I wore my new Doncaster outfit today, which I bought at 60% off. The belt alone retailed for half a week's salary.My elegant friend Marcie sells these clothes as a sideline. She is a walking Doncaster catalogue and always looks impeccable and beautiful. I've been purchasing an investment item here and there, but last night I went nuts as this was the last privately held sample sale. From now on, all the samples will be sold in Doncaster's flagship store in Rutherfordton, S.C. Aaargh! If I want to purchase Doncaster clothing in the future, I will need to go with a troupe of girlfriends to recoup the cost of travel and sacrifice a weekend for the journey. Marcie suggested that I consider purchasing the outfits at retail price in the future. Ha. Ha ha ha ha. Tee hee hee. That was the funniest joke I heard in years.
Had I bought last night's outfits at retail, I would have shelled out close to 5% of my salary. Well, dahlings, I'm a single girl who has a two story house to heat, and something tells me it's going to be a cold, cold winter. So there ain't no way I can afford those prices.
This was a special situation, however. In reaction to the sale, which was to be the last offered by my friend, I stashed up on some Doncaster classics: a skirt trimmed with silk piping, tweed pants, boiled wool jacket, sweater set, two silk shells, and a stunning outrageous leather belt studded with rhinestones. I wore this jacket today (with longer pants and a vee-neck shell.) It's not haute couture, but it flattered my figure. And for a luncheon with co-workers it was spot on.
I mix and match these pieces with other items in my closet. I prefer a less conservative look than Doncaster, so I add some dash and spice with accessories, colorful shells, and diva shoes.
To peek at the Doncaster line for the fall and winter season, click here.
2 comments:
You are very lucky to have a friend with "the hookup."
I used to live directly across the street from the Hermes and Louis Vuitton stores, and I could look out my window first thing in the morning to see if they had any sale signs put out, but that was as close as I got. LOL
No, seriously, the manager of the Hermes store had a child in the same playgroup as mine and she would share the wealth with promo goods and let me know about the upcoming sample sales and so forth, and I was on a mailing list.
But now I'm divorced and I moved away and I have no money. So I just have to "make it work"
Oh, you lucky thing. To have had access for even a few years! Those Hermes scarves last forever.
Yes, I am lucky. Alas. The connection is gone. I wore another new outfit at a Christmas gathering last night. My friends actually thought I lost weight.
Those darling Doncaster designers have anticipated our every figure flaw.
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