JESUS MARY AND JOSEPH! 50 PERCENT OFF AT ACTIVE ENDEAVORS!

Now THAT'S what I call a Christmas miracle! EVERYTHING ON THE ENTIRE ACTIVE ENDEAVORS SITE is 50% off, only through midnight on December 19th. Use promo code "wishlist50." All returns for store credit only, so be sure before you pull that trigger, okay tiger?

Here are a few choice pix:

(Originally $347, TEMPORARILY $173, Abaete, ActiveEndeavors.com)


(Originally $432, TEMPORARILY $216, Abate, ActiveEndeavors.com)

This guy's blowin' my mind. Wedding dress shortlist potential even!

(Originally $295, TEMPORARILY $147.50, Charlotte Ronson, ActiveEndeavors.com)

Sorta Kristen Stewart as Joan Jett, a little, no?


(Originally $575, TEMPORARILY $287, Seven for all Mankind, ActiveEndeavors.com)

(Originally $450, TEMPORARILY $225, Loeffler Randall, ActiveEndeavors.com)

Even Loeffler Randall's studded Minnie Mouse Agatha bow flats are on sale!

GOD BLESS US ERRYONE!

My Pretty Princess A.P.C. Apple Necklace

Totally unexpectedly, one of my most bestely fwends gave me the most gorgeous necklaces for my birthday. Observe:
It's A.P.C., and because I don't wanna be tacky, I won't list the price, but you can also get it at La Garconne.

Speaking of which, here are two pieces I REALLY would like to get myself... as a belated birthday present... to myself...

($60, A.P.C., La Garconne)

So Grey Gardens. So tempting, but $60 for plastic? Nah brah.

($350, Lizzie Fortunado, La Garconne)

This would go PERFECTLY with all that Abaete that I... don't own... yet...

What's Up, Ombre?

I stopped into the Brooklyn LF yesterday. As usual, I browsed and made some mental notes yet bought nothing. I like a lot of the merch they have there, but their prices are nothing short of shout-rageous, especially when other stores push the same goods for less. Also, they blow out the trends into overdrive mode, which gets to me a little. And another thing: shit is strewn all over the damn place. I get that they're trying to create a messy-chic aesthetic, but if I want to trip over errant shoes, I can do that at home.

However, I was smitten by their Jeffrey Campbell black-and-white ombre heels:
They're $120 at LF, yet Urban Outfitters -- and by the way, LF is basically Urban on coke -- has a few remaining sizes for $74. Too bad I'm not a 9.5. Point is though, the quest for ombre heels is ON!

Also, I haven't really been posting much Fashion Week stuff because a.) of busy-ness and b.) so many other floggers are way on top of that shit. And can I compete with Style.com? Uh, no.

Anyway, some shows I would've clawed someone's eyes out to see:
+ Alexandre Herchovitch
+ Three As Four
+ Abaete
+ Rachel Comey

Shows I did see:
+ Samantha Pleet -- Review coming soon -- promises!

Dresses: Shiny, Sparkly, Bold & Bright

A billion (okay, more like a dozen) drool-inducing sparkly, shiny, luxe and lush dresses for les holiday season!

($456, Nanette Lepore, Net-a-porter.com)

So deliciously late-70s. Glittery and glam yet still sexy and seductive without showing too-too much (yes, it's short, but this would look perfect with black tights.)

($925, See By Chloe, Net-a-porter.com)

Square sequins = manna from heaven. Though for nearly a grand, they better have been handsewn by elves.

($89, Asos.com)

I like this, but is it a little too obviously like "Hey! Look at me! I'm doing the jeweled dress trend!"?

($418, Petro Zillia, ShopPetroZillia.com)

Same thing? The paper bag waist might not be necessary, but it is helpful if you're hiding a fetus... or a food baby.

($300, Dallin Chase, Blaec.com)

Way chiller. And it looked adorbs on J.Lo:

($265, Karta, Net-a-porter.com)

A nice way to work the metallic trend without going too overboard. This piece still has a sorta folksy feel to it. Yay!

($660, Abaete, Bergdorf Goodman)

Or you could go TOTALLY overboard with this amazingly fun Abaete tank dress covered in paillettes. I know I would.

