Okay so really, it's an obsession of my very existence. Anyhoo ...
Patience is truly the secret to obtaining a phat bag for a deal of the enviable kind. I'm not talking about waiting for some friends and family baloney or a paltry 30% markdown. I'm talking about end of the season, out with the old and in with the new heave ho that every single store of any worth experiences twice a year. Kids, we are currently smack dab in the middle of this fire sale! This year, we have a little cherry atop that sundae thanks the fearless leader of the free world and his ding dong economics. That's right, the recession has really hit retailers of luxury goods
hard and right about this time is when we should all be taking advantage of that. Now pay attention:
Are you kidding me with this? Check out this
Miu Miu chevron quilted leather tote, which originally retailed for the staggering $1,195. Now seriously kids, that kind of ridiculosity has no business around TMASE but that bag shur iz purty. And I bet those suckers who bought it in September are kicking themselves now because this bag is now $538. Still pricey, but a steal no less.
Contestant number two is a
Marc by Marc Jacobs turn lock tote. What? You say Marc Jacobs could not possibly be in your price range? Guess again fools! This number originally sold for $428. But Bergdorf's is having a bad year, so it's yours for $193.
A little more fashion forward is this
Botkier Crosby Hobo, surely big enough to haul around all of your crap in addition to small woodland creatures. And that sassy wheat color is perfect for spring. $348 down from $695.
Even better is this
Anna Corinna black glazed carry around, which is a perfect complement to all black patent leather goodies that you see pimped around this spring. You can rock this number for $270, down from $540.
And hello, what do we have here? A sweet, spring like number by
Bulga sure to make your girlfriends and strangers alike shoot green daggers of envy out of their eyesockets. Load up your bucket with 368 clams, as opposed to the original 735, and it's yours. And then you can fend off the masses with those leather tassels. Or do something else with them ... but people, keep that to yourselves!
There are plenty others in our midst, in every price range. If you find something good, you better tell me about it! Happy hunting!
In honor of my current status as the incubus of viral plague, you too can catch the plague or whatever the hell I have with this plush little frenemy. And if you don't have the plague, perhaps you have:
Little boy blue isn't nearly as dramatic as his more ominous cousins:
Ebola!
Typhoid!
Mad Cow!
Zebra rug (this is going to sell out quickly, mark my words!)
Good morning sunshine! Thank you for abandoning the pottery wheel, Liberace, Simon, the Parker and ping pong long enough to dream up this happiness for the wall. Not many people realize that your horizons expand well beyond the menagerie, and the jars, and the vessels. Of course I do, and that's all that counts, right?
Yeah, yeah, it's a box of cards. You're like, BFD. WhatEVER. But wait! This is a box of cards for every occasion under the sun! Birthdays, whoop-di-dos, gracias, mom and pop days, so sorry, so happy, feel better, happy holidays, and even ones where you can fill in the blank space with a sentiment all your own (or cross out what you don't like and fill in the blank). Even the classless among us (okay, just me) will be properly equipped, Emily Post style, yo.
Are you kidding me with this? Check out this Miu Miu chevron quilted leather tote, which originally retailed for the staggering $1,195. Now seriously kids, that kind of ridiculosity has no business around TMASE but that bag shur iz purty. And I bet those suckers who bought it in September are kicking themselves now because this bag is now $538. Still pricey, but a steal no less.
Contestant number two is a Marc by Marc Jacobs turn lock tote. What? You say Marc Jacobs could not possibly be in your price range? Guess again fools! This number originally sold for $428. But Bergdorf's is having a bad year, so it's yours for $193.
A little more fashion forward is this Botkier Crosby Hobo, surely big enough to haul around all of your crap in addition to small woodland creatures. And that sassy wheat color is perfect for spring. $348 down from $695.
Even better is this Anna Corinna black glazed carry around, which is a perfect complement to all black patent leather goodies that you see pimped around this spring. You can rock this number for $270, down from $540.
What a great way to scare the shit out of anyone coming close to your office! Or not.
1. Jonathan Adler banana plate
2. Anya Hindmarch poodle tote bag
3, George Bush Sr./Dan Quayle dog toy
4. Walter Bosse elephant
Hello beach girl that looks somewhat like me minus the hideous striped bikini! Thank you so much for carrying all of my sunning accouterments, including but not limited to the following: snacks, spf 15 for my face, spf 8 for my body, spf 4 for my body once I establish a base, flip flops, sarong, bottle of water, bottle of something to drink other than water, more snacks, mobile phone, lip balm, trashy magazines of the gossip kind, erudite reading material for when I get sick of the trashy magazines of the gossip kind, sunglasses, alternate sunglasses so as not to establish unsightly tan lines on my face, more snacks, hat (maybe), towel(s), ipod, ipod shuffle, more snacks, and anything else I can possibly stuff into your clear, roomy goodness. See you 'round the pool!
Ye Olde Barn's cousin West Elm has some new goodies! These blown glass characters are relatively cheap knock offs of the higher priced designer collectibles that I spied in the lofty Palm Springs vintage stores lining Highway 111. Same look, lower price, everyone wins! Rah Rah Sis Boom Bah!
