Next Best Thing

by Emily

H&M Top, Chloe Sevingny for Opening Ceremony Pants, Anthropologie Necklace, Linea Pelle Bag, Cynthia Vincent Wedges, Forever 21 Ring, Vintage Bracelet

Despite my excitement for the Barneys warehouse sale last week (here), I left the convention center empty handed. Seriously, without a thing. I even stalked a girl for a solid 20 minutes who held in her arms what might have been the perfect dress. The moment she decided against it, I slipped the sparkly green number over my head and twirled around in victorious circles. It was only until I got to the checkout that I was informed that my little Lanvin number was $1,995 (down from $6,500). In order to alleviate some of my disappointment, I headed to Opening Ceremony where I found these Chloe Sevigny pleated trousers in my size and on sale for a fabulous price.

120 comments

1 Robine { 02.11.10 at 1:02 am }: I love it!
Fantastic outfit
2 Annabel { 02.11.10 at 1:03 am }: i hate it when sales like that don’t work out. that usually happens to me during christmas sales in selfridges ;p it’s sad. am glad you found the OC pants though; i have been stalking that sale page for ages now…
3 ambersnotebook.com { 02.11.10 at 1:07 am }: omg those trousers are amazing. great look, I love it all. LOve the bag, the double ring, and you look quite happy in these pics as well. Fabulous.
4 roxana { 02.11.10 at 1:09 am }: stunning as always! love to read your blog every morning, you put a smile on my face…:)
5 Kimmy { 02.11.10 at 1:19 am }: Love the combo of navy/stripes/sailor pants/tan leather. I agree the BWS was highly disappointing. But not as much as that delicious Urth iced green tea boba?! YUMSSS.

xx
Kimmy

http://www.kimmydavis.com
6 Steph { 02.11.10 at 1:19 am }: Once again, great outfit.
7 Meg { 02.11.10 at 1:37 am }: I`m in love with this outfit

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meg
8 ♥Lola { 02.11.10 at 1:42 am }: Love these pants, they look gorgeous
9 aja { 02.11.10 at 2:06 am }: adorable like always //xoxo aja
10 girlontheave { 02.11.10 at 2:16 am }: i’m glad it worked out nonetheless and u managed to find something fabulous. this looks so parisian chic!:)
11 Jerri { 02.11.10 at 2:34 am }: Those pants are so cool I can’t stand it. You look great in pleats, which isn’t easy to pull off.
12 EMILIE { 02.11.10 at 2:57 am }: Love your pants and your striped top!
That is such a great look!
Emilie
http://whatshappeninginmyfashionworld.blogspot.com/
13 Carlotta { 02.11.10 at 3:20 am }: What a nice purchase! Those pants are really nice and fit you perfectly! I’ve been looking for the perfect pair of pleated pants, but i find it difficult to find one that fits both my style and my little size!
14 melissa { 02.11.10 at 3:32 am }: Amazing pics and great bag! <3

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15 Keri { 02.11.10 at 3:46 am }: So adorable… This may or may not be a my favorite outfit of yours. I’m so smitten with stripes right now. Xx
16 Jessica { 02.11.10 at 4:43 am }: You look fantastic in pants, Emily! And I’m not sure that nearly $2k is ever really a deal – no matter what the original price tag was! That dress was a tease.
17 Eimear { 02.11.10 at 5:01 am }: Such a great outfit, loving the nautical top and the trousers are fab, look comfy yet stylish!
18 Andi { 02.11.10 at 5:28 am }: Really love the high waist with pleats…and the length is perfect for sky-high heels. I, too, can’t stand that feeling of disappointment when a sale doesn’t go your way…

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19 Parker { 02.11.10 at 5:33 am }: Ok, can we talk about that bag?! It’s love and even more so b/c you paired it with those dark pants.

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20 Parker { 02.11.10 at 5:38 am }: I think my originial comment got messed up or something, but I LOVE that bag and that you seemed to mix gold and silver with your jewelry choices!

