why I interrupted his Wii game.</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Next up, a sort of Anthropologie-esque look combining two of their popular themes right now - flowers and stripes.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_lhzaB2zhKxc5hxGp_scAx0BlDHOBkxy6ErvbturHoQopyiLYhkhzEBljqxEbDRWxSuiz4wDHirwzu0HQAP6cLAeBsTbgPIYmpjk-tp8A08dS4opNnP_uLnlU7yPbPSCrfVoXT73Ycjo/s1600/18161257_038_b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_lhzaB2zhKxc5hxGp_scAx0BlDHOBkxy6ErvbturHoQopyiLYhkhzEBljqxEbDRWxSuiz4wDHirwzu0HQAP6cLAeBsTbgPIYmpjk-tp8A08dS4opNnP_uLnlU7yPbPSCrfVoXT73Ycjo/s320/18161257_038_b.jpg" width="212" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_1628425492" id="deslink18161257" title="Painted Hillside Tank - Knits & Tees">Painted Hillside Tank</a><a href="http://www.anthropologie.com/anthro/catalog/productdetail.jsp?subCategoryId=CLOTHES-KNITSTEES-PRINTED&id=18161257&catId=CLOTHES-KNITSTEES&pushId=CLOTHES-KNITSTEES&popId=CLOTHES&sortProperties=&navCount=95&navAction=top&fromCategoryPage=true&selectedProductSize=&selectedProductSize1=&color=038&colorName=GREEN%20MOTIF&isSubcategory=true&isProduct=true&isBigImage=&templateType="> - Anthropologie - $78</a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWQx2p73p7E4Jqt-Lt-AjEPV1GW_kXLiQrHoMavMPu9enB7cQGF3O62-sgY4sQjrtpPRHOsJqSmlHvWfIac_9iQnRQZ-gkMjFscAE7reQRFwdYRmwKOZd9yDh-uJJFimlt87qsQ6Qfbi4/s1600/18380543_041_b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWQx2p73p7E4Jqt-Lt-AjEPV1GW_kXLiQrHoMavMPu9enB7cQGF3O62-sgY4sQjrtpPRHOsJqSmlHvWfIac_9iQnRQZ-gkMjFscAE7reQRFwdYRmwKOZd9yDh-uJJFimlt87qsQ6Qfbi4/s320/18380543_041_b.jpg" width="212" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.anthropologie.com/anthro/catalog/productdetail.jsp?subCategoryId=CLOTHES-KNITSTEES-SOLID&id=18380543&catId=CLOTHES-KNITSTEES&pushId=CLOTHES-KNITSTEES&popId=CLOTHES&sortProperties=&navCount=95&navAction=top&fromCategoryPage=true&selectedProductSize=&selectedProductSize1=&color=041&colorName=NAVY&isSubcategory=true&isProduct=true&isBigImage=&templateType=">Claude's Retreat Tank - Anthropologie - $78</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7nhtnsw678dA_L7vX0so9Vo6aIJ2ss-VNrKZNFtM0YTrVfcY9gCDN30qlZlw8kSax2sV_yU0_snDBmkZ66Ol4zYunjiHHml6CUMU4a277T32_qRM6r0Q5NmiLdkDrpFOOUD1FmEkMtB8/s1600/053244_006_b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7nhtnsw678dA_L7vX0so9Vo6aIJ2ss-VNrKZNFtM0YTrVfcY9gCDN30qlZlw8kSax2sV_yU0_snDBmkZ66Ol4zYunjiHHml6CUMU4a277T32_qRM6r0Q5NmiLdkDrpFOOUD1FmEkMtB8/s320/053244_006_b.jpg" width="212" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_1628425489" id="deslink053244" title="Nell