I begin this post with a sweet apology to all of my three readers for working at a slower pace these past few weeks and even though there really is no excuse good enough to justify such an absence, I blame it all on St. Clair Pharmacy, that which consumes my thoughts, dreams, and every waking hour. How romantic!

However, just because eurotrash hasn’t been writing about being eurotrash, she certainly has not stopped – her new visa balance of $1,500 can vouch for that! I can explain, really… You see, remember a few weeks ago I posted about Salem Moussallam’s new consignment/dress rental boutique? Remember how I really wanted to buy a Chanel bag? Well, I went back with a few friends (I’ve actually been chaperoning groups of them every few days, like a jaded tour guide, standing in the middle of the Colosseum with one of those fancy wands). It just so happens that I managed to snag an electric blue Balenciaga giant city bag AND a Chanel patent leather large flap bag for the aforementioned amount. I felt like a bookie that night at Jack’s, calling Salem back and forth, guzzling back heinekens while waiting for his client on the other end to accept my final offer like in Deal or No Deal. This was no game show; she accepted.

A few days later I accompanied another group of friends to the magical wonderland of discounted bags. While one clenched onto a red Balenciaga and the other decided between two Gucci bags, I sauntered into the dressing room where I proceeded to try on many, many dresses for this upcoming event – hey, as far as it seemed to me no one was in a hurry to leave. So, an hour later, I walked out with a freshly styled outfit and my friends, two new bags. Salem lent me one of his own pieces, a beautiful structured wool dress that’s sooo 60s mod with a little scandalous neckline and a chunky black necklace that looks like it came from Madonna’s Like A Prayer wardrobe closet.

Here are some pics of me at the 10th anniversary party for FIRST CAPITAL REALTY at the Koolhaus last night. Notice the bag; it’s the only thing I’m NOT giving back to Salem tomorrow.

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