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21 freckles and fringe { 02.11.10 at 5:39 am }: I love this. A great “work” outfit and it all comes together so nicely!
22 sb { 02.11.10 at 5:41 am }: cool left bank style stumps sparkly green dresses any day
you look marvelous in those chic black trousers…such a priceless find!
xo,
sylvie of silver lining
23 whatdialike { 02.11.10 at 6:06 am }: cute!
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24 Jenn { 02.11.10 at 6:11 am }: Love the pants, and love the bag. great look!
25 Xanthe { 02.11.10 at 6:13 am }: lovely outfit and your blog is great. i think your top looks great with the bag.
-x-
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26 Charlie { 02.11.10 at 6:15 am }: love the pants! in fact, i like everything in this outfit, as alway
27 Pretty Little World { 02.11.10 at 6:22 am }: I definitely get pouty if I find something that I really want only to discover there’s no way that I can have it. A little sparkly Lanvin dress would be wonderful, but you’d have to wear it A LOT to spend $2,000.

I’m glad that you found something you wanted, even if it wasn’t at Barney’s! Your whole outfit is super cute!
28 pia { 02.11.10 at 6:24 am }: gorgeous. your outfit reminds me of Nice, France. tres chic!
29 Devs { 02.11.10 at 6:26 am }: You look so gorgeous! I love navy’s, whites’s, and tan’s together. Very nautical.
30 Parker { 02.11.10 at 6:48 am }: Love the mixing of metals with the jewelry!

http://jjparks.wordpress.com/
31 erica { 02.11.10 at 6:49 am }: what color nail polish are you wearing?
32 Parker { 02.11.10 at 6:49 am }: Love the mixing of metals with the jewelry!

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33 Sadie at heyMamas { 02.11.10 at 7:09 am }: Sales that don’t produce totally suck.. but you ended up with a great pair of pants!

Sadie at heyMamas
34 Celine { 02.11.10 at 7:16 am }: That sucks about the dress but those pants may be the perfect pants ever. I looooooove them. Are they available online anywhere??

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35 Sally { 02.11.10 at 7:20 am }: Then you still scored big! The pants are just marvelous, and look fantastically cozy.
36 Celine { 02.11.10 at 7:21 am }: OK, I’m an idiot. You linked to the pants in your post. Haha. Carry on.
37 Jacqueline { 02.11.10 at 7:22 am }: I love the pants. I know how it is when you think you are going to get something great at a sale and you don’t, but then you still have that urge to splurge just a little bit. The pants look fabulous on you! xo

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38 Mrs.T { 02.11.10 at 7:24 am }: Great outfit!
39 Vivian { 02.11.10 at 7:25 am }: I left the sale empty-handed and disappointed too. Those pants look great on you though! Great score!

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40 Ameena { 02.11.10 at 7:29 am }: So weird how I never find anything at the Barney’s sale. Glad you found a great pair of pants elsewhere!
41 Sarah { 02.11.10 at 7:39 am }: the high-waisted pants look great on you and i love the overall nautical look!

http://sarahandthecityblog.blogspot.com/
42 something-just-happened { 02.11.10 at 7:41 am }: Those pants look so good on you! I walk out on sales empty-handed all the time
43 gant sweater { 02.11.10 at 7:41 am }: This looks is ideal for this spring!Love the stripe top and the loose trousers
44 Runway Hippie { 02.11.10 at 7:47 am }: those look fantastic on you!! great find!!!

xo,
Sonia
http://RunwayHippie.com
45 Christina { 02.11.10 at 7:53 am }: Wow! You were definitely still successful! Those are awesome!
46 Rosa { 02.11.10 at 8:10 am }: Well, those pants are fabulous!
47 Style Revolution { 02.11.10 at 8:11 am }: Stunning pictures
48 stacy di { 02.11.10 at 8:12 am }: too bad about the sale…but the pants are really cute…and love the top!
49 Aimee { 02.11.10 at 8:30 am }: I NEED a two finger ring like that! I found one at urban the other day but now I need to check out forever 21!

