I had a great afternoon.
I hung out with some great bloggers (and an awesome photographer), and was able to shop for some fun Blissdom outfits at a local boutique!
DownEast Basics is a national chain of boutiques (boutique clothing, definitely not boutique prices) as well as an online store.
DownEast Basics is also my Blissdom clothing sponsor :)
Karen, Nicole, and I were met at the store by some amazing employees that asked us a few questions about our preferences, walked through the store asking us to “yay” or “nay” pieces, and then sticking us in a fitting room with a wonderfully overwhelming amount of clothing.
Some photos?
Of course I have photos for you!
No, we didn’t get swimsuits for Blissdom, but I’m definitely heading to DownEast to get my swimsuit this year. They just launched their collection, and I love the colors and prints!
Another thing I love?
Their swimsuits have fabric! They’re not teeny tiny!
It was pretty hard to walk past the swimsuits and focus on conference outfits…
They have a huge clearance section right now where I found a million great pieces… FYI :)
Nicole found some great jeans and comfy cardigan. I *almost* got the same one in pink.
I may have to go back…
I love the colors they have right now…
The most fun about today was that we tried on some things that we never would have picked up. The ladies who helped us were so helpful and great about grabbing accessories for us to try with our outfits.
Karen stepped out of her comfort zone a little and got a pair of skinny jeans!
After about 2 hours (we had so much fun!), we had all that we needed for our Blissdom conference sessions! Everyone was so helpful with matching up outfits and accessories, the store was spotless and spacious, and the selection was awesome. Do you know that if you “like” DownEast Basics on facebook, you can get word of a deal every Tuesday?
I know Mom is you’re dying to see what we picked out for Blissdom… but you’ll have to wait. We’ll be taking photos of our outfits while we’re in Nashville, so watch for them! We leave in 2 weeks!
Thank you, ladies of DownEast! We will be back soon!
The tiny print: DownEast Basics is our clothing sponsor for Blissdom, which means that this blog post was written in exchange for conference clothing. We wouldn’t have agreed to work with DownEast if we didn’t already love them and their clothing, so rest assured that all opinions here are 100% factual. — We are the luckiest girls in the world because our Blissdom sponsors are DownEast Basics and Angie’s Kettle Corn.
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You look fabulous!!
you are lucky…love the legging look on you!
azlb´s last [type] ..Something is better than nothing
Oh my goodness! Looks like you all had so much fun. Checking them out now!
The only thing that makes me sad about Down East Basics is that there isn’t one in Michigan! I love their clothes, and it looks like you had a blast :)
How fun!
I’m wearing DownEast Basics jeans right now! Love them. I’ll be checking you out at Blissdom.
I love that bag by Karen’s head. You know, the one hanging outside the dressing room door with the (looks like angel on it). But seriously, you girls will be the hottest ones at Blissdom…Have fun
Yeah, it was ok…
Kidding! It was AWESOME! Loved those ladies. They were so helpful and patient with us. Fun hanging with you, friend. :)
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I LOVE it. What a fun time shopping with girlfriends, especially in a fun (apparently fabulous!) store. I can’t wait to see the outfits and live vicariously through you at Blissdom! Wish we had a DownEast Basics around here, but I can check them out online! :)
Becca! How fun! Cute, cute clothes! Love it.
Kate @ Songs Kate Sang´s last [type] ..Happy Heart Day sale {songs kate sang etsy shop}
F-U-N! Love the clothes. I have never been, I will have to take a look next time I am on that side of town. :-)
Can you get me a swimsuit catalog because I NEED a swimsuit this year.
And I may be a bit jealous about you right now.
Those outfits ROCK.
And Blissdom sounds tooooooooooo fun. I’ll miss you! SO glad you are going!
Denise Dykstra´s last [type] ..Just Being Honest….
Soooooooooooo jealous! We dont have that awesome store up here in Canada!
Annnnd……
sooooo jealous….I wanna go to Blissdom!
Momma´s last [type] ..Whitney Houston
So, I went on Sunday… Bought some really cute shirts and a red belt that I have been wanting/needing… Thanks for the suggestion, Becca!
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Hope you got that dress with the belt – it looks great on you! Have a great time next week!
So much fun!
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I’ve never seen one of their stores, looks like i’m missing out.
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