ARTISTIC ALTERNATIVE

After obsessing over my co-workers Frey Wille ring, I rushed to the store only to find out it costs a whopping $800 dollars for the enamel and gold plated confection. The art-inspired rings by Frey Wille are designed by the original enamel jewelry designer for Hermes and are a welcome alternative to the iconic enamel bracelets. I could not decide between a beautiful rich dark black, grey and gold style and a more springy royal blue Miro-esque piece. A friend then told me that Erwin Pearl (right down the street from Wille on Madison Aveneue)Erwin Pearl Collection makes a beautiful alternative to the darker choice, for only $98 dollars. Although I might still purchase the Frey Wille piece come spring/summer, my new Erwin Pearl is perfection!

Frey Wille

Erwin Pearl $95

BEST SIGHTING EVER!

Happy New Year to me! Spotted one of my fav fashionistas at, wait for it, DUANE READE. Yes, Daphne Guinness is like all of us, she has stepped into a NYC pharm chain (although not in her McQueen armadillos). Such a strange and amazing sighting.

TEA WITH YVES...

Who are the five celebs dead or alive that you would love to have over for dinner? What about tea with Naomi, Jean-Paul and Yves Saint Laurent? Well now you can courtesy of quirky houseware mavens, Pylones. These amazing t-bags are a great holiday stocking stuffer or dinner-guest gift for all the fashionistas in your life. It might be hard to actually want to use these artful teabags, however, the designers and fashion icons look adorable sitting in your teacup as if they were hanging in a jacuzzi! The Pylones "Tea Party Pret-a-porTEA" set are available at Pylones
 for $13.20.


xLiz

THE DAY OF REST...

Had a fun long weekend with a friend in from Chicago full of brunch, shopping amazing Veteran's Day sales and lots of cocktails. Sunday night has arrived and I'm looking forward to a night in of take-out, ice cream, comfy clothes and a great tv lineup: "Boardwalk Empire", "How To Make It In America", "The Walking Dead", a little "Real Housewives of Atlanta", and of course my boyfriend Andy Cohen on "Watch What Happens".

MMMMM-MISSONI (for target)

It's 11:16pm, Sept 12, 2011...44 minutes and counting until the Missoni for Target collection hits the web for purchase. I have checked out the lookbook (a few times, hehe) in order to not waste time once I hit target.com and to insure my must have items are in my cart. I have waited for this moment for months (my boyfriend was pretty happy too when he heard we weren't going to have to buy a Missoni throw at non-target prices). Without seeing all the colourway options, these are my edited picks:

I am planning to live in the b/w zigzag cardi jacket...perfect throw on piece to add some flair to a weekend black leggings, ballet flat and LnA tee rut. The multi coloured jacket exudes 60's flair and glamourous ease. Not a huge fan of burgundies and mustard, but still I can't wait to wear these knit shorts with a black cashmere turtleneck, tights, and fitted black suede OTK boots.

I am sure the mix and match teacups will be a best-seller, but the tray and vases don't look shabby either...gg buy my throw (and a few other things) and dream of their arrival...


xLiz

VINTAGE CIGARETTE CARDS

About a year ago I was at a street fair in my nyc neighborhood. I met a lovely woman with a passion for collecting and selling vintage collectible cigarette cards. The subject of these cards are oddly enough, dogs, not cigarettes. One of my biggest loves are dogs, especially my little one, Isabelle. I quickly picked up a yorkshire terrier card issued by Gallaher LTD from 1936. Recently I ran into my card dealer again at a flea market on the west side. I scanned her collection and chose yet another yorkshire terrier card (isabelle's breed) issued by John Player & Sons of Player's Cigarettes from 1925 to add to my collection.

Here are a few Gallaher cards I found on the web:

NEED, WANT, MUST HAVE...but where?

So I have been going crazy over the Dolce & Gabbana "face" wedges forever...the biggest problem is...I have no idea where to find them. Anyone who recognizes this face and knows where I can get them lmk!