Pitaya Surprise

Normally I avoid Pitaya with its branded line of cheap and cheesy party clothes but I was forced to do some impulse shopping while waiting for an appointment. Boy times have changed. OK still cheap but fairly fashionable with lots of dresses and per usual club clothes. I scored these on trend ikat print wedges for about 32 bucks, weirdly underzied. I usually wear a 39 (thats 8 1/2 to you Americans) but stepped out with a pair of 7. Sevens! Not as satifying as fitting into a 2 when you usually wear an 8 but there you go www.pitaya.com

Recycle Day

Holy hell it was like the Sears christmas catalog and the September issue of Vogue mated and came crashing into my mailbox in the form of a Restoration Hardware trifecta paper pile up. That bottom one is an inch thick! Is this really necessary? We have a store here you know

THE NEXT STEP

You may THINK children clothes and maternity ware does not apply to you but next thing you know you are knocked up and quite frankly it will consume you and all your shopping thoughts. So put this on the back burner of your addy book OK? NEXT STEP is the latest children and maternity consignment shop on the block. Located at 6352 Guilford in Bro Rip (By Snazzi and Three Sisters) They are a zen oasis of super cute and lethally cheap kids apparel and mom to be togs. Super kid friendly with a mod play area. Super state of being friendly with a clutter free floorplan. Right now heavy on the 2 3 set but smatterings of everything else on up to teens

Carter's Garage retro squeeeeeee

Tucked into a wayward alley in Bro Rip is a teeny shop that appears and fades like an oasis. Not really, but it is only open on the weekends until further notice. Carter's Garage, in the alley by Pandemonium and the Tibet place on Westfield, is a little slice of shabby chic danish modern industrial heaven. Get here yer wicker patio furniture, bright floral painted glasses, wacky 50's lamps and maybe even a hospital cart just 'cause

SEAPUNK, I get it

Is seapunk an internet inside joke or legit? Discuss. With Florence and the Machine popping out of a clamshell at the Chanel show, McQueen's coral encrusted frock and headpiece a showstopper and heck, Target's Miss Trish ocean critter enameled sandals, I vote the latter. Really, it's all about wearing poky pastels and adding water bubbling sounds to EDM, right? In my research I came acorss this totally badass art sunglasses company www.mercuranyc.com that you must peruse. The extended cat eye ones are pretty much the only wearable ones in the bunch, it is quite inspring

Get it on eBay if you must

With the exception of this (now sold out) "Joan" dress, I find the Banana Republic Mad Men spring collection pretty meh

Save the world

I drank the kool-aid today and bought some TOMS in grey canvas (which are canvas espadrilles made by a company who promises to send a pair for free to a country in need for every pair sold. GROUP HUG) I need a casual summer shoe and ballet flats are too formal and flip flops are just gross. If I need to wash my feet when I take them off, that is footwear that needs to go away. I blame Fox for this in a round about way. I bought him some Nantucket Red canvas pants www.nantucketreds.com to spruce up his spring wardrobe. The chalky coral color is a surprising neutral and since they have been around in preppy land since the 1940's, I think that pretty much gets them into the CLASSIC category. Immediately, footwear becomes a problem. His Doc sandals are way too aggressive and well, you know how I feel about flip flops. Traditionally, the boat shoe has been automatic but I think an upgrade of a moccasin or a espadrille is in order and quite frankly the TOMS are the best of both of these worlds. so, yeah, I'm in.