Tuesday, June 17, 2008

Going to the movies

Outfit combination of Rave clearance store and JCPenney green ticket plus 20% off.  See Betty Boop below and $3.50 Dress for more details on sales!  I got these silver flip-flops at the dollar store.  I was leaving dance and had blisters coming from my pointe shoes so stopped at the dollar store and picked up these cute flip-flops!  Not bad for a buck!
Blue/Grey striped short sleeve tie-back sweater  Reg. $30.00  $3.98
Denim cropped shorts   RAVE  $2.99
Flip Flops  Dollar Tree  1.00
Sunglasses  Icing   1.00
Outfit Total  $8.97

Betty Boop Sweats

Here we go again at JC Penney.  Every store is totally different.  Right now they are having take an extra 20% off (most stuff marked down 50% already).  At one store in the junior department, they had a few items with their green tickets (atleast 75% off) and you still take an extra 20% off.  We were going to purchase this sweats and jacket and they were marked 50% off; we get to the register and they were marked $1.97 less 20%...whopping $1.58 each piece.  So, all of their Betty Boop clothes were marked down to $1.58.  Back to the racks for us, we bought 10 items for $15.80 and the regular price would have been $409.20!!! 
Betty Boop Sweat Jacket  Reg. $50.00  $1.58
Betty Boop Sweat pants   Reg.  48.00   $1.58
Red/Silver Tennis shoes  Payless  (BOGO 50% off)  ~7.00
(Dance Leotard under)

$3.50 Dress

I was going to an afternoon musical so thought this would be fun to wear.  I chose some black flip-flops for about $2, so the whole outfit with jewelry and hair clip was about $7.50.  I thought the Rave Clearance store was back to a regular store, but I was wrong!  We have one store that is still a clearance store, so call your local Rave store and ask if you have a clearance store near you.  Ours is at Irving Mall.  Marked down items were an extra 50% off (sometimes extra 75% off).  So this dress was marked down to $6.99, less 50%  for $3.49!  Not many other details to share:
Bright Blue Dress  RAVE  $3.49
Flip Flops  ?Old Navy?Target?  ~$2.00
Hair clip/Earrings  2@$1  2.00
Grand Total  $7.49

Bright Stripes

Another Wet Seal BOGO free deal, plus an extra 10% off with my frequent buyer card.  Your frequent buyer card can potentially pay for itself the first time you use it.  You have to buy the card for $20 and it is good for a year.  The first time you use it, you get 20% off, then 10% after that.  So, if you spend $100 the first time you get 20% off and paid for the card the rest of the year.  Here are the rest of the details:
Orange/white striped sweater dress  $6.75
White Leggings  RAVE  orig. $14.90   1.25
Silver Tennis Shoes  RAVE    4.99
Orange necklace/earrings    Icing  2.00
Blue Patent Leather Purse   Charlotte Russe  4.99

Thursday, June 12, 2008

Black and Gold!!!

I love pairing something a little dressier with denim.  Here is a black and gold shimmery top with sheer sleeves with denim shorts.  Big sunglasses complete the outfit!
Here are the details:
Black and Gold shimmery top   TJMaxx  $3.00
Denim Shorts  Forever 21    Orig.  $17.80    7.99
Big Sunglasses Icicng   $1.00
Bracelets and Earrings  Icing/Claires  4 @.50  $2.00
Kitson slip-on black/gold tennis shoe   Skechers  (BOGO 50% off)  Orig.~60   $15.00
Entire Outfit with shoes  $28.99

Western Look - Guess Skirt $5.09

Here's T.J. again!  He rides to school with us most days.  Every now and then my mom shops at resale shops, that's where the boots with fringe are from.  She picked them up at a Goodwill store a few years ago for around $5.  
Here are the other details:
Pink/White short sleeve button shirt  Forever 21  $3.99
Long sleeve Pink thermal   Dillard's   $3.33
Mini skirt with leather ties up side  GUESS  Orig. $69  $5.09
All jewelry  Icing/Claires  ~$4.00
Boots Goodwill  ~$5

Hot Pink Skirt

I got this cute T-shirt for my birthday last year.  It's great fun because of all the different color of combs.  This time I am focussing on the hot pink.  Here are the details:
Hot Pink Eyelet Mini Skirt  Wet Seal  Orig. $21.50  $4.50
Comb T-shirt  gift from D'elia's rom Ariel
Black/Pink Striped Vest  Wet Seal $15.60
Knee Socks  "Dance Love Dream"  Gift
Kitson Black Tennis Shoes (BOGO 50% off)  Skechers  $15
Jewelery  Icing/Claires   .50-1.00   All ~$4.00

Trendy Bright Colored Jeans

Here's a popular trend...bright colored jeans.  We can't find the receipt for the jeans, but they were a pleasant surprise.  We were at Forever 21 and originally they were priced at around $60.  High end for Forever 21.  They were marked down to around $22, we debated and decided to get them.  At the check-out they rang up at around $11..bonus!!!  Here are the other details:
Mickey Mouse Tank Top   Forever 21  Orig. $13.80  3.99
Black Cropped Hoody (layered under purple jacket)    Wet Seal  (BOGO free)  $3.60
Magenta Silk Jacket (Christmas gift - not on sale)  Forever 21  $24.80
Pink/Black Checked shoes  ?
All Jewelery  Icing/Claires  ~4.00

