• Every detail including latest prices & fit | Chanel Ballet Flats review

    Every detail including latest prices & fit | Chanel Ballet Flats review

    With Chanel’s infamous price hikes, Chanel ballet flats are seriously expensive starting at $975 USD in 2024. Considering that in 2008, they cost $550 USD, it’s actually kind of nuts… actually, a ~77.27% price increase for a pair of shoes (over 16 years) is all the nuts (and especially includes “premium” cashews). … but here’s…

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  • Unpopular opinion: Hermès’ Bride-a-Brac makes a perfectly good handbag

    Unpopular opinion: Hermès’ Bride-a-Brac makes a perfectly good handbag

    I’m the first person to give an unpopular opinion. … and if someone gives an unpopular opinion, I’m the first to challenge it. Basically, I live in a realm of being a confused contrarian… or something like that. In an Hermès haze, I’ve been perusing a lot of sites lately about this historic house. Imagine…

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  • Wolford Tights Review: My take on the most iconic hosiery brand

    Wolford Tights Review: My take on the most iconic hosiery brand

    Frette : Linen :: Wolford : TightsRimowa : Luggage :: Wolford : TightsEres : Swimwear :: Wolford : Tights If the SATS’ analogies had been formed with designer items, my scores wouldn’t have put me in remedial English. Sometimes there are no arguments what the “top of the line” item is. New York Times, Racked,…

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  • Dôen Dress Review: All the details on these dreamy dresses

    Dôen Dress Review: All the details on these dreamy dresses

    Recently, most of my vacations have been spent in California. As a result, my style has gone from French cool girl (read: Rouje) to relaxed California girl (read: Goop’s G. Label). There are a lot of reasons that this new ~vibe~ started, but the biggest… The location… duh. When I’m in California, the laidback West…

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  • 9 pairs of pumps & 7 pieces of advice: A Christian Louboutin Heels Review

    9 pairs of pumps & 7 pieces of advice: A Christian Louboutin Heels Review

    Click clack, click clack, click clack Who the hell is wearing heels? … and also, what kinda heels are those? The New York Times says a pair of Christian Louboutin heels are “shorthand for luxury, fabulosity and sex appeal, a kind of synecdoche of success.” … but, are these red bottomed shoes really worth it?…

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  • The best card holder? An Hermès Calvi card case review

    The best card holder? An Hermès Calvi card case review

    I’ve had my “main” wallet for well over a decade now. Meanwhile, my card holder has been slipping in and out of bags for, probably, 7+ years. They’re both total work horses. … but, on account of their daily use, they need to return to the stable. It’s just that the edges of these two…

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  • Step into comfort: Bobbies Paris shoe review

    Step into comfort: Bobbies Paris shoe review

    When people complain about “wedding season,” it goes way over my head. You see, at 30-something years old, I don’t go to a lot of weddings. … like, the last two weddings I’ve gone to, I was either a flower girl or the bride. I don’t find it burdensome to turn down a wedding invitation.…

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  • Trust me, I have 3 of ’em | my Burberry Trench Coat Review

    Trust me, I have 3 of ’em | my Burberry Trench Coat Review

    Over the last decade, there is 1 coat that I consistently wear. … well, 3 to be exact — my Burberry trench coats. In 2010 and 2011, I bought a stone Burberry trench coat (the Kensington) and a black Burberry trench coat (the since discontinued Harbourne). They were both “reasonably” priced at ~$800 USD each…

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  • Reformation Jeans Review: Here’s the 411 on Fit & Feel

    Reformation Jeans Review: Here’s the 411 on Fit & Feel

    When I first wrote this review, in early-2019, we were like a year into mom jeans being super mainstream. Trends come and go, but one trend has unfortunately held on… Our jeans are still destroying the environment. Think of all those toxic chemicals used to dye and thousands of gallons of wasted water… just so…

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  • You know I thoroughly tested it | Guest in Residence cashmere review

    You know I thoroughly tested it | Guest in Residence cashmere review

    “KNITWEAR DESIGNED TO LAST YEARS, NOT SEASONS.” -Guest in Residence’s mantra Maybe it’s because I’ve moved to a chilly climate, that I want to add more cashmere to my closet. Maybe it’s because no matter where you live, cashmere is always a good idea. As much as I love Gigi Hadid, celebrity “Creative Director” and…

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