What We Wore: Fabulous Fuchsia

We have discussed this skirt before, and it remains one of our all-time most amazing scores: Calvin Klein, three tiers of silk, for under $10 at Filene's Basement. We gather that no one else has the cajones to rock hot pink crushed silk with frayed hem detail?

No clue where the sweater came from, but we love the scalloped neckline (we left our neck bare as we figured the detailing was enough). Boots, same as yesterday, under $30, Famous Footwear.

We're wearing two flower clips from Claire's, pink and purple, $2.99 each. Earrings and matching bracelet in dyed pink and purple jade by us complete the look, along with our most recent purple handbag purchase, Mondani New York brand, $28 at Off-Broadway Shoe.

Closeup of earrings and a hint of the pink & purple eyeshadow situation we have going on:


Ooh! and you can see the brocade coat discussed yesterday in more detail here, since the light on the bus is practically blinding. Yay!

Let us know what you think! Happy awesome-score-hunting!

Purple Handbags - All the Rage for Fall

We already own a gorgeous handmade, upcycled vintage leather purple handbag, which we've discussed a few times before! But that doesn't mean we're not thrilled about the preponderance of such for fall.

Inspired by SavvyMode, who found some beautiful-- but PRICEY!-- options for one of her readers in this post, we scoured the interwebs for options that are on-trend but won't make you (as we did) fall off your chair when you see the price!

Via Polyvore, brand-new versions from stores you probably already knew of (some on sale, some just cheap by nature)- click the pic for the Polyvore set with links to purchase:

Purple Handbags for Fall Under $50 by ThriftyStylist featuring Old Navy bags

And, from Etsy, options from the Vintage and Handmade categories (click here to go to our public favorites to get to the individual listings):

Do you have a purple bag? Are you looking for one? (Or another one??)
What is your cap for purse spending? Ours is $100. And that was the one time, only, and only because it was handmade of vintage leather (so sweet!).