In Class, En Vogue
50 ISHRAT { 02.11.10 at 8:36 am }: Hi, love your nautical stripe top. I became recent reader of your blog and love how fresh it is. Any tips on how to create a direction for a blog? I have started roughly two weeks ago and been trying to maintain two because the two sides of me are so completely different. Will be very grateful if you could take a look.

Thanks
Trishna

http://a-life-i-own.blogspot.com
http://thestylechronicles-desiedition.blogspot.com
51 S.Elisabeth { 02.11.10 at 8:37 am }: Ah! I know how you feel. Black Friday I went to the Outlets in hopes that I’d score deals at Michael Kors and other designers like I had the year before, only to be disappointed by the too long lines and finding nothing worth waiting for! But luckily I went to the mall during the day and found the perfect sales!
52 Le 21ème { 02.11.10 at 8:43 am }: Love the trousers, Em!

- http://www.21Arrondissement.com
53 Jamie { 02.11.10 at 8:47 am }: It’s funny, in my post for today I am wearing almost the same outfit!! In mine I have a pencil skirt but I really like your take with the pants. They are sleek and look really comfortable. And wow they ARE a great price!
http://glamlatte.blogspot.com
54 thebeautyfile { 02.11.10 at 8:52 am }: They’re awesome. If I saw you following me around the Barney’s sale eyeing my dress, I’d probably be so freaked out, I’d turn around and just hand it to you. Hahahaha
55 Snapshot Fashion { 02.11.10 at 9:20 am }: this outfit is adorable! i love the pants!!!
56 Melanie { 02.11.10 at 9:21 am }: OMG I was so sad too about the sale I didn’t get anything either it was way too much a mess
57 Amanda { 02.11.10 at 9:31 am }: You look like a chic French girl! I love this whole outfit! I never thought I’d like high-waisted, wide leg trousers but you pull them off!
58 Jen Tarte { 02.11.10 at 9:32 am }: Eek, sorry you weren’t able to find anything!
59 Jessica, Haute Teapot { 02.11.10 at 9:51 am }: So gorgeous Emily! You pull off high-waist trousers with perfection.
60 Taylor { 02.11.10 at 9:54 am }: Emily, this is probably one of my fav outfits by you. I love that H&M top. I wanted it but they didn’t have my size. It looks greta with those Chloe for Opening Ceremony pants! So french and cute!! Sorry about the Barney’s sale. Atleast you got to save more $
61 Taylor { 02.11.10 at 9:54 am }: Emily, this is probably one of my fav outfits by you. I love that H&M top. I wanted it but they didn’t have my size. It looks great with those Chloe for Opening Ceremony pants! So french and cute!! Sorry about the Barney’s sale. Atleast you got to save more $
62 Michelle { 02.11.10 at 10:08 am }: I agree with Taylor. This is also one of my favorite outfits! You rock those pants. They suit you so well. Wonderful!
63 Josie { 02.11.10 at 10:11 am }: LOVE the pants and bag — gorgeous!
xxoo Josie
http://winksmiestyle.blogspot.com
64 neekoh { 02.11.10 at 10:44 am }: Not a loss, after all. Great find!
65 Amanda Lalique { 02.11.10 at 10:50 am }: this is my fave kinds of look!!! So CLASSIC and beautiful!!!! Love stripes!
66 Absolutely Not Martha { 02.11.10 at 10:51 am }: first, i didn’t know chloe sevigny was a fashion designer. and second, thank you…i don’t feel so bad anymore about not going to barneys sale.
67 Rachel (heart of light) { 02.11.10 at 11:22 am }: Oh my gosh! I can’t believe the Barney’s sale was a complete bust! What a bummer.
68 Maeko { 02.11.10 at 11:25 am }: Love it! You just need a sailor hat and a scarf, and you’d be an adorable sailor style girl!
69 Lauren { 02.11.10 at 11:38 am }: so adorable, i love it

