Patricia Field evens the playing field...

...by creating an affordable line of unique, original designs inspired by her work with worldwide
celebrity fashion icons.

Basically, it's a lot of the styles seen in Sex And The City The Movie that have been recreated at affordable prices. And of all places for the line - Destination Style New York - to unveil... HSN.com, the home shopping network!

There's no mistaking the similarities, but seriously, how can you try to recreate a one-of-a-kind vintage dress (below) to that thing on the drag-like model next to it?


There are a couple of good recreations though, like the studded rock-and-roll belt. I've seen a lot of remakes but this one is the closest yet and you have to appreciate the $45 price tag. Scoffed one up in white leather and I cannot wait to rock it!

Finding time to squeeze in a trip to LF...

... because they're having a fire sale! One would think this would be easy as the store, one of my neighborhood faves, is just a few blocks from my apartment. But I'm sick with a sinus infection and beginning my first day on antibiotics. If I come home from work and sneak off to shop or check out the sale, then I won't get the royal "sicky" treatment that I've become accustomed to. To shop or not to shop?

Ok, enough! After all, this blog is about shopping not about my marriage!

LF is a hot spot for fun tees, jumpers, shorts, dresses, you name it -- and their spring collection was just reduced once again.

Check out the new price points... and if you see me there tonight, don't be surprised!

Cooing for Kooba...

... or just any classic, must-be-designer, black bag. This is not the first fall I've scoured the Internet, and stores, for the perfect black bag. The dilemma I always run into that I seem not to be able to solve, is how versatile I want this bag to be.

I won't bore you with my quest, but I will say that after much perusing and price comparing, I was about to get Kooba's new Classic Natasha bag in 'shiny black' off Revolve Clothing ($645) when a simple Google search turned up the same bag in 'leather denim' off Piperlime for almost half the price!

No offense Piper, but when I think of you I think "Gap, Banana," and my fingers and my wallet just don't go in that direction. Who would have thunk that Piper has, albeit not a big selection, designer brands like Kooba, Botkier, Treesje? Despite the rain pounding down here in NY and this impossibly uncomfortable sinus infection I am battling, Piper has managed to make my day!