Chanel Dreams, Daffy's Vests

The other week I dreamt I was at a Chanel sample sale (I'd read about a Chanel sale on Racked that day) and found a bright blue and black leather vest for $25. The vests were hanging in the men's section and for some stupid reason I passed it up. As soon as I walked away, I realized I was being a fool and immediately ran back, to find the leather vests swarmed by men. The rest of the dream is pretty fuzzy, but I think I ended up pushing and shoving my way to a vest. I may have also yelled "Hey, I'm pregnant!" to get easier access.

All this reminded me, upon waking up, of this leather vest I passed up at Daffy's Herald Square last November:

Badass vest, back when things could actually be zipped over my belly.















Ugh, Stupida! This is almost as bad as the McQueen coat I passed up on years ago at Nordstrom, on ridiculous sale. But not near as bad as the Demeulemeester leather coat I never bought at Saks more than 10 years ago. Learn from me: NEVER, EVER pass up on Demeulemeester leather.

Here's some other stuff from Daffy's Herald Square you may forever regret passing on, 4th (kids) and 5th (shoes, etc) floors:

Best rainboot options I've seen in a while, from Tretorn.










 
Booties, reduced to $49.99, and Harajuku Lovers sneaks.















 

And almost a wall-full of espadrilles, lots of colors and patterns. And speaking of patterns, check out these Rocawear leggings. I'm partial to the blue and black check.












 




A white Ben Sherman raincoat, and a duck raincoat, sorry, kids sizes only!

















Speaking of kids, bon bebe and Small Paul, tough to resist.










Daffy's Herald Square, 34th & Broadway, Levels 4 - 7

Macy's Juniors Rocks

I practiced a little self-control the other day and ignored Macy's second floor. Instead I headed right to Juniors on the fourth floor, Broadway side, because there's a lot on sale (mostly 50% off). And in Juniors you can find some interesting trends cheap, like these embroidered tops (grey top $28, Sele black w/white $39) and these dresses, or tunic tops, depending on your height (dark orange stripe $44, grey PinkRose w/pockets $44):
















I'm a big Gwen fan from way back, so when I saw this brown velour Harajuku Lovers zip-up hoodie I had to try it on. Ok, I know this probably looks too junior's but I still really want it:

And, in keeping with the too junior's theme, a tokidoki hoodie:












This reminds me to tell you Le Sportsac fans to look for the new line of highly coveted tokidoki bags to be released in August. Macy's Herald Square usually carries the full collection. In the meantime, go buy this tokidoki hoodie ($40) featuring Adios, the grim reaper, his girl Ciao Ciao, and a skull and bones zipper! OMG, I totally heart them!

Ok, back to adulthood with some almost perfect, long denim shorts by Rerock ($79). The denim is soft and I love the western front pocket detail (sorry, bad picture, the stitching is yellow):

But I'm a little wary of the back pocket detail as I'm an old-fashioned, levi's type of girl and prefer to go easy on the rear-end embellishment:

So what's the theme of the day? Grow up! No, kidding, go check out Macy's Juniors on 4 for some great deals.

* the hat is from Strawberry, Manhattan Mall, $7.99. Very convenient for bad hair days.


Macy's Herald Square, 151 W. 34th btwn Broadway & 7th Avenue