Hi happy nas-ers!
I have a couple of reasons for not jumping into the fray with my usual wreckless abandon. One is the fact that the Canadian dollar is tanking, and a spree under such conditions wouldn't be the most prudent idea. The other, unfortunately, is that a lot of the items that appeal to me from Angie's list simply aren't available in plus sizes! This is deeply disappointing to me. Lafayette148 used to make great stuff in fits for someone like me. This year? Zip. Not a single piece. Maggy London's plus-size affiliate London Times has plenty of options, but no equivalents of the straight-sized items that sound so fab. I want in on some of that scuba fabric action, but London Times isn't delivering it. Very sad. Even many of the Nordstrom house-brands didn't create plus equivalents, at least not in the items that particularly interested me. That's ok. Some years you win, some years less so...although the fact that the NYDJ cigarette pants won't ship to Canada tests my equinimity to a point. They'd be perfect for me and would fill a wardrobe gap!!
That said, it wouldn't be Nas without a few tempting items, some of which I have questions about.
First of all, the smock-sided leather jacket is really, really, really calling to me. I feel 99% sure it would be a hit on me just from reading the description. So much so that I won't even repost the link. I'll just live with my temptation for a bit and see how it settles out.
The other one that's sorely tempting is the Eloquii faux-leather culottes. Those sound so great and so me circa 2015!! We shall see, though. How high-waisted do they appear to be? I'd like a sense of how many top options I have on hand for this:
http://shop.nordstrom.com/s/el.....ersonalize...
Here are the items I'm curious about, though:
This EF tunic sounds great. Is Ultramarine the vivid blue colour I'm picturing or something entirely different? If so, what's the best shade for me?
http://shop.nordstrom.com/s/ei.....ersonalize...
The VC Celeste top is one of the ones that does come in a plus version. Is there a compelling reason why I should get it? Could someone kindly describe the pattern? The description says two-tone. What's the second colour?
http://shop.nordstrom.com/s/vi.....5085?origi...
Another VC top, this one a blouse that sounds pretty cool. Is it?
http://shop.nordstrom.com/s/vi.....-size/4024...
This dress sounds gorgeous provided it has an attractive pattern. Does it? If so, what does it look like?
http://shop.nordstrom.com/s/cl.....rigin=cate...
This dress sounds interesting too. And in a fresher style for me:
http://shop.nordstrom.com/s/ga.....4?origin=c...
And finally, I'd be grateful for descriptions of two of Angie's bag picks.
On the Rebecca Minkkoff bag, What colour is "ash??
ashop.nordstrom.com/s/rebecca-minkoff-chevron-quilted-love-crossbody-bag/4003628?cm_mmc=$(vendor)$-_-datafeed-_-women:bags:handbag-_-1084471&cm_ven=Linkshare&siteId=fV7QgDWUWe0-4fP47XkUknd0FrnweBx0eg
And what does the "multi" descrip of the Fossil satchel really mean?
http://shop.nordstrom.com/s/fo.....-_-women:b...
Thank you all so much. But particular gratitude and kudos to Angie, as always, for the unfathomable amount of work she does at this time of year. This would be far more stressful and much less fun without you, Angie.
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