I think my best purchase of 2013 has to be Ms. Scarlet--very special milestone purchase. Dresses up or down and red seems to go with everything. The Brahmin has got to be a close second though! Actually, pretty much everything in #2 was a best buy--VC tube skirts go from work to MOTG, the Spiegel jacket is easy to throw over any outfit (I can't believe I almost didn't keep it!), and the gold OTBT boots are so comfy.
Worst buys were when I was trying to get accessories for a specific green and navy Banana Republic dress. I tried to find new blue snakeskin pumps because the ones I have from WHBM are too spiky and high. I kept trying to find a better solution, including some blue snakeskin Jimmy Choo kitten heels that were way too pointy. I ended up ordering a pair of blue chunky heel Chie Miharas with green trim direct from her website in Spain, but they turned out not to be as comfy as my other Chie Mihara shoes. But since I had worn them, they were not returnable. I also ordered a blue and green Kate Spade purse because the matching clutch I bought was not big enough to hold all my things. But the green was too bright, more of an acidic green. But because I found it on eBay I couldn't return it. And these pieces are not neutral enough to work with a variety of outfits. Moral of the story is don't try so hard to buy for a specific outfit (though I sort of did that with my beetle/dragonfly outfit...I'm going to have to think about how to split those pieces up to remix them). And also I need to stop buying from eBay and other websites that don't allow returns.
Shannon, that's too bad about the Anne Fontaine shirt. Mani, what a cutie your baby is--he's so big now!
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