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Cesare Paciotti H574175I hate when retailers don't “name” their products, even though I know intellectually there's no real difference than if these shoes were named “Molly” versus H574175. That aside, I like the sexy but professional vibe to these 3″ heels by Cesare Paciotti — and I love (love!) the red and black print on the bottom of the shoes, even though I'd probably ask a cobbler to cover the very bottom of the shoe (just beneath the ball of your foot) with a rubber tread so I wouldn't slip. These are on a great sale: they were $472, but are on sale today for $236. Cesare Paciotti H574175 P.S. Check out the surprise 75% off sale at Kate Spade Saturday… I haven't had a chance to look through it yet but it ends tonight! (L-3)  

Sales of note for 8.30.24

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  • Brooks Brothers – Extra 25% off clearance
  • Eloquii – Up to 60% off everything; extra 60% off all sale
  • J.Crew – 40% off sitewide; extra 60% off sale styles
  • J.Crew Factory – Extra 20% off orders $125+; extra 60% off clearance; 60%-70% off 100s of styles
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  • Madewell – Extra 40% off sale; extra 50% off select denim; 25% off fall essentials
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  • Rothy's – End of season sale, up to 50% off
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Comments

  1. Calico

    I like the cut out detail, but I imagine the sound of that charm tapping when I walk would annoy me.

    • RR

      I would give myself approximately 12 minutes before I did something to make that thing fall off one of the shoes.

      But they are beautiful.

      • Ellen

        Yay! These are VERY cute and also are alot like the real Manolo Blatnick shoe’s! When I watched Sex in the City, Carrie alway’s wore shoe’s alot like these (with a 4 inch heel). That is what I like — the real Manolo’s! But those would be alot more expensive. FOOEY! And the manageing partner would NOT reimburse $900 for shoe’s, even if the Judge like’s me in them.

        Oh, and now the manageing partner’s brother want’s to come to my apartement to watch firework’s from our coop roof. The agent told him he could if he was my guest. What am I suposed to say–no? And have the manageing partner yell at me b/c his brother has to watch from the street? FOOEY! Now I will have to entertain him. I will have to get Myrna to stay around and keep him at bay. He has been oooogleing me a littel to much lately, and I am afraid that he will want to date me and then have sex with me. He keep’s telleing me how VIRIL he is. Do I realy care about a 62 year old guy with a beer gut who take’s pride in doeing 100 push ups a day? Myrna say’s he will use me to practise on. That is all I need. DOUBEL FOOEY! Now I have to tell BUTCH I can’t go to the Hamton’s. Mabye that’s OK b/c I think Butch might want to have sex with me out there b/c it is a holiday and everyone will be drunk at his place. TRIPEL FOOEY.

    • Bonnie

      I love the cutouts but not the dangly thing. For some reason, I can’t get any of the posted links to work.

  2. k-padi

    Any knitters here?

    I started knitting a month ago and I. Love. It. My current project is a ribbed scarf (K2, P2, repeat) and it it so soft and pretty.

    I want to knit a shopping/tote bag next (shopping bag bans everywhere in the Bay Area) or maybe a hat to go with my scarf. There are so many patterns out there! (Ravelry is dangerous…) Anyone have any favorites?

    • Brit

      Ah – knitters unite! I have a nice pattern for a baby hat my roommate gave me, where you knit it flat and then sew up the seam – her church does it for their prayer/knit group. I’m currently on a baby blanket spree.

    • NOLA

      Hey k-padi. My favorite scarf is actually a lengthwise rib – it takes a lot less time because you aren’t constantly switching back and forth between knit and pearl. I’ve made it many times in an alpaca brush and it lays beautifully.

      I have a pattern for a felted tote – probably a little small but your purposes, but fairly easily adapted. I think a felted tote would hold up better than just a regular knitted tote.

      Email me at nolar e t t e @gmail and I can send it to you.

      • tesyaa

        NOLA, I can tell from your remark about switching between knit & purl that you knit the English way, just like my mom.

      • k-padi

        Thanks! Will do!

        I am a leftie so I knit continental and switching is really not too bad. Plus, I am getting a lot of practice! ;-)

        • Brit

          I never understood the difference between English and Continental – I just did what my grandma taught me. Is it which hand is holding the yarn or the needle placement? Does it affect how you read patterns?

          • k-padi

            In English knitting, you “throw” the yarn with your right hand and it is really hard for lefties to learn. In continental, you “pick” the yarn with the needles. There are a ton of YouTube videos out there for each style.

