Black Friday Survival Guide

Shopping Black Friday always reminds me of a scene out of George Romaro's Dawn of the Dead. Hundreds of shoppers staggering toward a department store mumbleling unreconizable words and bumping into those around them until they lock eyes upon a desired item, then the thrashing and knawing begins. So just in time for Thanksgiving and Black Friday, I bring to you your official 'Black Friday Survival Guide'

Black Friday is a Fashionista’s Super Bowl. This non-traditional holiday is our day! It’s the biggest shopping day of the year and you have to be ready for it! Take a moment and read over this “Black Friday Survival Guide” for a safe and effective shopping spree.

Step One: Caffeine. You will need lots of stamina

Step Two: Have a game plan! Know which stores you’re going to, what is sold where and for how much. Write down your list in the order of which stores opens first and know the quickest route there. Know side streets too! Traffic may be a problem.

Step Three: Wear comfortable shoes! This is not the time to be cute. You may have to run for your life.

Step Four: Travel light. No need for a large purse. You will need to make yourself as small as possible in order to slide in between the masses.

Step Five: Don’t trip and fall. You could be buried alive.

Step Six:  Don’t stop to text your sister about how many Prada bags are left. Grab a quick picture if you must, but keep moving!

Step Seven: Elbows. This is your best defense!

Step Eight: Lock and Load. When you reach your desired sale item, grab and tuck! Keep the item close to your body then move to safety.

Step Nine: Retreat to the exit as quickly as possible.  Regroup. Take deep breaths.There’s more shopping to do!

Step Ten: Repeat steps 1-9.

Remember! You’re dealing with caffeine impregnated, shopping zombies, who are still coming down from a tryptophan buzz and they.don’t.like.you! Politeness is always my philosophy and I don’t think it necessarily needs to be thrown out the window in circumstances such as these. Just stay focused on the goal ahead of you, get in and get out, with as little contact as possible.

God speed.

And be sure to check out more zombie shopping fun at Sears! Compleate with a Zombie gift guide for that hard to shop for Zombie on your list, Zombie Friend maker, and the Undead Twitter feed. You can even switch the language to Zombian to make shopping more convienant for you!

For other great reads on survival be sure to check out: how to survive a zombie attack   and How to Survive a Garden Gnome Attack by Chuck Sambucino

Black Friday!

It seems that most retail stores are being very tight lipped about their sales. With some lists being published Thanksgiving Day. Target will start their online sales a couple hours before their door buster sales. Toys R Us will open their doors at 10pm on TG night. As well as having a 50% off 2 day sale today starting at 3pm-12 and tomorrow starting at 7am-1pm. As far as online shopping goes Amazon seems to be the online site to go to on Black Friday morning if you wish to shop at home. They will be honoring most dealers Black Friday specials straight from their site!

Remember its still not too late to get in on the give away here on this blog! Share this post on Facebook and Twitter and either tag me in it or then e-mail me here to let me know you passed it on and your name will be entered in the drawing for a Black Friday survival gift! You have until this Sunday!

Today's Special:Leg Warmers

With the cooler days now upon us if you are looking to stand out from all the rest who are wearing tights and leggings, why not try leg warmers?
For years leg warmers have been synonymous with dancers. Long, lean muscular girls with firm calves and flat abs have used leg warmers to...well I'm not really sure the reason for why they wear leg warmers as I have never been one of "those girls". So, how about I give you all the reasons I have recently started wearing them for myself:

• Necessity: Its cold
• My distaste for socks: I hate having my feet hot and confined
• Comfort: They did take some getting used to, but once I did, they have never left my legs

And finally:

• Style: Of course!

I would first only wear my leg warmers around the house. Then all it took was one cold 'Girls Night Out' for me to slip those suckers on and hit the town! I wore them over my dark denim shredded jeans and a long sweater and flats. Next, for a more casual look I wore them while traveling to St. Louis. I paired them with thin gray sweats, a long cotton cardigan over white tank top and slouch hat and purple tennis shoes.

They can be dressed up I suppose, with a mini skirt and heels, but I would really only recommend that for the 21 and under crowd, for such things are expected of that group.

Then of course there's the classic leg warmers look over thick tights, short shorts, cropped sweater, over a tank top. But if you went there, then you should also probably find a neon colored head band and some bangles....maybe even some blue eye shadow.

Now, of course I wouldn't share my love of leg warmers with you with out showing you where you can go and find your own. And of course I would send you no where else except to Etsy!

$12

Vintage

Knit

Now? Are you still skeptical?

Today's Special! Shoes at Blue Fly 65% off! Final Hours!

                                                                              $20

Sam Edelmman snake print

And that's just the beginning!

Здравствуйте!

I'm excited for all the fashion savy ladies (and gentlemen) who stop by on a daily basis to find High fashion at low prices, but I especially get excited to see readers from all corners of the globe come together over a common interest. With that I am proud to say that haute momma is keeping a steady readership with readers in Russia!

Рада тебя видеть!!!!

