Object Of My Desire: Loeffler Randall Snakeskin Belinda Pump

($332, Loeffler Randall, Refinery29.com)

Are you KIDDING me? And I love how, from afar, they look like newsprint. But NOPE! NOT NEWSPRINT! SNAKESKIN! And a SNAKESKIN ROSETTE? Um, "LIKES THIS!"

Also, as much as I NO lovey U2, I DO love this song, which perfectly expresses my longing for the above Loeffler Randall heels.

Mad For Flannel (... Okay: And Plaid)

Sooooooo much cute plaid and flannel stuff, soooo little money... Let's start with...

ACCESSORIES

($485, 3.1 Phillip Lim, Refinery29.com)
So purdy, so 'spensif.



($24.50. Delias)

I know this is a knockoff of something (that I saw at Barney's Co-op), but for the life of me, I can't find it. Anyone know?

($28, CL By Laundry For KB, Lulusfashionlounge.com)
So effing cute!!



($226, Michael Kors, Zappos.com)
I know this is last season (OMG!), but I still like it.


($10.99, Old Navy)

I wouldn't personally carry this, but it's nice to know it exists for those of you who would.

($35, Fredala.com)

Little tartan travel wallet and eyeglass case! Necessary? No. Cute? Yes!

($110, Jaye Hersh, Shopintuition.com)

Back in October of 2006, Stylebubble previewed the Marc Jacobs for Louis Vuitton market bags and pointed out the mixed messages and metaphors inherent in such a design. Then, in February of 2007, Knittantics also was like WTF? I, late the party in March of 2007, hated on the LV bag. By May of 2007, Inmybag had had ENOUGH! But, I hadn't seen the the Jaye Hersh version until just now. (Like I said: late to the party). It's probably totes hypocritical of me, and I don't think it's funny to indirectly make fun of Chinese people, but I like the Jaye Hersh version, okay? I'll just tell myself that it's a backlash against the obnoxious Louis Vuitton commentary on Asians carrying around laundry bags. Um, or something. Sue me.

($68, Pink Studio, Lulusfashionlounge.com)
These are furking adorbs.

($89, Sam Edelman, Piperlime.com)

More predictable than the aforeblogged, but still cute.

GUYS!

($70, Special Blend, Zappos)

I really like the green plaid, so I will try to ignore the fact that this has built-in thumbholes. Sorry guys, that's all you get today.



COATS

($531, Ted Baker, Asos.com)

I could devote an entire blog to plaid coats, but instead, you get just ONE awesome one. This is gorgeous.


DRESSES/ TOPS/ TUNICS/ RELATED STUFF

($485, Marc By Marc Jacobs, Shopbop.com)
Want. Need. OMG.



($385, Loeffler Randall, Activeendeavors.com)

I usually feel like ruffles are a no-no for grown women, but Loeffler Randall can pretty much do no wrong in my book, so I'm making a special exception.

($198, Juicy Couture, Nordstrom)

Cute. You know.


($98, Free People, Nordstrom)

Still deciding if this is cute or not, leaning more toward not.

($29, Newport-news.com)

Is it fucked up that I bought something from Newport News? Oh well. It's cute. And why are you so judgmental anyway?

Bye Town!

The Highs And Very Low Lows Of Cut-Out Heels

I'm truly not the biggest fan of cut-out shoes, especially when they're not sandals; the exception, however, would be Loeffler Randall's cut-out pumps, platforms, booties, and various iterations:

($575, Loeffler Randall, Active Endeavors)

These I can basically deal with. Loeffler Randall, they seem to know what they doing!

Therefore I was glad to see these far-more-affordable knock-knock-knock-offs at Victoria's Secret:

($150, Victoria's Secret)

At those prices, it's like two Loeffler Randalls for the price of one! And I really like the grey and black onesies. They're like the Herve Leger bandage dress of shoes!

($129, Michael Kors, Amazon)

Also okay!

($775, Chloe, Intermix)

Lurves the heel detailing, but OY VA VOY, too much patent. Heidi Montag also favors these, so that'll tell you something right there:


More bad cut-out heels and shoes:

(Giuseppe Zanotti, Intermix)

More like Giuseppe Za-not-ti. OH SHIT! Like something Christina Aguilera picked up at J.Lo's garage sale. Horbs.

($925, Dior, Neiman Marcus)

These Dior heels are either tragically melded together like couture conjoined twins, or else we caught them in the act of copulation. And I didn't know shoes could have sex.

($48, Jeffrey Campbell, 6pm.com)

The exact wrong way to do animal prints. Shudder!!


Um, perhaps the less said about these horrific Pierre Hardy cut-out shoes the better.

(Apprx $120, Topshop)

It's a sandal AND a boot! Rrr... remind me why again?

(Sold out, Chloe, Saks)

That these are sold out suggests to me that there are hundreds, nay THOUSANDS of women out there with equally horbs taste. The horror!

($160, HedoFashions.com)

Thankfully there are several of these disturbing stripper shoes left in all sizes!

($47, Pleaser, Amazon)

Perhaps unsurprisingly, these are mainly available in men's sizes.

($149, John Fluevog)

Marked down from $239. Priced to move. Quickly, one would hope. Gahr.

