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On a recent ravage through the sale section at the Gap, I scored a special design edition cotton blouse by Phillip Lim.   Apparently, Gap collaborated with the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) and Vogue and featured these limited edition cotton blouses.

As fate would have it, I managed to not only get my hands on one in my size, but for less than 15 bucks! My bargain isn’t part of this week’s look, but a 3.1 Phillip Lim 2008 Resort look is.

Initially, I was drawn to the color combo of this look (I’m a sucker for that camel brown), but it was tough finding a jacket that looked similar. Your best bet in finding one would probably be to go on a hunt and search at a couple of obscure vintage stores.            

H81 3Q Windbreaker in red: $24 - forever21.com

         Navy Stripe Fitted tie-neck shirt: $48 - gap.com

                       
Boxer Skirt: $39.99 - urbanoutfitters.com

Marc by Marc Jacobs Leather Platform Sandals in brown, $225 on sale!

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What do you think about the Vogue spread of Carrie & Big ”on their honey moon”?

Kind of brings a little tear to my eye.  Yes, I know they are only made up characters, but I’m glad they did this to promote the Sex and the City: The Movie.  They look so happy!  Not sure about the one that looks like they are about to make a sex tape though. 

Image Source: Vogue

Lily Allen looks so adorable in this spread for Elle (especially the black and white pic), which hits newstands tomorrow. With America Ferrera in W, Jennifer Hudson in Vogue and now Lily in Elle, it’s really great to see women with realistic bodies looking gorgeous in high-end fashion magazines.

Elle really hit the mark with the Lily-appropriate clothes. I’m happy they included the Betsey Johnson dress that I’ve been coveting (in the first photo below). It doesn’t come out until late July, so I have a month to decide whether I can part the $320 price tag. The plaid tweed coat in the same ensemble is Chanel, and it weighs in at around $5,000. Personally, I wouldn’t pay $500 for a coat without sleeves.