If you are near a Neiman Marcus Last Call, the shoe sales are off the chiz-ain! Last week I scooped up a STUNNING pair of teal Coach turnlock platforms. With the box. That's right... if you look hard enough you may actually snap up the original box. (Score!) The Dallas location nearest NorthPark has a ton of L.A.M.B. and Tory Burch as well. I snapped up a fresh pair of black Ecco dress shoes for the hubbie (his fave brand) as well as a gorgeous pair of Timberland "mandals" for casual wear. Two for him one for me. Isn't that sweet? 

Why do I bring this up? If you sign up for their emails you'll get the occasional coupon and be notified when they've just added a host of new items. What are you waiting for? It's last call, baby!

I love Gilt. LOVE. IT. All the fabulousness with only 40% of the guilt. LOVES IT. If those deeply discounted prices are still too much for you (and often they are still just a tad higher than irresistible) you'll be happy to welcome Gilt Fuse on August 12th at noon.

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Still lusting after these? I happen to have a pair to sell. Brand spanking new in the lovely lavender Choo box. If you wear a size 37 (that's a 7, stateside) and are interested, please email me immediately before I return them. (I paid less than half price for them.) Oh, and one more thing. I also have a pair of Keltons...it's either a 6 or a 6.5. I'll have to check. Prices so low you won't believe it. If you want them, email me soon before I send them back to the store this weekend.

It's official. I've abandoned eBay. The fees, the seedy practices, the restrictions, the auction formats. I'm done. Finito. Exit stage left.

And while I've sold most of the goodies I'd culled from my closet, I do have a few small gems left. Notably this Tory Burch Brewster tote. New with tags. It's sold out in this color on Tory's site and Bloomingdales.com.

If you're interested, make me an offer. :)

I've got my eye on a few items. I thought I'd share the list with you....

With fall's focus on perfect skin and dramatic eyes, look for an abundance of face-framing collars. From funnel neck jackets to shirts with oversize ruffles and bows, you can safely pack away your shorter necklaces this fall. On my short list: this Moleskine jacket from Topshop... (see this fetching little number also...)

Patent leather is sticking around longer than I"d anticipated. It seems this trend is more firmly entrenched than I'd given it credit for. And no wonder. Who can resist that shine? So, it's time I grabbed some new glossy goodies for myself. First item on the list? This wallet. She will be mine...

If Prada has anything to do with it, women won't be the only ones wearing colorful shoes this fall. Witness these Crayola inspired slip-ons. I'll have to get used to the idea... but it's a trend I've got my eye on.

The "it" bags of the moment all offer a bit of versatility. The Trevi from Vuitton comes with a shoulder strap. And the Jamie from J. Crew comes with its own detachable shoulder strap. So versatility is a strong movement to watch.

But did you see these? Yes, ladies and gentlemen. It's a knee-high boot AND an ankle boot in one. These Pradas are spectacular. Notice the metallic finish. Don't expect to wear these without garnering more attention than you might expect. These graphite lovelies were meant to be adored - not ignored.

Watch for the next installment to find out what else I spy...

Someone has a wicked sense of humor. Style Saves the World pointed us to Spot on Square, an company churning out environmentally sensitive products for children. At first glance? Cute. Modern, hip. Very cute.

On a normal day, I'd have let it go. But... curiosity called, and I decided to dig around the site to see what the mod home furnishings store had to offer. And I'm so glad I did. Here's why...

For those of you who don't know (okay, 99% of you won't know), in my "day job" I'm a professional interactive designer. I design web sites, blogs, corporate branding... you name it. Whether it involves pixels or paper, I can make it (and you) look fabulous. (My side gig and future direction is interior design...which explains this blog, and my love of all things interior...but I digress...) What does this have to do with Spot on Square? I'll tell you...

Design involves a lot of organization and a systematic way of doing things. You are constantly naming files, assets, projects. Naming plays a large role in the life of a designer. And as time goes on (10+ years in my case) you begin to have a lot more fun with it. After all, in most cases, only you will see the names of your files. But product design and branding allows you to assign names to objects that others will see. Often these are personal, and only mean something to the team (think: wallpaper named Isabelle, possibly named after the designer's daughter), but other names are almost there as hidden jokes. Which, I can only assume, is the case with this product...

Mies, as this plaque is called, is quite the funny name for a piece of bamboo wall art with the shape of a rat in it, no? As a student of interior design and architecture, I can only assume the team (or comical person) who named this planned to build a little humor into the product. Mies. MIES. As soon as I see it, I immediately think Mies Van der Rat. Sorry, this 'designer humor' may be lost on you.

And that's not all... Charles is the name of the cow. Wait for it... wait for it... Chuck. Ground chuck. I'm sorry, but this is too funny to ignore. And Frank is the name of the pig. Has to be an ode to those cheap little ballpark franks made with pork. I'm sorry, but this was too funny to keep to myself.

(Roshini... I hope you are out there giggling...and I hope you're having fun giving quirky, tongue-in-cheek names to as many items as you possibly can. For the other 99% of you out there... forgive me for laughing at the humor of my peers.)