            If you have a knitting style that works for you, that’s all you need.

      • Yes

        I’ve had a couple of patterns in a diagonal design which is very easy but looks cool – you basically decrease at the beginning of every row and increase at the end and the result is a diagonal stripe. I like it best with a self-striping yarn so that you don’t have to weave in ends of multiple colors. One of them is from a magazine so I can’t share it but Ravelry has similar patterns if you look up unbiased scarf.
        I knitted like crazy until about 2 months ago but then got really busy at work and with a fundraiser so am on a hiaitus. I have a half-done shawl to finish one of these days when I have a moment – probably when I travel next month.
        It is very therapeutic, isn’t it?

    • just Karen

      I have been knitting in high school and am currently working on the Big Bad Baby Blanket from the book Stitch ‘n Bitch – I have made a dozen of them over the years, it’s one of my go-to patterns, but this time it’s for my own baby. I highly recommend it for a beginners baby blanket if you need one – very easy but very cute. I always use machine washable/dryable yarn rather than the suggested wool – baby things need to be easily washed!

    • NYNY

      Love knitting! Knitty dot com is a great source for free patterns. And there are tons of great knitting blogs, too. I haven’t knit much recently, because I’ve been working long hours and haven’t had the free time, but I love having a simple scarf or hat to knit on a plane. I probably have 3-4 unfinished projects floating around.

    • Double-Bingo

      Another knitter here – my recommendation for shopping bags would be to find a pattern on Ravelry or elsewhere that you like, and pay close attention to the recommended yarn. Stretching is going to be a concern with a shopping bag, so even if you don’t buy the exact yarn used in the pattern, get something with the same fiber content. Have fun, knitting is the best!

  3. cell phone as home phone

    Does anyone have any experience with the phone systems that connect your cell phone to a system of cord/cordless phones so you can use them in the house? It sounds like it would be awesome as I am forever leaving my cell in a hard to hear place in the house. It would be even better if it could handle two cell phone lines.

    • Calico

      I could be remembering this wrong, but I think the app Google Voice has an option to send your cell phone calls straight to a land line.

    • Meg Murry

      My parents have one – a Panasonic, I think. It was the only way they were willing to give up their landline. It connects via Bluetooth, and could handle a landline as well. The only issue is that you either have to leave Bluetooth on all the time or else remember to turn it on as soon a you get home. Some of them can get your phone address book, but we never did it on theirs.
      Also, If your issue is not being able to find your phone in your house – where’s my cell phone dot com or the where my droid app get pretty much daily use at my house

    • Bessa

      I have that – it’s a Panasonic. I love it! It connects via Bluetooth. Highly recommend. We have no land line, but this way, if my phone is downstairs charging, I can still hear it and answer it from an upstairs extension.

  4. Calico

    Has anyone gotten off the Quickbooks train? I’m interested in trying FreshBooks as I don’t have a need for multiple users or payroll and I’d like a cheaper option than QB (which is forcing me to make an expensive update to continue.) Any reviews? Are there any services that would allow me to import old QB files into their system? That would be ideal.

    • Anonymous

      Blanking on the name but there’s a Mint for businesses too… Company had a 17yearold founder or something, cutesy name. Indinero.com.

    • just Karen

      Depending on whether you want it for internal accounting or just client accounts, for client accounts I have found and love http://www.Time59.com – I think it is about $100 a year and makes my time tracking/billing/trust accounting very easy.

      • Sydney Bristow

        Ok I fully admit being a YNAB fangirl. I heard on the podcast they are going to start a program called PACE, which is for using the software for a small business.

    • AnonToo

      My husband uses FreshBooks for his small business and it has been great. Very easy to use and does nice reports that our accountant really likes when doing our taxes. Free trial, I believe.

    • Celia

      If you’re not using their payroll service, why do you “have” to upgrade? I had been using the 2007 version up until I got a newer computer three months ago, and only upgraded to 2009. The bugs are generally worked out after a couple of years (covered by regular releases), and after that –just keep going with it. If it ain’t broke, why fix it?

      I say this as a small business bookkeeper and accountant, having used QB since ’01, Mac & PC, for a variety of businesses. I’ve helped clients convert to and from QB.

  5. Naomi

    Headbands: yay or nay? I have some fine little wisps of hair around my face that are driving me insane (just had a baby) and would love any advice on dealing other than headbands if they are a nay.

