halloween: cheap thrills

i was a new york city rat last halloween.
(mask + brown poncho + accidental red chipped nails).
it was cheap and cheerful. when i came across these masks on j.crew's blog
it completely reminded me of this. just download, color them, et voila!
you've got a costume.

what are you going to be this halloween?

where fashion meets art

ny times

i love this neon camo print by berlin artist 

anselm reyle for dior. could you picture this bag in 

the dead of (grey)winter? the parisienne fashion house will 

have a pop shop at miami's art basel show in december 

where you can run to get it. 

cheat sheet

wsj

just in case you missed spring '12 fashion week, here's the 

best cheat sheet to get caught up. the wall street 

journal's Off Duty section is my favorite saturday morning read.

valentino s/s 12

style.com

adding this to my hair "to do" list; this style is anything but new,
i just always forget how prety braids are.

hidden gem

on a little road trip this summer we stopped off at an outlet mall
and something told me to go into wilson's the leather store...
and on the sales rack was this hidden gem- a butter soft leather T,
marked way down to $50! then viola, its on Celine's Spring '12 runway.
glad to see we're on the same page.

ballet classics

salvatore ferragamo
topshop
chanel

lately I've been having a flats dilemma, i own one pair.
so I've finally narrowed down my options of the only flats
i'd wear. they're all classics. if you're a smart shopper
you can score a pair of the pricier ones on eBay for dirt
cheap.