Jeffrey Campbell Wins Me Back With These Black And Brown Studded Saddle Shoes

These Jeffrey Campbell clunkers left a totally bad taste in mouth -- like when you accidentally bite into a really bad grape -- I HATE when that happens! But, do you stop eating grapes for good? No. You know there will be a better one later on in the bunch. Anyway, what I mean to say is that, I LOVE these Jeffrey Campbell Capone studded saddle shoes have made up for that bad grape. Know what I mean? A little?

($129, Jeffrey Campbell, Singer22.com)

Frock Yeah: Alice + Olivia's Perfect Sequin Party Frock

($495, Alice + Olivia, Singer22.com)

I've spent far too much time this week indulging my sequined-frock fantasies, and this Alice + Olivia keyhole-back sequin number is like the Don Draper of sequined dresses as far as fantasies go, no? It's costly, to be sure, but it's so so so many dresses in one -- rough-n-tumble skinny sad punk, as illustrated above, blazer on top for a daytime look, or as it should be -- slicked-back hair, dark lips, almost no jewelry, black tights, black booties or patent heels for holiday fun. Done.

Get Free Shipping With A $50 Purchase At Alternative

Note, I did NOT say AMERICAN Apparel. Because Alternative is not parny AMERICAN Apparel. Alternative sells solid tees that look great layered on or their own, and they don't push porn or refer to their hiring sessions for their stores as "castings." Plus, Alternative's tees and bottoms fit better and don't make you feel sordid or like you just witness soft-core porn when purchasing a burn-out tee.

Anyway, get free shipping with any Alternative purchase of at least $50. My recs:

($38, Alternative)

Alternative's eco-heather pants son parfait for sleepytime, workin' out, or hangin' out.

($38, Alternative)

True, $38 is a little steep for a tee, but Alternative's burnout V-necks come in a billion colors, they're soft as a kitten's ear and are a favorable, not-too-short length. And they're so perfectly stylish that they're like practically an affordable style statement in and of themselves. Take THAT, $72 LNA tees!

($72, LNA, Singer22.com)

Do I NEED A Teddy Bear T-Shirt?

Hell to the naw! I mean I'm doing my shopping at Conway these days. No shame in my game. But if I were partying like it was pre-Internet-bubble-burstate 1999, I'd cavalierly toss $98 down the tewbs and get this cute Lauren Moshi teddy bear swing tee.

($98, Lauren Moshi, Singer22.com)

Fortunately, promo codes are the new tech stocks (get 'em while they're hot!), and you can get 20% off all full-price items at Singer22 through December 25 with promo code HOLIDAY20.

Fashion Binge Says NO To Fringe!

Unless you are Cher circa '73, you SHOULD NOT be wearing fringe. I cannot make this clear enough.



Case in point:

($389, La Rok, Singer22)

Fringed hoodie? I think not. No, wait. Actually, I KNOW not.

($78, Urban Outfitters)

0% love for this.

And as much as I LOVE Hayden-Harnett, I'm torn betwixt barely and not even making an exception for their Wyeth fringed hobo:

($475, Hayden-Harnett)

Eh? Yay? Nay? I'm sorta like 60/40. But in general, wearing fringe on your person, again, unless you are Cher or wrangling steer is SUCH a nein.

Richard Ruiz's Peacock Frock And Naomi Campbell In Feathery Zac Posen

I SWEAR TO ADONOI, this will TOTALLY be my last peacock post (at least for this week), but I had to throw in these two...

Naomi Campbell in this feathered Zac Posen dress, which was auctioned off to the tune of $50,000 at the Fashion For Relief Charity Auction last week:



Stunning.

And... not nearly as stunning but FAR more affordable: Richard Ruiz's sheath dress, which Lauren Conrad wore to the Nylon mag 90210 party:
Which is the SAME one that SHANNON DOHERTY (speak of the dee-veeyl) wore on Letterman, sparking a WHO WORE IT BETTER of the ages! To answer that question: I WOULD! Or you: Get it for $289 at Singer22.com.

Loeffler Randall Boots Continue To Inspire Brokeback-Levels of Lust In Me...

Ugh. Usually I'm not too into flat boots, but I keep seeing the Loeffler Randall Matilde flat boot from their Fall 2008 collection, and I could just make love to it like Enis and Jack Twist after a hard day o' ropin' steer.

Observe:

($695, Loeffler Randall, Singer22.com)

Perfectly pretty.

($695, Loeffler Randall, Active Endeavors)

The LBD of... flat black boots.

($795, Loeffler Randall, Singer22.com)

More expensive = more desirable!!!

($775, Loeffler Randall, Singer22.com)

Snakeskin = the most desirable of all.

* An aside: Has anyone actually purchased anything from Singer22? The site looks like it's held together by ASCII and dental floss. Did they just blow their load on advertising or something? It's no Net-a-porter! If I'm gonna spend THAT much (and I'm not, but I'm speaking theoretically here), they'd better shell out for a little Flash, you know? Control Your Parameters!

Things I Need to Own Right This Minute!!

Let's cut to the chase for lots of indie designers, cheap shoes, hot black jeans to make your ass look even hotter, and a classy one-piece bathing suit:

($44, Rotter and Friends, Bonadrag.com)

Reminds me a little of Built By Wendy. I love the simple '70s-style line drawing on heather grey. More Rotter and Friends here.

($438, Knox, Bonadrag.com)

Nevermind the fact that this Knox bag, by Brooklyn designer Jessica Maxcy, looks like it weighs about 30 pounds alone. I still love it. Check out her Romanov bag too.

($216, Moss Mills)

Horsey cuff by Moss Mills (really Korean designer Hae.) I can't decide if I like it better in brass (pictured above) or gold. It's pricey but use discount code "lucky" for a whopping 30% off! Woo!

($75, Whitehorse Couture, Singer22.com)

Speaking of horsies, this vintage-looking oversized neon tee by Whitehorse Couture looks like the type of top you won't want to take off for days.

($154, Hudson, CoutureCandy.com)

Hudson Jeans' new Stella Skinny Poplin jean in black ties it all together. Bonus: they're STTTTRRRRRREEEEEEEEEEEEETCHY!

(Apprx $27 USD, Office.co.uk)

Cutey cute cute little bowed flats from the UK's Office (the shoe store, not the show.)

(Apprx $29, Office.co.uk)

Ahoy, sailor! Cute little casual anchor-print espadrilles. Kinda Sanuk-meets-Toms, which is actually a good thing in this case.

($14, Fred Flare)

I personally can't sleep with a sleep mask on, but were that I could, I would so wear this. The gold piping and blue satin remind me of those creepy royal puppets who'd crawl out of Mr. Rogers' walls to visit him from the Neighborhood of Make-Believe.

($21 for the top, $21 for the bottoms, Asos.com)

Forgive the fact that it's a knock-off of a suit seen on Paris Hilton -- I love the bright colors, simple style and dip dye.

($158, Carmen Marc Valvo, Bloomingdale's)

With all that kitsch, I had to throw in something classy and cool, like this Carmen Marc Valvo bandeau one-piece in lavender.


PLUS:
+ Check out newly overhauled site, The Vintage Society.
+ Shop for (some) cute stuff at Unique-Vintage.
+ Admire all the pretty pretty beauties at Grayburn.
+ Watch this crazy lady from Big Brother nearly unload one over the idea of eating a cookie.