boot camp

i have spent the past week attempting to hide under a cool, mossy rock.  it has been hotter than a brick oven in nyc.  apparently the hottest it has been in 33 years. and as much of a summer-lover as i am, i must admit, it got the best of me.  i was useless. however,  i have crawled out from under said rock now, and have now decided to alternate between enjoying snippets of sun and summer glory, and blasting the AC and looking at fall clothing so as not to faint in a puddley mess of heat stroke.

hardly surprising - guess what the first thing is to spring to mind?   yes, my style dolls - SHOES.  boots, to be precise.  i had a dream a few nights ago that my aunt gave me THE most AMAZING pair of boots that i had ever seen.  sadly, in the "real world" they don't exist.  how boring.  but of course i had to do some searching and see if there was anything close....and searching in my "real world" price range (again - BORING).  note to self - if sudden riches occur - boots most closely resembling dream boots are at Burberry....  a perfectly acceptable, and very desirable second place goes to these Sam Edelman boots...  love the color - love the height, love the heel.  that equals love, love, love.   and i knew a guy one time who said "all you need is love"... so there you have it.

notes on a sandal

well, a pair really.  Sam Edelman has, over the past few years, been hittin' it out of the park consistently with SUPER cute summer shoes.  and with a happy making low price tag.  (come to think of it, there is some sort of black hole or bermuda triangle in my closet, because i just switched out shoes for spring - and a really cute pair of S.E. sandals i bought last year seem to have disappeared....hhmmmmmm).  this year is no exception.  i saw the Gigi sandal on a number of ladies out in LA where they are fortunate enough to sandal WAY before we east coast girls have that luxury.  it is pretty much the perfect go-to sandal for everyday walking about - and it comes in a load of colors and textures... adorable leopard print to go with my sparkly red toenails?  yes please!!