Posts Tagged ‘Diane Von Furstenberg’

I give Forever 21 a  very, very hard time on this blog – to the point where I’ve apparently swayed Elise W.’s opinions of the brand.  As she said on the fanpage …

I used to love F21, and still kind of do, but not nearly as much since becoming a fan of your blog. Props … I guess …?

Here’s the thing about Forever 21 – when they’re good, they’re amazing. When they’re bad, it’s almost epic. In a weird bit of timing, I had planned to do this post yesterday with a different lead-in, but the hotel’s internet collection makes dial-up seem zippy. I’m up crazy early this morning (7:30 am), so the wifi’s not too sluggish and I can actually post.

So that they may be pleased and the gods of shopping smile upon me, I’m going to offer Forever 21 my unemployment check as a sacrifice. Here’s a bunch of stuff I plan on buying (or, in the case of the jersey dress, have bought), from Forever 21.

I love jersey surplice dresses. They’re so damn easy – I’ve worn this the last couple nights to dinner, and it’s crazy comfortable. The jersey’s really, really soft. I’ll be honest, if not for the fact that my brother would have made fun of me, I probably would have worn it to sleep.

I’ve been flirting with the Sequin Dress with Keyhole Back from Alice+Olivia for ages now. This is pretty much an exact knockoff of the now-retired black version. The biggest difference is about $450.

Again, a dress very similar to a designer dress I loved but couldn’t afford – this time, the Domino dress by Diane Von Furstenberg (Cameron Diaz wore a pink version in What Happens In Vegas – I’ve never seen the movie, so I have no clue why I would know this).

It’s a sparkly miniskirt. Enough said.

This has a very J.Crew feel to it, with the pintucked ruffles along the neckline. It might not work with my chest, but it’s cute enough to try.

With the volume of clothing Forever 21 turns out, it’s inevitable that they’ll have a lot of crap. But I will say this: the stuff that’s good is unbelievable. I’ve bought dresses from them that have lasted a good two years now, with frequent wear. Most of my basic t-shirts are from there, and they’ve lasted for ages.

Point is: Elise, don’t lose hope. Wait two weeks – odds are, they’ll have entirely new stock with at least five things you’ll love.

Forever 21 Fab Jersey Surplice Dress – $12.50

Forever 21 Peep Hole Sequin Dress – $27.80

Forever 21 Classic Double-Knit Dress – $17.80

Forever 21 Glamorous Banded Skirt – $19.80

Forever 21 Ruffled Pintuck Top – $14.80

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I woke up this morning to an email from Google telling me my AdSense account has been suspended. AdSense was the way I had planned on getting revenue from the site (and, over the last five months, it’s earned me about $40 from your ad clicks – I’ll never see the check now, but I really appreciate that you guys clicked the ads).

I appealed the decision, but this was the response they sent me. So, that sucks. Anyone know any other advertising services I can use?

Here’s the thing I want to stress: this blog is meant in good humor. I wouldn’t post about any of these sites if I didn’t surf them regularly because I like their clothes. I’ve posted repeatedly about stuff I like. As several of my friends can attest to, I was downright giddy when I saw ModCloth had commented for the first time, because I have nothing but respect for the people who work there – even if I do post about them a lot.

And I do. I post about them regularly, because I’m on their site all the time. If I weren’t unemployed and sharing a tiny closet with a guy who owns more clothes than I do, I’d be buying frilly dresses from them.

I know I’m not the only one, either. And I know that at least a couple of you have started going to ModCloth because I’ve posted about it here. I’m guessing that, when I post about a terrible shirt at Forever 21, at least a handful of you head over there and end up surfing through the site, because no press is bad press.

I’m not saying the clothes spontaneously combust; I’m not saying the retailers overcharge. I’m just saying that sometimes, they sell ugly clothes. I doubt that anyone here has not bought something I’ve posted, purely because I posted it. And if you have – well, I’m shocked that I have that much power over someone, because no one should ever listen to me about anything.

I’m just frustrated, because the last thing I want is to be considered malicious. By taking away my AdSense account, that’s what Google’s decided I am, and that kind of sucks. They also banned my account on my other blog, C-List Actors Save Us All. So, like I said before: anyone know a good advertising service?

I don’t write the thing for ad revenue, I write it because people actually read it. It just sucks because it feels like the blog was picking up steam, and now it’s just been kicked in the shins.

Thanks for reading. Seriously.

- Amanda

It’s Friday? No, I totally didn’t forget that it was Friday and therefore didn’t remember to put together any posts.

So, uh …. look, a pretty dress!

DIANE von FURSTENBERG Iridescent Chiffon “Erosa” Dress – $385