Splurge

One of the things on my fall wish list is something wonderfully lacy from Prada. The odds of me actually purchasing that lace runway dress of my dreams is, well, pretty much that - a dream.
That’s why I was thrilled to find these Nanette Lepore blouses at one of my favourite online stores Shop [...]

Look at this gorgeous patent d’Orsay pump by the Manolo. Available at Bergdorf’s, it’s part of his 2009 resort collection. Can’t you just see these looking hot with a floor length stunner or your everyday jeans?
Sure, the economy’s sinking like the Titanic, but I’m going down with the ship looking mahvelous dahling.

I love the mad-hatter elegance of this Yves Saint Laurent Arty Dots ring — it’s like something Diana Vreeland or Little Edie would’ve worn to some wildly eccentric and decadent tea party.
It’s pricey, but at $195 it’s not stratospheric like most YSL pieces. Available at Saks.

I can totally appreciate the over-the-top fabulosity that Versace has brought to the world fashion - I really do. But most of Donatella’s creations are a wee bit too fabulous for li’l ol’ me. (I just edited what I really want to say - but some folks will get what I mean, nudge nudge wink [...]