Help! I've been BITTEN!!!

Yep. Ed & I drove down to the Menlo Park Mall last night to go to Steve & Barry's and check out SJP's Bitten line and Victorya's dress. We were going to buy it as a cute/gag gift for someone for Christmas.

There was a PR4 related poster in the window, but not a lot of hype inside the store. I was expecting a picture of Victorya and a big display. It was on a rack up front but there wasn't any signage where it would grab your eye right away.

We were also surprised (though I guess we shouldn't have been) at how THIN the material for the shirt dress was. It was a cute design up close ('cause it hadn't looked like much to me on TV), but the fabric really lost it for me. Might have been okay for a summer schmata in lighter colors, but it wasn't working for me as winter merchandise in such dark colors. It was priced at $19.98 (or thereabouts).

The vest, on the other hand, was adorable. It was $14.98 so we scooped one right up. Just perfect for a tween or teen girl. Would go with the dress or with any white blouse and jeans or slacks. Cute, cute, cute. Nice cut and fabric, too. Any 10 - 18 year old girl would love it.

And (sadly) since I often am a 12 year old girl trapped in a 42 year old man's body, I had to try it on at home. Here are the tragic results. We bought a small (it is a gift for someone) and it was a bitch to get on. I almost dislocated a shoulder! And then I couldn't get it off after I snapped the pictures.

Notice the smart design and cut of the vest. My meager pecs don't really show the lovely darting to its best advantage.














It was snug in the shoulders, but look at how nicely it hangs.

And don't forget the racerback!