($795, Stella McCartney, Net-a-porter.com)

Also a beautiful holiday piece -- a healthy alternative to the I'm-not-wearing-a-dress-so-I'm-wearing-a-sparkly-top-and-black-pants look.

($348, Marc by Marc Jacobs, Bergdorf Goodman)

Perfect perfect perfect holiday dress. Love the contrast of the elegant eggplant and the more bright and festive sash. Yay!

($450, Abaete, Saks Fifth Avenue)

Absolutely stunning. Soooo Grecian goddess-chic. Though even a Grecian goddess might not be able to rock this very slim-lookin' number. Hm. Best left on the racks and to you rail-thin 55378008 chicks out there.

($587, Viktor & Rolf, Net-a-porter.com)

Oh mah stars. I freaking LOVE this. It's like Knots Landing goes to Colette. Want want want!

'80s DRAMA!

Red Carpet Roundup

With the VMAs, Emmys (ZzzzzzzzzzzzZZzzZzzzzz) and Fashion Week within a hot second of each other, (BET Awards too, though those were a little longer ago), I've been binging on red carpet snaps and devouring the awesome Redcarpetfashionawards.blogspot.com. A few things worth noting, so to speak:


LUH DAT:

(Photo via Allwomenstalk.com)

I effing LOVE this Abaete Fall 2007 dress that Rihanna and Nicole Scherzinger both wore. I even love the Haylie Duff version, though the black-and-white is by far my fave. The color scheme (that's actually purple on the bodice of the black version) represents everything I love about the late '80s/ early '90s: the colors and the "quirky" geometrical shapes. This is like the dress version of those Exclamation "Make a statement without saying a word!" magazine ads. And I LURVE IT.

(Photo via Fabsugar)

Hot pink ain't easy to pull off, but both Kate Bosworth and Thandie Newton look hot, appropriately, in the same Preen dress. And I actually love Kate's navy heel pairing. Very unexpected. Thandie's black accessories look great, but black with pink is pretty go-to. A white clutch with the navy heels would be even hotter, y'all.

RED CARPET BLACK LIST:

(Photo via Hipcandy.com)

Ohhhhhh Beyonce... seen here in Dolce & Gabbana at the BET Awards in June 2007... So much talent. So many beauties. So little style. And the medieval-style chastity belt... just... no. No. She looks like the post-modern Tin Man's girlfriend.

(Photo via Hipcandy.com)

Oy. Eva Pigford IS a pretty girl with a great body. But FUCK... Too. Much. Going. On. Here. This Laundry by Design dress looks like one of those saltillo blankets, which are fine for the couch or... say... Mexico... but not head-to-toeage on the red carpet. This dress COULD be amazing if, say, the top were all black or some other solid... but the print overwhelms her wee-ness, and the fly-away hair ain't helping either. (Am I the only one who thinks hair up is the way to go when you've got on something really busy below?)

(Photo via Vegas Luxe Life)

As much as I can't STAND the Moldy Peaches, I must refer to the words of Adam Green, who so succinctly wrote in his song "Jessica:" Jessica, Jessica Simpson, you've got it all wrong. She is such a NATURALLY pretty girl. So WHY the jacked-up basketball boobies and six-shades-darker skin color and punched-in-both-eyes makeup??? I do love the honey hair color though. To her credit, this photo WAS from her visit to see the Pussycat Dolls, so I guess considering that, she almost looks conservative, relatively speaking.

(Photo via Concreteloop.com)

Uhhhhh.... Sapphyri's (from Charm School) boobs look like flotation devices. Do they double as some sort of dual-engine blimp, and if so, did they play a part in transporting her from the Land Of No Mirrors Or Taste over to Vegas for the VMAs? It's hard to believe that this is the same person as this. She looks like a cracked-out Jackeeeeeeee.

By the way...

They still fucking sell this stuff!!! Or, for just $24 plus the cost of hives, you can get the old-school shit.

The original Carrie Bradshaw!

PS: So, whatcha'll think about The Binge covering celeb stuff (such as in this post)? We won't be making it a regular habit or anything... but... wouldja rather see more shopping stuff? Celeb stuff? Beauty? Don't worry -- we'll still be keepin' it real, but tell us whatcha want as we're curious to know, and we care about you, loyal Bingers (and you too, newcomer swastika Racked readers!) Let us know in los comments.