http://www.luckymag.com/blogs/stylesteals/ Light on the wallet but heavy on chic, a world of must-have bargains is just a click away. en Copyright 2009 Mon, 24 Aug 2009 11:48:46 -0500 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification While I make no secret for my affinity for the boy's department, I don't usually shop the women's juniors section. But I think I might make an exception for these acid-washed v-neck t-shirts that are part of the collaboration between Miley Cyrus and Max Azria. They're totally spot-on and are only $8, which is way cheaper than a similar style that I love from American Apparel ($26). ]]> http://www.luckymag.com/blogs/stylesteals/2009/08/miley-cyrus-max-azria-at-walmartperfect-tshirt.html http://www.luckymag.com/blogs/stylesteals/2009/08/miley-cyrus-max-azria-at-walmartperfect-tshirt.html Collaboration Great Finds Online Stores Shops and Boutiques Under $10 American Apparel Max Azria Miley Cyrus Walmart t-shirt Mon, 24 Aug 2009 11:48:46 -0500 It may be the hottest, sweatiest, and nastiest day of summer in New York yet, but it's not stopping me from thinking about all the things I want for fall. And one such thing is a fur vest. Maybe I'm still fixated on all the cute French girls wearing them on the streets when I was there in November, working on the Paris shopping trip (to watch a hilarious—and random!—behind the scenes video that the photographer, David Land assembled, click here. We filmed it entirely on our HD Flip cameras.). Anyway, not only were the girls-in-vests so chic, but it was freezing, and I desperately wanted an extra layer. I'm jumping on the bandwagon this year, and I think it will be by way of this B.B. Dakota option at Fred Flare. In fact, I may head out to Greenpoint to their newish boutique to try it on in person. Fake fur, $60, and pretty adorable—it definitely seems like the sort of thing that will be blasting out of stores, so I'm inclined to pull the trigger now. ]]> http://www.luckymag.com/blogs/stylesteals/2009/08/fall-essential-sure-to-sell-out.html http://www.luckymag.com/blogs/stylesteals/2009/08/fall-essential-sure-to-sell-out.html Essentials Finds for Less Great Finds Online Stores Shops and Boutiques Things I Love Under $100 B.B. Dakota Fred Flare Greenpoint New York Paris faux fur fur vest Fri, 21 Aug 2009 11:28:50 -0500 So for some reason, completely unbeknownst to me, a friend is letting me borrow her brand-new Audi Q5 SUV this weekend (I only know exactly what it is because I love their Identity Theft ad series, complete with cute kids in Converse). Living in New York City, I rarely find myself behind the wheel, much less behind a fancy wheel, and so I'm a little bit flummoxed by the fact that she's so trusting. Also, I'm taking said car to the Elephant Trunk Flea Market (an amazing cache of awesome steals, every Sunday, in a field in New Milford, CT), so I plan on filling its trunk with all sorts of random scuff-creating treasure—last time I was there, I bought a gigantic Marie Antoinette-style painting, some African trading beads, 15 silk scarves, and a chair.


]]> http://www.luckymag.com/blogs/stylesteals/2009/08/fancy-carfancy-shoes.html http://www.luckymag.com/blogs/stylesteals/2009/08/fancy-carfancy-shoes.html Essentials Online Stores Things I Love Audi Audi Q5 Belgian Shoe Elephant Trunk Flea Market J.P. Tod's Jcrew Sperry driving loafer driving moccasin Thu, 20 Aug 2009 16:15:59 -0500 Left: The Future Perfect; Right: Bird

So just as I boiled down the West Village's shopping scene into one digestible day, I've attempted to do the same with Williamsburg, which got a lot of play in the New York Shopping Trip that I put together for the September Issue (on stands now). It sprawls a little bit, but with enough pit stops, it's totally possible to conquer it in an afternoon.

