I overslept. After having tweeted half the night (and morning) away, I fell asleep. I think it was 6:30 am. I figured I’d take a quick nap (1 hour) before hitting the stores downtown. Call time for the “mission” *muwahaha* was 8.30am. I was obviously in deep sleep around that time– after not having slept a wink (thank you, Thai Iced tea. So darned potent!!!!). Instead, this baghag wannabe was glued to the screen of the laptop, checking out stores like Saksfifthavenue.com, Neimanmarcus.com, Barneys.com, and other major retailers like Target.com and Walmart.com. And then I was tweeting the night away with what I saw and the frustration of wanting something, only to find out my size was no longer available.
Fastforward to 10:00am, we were finally in Downtown SF. DH decided to tag along for the ride. (thank you DH for driving hehehehe) I knew I had to hit Macy’s before 1pm (because the markdowns revert back to the old discounted rate… or something like that). The streets were already full of shoppers.
But instead of Macy’s, I headed straight for Neiman Marcus. I smell a goood deal 😀 *oye, I may have an onion bulb nose but this very nose is helpful when it comes to sales, so don’t ever underestimate the powers of the onion bulb! Muwahahaha;D*
Because I needed to check out the bag bargain bin wanted to see their talllll Christmas tree 😉
It’s soooo prettttyyyyy….
The tree at Neiman Marcus may be pretty, but the bag sale section was PA-THE-TIC.
The noteworthy bags that got sold were Chloe Paddingtons. I was late too, so maybe that was what was left of the bags that were on sale. There were Stella McCartney totes, as well as Marni balloon bags and Marc by Marc Jacobs beach totes, some Fendi monogram bags, and some more Chloe totes (which I believe also got sold because after I went back for them, they were gone). Where were the Guccis, Chanels, and Pradas????
Two years ago, the bag selection in their bag bargain bin was quite good (not great, but at least it wasn’t as bad as this year’s!) This year, it was really disappointing. So if bags don’t do it for me, I turn to the shoes 😉 *these two can’t be apart, really*
I love NM’s shoe section.
The whole place was abuzz with shoe talk (which store has the best deals) amongst shoe fiends. I heard one say “Saks Fifth!”, but then I decided it would be too risky to leave the shoe department of Neiman’s for Saks now, without even looking at the sale section! So I lingered on and checked out the shoes
Lots of beautiful boots!
Ooh flats! I espied a beautiful pair of Bottega Veneta ballet flats!
But instead of flats, I got attracted to these!!!
Black: Bruno Frisoni (I confess: I had purchased these earlier but had decided to return them because they’re too pretty to be worn *a.k.a no “wearibility” mileage– this baby’s meant to sit atop a beautiful pillow, on a pedestal!*. Blue: Balenciaga. I loooooove these soooooo much!!!!! But they don’t fit me 😦 And I have no EQ to wait for them to send over my size from L.A.!!! 😦 Camel: Christian Louboutin. They’re just wayyyy tooo high and too “steep” to wear. But gorgeous though! (These shoes were marked down further: +25% discount!!)
In the end, I chose not a pair of flats, but a pair of skyscraper high shoes. Can you guess what brand? I can tell you this much– the shoes are black, and they have a bit of green too. DH says they’re very “Can Can” and Moulin Rouge-y. I think they’re very artsy sculptural (whatever that means). Bottom line, though they may get uncomfortable after wearing them awhile, I love them. DH has some not too kind words for it hahahaha. Like if I wear these shoes and walk around the block outside our house, he saidI COULD get picked up based on my shoes *muwahahahahahaha baaaaaad insult to meeeee hahahaha!!!!*
Ok peeps, go ahead and guess, guess, guess! (I already left you a nice clue in the past paragraph as to what brand it is :D) I will post the photo tomorrow. And hope one of you gets it correct!
Before I forget, I will be out of town for a few days, but hopefully I get internet connection. If I don’t, please bear with the temporary absence 😀 Give this baghag wannabe a little vacay time 😉 *That’s only if I can’t find internet hahahaha*
x
Mrs.T
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