OMFG – some uber-artsy Williamsburg couple is making t-shirts so you can wear the initials of who you heart most, and Daily Candy’s all a twitter! They’re by Dahl+Dane=True Love Always – if the name of the company doesn’t make you all warm and fuzzy, surely their story of how they sat next to each [...]

Subject: Manhattan?
Hello. I love your blog and am a fan of it on Facebook. I live and shop in Chicago (where the sales tax on clothing is 10.25 percent), but I am visiting my sister and her husband in Hell’s Kitchen for three days in November and want to check out some stores while I’m [...]

When I tried this BCBG Outlet Score of a dress on post-purchase, I felt like it was missing something. Yet nothing I paired with it – knee-high boots, thick belts or colorful camis – really worked. It just crapped it up.
The ah ha! moment occurred with an application of red lipstick.
Simplicity – that’s [...]

Now, I’m more shop-a-holic than health nut. Obvs. Alas, bargain hunting often requires as much fuel as a hard core workout, particularly when you’re as ruthless as I am.
If Wheaties is the breakfast of champions, [me] & goji is the breakfast of everyone – exercise enthusiasts and fab fashionistas alike.
This make-your-own-cereal company – the [...]

From Erin re: my KORS Slicker Lace-Up Rubber Boots:
“Will you hate me (or will your mom hate me?) if I tell you that Loehmann’s has those boots for about $120 or so right now?!? Just saw them tonight.”
@ 10:59 pm on September 25th, 2008
… GAH!!!!!!!!!!!

Today, let’s see what the gospel according to La Nina has to say about jewelry, specifically which pieces we MUST own. Please Nina, save us from our unadorned selves!
Nina Says: Statement Necklace, Pearl Necklace, Bangles, Cuff, Cocktail Ring, Signet Ring, Turquoise and Coral Jewelry, Brooch, Hoop Earrings, Charm Bracelet, Watch AND Diamond Studs.
Cheap JAP [...]

I’ve had this DVF wrap dress for about four years. I’ve probably worn it a grand total of eight times, mainly because it’s a little too cleavage-baring for my taste (shocker, I know).
This BCBG Tank ($19 at Atlantic City’s BCBG Outlet) not only solves the cleavage problemo but also dresses it down, and gives it [...]

Soooo, I recently read Eccentric Glamour. I enjoyed it so much that it pains me to call it a style guide, as that puts it in really icky company (see yesterday’s post). In the spirit of the book – and of wearing fun, fabulous clothes regardless of occasion, season and/or trends – I pulled some [...]

From my Uncle Chip (who may or may not be trying to get back at me for comparing his enthusiastically eighties style with American Apparel’s Latest Offenses ):
“My darling niecey.. I’m glad you’ve decided to put your punim* in the pictures. Now, SMILE!! like you’re having fun. Get rid of the pouty, stiff lipped, [...]

I wasn’t even going to write about my recent acquisition of these KORS Micheal Kors Slicker Lace-Up Rubber Boots. I neither paid for them nor deserved them; I just happen to be a spoiled brat whose Mommy buys her things for absolutely no reason.
For what it’s worth, I feel really, really guilty about that (albeit [...]

Oooh wait…sorry, that was the title of Nina Garcia’s first foray into the world of real, live, books. I didn’t read it. I did, however, have a momentary lapse of sanity in Barnes and Nobles a few weeks ago that resulted in my purchasing “The One Hundred: A Guide to the Pieces Every Stylish Woman [...]

Like all princesses, I’m revered by the village (Mom, Dad, two psychotic terriers, my little brother’s hormonal buddies) the moment I enter the kingdom (the house I grew up in). My childhood bedroom – complete with canopy bed, natch – has not been converted into an office, den or guest room: It’s still my domain. [...]

So I’ve emailed you before because your blog is my favorite. And so I know you think nice bags are worth the splurge. Bags are the only thing I spend more than like $35 on. I’d like your opinion of this bag. Because I’m in love with it but my mother doesn’t think it’s [...]

During this time of year, I head home to Jersey for two reasons: 1) To sift through my storage closet of fall/winter clothes, and bring the most choice items back to Brooklyn. And 2) To mooch off of – err, I mean visit – my parents.
Now, my Mom is very generous where shopping’s concerned. Sometimes [...]

Boarding school has an interesting take on fashion. Double-popped collars are badass; Lily Pulitzer tube dresses are bold; Nantucket Reds are as much a lifestyle as they are a type of pant; and pearls are prettier than diamonds because they’re less flashy. (That last one’s a crock, obvs). My time at boarding school thankfully never [...]

I heart tights because they’re a quick, cheap way to take an outfit up a notch – in this case many, many notches.
I’d initially paired the Salv Army H&M Button-Down with my Chinese Military Shorts and Kors Gold Pumps: The look was neutrally cool, but in dire need of some pizazz.
Enter the Patterned Crochet Footed [...]

Remember that vest I snagged from Salvation Army for like $3.50?
Check it out now in its post-dry cleaning, cropped state.
Paired with Forever 21 high-waisted jeans and a pale yellow button down (courtesy of Beacon’s Closet), it’s kind of fun, no?
It’s amazing what one can do with a few bucks and a pair of [...]

I really like the idea of Marc Jacobs; the ads are refreshingly unconventional, the bags are as chic as they are functional, and most of his shoes possess subtle details that seem to say, “I paid a shitload for these.” But whenever I try on anything Marc by Marc Jacobs, I don’t feel confident, trendy, [...]

On a tip from a reader, I made my first pilgrimage to Goodwill this week – the one on 23rd between 2nd and 3rd Avenues.

Now, look beotches. I don’t know how many of you live in the greater New York Metropolitan Area, I don’t know how many of you have big enough cojones to shop [...]

From Sal re: It’s Fashion Week?
“You’re my flippin’ hero for saying this. I don’t want to think about spring, I don’t want to hear about all the celebs swanning around Manhattan in their clouds of superiority, and I DON’T want to stare at emaciated girls wearing shit I can’t afford. Bleh.”
Posted @10:38am on September 11, [...]