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Upper Haight genuine leather shoulder bag from Modcloth

Upper Haight genuine leather shoulder bag
After you look at enough thousand dollar handbags you start to think that handbags are supposed to cost at least a thousand dollars to be worth buying.

This is one of the more expensive modcloth handbags I’ve seen. It’s $119 still not affordable for me but when compared to the $3 400 price tag on the  Bottega Venata Cervo Fire Orange Leather Woven Satchel I mentioned wanting earlier it’s pretty darn cheap.

It’s a gorgeous bag. It looks as opulent as any thousand dollar handbag. More details about the Upper Haight Shoulder Bag

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The shoes in the featured set are also from modcloth. They are the Monarch Wingtip Heel lace-up shoes. They come with a $58 price tag.

Ankle booties

Monarch Wingtip Heel Shoe Details

The dress is a $2″ 635 Lanvin Belted leather dress and that price appears to be a mark down from $5,270.

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Bottega Venata Cervo Fire Orange Leather Woven Satchel

Tote bag

Yeah well you can’t always get what you want right? This bag costs $3 400. But it was the first one that jumped out when I was looking at a page of handbags. It made me pause to look and it made me check it out. That’s how attraction works right? You’re not supposed to have any say in the matter. The attracting element is supposed to be in control pulling you into it without you working your mind to make yourself more magnetizable.

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I want this Acid Pink Mini Atlantique vachetta leather Reed Krakoff bag

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I’ve just discovered Reed Krakoff handbags. Gorgeous bags. Want pretty much all of them. This one is $1″ 440. I’ve always said that even if I had the money to afford thousand dollar designer handbags I wouldn’t spend that kind of money on a bag but I don’t know. It’s not that often I see handbags that evoke a “want it” response. Here’s the bag by itself.

Reed Krakoff handbag

I also love the dress in this set. It would be great to have in the kind of weather we’ve been experiencing so far in May. Would wear it with some nice flat sandals for my trip to the store later.

The Dress

Miu Miu dress

It’s a $357 Miu Miu Cotton-jersey and silk crepe de chine dress. The cotton part of the dress is 100% cotton and the silk part of the dress is 100% silk. The only thing I don’t love is that it would need to be dry cleaned but I guess if the day comes when I can afford a $357 dress trips to the dry cleaners won’t require riding two buses.

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I want this cream Isabel Marant Etoile Chick sleeveless cotton dress

Style star : Sarah Jessica Parker

The Dress

Etoile Isabel Marant dress

Unfortunately you can’t buy this dress online. Not that it matters to me because the dress is too expensive for my budget.

It’s not a bad price generally. It looks great and is probably worth the price but $290 is good for 18 dresses in my world.

I’m so poor that I was checking out the everything for $5.99 website the other day and put a couple of things in a shopping cart but couldn’t bring myself to pay for them because I knew it would be spending money I didn’t have.

I should be ashamed right? But I’m not. I mean. Life is what life is and these days I’m dead broke” but I’m not hopeless yet.

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I want these Bow Your Strengths Heel faux leather booties from Modcloth

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Outfit with Modcloth Bow Your Strengths Heel Bootie

Bow Your Strengths Heel (Get shoe details),

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Here’s another set I’ve put together on polyvore. I built it around the Bow Your Strengths Heel faux leather booties from Modcloth. The shoes are $43. The dress is the $1″ 690 black cream and gray Herve Leger Strapless paneled bandage dress. The bracelet is a $385 black and nude plastic polyester Etro Ridged two-tone cuff from net-a-porter.com. The earrings are a $335 set of handmade Sahani Azibo Black Earrings with Swarovski crystals semi precious stones and gold finish. The necklace is from modcloth. It’s their $35 metal and acrylic Accessory Amore Necklace.

Accessory Amore Necklace

The bag is a $55 Black colour block handbag from debenhams.com. The hat is a $21 Black and cream braided stripe floppy hat from dorothyperkins.com.