Tank - Knits & Tees">Nell Tank</a><a href="http://www.anthropologie.com/anthro/catalog/productdetail.jsp?subCategoryId=CLOTHES-KNITSTEES-STRIPE&id=053244&catId=CLOTHES-KNITSTEES&pushId=CLOTHES-KNITSTEES&popId=CLOTHES&sortProperties=&navCount=95&navAction=top&fromCategoryPage=true&selectedProductSize=&selectedProductSize1=&color=006&colorName=LIGHT%20GREY&isSubcategory=true&isProduct=true&isBigImage=&templateType="> - Anthropologie - $48</a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Here's the <a href="http://www5.jcpenney.com/jcp/X6.aspx?GrpTyp=PRD&ItemID=185d4a3&Ntt=So+sik&hdnOnGo=true&Ne=4+877+878+5+961+6+29+3+598+11+15+12+506+10+23+585+596+1031+8+18+904+903+840+969+949+833&submit%20search.y=0&SearchString=So+sik&submit%20search.x=0&N=4294959029&Nao=0&SO=0&PSO=0&CmCatId=searchresults">tank</a> I found again at JCP (I know, I usually don't shop there, but I gave it a shot) in the Juniors' department for $14.99. </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi24mLS6K8tVT0meyAdDWj8XgO_6gm3uVt6ygnqNJPCZmIcBQUjKD2WLGPATnPNyRWa8q3JbUm5V_NamBjHYtOx_77yVLesVgzmHQ0bw4Q6V0kmH5lzgWtlutotaLqen-QEvf3J2FFy_BQ/s1600/IMG_5059.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi24mLS6K8tVT0meyAdDWj8XgO_6gm3uVt6ygnqNJPCZmIcBQUjKD2WLGPATnPNyRWa8q3JbUm5V_NamBjHYtOx_77yVLesVgzmHQ0bw4Q6V0kmH5lzgWtlutotaLqen-QEvf3J2FFy_BQ/s400/IMG_5059.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">Lastly, I found some <a href="http://www.anntaylorloft.com/catalog/product.jsp?productId=25323&N=1200009&pCategoryId=3359&categoryId=208&Ns=CATEGORY_SEQ_208&loc=TN&gridSize=sm&showAll=true&defaultColor=Super%20Bleached%20Wash&defaultSizeType=Regular">cropped white jeans</a> (seen in photos above) at Ann Taylor Loft for 50% off today. They were originally $54.50, so I got them for $27.25 (plus tax, of course). A similar pair at J. Crew (seen below) cost $98.</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkLhfl1GGBM0-mHjGF8ID0hm_yGQqMiJgsd1u3snbRFZvfVMijf30uVJf7H6h2-nXmG42oRWOBzsSuI7DElJzD4dPjNpa8bjAD2FGlHrKWCOHZ5D1oKtVrir61Pcwt9vZtk15LBGb2jDk/s1600/erez-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkLhfl1GGBM0-mHjGF8ID0hm_yGQqMiJgsd1u3snbRFZvfVMijf30uVJf7H6h2-nXmG42oRWOBzsSuI7DElJzD4dPjNpa8bjAD2FGlHrKWCOHZ5D1oKtVrir61Pcwt9vZtk15LBGb2jDk/s320/erez-2.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.jcrew.com/AST/Browse/WomenBrowse/Women_Shop_By_Category/denim/matchstick/PRDOVR%7E22962/22962.jsp">Cropped Matchstick Jean - J. Crew - $98</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Not bad, huh? Happy summer sale shopping!</span></div>

