"Shop It to Me" Sale of the Day

J Brand 12'' Pencil Leg Jean

Silver Fox

Original $158--NOW $80.00

Better than the Lottery?

All you have to do is sign up for the shopping emails...could it be any easier?

Daryl K Banded Tulip Dress

$395

Rachel Leigh "Ciao Necklace"

$247

Marc Jacobs "Braxton Gab" Coat

$428

Musings on the High Waisted

I do not have any brilliant new insight into the emerging trend of high waisted jeans. I feel compelled to put in my two cents (if that).

Now I am a proponent of the skinny jean…low waist and stove pipe legs is how I prefer my denim. Despite many dissenting opinions, I believe that this shape is universally flattering, as long as you find the right cut…the skinny jean does just that…it skinnys.

Therefore, a wide leg must be quite exquisite to appeal to my taste. Now I can easily fall for a wide leg low waist that resembles a boyfriend’s jean as they can be flattering on us regular girls although not as put together as a tighter style. Decent for a walk in the park on a lazy Saturday or and afternoon movie on a rainy Saturday. But the high waist wide leg is an entirely different species. It takes a tall skinny girl to really pull these off without looking like a. you are wearing a diaper or b. you should go back to Studio 54.

So of my three examples, I would have to say that Miss Mischa pulls off this look the neatest but I would have paired it with a crisp white puff sleeve button down to avoid the used 70s era look of the rock and roll t-shirt.

Shop It to Me Sale of the Day

BCBG Chili Suede Pumps

Original $90--NOW $64.99

Talk about a Red Hot Monday.

Urban My Outfitters

Now that summer is in full swing over here in the windy city (or at least in my head as it has just barely topped 60 degrees), I am thinking dresses, dresses, and more dresses. I used to be a strictly jeans kind of a girl. Never really was into dresses or skirts. But now trapeze me, balloon me, or wrap me...any time any way.

So I decided to check out Urban Outfitters sale pages to see what hidden gems I could find there. Now I always struggle at the sale basement at my local Urban Outfitters as half the crap I see there is barely fit for my grandmother's closet. But the real way to shop UO sale is online.

Lux Button Jumper with Pockets

Original $58--NOW $19.99

Kimchi & Blue Empire Reef Dress

Original $88--NOW $29.99

Lux Wide Sleeve Knit Babydoll Dress

Original $58--NOW $34.99

"Shop It to Me" Sale of the Day

Free People Tube Dress

Island cotton tube dress

with shirred and smocked details

at empire waist.

Original $88--Now $61.60

Every since my initial post going on and on about the wonders of the "Shop It to Me" email service I have been thinking that maybe I should put my money where my mouth is. So to speak. So I have decided that I will post a daily find that has been delivered to my inbox via my email subscription. So I can really prove the wonder that is this service. Hopefully I will convert some of you as I have been converted. Okay...now it just sounds creepy. :)

"A Rich Fantasy Life"- I am in Love

My dear little brother always gives me the most thoughtful gifts. Seriously there is probably no one else who knows me better than he does. This Christmas he surprised me as usual and bought me a subscription to Art News.



Okay. I'll admit it. My name is Hilary and I am addicted to Contemporary Art. It is a painful defect to have as once again this collecting hobby falls into an ever growing category of "Things I Will Never Afford".




Excuse the tangent and back to the point.




Art News brings the gallery hunting joy to my own apartment every month and you cannot beat that. (Well, that's not true...there is nothing better than sipping wine at an art opening aside from a fresh pair of CLs). This month I was delighted to see one of my favorite contemporary livin artists on the cover, Ryan McGinness. His clean abstract prints are breathtakingly modern and whimiscal at the same time.

I can only dream...