@dulwich wrote:
@Pearlee@cherry Thank you for this link Pearley. I like the blouses especially the London City print also the London scarf. The trunk show at the store would be great let me know if they are as good as they look if you make it to store.
Enjoy your your blouse Cherry - I am still looking want to check out the sweater you mentioned.
@dulwich You are welcome; I thought of you immediately. Please pick up the newest catalog (paper) from T's which has a red double-decker bus on the cover. Inside a model is carrying a British flag umbrella - I wonder if T's will be selling it? If so, you need that! It shows all the London merchandise I think.
I'm probably not going to the trunk show today but I did go to T's yesterday and I'm loving the entire London collection - I wanted everything I saw . The tote is absolutely adorable! I actually bought two things at the 25% off because they fit me so well and looked so darn cute; one is the London City Print blouse that @cherry ordered. It's so cute. But be careful - I tried two of them on that had completely different placement prints (i.e. the bolt of fabric was cut so that each of the blouses had different parts of the print showing in different places). Both were cute but I bought the one that has Big Ben on the front a few times. On the other one I tried on, Big Ben was only on the back and not much recognizeable (in terms of being famous) was on the front. I wanted Big Ben on the front! So where each printed image on the blouse will vary per each blouse. This is why I need to go to stores to try things on. The background of the blouse is a lovely ecru (off white -definitely not white) color that I really like for fall.
I also purchased a painterly striped background 3/4 tee that says London on it and has a few images on it. On the Talbots site it's called Stripe Destination Tee and it's very cute and comfy on. (Dulwich, I hope you take a look at it). One reason I bought it at 25% off instead of waiting is that I tried on two in my size, and one fit perfectly and is very flattering and one was an entire size larger! I had to look at the size inside twice to believe it was even marked the same size. In fact, I usually don't make purchases from T at "only" 25% off but I wanted these two particular items - the ones I tried on and preferred, rather than perhaps never finding that same placement print I liked in the blouse again - even if I try on 30 more. Same thought for the top - I loved the way this one fit and knew, with a trunk show today and a lot of customers shopping, I'd risk losing both pieces.
All that said, I talked to the manager and asked: will there be a 40% off one item coupon for Labor Day weekend (those often crop up during holidays). And she said she'd recently seen a notice for it and thinks it is for Labor Day weekend. So, if you have your heart set on anything, you may want to wait til then. I think I won't wear either of these two garments and may re-buy them at 40% off (I'll be emailed the coupon so I can repeat use it at different stores) and just return the seond ones I buy using that receipt. That way, I get the placement print I want on the blouse and the exact fit I want on the tee and I'll get 40% off by returning the second purchases using my first receipt. Shhhhhh - don't tell. I may also purchase the tote at 40% off.
ETA: I tried on the white blouse with black crowns all over it too and I thought the sweater with three crowns on it is very cute (didn't try on a sweater - it was too hot!) The black and white blouse with the crowns is part of their wrinkle resistant line and therefore a fairly substantial weight and $10 more (I like their wrinkle resistant blouses). It's a cute black and white staple, esp. to wear underneath sweaters that have black or white in them or gingham, etc. but I'm leaving that one til later for a clearance sale or something with a huge reduction. It would be nice to have in my wardrobe, but the very cute London city scene blouse was irresisible.
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