Retail therapy at a size 6 Petite is awesome-sauce.
How different shopping is now compared to when I was limited to Lane Giant Bryant size 24W.
It's.
So.
Much.
More.
FUN.
Now.
So what else do I do when I need a little pick-me-up?
Every couple of months, I head over to my favorite local outlet mall and try stuff on.
Lots of trying on.
Not usually a lot of actual buying tho'.
I try on buckets and oodles of stuff:
Dresses.
Shirts.
Jeans.
Dress slacks.
I walk in and find the nearest sales lady and announce, "I would like to try all of your size 6 Petite pants and jeans on, can you please find them for me?"
And guess what?
Those sales ladies always find me pants that I would never ever find. They have mad skillz.
It keeps them busy too, so that I can then cruise the sales floor.
Did you know that I shop by color?
The color must first speak to me, then I look for the correct size.
Here are the highlights from today's outlet mall cruise.
Can you guess which items actually came home with me?
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| Tight in the chest. Bummer. Damn you Clearance rack and only having size XS Petite! |
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| Soccer Mom meets Luau. Size Medium Petite |
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| A dark grey (not black) Size Small Petite. |
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| Where's my sailor hat? Size Medium Petite |
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| GREAT color. Officially a "ladies who lunch" dress Size: 6 Petite |
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| The skinniest of skinny jeans. Am I the only girl who does the "turnaround" to see how the booty looks in jeans? Painted on. Yikes. Size 6. |
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| Bermuda Jean Shorts. Size 8. Red top: Size Large |
Could you guess what I ended up buying?
- The dark grey/orange floral dress: $16.99
- Bermuda Jean shorts: $14.99
- Red top: $12.97
But I really, really, really wanted that orange dress too. Damnit.
I love that orange dress- too bad it wasn't the right fit.
ReplyDeleteOrange is my favorite. It's so unfortunate that it didn't fit. : (
ReplyDeleteLove the other things you bought and yes, I do turn around to check out my booty. : ) Yours looks great in those jeans.
Oh, I just love shopping! Thanks for taking me along....8-) Everything looked fab on you! I'm so bad, I would have bought them all....maybe even the orange dress (just becuz!).
ReplyDeleteIsn't it fun to announce your size? I swear one of the reasons why I shop Chico's so much is because of their sizing....I can go in and say "I need your size 1's!" Just gives me a big smile!
Onward!
Judi
Love your reply!
DeleteI love love love shopping if only to fit into all those clothes I DREAMED of wearing - and looking hawt in them ;)
ReplyDeleteI love shopping now that I have lost weight. I used to hate it. I can't wait til I lose even more. My goal is to get out of plus sizes. We'll see if I can do it!
ReplyDeleteLove the orange dress. It's a shame it didn't fit quite right. You look great in everything though.
I think I need some retail therapy!!!
ReplyDeleteI can't wait to feel comfortable taking pictures trying on fun clothes. Until then I like the clothes at Lane Bryant, it works for me until I can shop other places. I will try not to take offense to you calling it giant.
ReplyDeleteLove them all!!! the first dress (orange/red) is a great color on you! hottie :)
ReplyDeleteThose bermuda shorts are the cutest!
ReplyDeleteI liked it all. But honestly, I couldn't get past looking at arms! They look awesome.
ReplyDeleteAnd then next, I couldn't help but to admire your ass in those skinny jeans. You need those painted on skinny jeans!
I liked it all. You look awesome and such an inspiration.
love love LOVE the dress u ended up with!!!!
ReplyDeleteI love the dress you got! I also liked the blue and orange. You look awesome. I can't wait to get some retail thearpy of my own on!! BTW - I put my ticker tape up on my blog. :)
ReplyDeleteI really loved the orange dress, the first one. It looked spectacular!! Oh and I put a ticker up on my blog too :)
ReplyDeleteFun! I love shopping. :)
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