Can you really tell a girl by the labels on the clothes in her closet? I don’t think so. You can tell how much money she has. You can tell in what types of department stores you’re likely to find her shopping; but you can’t really tell what kind of person she is inside her heart and soul or her mind though you might be able to guess certain things about her social perspective.
I came across this beautiful Oscar de la Renta Appliqued Flower Dress on Polyvore and decided to put a set together around the dress. The dress is apparently presently sold out. Too bad because I wouldn’t have hesitated to buy it if it had been in stock. Alright okay you know that’s a load of BS. The dress costs $8,540. Even if it was $85.40 I couldn’t buy it.
The dress is described as a “black and white silk sleeveless dress” with features that include a round neck”,”a patterned mesh yolke” and appliqued flowers all over the entire dress. With the aforementioned $8,540 price tag I’ll assume it’s not a dress for girls who don’t get invitations to affairs such as the Met Ball.
Assignment
Pretend you have money and a life and you’re going out to a gala. You’ll be wearing the Oscar de la Renta black and white silk sleeveless dress. It will be a bit nippy out so you’ll need a coat. You need some nice shoes and a nice bag and a nice necklace. Put together a set showing what you’re going to wear.
The Set – La vie elegante
There are two coats shown in the set. It’s not meant to suggest that both should be worn but rather that one or the other will be a great choice. The black coat is a double breasted” heavy wool coat by Simone Rocha (double breasted wool coat),. It comes with a $1,324 price tag. The white coat is an ivory techno-wool coat by Valentino (Valentino Wool coat),. It comes with a $3″ 150 price tag. The bag is an ostrich skin studded clutch with a $1,270 price tag (Brachfeld Parlaghy Emmanuelle Medium Ostrich Clutch),. The shoes are Jimmy Choo Kerfield suede and mesh boots($975). The necklace I previously mentioned in Green Burberry coat black Yves Saint Laurent Bag. It is from a set that includes a bracelet and earrings and the price for the whole set is apparently $18″ 000. I guess that speaks for itself.
Idle Thoughts
Polyvore reminds me why in person shopping is never a pleasant experience for me. To shop effectively takes time. You can’t just go in and grab whatever and go. I think being able to shop online is the greatest thing because you can take as much time as you need and I usually need a lot of time which usually means I go home empty handed when I go shopping in the real world because whoever I went shopping with grows impatient with my inability to decide on something to buy.