For those of you that may have missed it, I did a series a little while back called The Zoe Effect. I dressed up in my 7 favorite Zoe Reports (the daily style newsletter from Rachel Zoe) and posted a pic a day to this blog. In three of the looks, I featured an amazing silver snakeskin patterned cuff from one of my favorite Etsy designers, DirtyStory. The designer realized I had featured her by the amount of traffic the posts were sending her way. As a thank you, as if that was necessary, she allowed me to select the cuff of my choice. How cool is that? Of course I couldn’t pass up her offer because her cuffs are so beautiful. They range from soft pastel and monochromatic colors to very vibrant and bold peacock and damask patterned cuffs.

I chose the black, gold, and turquoise damask cuff because I love black and gold for the fall and the royal turquoise was a nice unexpected pop of color. I’d love to pair it with some black, gold, and turquoise beaded earrings. I’m not much of a necklace fan – my daily jewelry usually consists of bold earrings and bracelets. With that said, I hate to wear noisy bracelets and bangles, especially to work. A cuff is the perfect way to embellish your wrist without the distracting sound effects!

black menswear blazer, a long white tank (it’s Florida, I can get away with it), dark skinny jeans, and my black ALDO ballet flats. LOVE!!!

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Amazon.com is always a one-stop shop for MEGA deals, and they are taking it to the next level this year. They are offering new MEGA deals everyday! No competitive price matching is necessary because Amazon’s prices are way lower than what the competition is advertising for their holiday sales!

I have to have these!!! I am a huge fan of Balmain and this Steal the Real is dead on! The Real is the Balmain Uma Buckled Bootie and retails for $1329! The Steal is from LuLus.com with a price tag of only $42, for a difference of $1287!!! High fashion at an affordable price makes my heart race a little!

Get funky with the Anne Michelle Savior 27 Black High Heeled Strappy Bootie. This vegan leather ankle boot is perfect for the girl who wants a shoe with lots of sass. Multiple straps and silver hardware abound. Side zipper runs the length of the six inch shaft.

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You’ll just fawn over the adorable Adoring Heart Dress. Dress starts off with a black v-neck top with feminine cap sleeves and decorative criss-crossing seams at the bust. A high waist transitions to a bright fuchsia skirt with two shapely pleats in front. Fastens with an exposed metallic zipper at the center back. Get the Deal of the Day from LuLus.com for $29.00.

Update: Hey everyone, thanks so much for helping me decide on a Thanksgiving dinner party dress. I hoped this poll would help me control myself, but I ended up going with your top two picks, hahah! I’m going to wear your first choice, The Concord Drape Dress, to Thanksgiving dinner and the Fashion Fricasseee Dress on a date with my man or out with my girlfriends! I just got the dresses in the mail and they are amazing! Thank you all for helping me decide! So happy to take this post from “My Wish List” to “In My Closet” – I ♥ ModCloth.com!

Previous Post – 11.09.09 – Oh, ModCloth, why must you tempt me with all of your beautiful dresses. Thanksgiving is coming up and I need a dress for our family dinner gathering. My family is southern and conservative (no short dresses), but oh so fun, and of course, I always want to look stylish. I’ve painfully narrowed my choices down to 3 from many.

The red dress is so unique and I love the beautiful fold-over collar; however, I may pick this one up for a Christmas get-together. I thought I was sold on the black and white dress because it is so my style, pretty and a little bit edgy, but then ModCloth introduced the purple skirt dress – I believe it has my name all over it. I love the purple high-waisted pleated bow skirt with a hint of a sheen and the bell sleeves on the deep blue ruffle top are so pretty. It looks like jewel-tone separates that I so intelligently put together, hehe. Hope you’ll help me decide – please vote below.

PS – all dresses are under $53!!! How’s that for a look for less?

