Limited Winner

We have a winner…



Midwest!
Contact me to claim your $50 Limited gift card and Jodi Arnold consultation! Congratulations and thank you to everyone who submitted their Limited story.

Don't forget, you are all invited to The Limited's event:

Who: The Limited and Designer Jodi Arnold
What: Invite you to an exclusive fashion presentation and cocktail party, including 40% discounts, giveaways and gift bags (while supplies last)
Where: The Limited, 7875 Montgomery Road
When: August 18, 6-9pm
Why: Celebrate the spirit of the modern woman and discover your own freedom of expression. Jodi will be on-hand to answer your questions about fashion and to share with you her latest looks of the season, designed exclusively for The Limited.

Please RSVP by August 17 to www.thelimited.com/jodi-arnold/rsvp

Vote in The Limited Contest

Who will you choose as The Limited $50 gift card winner and recipient of a consultation with Jodi Arnold? Midwest is currently in the lead! Voting ends Thursday at 9 pm EST.

Choose the Limited Winner

You have the power to decide which of these ladies will win a wardrobe consultation with Jodi Arnold and a $50 gift certificate to The Limited. Read their stories and vote for your favorite!

Liz
The Limited is one of my go to stores and has been a staple of my shopping routine since high school! From high school, to college, and now to the working world The Limited keeps me coming back as a shopper with its affordable and classic pieces. But what I love most of all about the clothes from The Limited is that in one stop I can find pieces that are work ready but also chic enough for cocktails with my girlfriends.

Erica
When I first graduated, I purchased my first black blazer at the Limited. I was able to find something professional that fit well and didn't feel too stuffy. As a recent grad, I wanted to be taken seriously in my new job, but I had major problems finding clothing that had personality and didn't feel "too old" for me. I still love the Limited today for this very reason!

Eric and Jill
When I was in gradeschool, Limited Too opened at the mall, and it was so uber cool because the store was modeled after the original (not the pukey bright colors of today), and seemed so sleek and grownup. I loooooved shopping there. Then my love continued throughout high school. I'll never forget the bright yellow short sleeved sweater I wore to my first day of high school, nor the sporty but sleek white jacket I wore over EVERYTHING! Nowadays my favorite Limited pieces are my boatneck black sweater and brown and orange tweed jacket (a la Jackie O). Ah, the Limited, always there for us women. You hit the nail on the head, Kasmira, The Limited does it right with the little twists of the classics.

midwest
When I got my first "real" job while living in DC, the limited was the first place I stopped to "class up" my wardrobe that had managed to get me through waistressing and starbucks, but would totally be awful in an office. I remember that I told myself I was buying investment peices (Now they seem more than affordable.) I ended up getting a brightly colored cardigan, and black a line dress, and a pair of grey amazing slacks. Everything has lasted me these four years, and are going to be classic pieces forever. I think buying clothing at the limited was one of the first things that actually made me feel like the adult I was becoming, and that it was a good thing.

Jaclyn
What an exciting contest! I need a consultation with a Jodi Arnold. I'm that girl that looks like she has it together, has some sort of fashion but I don't! I'm the worst. I go into stores and try to find the most stylish new outfit but am terrible of picking it out. I always look at young professional women and think - if only I could get an outfit like that! That's why I love the Limited, their sales consultants are always so helpful and the selection is great! They do a nice job putting the outfits together on the model, which is so helpful for people like me! The Limited look has great pants, pants that really fit. All of their designs are professional chic, love it!

My favorite Limited story comes from...
	Liz
	Erica
	Eric and Jill
	midwest
	Jaclyn
pollcode.com free polls

Get Something Extra

I don’t get to the mall as often as I’d like, but one of my favorite mall stores for work appropriate attire is The Limited. I can count on that store for basics, with a little something extra…

Basic: jersey dress
A little extra: the fabulous color

I literally…Wore. This. Dress. Out. Then, I retired it to casual wear. Then, I cut it up in an attempt to make a “little man” video. I definitely got my money’s worth. A piece of it lives on in my closet, holding my brooches.

