J.Karma and Career Wardrobe
Reasonably-good-cause alert!
From J.Karma Boutique, at 62 N 3rd St. in Old City, there’s a donation drive for Career Wardrobe with an added bonus:
November 2nd starts a MONTH long accessory drive for work appropriate shoes and handbags which will be donated to The Career Wardrobe, a non-profit organization which provides free work appropriate clothing and workshops designed to educate and inspire women returning to the workforce.
From November 2nd thru November 30th, J. Karma will be accepting much needed donations to benefit this important cause. During this time, please stop by and donate your gently used work appropriate shoes and handbags – we will also be accepting scarves & jewelry.
In exchange for your generous donations, J.Karma will offer a coupon for $10 off your next purchase of $50 or more OR $20 off your next purchase of $100 or more.
Arright, so $10 off $50 and $20 off $100 are kind of sneaky not-real-coupons, like those standardized Banana Republic/Gap/Express/whichever-mall-store sales in which you always run around trying to find something that’s exactly $5 to go with that $45 skirt and end up buying more than you would have (or maybe that’s just me), but!
The Career Wardrobe is a legit good cause, and I don’t think it’s going too far out there in feminist-land to say that it takes far more effort and money for a woman to outfit herself for most living-wage jobs than it does for her male counterpart, and that on top of that, women tend to be judged more than men on how they dress at work. Like, say you only have two or three work-type outfits and one pair of shoes: way less likely to be noticed if you’re a guy.
So even if you’re not in the market for a new pair of shoes, you might consider the Career Wardrobe when you clean out your closet for the season.
But if you’re looking to take advantage of what they’re offering, here’s some things we like at J.Karma at the moment, in addition to the Melie Bianco bag at the top of the post:
Short and tall boots by Jeffrey Campbell.
Bubble ring by Marlyn Schiff.
…more boots by Jeffrey Campbell. What can we say, we like boots.
What To Do This Weekend
Hey kids– it’s almost 5pm, so you can stop pretending to work in Excel and begin planning your weekend. Happy Friday from the girls at PWstyle.
//Jeffrey Campbell Trunk Show at J.Karma One of our fav Olde City boutiques, J.Karma is always up to something. We read on their new blog that they were paid a visit by Reese Witherspoon when she was filming in town. When they aren’t getting surprise drop-in’s from A-listers, J.Karma appears to be planning trunk shows.
“J. Karma is hosting a trunk show by one of the most sought after shoe designers Jeffery Campbell. A design representative will be on hand to show the new fall line, present an exclusive limited edition design by Jeffrey Campbell and give a sneak peek at the Spring 2010 line..”
Bubbly, wine & cheese will be served. Event is from 6-9pm.
//SoReFa Fashion Show @ North Bowl As we all know, Design Philadelphia is well under way and think it’s really cool that Arcadia Boutique is holding the 3rd annual SoReFa (Socially Responsible Fashion) Fashion Show on Sunday (10/11) at North Bowl.
This is a free event that exposes local designers and artists as well as eco-friendly fashion. There will be raffles and food after at Arcadia Boutique! The party starts at 4pm at North Bowl (909 N 2nd St.) More info is available at SoReFa and ArcadiaBoutique.