Topshop Review and Steve Madden Rules

While in NYC, I went over to Spring Street (I used to work around there and it's a great shopping area, not that I shopped during lunch or when my boss was at the DC office, oh never ;).

This area is split into two shopping experiences. There first area  has a few cobblestone streets with all of my dream stores...Chanel, Catherine Malandrino, Anna Sui, Louis Vuitton, Marc Jacobs, ahhh.

Good place to look out for celebs too since I once saw Macaulay Culkin around there. He was a little older at the time, not the kid he was here...

We have something in common,

that's my face after realizing I can't really afford my dream Chanel shopping spree.

No biggie. I snap myself back to reality and head to the shops on Broadway which are nice too and where I can shop without having to declare bankruptcy.  I saw a Topshop store and I've heard so much about that store. I was looking for Marc B flap bag available at the UK Topshop that had a Chanel-esque look to it. It wasn't there, so I checked out the clothes. Wasn't that crazy about them! It was like a higher priced H & M. $70 for a denim vest! No dice!
  
*My husband was so cute, he kept calling the store "TopHat" by mistake. 

I later picked up this satchel by Steve Madden. I just love Steve Madden satchels.The handles are always so comfortable and the bags themselves hold up really well. This one has a pebbled texture that I like. It looks similar to this Marc Jacobs...



Here's my bag. It's shown here in black, but the my brown version does look a lot like the Marc Jacobs.  Especially with that little nameplate on the front.

Photo Flashback: Nelly Furtado Inspired

I haven't done a photo flashback in forever! This is a picture I took back in 2001 I believe. It's funny how I was "fashion blogging" back then minus the blog. I think I started putting outfit ideas together in the womb. At the time, I was planning on going to an MTV audition for a singing show, but that show didn't end up getting developed for some reason and I never got to audition. The show wanted contestants to emulate current artists almost exactly and a list was provided to chose from. I was going to sing a Nelly Furtado song since I was crazy about her. And I was also prepared to dance if need be. I wasn't playing around. So I also needed to dress like Nelly. I loved that skirt! I would even wear that outfit today. Not really sure why my arms are held out like that. Maybe it was a kind of "Hey, look at me" moment. Ah, youth.

Tank: Banana Republic
Necklace: NYC Street Vendor
Skirt: Free People (Loehman's located in Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn)
Shoes: Banana Republic (SoHo Banana Republic)

*These shoes were the first item I ever bought with my first real paycheck. I still have them and wear them. I tended to buy a lot of neutral colors for coats, shoes etc... to stretch my dollars and so I could match anything I already owned. I saved bright colors for my clothes only.

I almost forget, here's the song...