Bergdorm Goodman S/S Sale: The Ultimate Shoegasm

Well yesterday was quite the hectic day. I did the usual commute from suburbia to the big bag NYC. I picked up my morning coffee at Bonsignour and headed past Industria studios where they were shooting some sort of catalog campaign--or at least that's what I gathered from the likes of the salt and peppered, trench-coat clad man vogueing in the street. We cabbed over to Hearst where we met with Tina Langley, the accessories editor at Seventeen; the other intern and I stood there gawking at her vintage Kenneth Jay Lane lion's head necklace, absolutely TDF (to die for).

I'm currently oozing over this similar one:


Afterwards, we strolled down to Bergdorf's on West 57th only to find ourselves wandering through the infinite abyss of the shoe salon. From Alaia's to Zanotti's, the racks were packed with haute heels up to 65% off; can you say buy 'em or bust? Although, I obviously had my eyes on F/W '09 selection. I'm currently after these puppies:


I managed to make my way down to 5F where I fell in love (again). Now lusting after this bad boy:


I left with (unfortunately) nothing in tow. I'll be back though, have no fear. I'm wanting all three pieces for the ultimate fall look; I'm pretty sure I'd wear that beast of a vest to class, like, every day.

SWAK,
Sarah

She's Cracked: Can't Get Enough Karen Walker

The two great Karens of my life: New-Zealand born & bred fashion with a passion designer, Karen Walker and the gold-digging, borderline alcoholic character on Will & Grace, Karen Delaney St. Croix Popeil Walker Finster-Walker. Both a bit promiscuous and most definitely unpretentious, no wonder they share the same name!

The broken pearls, classy with a bit of angst and as for the sunnies, I want every pair! That shattered crystal printed sweatshirt dress is a fashion catastrophe, but oddly, in a good way. I can't wait to get my hands on one, although chances that there's free ground shipping across hemispheres is slim to none. (Double click on the image to see the full size style file!)
Thus, in anticipation, I've rummaged through my Mary-Poppins-esque closet in search of the creme de la creme to decorate my soon to come Karen Walker collection.

I found these stowed away in the depths of my closet and resurrected them from the mess...yum.


They're sadly half a size too big and I wobble around in them, sigh.


I will totally be sporting these with my catastrophic sweatshirt dress. Pictures to come upon arrival! Could take some time though, after-all, the goods are on the other-side of the globe.


This is a pretty long strand so I think I'll tangle it around my wrist 100 times for an almost pearl infused wrist-band or wrap it hippie-style around my head. Now that I think about it, this pearl headband bit, might come sooner than you think.

S.W.A.K.,
Sarah

Lip Gloss, Mane Toss, Dental Floss

I often find myself refreshing the style files of your favorite fashion blogs and mine--StyleBubble, BryanBoy, FashionToast, and Sea of Shoes, to name a few—on a daily basis for hours on end. Into the night I thumb through the archives of WWD and NY Mag's The Cut, reconnecting with the old and obsessing over the new. Naturally, I thought to myself, I could do this, you know, start a blog. I'm no master of photography (by any means), so I can't promise you Sartorialist like images or famed Anna-Lou Leibovitz shots, but I can assure you that MySpace camera-in-mirror images are not my scene either. I'll be documenting what I like, mostly anything fashion or lifestyle oriented. I'll put my blood—thank you Christian Louboutin induced blisters—sweat—I tend to wear sweaters in the Sahara-like summer heat—and tears--it's my party and I can cry if I want to—into this blog, and hopefully you'll love what you sead (see + read)! Before I begin, I'll leave you with a little trick of trade: The Three Step Prep.

1. Lip Gloss-purse that pout of yours and pucker up. Not into hitting the gym? Kissing burns calories too.
2. Mane Toss-along with any great outfit, comes great hair, so comb it, style it, put some elbow grease into it!
3. Dental Floss- always carry it in your bag in an easily accessible spot; you never know when a cute guy may walk by and let's face it, you sure as hell don't want your left overs in between your pearly whites!

xx,
Sarah
L.G.M.T