Kime Buzzelli Sorry Is For Suckers Tote

($38, Kime Buzzelli For Vans, Vans.com)

Finally a functional, affordable, colorful graphic print tote that expresses the unapologetic sentiments that have been guiding me in my life lately. Seriously, the amount of cuh-rap that people have expected me to apologize for lately is enough to merit me my own Lifetime Television Movie. Anyway, this watercolor bag by Ohio (yay!) artist Kime Buzzelli is dope and reminds me of the down-market version of the Prada Fairy Bag, except it's $38 and not, you know, $2300. Score.

PS -- On a slightly related note, I've had Madonna's "Sorry" stuck in my head all day...

Madonna - New Music - More Music Videos

What's Up, Preppy? Or: Why the Hull Am I Pining For Boat Shoes?

I never grew up wealthy or preppy (oh but how I am SO both now!) but back in the day, when I was a kid in Cleveland, my middle-middle-class family managed to have a small power boat. A boat, in Cleveland, of all places. I used to hate going for rides on it -- all that choppy rocking, the frizz-inducing mist, peeing in a scary toilet that didn't flush. All that shit freaked me out. Then the Bush I recession hit (like father, like son), and we got rid of the boat -- ironically enough -- before we moved to boat-friendly Florida and then Virginia. Now that I am old enough to appreciate the things I didn't appreciate when I was little, I realize how nice it'd be to have nautical access, if only just for the outfits and cocktails. Maybe that's why I, like Fashionista, am sort of currently into the idea of boat shoes for summer footwear. Eek!

($69, Sperry, Zappos)

The absolute classics. Sure, they get sorta gnarly when you wear them all summer with no socks, but that's sort of the appeal. And they look cool when they've faded and get shiny and worn.

($69, Sperry, Amazon)

I don't think I could pull them off, but I like them in white too. Especially for dudes.

($45, Vans, Karmaloop)

Vans has, for some reason, gone prepster too with their take on boat shoes -- and a nice, femmey take, it is too. I'm sure somewhere, some dude in a ratty Vision tee, clinging to his Kurt Cobain haircut, is gently weeping.

More preppy footwear I'm feeling:

($43, Minnetonka, Buddysmoccasins.com)

In January, I used my awesome powers of prescience to predict that mocs would be on the move this spring. And I THINK I WAS RIGHT! Why? Um, because it's SPRING and I'm about to BUY these!

($58, Tretorn, Amazon)($59, Tretorn, Amazon)

I had a pair of Tretorns back in the day, and I recall that they were the most phenomenally soft, comf sneaks ever. I may need another pair.

($48, Sanuk, Swell)

Ah the surf-prep look. I like these, at the risk of being mistaken for an extra in a Jack Johnson video.

UPDATE: Oh hai! It's MK, all up in ur preppy post! I wanted to add that I am kinda pretty really into these bitches:



Vans boat shoes, $45.50, in HOT PINK. And that is why I like 'em, peeps. Hot pink shoes kinda go with everything! Yay!

Classickicks Era Vans For Spring!

If you're a true sneaker freaker, then you know that these Vans aren't new x2. They're part of Soho boutique Classic Kicks' (298 Elizabeth St, New York, NY 10012/ 212.979 9514) joint effort with Vans to resurrect the line's Era sneakers from the late '70s. They came out in the summer of 2008, but they're still available in men's and women's sizes for $65, and their classic Crayola colors make them perfect for this early springy weather.

($65, Vans, Classickicks.com)