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I want these yellow Nine West Women’s Slipin Ankle-Strap Sandal

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Outfit with Nine West Women's Slipin Ankle-Strap Sandal

yellow Nine West Women's Slipin Ankle-Strap Sandal

Put this outfit together on Polyvore. The shoes are the $89 yellow Nine West Women’s Slipin Ankle-Strap Sandal. They also come in orange.

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The top is a $60 top from boutique1.com. It’s their T BAGS 100% cotton sleeveless top with t-strap back. The jacket is the $148 ‘CITRINE’ YELLOW LAPEL-LESS BLAZER from celebboutique.com. The shorts are the $530 MICHAEL KORS Leopard print brown cotton shorts. The bag is the $1″ 995 Village Double G Hobo brown leather bag from Gucci. The necklace is an $8,800 18K gold necklace from Tiffany & Co. The earrings are also from Tiffany & Co. They are a $6000 pair of ‘Alphine Rose’ earrings with 0.75 carats of diamonds set in 18k yellow gold. The bracelet is the $338 EVOCATEUR “Humphrey’s Safari” Leopard 22K Gold Leaf Cuff Bracelet.

Of course no one would wear an $8,800 Tiffany & Co. necklace and a set of $6000 Tiffany & Co. earrings with a $60 top and $89 shoes.

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I want this Balenciaga green lambskin Paper box bag

Joan Smalls

Kingdom will probably come before I will ever have the kind of money that allows me to spend $1″ 105 on a bag. I don’t think I’ve spent $1 105 on stuff like clothes shoes accessories and the like in 10 years; but I could be wrong. Maybe. Probably. 10 years is a pretty long time. Maybe I should say in 5 years. That would probably be more accurate than 10.

The Bag

Balenciaga handbag

What’s in the set?

  • $1,897 Dolce & Gabbana Eggplant Print Dress
  • $295 Loeffler Randall Filippa mignon flat sandal
  • $1,150 Balenciaga green lambskin paper box bag
  • $421 Balenciaga light army green Collier Chaine Grainee necklace
  • $75 Jade & Diamond-Accent sterling silver ring from jcpenny.com
  • $24 BKE Pieced Voile Flyaway Cardigan from buckle.com

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I want these Etoile Isabel Marant Itzel Blue Jeans and Vivienne Westwood Bounty jacket

Casual

Love this outfit idea.

The jacket is a $1″ 045 Vivienne Westwood fitted leather jacket. I like the cowl neckline.

The jeans are a $275 Étoile Isabel Marant Itzel low-rise faded stretch skinny jeans with a distressed look.

The boots are H by Hudsonstarley flat brown leather ankle boots. They cost $211.

I’d probably pick a different pair of shoes. Maybe these Jaye booties from Report Signature.

Jaye - Brown

Purchase from Heels.com for $349.99

Or maybe these soft brown leather Deluca Booties from Pelle Moda

Deluca Bootie - Brown

Purchase from heels.com for $179.99

The bag is a $198 7 Chi Reflection Pocket Tote. The earrings are $9 BKE Embossed diamond shape drop earring from buckle.com; and the bracelet is a $9.50 Metal Beaded Wrap Bracelet from wetseal.com.

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I want these Black Suede Dolce Vita Rooney shoes

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Black Suede Dolce Vita Rooney shoes with short red black pink color block dress

Rooney - Black Suede

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I love the contrasts of the colors on these Black Suede Dolce Vita Rooney shoes. The shoes a $130. Still out of budget. Still haven’t won the lottery and still not making the kind of money that allows me to frivolously spend $30 on a pair of shoes much less to spend $130.

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The colorblock dress in the set is a $22 dress from tobi.com. Can’t afford that right now either. The bag is $305. It’s a Michael Kors Tan Reptile Sloan Women’s Bag. The bracelet is a $155 black leather House Of Harlow Gold Crystal Pave Bangle.

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I want these purple Giuseppe Zanotti Wave-Cutout Booties

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Outfit with purple Giuseppe Zanotti Wave-Cutout Bootie

I’ve just put this set together on Polyvore.

