I staged a little photo shoot in my parents' driveway so you can see
my new swingy raincoat. I sort of love it, but worry that I don't have nearly enough chances to wear it to justify the purchase (Singapore + outer coverings = sweaty disaster).
Shiny Squirrel reports that she returned hers immediately due to its overwhelming largeness. I'll put it up to a vote: What do you all think? Should it stay or should it go?
While I'm at it, you should know that not all my purchases in the U.S. have been vintage-related. Some have been budget shopping-related. Here's a few things I've stocked up on:
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Liz Lange maternity t-shirts, $9.99, Target. Now, I am not pregnant, nor have any plans to be
anytime soon, but I really love these t-shirts, which I discovered last year. For starters, they come in an extra-long length (perfect, I suppose, for pregnant bellies, but also perfect if you are nearly six feet tall and have a very long torso and are sick of showing off stomach with regular tees. Which is me, in case that wasn't clear.)
Extra bonuses: They are way cheaper than American Apparel
and they have a bit of lyrca in them, which means they hold up much better to near-constant washes than plain cotton.
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Patent leather(ish) flats, about $15, Payless. I grabbed a few pairs of these cheap little flats from Payless (added bonus: buy two pairs and the second is half-off). They sell near-identical pairs at Topshop, but for more than three times the price. Score!
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Flipflops, 2 for $5, Old Navy. I was coveting a pair of silver Havaianas in Singapore a few weeks ago, so I was more than happy to snap up very similar version -- in both light and dark silver -- at Old Navy this week. {Unfortunately not online, it seems.}
+New Keds! I have worn my
Eleanor Grosch owls into the ground (they are starting to smell horribly, I'm sorry to say, though that hasn't really stopped me from getting a few last gasps out of them). Unfortunately, they no longer make the black owl model – I can't find them anywhere. I decided I wasn't feeling the pastel Eleanors as much, so went with the
black and white stars instead. They're no black owls, but they're still pretty fun.
Also, can we just talk about how cute the Piperlime packaging is? It makes you even happier about your new shoe purchase. Well, that and the free shipping.