Mango 34th Street: Select Picks for Fall

Things I really love about Mango: their jackets, their boots, their blouses, and the fact that they hang really cute ensembles at the front of a display rack, and behind it, on the same rack, are all the elements of the really cute ensemble. Almost all combinations below are such ensembles. 

I was iffy on the red, quilted bomber ($89.99) until I tried it on. Great piece. The gray coat ($189.99) speaks for its own fabulous self. Boots are $109.99 and I must have them. They are a perfect neutral ankle boot.

 White bomber is $109.99, and the sheer blouse underneath is $59.99. See? Great jackets, boots, and blouses.


Mango
7 West 34th Street just west of Fifth Avenue

Jaclyn Smith at Kmart: The Hats

WAY back in the end of April, I checked out the Kmart fall press preview, and today, while browsing online, remembered the fabulous Jaclyn Smith faux fur hats shown at the preview.

Adorable, right? Also, this Jaclyn Smith blouse, below, struck me as very noteworthy. I'll be looking more than twice at the Jaclyn Smith this fall on 34th Street.

Kmart
250 West 34th Street at Seventh Avenue

Blouses are Back

I don't think blouses ever went away, I'm just doing a magazine cover catchphrase. Because believe it or not, this morning I was lying in bed thinking "Last week I wore blouses two days in a row." That's kind of unprecedented for me as I'm a cotton T and jacket junkie. Is it the warmer weather? Am I in the need of soft flowing fabric against my skin? I went to Daffy's Herald Square to further investigate my new found love for blouses.

This Les Copains blouse, $59.99, is my favorite.

Blouses by Italian label Rinascimento ($39.99). Check out the Daffy's blog for the Rinasimento dresses recently arrived in stores.

The blue print ($49.99) is unknown Italian designer, so someone big, and the lovely olive is by Transit, $39.99. As you can see, Daffy's has all your spring blouse needs covered. Keep them light and loose, and you'll be wearing them into summer.

Daffy's Herald Square 34th Street and Broadway

Sweet and Tough for Spring

Selena Gomez has a lot of the sweet covered for spring in her Kmart junior's line.

Adorable! And it's on sale, marked down from $16. This blouse says a lot about her Dream Out Loud line: trendy, flirty, but not too racy for juniors.

The tough denim vest (and the shorts in both photos) is by Route 66, marked down from $19.99. I would look no further for a denim vest, although the buttons are a little too decorative for me. But for that price I can live with it, especially as the cut is perfect for this spring.

Kmart 1 Penn Plaza (34th Street just west of 7th Avenue)

Blouse Heavy at Gap

I can't stop trying on blouses every time I visit Gap on 34th Street. I swear they get prettier each time:

57% cotton and 43% silk, these are sweet blouses;











Love this ruffle retro granny style. the white is actually pinstriped.










All blouses are $48. And the sale rack in the back of the basement has the deep V-neck pocket T's are on sale for $9.99. Soft, cut kind of sexy, they're a steal. Go small if you like them snug as they fit a little loose. Also, Gap is BOGO'ing pants. Sorry, I was so not in the mood to take off my pants and shoes, so we're top heavy today.

Pocket T, BOGO banner.

Gap, 60 W. 34th @ 6th Avenue, just south of Herald Square

Free Love

First, follow this blog on bloglovin. Which I'm really lovin, as I didn't do much with my google reader cause I'm lazy, but then bloglovin just looked so clean and easy I couldn't resist. This is the kind of thinking that makes me buy expensive laptops because they're pretty (old G4, still sleek in her old age). Luckily, bloglovin is free.

Next, some more free love if you just go to Zara on 34th Street and admire without purchasing. Which is really no fun, and doesn't come with that cheap, new clothes high you get while unfurling at home.

As I just now deleted all my recorder settings (why do I bother?) I can only give you a guesstimation of most prices: adorable and noisy coin blouse, for the girl who loves the sound of holiday bells on a doorknob. Pretty or annoying, depends on your mood. $59 - $89.














Puffy shirt! I think this is $89-$129. I love the sheer waistband layer on the bottom.













I'm a sucker for this kind of trend, and Zara's got great drop-waist pants. The one on the left is a little more dramatic, and is maybe $69 - $79? The right pair is more office friendly with pleats on the front, $59 - $79?















I love this leather vest, it's long, fits snug and is $99! I got that price written down before total erasure.












Happy day for me, my Zara blouse fitting curse has been broken with not just one, but two blouses I could buy.

And best, I just realized I've got Halloween costume essentials for: harem girl, pirate, biker, or harem/pirate biker if I put the vest over the white top.

Tomorrow, some Zara jackets and dresses.


Zara, 39 W. 34th Street between 5th & 6th, down Herald Square way

The Blouse Tent & Other Stories

The Tent: I loved these ($89) on the hanger at Zara, but....

Oy, that's a lot of shirt. Perhaps I'm just too tall/big for this look. Do petites look adorable in these?


This one's better ($79), right? Maybe? And the back is lovely; I tried rather unsuccessfully to shoot it.

Fashion Therapy: The hip therapeutic shoe. When the husband's knee began hurting, he panicked with an atypical hypochondriac moment (I'm usually the hypochondriac), freaked me out with fears of BONE CANCER, then luckily read this article in New York Magazine. So last Friday I go to Foot Locker on 34th Street and get him a pair of these:

As close to barefoot as you can get, the classic Converse All Stars ($44.99). In grey, not white, because anything new is promptly besmirched in his presence. I love them, he loves them, he immediately spilled beer on them (click on photo for beer stains) and after one weekend his knees are much better. A hipster miracle. Because seriously, I can't have him walking barefoot in the city.

Zara, 39 W. 34th btwn 5th & 6th
Foot Locker, 120 W. 34th btwn Broadway & 7th