I Bought It Files: SHARK Bracelet & Faux Fur Leopard Print Coat!

I realized yesterday that AN ENTIRE DAY HAD PASSED without me engaging in ANY sort of online shopping experience. So today I vowed to right that terrible wrong.

I had an online gift certificate to Fred Flare, which is one of my favorite stores of all time (run by some of the nicest PEOPLE of all time -- Chris, Keith and Jen are LITTLE MIRACLES), which is why I'll soon be the proud owner of a new leopard-print faux fur coat AND a Disney Couture shark bracelet. TWO NECESSITIES, of course.

($78, FredFlare.com)

I've been on a mission for MONTHS now to find a great faux fur coat, and I hope this one delivers. It's no Wren fur coat, but it's also not $795, now is it?

($54, Disney Couture, FredFlare.com)

I'm not necessarily a Disney person, nor am I usually into licensed merch (often it skeeves me out), but I do positively LOVE Disney Couture's jewelry, particularly because it doesn't look like kid Disney stuff. And it's made really well. My Disney treasure chest ring, also from Fred Flare, looks brand-new after years of wear. Oh yeah, and Disney Couture's Tron merch is out of this world. (Get it?) Anyway, I ended up buying this shark bracelet. Because I really really needed a shark bracelet, as it turns out.

Oh yeah, get 30% off with code word "Flare." YAY! Love a sale!

Coming Soon: MAC's Venomous Villain Collection!

To know me is to know that I typically am NOT into much Disney stuff. I've never seen "The Lion King" or "Herbie: Fully Loaded" or whatever. You will NEVER catch me quoting "Shrek." None of that. I can't deal with animation. And it's not just Disney. I've never seen "Cars" nor will I. That ain't me. I realize animation is an art. I just can't sit through an animated feature film. (With the exception of "The Triplets Of Belleville" -- man, do I sound like a snob. Whatevs.) I need my movies to have PEOPLE in them. Humans. HOWEVER. I do love a select few Disney items. A classic Mickey Mouse watch. And my Kidada for Disney Couture mirror necklace, which I wear on the regulado. And the Tom Binns collection. I'd wear all that shit. Possibly at the same time.

But, here's the point where I contradict myself: I do hold a special place in my heart for the old-school Disney movies -- growing up, I loved the "Cinderella" soundtrack from 1950 movie. And I do like a select few Disney movies from the 1990s. Like "Aladdin" and "Beauty And Beast" and "The Little Mermaid" because they were so bombastically over the top and campy. Which is saying a lot for a cartoon.

And, since I do love MAC, I was all OOOH when I saw the teaser trailer for their Venomous Villains collection, set to come out in September 2010. After loving their Barbie, Hello Kitty, and Heatherette collabos, I'm defs excited to see what their Disney collaboration has in store. And, um, hello -- no one does a villain like Disney. (Except for Susan Lucci and Daniel Waters, who wrote "Heathers.") And how fun is it that you JUST get the bitchy villains? Princesses are pretty, but they have their limitations. Evil and sinister know no bounds.

The villains that will star in the MAC collection haven't been revealed, though I think Cruella de Vil is beyond obvious. I'm hoping they'll have a male villain, because would Jafar from "Aladdin" not be hilarious? It'd be hilarious. Maybe he'd come with a limited-edition depilatory, since he clearly had an upperlip hair issue. Also, was he not a little light in his loafers? He was like a pointier, more ethnic Christopher Lowell.

Anyway, I will be absolutely LIVID if there isn't an Ursula from "The Little Mermaid." She was the effing BEST villain, because even though she was part octopus, she still glammed it up in eveningwear, knew the power of one statement accessory, and she was Gaga before Gaga was Gaga. She basically looked like a cartoon Harvey Fierstein in a dress. And she could BELT.

Anyway check out the MAC Venomous Villain trailer. And I just need to add that while they're totally off-brand, the Joker from Batman and Skeletor would be amazing adds too.

Am I Out Of My Skull?

For being intrigued by this REDONKULOUS pendant of a diamond-encrusted, pipe-smoking, eye-patch wearing skeleton. So, I guess he's a pirate, but a successful one because his head is made of 14-carat gold, his good eye and eye patch are made of 1.77-carat diamonds(ish), and he doesn't have to roll his own cigarettes -- he can afford his own bejeweled pipe, all of which is pretty awesome. All signs lead me to believe that skeleton pirate definitely has been spending plenty of time far away from American waters since he's rolling in so much skrill. Anyway, if YOU'RE rolling in lotsa skrill -- say, a treasure chest filled with $1,799.99, Ye Olde Skelly can be yours. Just follow Ye Olde eBay link...



...Or, if you're not Flo Rida, get the smoke-free Disney Couture "Captain Hook" version, which I've loved long time, at Dillard's for budget-conscious pirate price of $75.00:

($75, Disney Couture, Dillards.com)

YARG!

Sweater I Need RIGHT This Second! Animal Bandido At Fred Flare!

It should be much more than obvious why I NEED this rainbow bright reversible magic pyramid sweater. It's $95, but really $47.5 per side when you think about it! It's by Barcelona brand Animal Bandido, and it's available at Fred Flare, where you can also read a lil moar about the brand.

It's like a cotdamn Tom Tom Club video come to LYF!


Also, I went to check out the opening of Fred Flare store in Greenpoint, and it was like retail Disney -- the happiest place on earth! And speaking of Disney, I picked up this Disney treasure chest ring for $44 -- I'd wanted it for forever:

($44, Disney Couture, Fred Flare)

I love it so much I slept in it...


... And I got these denture ice cube trays!

($10, Fred Flare)

So necessary! So best!