]]> http://www.luckymag.com/blogs/stylesteals/2009/08/one-day-shopping-itineraries-williamsburg-edition.html http://www.luckymag.com/blogs/stylesteals/2009/08/one-day-shopping-itineraries-williamsburg-edition.html One Day Shopping Itineraries Shops and Boutiques A&G Merch A.P.C. Surplus Bird Brooklyn Built by Wendy Catbird Commune Diner Fille de Joie Jumelle Moon River Chattel NY Adorned Noisette Oak Otte Paul Smith The Future Perfect The Shoe Market Williamsburg Wed, 19 Aug 2009 16:26:23 -0500 So I was scrolling through my twitter feed (if you have an account, you can follow us @luckymagazine for constant sale updates, or me at @eloehnen), and saw that Rumi Neely, the blogger I featured in my September Web Pages section (p. 98)—she writes FashionToast, which is an awesome daily read—is fielding lots of queries about the shoes she's wearing in the photo (@rumineely). This is funny, because I was wondering the same thing. They're the Alamin sandal, they're by Aldo, and they're $100! Meanwhile, Rumi, who first got her start selling vintage pieces on eBay, has a sale site that's a companion to FashionToast, right here, where she sells off the pieces that she wears on her blog. ]]> http://www.luckymag.com/blogs/stylesteals/2009/08/rumis-shoes.html http://www.luckymag.com/blogs/stylesteals/2009/08/rumis-shoes.html Great Finds Online Stores Styling Under $100 Aldo Fashion Toast Fashiontoast.com Rumi Neely sandal twitter Tue, 18 Aug 2009 14:52:11 -0500 So if you can imagine, Urban Outfitters is adding yet another one of our favorite small designers to their collaboration roster. Eugenia Kim, of hat fame, has created a handful of styles for the site under the name EEK! by Eugenia Kim, including this super-cute Fedora style, which retails for $48. A few other options are up now, with more to come. And in case you missed it, Lyell and Sunshine & Shadow are also doing lines (Fletcher, and Yellow is Gold respectively), on sale now. ]]> http://www.luckymag.com/blogs/stylesteals/2009/08/collaboration-alert-eugenia-kim-for-urban-outfitte.html http://www.luckymag.com/blogs/stylesteals/2009/08/collaboration-alert-eugenia-kim-for-urban-outfitte.html Collaboration Online Stores Shops and Boutiques Under $50 Collaboration EEK! by Eugenia Kim Eugenia Kim Fletcher Lyell Sunshine & Shadow Urban Outfitters Yellow is Gold hat Tue, 18 Aug 2009 10:52:10 -0500 And so I will, because I really can't get enough of Norma Kamali's capsule collection for the mega-tailer. It's literally all under $20. Sure, it's not cut from the choicest of materials, but the pieces are really great, universally flattering, and total wardrobe work-horses. Take this really, really pretty cap-sleeve wrap dress in a flattering black jersey. It's $20! I'm totally obsessed. The convenient thing about the Walmart site is that it delineates whether the items are available in stores, and if they are, which ones. Nice!



]]> http://www.luckymag.com/blogs/stylesteals/2009/08/norma-kamali-at-walmart-i-can-go-on-and-on.html http://www.luckymag.com/blogs/stylesteals/2009/08/norma-kamali-at-walmart-i-can-go-on-and-on.html Collaboration Finds for Less Online Stores Shops and Boutiques Under $25 Norma Kamali dress walmart Tue, 18 Aug 2009 10:18:43 -0500 Every day the sale section at Anthropologie gets deeper and deeper (read: better and better). Case in point, this Anna Sui-designed tunic just dropped another $50, making it 75 percent off (now, $49.95, was $198). I'm also a little bit in love with this Zachary Smile dress ($119.95), and this less exotic, but extremely practical short-sleeve blazer with a tie at the waist ($59.95). The online sale is great, but it's always worth stopping by an actual store-there's always loads there that has sold-out online.


