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This past weekend, I visited my G.M. at her lovely abode in upstate PA (i.e. grandmother – yes, we’re into abbrevs in my family). I also managed to lose my Ray Ban aviators en route. She was kind enough to loan me a pair for my . . . → GO ON… My Grandmother’s Ray Bans are Cooler Than Yours (and Mine, for that matter)
I’ve been getting a shit ton of Cheap JAPtastic emails from you gals as of late, which is all kinds of awesome. Especially when I get two related queries and one ends up answering another. Tres convenient!
Ankle Boot Angst (Did I really just write that? You . . . → GO ON… Wardrobe Pickles
To shop the Chelsea Salvation Army is to boldly hunt where few have hunted before. I’m not just talking no dressing rooms. I’m talking visible schmutz all over the floor, pit-stained t-shirts, stinky shoes, et. al. The place exemplifies any and all stigmas associated with thrift; . . . → GO ON… The Conquest of the Chelsea Salvation Army
Dear Cheap JAP,
I found this Ralph Lauren *Black Label* (ahh) orange linen crop jacket at a Marshalls in the middle of nowhere for… $15 on clearance. It had to be a mistake because the retail price on the RL tags were $1,095 and it was . . . → GO ON… Ralph Lauren Black Label At…Marshalls?!
My Greenwich Village hood can be perilous to those shopping on a budget. Particularly when a stroll down your block puts you directly on West 8th Street between 6th Avenue South and Fifth Avenue, smack dab in the middle of fifteen or so shoe stores. Es . . . → GO ON… Badass Sandals, No Band-Aids Required
On Friday, 6/19, @ 2:41 PM, Jen emailed:
I was inspired by what you wrote about karma, especially when it means possible stellar shopping in the future and helping out a friend. I don’t know if you’ll be interested in this, but I sure was, . . . → GO ON… Goodwill Identity Crisis
It’s Arts and Farts and Crafts time! Today’s lesson: How to “take in” an oversize blazer using scissors, hot glue, and random excess material (snipped from the maroon pseudo-gown discussed previously). If it sounds ludicrous, that’s because it is: No gal in her right mind would . . . → GO ON… DIY Fitted Blazer
Remember my claim that I figured out how to wear those slips from No Relation Vintage as non-underwear?
I hiked the longer cream one up over the boob-line, layered the black skirt-slip underneath, and used a stretchy belt thing to give the whole shebang some shape. Insta-tube . . . → GO ON… Vintage Lingerie Play
This week marked the launch of Alexander Wang and Vena Cava for GAP Design Editions, so I figured I’d hit the 54th Street location to see what all the fuss was about. Trying some stuff on (and surreptitiously snapping pics in the dressing room, natch) gave . . . → GO ON… Design Editions A Khaki Disaster
Mmkay, now for the full deets on the exciting slip + transparent Theory dress equation that ultimately solved my Sheer Conundrum. A black underwire bra didn’t cut it for coverage up top: Enter the American Apparel Ruched Tube Bandeau.
The chiffon of the dress sagged a bit . . . → GO ON… Sheer Dress, Super Solutions!
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