Last week, my mom and I took a trip to Target, and we stopped by the neighboring J.C. Penney afterwards. I've never been a fan of "Penney's," so I did not expect to find anything. To my utter amazement, I walked into a Ralph Lauren fan's paradise. The Americana brand, American Living, is Penney's newest venture. Created by the makers of Ralph Lauren, it is Ralph Lauren in everything but name. Nowhere can the familiar R.L. be found, but the plaid, ruffled shirts, fairisle vests, and tartan dresses scream Ralph Lauren. While the prices are still a bit steep ($60 for a shirt), they are astonishingly cheap for R.L. I walked out with quite a few pieces at 40% off.
top: American Living;brown cords: Delia's;
purple cloche: Target.
There was a WONDERFUL gold-crested navy blazer that I longed for, but it was priced at over $100 on sale, so I had to leave with only a beautiful tartan dress, a fairisle vest, a black chiffon shirt dress, and two ruffle button-downs. It was a pretty fabulous day.p.s. did you notice? I got my hair cut! I'll post the curly version soon.