Pretty in Purple

I love cotton dresses.  They are comfortable and easy to accessorize.  Seventeen magazine always has a piece on one dress 4 ways.  One week I am going to wear the same dress and accessorize it to make it look totally different  ie sweet, rocker, preppy, boho.  This would be a good dress to try that on!  Anyway, here are my short boots again.  They are from Charlotte Russe, buy one get one for $10.  So they are orig. 26.99, but average to about $15.
Here are the other details:
Purple cotton dress  Forever 21  orig. $11.80  $3.99
Black Tights Icing  reg  $8  part of 10/$5   .50
Black/White knee socks  Wet Seal  $4
Black short boots  $15
All Jewelery   Icing/Claires   ~$4.00

Wednesday, June 11, 2008

March 20th

I got these shorts at Rue 21 last summer and I don't have the receipt.  I think they were about $5.  I do remember a big bargain though.  There was a box of fleece pajama bottoms for .50 each (Orig ~$12).  I bought all they had for party favors for my sleepover, I got 20 pairs of p.j. bottoms for $10!!!  I also got some good tanks with lace on the bottom 2 for $10.  
Here are the outfit details:
Denim Shorts  Rue 21  ~$5
Black shirt with jeweled detail and tie back   Forever 21  3.99
Black/white striped socks    Icing/Claires  .50
Short Black Boots   Charlotte Russe  $20
Metallic Silver Purse   Forever 21   9.99
Blue Beads/Silver Locket/Earrings/3 bracelets  Icing/Claire's  ~5.00




At School!

It's hard to tell from this picture, but I wore lots of neon orange and blue with this grey sweatshirt dress.  We forget to take a picture at home so snapped one as I got out of the car at school!  
Here are the details:
Grey Sweatshirt Bubble Dress  Wet Seal  9.99
Blue Tank   Forever 21   3.99
Cuffed Denim Knee Length Shorts  Wet Sea (bogo free)  ~4.50
Neon Blue Socks with Ruffles  Icing  .50
Sequenced Silver Guess Tennis Shoes    ROSS  ~$10

March 15th

I love knee socks and these are a little different than your typical knee socks!  Of course, a bargain from icing for .50 and I think they make the outfit.  No bargain on the tennis shoes, they were a Christmas present from a dance shop (they have dance written on the side).  It's hard to tell in the picture, but I think I have about 4 bracelets on.  
Here are the details:
Eggplant silk shirt  Forever 21  Reg. 19.80   $4.99
Dark Navy striped mini skirt   GUESS   Reg. $69   $5.99
Socks/4 bracelets/Necklace/Earrings/Ring   Icing/Claires   ~5.00

80's Rocker

This was a fun rocker look!  The jacket wasn't on sale, but not a bad price because it was from Wet Seal (and it was time to renew my frequent buyer card so I got 20% off).  I have had the skirt for a few years.  I was out in California for an acting camp and the Urban Outfitters had a tent sale.  I think the skirt was $3!   I got the PacSun purse on extra 70% off sale!  I checked yesterday and they were running an extra 50% off, I got some short sleeve shirts for 4.99  (orig $19)
Here are the other details:
Rocker Jacket (not on sale, just frequent buyer discount Reg. 22.50)  Wet Seal  18.00
Blue Circle Skirt  Urban Outfitters ~ $3.00
Pink Long Tank   Forever 21   3.99
Blue/Purple Socks  Icing .50
Kitson Tennis Shoes  Skechers  (BOGO 50% off)  orig. $60   $15.00
Sunglasses  Icing  .50
Blue/Black/Pink Purse   PacSun   Reg 22.50   $5.10

Denim Darling

I have wanted a denim dress for awhile and now I got one.  I love denim...dress it up or down.  Here I have paired it with a bright yellow t-shirt and flip-flops!  The blue patent leather purse is from Charlotte Russe.  It was marked down to $4.99 at one store, but regular price ~$18 at all the other stores.  
Here are the details:
Denim Spaghetti Strap Dress  Orig.  $39.50  $9.09
Bright Yellow T-shirt   Target  ? ~2.49
Bright Blue Patent Leather Purse Orig.~$18   4.99
Bright Blue Beads Necklace  Icing/Claires 1.00
Multi Colored Hoop Earrings Icing/Claires  .50
Black Flip-Flops  ? Old Navy?


Wednesday, June 4, 2008

Carolina Herrera Project

I had a presentation today about someone that speaks Spanish.  I chose the designer Carolina Herrera.  I looked through her collection and picked a dress I owned that looked like one of her designs.  Of course her dresses cost in the 1000's and my red dress here was $7.99 from Forever 21! 
Here are the details:
Red dress with apples    Forever 21  $7.99
White leggings  Claires/Icing   .50
White Jacket  Papaya  7.00
Metallic Silver Tennis Shoes   RAVE  4.99
Red Neclace  Claires/Icing


Snow Day!

A chance to wear a coat!  I got this coat at Forever 21.  It wasn't on sale, but still a deal at $29.99.  It is metallic silver with a fur trimmed hood.  This dress is the bargain.  It was actually a shirt, but long enough with tights to wear as a dress.  It is from JC Penney and was originally $36 marked down to $3.97 (almost 90% off)!!!  The tights are from Claires for .50 as are the leg warmers.  Same with the necklace and earrings.  I can't remember where we got the white boots, they get dirty but we just throw them in the washing machine!  Happy Snow Day!