appy Friday!
It’s just so hard for me to get out and about with my tripod at the moment because of the winter weather, so that’s why you are seeing so many shots of me sitting by the window. The light is nice and soft however which I find quite appealing to make do with what you’ve got. When ever I look back over the blog there is always a change to more indoor shots in the winter months but I always forget!
The necklace featured in today’s post is one that I found recently on eBay. I’ve had to postpone a trip to New York that was supposed to happen in May for a month due to nerve damage in my ear sustained after the ear infection that struck me down earlier in the year when I went to Hong Kong.
Anyhow(!)-
Two things that I had planned for my trip(amongst a list of like, a squillion others) was to do some serious shopping at J Crew and Diane Von Furstenberg. I’d been stalking items online, I knew in my head what I wanted- J Crew necklaces and jewellery and pure silk statement pieces from DVF.
So as the trip didn’t pan out and not to be deterred I set about trying to get my fix on eBay. No such luck as yet with DVF but I did find this necklace that I learned was part of a roaring trade of ‘inspired’ J Crew pieces out of China. I also bought it in grey from another seller and am awaiting it’s arrival so stay tuned for more where this came from.
And why did I purchase this and not the real thing? Well, I had no idea there would be so little on eBay of actual J Crew pieces for starters, and secondly this necklace cost me $14 with free shipping to Australia. FOURTEEN DOLLARS.
Most of the sellers had quite a few pictures and the items looked good, but if you are a long term shopper like me I’m sure you have a disappointing eBay story where the item arrives and its nothing like what you thought you’d purchased.
$14 was a gamble I was willing to take however, and I’m pleased to say it paid off. Now you all want to know where I purchased it don’t you?! There are actually quite a few sellers with them, but here is one with plenty of colour choices for you.
What I’m wearing:
Coat/cape: Shakuhacki
Blouse: Vintage, it’s older than the blog
Necklace: eBay
Heels: Florsheim
Bag: released ‘Alice’ bag from Glomesh, as seen in this blog post
Jeans: Asos Skinny Jeans in Soft Rose #4
Watch: Longines
Notebook: Notemaker
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Yeah, so, I may or may not have got this sitting in my Etsy wishlist in Orange and Navy right now…
Trying to decide if this will look good fey, or bad fey…
Still, it’s available in my colours.
Clearly your gamble paid off – the necklace looks great!
Xx
Elizabeth was wearing a similar necklace today on The View. I think you “wore it better” though!
i love this outfit. I’m pinning it right now
Love the cape! Reminds me I need to wear the camel on I recently received that’s very similar x Sushi
Fabulous look, so pretty and beautiful outfit. lovely pics.
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I have seen that necklace on everyone in turquoise…absolutely love it in pink! Great find.
Thanks for sharing the link.
Cheers,
Laura
That necklace does look gorgeous! I am a bit of an ebay addict as it is, too. & thank you for the rose + red inspiration x
I hear from a well seasoned New York visitor that is horrid in the Summer months anyway. I must say that when I was there in March it was lovely, but can imagine that late Autumn would be great too. The necklace looks wonderful, great buy!
Ps. Thank you for stopping by my blog the other day. I felt a tad starstruck!
Holy mother of a statement neck piece! I love it! Can’t decide what colour to get though… You look fab LM, sorry to hear about your delayed trip x
I am so sorry to hear that you had to cancelle your trip, hope the ear gets better soon maybe before December. I heard New York is very lovely in December with all the snow.
So gorgeous! The colour of those jeans are amazing, and while I wouldn’t really think to pair it with red, it works SO well!
Gorgeous necklace sweety!
And you look quite well in photos you know 🙂
Have a great day
beautiful pastel toned outfit 🙂 I really like how well the pink necklace matches the skinny jeans!
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