Shopping at thrift stores for fashion is absolutely my favorite thing to do because I love the prices I pay for designer clothing - but I also like the thrill of the hunt. But I have to confess that I have another fashion shopping venue - QVC. I watch that channel like people watch "Scandal", it's must see TV, and I watch several programs on that channel - a couple of them I DVR!
Every Monday on QVC at 5:00 am is "Fashionably early with Pat and Jayne" until I go to work, and when I return, my Monday evening viewing is three hours of "PM Style with Lisa Robertson" and the day ends at 9:00 pm with "Isaac Mizrahi Live" (which I record because I go to bed at 9:00 pm.). I love Isaac's clothing, but I really can't see myself paying the QVC or retail prices for his line - so I look at his weekly show as a styling tool. Surprisingly, I usually have similar/cheaper versions of pieces that resemble his line, so I watch and then copy the styling.
Every Wednesday is an hour of "Liz Claiborne New York", but I'm at work , so I DVR it too. I love everything Liz Claiborne and have an extensive wardrobe of pieces that I've bought retail and from the thrift store. The fit, the quality, and the clearance prices I pay when I go to JC Penney's (with a coupon) is always fantastic - but I've never made a Liz Claiborne purchase on QVC (because I don't care for their prices - nor the shipping and handling charge).
I'll never forget going to Liz Claiborne's corporate office as a class project when I was a student at Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) back in the late eighties. We didn't get to meet her - but the experience was great, and that's when my love LCNY began (although they were really high-end during those days).
My Saturdays begin with two hours of "AM Style with Leah Williams" at 7:00 am. This is the show that tends to get me in trouble, because it's an off day, and I'm in bed just watching TV. Well yesterday, that's just what happened...I bought several things from that show yesterday.
It was deemed "Fall Fashion Day" - so practically all of my television viewing revolved around QVC. I don't make it a habit to make QVC purchases - but if it's clearance, sale priced, free shipping and handling, or just a great deal - they have my attention and credit card information - especially with one particular fashion line.
There is a designer named Renee Greenstein who's a former fashion fit model. She has a line on QVC called Women with Control where the majority of her clothing is made with 14 percent spandex - which could mean that shape wear is optional and as she says "No more wiggle-no more jiggle". I tested out her line last summer with a pair of dresses (one solid/one print) that sold as a set for $29.96 plus shipping and handling. Whenever I wear either of those dresses, I tend to receive a lot of compliments on how great the dress looks on me, and it does makes me "appear" slimmer.
So yesterday, when I saw Renee on AM Style selling pants (two pairs: one Black + one any color) at the reduced price of $49.96 + S&H for the set, I felt it was a great opportunity to find out if the pants will be as flattering on me as the dresses, so I went to www.QVC.com. Then I made the mistake to continue looking/shopping and found a Women with Control skirt on clearance for $29.98 with no shipping and handling - so I bought two (a leopard, and a mustard color).
Renee has another clothing line called Attitudes by Renee but she doesn't have scheduled weekly programming like Liz and Isaac - but if she did - I'd DVR her too!
My purchases will arrive on Friday (8/8/14) - I'll let you know in next week's blog if it was a good buy.
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