WNTW - Dallas Style

I am an avid follower of the show What Not To Wear. I truly enjoy Stacy and Clinton. It's one of those shows that I DVR. I couldn't ever watch it in real time. Last night, they had a 29 year old flight attendant who dressed like a cartoon character. Okay cartoon character is rather harsh, but she had issues that went far beyond a mere makeover. They worked their magic on her but she never "got it". She never realized why her old look was so off putting to the type of people she would want to attract. Her old look was that of a blond bimbo (aka Holly Madison former Hugh Hefner girlfriend from The Girls Next Door). They gave her a "make under" but at the end she mentioned how she'd slowly go back to the old look. WHAT?! WHAT?! You have got to be kidding me. She would choose to hide behind a character rather than be her gorgeous self. And she was gorgeous. I thought I'd croak when they had her in one outfit that made her look HOT and she said she felt like a grandma in it. I don't know what grandma's she knows but let me tell you if she ran into one that looked that good in an outfit like she had on ... Well go for it grandma!

Speaking of which...

I haven't reported on my weekend in Dallas. I had a mini what not to wear with my girl Susan. My sweet guy texted us on Friday and told her to take me shopping for a new wardrobe. No budget. Seriously no budget. WooHoo! Maybe he knows me too well though. I have an inner budget that I have trouble going over. It's like a mental brake on the ole credit card. Sigh. We had a great time driving around in the gorgeous sunny Dallas day with the top down on her convertible. First stop was Stein Mart. They seriously let us take probably a hundred articles of clothing into the dressing room and we dove in. I would try on and not look in the mirror unless I got approval on the item. We walked out of there with two bags full of clothes. Awesome. And only a small dent in the budget. We were off to Ann Taylor, Soma, and Gap where we managed to complete the wardrobe. I spent only about 1/3 of my mental budget. Pretty good? EVERYTHING was on sale! So I know you want to know what I got.
I got: 3 pairs of pants, over 20 tops, 2 jackets, 3 sweaters, and 2 pairs of shoes.
Now I have to go through the drawers and closet and purge those items that are not okay. You know, bring something in, something must go. It is totally worth it!