Favorites Of The Day

We're just going to make sure we are ready for the summer and the resort season by getting this hat or one made just like it. I can see my daughter now....asking to borrow it (she means she wants it) It's ok though, we're blessed in that we can go to a special millinery if Vivre should happen to run out of hats!

Kokin
"Hollywood Sun Hat"
Available at Vivre

I got so excited when I first laid eyes on this shoe on a model weeks ago. I did not however, know that they'd be producing it in a number of colors. So far I'm crazy about the tan ones and the black ones.

Balenciaga
"Thong Gladiator Sandal"
Available at Barney's

This little shrug is just too cute. Could not even go by it without saying something about it.

Stella McCartney
"Hand Knit Shrug"
Available at Barney's

"Love of beauty is taste. The creation of beauty is Art."---Ralph Waldo Emmerson

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Now that's a shoe!

Yves Saint Laurent
"Goya Wedge"
Available at Barneys

Available while supplies last only!

Lancome
"Beauty Filled Cosmetic Case"
While Supplies Last at Saks Fifth Avenue

This is a 2009 dress! It's sleek and modern and it lies on the body in just the right places!

Alex & Olivia
"Draped Dress"
Available at Neiman Marcus

"Knowledge comes but wisdom lingers."---Alfred Lord Tennyson

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Favorites Of The Day

What a design! This is sure to be one of the "it" bags.

Givenchy
Diane Saddle Bag

Available at Barney's

Allow me to fantasize just a little bit. I've been a really, really good girl this year!

Harry Winston
Sunflower Necklace
Available at Harry Winston

This sweater is really nice. With it's hand knitted flowers and the slim fitting waist it will be a nice addition to your wardrobe.

Rosario de Armenteras
Baby Alpaca Vest
Available Vivre

"I am confirmed in my division of human energies. Ambitious people climb, but faithful people build."---Julia Ward Howe

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Favorites Of The Day

I like this little coat, based on style alone. However it is on sale!

Stella McCartney
Over sized Belted Coat
On Sale at Barneys (Deep Discount)

This dress is simply beautiful on. Don't let it fool you! This is one of those pieces you don't fully appreciate until you see it up close and personal.

Anthropologie

Long Look Coat Dress
Available at Anthropologie

Now this bootie has got a "vintage" feel to it. From the narrow lace up ankle to the detailing on the heel. Cute boot!

Zoe Lee
"Lada"
Available at Te Casan

"Happiness is a form of courage."---Holbrook Jackson

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The Peace And Love Campaign

Barneys New York, the luxury emporium that has been winning the hearts of fashionistas and celebrities since it opened in 1923, is kicking off their holiday campaign "Peace and Love: Have a Hippie Holiday," by offering ideeli members the chance at a gift that keeps on giving. Ten ideeli members will be offered tickets that automatically enter them into a promotion to win a one-of-a-kind, hand-painted Volkswagen Beetle (worth $25,000 dollars), as well as a $50 dollar gift card to the ultimate fashion mecca. (November 10 through December 31, 2008)

Barneys invited artist John Paul Phillipe to decorate the car in a psychedelic swirl of doves, peace signs and flowers. Always ahead of the curve, the department store partnered with Volkswagen of America because the auto company shares the same environmentally conscious values. With that in mind, all the proceeds from this promotion go to VW Carbon Neutral Project, which helps to reforest and protect endangered species. Starting today, ideeli members have access to buy tickets at the Barneys website.

The Peace and Love campaign also marks the 50th anniversary of the peace sign. During the holiday season, the store will offer exclusive products like Fendi baguettes with a peace sign key chain, tie-dye Converse All Star high tops, and recycled t-shirts from the hip line Loomstate, plus many more fabulous gifts.

And never to be outdone, creative director Simon Doonan is also designing the legendary window displays using the same sixties-style counterculture theme. The customized Beetle will be on display in the windows of the Madison Avenue store along with giant size peace signs, vintage album covers from musicians like Jimi Hendrix and the Doors, as well as a homage to the era's female icons including Janis Joplin and Joni Mitchell. There are certainly enough stylish reasons to give peace a chance this holiday.

"At times our own light goes out and is rekindled by a spark from another person. Each of us has cause to think with deep gratitude of those who have lighted the flame within us."---Albert Schweitzer

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Favorites Of The Day

This dress is sooo reminiscent of the 60's. It's right on point for this season. The beads really set it off.

