BEDKNOBS & BAUBLES

Loving Lately

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Lately, I’m loving:

  • This necklace. And, lucky you, there’s still time to win one of your own.
  • A bubblegum pink skirt from Topshop. Blair wore it yesterday, which makes me assume it’ll look horrid on me. However, the polka dot jacquard is awfully tempting.
  • Finishing my state and federal taxes. Most of my return is dogeared for a vacation, part is going into a Roth IRA, and the rest is going toward this Coach bag (the first Coach bag I’ve liked in years). I don’t own a black day bag yet and this one seems large enough for a DSLR without being unwieldy. (I also received a promotion for $100 off a $300 purchase, so that helps.)
  • The Granny Alphabet by Tim Walker, which was featured on The Sartorialist yesterday. Doesn’t it look charming?

Love It

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As much as I appreciate the boost of confidence from a pair of heels, I’m a flats girl through and through. I love the versatility of flats, the mobility of flats, and the Audrey Hepburn je ne sais quoi of flats. I think we can all agree that this pair from Sam Edelman has that ladylike-meets-irreverent vibe down.

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I purchased them after my love affair with the Tory Burch wedges fizzled and, like all tales starring a pair of shoes, there was a happy ending. The Sam Edelman flats are true to size and the nude-colored ankle strap doesn’t visually cut me off like the black strap did on the Tory pair. Now I just “need” these bow-topped mint flats and a palm-printed pair to make my spring shoe wardrobe complete.

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Valentine’s Day Gifts for You

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Valentine’s Day is a lovely excuse to treat yourself to something unapologetically feminine, preferably in pink. A jolt of orange makes the romantic shade irresistible. (Remember to enter to win that Chloe + Isabel necklace featured above. The giveaway ends this week!)

1. Tory Burch, $325 // 2. Sugar Paper, $18 // 3. High Street Market, $89 // 4. Alice + Olivia, $240 // 5. Chloe + Isabel, $50 // 6. Steve Madden, $38 // 7. Tory Burch, $165 // 8. Stella McCartney, $70 // 9. Stella McCartney, $35 // 10. Lulu & Georgia, $100/set of two // 11. Coach, $358 // 12. Ariel Gordon, $161 // 13. Jane Pope, $210

Bauble of the Week

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I’m rarely smitten with Banana Republic’s baubles, but this vintage-inspired aqua necklace is gorgeous. I love the ombre effect of the acrylic beads with a subtle string of rhinestones for just a bit of daytime glitz. Wear it now with a LBD and keep it in rotation as summer approaches. Wouldn’t it look divine with a breezy maxi dress?

Mini Moments

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Obviously I didn’t leave the house much in January, thanks to the biting cold of the polar vortex. At this point, I think we all deserve an early spring! Here’s hoping the groundhog doesn’t see his shadow in a couple of days.

In January, I…