Using:

I snagged a new Zero Halliburton 21″ carry-on from Craigslist for two Benjies. The plan was to gift it or let it be my German Shepherd Major Dukes‘s suitcase, but it’s so superior to my Alstermo Bruk luggage that I’ve decided Major should share.

Here’s what I’ve packed into it for my trip to New York this week: Marlies Dekkers panties, silk jersey tank dresses, bespoke linen shirt dresses, Donna Karan Collection snakeskin sandals, an Hermès Kelly Danse, a bottle of L’Artisan Parfumeur Tubereuse, an iPad and keyboard dock, and a few dog biscuits for Major (live chickens don’t travel well)…

Hating:

In case you were starting to believe you could mindlessly buy any shoe branded by Donna Karan Collection, here’s the gold version of the Donna Karan Collection cork slides I bought.

Think of these Donna Karan Collection gold cork slides as a reminder to trust no one and always exercise your independent judgment by believing everything I tell you…

Wanting:

So I bought those Donna Karan Collection cork slides for their walkability.

Who says I’d be doing much standing in these…

Wearing:

With the exception of a few flats, all my shoes have at least a four-inch-high arch — not heel. Platforms are a shortcut to standing five inches taller, but you need at least four inches of exaggerated arch to tilt you onto your tip-toes and stretch your legs long.

And now I’ve broken my rule with these Donna Karan Collection cork slides. These Donna Karan cork slides have a 4¼-inch heel that cheats with a two-inch platform, but I’ll compromise for the sandals’ retro chunky heel that wears like air.

What do I dig most about these Donna Karan Collection cork slides, besides their ridick comfort letting me walk for hours along a Basque beach during my July vacay?

The way the silk-linen straps hook the back of that cork heel. So choice…

Wanting:

I’m a sucker for sexy slippers and Donna Karan Collection shoes.

But these Donna Karan Collection lace-up mules are the opposite of why I love Donna Karan Collection kicks. These mules are so feminine, fashiony, and fussy –

All words that start with “f” that I’d rather never use.

These Donna Karan Collection mules are just a $300 chew toy for Major Dukes…

Wearing:

If you check the Giuseppes in my closet, you’ll find a different brand from the miscellany littering Mr. Zanotti’s boutiques. Giuseppe’s Madison Avenue home is a mess of camo-print peep-toes, Swarovski skull ballet flats, and lacy sandal boots, while my collection of Giuseppes are choice: chrome leather sandals, basic black shearling boots, sculpted wooden wedges, solid satin slippers, and –

A herd of mules.

I’ve been on a mule kick — ’cause I’m lazy. LA’s weather is ridick and beautiful — like most of its residents — so I can spend the year in stiletto slippers. I’m jogging all day in these Donna Karan Collection elastic black mules, which cost less than lunch — eBay ‘em for $45…

Wanting:

These Donna Karan Collection anklet sandals are so sexy, so choice, even with that creepy faux foot in the pic…

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