The Look for Less

Okay, my blogging has really been lagging lately. I apologize again. Summer is just getting all hectic on me, my cable/internet connection h...

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The Look for Less

<span style="font-size: large;">While scrolling through some blogs yesterday, I ran across this super cute tunic that <a href="http://blueprintbliss.blogspot.com/">Blueprint Bliss</a> included on a <a href="http://blueprintbliss.blogspot.com/2010/05/mothers-day-gift-ideas.html">post about Mother's Day gift ideas</a>.</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbX9N_kohhS8KcnjnuN0L3oHKgD3fO6RT61w9MANtfygYJ2C44fp7TYEldxtOZKiX7X3qbkSe0VIyHi5IU9Yzk5yhXWSTCDl1mZQON_GfvREFQhmbivNXRET8POgjLbHX-rb-BTubEu_Q/s1600/yhst-88385733929011_2106_4064149.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbX9N_kohhS8KcnjnuN0L3oHKgD3fO6RT61w9MANtfygYJ2C44fp7TYEldxtOZKiX7X3qbkSe0VIyHi5IU9Yzk5yhXWSTCDl1mZQON_GfvREFQhmbivNXRET8POgjLbHX-rb-BTubEu_Q/s400/yhst-88385733929011_2106_4064149.jpg" width="282" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">It's the <a href="http://www.pbandjellie.net/yellow-spade-tunic.html">Yellow Spade Tunic</a> from <a href="http://www.pbandjellie.net/index.html">PB & Jellie</a>, and it's only $20!! In disbelief, I went to the website to check it out for myself, and there it was. After consulting my husband, I promptly ordered it for myself for Mother's Day. Nothing like buying your own gift (although to be fair he already bought me flowers and let me get the house painted).</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">PB & Jellie had several other reasonably priced adorable tunics to choose from including the <a href="http://www.pbandjellie.net/gigi-quatrefoil.html">Gigi Quatrefoil</a> for a mere $35.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvNxVdLRwMWwWZqMRWwsxE7NRru8TcDy6KXpDF0HU58CeRuvAjIiZ-UkPIWfA2n8TlG-74jq5rIMpMSnt-2XlpfAgMwVKvXfFRxPuURdAuqfU0-eNcu1VvL8Fo_czIUsLH2atHElNgFws/s1600/yhst-88385733929011_2101_2326808.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvNxVdLRwMWwWZqMRWwsxE7NRru8TcDy6KXpDF0HU58CeRuvAjIiZ-UkPIWfA2n8TlG-74jq5rIMpMSnt-2XlpfAgMwVKvXfFRxPuURdAuqfU0-eNcu1VvL8Fo_czIUsLH2atHElNgFws/s400/yhst-88385733929011_2101_2326808.jpg" width="263" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Seeing these reminded me of some other tunics I've coveted before. Don't you think they bear a striking resemblance to this?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhudSFt90hivFafdOKKLy-ZwiKK6RN9sSVzU0NRN6Ym9WXYs7rMEztl_yWO1faQaUBm8i9ULJmLRZI2KMwYaE-hf7fRHVKojbbY9htgBCM7hqgVkPl8Y-4Xsi4GLvMTn774FySOtSS8Gk0/s1600/25906+10+In-house+Web+%2B+WS+140.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhudSFt90hivFafdOKKLy-ZwiKK6RN9sSVzU0NRN6Ym9WXYs7rMEztl_yWO1faQaUBm8i9ULJmLRZI2KMwYaE-hf7fRHVKojbbY9htgBCM7hqgVkPl8Y-4Xsi4GLvMTn774FySOtSS8Gk0/s400/25906+10+In-house+Web+%2B+WS+140.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The <a href="http://store01.prostores.com/servlet/robertarollerrabbit/the-5767/Classic-Kurta/Detail">Classic Kurta in Jemina Verbena by Roberta Roller Rabbit</a> for $70. True - they're not exactly the same, but for a $50 price difference, who cares? And I love me some Roberta Roller Rabbit fabric, but if you're going for the tunic look without breaking the bank, I'd go (in fact, I did go) with the PB & Jellie tunic.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Another popular style right now that I found for less is the boyfriend short.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG0cLtxvCyNL6Z9695r9AZRC8VOdPdeX2XkvSi8skWgI5hXMo8s0v6asXXdibtj6ffWJxbkdqXByFfXrIMq8dLhBHvUfLzHdNX4Qd1mtiEUQ8Bn4aOvtPZXdNIxXlACq8BzEprlrNs0XQ/s1600/03432647_951.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG0cLtxvCyNL6Z9695r9AZRC8VOdPdeX2XkvSi8skWgI5hXMo8s0v6asXXdibtj6ffWJxbkdqXByFfXrIMq8dLhBHvUfLzHdNX4Qd1mtiEUQ8Bn4aOvtPZXdNIxXlACq8BzEprlrNs0XQ/s400/03432647_951.jpg" width="297" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">This version is available for 50% right now (through Mother's Day) at <a href="http://www.nyandcompany.com/nyco/browse/productDetailWithPicker.jsp?productId=prod2080049&categoryId=cat2010006&FLCat=cat60036&productId=prod2080049&categoryId=cat2010006&addFacet=1002%3Acat2010006">New York & Co.</a>, making them just $14.97.</span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">At <a href="http://www.jcrew.com/AST/Browse/WomenBrowse/Women_Shop_By_Category/shorts/cttnchino/PRDOVR%7E20899/20899.jsp">J. Crew</a>, their boyfriend shorts are also on sale but for $39.50 (albeit on a sexier looking better-styled model and with a few more color choices). But if you're looking for the same look especially in khaki or gray, the NY & Co. and J. Crew versions are very similar. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK2VF-1CU0CQuU0w_4btLJNbCTzleTwSSIEviqMUjzYbF_PE_dqP820plEVHeoywm4NlhMMHPhBmRVXGohihJCoEQdboslfHpUd3SG9AjBGH6KhHh3ZbDv5NHVPMhP4ixzEl0vN72LsfI/s1600/erez-3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK2VF-1CU0CQuU0w_4btLJNbCTzleTwSSIEviqMUjzYbF_PE_dqP820plEVHeoywm4NlhMMHPhBmRVXGohihJCoEQdboslfHpUd3SG9AjBGH6KhHh3ZbDv5NHVPMhP4ixzEl0vN72LsfI/s400/erez-3.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I'm off to get my hair cut and colored tomorrow after a slight flood-related delay earlier in the week. Can't wait. </span><span style="font-size: large;">I hope everyone has a very happy and relaxing Mother's Day weekend! </span></div>

The Look for Less

While scrolling through some blogs yesterday, I ran across this super cute tunic that Blueprint Bliss included on a post about Mother's...

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