Tuesday, October 19, 2010

LEOPARD SKIRT--ULTIMATE STYLE ICON

OK!  We all know that I love love love eBay.

I also love love love leopard...

I have Tory Burch Leopard Revas (no I did not take them back Andrea)
I also have Leopard Keds
So the other day I came across a wonderful Leopard Skirt from Bloomingdales (how prophetic) on Ebay--the description says:

This is a gorgeous leopard print skirt by Patrick Christopher, purchased from Bloomingdales.  This is a great fall piece.  The fabric is:  82% rayon,  18% silk and is fully lined, 100% polyester.  It is a shiny, velvet-like texture.  The approximate measurements are:  waist - 16 1/2" across, lying flat,  length - 23" from waist to hemline. It has a back zip closure.  This was originally $178. at Bloomingdales.

I purchased this for a theme dinner at a corporate meeting and won't wear again.  I am doing some 'Fall Cleaning' and am listing some great items that are a fraction of their original purchase price.  Great opportunity to pick up some pre-owned clothing items.
This would look so cute with tights and combat boots (am I really 60??). Seriously, how could I resist...all this for $16.99 (a reduced-price yet).  I placed a bid, and as I am getting my pedicure, I get a notification on my phone that I have won the auction.  I immediately hit the buttons to pay for this auction.

I am checking my mail tonight and I get a "Thank you for your PayPal payment to MadKate1994."  I looked and thought--that cannot be.

MadKate1994 is my lovely niece Lauri's eBay account.  When I looked at the invoice in a size larger than my iPhone (ie postage stamp) there is a note that says: 

Cathi you ding dong I will send you the skirt you do not have to buy it.

What are the chances that two people from the same family would be attracted to the same skirt...or that randomly one would purchase it unbeknownest from the other. Did I mention that we live on different coasts and see each other rarely.

Even more depressing, I know that I will NEVER look as good in this skirt as my lovely niece did.

Maybe it would make a great pillow. 

Ebay the big Equalizer!!!

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