What I Wore: 2.22.13

Leather Jacket: Zara

Top: Topshop "Burnout Drop Shoulder Top" 

Pants: Zara

Shoes: Topshop "Aerobic Wedge Trainers"

Necklace: Minoux "Tiny Bar"

Bag: Alexander Wang Rocco Duffel with Antique Brass Hardware 

[ my blog post on it and a comparison with knock off ]

What's In My Bag #1 - The Alexander Wang Rocco Duffel with Antique Brass Hardware

Are you a nosy little voyeur who likes to know what people carry around with them? 

I am.

If you are too, watch the video to see what I keep in muh baby boy, Alexander.

What I Wore: 2.14.13

Shirt: Truly Madly "Deeply La Muerte Muscle Tee" from Urban Outfitters

Sweater: Gap

 Jeans: Zara 

Heels: Messeca "Coraline"

Bag: Alexander Wang Rocco Duffel 

[ my blog post on it and a comparison with knock off ]

What I Wore: 2.13.13

Sweater: Vince

Shirt: Target

Pants: Topshop

 Boots: Sam Edelman "Lisle" Boots in Wine 

Necklace: Minoux "Tiny Bar"  

Rings: SecretCharm on Etsy 

Bag: Alexander Wang "Rocco" Duffel

[ my blog post and a comparison with knock off ]

What I Wore: 2.4.13

All black errethang...

Shirt: LOFT
Tank: Urban Outfitters
Jeans: BDG from Urban Outfitters
Shoes: Topshop Aerobic Wedge Trainers
Jacket: Gap 
Rings: SecretCharm on Etsy
Necklace: Babette on Etsy
Bag: Alexander Wang Rocco Duffel (and here and here)

Coupon Code: Up to 35% off Shopbop

HUGE sale going on on Shopbop right now!
Use code "BIGEVENT12" for BIG savings -- and they don't excluded Alexander Wang Roccos and other designer bags!!

Based on reaching certain price points -- with the lowest being $250 and highest $1,500 --
you will gradually earn higher percentages off your purchase!

If only I had cash money to spend... I'm being VERY good and not spending a dime this time!

 

NEW IN: Alexander Wang, Zara, Topshop, American Apparel, Nordstrom, etc...

I think the image says it all... :)

What I Bought:

• Zara Basic Shopper
• Topshop Leigh Jeans 
• Halogen Sweater Tunic from Nordstrom
• Tobi Sweater with Spikes (not online anymore, but other colors and short-sleeve version)
• Rubbish Utility Jacket (Juniors @ Nordstrom)
• Cotton On Sweater
• Zara Wool Jacket with Faux Leather Shoulders 
• Rubbish Chambray Boyfriend Shirt (Juniors @ Nordstrom)
• Topshop Metallic Jacquard Crop Cigarette Pants (on sale for $40!)
• Forever 21 Floral Trousers
• American Apparel California Select Original Cut-Out School Girl Dress in "Taupe Multi Blossom" 
• Alexander Wang Rocco Duffle Bag (where I bought it with NO sales tax :D)

SHIT, Did I Just Get the Alexander Wang Rocco Duffel Bag?

Holy. Shit. BREATHE! I am trying not to get too excited right now, because Belle & Clive put me through a near panic attack with site glitches and unexplained empty carts when trying to buy this bag in their Alexander Wang flash sale this morning. I had it in my cart, and then it would disappear and say the sale was over -- cut to: refresh refresh refresh, "OMG, I got it!" -- then I was checking out, and then again... it disappeared and was supposedly "in another member's cart." Finally, fast refreshing fingers, quick address typing, and panicked clicking led me to a wonderful page that said "Order Complete" and a confirmation email in my inbox. Fifth time's a charm, no? I still don't believe it's official yet, they might come back to me and say, "Whoops! we sold 1 bag to 4 people!" In which case I'll whimper (a lot) and probably stomp around my room a few times like a tantrum-ing toddler.

You may recognize this bag from... oh, just 1,000,000 bloggers and celebrities who have it (and this post where I proclaimed I would give my first born for it). It's a pretty popular bag, and though I'm not one to succumb to soul crushing bag lust or celebrity/blogger hype often, this bag just does it for me. Despite it's incredibly heavy weight and oversaturation on street style pins, I l.o.v.e. it. Mind you, it's really expensive and I am now paying off the debt/loan to my super wonderful, awesome, kind, best mom in the world Momma who supplied her credit card for my huge indulgence under the condition that I pay her pack entirely within 3 months. Totally doable! I just handed her $50 in tips from my restaurant job just now... so I only have about.... $700 to go. Ooof. I probably would have never bought this bag in my life if it wasn't at some sort of discount -- I often found myself refreshing this guide to buying a Rocco on discount daily -- so thank the stars for flash sale sites! $695 before tax is a lot more palatable than $875... but still painful.

Exhibit A: Evidence it was in my cart, Belle & Clive!

I just had to screenshot this to prove it when I was going through it all. Totally panicked...

If you could find the Rocco for $695, would you bite the bullet?

What is your biggest bag lust of the moment? The PS1? 31 Hour Bag? Do tell.

How much is the most you're willing to spend on a bag?

I'm curious!

EDIT: Belle and Clive sent me the wrong color hardware and were not able to fulfill my order with the brass studded hardware (which is what they had listed on the site). Tragedy! I had to return the rose gold bag, but I managed to swing it from SSENSE for just a couple bucks more than the flash sale price, so.. I finally go it! If you want to see my comparison with a knock off version, check out my post here.

WANT: Alexander Wang Rocco Duffel Bag

I would give my first born for this bag. I've wanted it since the very first day I laid eyes on it. I'm not much of a bag whore so to speak, but I would seriously consider whoring myself out for this bag. I'll do your underwear laundry. I'll walk behind you and pick up your dog's poop on a walk. I'll hold the tissue you blow into when you're sick. Anything, ANYTHING to earn a dollar for this bag. I wanted it so much so that I bought a fake rip-off off ebay (which is a nice bag in itself but it's nothing... NOTHING... like this bag, obviously).

[ image via here ]

[ alexander wang rocco duffel - $895 ]

At $875, I should just continuing dreaming. But man... when I get a job and I save my first big chunk of money from it, you can bet I am going to treat myself for the hard work at get this beautiful, beautiful bag. Hey, I did schedule a job interview today with my ~dream job~ at a non-profit so maybe I'm one step closer! Shopbop recently had a 20% off Friends and Family sale and they excluded Alexander Wang from the sale. RUDE! (But it would have been like $700 andddd that's still not happenin')