Stella McCartney | Allyson in Wonderland

I've spent $40,000 on shoes and I have no place to live? I will literally be the old woman who lived in her shoes!

- Carrie Bradshaw, Sex and the City

Soooo it would be safe to assume that Carrie and I share the same obsession. But I don't have $40K to blow on shoes like she did. How do I feed my need for fashion and not live in a shoe box?

Sales. Sales. And more sales.

Let's break this down…

Sadly for designers the economy has crushed the fashion industry. With poor sales looming, designers are forced to heavily discount their goods. And voila, sales of 50, 60 and 75 percent off can be found at your favorite stores. In addition, "invitation only" sales have started to crop up.

Here are a few of my favorite invitation-only sales – just click on the links for an invite.*

http://www.gilt.com/invite/allysoninwonderland

http://www.ruelala.com/invite/allyinwonder

http://www.hautelook.com/invite/allysoninwonderland

http://www.envite.com/invite/ally25

http://beta.swirl.com/invite/allyinwonderland

http://www.ideeli.com/invite/allysoninwonderland

My personal favorite is Gilt.com, I get tons of great deals from them and they have everything: women's, men's, children's, accessories, shoes, makeup, home decor, wine, and even vacations!

I love to share good sales with my faithful friends, so check out my facebook page where I post a sale du jour.

http://www.facebook.com/pages/allysoninwonderlandcom/188101044008

Ladies and Gentlemen, start your engines with these excellent sale items available today!

And as always… OFF WITH HER HEAD!

Mood – Sales Queen

Song - Heads Will Roll by the Yeah Yeah Yeahs (my link is down… grrrrrrrrrrrrrr!)

*Time for the fine print… I receive credit for everyone that buys something from theses sales. After you sign up and you recommend a friend to join and they make a purchase you will receive credit too! Most of these "credit" will give you a one time only discount of $25. Basically it a win/win situation for everyone. As Martha Stewart would say, "it's a good thing."

Still need convincing it's not a scam (I was suspicious too) check out this Forbes article…

http://www.forbes.com/forbes/2008/0225/070.html

Please give a big hug to any veterans you know, because today is Veteran's Day! And you might just give a hug to some you don't know — I'm sure they'll enjoy it In celebration of this special day, today's post with be focused on the fashionable military-inspired jacket!
I have always loved the military jacket. I still remember way back in the mid-90s there was a DKNY military jacket that I ALMOST talked my Mom into buying. I still remember the dark burgundy wool fabric with black and white piping. Oooh, I wanted it so, but she wasn't too keen spending $300 on a 13-year-old. But to this day I still lust for that jacket, and thankfully there are plenty of options to choose from this season!