it's big baby!

the summer sales are starting to pick up steam.  (as is the sidewalk.  and my glasses)  since it is 100 degrees out there - possibly higher, and there are heat and air quality warnings, why not shop online dolls?  one of my fave online go-to stops shopbop is having a bit of a blow out - up to 70% off.  there is a TON of really cute jewelry (including this adorbs skully bracelet by me&ro), denim galore, and some great dresses to beat the heat...  i swear, sale season gets me all hot and bothered... or is that just heat exhaustion?

let the sunshine in!

factoid:  i was a little hippie in high school.  (let me just tell you that the indian print maxi skirts and tunics that are everywhere right now are giving me MAJOR time travel flashes!!)  i distinctly remember one of the "tennis lady" moms being SHOCKED by the fact that my friend beth and i dared to show up at the country club with bare feet, above mentioned indian print maxi skirts, little tank tops and Tab in hand. truth be told - she was probably jealous - because we looked ADORABLE. 

anyhoo - back to now... i am equally time-travelly happy about all the tie-dye that's out there in the world right now.  it just makes me feel sunshine-in on the inside.  keeping with the me-that-i-am-now, the pieces i'm particularly loving are more refined in their cut and structure - but still have the hippie edge with their gamut of different tie-dye effects.  if i were to go on a binge right this very moment - i would most likely end up with at least one (HELLO nanette lepore dress, i believe i have fallen for you madly)...or two...or three... of these little lovelies i found scouring shopbop...  there are also loads more pieces out there and i can't think of a better look for summer.  perfect weather for something a little bit looser to let the air kiss your skin, and looking like a ray of sunshine.

shop and feed

doing good things is a good thing.  i'm a strong believer in karma, and i also just think that it's nice to help out someone who is not as fortunate as you are.  combine this with my, shall we say, "affinity" for shopping, and we get to the "shop for charity" happy place.  in this happy place today, we find this gorge handbag designed by Joy Bryant with Botkier.  sold exclusively at ShopBop -FIFTY percent of the proceeds go to Oxfam, a charity fighting hunger.  i know the bag is not cheap - but that also means a nice chunky donation to a good cause, n'est-ce pas?

just a quickie

spring has sprung!  i've re-arranged the wardrobe, outside it's gorgeous, my bf is struck with allergies, and sales are starting to happen! so it is official.

go have a lookie at shopbop - they have a spring sale running with merch up to 70% off!  woot!

question?

how much do i obsessively desire this little sweater vest top by Alexander Wang at Shopbop?

answer: supercalifragilisticexpealidoscious - ly much. like a lot.

vests are like a scarf for the body - they instantly make a t-shirt and jeans into something a bit more... and if you're feeling a bit saucy you can go with nothing underneath. (provided of course there is some sort of closure - i'm not promoting debauchery here people!) i seem to be creating a bit of a collection... not in a Chandler Bing sort of way - i'm feeling much more "i just stepped out of the 60's time machine door" with it... and i dig it man.

morning coffee obsession

ok, so it took me 2 cups to even get to the point of writing. but i have been thinking. in fact, since i saw this jacket in Barney's, i have not stopped thinking. i know that i have been on a bit of a leather kick, and indeed a leather jacket kick. this one however, knocked my little socks off. one of my favorite things in life is a cardi. it equals comfort plus warmth. my recent fave cardis are of the wrap-y and drapey variety. you can tie them, belt them, let 'em hang. sky is the limit with those things. but i digress... i was wandering Barney's co-op floor - aimlessly. i had purchased boots so now i was just looking at pretty things. and BAZINGA - this popped up in front of me. a wrap-y drape-y cardigan style leather jacket that PRPS seems to have made just for me. for the love of mike... i am using much willpower not to purchase... i try to distract myself with shiny objects to stop thinking of it... sigh. perhaps the sale gods will be on my side and suddenly there will be a massive reduction and there will be no reason that i should not immediately run out and incorporate this jacket into my daily existence... and in case Barney's is out of them (they only have it in store - not on their site) my resourceful side has located it at ShopBop as well. you know, just in case...

psssst..... sale quickie

quickie post - shopbop has put a patootie-load of new items on sale. and the markdowns are substantial! i may or may not have scored a HOT pair of Alexander Wang black skinny pants with cool zipper and moto-knee details for about 1/5 of their original price... oh yeah baby.

shoesday

haha you see what i DID was - i made up a day using my favorite accessory! haha! (ode to Karen Walker)

i believe i mentioned having an odd fixation with the Olsen twins. i have forever, ever since Full House. and then the 40 bazillion videos they made, that i watched with my nieces. i actually remember some of the songs... for example "brother for sale". a classic up there with Elvis...

other people clearly have the fixation as well, since the girls are doing incredibly well as designers and entrepeneurs in their own right. despite the sometimes odd looks they sport in paparazzi photos (so entirely unfair) they have quite a phenom fashion sense. their two lines, The Row and Elizabeth and James have quite a lot of really gorgeous pieces. the cut and construction is just right on the money. ShopBop has an great collection, and if you are in the old NYC - Bergdorf's or Bloomingdales can satisfy your jones...

of course, as i am an accessory fiend, i am drawn most to the shoes and jewelry. the jewelry has been around a while - and i got a silver dagger pendant a couple of years ago during a bit of an angry phase (job related - my loved ones should not fear for their safety) the shoes - a relatively new venture. and as i must do - i went and tried on a bunch of them. they are rather perfect i have to say... the little flats are adorable - but sadly my feet are so small that sometimes little flats make me look like i should not be able to stand upright. if any of you are bigger than a size six - go for it. this pair in particular is totes obsession worthy. but, and perhaps it's seasonally based, the boots are what cried out to me. they're flingin flangin perfect. comfortable, absolutely wear-able with whatever you can wrap your mind around. this pair is beyond... they also have a couple pairs of knee high boots that i needed to touch more than once. yes, i pet shoes. i'm not afraid to admit it.

shoe lovers, there is a new kid in town...

oooh i like that!

yeah, i hear that in my own head SO many times while shopping. out in the world, or on the computer... it's generally either "ooh i like that!" or "adorable".

remember when Free People was an Urban Outfitters brand? i do. and now they've gone and grown up and flown the coop and they are all over the place. they're in Bloomies, they're in boutiques. it's a crazer! and a lot of their stuff is "adorable". (not every piece wins. there's a "headband" that looks like a hat that got in a fight with a wheat thresher. i don't even understand it at all... but hey whatever)

there's a nice hefty selection of FP at the fantastical website ShopBop. i kind of forgot how much i love ShopBop. used to spend quite a healthy amount of time perusing when Kitty still worked with me and we would take our "breaks". the site just keeps gettin better - and they just added some cute pieces from Free People. i am a little in love with this top. more than a little. but i have to admit i keep laughing at the model's pose - she looks like she's concerned/confused/afraid to enter a room that has either Brad Pitt or a bengal tiger in it - she just can't quite work out which one it is..

also check out ShopBop's jewelry section - some really cute fun stuff in there....

and a little ps about the FP collection...they have styled all the models wearing short dresses and doc martens - which is killing me with nostalgia. it's friggin...... adorable.