Happy Weekend and the Target + Neiman Marcus Collection Debut!

First of all I want to thank all my new followers!  Wow, considered my mind blown, welcome!  I've had a crazy week full of sickness (my cold turned into a sinus infection and I got some meds yesterday so I'm feeling like a human again) and lots of work at my day job.  BTW, why is it always so darn crazed when you feel under the weather?  At least it seems that way.

What's on tap for your weekend?  I'm going to be ordering our Christmas cards (totally punting this year and using a really nice picture of my girl taken back in August by my brother with his iPhone and posted on his Instagram.  Yes, yes I am lazy.)  And I'm going to hit up Target to scope out the Target + Neiman Marcus Holiday Collection.  I've got my eye on the following items:

Oscar de la Renta tote - $60

Proenza Schouler sweatshirt - $30

Rodarte wrapping paper - $8

Rodarte ornament (I LOVE this) - $20

 

Are you excited about this?  Are you eyeballing anything from this collaboration too?

Stop trying to hide Karlie, we know it's you (and girl, you are everywhere)!

 

Have a wonderful weekend and don't forget to enter Jessica Who?'s November giveaway!

 

Images via Target.com

Love This Quote!

"I believe luck is something you make.  It has something to do with hard work and staying focused.  There is no substitute for excellence.  There is no substitute for focus." - Burt Tansky (former CEO of Neiman Marcus)

Prada, why do you do this to me?

Seriously, it's so mean.  Check out the new Fall goodies from Prada available now (I'm shaking my fist in your direction Miuccia) all of which are taunting me.  That leopard print purse makes me light headed.  Sweet, sweet luxury, I need more of you in my life...

Available at Neiman Marcus

Available at Saks:

Images via Neiman Marcus and Saks Fifth Avenue

I want this! - Tory Burch Lobster print espadrilles

Oh, I do love lobsters (see here, here and here).  So naturally, I adore these espadrilles from Tory Burch.  So cute!

Lobster-print espadrille - $95 (they come in navy too, but the red is more fun)

She also has some flip flops with the lobster print too:

Lobster rubber flip flop - $45

Images via Neiman Marcus

Color Story - Purple

In my previous life I created many color stories and I'm kind of missing that. I always loved pouring through magazines, books, etc.; pulling images, sifting through them and pulling together trend and/or color groups. It never failed that something would emerge. So please indulge me as I share my first color story with you. I hope you enjoy:

This purple story started with the Bottega Veneta ad and quickly snowballed from there. It's not a conventional purple, it's more of a greyish purple and then a brownish purple - bordering on burgundy (though a straight up purple is represented by the clutch - by Nancy Gonzalez via a Neiman Marcus ad - in the middle of the collage as well as in the room's lighting). In my experience people have very strong reactions to purple - they either love it or hate it, rarely is a person indifferent.

Images (starting clockwise from top left) via InStyle, Mauboussin, Bottega Veneta (2), Neiman Marcus, Vogue (I think - correct me if I'm wrong), Interior Design

Nice work Michelle Tanner!

I was browsing around doing some "shopping" online - I use quotations because I'm pretending I can afford to shop mindlessly, when in fact my current state of "lock down" forbids this. Grrrr. Oh well, back to the point of this post, I ran across a nice surprise on Neiman Marcus's site. A couple of really cute pairs of shoes from Elizabeth and James. Yes THAT Elizabeth and James - designed by Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen. I hate to admit, but their stuff isn't bad at all. Uncle Jesse would be proud!

Gathered Peep-Toe d'Orsay $270 - here

Ruched Button Pump $325 - here

Images via Neiman Marcus