The 907 Strut

I love this time of the year. Not for the bipolar weather or being shamed for taking down the Christmas tree nearly a month after Christmas (I've been busy), but for all the amazing sales! This is the time of the year for clearance galore! Being from Alaska, I understand the value of a cute pair of boots and jacket so when you knock that bad boy down to pennies (compared to the original amount) you can count me in! Here is a list of 10 items under $30 and I believe they’re all worth it! (Hurry before someone else gets them!)

Torrid is having an additional 50% off on clearance items in the Dimond Center in Anchorage. Online, their clearance is "Buy one, get one free and you can redeem your Haute Cash, so hurry in before the sale ends. This robe is online for $41.98 BEFORE the additional 50% off. 

We’re moving on up, Anchorage! 

You may have noticed that we’ll soon have an H&M in the Dimond Center! Like most people, I’m excited about the fact that we’re getting a store locally that we raid when we’re on vacation. Although I’m pretty excited about getting to browse another store, I’m a little apprehensive from what I've experienced from them before. H&M is known for their fashion forward staple at inexpensive prices and for nearly every Twenty-Something, that is music to our ears! So you’re probably wondering why I’m apprehensive… Well I’ll tell you why!

THIS is why!

 This, shapeless pillow case with holes that H&M tried to pull off as a plus size top. #Annoyed

When I visited H&M while I was in Seattle I was extremely disappointed! I waltzed in like I was entering my own closet and then I saw this. Nope, not what I’d put in my closet.

If you would have removed the H&M sign, trendy straight sized clothes and the ads with David Beckham (OK, don’t remove those) I would've thought I was in an older woman’s plus size section; not a twenty-something fashion brand! Shapeless tops, ill-fitting pants and nothing that screams “H&M” like every other section in the store.

As a plus size, fashion forward, twenty-something, I was beyond disappointed! I actually felt offended. Yes, I do take ugly (yeah, I said it) plus size clothes personally. Why, because we've moved on from that point. We have options, now. We've made progress in this industry. Why is this still on the market? WOO-SAH!

Don’t get me wrong, I do think it’s great that they now offer plus size clothing. However, I do not think it’s great that they lack style. It’s a new year and maybe they have a new game plan. I’m rooting for the new H&M store in Anchorage, don’t let me down.

Tell me what you think about the new H&M store. Are you looking forward to them, or nah?

XOXOXO

Sharita L Conley

If only I could stop talking when my picture is being taken,,,, That's be great!

One of the biggest compliments I got from the night was that I was asked if I made the dress myself. My reply was "No, but by the end of 2015 I will be able to." I'm setting big goals, peeps. Watch out for me!