]]> http://www.luckymag.com/blogs/stylesteals/2009/08/sale-on-at-anthropologie.html http://www.luckymag.com/blogs/stylesteals/2009/08/sale-on-at-anthropologie.html Finds for Less Online Stores Sales and Discounts Shops and Boutiques Under $100 Anna Sui Anthropologie Zachary Smile blazer Tue, 18 Aug 2009 09:42:08 -0500 If you don't think that this season's pencil mini is for you, then what about this full-skirt ($85) by Cheap Monday at Need Supply, one of my favorite sites, ever (also part of our Top 100 sites for pieces under $100 list). I love the exposed zipper on the side, and the slightly off-kilter cut—plus, it sits high on the waist, which is the best way to carve out a really flattering silhouette when you're working with a lot of fabric. I'm kind of obsessed. What do you guys think? ]]> http://www.luckymag.com/blogs/stylesteals/2009/08/on-the-subject-of-skirts.html http://www.luckymag.com/blogs/stylesteals/2009/08/on-the-subject-of-skirts.html Online Stores Things I Love Under $100 Cheap Monday Need Supply Needsupply.com Thu, 13 Aug 2009 12:23:18 -0500 So as mentioned, Rachel Roy, who does truly exquisite dresses and gorgeously tailored blouses and pants, is doing a really well-priced capsule collection for Macy's called Rachel Rachel Roy. A handful of pieces are already in Macy's—like this pretty awesome black dress ($109), which has lots of interesting details around the neck—with tons more slated to arrive later this month. What do you guys think? Anything catching your eye? ]]> http://www.luckymag.com/blogs/stylesteals/2009/08/collaboration-rachel-roy-for-macys.html http://www.luckymag.com/blogs/stylesteals/2009/08/collaboration-rachel-roy-for-macys.html Collaboration Online Stores Shops and Boutiques What Do You Think Macy's Rachel Rachel Roy Rachel Roy black dress Thu, 13 Aug 2009 10:58:16 -0500 This Saturday, August 15, Old Navy is blowing out their classic rib-knit racerback tanks for $2 each in all their stores—much like the scene when they sold flip-flops for $1 earlier this summer, expect chaos, so go early! Meanwhile, I'm loving these neon-hued slub-knit tanks—they're not part of the $2 promotion, but they are on sale for $10 each. ]]> http://www.luckymag.com/blogs/stylesteals/2009/08/2-tanktops-old-navy-is-blowing-them-out-this-satur.html http://www.luckymag.com/blogs/stylesteals/2009/08/2-tanktops-old-navy-is-blowing-them-out-this-satur.html Finds for Less Shops and Boutiques $2 Old Navy tank tanktop Thu, 13 Aug 2009 10:37:55 -0500 I own a pair of antique earrings—small, dainty, understated—that I pretty much never take out. This could be interpreted as loyal (my parents did buy them for me), or just lazy. The funny thing is, though, that it's never inhibited me from stocking up on oversize earrings—I buy them compulsively at markets across the globe, whether it's silver filigree chandeliers in Mexico City or brass Fulani hoops in Kenya (strange, right, since Fulani earrings are actually from Mali) even though I never seem to wear them. I just found the latter when I was organizing my jewelry this weekend and I put them on immediately. They're big, but fun—and the bright yellow shade makes them kind of glamorous, too. If you have no plans to travel to Africa in your future, you can snap them up here. Meanwhile, going forward, I'm forcing myself to swap out my earrings at least twice a week.
]]> http://www.luckymag.com/blogs/stylesteals/2009/08/rediscovered-fulani-earrings.html http://www.luckymag.com/blogs/stylesteals/2009/08/rediscovered-fulani-earrings.html Online Stores Things I Love What Do You Think Fulani Kenya Mali Mexico City earrings Wed, 12 Aug 2009 16:07:22 -0500 So I've been thinking about Emily's question from yesterday all morning (How old is too old to work a mini?), and I don't really think it's a question of age—it's more of a question of comfort. Pencil mini skirts are a huge trend this fall, and while test-driving it definitely isn't a requirement, there are lots of ways to style it so that the skirt doesn't feel so precipitously revealing. In fact, we put together an entire video about this exact subject, which you can view here. Meanwhile, for pieces that are similar to the ones we styled around, try this denim-ish version, or this straightforward black cut.
]]> http://www.luckymag.com/blogs/stylesteals/2009/08/how-to-style-the-pencil-mini-skirt.html http://www.luckymag.com/blogs/stylesteals/2009/08/how-to-style-the-pencil-mini-skirt.html Styling how to wear a pencil miniskirt mini miniskirt pencil miniskirt styling video Wed, 12 Aug 2009 13:41:05 -0500 As reported by Vogue, Jil Sander is back—as in the original Jil Sander, of the eponymous line (which is now designed by Raf Simons). Her collection of signature, menswear-inspired shapes for Uniqlo, called +J, is hitting the U.S. flagship in October—and there's already so much excitement, I can't imagine that they won't sell-out almost immediately. Sadly, Uniqlo doesn't sell online yet, but if you happen to be in New York, it's probably worth lining up. Meanwhile, check back, as I'll post an update as soon as they announce an exact date. ]]> http://www.luckymag.com/blogs/stylesteals/2009/08/collaboration-alert-jil-sander-for-uniqlo.html http://www.luckymag.com/blogs/stylesteals/2009/08/collaboration-alert-jil-sander-for-uniqlo.html Collaboration From around the web Shops and Boutiques Things I Love What Do You Think Jil Sander Uniqlo collaboration Tue, 11 Aug 2009 10:20:22 -0500 Emma Fletcher, the designer behind the much-loved, deeply feminine label Lyell (you can read about her New York flagship here), has created a capsule collection for Urban Outfitters. Aptly enough, it's called Fletcher (Lyell is called after her mother's maiden name), and it has all the pretty details that we adore about her original line (pintucking, lace, pretty buttons and finishes)—at insanely good prices. The full line hits the stores and websites this Saturday, August 15th, but there are four items on sale already. I'm really digging this vivid red silk dress ($88)—so pretty for summer. Snap them up now before they sell out! (Meanwhile, if you haven't checked it out yet, don't miss Sunshine & Shadows collaboration with the mega-chain. It's called Yellow is Gold, and I'm obsessed!) ]]> http://www.luckymag.com/blogs/stylesteals/2009/08/collaboration-alert-lyell-for-urban-outfitters.html http://www.luckymag.com/blogs/stylesteals/2009/08/collaboration-alert-lyell-for-urban-outfitters.html Collaboration Finds for Less Great Finds Online Stores Things I Love Emma Fletcher Fletcher Lyell New York Urban Outfitters boutique silk Mon, 10 Aug 2009 15:22:09 -0500