Hating

This Robert Rodriguez cashmere jumpsuit is a charcoal twin to the vintage Halston cashmere jumpsuit I’m jonsing for. So why the hate? This Robert Rodriguez cashmere jumpsuit went on sale and sold out in every size but large and extra small. Anyone know where to snag one?

Wearing

So I’ve realized a $2,000 vintage Halston cashmere jumpsuit is ridiculous as loungewear for a plane.

But a neon pink Stella McCartney cashmere jumpsuit? So practical, so choice…

Wanting

I tried convincing myself this’d be perfect for planes, but somehow stripping down to a vintage Halston cashmere jumpsuit to walk through security doesn’t seem more appropriate than a slip of a silk jersey tank dress.

And then I’d have to peel this off in a flying bus bathroom.

Give me a couple of days and I’ll manage to rationalize why I need a museum-quality, Halston cashmere catsuit. Maybe Sundance…

Kristopher writes post titles in the third person?

Flattering and disturbing: my likeness is being used to pimp “discount” Loubies.

Of course, I’m sure Classic-Louboutin.com would blush to know I’m actually wearing Givenchy heels…

(Thanks for the tip off, Vee.)

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Fashion Pulse Daily wonders if Jimmy Choo for H&M was worth the wait.
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SheFinds finds the best patterned stockings and tights for winter.
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StyleBakery is completely obsessed with sequins for day and night.
Stylehive spotted a pair of party-perfect sequined pumps.
The Beauty Stop addresses the hype surrounding MAC Volcanic Ash Exfoliator.
eye4style’s looking forward to the Bergdorf Goodman holiday windows.

Wearing

I bought my first Hermes Herbag assuming it’d be my private pleasure. The subtler sister of a conspicuous Kelly with high-karat hardware and hand-stitching, the discontinued Hermes Herbag is pieced together with raw-edged leather, stainless steel hardware, and a rubberized canvas body. An Hermes Herbag is so confidently careless, so immodestly modest, so subtly sexy. So choice.

And apparently old chicks on Rodeo Drive, Firkin pimps on Canal Street, and dudes that pronounce the “H” in Hermes agree: everyone digs my 40cm Herbag.

Naturally, I debated burning my Hermes Herbag or buying every Hermes Herbag in existence. I’ve decided the latter is more realistic, so I snapped up this Hermes 30cm Herbag in black…

Wanting

I only ever bother buying a book instead of downloading it when I can find a cheap first edition, or there’s something sensual about the book that makes it worth holding.

Like Bill Amberg leather-covered Penguin Classics.

As much as I love jazz babies, The Great Gatsby is a waste, no matter how finely stylized its language and leather cover are. Oscar Wilde’s A Picture of Dorian Gray is choice. Dorian would have appreciated this Bill Amberg leather-bound book, as he was an ageless, beautiful hedonist crazy for collectibles.

Except for his murdering his friend, frequenting opium dens, and having homosexual tendencies (I’m not a gay man, only often confused with one), I like to imagine Dorian and I are very much alike…

Hating

With Sony Ericsson’s “Pureness” mobile phone, you can only talk, text, and tell the time. How refreshingly simple.

Only that means in place of my iPhone I’ll also have to stuff my Hermes bag with an Amazon Kindle, laptop, digicam, and small recording device that plays a “We’re sorry, you have reached a number that has been disconnected…” message like the “Disconnected” iPhone app. (Feel flattered if you’ve heard that after dialing my number–it means you’ve made an impression.)

Sony’s take on complicated minimalism is inspiring. I’ll also take my stereo, AC, and lights out of my Porsche, drive around with a boombox and battery-powered fan, and just lean out my window and shine a flashlight down the road at night…

Hating

I dig that RAW Natural Beauty makes multi-use mineral makeup: loose powder foundation that dusts on sheer and builds into a concealer, a highlighter/blush duo that works on your lips and lids, and RAW Natural Beauty bronzer that triples as eyeshadow and contouring color. Not only does RAW Natural Beauty perform with high pigment — RAW Natural Beauty swears its eco-friendly minerals nourish your skin.

Still, you can imagine what RAW Natural Beauty Mineral Glow looked like, even applied as advised, on my SPF 1,000,000+ porcelain skin — it made me look dirty.

Which, I must admit, I usually appreciate…

Wanting

If you believe RAW Natural Beauty, not only does the RAW Natural Beauty eyeshadow trio in “Artic” create a killer smoky eye, but their mineral makeup’s age-defying active botanicals will ensure I’m still smoking when I maintain my daily face in my 50s. Not that anyone’ll know I’m 50.  Lying about one’s age is cheap, but so’s advertising it.

I know, I’m wise for a 19-year-old…