Last Wednesday I was a very bad girl and ordered a new purse from ShopBop.  I had a reason though, my Mulberry for Target bag has been falling apart and it is so disgusting now. The piping around the pleather part of the bag is slowly pulling off and the bag is just gross.  So I decided I needed to splurge and get a good quality purse.  I am obsessed with Marc Jacobs so I figured I should get (another) Marc Jacobs bag.

I was originally going to get the Marc Jacobs Lucy in Bright Purple but decided to get the Aiden instead because it was a bit cheaper and zipped to close rather than just having the turn-lock closure. I was going to wait a while and save up monthly for the purse but since it was on sale I just went for it.  What do you think?! [I included a picture of it with my other Marc Jacobs purse I got at Christmas]
Also, this past weekend I went to Rhode Island intending on spending the weekend at the beach, sadly the weather had other ideas.  So on Sunday when the weather was particularly gross my mom, sister and I went to Marshalls. I went through all the aisles and grabbed a ton of clothes just intending to try them on for fun.  I ended up loving almost all of it.  I had tried on a leopard Ralph Lauren top ($20), tan Ralph Lauren riding pants ($70), purple Ralph Lauren dress ($50), Marc Jacobs bathing suit coverup ($30) and a bunch of other stuff I'm forgetting).

What I ended up purchasing was a Calvin Klein tan/gold glittery sweater for $15 and some AMAZING Michael Kors pants in navy that were similar to the Ralph Lauren pants, except that they were $40.  The Ralph Lauren pants didn't have the zippers up top and they had a couple inch slit on the bottom of each leg, but they have the same general look. I was very torn on buying the pants because they were so expensive but I'm glad I did, they are so comfortable! I know I'll be living in them this Fall/Winter.  Here are some piccys! [click to enlarge]
And for a bonus, here are some shots of what has happened to my Mulberry for Target bag after only 6 months of using it...let us hope that my Marc Jacobs does better...ha ha. Nasty, isn't it? EDIT: For clarification, I take good care of my purses, I used this every week day for work for 6 months and this is what happened, ha ha. I didn't put it into a shredder or anything...so yea, not good. I wonder if anyone else with these bags had this happen or it was just me.

I'M LEAVING FOR LONDON TONIGHT!!! AHHH!! No outfit for today since I have no idea what I'm wearing yet...probably just jeans, a tank top and a hoodie so I'm comfy on the plane.  I'm leaving my house around 11 so I can get to the airport and then wait around for my flight at 6:30...

So yea...this week was pretty much me being crazy excited about my London/NYC trip. I also took a half day on Wednesday to go to an event in NYC, so I posted that outfit too. But of course I had tons to do at work so everyone can survive without me ;) (just kidding, I'm sure they will do perfectly fine without me, but hopefully not too well that they decide they no longer need me)

Monday: Dress: Splendid (TJ Maxx) $15?, Sweater: Urban Outfitters: $0, Wedges: Crown Vintage (DSW) $45	Tuesday: Dress: Calvin Klein (Marshalls) $30, Sweater: Hollister gift, Booties: No.704b (DSW) $20, Owl Watch Necklace: Etsy $8
Wednesday: Dress: McQ by Alexander McQueen gift, Sweater: Urban Behavior, Flats: Chaps $8.50	Thursday: Jeans: Hollister $15, Top: Rumors (TJ Maxx) $12, Sweater: ? $? [really old] Flip Flops

Here's my outfit from the NYC event held on Wednesday, which was an afternoon tea & cocktails with one of my favorite stores, Net-a-Porter!  I had so much fun and the team was amazing and so funny! I also need to thank (again) Meaghan from PurseBlog for helping me brave a cab on the way back to the train station. I had walked from Grand Central to the event and it took an hour! But I was too scared to get my own cab so she and her husband Vlad shared one with me! They're amazing!

This week was good and bad. Work was okay as usual and I spent almost every night reading Harry Potter, commenting on blogs or posting Harry Potter news :p Monday night we went out to dinner for my little brother's birthday, and if you follow me on Twitter you will have seen that I got a whole cup of soda spilled all over my skirt. LUCKILY it missed my Marc Jacobs purse which was on the side of the chair that didn't get soaked...lovely. AND also on Monday I was walking into someone's office at work and slammed into a table with my leg, so I have a beautiful bruise on my upper leg...I guess Monday was klutz day.

So yea...that was the most exciting part of my week. Wednesday was depressing because I found out that as of right now I'm not press at the Harry Potter premiere in New York because there wasn't enough room *sigh* But if someone can't make it I'll get a spot. At least I'm going to be press for the London premiere though ;) And I have something secret that I'll be doing in London that I can't mention...but there may be photo evidence and if so I'll be sure to post it.