      • Wildkitten

        +1. Also the danger of headbands is in looking really young. But since most people are going to ask you “Hows the new baby!?” for the next like, 18 years, it will be clear that you are an adult.

      • k-padi

        Plus 100. Team Post-Partum Headbands!

        Really, with a newborn, getting to shower is impressive.

        Re: below: using clear mascara, on hair? Hair that gets into the mouth of a newborns when you burp him/her? Really?!

        • nutella

          She said wisps around her face, which I assumed were like what I get around my forehead. I’ve never burped a baby on my forehead for a mouth to get that close to that hair. Mostly it’s the ends of hair babies get in their mouths.

          • Spirograph

            I’m sitting her laughing at the mental image of burping a baby on one’s forehead. On the plus side, a productive burp would weigh down those wisps.

      • hoola hoopa

        Normally I lean to nay. Although I’ve had coworkers pull them off as completely professional, I never do. However, post-partum hair is a completely separate beast. Definitely a yay!

    • nutella

      Headbands can be a yay if done well, but at least for me they quickly look sloppy. As for wispies, I get clear mascara from the drugstore and use that lightly when my hair is still wet after the shower. I also stock up on those spooli brushes at the makeup counters (the mascara wands they use to single-apply mascara) and use those on my wisps around my face, eyebrows, part, etc. You can use them dry, wet, or with a little hairspray.

    • BankrAtty

      Do it. I generally use the scarf-esque ones with the elastic at the bottom (I got mine at REI) and work it into what I hope is a sort of boho chic look on the weekends.

    • roses

      Oh oh! My stylist just taught me a trick for this yesterday (if you have straight hair – not sure how to deal if it’s curly). When blowdrying your hair, tilt your head back. Using a heat-proof comb, comb the wisps of hair upward with the blowdryer very close to the hair. Works like a charm.

      • Alice

        I think I need to try this. What type of comb constitutes a heat-proof comb? Just not cheap plastic?

        • roses

          Yeah I think the concern is not using a comb that will melt when in close contact with heat. If you’re unsure I’d probably apply direct heat with the blowdryer to the comb before you do it with your hair.

  6. Fat or broke?

    Random Q for todsy: which would u rather be: fat, with plenty of $$$ — or have a killer body, but be broke?

    I’m closer to the former IRL but have struggled with my weight enough that the latter has its own appeal!

        • Fat or broke?

          i don’t get how it’s rude, or why everyone is talking about beauty. of course fat women can be beautiful. but being fat — and not having money — are both lifestyle choices that CAN be changed in theory with enough willpower. so it’s a legitimate, if random, question.

          • Marilla

            It is definitely not true that weight and income/wealth are lifestyle choices can be changed “with enough willpower.” Sometimes, sure. A lot of the time, no. That’s a very narrow-minded and judgmental viewpoint. You might want to read a little bit about both poverty and weight loss.

          • Care

            I think they said this was rude because you wrote random question for todsy – seemed like you were calling her out maybe?

    • Pink NYC

      fat, with $$$, then I wouldn’t have to work, but simply enjoy my life, which would lead to fat loss, duh!

      Also, was wondering who “todsy” was

    • Anastasia

      This reminds me of a question I saw in my newspaper years and years ago. They interviewed a local girl who had been featured in Playboy and asked her, “would you rather gain 20 lbs, or lose 20 points off your IQ?” No comment on the appropriateness of that question, but her answer was something like, “welllll, I think it’s easier to be stupid and happy than fat and happy.”

      For the record, I’d take the 20 lbs. To your question, though, I think I’d rather have the killer body and less money. Mo’ money mo’ problems. Also, size discrimination is real, as are health problems associated with excess weight (not trying to open a can of worms here. I am reading “fat” as “clinically obese.”)

    • Anon

      The latter because being heavy makes me feel insecure about myself and women who have good bodies get all sorts of advantages

    • Marilla

      Plenty of fat ladies have killer bodies. This question is ridiculous and offensive.

      • L

        Thank you. I literally can’t believe people are answering this question like it’s legitimate. Don’t mean to drudge up the whole anon = troll argument since that horse is dead, but I seriously wonder who the heck posts here that would think this was a good idea.

      • Anonymous

        I think that there is nothing wrong with being fat and happy but saying that a fat woman can have a killer body is the same as saying that every woman is beautiful. Um, no.

        • Anne Shirley

          Wow. Every woman is beautiful. Some day I hope you are fortunate enough to realize that.