Oh yeah, Fred Flare ALSO carries JONATHAN ADLER products! LOVE! Come holidaze, I'll be goin' crazy bonkers coconuts bananas shopping there. Especially shopping for MEEEEEEE!!!! WEEE!

Thursday Cuters!

Several inexpensive -- and cute! -- items for to which pertains to the providing of your Thursday happiness. Many thanks!

($19, Loungefly, Lulusfashionlounge.com)

I know, I know... rollerskate t-shirt = so young. But it's adorable. And Erin Fetherston's new Target line is all hearts (the line hits stores in November, by the way), so give me rollerskates, okay? Allow me that.

($48, Asos.com)

Speaking of Erin Fetherston, this top sorta reminds me of her style (and not just because this chick has blonde hair). Quite adorable and not TOO Peter-Pan-y.

($63, Disney Couture, 80spurple.com)

Speaking of Peter Pan, as I totally contradict myself, I fully love this little slingshot necklace, especially since it has that extra layer of hanging cuteness (yes, I did say "hanging cuteness") int he form of a chain and faux gem. It reminds me a bit of this mirror necklace that the extremely sweet Kidada Jones (uh, she's awesome!) gave me at a celebrity gift suite in Vegas after she saw me fawning over it like a kid and a candy store window. I wear it on the regs. Again, I can't stand regular Disney crap, but I love their couture jewelry line.

($15, ROOTOTE, Yesstyle.com)

No one NEEDS a totebag with a whimsical vintage-style map of Europe on it, but its extraordinary cuteness level is causing my Eurotote cravings to kick in on a massive level. Also, check out their l'il biscuits bag! Eee!

(Apprx $121, Adidas, Urbanindustry.co.uk)

Y'all, dudes deserve cute shit too, doncha think? This pullover is so cute I'd definitely even consider wearing it myself!

The Biggest Jewelry Post In The Whole Universe

Okay. You truly have no idea how long I've been hording jewelry links. My drafts folder has become the virtual version of a jewelry box whose contents are confused, tangled yet deeply beloved.

Here goes.

For a while now, Disney (yes, THAT Disney) has been making some extremely cute jewelry as part of their "Couture" line. Usually Disney makes me absolutely cringe, what with their oversized Pooh shirts just waiting to be worn to amusement parks and stained with Hi-C, but their jewelry line, almost all of which resembles Tarina Tarantino and consists of Captain Hook, Tinkerbell, Peter Pan and Bambi pieces, is so cute that I can find it in my blackened heart to break my snobby stance against anything pertaining to Orlando for this unusual Disney deviation.

My obsession began when I noted this on a friend's hand:
($50, Disney Couture, ETOnline.Seenon.com)
I totally flipped for its insane adorableness. (Those wee teeth! Such attention to detail with the teeth!) She'd gotten it at Lost Shoe on Ludlow. And thus began my complete obsession with almost all of the Disney Couture jewelry line.


($50, Disney Couture, TreasureKingdom.com)
Available in blue too, though it's on back order. And Karmaloop.com has the necklace version for $40.


($35, Disney Couture, Fred Flare)
This is my second fave piece. It's also available here for $29.


($40, Disney Couture, Electricladyland.com)
Also adorbs.


($12.95, Disney Couture, Treasurekingdom.com)
Cute n' cheap!


($65, Disney Couture, Regencies.com)
Ridiculously cute. Not as cute as this vintage piece...



(Poshgirlvintage.com)
... But it's sold out, so, call the Waambulance.


($23, Little Ghost Designs, Day-lab.com)
Not Disney, but very cute. I heart Lucite ($38, Disney Couture, Shopestella.com)



($75, Disney Couture, Regencies.com)
Fun too.


($13.50, Bambi Couture, Shopplasticland.com)
Fun.


($50, Disney Couture, Regencies.com)
Cute, but your $50 is much better spent on the skull ring. Plus, you could just get this...



($6, Zad, Lulusfashionlounge.com)
You know... for just $6. As I did.



Okay, now onto the non-Disney yet still kitschy stuff:
($25.50, Rebecca Berry, Shopplasticland.com)
Also cute.



($23.50, GaudyGoodies.etsy.com)
Almost everything that Netherlands-based designer Ilona makes are overflowing with cuteness!



($26, Gaudygoods.etsy.com)
See????





($170, Tarina Tarantino Alice In Wonderland Collection, JestJewels.com)
I love its freaked-out little face.



($85, Betsey Johnson, Jestjewels.com)
Loves, but I could totes make this, so really, I just wish I had the charms to make my own stuff.



($34, Tokidoki, eBay)
OMG. A little pink latte guy! With legs and horns!




($11.95, Paul Frank, Karmaloop.com)
Its name is Shaquana. Tee!



($45, Kenneth Jay Lane, Electricladyland.com)
I've been wanting this for months. Hmm. Might have to get my Paypal finger ready... Now for more food-related pieces:


($17, NOT Dior, Jewelglow.com)
They're so fake it's amazing.


($10.75, eBay)
Vintage eggplants!!! They're clip-on, but who cares when they're this rad? Speaking of vintage and rad...


($135, Rubylane.com)
Mmmm. Bakelite.


($58, LFStores.com)
Not sure if they're vintage but they look like it. Also, sucks for you if you're not a Virgo, Sag, Taurus or Aquarius.


($274, Sabrian Dehoff, Creaturesofcomfort.com)
Again, I HART Lucite!


($26, NaughtySecretaryClub.com)
Now, I personally do not need an Abe Lincoln bracelet, but I'm glad it exists for those out there who do.


Okee. There's more stuff coming, but I must get outside while there are still hours of sunlight out and celebrate the French Revolution. Viva la kitsch!