Winner of the Cloak & Dapper men’s dress socks giveaway!

Congrats to megabrooke who commented on this blog for winning the pair of Richer Poorer bright blue socks from the Cloak & Dapper store! I hope Matt makes the clothing menu proud styling these socks in his work wear (here are ideas on how to wear the bright socks to work).

And if you didn’t win these socks, don’t worry! Lots of you said there were other items you liked in the cloakanddapper.us shop so Cloak & Dapper is offering you a 25% discount!

cloak and dapper discount

To claim it, enter clothingmenu25 in the discount code field on the “view bag” page during checkout and the 25% will come right off the subtotal.

Let me know what you buy!

How to wear bright dress socks to work

As I mentioned in Monday’s post, according to my male co-workers, wearing bright dress socks to work is “the thing.” There aren’t many ways for guys to show personality in their work outfits (like there is for us ladies), so I definitely appreciate this new trend for guys. It’s especially fun to see these pops of color around the office as we move into spring. Check out how some of my co-workers are brightening up the office..and enter the Cloak & Dapper giveaway before this Thursday at midnight EST to win a pair of bright blue dress socks for yourself!

how to wear bright socks to work men

bright men's socks

how to wear bright men's dress socks

Giveaway: bright blue men’s dress socks from Cloak & Dapper

It’s about time to give away something on this blog for the guys, right? I’m excited to be giving away this pair of Richer Poorer blue socks because I’m told by my male co-workers that colorful socks are “the thing.” (Here’s some inspiration on how to wear these bright socks to work).

socks from Cloak and Dapper

These socks were selected from Cloak & Dapper, which is a one-stop shop general store for men, selling a selection of USA made items like clothes, grooming products, and provisions. Right now, they are online-only but they have plans to open up stores in Winter Park, Florida and eventually Chicago and New York.

Here are 3 ways to enter the giveaway (your name will be entered for every one one of these you do):

1) Leave a comment on this blog post, preferably about what your favorite item is from cloakanddapper.us

2) Tweet about this giveaway mentioning @KristenD56 and @CloakandDapper

3) Leave a comment on this Facebook post from the clothing menu’s page

Enter by Thursday, April 18 at midnight EST (US entries only please).

The winner will be announced on this blog, and on my Twitter handle, and the clothing menu Facebook page on Friday, so be sure to check back to see if you’re the winner!

Giveaway! Skip N’ Whistle crazy cat lady tee!

Hey crazy cat lady readers! Check out this fun tee from New Orleans based shop Skip N’ Whistle. Comment on this blog post or this Facebook post on the clothing menu’s page or tweet about this giveaway mentioning @KristenD56 for your chance to win a purple crazy cat tee in purple!

crazy cat lady tee

*US entries only..deadline to enter is midnight EST Saturday April 6, 2013.

Want to see how to wear this fun tee to work? Check out this outfit on Stripes & Sequins.

And while you’re at it, browse through the Skip N’ Whistle shop for other screen printed clothes and accessories like this (c/o Skip N’ Whistle) anchor scarf I’m wearing while cracking up at something my boyfriend just said.

me in skip n whistle scarf

StyleFixx ticket giveaway winners!

Thank you very much to everyone who entered my giveaway.  I’m glad that everyone is as excited about spending a night out with girl friends and shopping the independent designers at the event as I am!

Here are the lucky winners who will each get a pair of tickets:

Katelin K.

Ashley L.

Jackie G.

Amy T.

Molly F.

Congrats – I’ll be sending you an email shortly with how to get your tickets!

And for those who didn’t win tickets, but still want to attend, tickets are still available for purchase here.

StyleFixx shopping event ticket giveaway!! (Boston only)

I am lucky enough to be giving away 5 pairs of tickets to the StyleFixx shopping event for a second year in a row!  I attended last year and had a good time trying out new food and desserts, shopping around and meeting independent designers.  Last year I bought a gold multi-chain necklace and a pretty collage printed t-shirt.  I’m looking forward to seeing which designers attend this year and you can see them for yourself too!

