A Jar Full of Surprises

Last weekend I made an unexpected trip to BellJar. Remembering it as a shop where everything prohibitively expensive, I popped in only to kill a few minutes before meeting a friend nearby. It’s a good thing he was running late, because a very pleasant surprise awaited me, and sucked me in for a lengthy visit.

At first my experience was pretty normal; I found a beautiful summer dress that, at $300, was priced way out of my range.

Major bummer, but par for the course at BellJar. Yet after more browsing, I was completely caught off guard – I found reasonably priced clothes!

Lace top, lace blazer, printed skirt, all with prices hovering around $50. I could buy the entire outfit for half the price of that dress. Quelle surprise! And it gets better. I found a similar top at Anthropologie for $80, and a similar blazer on Shopbop for – wait for it… $507 (on sale).

I know it’s hard to see the lace blouse that I tried on, but trust me that it looks similar to the one above. As someone who spends a lot of time on the computer (hello, blog) and online shopping, this is a good reminder to step away, get outside, and patronize the manifold, marvelous boutiques nearby. I’m sure BellJar will be seeing a lot more of me soon.

**UPDATE 7/7: Get 50% off at BellJar, up to $40 through 01/07/12. Get it free with ScoutMob. Thanks for the tip Eileen!


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2 responses to “A Jar Full of Surprises”

  1. Genevieve Avatar

    Hi there! Did you find the lace blazer and skirt at Belljar? Or somewhere else?

    1. The Fashionista Lab Avatar
      The Fashionista Lab

      All of the stuff I was trying on was at Belljar, but I doubt any of it is left. Items there go fast!

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