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70 Niki { 02.11.10 at 11:48 am }: This is my new favorite of your outfits! So sailor chic!
71 samantha hutchinson { 02.11.10 at 11:55 am }: I have that H&M top too… I live in it! Love your new pants!

http://couldihavethat.blogspot.com/
72 Lillsnörpa { 02.11.10 at 12:17 pm }: I think you are really nice today
73 Amber { 02.11.10 at 12:23 pm }: love everything about this outfit – simple and looks great on. how lucky are you that you can wear pleats?? I don’t even want to try that.
74 bridget { 02.11.10 at 2:07 pm }: dammmmnn (about the dress) but yahoo about the pants.
75 Lucinda { 02.11.10 at 2:25 pm }: I have this same top on today!
76 Genevieve { 02.11.10 at 2:38 pm }: Seriously does NOT get any more classic than this. I *love*.

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77 Lauren { 02.11.10 at 3:03 pm }: I don’t know if you watch Big Love but that outfit looks like something Nikki (Chloe Sevingy) would wear to work when she is undercover (in the latest season)- I think she has ammmmmazing style on the show.
78 Alicia { 02.11.10 at 3:11 pm }: i love this look and i could totally wear that to work! super cute!!
79 Ellen { 02.11.10 at 3:13 pm }: Barney’s may have been a bust, but those pants are fabulous! They look great on you!!
80 Shannon { 02.11.10 at 3:27 pm }: Love this outfit! Question: how tall are you? xx
81 Surviving Green { 02.11.10 at 3:28 pm }: who takes your pictures? i’m always so scared to ask the bf to take them but these look amazing and are always how i want to look/be portrayed
82 yanil { 02.11.10 at 3:54 pm }: I love your blog!! You’re always nicely dressed and you always eat things that look soooooo yummyyyyy I love coming to your blog and getting cooking tips!! I have made some of those recipies!!
thanks!!
83 yanil { 02.11.10 at 3:55 pm }: ignore my typing errors lol i pressed enter too fast!!! lol
84 NATHALIE { 02.11.10 at 4:48 pm }: LOVE IT!! FAB OUTFIT!! HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND!!

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85 lenka James { 02.11.10 at 4:56 pm }: I love the pants…they are gorgeous Chloe S. does such a wonderful work
86 alyssa { 02.11.10 at 5:05 pm }: i lusted over these pants for months and when they finally went on sale the sizes os xxs , xs, and xl just wont fit my size s/m frame
wahhh!
http://alyssa-goldfiction.blogspot.com/
87 lucy { 02.11.10 at 5:17 pm }: Love the trousers paired with the striped t, and the photographs are beautiful!
Lucy
Lucy Laucht: Daily style & inspiration
88 SB { 02.11.10 at 6:20 pm }: holy crap — I love your outfit. love doesn’t even half describt how I feel…those pants are TO DIE FOR!
89 Alyson { 02.11.10 at 6:35 pm }: i didn’t find a thing either! i did, however, see chanel iman there so that was kinda cool.
90 Cafe Fashionista { 02.11.10 at 6:37 pm }: I love, love, love the sailor stripes on your top. And that bag…be still my heart! You always look perfect, Emily!!
91 Beth { 02.11.10 at 6:54 pm }: You look fantastic!! I love the classic look of this outfit and I get excited when I see you wear things I might actually able to imitate
Sorry about your dress disappointment though – thats never fun!
92 joyce { 02.11.10 at 7:04 pm }: I love your blog and your looks
kiss joyce

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93 Bangkok J { 02.11.10 at 7:13 pm }: I LOVE this outfit! So classy/classic.

