You FORGOT there was a Lord & Taylor in NYC, didn't you? I usually forget. Usually I think of Lord & Taylor as a musty, moldy old batcave, but it looks like they're stepping up their game and joining the new millennium with boutiquey brands like Robert Rodriguez, Plenty by Tracy Reese, Tibi, Trina Turk, Anna Sui, Cynthia Steffe, ABS, Rich & Skinny, Laila, La Rok, Yoanna Barashi, and more.
See for yourself this Thursday, April 23rd, at Lord & Taylor's Lord & Taylor's Love At First Sight shopping event frm 6 -8. DJs, complimentary spa services from Oasis Day Spa (turn down a free spa service, and I don't even wanna know you), gifts and things, etc. Go check it out, and see if L&T has steppethed up their game, 'kay? And report back, 'kay?
Somehow, I started getting spam—I mean helpful email newsletters—from this rando store based in Boston, Queen Bee. Anyone get these things? I finally, finally decided to click on something within one of their missives today, and lo and behold: pretty things! On sale!
And for when you feel like maybe those two glasses of wine, three beers and two rum drinks were maybe a bit much, there's this awesome Gal Pal retro ice bag, $15.
I love Japanese designer Tsumori Chisato's whimsical Peter Max-style life aquatic pieces. Her recent collection reads like she took the "Peaceable Kingdom" underwater and translated it to ready-to-wear pastels:
Tsumori Chiasato is a Japanese designer who cut her teeth -- and her scissors (har) -- working for Issay Miyake. Unfortunately, Tsumori Chisato garments are priced a la high art, and while Bird in Brooklyn and Hefjina in Chicago carry her gorgeous pieces, it seems like they're easiest to find in Japan, specifically at a shop called Humor, which um, is 99% in Japanese, so I'm not sure if they ship to the States or Europe.
More Tsumori Chiasato pieces I'd possibly sacrifice an animal for...
($435, Crispin and Basilio, Blaec.com) Schoolgirl-sophisticated yet sexy.
($380, Tibi, Net-a-porter.com) Check out the other images: this is even more gorgeous tied in the back.
($185, Maria Bonita Extra, Shoplanguage.com) I kinda like this, but I also kinda want this chick to brush her hair. Agyness Deynshe ain't.
($95, Corey Lynn Calter, Otteny.com) An adorable piece for summer for summer from my perennial favorite, Corey Lynn Calter ... but again, let's get this hot weather thing over with, kay?
($151, Dagg And Stacey, Paper-Doll.com) Cute, but maybe not so much in person??
(Apprx $171 USD, TopShop.com) Cool, but I could make this. Cough cough. Sorry... something in my throat.
Note I did NOT say MAD! Eventhough it's hotter than two bullfrogs here, I've been all about the most-unsummery plaid for some reason. Mucha what I've been admiring is dresses, several of which are by Marc Jacobs. So, I've been reduced to fantasy shopping, but if I were actual shopping, here's what I'd get:
($198, Marc By Marc Jacobs, Shopbop) Lovely and colorful, but...
($24, Forever 21) Also lovely and colorful cute and nearly $200 less!
N'sure how much it is, but it's super cute, and it's from World Market.
($25, Paul Frank, Karmaloop.com) K, it's not plaid, but it sorta feels like it could be related to plaid, doesn't it?
($30, Forever 21) Again, not plaid but it IS patterned. I threw this in because I was totally surprised to see something so elegante at f21. If I woulda said this was by Cynthia Steffe, you could even believed me! Case in point: ... But... lyin's for suckahs.
($104, Talla, Beklina.com) I truly adore this amazing top.
Because I'm feeling charitable, check out this amazing clip of Clay Aiken's soul-crushing horbsness. Why the fuck is he waxing nostalgic about "kids today" like he's some 85-year-old dude who once played the Catskills? Anyway, if you wanna skip over that, head straight for 3:00, where he does his rendition of "Baby Got Back" followed by "Like A Virgin." Seriously. Someone get this kid a tutu.
You FORGOT there was a Lord & Taylor in NYC, didn't you? I usually forget. Usually I think of Lord & Taylor as a musty, moldy old batcave, but it looks like they're stepping up their game and joining the new millennium with boutiquey brands like Robert Rodriguez, Plenty by Tracy Reese, Tibi, Trina Turk, Anna Sui, Cynthia Steffe, ABS, Rich & Skinny, Laila, La Rok, Yoanna Barashi, and more.
