The Limited is Still Around

Let me start by saying that in my 20s, my closet was filled with clothing from The Limited. I loved the brand. I even worked there for a while in college.

I remember when I first started gaining weight and was having difficulty shopping at my favorite store. Literally, the next day I walked into a store and there was a sign on the table that said they would start carrying sizes 16-18 soon. I was so happy. One year later, they moved larger sizes to online only. Another year or so after that, they stopped carrying 16s and 18s and started Eloquii. Did you know that Eloquii started as a Limited Brand? Anyway, enough fashion history.

A few weeks ago, I saw someone with a great red blazer on and immediately started searching for one. I didn't really think I would buy a red blazer because I usually don't like to buy "filler" until I have my foundation wardrobe secure and I don't have a good black blazer yet.

One of the first blazers I saw was this red (Garnet) blazer by The Limited which is sold exclusively by Belk. Admittedly, I knew that The Limited was selling clothes on Belk, but honestly, I thought it was fake. LOL! That's actually one of the reasons I decided to try it. I wanted to see if it was legit and if this rendition of The Limited was really capable of dressing girls with major curves.

I'm here to tell you it's legit. It looks and feels exactly like the original. This color red is not as bright as the one the person who inspired me was wearing. It's a little bit of an understated red which is totally me.

I haven't exactly figure out how I will style it, but here it is simply paired with a black sweater dress, black suede flats and my favorite black Coach Carter tote.