Trina Turk for Banana Republic {in the sale section}

I posted on the Trina Turk for Banana Republic collaboration when I first noticed it, and the Swirl Cowl Neck Knit dress was one of the items I was considering. I wasn't able to check it out in-store and was hesitant to order without trying... so I was really delighted to find one on a sale rack recently. I tried it on and liked it even better than on the rack, so bought it and wore it Sunday, like this:

I've stopped by three Atlanta-area BRs recently and found a few - to quite a few - TT items at each of them... the clutch in both colors and the scarves, as well as a some dresses, including the Picses Strapless Dress and Swirl Tunic Dress, all marked down in the sale section.

What do you think about this collaboration? I'd love to hear what people chose or if you'll shop it now that it's on sale.

Happy Tuesday!

xoxo

The Perfect Sunnies (+ Fun at Bloomies!)

So I found my perfect sunglasses at Bloomingdales today!  I don't collect sunnies - I just have a pair of classic Chanels in black with silver that I wear all the time - so I've been on the hunt for a nice pair of tortoiseshell/gold.  I wanted oversized to protect as much of the eye area as possible and round but not too round, and found exactly what I was looking for in the Gucci Oversized "Coin Logo" Sunglasses in Havana!  Even though they are big, the tortoiseshell frame is thinner/more delicate and not overwhelming or heavy.  They feel great on.

It started pouring rain right after I put them on!  Boo!

Bloomies has also been running a promotion  - 15% off pretty much everything in the store - which I think was ending today.  Yes, this included designer sunglasses (except Chanel).  So I got a discount too!  They were serving espresso, passing around cookies, and had a photo booth set up - my girls had fun with that.  In the children's department, they had a very talented lady doing face-painting, so we walked out of there with a fairy, a flower, and this little tiger:

I also finally, finally scored my Amber Maya cardigan at the J Crew at Perimeter Mall (Atlanta) after looking for it at the North Point and The Avenue stores to no avail.  I spotted one lonely cardi hanging on a rack with some velvet jackets.  I seriously was astonished when I looked at the tag and saw it was a small!  (If you follow my tweets you may have noticed that I tweeted happily immediately from the dressing room.)  Later I noticed two larges on a table.  This one is selling through quickly.  

While at the counter to check out I noticed three of the darling little sparkly gold bracelets that I remember Summerilla blogging about awhile back... and marked to $29.99!  I had just seen it yesterday at another store full price.  So, I scored one of those as well!  I don't recall ever seeing it online, but I believe it originally retailed for $55.  Overall, a very good shopping day.

xoxo