Fashion Herald has a recent post about Lucky Bags. I’ve never owed one, or really seen anything that caught my eye until my beloved Nancy Botwin on Weeds started carrying around a beautiful slouchy hobo Lucky Bag. So of course now I want this bag so I can be just like Nancy (minus the selling pot part…).

UPDATE: I do have this bag!

Before I even had a chance to post this entry I happened to pop into the Filene’s Basement on Sixth Ave and there was Nancy Botwin’s bag in a black and white patchwork pattern. It was love at first sight and I bought it for far less than the listed price. So far it is a great bag with my only complaint being that it only has one pocket in the inside. (I know I sound like a broken record on the pocket thing, but seriously why can’t designers get this right?) I love how slouchy this bag is, the metal hardware, how comfortable it is to carry and most off all the patwork pattern in different shades of black and grey.

Found yesterday in the sale room at the Rockefeller Center Anthropologie for $40. I love this shade of gold because it is more white-ish than yellow or brass. There were TONS left on the shelf and they also came in red and black. If you are in the NYC area it is worth the trip.

I’ve been running into some great stuff on the internet recently that I just have to share:
~~Melissa Loves (As seen on Decor8) I just discovered this blog a few hours ago and I am already in love with it!

~~lena corwin, seen in this month’s Domino. Check out the pics of lovely dachshund Gus.

~~Polyvore, seen on Wikstenmade. Mix and match photos of your outfits.

~~Barack Obama’s Runway to Change. Bags include Obama Flower Tote,  Button Tote Bag, and my two favorites, the Change is Awesome tote bag, and the Be the Change scarf.

So I took the summer off…of wearing heels. Although I have some cute strappy summer sandals my feet just couldn’t do. Besides summer weather means dressing more casual, so I had some of my trouser pants tailored for flat shoes and I threw my summer heels into the back of my closet!

I happily discovered that flats with a bit of patent leather details looked sleek and fancy instead of frumpy and boring!

Birkenstock Gizeh

Cole Haan Air Bria

Worishofer Sandals

Not too surprising!

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The Kyle Tote caught my eyes a couple months ago when I was visiting the Fifth Ave store. Nylon and lightweight: check! Its also super big with some great pockets that would be perfect for carrying all my crap. Any what really makes this bag stand out from the crowd is the contrasting patent leather details and the nickle hardware. I also like the two different straps, which almost make it seem like two different bags.

I’m now checking the Cole Haan web site daily *hoping* for a sale…

This scene with the red scarf caught my eye and made me start thinking about knitting again so I can make a similar scarf of my own to stay toasty when the weather gets cold. Just Jared has a number of other photos of this scene and a few others in the movie.

I’ve been Googling up a storm but can’t find the scarf pattern online? Anyone know if this exits and where I can find it?

Piperlime has a video clip about the statement boot including this adorable bohemian look. I love the dress with the cardigan, and I already own a similar hat.

Fantastic cozy fall look from the Gap. I love this simple plaid skirt, because as a high schooler/college student of the 1990s I will always love anything with plaid. My flat boots would be perfect with this outfit.

And this beautiful look from Wikstenmade, makes me want to take out my fall boots right now! (And a shout out to Wikstenmade for the lovely feature in this month’s Domino…congrats!!!)

The other day when strolling around my lovely neighborhood I decided to check out our local vintage store: Stray Vintage & More.

I ended up spotting this lovely little black arm bag that I thought looked a little Mark Jacobs-esque. The inside is lined with black velvet and the size is just perfect. I love how it expands as I fill it with all my goodies and looks great with either a pair of jeans or a little black dress.

If you are every in Sunnyside make sure you stop by Stray!

Three cheers for Wordpress!

After signing up for a free Typepad tour and playing around with it a bit I decided it wasn’t for me. It just seemed clunky and still had all the disadvantages of Movable Type that I was trying to move away from. And I had a feeling I would end up with the same spam issues I had with MT that had basically been discouraging me to write ANY blog posts at all!

So I checked out all my favorite and beautifully designed blogs (see list to the right) and saw that most were running Wordpress. But I was way to fearful to switch since learning MT was such a hassle to begin with (remember that glossary with all the mark up tags?) there was no way I was going to learn another system.

But as it turned out today was a rainy day in NYC so I decided to set up a test blog and give Wordpress a try. And wow! In the time it took me to sit on my couch with my laptop, watch a Red Sox game and drink a beer I had my new blog up and running even better than before and I was sold…

Wordpress rocks!