Tory Birch
Beaded Clover Dress
Available at Net-A-Porter

If you were going to get some earrings this season that were really unique you definitely can't go wrong with these. They are absolutely beautiful! They are sterling silver dangle earrings with a sterling chain, fig leaf and knife and crystal embellishment. I love, these earrings!

Iosselliani
Cluster Chain Earrings
Available at Barneys

I could tell you a hundred reasons why I like this little clutch but less is more.

Christian Louboutin
Cancan Feathered Satin Clutch
Available at Neiman Marcus

"You may give out, but never give up."---Mary Crowley

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Shoe Shoppin'

My taste is all over the place today. Probably has something to do with that potato salad I ate yesterday! Anyway, here are the shoe's for the week. Very stylish, bold, and downright elegant.

Christian Louboutin

Name of shoe: Very Noeud Knotted Satin Pump

Available at: Christian Louboutin, Nordstrom and other fine retailers

Derek Lam

Name of shoe: Astrid

Available at: Barney's

Valentino
Name of Shoe: Satin Pearl Sandals

Available at: Saks Fifth Avenue

"For those who have seen the Earth from space, and for the hundreds and perhaps thousands more who will, the experience most certainly changes your perspective. The things that we share in our world are far more valuable than those which divide us."--- Donald Williams

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The Bags

Alrighty then, you know how hard it was trying to pick just a few handbags? I tried to pick a few bags and it was really hard and I hope I never, ever have to do it again! Who the heck am I trying to fool? You KNOW I go crazy over handbags and shoes. I'm limited to 3 so I'll just take you inside the madness of my (abbreviated) spring bag shopping. Focusing on Tote Bags. Remember there are affordable versions to every trend you see. That being said, On with the madness! (Don't worry, we'll revisit the subject later on) We've got tons of different styles: Hobo's, Clutches, Sacs, etc.


Coach

Name of Bag: "Heritage Stripe Tattersall"- Large
Available in a smaller version

New For Spring

Available at: Coach, Nordstrom, Macy's, Bloomingdales

Tory Burch

Name of Bag: "T Contrast Pattern Tote"
Available in 5 different colors.

New For Spring
Available at: Tory Burch, Nordstrom, Neiman Marcus.

Miu Miu

Name of Bag: "Front Pocket Tote"

Available in "Talco"

Available at: Miu Miu, Nordstrom, Barney's

"Your remedy is within you, but you do not sense it.
Your sickness is from you, but you do not perceive it.
You presume you are a small entity,
But within you is enfolded the entire universe.

You are indeed the evident book,
By whose alphabet the hidden becomes manifest.

Therefore, you have no need to look beyond yourself,
What you seek is within you, if only you reflect."
- Iman Ali Ibn Abi Taleb

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F*ive W's: Public School

What: Public School

Who: Dao-Yi Chow and Maxwell Osborne are both veterans of the fashion industry. Dao-Yi Chow is currently the co-owner of Arrive, one of Miami’s hot retail spots which offers fashion seekers a cool mix of European designers and top of the line streetwear and is the former Creative Director of Sean John. Maxwell Osborne, also a former designer at Sean John, is also a design instructor at Parsons School of Design, intermittently. “We are both teachers and students who continue to critique the culture we help create, resulting in a new vision of constructed garments that focus on fabric, fit and energy,” says Chow. “It’s the same energy that’s found at the start of every new movement.”

When: Founded about a year ago, the company will be releasing their first collection for Spring/Summer 2008.

Where: Items are available at Public School NYC website & Stores, Barney's New York, Harvey Nichols and Brooklyn Circus. You can go to their website to see a full list of locations that will carry their line.

Why Their HOT: Public School’s logo is a black apple with a feather quill, which pays homage to the Big Apple’s {New York} edgier side and an underlying quest for knowledge. Public School is a intricate mix of interweaving different styles and trends, such as a premium lambskin trench coat that can be unzipped into a cropped biker jacket. Or a fine wool cardigan layered with leather and metallic studs. Every item was on the Fall/ Winter 2008 theme of overachievers, arrogance and urban {particularly NYC} street smarts.

How: Prices will range from $72 for a T-shirt to $680 for leather outerwear. Wovens, jeans, and French terry knits will range from $125- $230. With the use of Italian vegetable dyed lamb leather, specially bonded cotton/nylon blends and Japanese 2x1 cotton twill, it's no wonder that their items provide luxury with simplicity and minimalism.

**Items from the Spring/Summer 2008 line, now available in stores