MNG by Mango has arrived @ JCPenney

MNG by Mango arrived yesterday at select JCPenney store and online at JCP.com

The collection has an awesome mod feel thanks to retro prints and shapes, but also has some modern touches. I’m loving this collection!

See more of my favorite items from the line and more about how you can view the items for yourself and popup boutiques around the country!

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In preparation for the Fall Fashion season, JCPenney will be holding a special event at their Manhattan location this Saturday, August 21st featuring Jacqui Stafford in partnership with SHAPE magazine.

The Jacqui Stafford Style your Shape event will feature host and style expert Jacqui Stafford highlighting falls best trends and how to apply them to every age and body type.  Perhaps the best part of the event is consumers will have the chance to receive a one-on-one consultation with Jacqui and her style squad and get customized advice on what JCPenney pieces they should buy and wear for fall! The event will take place at the JCPenney in Manhattan (33rd and 6th ave) at 12pm and 3pm.

You can also see some items from the collection at http://jcp.com. (This Saturday is the perfect time to pop by the Manhattan store to see the new boutique and get some styling advice from Jacqui Stafford, if you are in the NYC area of course)

Stay Stylish!

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RACHEL Rachel Roy Transformers 2

Remember last year when I loved Rachel Rachel Roy’s Transfourmer Jacket that was 4 looks in 1? Well, she just released her latest Transformer jacket AND transformer dress! Yippee!

The jacket is a crinkle motorcross jacket that can be worn as a jacket or vest. Although this jacket doesn’t have as many looks as it’s predecessor, I still love the potential looks I could build around it this fall and winter.

The Hulk dress is also convertible in the same way, which let’s you wear the dress with or without sleeves! I love the print and since you can wear it sleeveless, you might be able to wear this dress all year. *fashion fist pump*

Also, check out the Rachel Roy’s Facebook page and vote for would you rather have a date night or girl’s night. My vote? I want some time with the BF, so I want a date night! What’s yours?

Stay Stylish!

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Shopping Like When I Was A Teen

This weekend, I had an enlightening conversation with a family friend about money and saving for the future and it hit me that I’m turning 29 next month and that means the big 3-o will drive up quickly after that! *GASP*

However, I’m not freaking out about turning 30, I’m more freaked out that I won’t be as financially content as I had planned to be at 30. All those mini sprees at department stores, drugstores, and don’t get me started on the online shopping, which all add up. I have had so many boxes delivered to my job, I think my boss wonders if he is paying me too much sometimes!

So, after this weekends conversation, I’ve decided to change my shopping habits.

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I’ve always had a savings account that I planned to have caked up with a certain undisclosed amount by the time I was 30 and increase that amount each decade. Unfortunately, my savings account is nowhere close to the amount I want in there and I know why… shopping.

I wish I could say that all the shopping I do is to give me ideas and info to use on my websites and to help you, my readers, in your shopping quests. Well, that is true, to an extent. Since I started Stained Couture in February of 2006, I’ve probably shared less than 5% of the things I’ve bought and although that’s mainly because I didn’t have a nice quality digital camera and down right laziness, a small amount of it inside was embarrassment that I buy so much, but nothing of substance to show for it, at least in the financially sound savvy section of my brain.

Starting this week, I’m changing my shopping habits. I’m not going to use the word budget, because to me that’s like using the word diet. I think of diet as something temporary that you do until you obtain your goal, but then as soon as you reach it, you slowly slip back into your old ways. I think the same with budget. You budget your income to help you save up for something (i.e car or house), but then as soon as you get it, you rework finances and go back to spending your money the way you did before.

So, I’m changing my saving habits. After I pay my bills each check, the money left over, I’m going to put 60% in my savings and then the rest I will use for what ever I feel and that will include saving up for things that I want and don’t necessarily need, but want really bad and that are quite pricey.

I plan to do like I did when I was teenager and wanted something that I couldn’t afford and my parents and “Santa” saw no use to spend that amount of money on a teen…SAVE UP FOR IT! So, here are the first 3 things I plan to slowly save up for.

  1. Louis Vuitton Speedy 35, $715 – If you follow me on Twitter, then you might remember that I gave my Speedy that I loved hard and it showed to one of my sisters. Afterwards, I was trying to decide should I buy one slightly aged, because I love when the leather first starts to get dark or start from scratch and get a new one. Since the used ones tend to be harder to find and more expensive, I decided to save up for a new one and since this is the priciest and most wanted item on my list, I plan to get this one first.
  2. Tiffany Keys Oval key pendant, $350– I’ve always wanted a gold Tiffany key! I have a large silver one, but I’m not a fan of silver and plus everyone seems to have a large silver key necklace, Tiffany or not. So, I want a small gold one that I can wear everyday! I was thinking about getting this one first since it’s the “cheapest” of the 3, but LV before Tiffany!
  3. Christian Louboutin Simple Pumps, $595– I have a couple of pairs of GORGEOUS Louboutins that I practically never wear, because they are too embellished to pull into my everyday wear looks. However, I want to kick myself in the head because the first pair of Louboutins I should’ve bought was a simple black pair. So…

There you have it, these are the first 3 things I plan to save for and hopefully I can get all three within 6 months, but I think with the Christmas shopping season coming soon, that might tack on a couple of months.

I will say that I’m sorta proud of myself, because I have the money right now to easily buy all three of these items and say I will start to save afterward, but I’m not. *exhales*

Do you have a list of things you want to save up for? Let me know!

Stay Stylish!

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GIVEAWAY: $200 worth of Nautica Bedding(CLOSED)

For a lot of you, going back to school also means going back to your drappy dorm room or the excitement of decorating your first apartment! So, keep reading to see how you can win this fabulous Nautica giveaway!

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One thing I don’t miss about college was the look and feel of that cold prison cell-esque The University of Memphis swore to me was my dorm room. It was small and splatter with every ugly shade of gray that can come to mind. Basically, it was everything I wasn’t! To this day, I find it amazing how all it needed to look awesome was some colorful bedding. Sometimes, that’s all any bedroom needs for a nice face lift.

Nautica just launched a new bedding collection that features various chic and fabulous prints and styles for almost any personality and would be perfect o spruce up any dorm room or first apartment. Since it’s by Nautica, you should already expect it to be nestled off into a lovely slumber in their bedding.

So, in memory of my old dorm room that the U of M tore down a couple of years ago, one of you awesome readers has the chance to win $200 worth of Nautica bedding. All you have to do is the follwing:

  • Be a follower of Stained Couture or member of the Facebook Fanpage
  • Leave a comment BELOW telling me about your home decor style
  • You must be 18 or older and located in the US or Canada only. Sorry my international lovelies!

If you win, you can pick out up to $200 worth of Nautica bedding to help spruce up your place. My personal style is mostly contemporary, with touches of breezey decor and green. So, I’m contemplating dropping hints to the BF to get me the Lemongrass set as part of my birthday gift next month!

Since this giveaway is only open to my North American readers, you can enter as many times as you like, but no “copy and paste” entries. You know what I mean! 😉 They will be deleted, sorry in advance!

This contest ends on Friday, August 20, 2010!

Good luck and…

Stay Stylish!

*The prize was provided by Nautica, but Nautica is not a sponsor, administrator, or involved in any other way with this giveaway. All opinions expressed in the post are my own and not those of Nautica.

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