Thank you to all the gorgeous clients who fought their way through a monsoon to come to my trunk show last night. Congratulations to Christine, who won the diamond earrings in the drawing! Among the pieces sold were: Sunflower Ring Dewdrop Earrings in green amethyst Medici Poison Ring And there’s even more to be grateful…
Shopping
Dirt-Cheap Prada
This stunning pink crocodile Prada bag is on sale for $6,742, down from $8,990. Maybe some of you want to chip in and get it for me for Valentine’s! Anyone? Anyone? Fine! Be that way. Speaking of sales, do you want to show-cha your chocha just like WendyB in her sequined gold Antik Batik dress?…
Boots That I Won’t Be Buying
I was very attracted to a few pairs of gray boots on sale on Net-a-Porter. Luckily, none of them were available in my size. If I had ordered them but they weren’t comfortable, I would have had to tangle with Net-a-Porter’s customer service people in order to return the boots. The last time I had…
Lucy Liu’s Clothes in Cashmere Mafia
Dear Googlers of “Lucy Liu and Cashmere Mafia clothes”: I have good news and bad news. The bad news is that you can’t have those clothes because a lot of them are one-of-a-kind vintage pieces. The good news is that if you’re in New York, you can shop for your own one-of-a-kind pieces at the…
Shiny Leggings!
By Norma Kamali, in gold and silver, for $100. I don’t know why they seem to be packing heat. Tranny tights? Whatever. I don’t judge. Speaking of Norma, I’ve had my eye on this fringed top for a while, and now it’s on sale, but there are no returns or exchanges, so I don’t want…
Too Sick for the Sales
I have a bad cold, so I’m not hitting the stores to check out the post-holiday sales. But I always have enough energy to browse online. I like this asymmetrical top even though it’s terrible for jewelry. A necklace is out of the question and earrings might be too. I try to avoid clothes that…
I’m Riding High Upon a Deep Depression
Related shopping suggestions: Blue mini dress by Jovovich-Hawk, $595, at Saks Pink mini bubble dress by Alice + Olivia, $242, at Shopbop Opaque black pantyhose, $14, at American Apparel Lumiani Reva boots, $259.95, at Zappos.com Garbage CD, $14.99, on Amazon.com Viva Glam IV lipstick, $14, from MAC Wellbutrin XL. Ask your doctor.
Shop the Sales
If you’re still looking for a New Year’s dress, this red one by Kate Moss for Topshop is $169, down from $335, at Barneys. Other Moss items on sale include the cropped leather jacket, now $189, down from $375. PUT IT ON YOUR CALENDAR: ShopCaravan.com says they will mark everything down to wholesale price for…
For the Person Who Has Everything
A disturbing Hieronymus Bosch figurine is the gift that says, “See you in Hell!” And don’t we all know someone who deserves that? Egg Monster figurine is 20 pounds at the National Gallery shop. More nightmarish figurines here.
It’s Cold Out Today
Brrr. Winter is here. You better wear a hat. I recommend this one. Bearded hat via Kitsune Noir More hats here (thanks to Carol at Paris Breakfasts). UPDATED TO ADD: I don’t know how I could do this post and not mention HATtastic!