You can get all the details on the event on the StyleFixx site.  The event takes place at the Boston Center for the Arts in the South End on May 9th and 10th.  Here’s how to enter the giveaway:

1) Leave a comment on this post about why you want to attend the event

2) Tweet something like: I just entered to win tickets to @StyleFixxEvents from @KristenD56! http://ow.ly/age0V #Boston

3) Like the clothing menu Facebook page

PS – Your name will be entered additional times for each of these you do.  For instance if you do all 3, your name will be entered 3 times.

There will be 5 lucky winners! Enter by Thursday, April 19th at 9PM.  Winners announced Friday the 20th.

LUNA bars giveaway winners!

Thank you to all of you who entered this giveaway and shared your favorite flavors!  I have to say after trying a few new flavors these past couple weeks, I’m really liking the chocolate dipped coconut LUNA bars.  Anyway, I decided to choose the winners all old school:

And the winners are….

Hillary gets package #1

Meg gets package #2

Rajni gets package #3

Congrats!  I’ll be sending you an email to get your shipping info.

LUNA bars giveaway!!

I am really excited about this giveaway!  I am someone who eats small meals throughout the day.  And ask my co-workers, around 10:30 or 11 every morning, I need a snack.  Every day I’ll either eat greek yogurt or a LUNA bar.  I have tried just about every nutrition bar and LUNA bars are my favorite.  They come in a wide variety of yummy flavors and what I like best about them is that they are not loaded with sugar and they give me enough protein to feel satisfied and energized enough to make it to lunch at 1.  Do you like LUNA bars as much as I do or want to try them out for yourself?  I’m giving away a sampling of LUNA bars and other fun items to 3 lucky people!  Here’s what I’m giving away:

package #1 - 2 Chocolate Dipped Coconut bars, 2 Mint Chocolate Chip protein bars, 1 Chocolate Peanut Butter protein bar, Luna bar lunch tote, lip balm, and a coupon

 

package #2 - 3 Chocolate Dipped Coconut bars, 2 Mint Chocolate Chip protein bars, wristlet made from LUNA bar packaging, lip balm, and a coupon

package #3 - 3 Mint Chocolate Chip protein bars, 2 Chocolate Dipped Coconut bars, and a coupon

 

And here are 3 ways to enter (your name will be entered 3 times if you enter all 3 ways):

1) Add a comment to this post with which LUNA bar flavor is your favorite or which you want to try.

2) Tweet this giveway.  Example: I just entered to win a @lunabar package from the clothing menu and @KristenD56 http://theclothingmenu.com/2012/03/luna-bars-giveaway/

3) Like the clothing menu Facebook page and add a comment to or share this Facebook post

Entries must be submitted by Thursday, March 22 at 9PM EST.  Winners will be announced next Friday March 23.  

Please only enter if you live in the U.S.

Good luck!

Giveaway winner and a surprise for all of you!

Thank you so much for everyone who entered to win the adjewelry earrings!  Looking through all of your comments about what you are looking forward to most for the spring makes me really excited for warmth, sun, and flowers along with all of you!

So, first, to determine who wins the pair of pretty blue earrings, I put everyone’s name in a list and numbered them (here’s just a part of the list):

 

Then I entered all of the numbers into random.org, which chose a random number as the winner..lucky number 7!

Which means, congrats to Jasmin who wins the earrings!!  Jasmin – you will be getting an email shortly to get your mailing address!

Thank you to everyone who entered, but, don’t be too disappointed if you didn’t win.  Anne, the designer, behind adjewelry is gracious enough to offer the clothing menu readers a 15% discount to her online shop (excluding shipping)!  Just enter “clothingmenu” (without the quotes) when you checkout.  So buy now because the discount code expires April 30th.

And for those of you in Boston, shop adjewelry’s new designs at the SoWa market that starts up again May 1st in the South End!

Happy spring everyone!

Exclusive giveaway! Spring time earrings from adjewelry!

I am really excited to be offering a free pair of pretty peacock blue chysanthemum cabochon earrings exclusively for the clothing menu readers! These measure just 8mm making them the perfect addition to any spring time outfit. If you like these earrings, enter the giveway because this is the only place you can get them! To enter, do one of the following by Thursday, April 21st at midnight EST:

  • Add a comment on this blog post about why you’re excited about spring
  • Tweet: I just entered to win a pair of earrings from @adjewelry on @theclothingmenu blog

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