Style: Wishlist Wednesday ~ Sea Creatures

{Patchwork iPhone 5 Case} // Vineyard Vines $38.00 {Maybe I'm A Mermaid Tee} // Billabong via Swell $24.00 {Sea Jewels Crab Stretch Bracelet} // Betsey Johnson $55.00 {Turtle & Seashell Stud Earring Set} // Lauren Conrad for Kohl's $8.99

Everything pictured is under $60! I'd like to be under the sea! :)

Style: 25% OFF @ J.Crew Ends Today!

Today's the last day to take advantage of one of J.Crew's best sales! They're currently offering 25% OFF everything (including sale) in stores and online! This deal ends at 11:59pm ET tonight. Enter code "NEWSTYLE" at checkout. 
Here's my pick of the sale:

Treat yourself!

Style: A Report From the J.Crew Sample Sale

Today's the second-to-last day of the J.Crew Sample Sale in NYC. It's open until 9pm tonight and is open tomorrow (Sunday) for its final day from Noon-5pm. I stopped by this afternoon to see what great bargains might be left after the mad-house opening of the sale on Tuesday. To my surprise, the clothing selection and overall prices weren't especially great. 

The Men's section was much smaller than expected - just some khakis and a number of casual shirts and sweaters I'd describe more as "Brooklyn hipster" than "Uptown preppy". The women's clothing for the most part was pretty plain - lots of solid color cotton blend pants and tees. There were quite a lot of damaged items (see light blue pants below) and the few notable "dressier" items still had price tags of $150-$300. It's important to note that some items were marked at higher prices than their current sale prices in J.Crew retail stores - be careful! The gilded dot brocade cafe capri pants below were marked $179 and are currently $109.99 in stores & online plus 25% off! The jewelry was pretty well picked over as well, with fairly plain pieces selling for as high as $35-65.

By far, the best deals to be found were in the shoe department. Heels ran on average $100-$150 (still not cheap, but high quality & lovely styles). Solid color and cap toe plain leather ballet flats were $65 and more elaborate ballet flats were $80-90. J.Crew Factory bow flats and some other casual styles were around $65 too. The most styles were available in sizes 7 and 7.5. However, there was a decent selection in all sizes. I took home a pair of pink & navy cap toe ballet flats for $65. Although I liked a number of other styles, I really felt that those were the only true bargain for what I needed. They retail for about twice that price.

Tomorrow could bring some price cuts. So, it's definitely a sale worth checking out if you'd like to build up your dressy shoe collection! There was practically no line today so it's was pretty hassle-free shopping. Here's the current price list they had posted:

The retail sale going on in stores and online right now (25% OFF everything, including sale) seems to be almost as good a deal for some things. So, depending on what you want, that might be the better option for you.
Happy Shopping!

Happy National Wear Your Lilly Day! Link-up Your Lilly Pulitzer Outfit!

Happy (official) first day of Summer!!! Today also happens to be National Wear Your Lilly Day! Appropriate? I think so! Today's all about showing off your bright summer wardrobe. There are my two favorite day and night Lilly looks right now. I'd love to see yours too! Just link-up below!

Ocean Blue Atlantis Pants: Lilly Pulitzer (old, via Greene Street Consignment),  Top: Ravi Khosla via TJ Maxx, Clutch: Tory Burch (old),  "Lilly Loves NY" Bangle: Lilly Pulitzer (old),  Necklace: Betsey Johnson via JC Penney, Shoes: Reaction Kenneth Cole via TJ Maxx

Dress: Lilly Pulitzer (via Lilly Pulitzer Warehouse Sale 2013), Seahorse Earrings: Lauren Conrad for Kohl's, Coral Necklace: Kenneth Jay Lane, Clutch: Tory Burch (old), Shoes: Reaction Kenneth Cole via TJ Maxx
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Share your Lilly Pulitzer outfit of the day below.  It's super easy - just submit the URL for:  a blog post, online photo (Facebook, Flickr, etc.),  or Instagram / Twitter post!

Spread the Lilly love!

Style: Amrita Singh Online Warehouse Sale

One of my absolute favorite jewelry designers, Amrita Singh, is having a special sale to clean out her excess warehouse stock. During this event, you'll get an EXTRA 60% OFF all styles in the bargain section (which includes a lot of best sellers!). Discount is taken at checkout with the code "CLEAN2013". This reduces a lot of very popular styles to under $20 each!!! Going to a summer wedding? These accessories will make any dress in your closet shine!

My earrings: East Lake Summer Earrings in Fuchsia/Turquoise.

These are lower prices than anything you'll find on sites like HauteLook or RueLaLa. The only other place I've found Amrita Singh for this cheap is T.J. Maxx and that's on rare occasion and pretty hit or miss. So, you won't want to miss this sale! It ends on 6/25/13. Here are a few of my favorite pieces from the sale:

My Sale Edit ~ Necklaces:

My Sale Edit ~ Earrings:

My Sale Edit ~ Rings & Accessories:

Elegant & exotic - gotta love Amrita!

Style: Wishlist Wednesday ~ Full Sail Ahead!

{Ratti Regatta Shorts} | J.Crew $98.00 {Sailboat iPhone 5 Cover} | Fubish $25.00 {Men's Sailboat Dopp Kit} | Furbish $29.00 {Enamel Sailboat Earrings} | Fornash $25.00 {Sweater with Embroidered Boats} | ASOS $37.33 {Embroidered Sailboat Paper Clips} | Anthropologie $9.95

Everything pictured is under $100. Set sail for great adventures!

Style: J.Crew Edie Purse Giveaway!

J.Crew Edie Purse Giveaway!

Today, I'm giving you the chance to win this gorgeous Edie Purse from J.Crew (MSRP: $238)! All you have to do is enter via the form below using your e-mail address or Facebook account. No other fields are mandatory, BUT - the more fields you complete, the more entries you'll receive! Who doesn't love this classic ladylike style? Hurry! You've only got 1 DAY to enter this time!

Fingers & toes are crossed for you!