Indulging Your Inner Label Whore
Part of being a Cheap JAP is rejecting the notion that labels define an article of clothing as good, bad or ugly. Where tops, bottoms, jumpers and dresses are concerned, I’ve pretty much kicked my inner label whore’s ass; she doesn’t blink at the amount of F21 and H&M in my closet, and even concedes that some of it’s cuter than my more JAPtastic garb. With shoes and handbags, she’s a little less forgiving. So sometimes I need to buy her a brand treat to shut her the eff up. This is where Beacon’s Closet comes in.
Beacon’s is one of the few places where you can be a label whore without actually paying for it.
Sure, there’s def stuff from GAP, Zara and the like lining the racks, but all that’s pretty cheap to begin with. As Beacon’s brand offerings range from very budget to uber high-end, I’m always on the hunt for the gems in the latter category. A $20 top from F21 reduced to $7 is good; a $200 Marc Jacobs jacket reduced to $30 is better. Capiche?
These Michael Kors gold pumps - oh sorry, MICHAEL by Michael Kors, how budg of me - probs originally retailed for around $120-ish, which isn’t outrageous to begin with. Alas, I got them for $21.95, reconciling my thrifty and my snooty sides. What a beauteous compromise!
Tagged: Beacon's Closet • Legal Theft • Tootsies
Kvelling and Kvetching
Wonderful. Did you get the ideeli.com info?
@ 10:51 pm on June 24th, 2008I’m so jealous. The one gripe I do have about BC is that their employees are condescending , pretentious hipsters.
@ 10:58 pm on June 24th, 2008Hey I came across your blog a couple of days ago and I really enjoy it. I’m going to have to go down to beacon’s some time it seems like you get great stuff there.
@ 10:09 am on June 25th, 2008that’s totally my one gripe too! (seriously, they’re uber intimidating sometimes). remember: they’re not angry with you. the whole bitter, judge-y vibe just goes better with their outfits
@ 10:10 am on June 25th, 2008Love it!! Great find indeed. No Beacon’s Closet around here dammit!
@ 10:48 pm on June 25th, 2008Umm… bought those fabbbb MK shoes at DSW for $25 2 years ago and wore them to the bone. Seriously… like 3 times a week. R.I.P.
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