Ebay is my weakness.

I got all caught up in an auction and bought a Calvin Begay cuff bracelet that I really didn't need. But I do love his work.

I found a few pics of the Ribkoff clothes I mentioned.

(This pic doesn't show the cute little bolero jacket that goes with the dress.)


(Imagine this is an irridescent version of the purple above.)

Clothes for Fall

I stopped by Janice Ann's, my favorite dress shop, while I was in Knoxville earlier this week, and the fall clothes that she has in are nothing short of amazing. There's a fabulous fitted black/white houndstooth suit with black knit sleeves that is very Katharine Hepburn-esque, a purple and black A-line dress with a cropped jacket and a black/white plaid sheath with a bolero jacket that look like they stepped out of an early Barbara Streisand movie (she had the most fabulous clothes in those movies), and a purple irridescent all-weather coat with a ruffled raised color that is just stunning. Bootie (the salesclerk) offered to hold the coat for me, but I was hesitant to buy anything, when I'm trying to lose weight.

But if I can take off 20 pounds by the end of September, they will all be mine.

Free Books!

fashion_piranha is giving away three Chinese stories on LiveJournal, and if the covers are any indication, the books will be wonderful. :-) Go here to enter.

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Circle of Books on BlogSpot is giving away a copy of "Dying for Mercy", by Mary Jane Clark. Go here to enter.

I have to stop buying Onex shoes.

I bought these at Janice Ann's last year:



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I bought these at Janice Ann's this year:


Only mine have a black platform soul.



I also bought a pair of black and rhinestone evening heels for which I have no picture.

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Then I bought these on Ebay:


Mine are actually pewter, not white.



And I also bought a pair of gorgeous teal fauz crock slides for which I have no picture.

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And then I bought these on amazon.com:



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How do I love these shoes? Let me count the ways:
They're made in America. California, to be precise.
They are comfortable, with soft leathers and padded insteps.
They are affordable, most costing less than $100 a pair.

Stop me, before I buy again!!!!

Link

Miss Janey asked for a link to Jennifer Gordon's artwork on Etsy. Jenn's having a buy one, get one free sale on her prints right now.

Go here.

New Art

I have posted Jenn Gordon's art before, because I just love it. I made the mistake of browsing her site at Etsy today, and I am buying more of her original collages, because I just can't help myself.