($48, Urban Outfitters)

The paperbag as shoe! Recyclable footwear, folks!

Labor Day Sale: 20% Off Everything At Active Endeavors

Yay! Everything is 20% off at Active Endeavors with promo code "Laborday20."

Which means those Loeffler Randall boots just went from $695 to $556!

Loeffler Randall: Right On Target

The other day I done toldj'all about the Loeffler-Randall Target collabo. Now, some pix:

(via nitro:licious)

Not bad at all, right? That ballet flat looks like a great staple shoe.


More good shit from Target:

($29, Target)

I've seen these front-slash booties everywhere, including Payless. I'm not sure if I'm lovin' them for me personally, though they do seem like they'd go a long way (har) toward elongated the leggs of sho-tayze like myself. But regardless, I'm stoked Target's got 'em. They come in purple too, which is tres Prince.

($29, Isaac Mizrahi, Target)

I'm also into these, at least in theory. There's something fun about tortoiseshell, though I have no clue why.

($19, Target)

Again, while I wouldn't wear these, I love the idea of them, though I'd love 'em more without the unnecessary ruching. Kthanksbye!

Loeffler Randall Boots Continue To Inspire Brokeback-Levels of Lust In Me...

Ugh. Usually I'm not too into flat boots, but I keep seeing the Loeffler Randall Matilde flat boot from their Fall 2008 collection, and I could just make love to it like Enis and Jack Twist after a hard day o' ropin' steer.

Observe:

($695, Loeffler Randall, Singer22.com)

Perfectly pretty.

($695, Loeffler Randall, Active Endeavors)

The LBD of... flat black boots.

($795, Loeffler Randall, Singer22.com)

More expensive = more desirable!!!

($775, Loeffler Randall, Singer22.com)

Snakeskin = the most desirable of all.

* An aside: Has anyone actually purchased anything from Singer22? The site looks like it's held together by ASCII and dental floss. Did they just blow their load on advertising or something? It's no Net-a-porter! If I'm gonna spend THAT much (and I'm not, but I'm speaking theoretically here), they'd better shell out for a little Flash, you know? Control Your Parameters!

Loeffler Randall For TARGET!

(photo from nitro:licious)

Oh SHIT yeah, it is ON! Per FWD, via nitro:licious, Jessie Randall of Loeffler Randall will be creating a special line of accessories for Target, scheduled to hit stores in early 2008. I've been pretty chill on the whole big-names-for-less thing that Target's been doing, mainly because despite living in one of the fashion capitals of the world, there's only one Target nearby and it SUCKS and is picked over by hungry rabid fashionistas within 14 seconds. So I've sorta immediately dismissed most hopes of getting my hands on any of it. But I might definitely be willing to throw some 'bos over the Loeffler Randall stuff. We'll have to see. The Hollywould for Target stuff? Uh, that can stay there. Shit looks like XOXO stuff you'd see at TJ Maxx.


In other collabo news... check out this gorge dress that's part of LaRedoute's new Christian Lacroix line:
($199, Christian Lacroix for La Redoute)
And I do believe that's one Miss Lily Cole herself in the outfit. It's a gorgeous piece, to be sure, but it's a bit too costumey for me, in practice. It's also beauts in black, yet slightly too goth for my tastes.


($299, Christian Lacroix for La Redoute)
Gorgeous in a very "We'll always have Paris" way, though not practical in a "Drunk on the F train" way.


Also... check out Patricia Field's new Asos.com line:
($95, Patricia Field for Asos.com)
Sorrrta ridiculous, but... consider the source! Note: um, I'd suggest wearing these with OPAQUE black tights as opposed to sheer thigh-highs with a garter. But then again, I'm not a prostitute.


($96, Patricia Field for Asos.com)
Fun! Very Betsey Johnson.


($96, Patricia Field fer Asos.com)
Cute, though I'm not feeling its $96-value.


Finally, I'm in the market for a new denim jacket -- I've had my reliable yet completely fashionable Old Navy one for probably like close to six years now, and the elbows, or lack thereof, are starting to show it. I don't mind this Bitten by SJP cropped denim jacket:

(Via Fabsugar)

We do have a Steve & Barry's here in New York. But it's located in the Godforsaken Manhattan Mall, a shopping experience so dire it completely eradicates your will to live. Or shop. Or both. Or whatever. Meaning: it's so depressing it's not even worth the Bitten experience. Which isn't much of an experience at all from what I've heard. And WTF is up with this crap? The Budget Fashionista was ordered by Steve & Barry's lawyers to remove Bitten photos she'd posted back in March. That's always so ridiculous to me, since they clearly don't understand the idea of free publicity, attracting buzz and... oh yeah... ATTRACTING ATTENTION. Ridiculous.

And I was really glad to see that Glossedover.com issued Sarah Jessica the smackdown she so deserved for acting like she's freaking Mother Theresa because she designed some cheap jeans. I too read that Glamour issue and thought it was completely absurd to shoot her in "her! own! line!"... oh yeah, and a $2,255 Burberry Prorsum dress. Stars! They're just like us! Except heinously overpaid and with a nauseatingly overblown sense of purpose!