{"id":1522,"date":"2011-10-19T16:41:48","date_gmt":"2011-10-19T20:41:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/abitcoquettish.wordpress.com\/?p=1522"},"modified":"2015-08-28T23:34:34","modified_gmt":"2015-08-29T03:34:34","slug":"smart-shopping-is-sexy-isabel-marant-or-gap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/smart-shopping-is-sexy-isabel-marant-or-gap\/","title":{"rendered":"Smart Shopping is Sexy: Isabel Marant vs. Gap"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Shop smart, because being a successful, independent woman means being financially literate. (And because smart is sexy.)<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I&#8217;m a huge contender of smart shopping, and an even bigger advocate for women&#8217;s financial literacy:<strong>\u00a0save more, buy more<\/strong>. A totally twisted philosophy I was bred upon, and will now try to impose upon <em>you<\/em>. It\u2019s all rationalization, really. <strong>Do you\u00a0<em>need\u00a0<\/em>it?<\/strong> Or do you\u00a0<em>want<\/em>\u00a0it? If it doesn\u2019t make your heart palpitate and get your mind racing, it\u2019s not love. And it\u2019s not worth it.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Put it down, slowly.\u00a0<em>You can do it<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Learn to balance the practical and the desirable.\u00a0<strong>Smart shopping is sexy<\/strong>. It shows you\u2019re a woman who know what she wants and\u00a0<em>exactly<\/em>\u00a0when to get it.\u00a0<strong>You are always in control of your desires\u2014but also aren\u2019t afraid to unleash them.<\/strong>\u00a0<em>Think like a coquette, always!<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">&#8230; and now, my latest window-shopping find:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">There&#8217;s a fine line between a look-for-less and the authentic thing, one between inspiration and blatant disregard for an artist&#8217;s work that is too oft blurred and indiscernible. I have no problem with pieces with a strong influence from an iconic brand, as but a trickle-down effect is only natural.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Take, for example, Gap&#8217;s rendition of the highly coveted cable-knit sweater from\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.style.com\/fashionshows\/complete\/S2011RTW-IMARANT?page=2\" target=\"_blank\">Isabel Marant S\/S 2011<\/a>, as modeled by Kasia Struss.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/runway-to-realway-isabel-marant-gap3.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1527\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/smart-shopping-is-sexy-isabel-marant-or-gap\/runway-to-realway-isabel-marant-gap\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/runway-to-realway-isabel-marant-gap3.jpg?fit=941%2C662&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"941,662\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"runway to realway isabel marant &amp;#038; gap\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/runway-to-realway-isabel-marant-gap3.jpg?fit=840%2C591&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1527 size-full\" title=\"runway to realway isabel marant &amp; gap\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/runway-to-realway-isabel-marant-gap3.jpg?resize=840%2C591\" alt=\"\" width=\"840\" height=\"591\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/runway-to-realway-isabel-marant-gap3.jpg?w=941&amp;ssl=1 941w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/runway-to-realway-isabel-marant-gap3.jpg?resize=300%2C211&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Even pre-Marant craze I could never resist a chunky knit, worn one size up for optimum toasty-roastiness, of course, and paired with leggings, skinnies or over a fitted skirt. The <em>je ne sais quoi<\/em>\u00a0factor is undeniable regardless of <em>how<\/em>\u00a0it&#8217;s worn: pulled off the shoulder, rolled at the sleeves, dressed smartly or thrown on\u2014making its cult status nearly inevitable.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">But it&#8217;s the color that makes the piece: a marled burgundy with speckles of pink and taupe throughout the knit. I&#8217;ve not an inkling of doubt when I say berry\/magenta shades will always be on pointe\u00a0during the fall season. I&#8217;m not one to wear color, but\u00a0graying weather somehow always persuades me to forgo my usual, all-black wardrobe for something with color. A rich, jewel-tone berry never fails, and it just so happens to complement a fading tan incredibly well&#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I&#8217;m hardly surprised that Gap&#8217;s A\/W collection has the closest approximation of the Marant pullover. Gap&#8217;s creative efforts in a branding makeover (over the past few years) have been incredibly successful\u2014their collections are always impressive. Classic, yet always on point (this sweater is a prime example). <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gap.com\/browse\/product.do?cid=8998&amp;vid=1&amp;pid=870906\" target=\"_blank\">For $59.95<\/a>, it&#8217;s far more attainable than the original Marant; I even prefer it&#8217;s coloring. Still, it&#8217;s a bit pricier than I&#8217;d like, but considering cost-per-wear, it&#8217;d be a steal&#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">. \u00a0 . \u00a0 .<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">x<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #888888;\"><em>{images <a href=\"http:\/\/www.style.com\/fashionshows\/complete\/S2011RTW-IMARANT?page=2\" target=\"_blank\">via<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gap.com\/browse\/product.do?cid=8998&amp;vid=1&amp;pid=870906\" target=\"_blank\">via<\/a>}<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Shop smart, because being a successful, independent woman means being financially literate. (And because smart is sexy.) I&#8217;m a huge contender of smart shopping, and an even bigger advocate for women&#8217;s financial literacy:\u00a0save more, buy more. A totally twisted philosophy I was bred upon, and will now try to impose upon you. It\u2019s all rationalization, really. Do you\u00a0need\u00a0it? Or do you\u00a0want\u00a0it? If it doesn\u2019t make your heart palpitate and get your mind racing, it\u2019s not love. And it\u2019s not worth it. Put it down, slowly.\u00a0You can do it. Learn to balance the practical and the desirable.\u00a0Smart shopping is sexy. It shows you\u2019re a woman who know what she wants and\u00a0exactly\u00a0when to get it.\u00a0You are always in control of your desires\u2014but also aren\u2019t afraid to unleash them.\u00a0Think like a coquette, always! &#8230; and now, my latest window-shopping find: There&#8217;s a fine line between a look-for-less and the authentic thing, one between inspiration and blatant disregard for an artist&#8217;s work that is too oft blurred and indiscernible. I have no problem with pieces with a strong influence from an iconic brand, as but a trickle-down effect is only natural. Take, for example, Gap&#8217;s rendition of the highly coveted cable-knit sweater from\u00a0Isabel Marant&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"full-width-content","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[2,9,41],"tags":[334,687],"class_list":{"0":"post-1522","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-advice","7":"category-style","8":"category-what-to-wear","9":"tag-isabel-marant","10":"tag-shopping","11":"entry","12":"has-post-thumbnail"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Smart Shopping is Sexy: Isabel Marant vs. Gap<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Learn to balance the practical and the desirable. 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