          • Anita

            The question posed was stupid, so I’m going to ignore it. But I disagree that every woman is beautiful. Some are , some aren’t. I think we should be fighting the pervasive and limiting notion that women have to be beautiful or they just don’t matter. Women are about much more than their looks.

          • Ginjury

            Wrong. A quick search tells me beautiful is defined as “pleasing the senses or mind aesthetically.” By definition, every woman could very well be beautiful. In reality, not every person sees every woman as beautiful, but I would guess that for every woman, there is someone who finds her beautiful.

          • Ginjury

            Above comment is a response to Anonymous. I did also mean to make the point that Anita did. We, as women, don’t need to be beautiful to have worth.

          • Anonymous

            Anita, thank you for your thoughtful reply to my comment. I agree with you.

          • Ses

            Oh! This blog makes a good point about the “everyone is beautiful” argument.

            http://nathanbiberdorf.wordpress.com/2014/06/09/not-everyone-is-beautiful/

            TL;DR: We say everyone is beautiful…”Because we have created a culture that values beauty above all other innate traits…for women, at least” and that’s only ok if everyone allegedly has access to it. If we pretend everyone has access to the advantages of being beautiful, we don’t have to fix a system of inequality based on looks.

        • lawsuited

          I’m overweight and also gorgeous. This is about the most ridiculous question I’ve seen.

          • anon

            She didn’t say overweight can’t be gorgeous. She asked whether you’d rather lose weight or have more money.

        • Anne Shirley

          By whose definition? Beautiful: to be aesthetically pleasing. If your heart and eyes are closed to the pleasing aspects in everyone, I pity you.

          • S in Chicago

            +1 That is a lovely sentiment. (How is that the least bit bitter?) If you look around you, there is beauty in the world in so many ways. Feeling an appreciation of life in general is so easy to lose sometimes. It’s truly important to not get caught up in so many little things. I know I for one really do wish I would see pleasing aspects more frequently—I think I would have a much happier time in this world and enjoy and be enjoyed more by those around me. Thanks for the great reminder!

      • Blonde Lawyer

        Some people just like to watch the world burn. That, or they are desperately trying to get listed on STFU Corpore***.

        • L

          Or (the conspiracy theorist in me), it’s a way to get posts up for better ad traffic. Though I don’t believe this to be the case, I have known a few sites that did something controversial for pageview$.

      • emeralds

        I hope you are able to find other things (wine, yoga, running, hiking, petting dogs, meditation, making faces at cute babies, brownies, the US Men’s Soccer Team in general and Kyle Beckerman in particular, sex, drugs, rock ‘n’ roll, literally anything in the world) that will boost your mood as much as bowing to the patriarchy.

        • Anonymous

          “Bowing to the patriarchy” – this comment is just so wrong.
          There are plenty of other things that boost my mood but why can’t being beautiful do the same?
          Seriously, I am very tired of this “lets be fat and unshaven” movement.

          • Anonymous

            Why can’t you see fat and unshaven as beautiful? Might it possibly be the patriarchy?

          • Solo

            COME ON. Science has proven over and over that humans are biologically wired to prefer clear skin, fit physiques, glossy hair, and symmetrical faces because these are signs of physical health, and for millions of years, we died pretty young and gravitated toward those with whom we could make babies who would have the best chance of survival. Those standards evolved into today’s standard of “beauty.”

          • Anonymous

            I can’t see fat and unshaven as beautiful because it is not beautiful, because I have eyes and critical thinking abilities. I am not saying that everyone has to be beautiful or that only beautiful people are important or worthy. But fat and unshaven is not beautiful. Patriarchy has nothing to do with it.

          • Anonymous

            Really? Renoir painted large unshaven beautiful women quite memorably. I wouldn’t be so quick to assume there’s any intellectual individuality in your personal definition of beauty.

          • Anonymous

            Renoir would have painted anyone beautifully. That doesn’t make his subjects beautiful. Just his paintings.

          • Thinking critically

            Nah. I’m very conventionally attractive, and it boosts my mood at times, and yet I Fight The Patriarchy ™. Being happy that you fit some ideal of “attractive” and Fighting the Patriarchy are not mutually exclusive. Nor are those of us fighting The Patriarchy encouraging wanton weight gain or hair growth. I’m all for being slender and shaven, for myself, personally.

            I’m also an artist, and I see fat and unshaven as beautiful just as often as I see thin and hairless people as unattractive. Maybe the problem is you? Pity your critical thinking skills aren’t allowing you to see that other people have different perspectives on what is “beautiful.” Or are you some how arguing that beauty is objective? I’d like to see that one.

