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Winter Blast.... Bring Out the Big Guns (Parkas, Shearlings, Furs)

Many Blessings, I am sure most of you are going through a winter blast.  In the Chicago area, it is the norm.  What has been on the minds of most people; those fashion forward people like myself is finding warm and fashionable outerwear.  The outerwear that comes to my mind is shearlings and furs. To everyone's mind it may be that parka or puffer.  You know the parkas and puffers that make you look 100lbs heavier than you are and are hard to walk in.  Well, my fellow blogger out there Feather Factor ( http://www.featherfactor.com ) blogged about the perfect parka the other day and I just wanted to piggy back on what she discussed with a brand that I stumbled upon. I have found the most stylish and warmest parka made by Mackage the other day.  This Parka has several ways you can wear it.   There are three layers of zippers to adjust the look of the coat. I had to go up a size in the parka because this brand tends to run smaller.  Mackage is a Canadian brand that specializes i

Pre-Sales... After Thanksgiving

Blessings To Everyone, I hope all is well.  I am re-cooping from cooking Thanksgiving dinner and working a full eight hours at Ann Taylor on Black Friday.  It wasn't too crazy; however, the store became really busy within the last hour of my shift.  It takes a patient person to work retail when you have 6 different questions coming from 6 different women at the same time.  However, I welcome the challenge because it tests my limits.  Anyways, I am sitting here typing and stretching out my new Christian Louboutin Geo Pumps ( http://www.barneys.com/on/demandware.store/Sites-BNY-Site/default/Product-Show?pid=502682721 ).  As I mentioned in earlier posts, I have the most difficult time with shoes especially Christian Louboutin.  Every pair of Louboutins that I bought, I had to send them back to the store.  I like the Geo pump because of the low kitten heel.  These shoes are more realistic for me to wear than the sexy skyscraper shoes Christian is known for. Has anyone taken advant