100th Post, and new 20 something musings

I have a confession. I have been putting off my 100th post for over a week now, ever since I realized that it was the 100th Shopaholica post. The enormity of the milestone post weighed on me for some time, and I didn’t want it to be wasted on a random hair piece or a [...]

Friday Funday: Shoes on Sale

I’m thrilled to set off for SF this weekend, but wanted to put up one more post celebrating Friday in the best way possible: with fabulous shoes, on sale.  The latest Victoria’s Secret catalogue reared its tempting little head in my mailbox earlier this week, and I fawned over their cute selection of shoes on [...]

Rack Trap is the New Clutch… right.

This is not a joke – which is precisely what makes it so damn funny.  The “Rack Trap” will hold all a ladies’ necessary personal belongings inside her bra when going out – no purse required. A small hypoallergenic pocket has just enough room to hold your cash and cards for a purseless night out. [...]

Vamp It Up This Summer

If the retro swimwear trend was building up a slow, steady steam for the past two years, it is officially rolling full steam ahead for 2009.  I, for one, am all for the trend. I mean, who doesn’t feel more comfortable at the beach with a little more of your goodies covered up? I’m no [...]

But let’s not totally knock Urban…

Clearly I have a vendetta against poorly fitting polyester dresses. But I should cut Urban Outfitters a little slack – I mean, they did pick out that horrific fug file-worthy dress last season. However, their Spring 09 line is cute, well-edited and priced incredibly well. A+ on sidestepping the potential economic disaster with overpriced clothing [...]

Fab, Free Valentine’s Day E-Cards

If your inner scrooge ever had a golden opportunity to come out and play, the time is now. The brightest silver lining of this economic downturn is that no one will judge your cheapness.   Instead of going to the card boutique and picking up a few unique cards at $5.99 per pop (and then mailing [...]

Wedding Highlights

In an effort not to bore readers with details of my personal life, I have refrained from blogging too much on the wedding. However, it seems that all my family and friends are unsatisfied with my decision – hmmph! So, I’ll do a quick recap with some of the highlights, and my favorite parts of [...]

Hey there, Sweetheart.

A sweetheart neckline is pretty much universally flattering, and no one is doing it better this season than Tadashi. From short and sweet chiffon numbers to long, flowing evening gowns, Tadashi’s dresses are the perfect pick for holiday parties. The little green number is adorable for holiday dinners, the black stretch satin dress is [...]

Winter Inspiration Board

Ah, winter, how I love thee. You bring with you chilly weather, allowing me to finally wear my favorite trench coats, scarves and boots. You bring the holidays, and with it the joys of presents, hot cocoa, eggnog, and Hallmark Christmas specials. And of course, with the holidays you bring the best of the year’s [...]

Perfect Equestrian Jacket

Before this morning I had never heard of Smythe les Vestes. But after seeing their drool-worthy collection of jackets, I don’t think I will ever forget the brand. My favorite piece is this equestrian jacket in a wool herringbone fabric with black leather elbow patches.
Smythe focuses on precise tailoring, which is one of its biggest [...]