            I also don’t think this site, as a collective group, has the intellectual caliber (or basic familiarity with the issues) to have a serious conversation about The Patriarchy, gender roles, and the commodification of female bodies.

          • Silvercurls

            My 20-something self would have wanted to meet your challenge. My 50-something self complains that she is (pick any or all) too tired, overextended, seasoned, or busy with work and other activities that I enjoy…but okay, I’ll try. Briefly.

            To lean on someone else’s language, because she said so much in so few words, “Feminism is the radical notion that women are people.” Thus:
            – A reasonable person declines when someone she met less than a week ago (and with whom she does not share a mutual irrational attraction) expects to conclude a shared evening with s*x.
            – A person with self-respect feel anger when some stranger on the sidewalk starts leering and hollering.
            – A person with confidence in her own opinions regarding livelihood, religious affiliation, and/or reproductive choice becomes infuriated when someone else decrees her father, husband, son, or any other male relative the only meaningful authority.

            Those of us fortunate enough to be born into or transplanted (by themselves or their families) to a society NOT run by religious officials who don’t tolerate questions (e.g., contemporary Afganistan, medieval Europe) need to cherish whatever institutions (democracy, rule of law, public schools and libraries, higher education for women as well as men) preserve our way of life. Yes, it’s maddening to see our mass media define feminine beauty as caucasian, straight-haired, slender, and young! It’s aggravating–and exhausting–to try to balance work and family responsibilities. But better to face these hassles than to live where a woman can’t even go outside by herself, never mind learn to read, handle money, or choose when or whether to have children.

            That’s all I can manage right now. It’s 5 a.m. where I am and my temporary insomnia has just been replaced by sleepiness. I hope we’ll be able to continue this conversation at another time.

          • Silvercurls

            Oops. That was intended to be a reply to Thinking Critically on 06/26/14 at 5:46 p.m.

          • Also in Academia

            I was with you until the last paragraph. This site has had some of the most thoughtful discussions on various issues, in which I learned interesting things about those with whom I disagree, that I have seen on the internet. I’d put our collective intellectual caliber and familiarity with gender issues up against most groups and expect us to come out on top.

            Another point, I’d go so far as to say it harms women collectively to argue that only super-intellectual groups get to discuss the patriarchy. That’s like setting up our own little patriarchy, where we get to decide who’s privileged enough to hold a conversation.

          • Also in Academia

            We could call it the privilege-archy, since we aren’t technically anyone’s patriarchs.

          • Silvercurls

            (This is a reply to the two posts by Also in Academia on 06/27/2014 at 8:39 and 8:40 a.m.. I’m adding this comment b/c I’m not sure I’m clicking the right items to get this to post where I want it.)

            Re super-intellectuals: I don’t know that I was explicitly saying that only super-intellectual folks were entitled to discuss the patriarchy. (I prefer framing the issue as “how can women be empowered?” without continuing the idea that men and are stuck in conflict.) I mean, yes, I’m pretty cerebral, but I prefer to see this condition as a fact of personal wiring, not as an indicator of eligibility or ineligibility for joining the discussion. Some people love sports. Some people find numerical analysis as easy as breathing. Some people can calm everybody down just by walking into a room. I’m wired to think. A lot. Sometimes about abstract, out-of-the-way topics that even I find borderline irrelevant! It’s not better or worse than anybody else; it’s just one more way of being human.

        • anon

          it must be that the original post was removed by the editor, because none of these replies make sense. However, emeralds has the best reply – made my day!

      • anon

        Eh, not buying it. Maybe the body one, but who doesn’t want more money? Even if you’re super zen, wouldn’t you take someone handing you money? You could at least my a difference for other people with it.

        • Anon

          If someone is handing me money…then may be I will take it. But if I have to spend all my time working to make that money that may require compromises with my health, with no time to work out and hence gaining a lot of weight..then no..I don’t want that money.

    • McGiggles

      If by fat you mean morbidly obese I would certainly take the killer body over the cash.

    • LA

      Um, neither. I want both a killer body and money. I need a tummy tuck, but in clothing I have a really good body and I make good money. So…

      And anyway, it’s not like you REALLY have to choose. You can have both. Get a good job, eat less, and exercise more (if you need to exercise).

