My Recent Trip To The Mall
As regular readers have no doubt picked up on by now, I love a good deal. Life in the Shenandoah Valley lends itself to frugal wins when it comes to grocery shopping and walkability, but not so much on the big things: designer apparel.
So on a recent weekend trip to northern Virginia, Mr. Sense and I ventured out to our favorite forbidden retreat: Tysons II, a shopping mall full of all our favorite designer stores. Check out some of the great stuff we found!
The Balenciaga shoes (above) come pre-distressed straight from the store! They cost $1250 according to the Balenciaga website, though many items in the store didn’t have price tags– a sure sign of a quality product.
This “pyjama shirt” was on the sale rack at Louis Vuitton ($2390)… I haven’t seen anyone else in Staunton wearing this, and it would look great on Mr. Sense.
I wasn’t surprised to see so many other savvy shoppers at Tysons II. The stores even set up stanchions to limit the number of shoppers inside at any given time. Most people seemed undeterred and willing to wait in line.
This makes sense, because it’s not every day you get the chance to snag beauties like these (only $6500, and check out the fancy padlock detail):
The shoe and purse dominated areas were especially packed with people who were no doubt enjoying a chance to cut loose after years of painful frugality. Who could resist this purse, especially when it comes in under $3000 (tax not included)?
Clearly, we had a great time.
