Oh.My.God.
We went to Raspberry Beret. It was amazing. Truly. We're still a little light-headed.
The boutique is beautifully and absolutely perfectly arranged-- by color and size! We could just die. The entire place is gorgeously decorated, from the giant vintage mirror to the dressing rooms filled with silk embroidered throw pillows and wrought iron hooks... Just a pleasure to be there and take in the exquisitely designed wall displays. But the clothes, of course, are the main event...
Pictures will follow but we just had to post about what we got, right this moment.
8 items, $102.00 (most things were marked down further than the price tag because they had been at the store a certain amount of time! Score!)
Lace plunge-neckline evening gown, $16
Forest green faux leather megahandbag, $17
Black & white floral a-line skirt with ribbon belt, $8
Black tiered crochet-trim summer skirt, $10
Black chiffon-trim beaded shantung skirt, $15
Multi-chain teal & turquoise glass bead necklace, $17
Purple suede pointy-toe pumps (marked 6 but fit my 7 feet perfectly!) $14
Turquoise lightweight boatneck sweater, $5
We are so absolutely thrilled and can't wait to drag our man back to the store (haha). A bonus for him, they had a lovely ottoman between the fitting rooms; a provision he calls the "man corral" and one that we rather enjoy for its prolonging of the disinterested shopping companion's patience!
We have no idea to what event we'll ever wear the nude-with-black-lace-overlay evening gown, but it fit so magnificently and was so inexpensive that we had to have it. Surely we'll go to some sort of fancy event someday? It is a classic style, with a tulip skirt and some serious decolettage, so we're pretty sure it won't look dated in a few years. We're thinking of it as an investment piece. For not much of an investment :) (Oh how we love second-hand!)
We were hoping to find a few more bright accessories, but the green handbag and purple shoes should go a long way to livening up our regular black-centric outfits (which we further propogated, heavily, we're aware).
You should absolutely check out this store if you're in the area. Next stop, the Cambridge branch...
Wow! Great scores, but do my eyes deceive me? You BOUGHT a necklace? I'm impressed!
ReplyDelete(for those who don't know, I am not being snarky, our Thrifty Stylist has her own jewelry line and generally makes her own necklaces, hence my shock and dismay)
i did buy it! although i could have made it myself, buying the several types of chain involved would have been more of an investment than the necklace itself... also, my designing style tends to the dramatic but delicate and this is a little bit more bold. perhaps an inspiration for future pieces, though ;)
ReplyDeleteSounds like a real haul for the price. Good job!! You sound so excited!
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ReplyDeleteIt really sounds like you scored some good items at Raspberry Beret. I'm a little jealous. I love thrifting!
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