Shopping & Sales

Sale shopping tips and strategies. My picks from the sales.

  • fresh picks: spring bags

    I’ve always been a handbag junkie. I love the flourish that the right bag brings to an outfit, and usually have 2-3 bags in regular…

  • jolie laide*

    When Phoebe Philo at Céline sent those fur-lined Birkenstocks down the runway a couple of years ago, it was the shot heard ’round the fashion…

  • dark florals

    In our grand tradition of being behind the curve, le Monsieur and I have been watching “The Borgias” for the first time, thanks to Netflix….

  • happy returns

    True story: my friend Karen was hankering for a particular style of over-the-knee boots. She found a patent leather pair in her size on sale…

  • shopping “les soldes”

      During recent email exchanges, Tish of A Femme d’un Certain Âge and I were discussing les soldes (the sales) and what if anything we’d…

  • not what I’d planned

    I had planned to have a fresh outfit post up today, but when I went to grab my camera equipment yesterday afternoon, I realized my…