Seafire Steak House, is where we had our dinner on night two. The food was amazing. I wore a white oversize, puff sleeve button down from Ashley Stewarts with black sequin shorts from Asos Curve and my red Gucci rubber slides that I got from Vestiaire (for a fraction of the retail cost) and my red Gucci Soho bag.
Monday, January 17, 2022
Bae-hamas
Seafire Steak House, is where we had our dinner on night two. The food was amazing. I wore a white oversize, puff sleeve button down from Ashley Stewarts with black sequin shorts from Asos Curve and my red Gucci rubber slides that I got from Vestiaire (for a fraction of the retail cost) and my red Gucci Soho bag.
Tuesday, June 29, 2021
The Bag I Never Knew I Wanted
Thursday, January 7, 2021
Kima and the Leopard Spotted Dream Coat!
Then the street style stunner, Rihanna slaying in camouflage.
Because these puffers can retail $800-$1400, I started searching eBay to see if I could find a vintage or previously owned one in my budget, to no avail.
My search became even more vigorous after reading The Chiffon Trenches: A Memoir by André Leon Talley mid March of 2020.
In late June, as I was searching for various items on Shopstyle.com, I came across this leopard beauty.
Available for $475 Here |
I ultimately decided not to buy it. We were still in pandemic quarantine with no end in sight. Making an extravagant purchase just didn’t feel right.
It still didn’t stop me from sharing the photo and the deal of a price with anyone who would listen.
Everyone who knows me knows, leopard is my favorite color! So naturally everyone was telling me to invest in the coat. I just couldn’t pull the trigger.
I was still checking the site almost everyday to make sure my size, M/L was still available. Eventually, there was a low stock warning posted. At the same time I noticed Matches Fashion was offering an additional 20% off already reduced prices.
I immediately plugged in the promo code, because the coat was already in my cart, and watched the price go down to $300.80. I went to checkout and received an error message because my size was no logger available. I was crushed.
Early July, because I was still very disappointed about the coat, my mother sent a nice “Christmas in July” gift to my cashapp to cheer me up. This gift, prompted me to check to see if the coat was back in stock, and to my surprise it was. It was still on sale, and the 20% off promo was stilling going on. I placed my order right away!
I was so hype, I decided to share my good news with my friends who appreciate a good fashion find. Next thing I know, one friend cashapps me and says "I’m going to pay for half of the coat!" Coupled with my moms gift, the coat was almost fully paid for, when my little brother decides to cashapp me as well. Now the coat was completely paid for and I was overjoyed!
Not only is this my dream coat, in my favorite pattern, but I didn’t pay a single red cent for it. Wow!
I’m so happy with this piece, it’s a show stopper!
Sunday, November 1, 2020
The Miracle on Saks
Twas the night before Christmas Eve, sale alerts all a buzz.
Preview notifications popping up showing what the sale was!
To my delight and to my surprise,
Balenciaga Triple S sneakers 60% off in just the right size.
To top it all off, I could not believe
12% cash back in my app -Oh, Yes Please!
So without haste to my cart they did go.
How this sale came to be, I may never know
And I dear not ask,
But will henceforth be known as The Miracle on Saks.
Seriously though, I had been eyeing the chunky dad sneakers for a while in various colorways. I was never going to pay $975 for a pair though. Never! I had been tracking the Triple S style where I do most of my online retail browsing, on www.shopstyle.com or the shopstyle app. I love that the app not only shows the price of items you search for, but it displays multiple retailers, and allows you to set sale alerts.
As mentioned in my homage to, “The Night Before Christmas.” I started receiving email alerts on December 23rd. Each alert came from Saks Fifth Avenue showing various colors of the hypebeast staple, on sale for $390. I headed over to the Saks website to find that multiple colorways had already sold out in my size or sold out completely. I finally found a pair that I liked and that were in my size.
Before making my purchase I decided to check the Rakuten app to see if Saks had a cash back promotion listed. I was excited to see 12% cash back for Saks Fifth Avenue purchases.
I went back to Saks site by way of the Rakuten app, in order to get the sale and the cash back as advertised.
Immediately after completing my purchase, I texted Damien to let him know about the crazy deal I had just gotten. My amazing husbae decided to reimburse me the money I spent on the shoes, as a Christmas gift.
I’ve honestly never seen those sneakers below $599, before or after that sale. I have a theory though. I believe they were part of Barney's going out of business sale inventory, because on Dec 26th all of Barney’s remaining online items were listed in a special section on Saks’ website. Whatever the case, mystery sale or fluke, it was indeed a Christmas miracle, The Miracle on Saks!
Monday, May 4, 2020
The Last Hurrah
Blue Block Heel Sandal |
Friday, February 21, 2020
Budget Bae
Tuesday, February 18, 2020
Sew much Swag.
Puff sleeve swings dress with pockets for an “Aftopolitan” themed birthday party. |
Fully lined faux fur coat, made by watching a YouTube tutorial! |
Mustard ruffle top, can also be worn off shoulder. |
I loved the mustard color so much I made this top again in denim. This version is a peplum. |
I made this salmon skirt to complete this monochromatic look. |
I created this plaid ruffle hemmed top, wearing it over a buffalo check button up to complement my Anna Wintour Vogue x Air Jordan 3s. |
Ankara print top for a “Wakanda Forever ” inspired birthday celebration. |