Keyhole Sandals, Blergh!

These sandals, which have been termed keyhole sandals, are ubiquitous.  Most cheap brands sold them last year and so they are on the feets of everyone this season!  Here we have a pair by Steve Madden the King of the Cheaply Made Shoes:

They don't look horrible in the picture, but when worn these look clunky and the lines are oddly inorganic.  The patent ones are especially horrid because the shiny accentuates everything wrong about this sandal.   I much prefer a t-strap sandal.

I spy... Jack Rogers Navajos!

Jack Rogers sandals are the classic preppy sandal, made popular by Jackie Kennedy. They are a classic sandal that everyone should have as a staple. The usually cost around $100 and up; yesterday while I was walking around Target I discovered the Target Jack Rogers. I was impressed, they were legit looking.

Can you spot the poser?






Top: Jack Rogers
Bottom: Target - Merona

Merona did an impressive job. I did not have time to try them on, I want to see how they feel and do another comparison. I plan on going back and possibly buying a pair to wear to class and around campus.

In the mean time, I really want to order these Jack Rogers...

love the cork!

Kooky Chanel Shades!

Check out these Chanel aviators with wheat eyebrow detail.  They also did a similar detail on wayfarer, but I think the gold is more fitting, and the wayfarers look ridic.

Yellow Velour for Summer...

  grungy
   tank
  tucked
    into
gross yellow
velour mini
     b   l
     l    e
     a   g
     c   g
     k   ings

And flip flops. Oh hey, you of horrible skirt possession, it's summer outside!

Tory’s Tunics

One thing I am going to get before summer is one of her tunics. She has too many, lots of different colors, beading, shapes and lengths. I have been looking around for one and have decided after looking that hers are worth the price. Everywhere you go they are $200 and up. For me, why not pay the price for hers and not some rando brand? Next question, how do you wear a tunic, especially a beautiful one like hers? Leggings in the spring, commando in the summer, only to the beach or pool, white jeans?





I just had to include the picture of this little girl, she looks so adorable!

Bottega Veneta, Pt. Ombre

I don't always love how Bottega updates their bags each season.  I'm not a fan of the current fringed look, but I'm digging the ombre leather weave.  Ombre was huge a few seasons ago and I think it is a great complement to the woven leather.

The Yolk Interccio Nuance Bag costs $1980.  

Bottega Veneta: Timeless Love

The woven leather handbags by Bottega Veneta are timeless, classy, and chic.  If I could only buy one handbag for the next 10 years, it would probably be a Bottega.  Woven leather is visually interesting and is a great pattern for leather, but one that won't go out of style.  They even do the woven bags in exotics....woven ostrich, anyone?


This is my ultimate school tote:

This orchid Large Nappa tote is 5800, about how much I spend on my Jansport :)

Speaking of Tory Burch and Nautical Details...

Anchors and anything nautical-themed, I love you!  The secretary tie-front top is a timeless blouse and is very classy.   It can be dressed up - white linen suit - or dressed down - white jeans and flats.  Wearing timeless pieces can make you look fresh - instead of young - while looking chicly put-together.

Spotted at Cornell: Males and umbrellas

Last night in my anthropology class discussion we were talking about gender roles in the sense of what men expect of women and women of men. Basically things we expect of the other gender. Everyone went around the table and said things like holding the door open, cooking, cleaning, fixing things, etc. You get the point. We were trying to define a "real" man. Well my turn came and my response was "it crosses gender lines when males use umbrellas. It has been raining a lot in Cornell and so there has been a plethora of boys carrying umbrellas while I trek past them in my raincoat and boots. This has been bothering me for awhile now, in my stubborn mind, why do guys need umbrellas? Girls need/use umbrellas. Of course, I was laughed at and ridiculed by giving this answer. There were also umbrella carrying boys in my discussion. I did not care because in the preceding comments I had convinced the class that it is unusual, dainty, childish and feminine to carry an umbrella. I won. I want to see guys hardcore into their boots and rain jackets...not umbrellas.

Daddy, all I want is a blue diamond...

Celebrities have made yellow, pink and various other color diamonds very popular in the past few years. Recently, I came across blue diamonds for the first time; I never knew they even existed. They are beautiful, and for the time being unique. The jewelers we talked to said they are the next big trend in diamonds. It is neat that they vary in the tones of blue so much, it makes shopping for them fun too. Some look like aqua, others more navy and some more teal. The quest to find a good quality diamond and it be the right color blue. Blue diamonds are very pretty, but they are still not dancing diamonds...