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Which Dress Should I Get For Thanksgiving Dinner Party

• 1. Concord Drape Dress - $52.99 (52% - 64 votes)
• 2. Fashion Fricassee Dress - $44.99 (30% - 37 votes)
• 3. Plaid Judgment Dress in Keen - $49.99 (18% - 23 votes)

 

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She’s done it again – my twitter bud Samantha (@sammiekurr on twitter) has delivered another unique and fun look! I love love love her dress! She put this entire look together for only $130, which is an amazing deal considering she put together so many pieces, all of which are very hot for fall.

Samantha wrote, “I’m really loving the leather jackets and studs, so I’m so glad I bought this studded leather bag and distressed leather jacket! I love mixing styles, and this one mixes hard and soft. I think the leather jackets are great for fall!” Thanks again for sharing your style with us!

• Faux Leather Jacket – Charlotte Russe $33.00
• Panel Dress – Charlotte Russe $18.00
• Black Tights – Kohl’s $5.50
• Black Slouchy Boots – AE $40.00
• Studded Leather Hobo – Charlotte Russe $23.00
• Two-Chain Heart Necklace – AE $15.00
• White Sunglasses – Forever 21 $3.50

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This steal the real was inspired by my friend Jessica who is in love with the Burberry red double-breasted peacoat. It retails for $695.00 at Bergdorf Goodman! Since she is my apprentice wanna-be, I insist that she wear the look for less. I found a double-breasted black button down peacoat that is comperable in style, but not price, for only $128.00 at the Gap, for a difference of $567!

The Gap wool peacoat has timeless maritime features that make it a fall-to-winter must, like a pronounced double-breasted front and exaggerated notched collar. Gap fine-tuned it with a feminine silhouette for a flattering fit. It is also available in ivory and black.

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I recently discovered the website of designer Erika Hendrix and fell in love. I ended up spending nearly an hour browsing her lookbook because I knew I had to have one of her fabulous designs, but had the hardest time deciding on a fav.

In 2005, Erika created her own independent fashion label called Erika Hendrix, and boutiques all around Germany began carrying her line of apparel. Her most recent foray into the fashion world was during Paris Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2010.

All of the items on Erika’s website are personally designed and handmade by the designer herself, using 90% natural fabrics and materials, such as cotton, linen etc. I picked up the “big tube scarf” and I can’t wait to wear it with my brown tweed cropped jacket. I’m filing this find under “In My Closet” and “My Wish List” because although I have the beige scarf, I still want one of everything from her amazing lookbook.

I tweeted Erika to let her know how much I like her shop and she offered my readers a promo code. Enter CELEBRITY at checkout to save 15% on all orders over 50 Euro from now until December 15th. Follow her on twitter at @ErikaHendrix.

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Tis the season for party dresses, but it’s also the time of year to stretch our budgets for gift giving. Us recessionistas have to get creative with our wardrobe – mixing and matching our favorite pieces to come up with as many different looks as possible. If you think you have what it takes to style your favorite dress in 4 unique ways, then we have the contest for you! Show us what you’re workin with… creativity prevails! One lucky winner will win the dress of her choice from Lulus.com. Just in time for the holidays, I’m jealous!!!

How to win – style your favorite dress in 4 unique ways and take a head-to-toe pic of each look. Create a collage of the 4 pics and submit the single image to our Facebook wall. In the caption, please include the text “Contest – 1 Dress, 4 Ways” in addition to a link to the dress you’d like to win from Lulus.com. We’d also love to hear about your looks and your style. This contest is open until midnight December 1st to US residents only. The winner will be chosen by “The Looks for Less” readers via a poll on December 2-4.

PS – if you stumble across that must have outfit, we have an exclusive promo code to LuLus.com. Enter “the looks for less” at checkout for 15% off site-wide.

Congratulations to Britney for winning our JBAndMe.com Bib Necklace giveaway! We hope you love it. Please comment when you get it to let us know what you think. We’d love to hear back from you!

We introduced our ‘1 Dress, 4 Ways’ contest yesterday and we hope you will enter for a chance to win the dress of your choice from Lulus.com.

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