Wednesday, September 22, 2010

Help, Girl Lost in European Coat Frenzy !!

So now that my passport is finally in the mail, it's looking a little more promising that I'll be studying abroad in January... so naturally i've started looking for the perfect jacket that screams "I'm an American in Europe but don't want you to know I'm an American so come ravish me Italian men".... or something like that? I just snagged this wonderful coat from Free People (which by the way I would HIGHLY recommend shopping at for ANYTHING and EVERYTHING you need for fall because it is ALL superfly and I want it all, so you can send your donations to aleone24@gmail.com, thanks.)

So cute, I know.. But how could I possibly wear this jacket without that WONDERFUL hat? That's just it, I CAN'T! So, now i'll be heading back to the Free People website (after I receive your donations of course).
And then as I was reading the amazingly terrible US magazine with Lauren Conrad on the cover explaining how she "got her revenge!" on MTV and all of her fake best friends (which, I don't understand what the hell she has to complain about, and what she could really have against MTV when they made her rich, famous, kind of prettier and portrayed her to be a little less boring than we all know she really is) when I found a jacket that made me think, hey, did I go wrong with my perfect European purchase ^^ ??

Now, I have NEVER... EVER shopped for clothing from Victoria's Secret- but I think I should start? I'm really obsessed with this jacket, and now I feel like I'm stuck between a rock and a hard place.  I can just imagine myself parading around Paris on a weekend getaway- with a coffee and cigarette and little hat and leather gloves and my Chie Mihara grey suede shoes! oy, I just got so excited- enough of this. (It's also on sale for $129, which makes it THAT much more appealing)

Now, I need your help- which one should I return, keep, or purchase?? 


(PLEASE SAY KEEP BOTH, PLEASE SAY KEEP BOTH)

5 comments:

  1. Ha I had my eye on that VS one too but bought another one instead. And I know you want both baby girl but I have to say the Victoria's Secret one catches my eye more. I love love LOVE the neckline on it.

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  2. ali -- when it comes to coat you also need to think about quality. i do love me the vicky seecs coat but when it comes down to it -- i am all about the free peeps. black never goes out of style and you can be just as chic in paris with the black one. my final answer: free people

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  3. both are gorgeous - i LOVE the pink one but then again look at the model. It wouldn't look as tempting to buy it if someone fugs was modeling it. i agree with rubel. black is more practical. and once you go black you never go back... playa.

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  4. I just bought an awesome coat from benetton. they had soo much i would def check it out =)

    kerry

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  5. the black one just came in the mail! yay! and it's sooo much better in person, it has 3 layers of ruffles on the bottom that you can kind of see in the picture! but i still plan to get the red one ;)

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