Deal Divas' Tampa Museum of Art CITY recap: Fur, Low Lighting and Ripped Pockets
Dudes, we're just about exhausted from all the fashion shows this month. Yet we soldiered on Friday, fetching our finery and heading out to the Tampa Museum of Art for the CITY Fashion+Art+Culture event to benefit the museum's education programs (I know, I know, call you when we have a real problem). It was, as expected, a totally swanky event, complete with drinks, nibbles, gauzy cabanas, a DJ and a runway show from Neiman Marcus, in which fall trends of fur, colorblocking and menswear styles for women factored heavily. Here are a couple party pics:

Your fashion show-hopping Divas, Kameel, Stephanie and Emily dressed in garb from Revolve Clothing Exchange (K), Ann Taylor (S) and Target (E). We were the most peasant-like people there. Some of the outfits we saw were outrageous and clearly cost thousands of dollars. We saw TWO of the exact same Stella McCartney dress, which sells for around $1,600. I personally would like to know where these people live, who they think they are, what they do for a living, and if they're taking applications.
Here are our sisters in thrift, St. Petersburg Times marketing pros Laura Simon and Grace Posada. The Times was a sponsor for the event.

Here is Carrie Brown, corporate counsel at Brown & Brown and volunteer chair of the CITY steering committee, wearing a dynamite Alexander McQueen orange number. She's with Patty Masin, vice-president and general manager of Neiman Marcus, wearing Dries van Noten. I totally clobbered some guy's poor foot trying to snap this picture in a darkly-lit room. Sorry, strange man. Wasn't it worth it?

Elizabeth DeVito, left, wore Ralph Lauren with Gucci shoes. Debra Williams, right, wore Olivier Theyskens.

Emily and Kameel take great pictures together, which we learned at Tampa Bay Fashion Week.

Here's me, in my Ann Taylor number. It's two years old, and it fit a little better two years ago. Let's please not talk about how the pocket started to rip during the cocktail hour. Sigh.

And now for the runway! I know one thing I didn't know before -- I really want a pair of purple tights. All these looks are available at your neighborhood Neiman Marcus, unless you're broke like us. If that's the case, look to them for styling inspiration, and we'll see you in the aisles at Target with our ripped pockets (there I go again, talking about it).
























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Katie Sanders foolishly spurned pretty dresses and shoes as a child, tossing new clothes over her shoulder at birthday parties with a totally rude "no, thank you." Her drab days of monocolor outfits are over now, and she certainly knows better than to turn down free stuff. Her wardrobe mixes classic with quirk. Think blazers with statement necklaces, and lots of patterned ballet flats. She can be reached at 850) 224-7263 or
Kameel Stanley has never encountered a thrift store she didn’t like. Her mother taught her that the true value of clothes isn’t how much they cost, but how many outfits one can create from them. Having grown up in Michigan, she was delighted to learn upon moving to Florida that she almost never needed to wear socks or boots again. There’s a lot of turnover in her closet, and she’s obsessed with dresses, necklaces and wedge heels. She can be reached at (727) 893-8643 or
A disciple of the little black dress classics school, Letitia Stein stretches her budget by looking for styles with staying power. She lives for 80 percent off shoes at DSW, floral sundresses and bohemian chic tops. She confesses to being a bit of a snob when it comes to handbags and jewelry. She can be reached at (813) 226-3400 or
From camo pants and construction boots to sundresses, sweaters and sling backs, Keyonna Summers knows how to make all of it rock -- at rock bottom prices. A Detroit native, Keyonna delves into her urban roots to find fashion pairings that give a nod to street fashion while maintaining the class of the modern, professional woman. She believes in searching for affordable clothes that look expensive and can easily be dressed up or down. You won't find plaid shirts or fleece jackets in her closet; the only hiking Keyonna does is to the bargain basement. She can be reached at (727) 445-4153 or
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