  7. DTLA meetup

    Set for early July! Check your inboxes or message me at DTLA r e t t e at gmail. Thanks to all who have come out so far — it’s been wonderful getting to know you all.

    • DTLA meetup

      Also — DTLA stands for downtown Los Angeles, in case we are missing any folks from the farther reaches of SoCal. Partners and friends are welcome to attend. Please RSVP, though, so that I can change our reservation accordingly.

  9. Balenciaga

    Does anyone here have a Balenciaga bag? I am hoarding gift cards and saving a bit and think that I can get the clutch soon. Do they hold up well? Do you love? It’s about $1000, so pricey for me, but I feel like if it’s gift card $, I can be extravagant (as opposed to using them for groceries or gas, which can add up shockingly fast). It’s that or two Hermes scarves that I will probably use infrequently but will keep forever.

    • Anonymous

      I have a Balenciaga City bag in black. I absolutely LOVE it. Worth every penny and more. Goes with everything, classic and modern at the same time, light – amazing! It is actually my second City. I had the first one for three years (every single day) and when the handles started to age, I sold and got the exact same bag as a replacement – this is how much I love it. When this one starts aging, I will absolutely get the same bag for the third time.

  10. nude for me?

    I get the whole “nude for you” thing. I do. I really hope that I’m not pulling a walgreens-fleece-tights type of question here, but I have reaaaaallllllyyyyy fair skin. Like, nearly translucent fair. I put on a pair of shoes today that could probably be best described as “ivory” or “blush” or “bone” but not “nude” as so many people conjure in their minds. They were very light, but when I saw them, I thought–wow, that would be a nude-for-me.

    When your skin really is that light, are you really looking for something that is basically off-white??

    In the link below, the bottom picture with 4 pairs of shoes–the ones that are closest to my own skintone are the second-from-left, which clearly look funny on Ms. ExPt because her skin is darker/more olive than mine.
    http://www.extrapetite.com/2011/03/spring-wedding-outfit-quest-for-nude.html

    • Ginjury

      That’s exactly what you want in a nude shoe. The goal of nude shoes is that they elongate the leg since it’s one color hem to toe. Regardless of what that color is, it should be very close to your skin tone.

  11. AIMS

    Very random question. I am probably trying to relive my teens because I really want a denim jacket, like right now. I tried on 2 at the Gap (among countless others elsewhere). This one fit a little better for some reason but it has stars on the back. They also have a plain version, but for some reason even though they should be the same, I slightly preferred the fit of the Star one.

    Am I going to get sick of the stars/will they look stupid next summer? Ideally, this will be the sort of piece I keep for the next 5-10 years and I really can’t decide if I like the jacket because of the stars or in spite of them.

    http://www.gap.com/browse/product.do?cid=1015188&vid=1&pid=960139002

    • nutella

      If it were me, to keep something for 5-10 years, I’d want it as simple as possible. (This coming from someone who literally has a denim jacket from the Gap from 2003 that she totes out over the years, including as recently as yesterday.)

    • AEK

      If it were me, I would skip the stars. It’s not really the same as a print or pattern, but could still have some limiting effect on the jacket’s versatility. And I think I’d get tired of them. I am a Plain Jane, though, so take my opinion with a grain of salt!

      Have you tried any of the Levi’s versions?

    • Anon in NYC

      I would get sick of the stars. I think if you’re looking for longevity you’re better off with a plain denim jacket that you have tailored.

    • Anonymous

      I don’t like it. It doesn’t look modern and fresh, it looks forced. But don’t settle for the one that doesn’t fit right. Keep looking. Or get the one with the stars and rock it.

    • Monday

      If you like the stars, get it. They don’t reflect any particular trend that I’m aware of, so I don’t think they will look dated, just offbeat (a plus in my book). And: denim jackets are awesome. I’ve always owned one and probably always will. I do agree you should hold out for the right fit. If it isn’t this one, keep looking. Consignment stores may be a good source.

      • AIMS

        Thanks guys! That is sort of my conundrum in a nutshell – normally I am very much a classics girl. I like plain beige trench coats, and suits without embellishments, classic blue jeans, oxford shirts, etc. So the stars should be a no-go but the something “offbeat” about them is kind of what I am digging. On the other hand, it could just be that I don’t really see them in the mirror so … But I definitely agree that denim jackets are awesome. I’m going to stop by the Gap again tomorrow and give it one more twirl. Thanks for all the sage advice!

    • Niktaw

      Besides, the stars are on the back, and you won’t see them while wearing the jacket, right?

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