a99kitten's Musings

I blog about a WHOLE LOT of stuff :)

…so I might have accidentally bought this today…

Gustto Bonba clutch

I LOVE the color. And I do *not* have any bag, in any size or shape, in light pink which is my signature color!! How is that possible??? I have bright pink but no baby pink. Well…now I do :) Yay! I love my other Gustto bag! The leather and quality is amazing. So hopefully this one will be just as well-loved.

I was able to get it half off too! Bought it on Avelle.com. Received their “special today only sale on Gustto bags” email this morning. Eviiiiil….They were formerly Bag, Borrow and Steal (as made famous in the Sex and the City movie.) I have never rented anything but I did buy my Botkier from them and it was in perfect condition. And this bag has never been rented so it is brand new. A good deal I think :) I found the bag on endless.com but only in lime – no pink. Saks didn’t have it in pink either – only orange.

I’ve been looking for a cute pink bag since summer! I wanted a smaller bag/clutch since pink is delicate (like me!) and didn’t want it in a big hobo or satchel. My bright pink Kate Spade is small too but 2 totally different colors :) All of the bags I found in my searching were either too big, not the right color or well…just not right. Hopefully in real life, this one will be as cute as all of the pics I found online indicate it be!

I’m very excited for its arrival!

I found this coat at Banana Republic TOTALLY BY ACCIDENT (I swear I was not looking!) while returning something :) It was the only 1 one there, in an XS and they were offering 30% off the sale price making the coat $65.00 which is basically free for a nice, warm, cute coat! And bonus – NOT made in China – yay!!! SOLD!

I have been wanting a shorter jacket/coat for a while but the ones I found and loved were always sold out in my size or color. I did just get a red peacoat (every girl needs a red coat) but still wanted a shorter, waist-length jacket/coat that was warmer than blazers but dressier than my North Face stuff. So I snapped it up :)

And let me just say – I look WAY cuter in it than this model :) My hair color looks way better against it ;)

Short toggle coat in cream

Now…I still want a short coat in black too but that’s another story…

I want this bag…I will be buying this, just a matter of “willtheyputthedangthingonsaledays afterIbuyitwhichannoysthehelloutofme…”a little look of Chanel without the lamb or calf skin of Chanel (which is why I just can’t buy one)

J Crew Metallic tweed charmed mini bag

J Crew Metallic tweed charmed mini bag

Per J Crew:

So Parisian and très chic, in a nubby, textured tweed shot through with golden metallic threads. A cluster of pearls and golden balls adorns the chain-link strap, making it perfect for parties and equally fabulous for day (it instantly elevates even the most destroyed and distressed jeans). Japanese yagi/wool. Shiny gold-finish brass chain. Top flap with push-lock closure. Two interior compartments, back-wall patch pocket. Cotton twill lining. Part of the J.Crew Collection.

I would like this please…

Michael Kors at ShopStyle

Love suede. Love the mixture of browns and purples. Very pretty….

J Crew never has % off coupons for non-sale items. They just don’t. They will send out e-coupons for their sale items but it always says “for sale items.” I was lamenting this to my friend one afternoon. “If they just sent me a coupon I would buy the jacket I want now. Plus maybe my boots.” I said. Apparently, J Crew has satanic minions listening to our conversations…2 days later BAM – in my email box – 20% off anything. Oh my….

So yes…I bought the wool schoolboy blazer I tried on 2 months ago and fell in love with..

J.Crew at ShopStyle

..and the boots I saw in the catalog and hoped would actually be that same beat up barely black color like they were in the catalog (they are…)

and…the cute mohair retro cardigan (looks so football-ey!!) that is just preppy enough..

oh…and this bracelet I have been hoping would go on sale since June…

So, yes…went a LOT crazy. But everything was so cute and 20% off! And they were all things I had been coveting for months now. AND, they can all be worn with one another. Sigh…so I should be cut off from shopping for awhile…maybe till after all of Christmas shopping is done (oh that sounds so far away:( ) but I will look cute in the meantime :)

Of course I do still want a few things there…but maybe they will go on sale by the time I un-ban myself :)

Yes please…

Pucci in purple :)

Pucci in purple :)

Such a gorgeous shoe…I would look soooo cute in these! I will take it! :)

I do need a purple shoe for fall/winter…and I’ve been told I do very well with peep toes :)

I needed a new black bag. I’ve been looking for one that grabbed me since last winter! I don’t like shiny leather black bags – tend to look cheap to me. And I like some kind of textured leather as the smooth will just get knicked up by husky paws :)

I was just saying yesterday how I needed to look for a good black bag. Apparently, Kate Spade heard me…this morning I received the email announcing her Friends & Family sale. 30% OFF!! I immediately looked for the shoes I’ve been wanting (the Genny in Poppy) – sold out in my size :( I got sad…but then thought “Oh, check out black bags” Ding-Ding-Ding!

I found the Tarrytown Quinn in black. It’s similar in style to the red KS bag I have already and I LOVE this style. Great for work, errands, out & about, etc. Husband hates this style as he thinks too big but then always wants me to carry his crap! Not ALL bags can be cute little baby purses.

This was regularly priced at $395. On sale for $179 PLUS 30% using the Friends & Family code AND free shipping. So $136 shipped? A *steal* for such a classic bag! I’m very excited for its arrival :)

Kate Spade Tarrytown Quinn

Kate Spade Tarrytown Quinn

Of course once on the site, I found this one….I am drooling…I LOVE this color green. I wanted another bag from her that I saw in the KS store in Stanford Shopping Center LAST summer! But I never got it and then it sold out. And this bag is even more perfect – can visualize looking SO cute on jeans and sweater days! Sigh…30% plus free shipping is a very good deal…

Kate Spade at ShopStyle

These are gorgeous….I would like them :)

Rock & Republic at ShopStyle

…I might have to accidentally buy these…

Miss Sixty 'Scarlett' Pump

Miss Sixty 'Scarlett' Pump

Can see them with my cute black&white plaid skirt w/cute tights for fall/winter. Or a multitude of other cute fall & winter skirt/dress outfits :)

And seeing the need for a new little black dress that would work…