Monday: Skirt: American Eagle $?, Top: Ellen Tracy (TJ Maxx) $12, Sweater: Kohl's gift, Wedges: Madden Girl (TJ Maxx) $20	Tuesday: Dress: Calvin Klein (Marshalls) $30, Sweater: A| Wear (ASOS), Sandals: c/o Sseko Designs
Wednesday: Cargos: American Eagle $0, Top: Willi Smith (TJ Maxx) $14, Wedges: Crown Vintage (DSW) $45	Thursday: Dress: Marc by Marc Jacobs, Sandals: c/o Sseko Designs
Friday: Jeans: American Eagle $0, Top: Urban Outfitters $8.50, Sandals: Michael Kors (DSW) $55

Before we get to the post, the winner of the Pixie Knitwear giveaway is comment number 29, Emily of Ruby Slipper Journeys!! Congrats!!! (I'll be emailing you soon with more details!) [a bunch of people entered after it was over :( )

UPDATE: Be sure to check out a feature/interview with me over at Walk of Fashion, I'm a Girl of the Blogosphere! :D

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This past Saturday I went to my first ever blogger meetup!! I met with Lydia, Courtney, Amber and Nnenna!! We met up in New Haven and took some outfit photos around the Yale campus and then headed to Barcelona (a restaurant) to eat and talk about fashion and how Nnenna and I both hate cheese. The girls also had a lovely time trying to make me finish my whole glass of Sangria (I'm not much of a drinker.) Then we headed to a bar to talk a bit more before leaving to go home.  As Lydia said so perfectly in her post, we "[...] talked for hours with both the intimacy of old friends, and the awkwardness of meeting someone for the first time."

Here are some photos from the night, mine came out like garbage so I stole some from the other girls too ;) Make sure to check the other girl's blogs for more photos (Lydia, Nnenna and Courtney already posted!) I apparently didn't get the memo that everyone was dressing in black and white :p Click them to enlarge.
And here are some more shots of me by Lydia and Courtney, click them to enlarge:
I'm wearing my Calvin Klein dress, Kenneth Cole Reaction belt, Mulberry for Target bag, Forever 21 turtle ring [similar by noir], Michael Kors watch and Burberry heels [similar pair by Burberry] and Marc by Marc Jacobs sunglasses!

It has finally gotten warm enough that I don't even need a sweater/jacket anymore...but since I work in an office with air conditioning I still need to bring one every day. I had a different look planned for today, but it got a bit colder so I'm saving the outfit for next week. This was a short week at work, don't you just love when you have a 3 day weekend?

Monday: Dress: Marc by Marc Jacobs gift, Sandals: Simply Vera Wang $19, Sweater: American Eagle $0	Tuesday: Jeans: American Eagle $0, Tee: Urban Outfitters $8, Sweater: Kohl's gift, Wedges: Burberry (The Outnet) $80 Similar pair of Burberry Wedges on sale at Net-a-Porter!
Wednesday: Dress: Calvin Klein (Marshalls) $30, Sweater: Tahari (Marshalls) $20, Flats: Kelly & Katie (DSW) $14	Thursday: Jeans: Hollister $15, Sweater: American Eagle, Sandals: Michael Kors (DSW) $55

Also, yesterday The OUTNET released a really fun iPhone App and sent over the press release for me to post for you guys:

THE OUTNET.COM, the most fashionable fashion outlet, today announced the release of 'StyleCred' - its first edition app for the iPhone and iPod Touch.

Available now, 'StyleCred' allows users to create and share looks with friends and earn £20/$30 store credit each time a friend new to THE OUTNET shops.

THE OUTNET’s app comes 7 months after the most fashionable fashion outlet launched its mobile-enabled website to provide customers with the opportunity to shop its edited selection of designer fashion at great value from any device.

With ‘StyleCred’ users become the ultimate fashion stylist with the ability to:

• Browse and shop products from 200+ designer brands on the go
• Filter results by category or size
• View images of products and access detailed size and fit information
• Create 'looks’ using 3 different moodboard templates
• Share ‘looks’ to their Facebook wall, THE OUTNET’s Facebook wall or via Twitter or email
• Buy products within the app via a streamlined purchase path integrated with THE OUTNET’s mobile-optimized website
• Earn £20/$30 store credit each time a friend new to THE OUTNET shops!

Stephanie Phair, Director, THE OUTNET.COM says: “It’s all about styling! Everyone can be a fashion expert with our new ‘StyleCred’ app and share their favorite outfits with friends and THE OUTNET’s Facebook community of more than 100,000 fans. Plus, they can earn store credit while doing something they love!”

THE OUTNET’s app is automatically in sync with the website and is updated with the latest product arrivals ‘Just In’ every Monday, Tuesday and Thursday.

‘StyleCred’ is available now for FREE from Apple’s App Store.

So make sure you download the app and start creating outfits, but beware, it is QUITE addicting. Below are a couple of the looks I came up with using my iPad, you can click the photos to go to the page with the outfit to purchase pieces ;) My favorite is the leather look.