The dress and shoes combine for a total price tag of $3449.

The dress is a $2,299 JAY AHR Violet Scoop Back Dress With Eelskin Skirt.

The shoes are $1150 Giuseppe Zanotti Wave-Cutout Booties.

The earrings are a $715 set of purple Amethyst Teardrop Linear Diamond earrings from maxandchloe.com.

By contrast the necklace is a $28 John Lewis Potato Bead Necklace; and the bracelet is a $16 Luanne’s Antique Style Chunky Purple & Black Bead Fashion Bracelet from fantasyjewelrybox.com.

I guess no one would wear a $16 bracelet and a $28 necklace with a $2″ 299 dress and a pair of $1,150 Giuseppe Zanotti shoes.

The Giuseppe Zanotti Shoes

Giuseppe Zanotti Violet Platform Sandals

Purchase via stylebop.com $1,150

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I want this Herve Leger Strapless paneled bandage dress

Red & Black & Gold

Another way out of budget dress. I love how on the purchase page at net-a-porter it uses the word “invest”. These expensive designer dresses would indeed constitute investments” but I’m not sure as smart investments go these would qualify. It’s so easy to ruin a dress. So easy to get too fat to fit in your dress. It probably makes more sense to buy dresses you can afford to ruin or get too fat to fit into. Love Rihanna in the inset photo.

  • The shoes in the picture are an $895 pair of Charlotte Olympia Dolly suede platform pumps.
  • The bag is a $695 Miu Miu red Velvet Clutch
  • The jacket is an $895 Armani Collezioni Pewter Woven Silk Jacket

You’d be spending over $4000 if you were to get the dress shoes bag and jacket.

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I want this Victoria Beckham tangerine stretch-crepe dress

Celebrity Style:Jennifer Lopez(04/05/2012)

Only in my wildest dreams would I look like Jennifer Lopez looks in this dress but I like the dress and would buy it if I could afford to spend $2″ 745 and if the dress was still available but it looks like it’s no longer available.

  • The shoes are a $1″ 150 pair of Lanvin Leather suede and wood platform sandals
  • The bag is a $1,014 ELIE SAAB Structured Leather And Crystal Clutch

The dress is a tangerine stretch-crepe dress from the Victoria Beckham line.

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I want this long blue empire halter dress from Newport News

Long Empire Halter Dress (Get dress details),

I want this long blue empire halter dress from Newport News but the question is do they have bras that you can wear under a dress with this particular style. I definitely would need some support as I cannot carry a dress like that bra-less. I see even famous women that you’d imagine must have fashion stylists wearing very low cut dresses that they don’t have the right bosom shape or size to pull off attractively. Either their breasts are too big too close together hanging too low too full or not full enough. Low cut is not for every body type.

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I want this crinkle-pleated shantung ankle-length strapless dress from Newport News

Ankle-Length Strapless Dress (Get dress details),

I’d probably wear a shrug or a bolero style jacket with this crinkle-pleated shantung ankle-length strapless dress from Newport News just so I don’t have to leave my arms bare. I don’t have the prettiest elbows in the world so I like to have my arms covered at least to my elbows.

In another life I could see myself in the setting in the picture. Maybe I could see myself in this life if I’d known what I know now when I was young.

Think of yourself as being worth the very best life has to offer regardless if nobody else thinks you are.

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I want this Bebe Lucite Stretch Bracelet Set

Bebe Lucite Stretch Bracelet Set Multi onesize

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I like the chunkiness and earthy hues of these bracelets. Like shoes a woman can never have too many pieces of jewelry. I say that while I have a pitiful collection of both.

If I had a bottomless bank account I would start to amass a collection of shoes and jewelry and of course clothes.

Although I think there’s something to be said for having too many options having too few options is never good either.

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Then again let’s remind ourselves that there are plenty more important things in life and that happiness is not about what you have and what you don’t. That said I’d rather be in the position to have more than I need than to have less than I want.

