Wednesday, February 25, 2009

Wear-and-Tear Jewelry





Just found this designer, Cheung Lik, under the brand "Wear and Tear" whilst checking things out on kabiri.com (an awesome jewelry site). I fell in love with her sculptural, geometric silk-wrapped pieces and decided I must have one of my own. Only thing is, kabiri is England-based and the price of the necklace I wanted converted to around $200 (the blue one at top). So I did what every good online shopper does and googled her. Turns out, she's on Etsy! And even better, the necklace was posted for $55!

With the recession and all, a bold, not-so-expensive accessory can update a look. I have 5 weddings planned for this summer. I'm going to use this necklace to change up the look of my little black dress.

Friday, February 13, 2009

Sharing is Caring!

I'm pretty much on a spending freeze (sorry, economy!), but a few items have managed to sneak their way through. These deals were too good to pass up.

Knox ROMANOV Bag
$100! from $446 on standarddeviationny.com
*note the $70 Samantha Pleet Romper and $110 Vena Cava dress... cheaper than a sample sale

(ok, I really wanted the brown messenger below, but the white one'll do for $400 less. *note: Knox will be doing a future collaboration with Urban Outfitters)


Steven Alan 100% Cashmere beret (which I wanted in December)
$19! from $98 on stevenalan.com


Also, Hayden-Harnett is giving 20% off any one item on their site until 2/15 with code LOVERLY. Their new apparel, especially the swimsuits, are adorable!