I didn’t think I’d want a pair of Warby Parkers, but—blue tortoise! Reconsidering.
Bunny <3
Wolverine, famous maker of men’s workboots, has a pop-up store on Elizabeth Street through the end of February, and they’re stocking a few ladies’ styles from their vintage-inspired 1000 Mile collection. These Evelyn boots are super comfortable, made in the US, and come with a satisfaction guarantee (you can return them even if you wear them!) I might spring for these as my everyday walking/adventuring shoes if I had a better history with leather soles. Still, it is tempting.
Fuck yes I’d break my pom-pom ban for this.
If I still had a DSLR (oh how I miss my camera) I’d consider this bag—it can hold a Nikon D700 and looks pretty stylin’.
Madewell zipcode boots
Reader, I married these. They’re super comfy and I’m totally enjoying being 5’7.
If you’re burning to buy me a mug for my birthday please make it cheerful and blasphemous.
I’m just back from exercising heroic restraint at the “press preview” for the Steven Alan sample sale, which kicks off tomorrow online and at their Tribeca flagship at 103 Franklin Street. This is one of my favorite shops in the city, but it’s so expensive that I wait until their sales before I pounce. Happily the sample sale is enormous, spanning two entire floors, with the Steven Alan-brand stuff in the basement. I’d definitely start downstairs with the bags and shoes, which are fewest in number (though I did spot some sweet deals—Rachel Comey ankle boots for $150, and a few JW Hulme bags for $125). There’s a wide assortment of dresses and button-down tops, but my favorite items were the few silk blouses with vintage-y prints. Set aside an hour or two to take it all in, have pockets for your wallet and phone as they’ll make you check your coat and bag, and keep reminding yourself that even though the stuff is drastically reduced, it’s not cheap and there’s no returns. And ladies, it’s a co-ed sale so dudes are freely wandering about from the dude side (shocker). There are mirrors but no dressing rooms, so if you’re shy you’ll want to strategize with some opaque underthings.
I was on the fence about getting black, brown, or red oxfords for fall. Problem solved.