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I want these Ultra Violet Suede Jessica Simpson Malika sandals

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Malika - Ultra Violet SuedeHere’s another set I put together on Polyvore today. I built the set around the Jessica Simpson Malika sandals which I keep calling purple” but they are actually violet. The shoes are $99.99. Still as out of budget today as they were yesterday. Didn’t win the lottery overnight.

Purple Violet Black

Malika by Jessica Simpson in Ultra Violet Suede Get shoe details

The dress is a $1,310 DOLCE & GABBANA Ruched pleated silk dress. I’m not sure about the bolero jacket. I think it’s a home made jacket. The links took me to what I’m assuming is a pattern for the jacket that’s selling for $5.40. I could be mistaken.

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The bag is a $148 Stella & Dot La Coco Clutch. The bracelet is a $38 Aqua Multi Layered Silver Cuff from bloomingdales. The necklace is a $7.99 metal colorblock choker necklace from tillys.com; and the ring is a $91 ISHARYA Purple Druzy Crater Ebony Ring from pret-a-beaute.com.  The cosmetics is the $40 Clairins Eye Quartet Mineral Palette 05 violet.

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I want this Salvatore Ferragamo rose tan asymmetric silk Top

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Put this set together on polyvore today. It includes this $430 Salvatore Ferragamo rose tan asymmetric silk top. It looks like it feels exquisite to touch. It’s pure silk recommended to be worn with pencil skirts and long trousers so I guess the $120 vintage Prada pleated skirt I’ve selected for the set isn’t the ideal style to pair with the top but I believe in wearing what you like.

The bracelet featured is the Maison Martin Margiela Rose gold-plated and leather cuff. It’s $550 which seems a bit steep for something gold plated; but it’s gorgeous.

The bag is a $320 Fendi Zucchino cream chain pochette and the shoes are Dv8 By Dolce Vita Cosette which are $117. The necklace is a $300 Hampton Reversible Bib Necklace.

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I want the black and nude Jessica Simpson Elso stilettos

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Elso - Black and Nude

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I spent a good while on Polyvore working on the above set to come up with an outfit based on the black and nude Jessica Simpson Elso stiletto heels. They are $81. Love em but can’t afford em.

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The dress is actually not expensive even if I still can’t afford it. It’s the Mink 2 in 1 tunic dress from Dorothy Perkins. It $79.

The necklace and the bracelet are for when that billionaire alien from another planet comes down to earth and cannot be convinced that I’m not the most beautiful thing he’s ever seen so in his state of delusion he keeps buying me expensive things to honor me for my beauty (Not that I want to be honored for my beauty but no matter how I protest he insists),. If the billionaire alien never shows up I guess I’ll have to hope to win the lottery if I want this bracelet and this necklace because I can’t imagine the time ever coming when I will be earning the kind of money that will allow me to purchase a $3 495.00 bracelet and an $11,500 necklace.

  • The clutch is $645
  • The earrings are $10
  • The ring is $23

 

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I want this white Cotton Voile Tie-Front Tunic Top from Spiegel

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White cotton Voile Tie Front Tunic Top

Cute and romantic are two words that come to mind when viewing this cotton voile tie front cotton top.

I’d probably wear this loose without the belt. I can see wearing it on a summer day that’s not too hot maybe with a beige cream tan cotton tiered maxi skirt or possibly with some cut-off denim shorts and flat sandals.

Cotton Voile Tie-Front Tunic Top (More Details),

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Seller describes item as oversized with shirring at banded collar. Top has balloon sleeves. Belt is removable. Sheer cotton voile.

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I want this white cotton gauze Tunic Top form Spiegel

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White cotton gauze tunic top

Love this tunic. Love the look of it anyway.  I’d probably wear it by itself or with some leggings.

by itself maybe with wedge sandals. If with leggings then with some flat sandals.

Gauze Tunic Top (More details),

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Top is described by seller as “drapey”. Top has “shirring at neck”; raglan sleeves” a swing hem.

You can cinch the waist of this top with a big broad belt for a sexier look.

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