Oh, the leather jacket. Never before has one piece garnered so much attention in the “save or splurge” category. You know the pros and cons of each by now, so let’s jump ahead to a much more exciting debate: real vs. faux leather. Faux leather is usually easy to distinguish from real, and a faux jacket can run you anywhere from $40 at Forever 21 to almost $200 at Urban Outfitters. While there are gems to be found, my guess is you’re giving up either quality fabric (not that good faux leather doesn’t exist) or quality construction– two things that can make or break your purchase. Real leather jackets, while often considerably more expensive, are generally going to be of a higher overall quality, regardless of the material, so if you plan on wearing your jacket regularly for more than one season, you may want to invest in the real deal. I’ve found several real leather jackets that retail for less than $250, and if you can dig up a coupon code or are brave enough to play the game known as “I’ll wait ’til it goes on sale,” you can snap one of these up for quite the steal. The trick is to look in places you may not normally frequent! So-called “mom brands” like Ann Taylor, Eddie Bauer, and Jones New York happen to have gorgeous leather jackets that easily rival the trend pieces you’d see in any high-end shop– at about a third of the price.
Designer Lisa Salzer of Lulu Frost has designed a limited-edition bracelet available at LOFT stores during October. Five dollars from the sale of each bracelet benefits the Breast Cancer Research Foundation. This bracelet is designed with the vintage charm Salzer is known for, with multiple brass chains, one of which is wrapped with a silk fuchsia ribbon that ends in a bow. It is part of a capsule collection of jewelry designed by Salzer exclusively for LOFT – both in LOFT stores nationwide and online at www.LOFTonline.com.
Whether you wear it alone or layered with other jewelry for added drama, the bracelet offers an alternative to the conventional “think pink” ribbon. At $24.50, the bracelet is in keeping with LOFT’s spirit of to-the-minute style at affordable prices.
The Breast Cancer Research Foundation is a charity dedicated to providing funding for research at medical centers worldwide and increasing public awareness of good breast health. Ann Taylor Stores Corporation has supported this Foundation since 2006 and has already raised more than $2.25 million for the charity.
Celebrities wearing bracelet
Emmanuelle Chriqui
Taylor Swift
The bracelet will be available in LOFT stores nationwide as well as LOFTonline.com from October 1 – 31, offering shoppers another compelling reason to Live.Love.LOFT.
It is InStyle’s 15th Birthday and one of the ways they are celebrating is by offering finds and special deals from 27 fabulous fall collections where Instyle editors cherry picked 15 of their favorite items. There are also giving away 4 $1,000 shopping sprees! There is also an 15 For Fall iPhone app so you and your readers can track all this awesome shopping information. They have invited our readers to be a part of this very special day!
Here are some of my top favorites that every fashionista should have in her beauty cabinet or closet.
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