Jenny Han: Just In Time for Tea
Posted on 01.14.10 to $100 and under by Lindsay
As we all know, my true love obsession with Bad Joan is ever-present.
The more designers they add, the more I adore them. The more categories they cover, the more I swoon. The smallest adjustments made to their inventory have me on my toes and, yes, there was someone named “Joan” in my dream last night.
Honestly, and I wasn’t planning on posting this, I’ve completely assigned a persona to Bad Joan. She looks like this:
The obvious choice. She she gets on the computer every morning with a cigarette in her hand, and a passive aggressive attitude, and sends me emails saying “Hey, Elle. Just wanted to drop you a note that I have new Jenny Han pieces. Oh, yes I know you can’t afford them… Well, of course I’ll still send them! There’s nothing more delicious than seeing you in excruciating, longing-related pain….”
Bad Joan.
I’m 100% sure that the folks who actually run Bad Joan are absolute dolls – mostly because I’ve spoken with them before and they sound nothing like the Joan that I envisioned.
Anyway, I told you this story because of the immediate visual situations that new clothing occasionally inspires. Do you experience it, too? When you lay eyes on a new, beautiful garment, and all of a sudden you have to buy it because, Oh My God, you’re going to be late for tea with your stylist, and then you’re going to be rushed off to the opera – which means you won’t have time to pick anything up to wear to that dinner party tomorrow night, which the Queen will be attending.
Please tell me I am not nourishing some kind of insanity here.
Either way – insane or not – that is the imagery recently conjured up by the latest pieces from Jenny Han.
Jenny Han Silk Blouse in Winter $54
Pintuck Blouse $53
Jewel Neck Dress $60
Maybe I just love clothes too much. Maybe, at this point, it’s not an obsession anymore, it’s a condition.
Post Tags: bad joan, fashion, independent designer, indie, jenny han, silk, winter
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Tweets that mention Jenny Han: Just In Time for Tea | Broke & Beautiful -- Topsy.com added these pithy words on Jan 14 10 at 6:37 pm :
[...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Miss Elle and Miss Elle, Kim Askew. Kim Askew said: RT @MissElle: New @ B&B… Jenny Han: Just In Time for Tea http://bit.ly/7866NP [...]
80sPerfect | Broke & Beautiful added these pithy words on Feb 22 10 at 8:55 pm :
[...] I’ve decided that the only parties I really get excited to attend are a la Ke$ha, or a la broke-ass Daddy Warbucks (i.e. people dress fancy in their best duds, but drink PBR and Martinelli’s all night). This would be the perfect dress for either, I’d say. I love the yellow, and I extra love the model’s blunt bangs and smaller chest with this dress. It just looks good. Plus, you guys know how I feel about Jenny Han. [...]
Erin added these pithy words on
Jan 14 10 at
12:13 pm
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No, you don’t have a condition or else I do too 
and I don’t think I could face that.
This is the exact reason why I can never stay on a budget…
.-= Erin´s last blog ..Victory! =-.
Chelsea Rae added these pithy words on
Jan 14 10 at
1:54 pm
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*cough* I see a perfect for every occasion blouse in those pictures *cough*
Lusting over things I can’t afford gets me through the day sometimes. Sure clothes are supposed to be practical because they cover your bits and pieces (generally), but some times you have to throw practicality to the wind and like something because it’s pretty and probably pricey.
p.s. I just realized there was a lot of alliteration in the paragraph.
.-= Chelsea Rae´s last blog ..Whimsy is a Cinch with Contrived to Charm =-.
Lindsay added these pithy words on
Jan 14 10 at
3:42 pm
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Jenny Han: Just In Time for Tea – http://shar.es/aR7ZR
Lindsay added these pithy words on
Jan 14 10 at
3:46 pm
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New @ B&B… Jenny Han: Just In Time for Tea http://bit.ly/7866NP
Kim Askew added these pithy words on
Jan 14 10 at
4:03 pm
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RT @MissElle: New @ B&B… Jenny Han: Just In Time for Tea http://bit.ly/7866NP
Bianca added these pithy words on
Jan 14 10 at
8:42 pm
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These dresses are fab!
Love your posts!!
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