~J
Quarterlife Curiosity
94 jacqui { 02.11.10 at 7:49 pm }: love the look. super chic and effortless…amazing.
95 Nicole { 02.11.10 at 8:55 pm }: I love how you paired the nautical top with the trousers.
96 JaNielle { 02.11.10 at 9:12 pm }: High waisted pants are great for elongating the legs. I love the look!

http://thestyleswatch.blogspot.com/
97 heart charlie { 02.11.10 at 9:44 pm }: Haha! I love how you stalked for a dress! That is so sad that it was still so expensive, even on sale! But I love your trousers, you made out well at OC and they look amazing with your stripey shirt
98 Rachel { 02.11.10 at 9:44 pm }: Simple, chic, perfect!
99 Emily the Panda { 02.11.10 at 9:49 pm }: I can definitely relate… disappointing when the item you have been coveting is still way beyond (realistic) reach! are you drinking an iced green tea latte?

http://emilypanda.wordpress.com
100 bargain bex { 02.11.10 at 10:17 pm }: i do love me a bargain. nice find!
101 jenn { 02.11.10 at 11:46 pm }: love the pants – so cute with the striped top
102 Jaime { 02.12.10 at 12:03 am }: Love these! You look so happy in them!
103 janice { 02.12.10 at 9:57 am }: hi, what is the name of the color/size/style of the bag?! i love the whole ensemble –especially the bag. does anyone know? thanks!!
104 TTRoyalty { 02.12.10 at 3:22 pm }: It’s amazing how I don’t get tired of coming here everyday to see your last posts. You’re always so stylish and beautiful.
xx have fun in NY

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105 TTRoyalty { 02.12.10 at 3:24 pm }: It’s amazing how I come here everyday to see your last posts, you always look amazing!
have fun in NY
xx

http://www.theteenageroyalty.blogspot.com
106 Marisa { 02.12.10 at 4:13 pm }: Simple and Fabulous! Love all your looks! You are really pretty! Kisses from http://lustycapuccino.blogspot.com/
107 Elisabeth { 02.13.10 at 1:55 pm }: My first coment on your blog .I discovered it a few weeks ago and just love it . I really really love this outfit !!! It fits you perfectly …… and I have to say that the bag is also really nice , would love to have it … kisses from Paris ( France ) !
108 BarceloMIA { 02.14.10 at 2:34 am }: Ah! So cute and French! I think i have a girl crush on you….. xxx
109 valentina { 02.14.10 at 7:31 am }: lovely

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110 taylor { 02.14.10 at 12:26 pm }: Emily, what are you drinking here? It look so good! Is it only in LA?
111 Wisconsin Motorcycle Accident Lawyer { 02.15.10 at 11:22 am }: Fantastic, you pull off everything perfectly!
112 Die Konigin Der Herzen { 02.17.10 at 1:11 am }: Those are fantastic pants.
113 Julia { 02.18.10 at 9:29 am }: great pants – I love your hair!
114 Elisabeth Adele { 02.22.10 at 11:13 am }: I absolutely love those pants. They are so flattering and beautifully made! Its a total working girl look! Love it!

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115 Katie { 02.22.10 at 10:52 pm }: i love love love this androgynous–nautical look…lovely and comfy looking!!! ohhh stripes…they get me everytime.
116 Rebecca { 02.23.10 at 10:21 am }: I just found this blog for the first time. It’s wonderful. Just wanted to let you know I’ll be back.
117 penny. LA { 03.12.10 at 8:08 pm }: I LOVE the ensemble! It has such a nautical feel to it. I’m almost dying to know how much the pants were…
118 costume jewelry { 04.10.10 at 4:38 pm }: Tres french! Tres Chic!
119 Danielle { 12.02.10 at 12:45 pm }: Simply chic!!! Gorgeous pants which look stunning teamed with a nautical top – love everything about it. Also lusting over that bag xx
120 Beach Bedding { 04.29.11 at 1:50 pm }: Great look, do you suggest any other colorways that might work just as well?

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