The Justification: Best items to justify from the End of 2009 sale:

Charlotte Ronson Beach Tie Dress

Justification #1: The darker colors and subtle details make this beauty an eye catcher in the summer months and a stylish, cold-but-do-able choice in the winter months.

Justification #2: This dress also hides stains extremely well. Especially when the drunk girl at the wedding you're attending spills her entire drink on you. Trust me.

Justification #3: This dress is 70% off. I swear you're going to hate yourself if you don't just buy it now.

Simon Miller M002 in Pacific

Justification #1: Simon Millers for 50% off? Yes please.

Justification #2: These aren't in production anymore, so grab these while you still can!

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Said in Context

"Let's be honest, the reality rarely lives up to the romance and I am OK with that—I think we all could benefit from letting ourselves get lost in the romance of an idea or perception instead of having to know every excruciating detail of reality."

Scott Schuman, aka thesartorialist.com

Greetings

End of 2009 Sale going on now online!

The Justification: What's new/My newest obsessions/Last minute gift ideas

Filippa K Down Rib Jacket

Justification #1: So this jacket is my number one current obsession...and it should be yours, too.

Justification #2: It's also new.

Justification #3: And, it would make a really great last minute gift idea. Yeah, it's a little pricey for something you're going to give away but that's what you get for waiting until the last minute.

Giles&Brother Marjorie Bracelet

Justification #1: Okay, maybe $475 is a little much for a gift. If I was going to receive a gift that wasn't the Filippa jacket, this would be my second pick (hint, hint).

Justification #2: It's also a lot less expensive. (Notice how I put the most expensive item first...$150 for a gift isn't looking so bad now, is it?)

Giles&Brother Leather Wrap Around Bracelet

Justification #1: And for those guys that are so freaking hard to shop for...this wrap bracelet is perfect because it's manly and won't make them look like girly.

Justification #2: Unless that's the look they want. Then it does. It also looks really good on girls!

Notes On: Getting Waisted

Fortunately for you, this post is not about last Thursday's antics which resulted in getting so wasted that certain members of my social group called in sick to work, fell asleep on the job or in one particular case, someone was asked to go home early. In case the homonym escaped you, this post is about belts and showing off your waist. I'm not sure if it's the consumption of many a holiday treat or the fact that I have no core (according to my trainer), but my collection of expensive jeans has been shoved to the back of my closet and replaced with leggings, skirts and dresses. (Editor's note: I'm not actually blaming my current refusal to squeeze into tight jeans on any sort of weight gain, but rather on a sartorial shift in the universe.) Anyway, my new clothing choices have given me the chance to rediscover one of my favorite accessories: the belt. I've started quite the collection, and these are my top picks:

-Filippa K Thin Belt

-Ashley Watson Skinny D-ring Belt

-Any belt from Madewell

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