Basic: dressy tee
A little extra: pintuck detail around the neck

Like the dress, this is also an incredible color.

Basic: navy cardigan
A little extra: the marching-band-style appliques

This sweater was my most recent Limited purchase. It is the holy grail of navy cardis.

The Limited is partnering with Jodi Arnold for its Fall 2010 collection. Jodi’s collection is inspired by the ‘20s and ‘30s. I've previewed the collection and it delivers the "extra" in the form of beading, embroidery, and sequins. Jodi Arnold be appearing in Cincinnati later this month:

Who: The Limited and Designer Jodi Arnold
What: You’re invited to an exclusive fashion presentation and cocktail party, including 40%, giveaways and gift bags (while supplies last)
Where: The Limited, 7875 Montgomery Road
When: August 18, 6-9pm
Why: Celebrate the spirit of the modern woman and discover your own freedom of expression

Cincy Chic has asked me to host a contest on What I Wore Today to give away something really "extra:" a $50 gift certificate and 30-minute wardrobe consultation with Jodi Arnold.

To enter, leave a comment telling me why you love your Limited pieces from a past, current, or upcoming season. Cincy Chic and I will select the top 5 stories and put those to a reader vote.

Leave your story in the comments by August 5!

Please enter only if you’ll be able to attend The Limited event in Cincinnati on 8/18.

Win Tickets to Red, Pink and Blue

Are you a Cincinnati-area fashionista interested in schmoozing and strutting at Red, Pink and Blue? Even better, would you like to do so for free?

Send in a photo of your red, pink, and blue outfit to be published on WhatIWore2Day. Your outfits will be put to a community vote and three winners will receive a pair of tickets to the charitable and fashionable event from CincyChic. The deadline for submissions is noon, Friday, 6/18. Winners will be announced by Sunday night.

Photos should be sent to whatiwore2dayblog at gmail dot com. Be sure to include your name and a link to your website (if applicable).

Maxxinista

There’s a TJ Maxx downtown. It’s dangerously close to my office. I have spent more than a few lunches shopping the Carew Tower location instead of working out. It doesn’t help that my good friend Erin is also a fan. In fact, she bought this dress for me after I’d admired hers.

Jacket, stolen from New Gate. Dress, London Times. Belt, Cappel’s. Tights, Apostrophe. Booties, Madden Girl. Bag, Nicole Lee. Gloves, Cejon. Bangles, Body Central. Fishy earrings, gift. Feather clip, 100 yen store.


This outfit was inspired by one of the ensembles Jessica modeled for Lucky Shops.


I tried belting the jacket, like in the inspiration photo, but it looked terrible. I suppose the view was alright from the front, but from the side, the jacket flared out over my butt like a giant peplum. It made me wonder whether my inspiration outfit looked good from any angle other than straight on. Those stylists are tricky.

The most expensive item I’m wearing is this velvet scarf. I bought it for about $100 US in an Amsterdam boutique in 1996. It was a huge splurge for me at the time (I was still in college), but it’s proven to be one of my most beloved souvenirs. Thirteen years later, I’m still wearing it.

Fresh

Waistcoat, NY & Co. Dress, Ann Taylor. Glass grape pendant, Anthropologie. Peeptoe platforms, Wet Seal. Earrings, gift. Purse, Miss Lewis. Watch, Raymond Weil.

I have a problem. I cannot get enough of the vest trend. I think I have five now.



This dress is a finalist in Kaboodle’s My Favorite Spring Dress contest! I’m one of twenty eligible for the Grand Prize. (Honestly, I don’t know what that is. Maybe it’s free issues of Marie Claire. I could go for that.)



My poor Bear baby is snuggle deprived. We got a new cat a few weeks ago and he’s afraid of it, even though Bear’s much bigger. I fed him some catnip to make up for the injustice of it all.