Friday's Black Friday Coverage!

Black Friday Extravaganza

                             (because everything sounds better with the word Extravaganza)

Starting this Friday I will be bringing you Black Friday ads     

 and coverage right here on this blog for your discount            shopping pleasure! First I will start off with a website that      I don't typically showcase here on this blog but I do know that    

 a lot of my readers do shop here often and it really is a place  where you can cut some shopping corners and really save big! That place is                                                         

                                           

Wal-Mart:Wal-Mart is offering FREE SHIPPING

         WITH NO MINIMUM PURCHASE on almost

         every item online.I love this idea

         especially after all the mob deaths

         in recent years at Wal-Mart Black 

         Friday sales.Why go through that???

                                           

Early Openings: Kohl's will be opening at  

                3am! I love the great home 

                decor & Christmas decoration

                that they have available.  

                And Kohls is featuring great

                online sales leading up to 

                the Black Friday event.    

                                            

Betsey Johnson: Now, I know that this isn't 

                technically a "Black Friday"

                sale but I saw this watch on

                sale this morning and I had 

                to share it with you!       

                     $89                     

           Black stainless steel cast and streach bracelet   

                 analog quartz movement with crystal accents       

                           purchase here                           

                                                                   

But the Black Friday fun doesn't end here my friend, Noooo! I have 

a special deal just for you and it doesn't even require you to get 

wake up at 2am the morning after Thanksgiving! Its a........       

                      Give-away!!!!!                

Grab this tag and post it to your blog mentioning the Black Friday   coverage and Give-away(make sure the link to this blog is attached   to it) and then let me know that its on your blog and your name will be tossed into one of my many hats!                                 



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   Another way that you can get in on the Give-Away is to Share this Black Friday post via Facebook or Twitter, then tag me or     
e-mail me to let me know that you shared it and your name will also

be tossed into the hat! Here's a clue: The gift will be something 

to help you fight the Black Friday masses in style!               

                     Now go get em'Troops!                        

What's on your arms?

While this blog is typically about clothes and fashion I think its important to also address issues involving women (and men) in our society today. Blogger offers the chance to host a charity organization on their page. After looking over the list, I knew imediantly that I wanted to give spotlight to the organization

To Write Love on Her Arms

a non profit movement dedicated to bringing hope to those suffering from depression, addiction and self injury

You can click on the Social Vibe button to the right to find out more about how you can help. Or by visiting TWLOHA site for the full story about 19 year old Renee and her journey through addiction.

Here are the facts:  

  121 million people worldwide suffer from depression. (World Health Organization

 Depression often co-occurs with anxiety disorders and

 substance abuse,

with 30 percent of teens with depression also developing a substance abuse problem. (NIMH

2/3 of those suffering

from depression

 never seek treatment



Untreated depression is the number one cause of suicide, and suicide is the third leading cause of death among teenagers. (NIMH)

If you are reading this post and are going through depression or addiction, please stop reading now and go talk to someone. Anyone.
If you have never expierianced this for yourself, chances are you probably know someone who has. Be there for them to talk to you.
There is such a bigger world outside of ourselves and what we have on. Either take the time today to donate to the charity mentioned here or donate your time to one near you.
Then...Pass it on.

Boots on trend for this Fall

If there is one thing that I have seen on every kind of foot in every design, color and style its Boots! Its the fashionable way to keep your feet (and legs for that matter) just a bit warmer in cooler weather. They have opened up our wardrobes with more possibilities for dresses and skirts. Pair them with leggings or tights, Wear them under jeans or over them! I've seen them with spikey heels, and square heels. And just about every department store has a plethora of options for you to choose from.

Below are a couple of inexpensive goodies I have searched out for you.

Forever 21

On Sale for 13.99

Check out that wooden heel!

Black Friday Alert! Macy's will have boots from Nine West, Bandolino and Marc Fisher for a whopping 50% OFF! So if you have someone on your Christmas list who loves boots, you may want to go into battle for this one.

Even I can't resist a good knee high boots. However, I have been wearing these brown boots for a few years now, way before the "craze" Check out a pic of me and my man in St. Louis over the weekend.

Brown Boots 5yrs old, Jeggings:Target,$6

Dress: H&M yardsale $5 Velvet Jacket: Goodwill $4

Scarf: at Wal-Mart now $5

VIP Soiree event for Nashville Fashion Week

dress: Forever 21, Plato's Closet $13

shoes: Dolce & Gabbana, Plato's Closet $30

accessories: Vera Wang Simply Vera Collection, Kohls Clearance earrings: $7 bracelet: $8

hair: slicked back tight ponytail, with bump, Garnier Frutis

The dress and shoes I already had in my closet, the accessories were the only new thing I bought for the event.



Today's Special: Lucky Brand

Thanks to Jessica for passing along this site to me. Love today's deal at 6pm.com 65% off Lucky Brand!

I would pair these boots with a long dark velvet broomstick skirt and a suede fringe purse for a bit of a Stevie Nicks flare.