Spanx please

Last night my girlfriends and I enjoyed girls night out, and with that came some great people watching. Girls were dressed pretty cute for the most part and we saw so many hot shoes, which I was somewhat surprised about but very impressed with. There was one girl who stood out and who is the inspiration for this post. She was wearing the ever so popular bandage dress. Now not too many people can wear the bandage dress the way I'm sure its designer intended it to be worn. This dress is very revealing in that any bump, any extra piece of chuck your body may hold will be exposed in this dress. However there is a solution, an aid - Spanx! I could not tell this girl's back from her front when she turned sideways. Of course not too many of us look like Gisele, but come on if you're going to wear such a body conscious piece then please take the necessary steps to keep the integrity of the dress.

MJ sighting

My friend's friend ran into Marc Jacobs in Soho while window shopping. She of course asked to be photographed with him and he sweetly obliged. How cool is this! She confirmed that he looks great in person too.

The Maxwell Show

I really really want to go and see recording artist Maxwell. I have been in love with Maxwell and his music since the 1990's and now he's back with a new CD and on a nationwide tour. He so happens to be venturing to my little ole town and I have to see him! Only the tickets range from $51.50 - $127. My dreams came to a screeching hault after seeing those ticket prices.

L.A.M.B. knockoff

This is turning into a shoe blog! I was on Piperlime viewing Rachel Zoe's picks and of course most of her choices are expensive designer labels with a $300 minimum. Included in the dream collection are a pair of L.A.M.B. Rasta botties that I immediately gasped over! These lovely creations put me in a shoe trance. However needless to say they are out of my price range at $345. Stylish Me found a knockoff pair at Steven by Steve Madden called Persis for $170; that's less than half the price! Right now I'm finding my detail oriented personality as a nuisance as I'm picking out all of the differences, albeit small, in the knockoff pair.

L.A.M.B.



Steven

Aldo sandals

Should I buy these sandals by Aldo for $85 in the store and $70 on the website, which doesn't include the shipping fee? Aldo tends to be so overpriced, but I just adore these sandals so much! I wish they came in a chocolate brown, but I would settle for this bone color. I love the ankle strap, and I just love the heel. Why oh why are they so pricey.

Proenza Schouler sandal

I finally found them! The sandal from the spring 2008 Proenza Schouler collection. I've been dying for these when I first saw them in Harpers Bazaar on a model in their spring show. I went from doing all kinds of research trying to locate them and finding nothing to years later locating them on three different websites: Netaporter, Yoox, and Theoutnet. But as suspected although they are now discounted I cannot afford them at $480 on Netaporter, $245 on Yoox (not bad relatively speaking), and $435 on Theoutnet, which is slightly different with a multistrap. They've soldout of these on Netaporter, Theoutnet does not have my size available, Yoox however has my size in stock... Be strong be strong!

J.Crew flip flops

I have been searching for a pair of silver flat thong sandals and surprisingly I'm having a very hard time. I own a pair of gold flats by Colin Stuart at Victoria's Secret, but for some reason they come in every color but silver. I found this pair in silver at the J.Crew website, and it looks like the exact pair I've been searching for. It's at a decent price, $49.50, and Italian leather made in Italy. My only question: how comfortable are they? From the picture they seem to have such a hard sole. My Colin Stuart pair have a soft squishy sole that are so comfortable I can where them to work and stand and run around for people all day in them. Will the J.Crew pair offer me the same satisfaction?

Discounted Chloe

I really want these Chloe platform sandals! I just found them on theoutnet.com and have been staring at them all day wanting to pull the trigger on the "Add to Bag" button. They are marked down 50% from $455 to $228, such a great deal for Chloe! I love everything about the shoe especially the double interlocking ankle straps with buckle fastening. I love when straps hit my ankles. I want them!

GLEE!

Due to American Idol continuously running over during the season I set my DVR to record the show 5 minutes longer than it was scheduled to end. I learned that tough lesson after I missed Adam Lambert's performance of which Simon Cowell actually gave him a standing ovation. By the way, why is it such a big deal right now that Adam is gay?! Anyway, after the American Idol finale FOX aired a new pilot called Glee. I was not interested as I already record way too many television shows, however this one caught my attention from the very beginning. In the first 45 seconds they showed a car being driven with Ohio plates (my home town!), and a boy trying to avoid being thrown into the dumpster by the high school football team by shouting he is wearing Marc Jacobs' new collection. I died and wanted more, but five minutes was up and so was the show! I'm just now writing this post because I finally watched the entire episode of Glee on Hulu.com and I must say I was so moved. I love the concept of the show; The football jocks, the cheerleader clicks, the nerds who get stuffed in porta potties, and of course the caring teachers. One teacher in particular who runs the Glee club and hopes to recruit some singing and dancing talent. If you haven't watched the pilot for this hour-long comedy please check it out, I think you will be as delighted as I am. I'm looking forward to adding another show to my repertoire this fall television season. I guarantee this will be a hit with pop culture.

A new love

My girlfriend and I ventured over to a wonderful boutique to do some window shopping, and my eyes were like saucers. I wanted everything I saw! They have the most awesome BCBG collection apart from a BCBG store I've ever seen. There were a lot of dresses there that I fell in love with (by BCBG and others), but this one is the one that actually made me take off my clothes to try it on. The BCBG pleated cotton poplin dress with pockets in violet purple. The dress was a little big on me and they did not have the next size down, which is probably a good thing. I did manage to find it online, however I'm most sad to say that cannot spend $158 on a dress right now no matter how fabulous.

Marc on sale

How cute is this 10x9.5 Marc Jacobs Palais Royal messenger bag! It's on sale at Saks.com at 40% off for under $400. It seems to only come in ivory at this price which is a fine color, and for a Marc Jacobs this size is a fine price. The strap looks to be nonadjustable so I would wear the bag across my body instead of on my shoulder. Anyway, I'm daydreaming.

Enter your code

Stylish Me just forwarded me the best website! Let me backtrack. I've been eyeballing a certain dress in Express for a couple of weeks now, however I'm trying to be responsible and not spend money on clothes especially full-price items. Stylish Me being the resourceful fashionista she is told me about www.retailmenot.com where legitimate printable coupons and coupon codes are available. Where have I been?! This website actually works for many many different stores, including designer brands. This website also tells you the unreliable coupons codes that did not work for a lot of customers. Retailmenot.com is now added to my favorites... No shopping without it!

I love these

Just strolling through DSW's website and saw this sandal, which kind of looks like it has an ankle brace attached to it. Believe me that is not some wild fantasy or premonition of mine. Check out this No. 704b. Almada ankle cuff sandal... I love it in green!

The Tight Roll

It's back, the tight roll that we sported in the 1980s with our jeans only more stylish. They say if you were apart of a trend once, when it circles back around (as they tend to do) don't even think about doing it again. But this one is growing on me in a big way. This time we're wearing cute chunky heels with the look instead of boat shoes. I have to be apart of this one again.

Put up your dukes

Heidi and her blond crew went to battle bartender Stacy and her brunette crew over, you guessed it, Spencer. Who on God's green earth would fight over Spencer? Maybe to fight to disown him, but to fight because you want him to be with only you? Gross. Across town goth girlfriend Jayde wanted to punch Audrina's face in for sleeping in her boyfriend's (Brody) bed. Girls, why is it that we forgive our boyfriends for their indiscretions, but not the other woman? Shouldn't Jayde want to punch both of their faces in? By the way, is Jayde a playmate??