Shopping

Purchases I’ve made because of a fashion blogger

Posted by Wynne Lock on

I’m one of those now who have replaced my tech feeds with fashion, lifestyle and wellness feeds. Oh dear me.

That being said, it helps because I just loathe shopping for clothes and Old Navy-Gap-Banana  Republic (who are we kidding, I don’t shop BR except the Factory version) can only be that stylish and unique. Getting suggestions from a fashion blogger is kind of like how I like going to Chapters/!ndigo and look at their curated/in-house products which are so delightful to my admittedly-present feminine side.

Besides hoping that one day (soon enough) I’ll be in the best shape of my life, she reminds me by example not to be a slob. And if she had a perfect life in a white house and white clothing before, we can all take heart that her glamourous photos these days are but a slice of her true life now she has an infant!

(I also built out our recent California dining list with her suggestions – Brodard’s and Hammond’s Ice Cream – and incidentally also went to Tajima.)

This Talbot black watch camellia brooch (details in blog post)
– But I haven’t worn it yet

This Express dress faux-wrap ruffle dress (blog post)
– At the risk of not being the most formal or even remotely slickly dressed at last year’s work’s holiday party, I wore this dress. We were in the States in the fall and I popped into an Express store (none left in Canada) and it was on sale so it felt like “meant to be” -HAH.

This Leith tank dress (blog post)
– I bought this today because I was Nordstrom’s for something else and “Spring Sale” signs abound. It wasn’t much discounted, like $10 off only (off CAD$65). But it’s versatile for now and later!

These leggings she’s been living in: Zella Live-In leggings (blog post)
– We see these leggings on heavy rotation and I’ve waited for a sale – her notification of one and it’s true also in Canada – and bought a pair in midi length today with “High Support” (cf “Compression”). I recently bought super cheap moto-style Puma leggings at a US Costco (regular $20 but $4 off) because I can’t wear my Lululemon black-out leggings everyday … although they are most stretchy.

This lace maxi dress from Amazon from an overseas seller (blog post)
– This purchase was a HUGE RISK. I used up all my hard-earned Amazon.com gift cards ($5 at a time, since last year June) and had to make a day trip to the States. I’m hoping it will look pretty stunning (and not indecent or unwearable) at the earlier of two spring weddings.

On this day..