season five

Neiman Marcus Holiday Gift App

Neiman Marcus was a bit late to the e-commerce party but the company is making up for lost time. The website has improved considerably in the last year and offers free shipping to boot. This week the department store took its legendary holiday gift guide into the 21st century with the launch of an iPhone gift app. Shoppers can view a daily featured gift from the homepage and use iPhone's sensory accelerometer technology to shake their phone and generate a new gift on the screen. Shoppers can also browse through the app's full selection of gifts or narrow their search by price, gender, age or category (home, for example) and then buy items using their existing Neiman Marcus account or by creating a new (free) log in. It's a fun application.

Incidentily, while searching for it in the App Store I stumbled upon Bergdorf Goodman's Today's Shoe app. As the name implies, this app allows you to view a designer shoe a day and also offers the ability to shop the entire shoe salon with free shipping and returns. Happy Shopping!

 

 

Alexander Wang Daria Bag

I recently discovered Alexander Wang's Daria bag which is made of the same sturdy pebbled leathers as the Rocco, but without the studding. When I went to the website to check out it out I saw that Wang has an impressive collection of handbags and unique clutches. I was surprised because the Rocco and Hobo have become so ubiquitous among the fashion flock I thought that was the extent of the collection. Wrong I am. I like the Daria because it is classic and cool and also subdued, like a designer handbag undercover. $850 at Alexander Wang.

 

 

 

bamboo jewelry gets back to the future

You know you are getting old when fashion blasts from the past become frequent - as in magazines you look to for new fashion ideas deliver a bunch of been there done that. Case in point: Gucci bamboo hoops featured on Lucky Magazine's cover this month.  I wore this exact pair in college although I did not pay nearly as much. They sold them at Spenser's Gifts! Gucci earrings $1. 950. I do like them but they wrecked my ears. Would you wear them? At Saks

travel chic: ysl adapter

I secretly covet (until now) Yves Saint Laurent's streamlined and stylish travel adapter. I love the simplicity of it. I still use the complicated multi-unit adapter system my husband bought for our first trip abroad. So heavy, bulky and so many pieces - it is (almost) complicated enough to consider letting my hair air-dry. The YSL travel adapter is a one-piece electrical dual-voltage plug adapter that connects gadget to outlet in any combination in more than 150 countries. The circular device swivels to each region’s plug and comes in a beautiful and compact leather bag available in fuchsia, black and violet. $450 at ysl.com. (via tmagazine)

wanted: alaïa perforated tote

Iconic Alaïa I can wear everyday for work and for fun? Sold. Speaking of which, it sold out at Barneys shortly after it arrived. Net-a-Porter still has it. $2200