Reason To Start Buying Scratch-Off Tickets: This Alica + Olivia Tan Leather Tulip Skirt

($495, Alice + Olivia, Bloomingdales.com)

Is it sad that I don't think it's sad to consider selling one's own plasma for this Alice + Olivia tan leather tulip skirt? Should I not have admitted to that thought?

Jessica Szohr Stole My Dress!

Jessica Szohr, take OFF my dress and give it back to me THIS INSTANT. Jessica has a habit of stealing clothes from me, you see? Seriously, HOW adorable is this alice + olivia by Stacey Bendet striped "Emmie" dress?

($368, Aliceandolivia.com)

I love how it's styled like vintage Barbie:

Furthermore, I like how it would go with MY ENTIRE WARDROBE! The shoe options alone!

($150, Topshop)

This dress is crying out -- nay, WEEPING -- for a pair of suede bow pumps!

Frock Yeah: Alice + Olivia's Perfect Sequin Party Frock

($495, Alice + Olivia, Singer22.com)

I've spent far too much time this week indulging my sequined-frock fantasies, and this Alice + Olivia keyhole-back sequin number is like the Don Draper of sequined dresses as far as fantasies go, no? It's costly, to be sure, but it's so so so many dresses in one -- rough-n-tumble skinny sad punk, as illustrated above, blazer on top for a daytime look, or as it should be -- slicked-back hair, dark lips, almost no jewelry, black tights, black booties or patent heels for holiday fun. Done.

Fit for a Queen (and a Killer Hangover)

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!



Alice + Olivia chiffon blouse, $85.80. I love everything about this blouse. Sheer perfection (GET IT??).



Alice + Olivia batwing sweater, $85.80. This strikes me as very Tamron-esque, but I adore it too. Extra-smalls, have at it!



Tibi turtleneck with tie, $70.40. I have a long-standing aversion to turtlenecks, but this is just pretty enough to make me reconsider my embargo.



Tibi cropped jacket, $89.10. This sorta looks like something you could pick up in Forever 21 for, like, $21.80 or whatever, but the print is so fun.



QI cashmere earmuffs, $60, because your ears deserve only the very best.



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.

Payless Fall 2008 Designer Collection: Payless Gets Sluttttay!

The Payless designer collections aren't really me, but I applaud their step in the va-va-va VAMPY direction.

($38, Lela Rose for Payless)

That bow at the heel says "I won't NOW, but ask me later, and I MIGHT."

($48, alice + olivia for Payless)

4.5 inches of trannylicious, open-toe (of course), patent leather fun. Also see: Fergie!

($48, alice + olivia for Payless)

A little less daunting at 3" high. I like the '80s-inspired back zip. Ankle boots are, in the words of the Pussycat Dolls, hot hot hot for fall, y'awl. And yes I DID just quote PCD.

($30, Lela Rose for Payless)

I'm not huge into clutches, but I do love the tortiseshell action and big stitching here! Yay!

The Proliferation of Payless Cuteness!

I haven't stepped foot inside of a Payless (get it? GET it?) for quite some time, but I'm definitely seeing cuteness online, both within their designer collections and "pedestrian" stuff (har).

($17.99, Payless)

I know. I can't believe I'm coming close to condoning something that comes close to being gladiator-esque, but I like that these don't overdo it with extraneous strappage. And the single diagonal strap is flattering, expeshully if you gots the wide feets.

($35, alica + olivia, Payless)

I really loathe a square heel, however, (don't you love how everything comes with apprehension?), I applaud the loud, fun colors. Someone out there could rock these. I ain't volunteering though. (Note: that someone also probably wears way more makeup than I do and tucks her penis... but that's cool!)

($21, American Eagle, Payless)

Cute, innocuous boat shoes in a variety of colors. And why spend a lot when you know they're gonna need to be tossed due to rank-ness at the end of the summer, you knows?

($19.99, Payless)

If you're gonna own/ wear all-white shoes, they may as well be fun and slightly slutty! Also cute like so:

Oh, but Payless, you'll giveth and you'll taketh away with that very same hand. Vile.

... But... more cuteness: check out the proposed looks for the Fall '08 alice + olivia for Payless collection (photos via Nitrolicious):

More here at Nitrolicious... And check out their coverage of the Abaete for Payless collection, which I might like even more:

Sorry, But I Like Nicole Richie's Airplane Dress!

Tearing a virtual page from Vain and Vapid's Nicole Richie Chanel airplane dress post to do one of my own. (More pix here.) While I agree with many of the commenters' spot-on assessment that yes, the dress indeed looks like it was fashioned from pediatric scrubs, I think it's adorbsly fun in an '80s way.

Some more sophisticated takes from the same era of fun-tacky:

($396, Alice + Olivia, Shopbop)

Ridiculous, and I love it. The best way to do '80s -- one big-ass statement piece.

($194, Charlotte Ronson, Shopbop)

Love the graphic print over the silky stripes.


I just watched Wall Street, and I would very much like a wardrobe that resembles the art of Gordon Gecko's home and the furniture Bud Fox's second apartment. Minus the greed. Plus the cash. Minus the imprisonment.