Using:

So this isn’t the exact one I’m using. But  I bought an identical sculptural 1950′s Italia valet from eBay for less than $200. Don’t hate me…

Get ready for the warm weather ahead with Stiletto Jungle‘s 3-step Spring cleaning routine for your skin.

Allie is Wired takes a look at Mariah Carey’s now-famous nude pregnancy photos.

This Lanvin bag has all the features Bag Snob craves and loves, an impeccable shoulder bag with a pinch of intrigue.

Move over Essie “Chinchilly” and OPI “Over the Taupe,” there’s a new neutral in town and she is kicking your tired old asses – see the carnage with Recycle at Beauty Snob!

From wrap dresses to iPad cases, Coquette says to snatch up the beautiful prints from Diane von Furstenberg’s Vintage Collection.

KRISTOPHER DUKES is wearing Physician’s Formula SPF 50 powder foundation .

Second City Style has noticed vintage inspired trends for spring and shows you how to find the original vintage alternatives.

Shopping and Info loves the Casadei nude platform sandals seen on Kim Kardashian on the cover of Redbook.

Stylehive love these not-so-basic trenches, all under $100!

The Beauty Stop explores a crazy new beauty trend: orange lips and eyes.

If you like to wear booties in the summer, The Shoe Goddess thinks these Roberto Cavalli Peep-Toe Ankle Boots are the perfect solution!

Hating:

I hate that I only found this vintage kimono site now — this choice 1920s kimono has already been sold, and for less than lunch.

I’ve been hankering for a vintage kimono to wear around my hood.

You thought I’d say around my pad?

Isn’t it enough I put panties and Giuseppes on…

Wanting:

I hardly romanticize life before electronic mail, the flying bus, the horseless carriage.

But there’s something romantic about a train ride, about a process of traveling outside of carefully placing your Giuseppes in a security tray, a journey that includes holding on to private packages like this  Manufactum cardboard hat box.

Hugging a hatbox on a train is so seductively innocent.

Espesh if you stash your Marlies Dekkers panties in it…

Wanting

Don’t tell vintage boutique Decades, but someone’s flipping their vintage Hermes Collier de Chien/Medor belt on Craigslist.

You can ask me later why I was crawling Craigslist for Hermes. Meanwhile, you can just thank me for finding this vintage Hermes Collier de Chien/Medor belt for $1,750. I don’t bother with belts — I don’t even bother with a bra — but I dig that ’60s patina and the extra-thick weight of this vintage Hermes belt.

As for whether  to believe this vintage Hermes Craigslisting–please. Everyone’s honest on the Internet. Color me gullible?  Yeah, right. I’m a savvy 18-year-old who just snagged an aUtHeNtiC Birkin for $1,999…

Forgive me for having gone missing.

I didn’t slip into a Tofurky coma (I have a Thanksgiving tradition of forgetting it’s Thanksgiving until I try to order lunch). I was busy polishing my latest project, Bella Bellanca.

I wrote Bella Bellanca more than three years ago, but I just rediscovered it. Bella Bellanca is an Italian teen who moves to New York so her ex-model mom can start her own clothing line. Bellanca’s life changes when she bumps into someone wearing a memorable piece from her online vintage jewelry store, Bellanca’s Jewelry Box.

Bella Bellanca will be serialized on Facebook, and while you read it you can buy hand-picked vintage jewelry from Bellanca’s Jewelry Box.

Check it out: facebook.com/BELLABELLANCA

I’d love to know what you think.

XXXO,
K

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…

Hating

I’m so bummed this Halston ultrasuede shirt dress and its matching hat and bag are sold, though the likelihood of me covering my bobbed hair or trading my Kelly bag to wear either is low. Sometimes I want to buy beautiful things just so other people who appreciate them less can’t have them; instead of giving away or selling old clothes sometimes I just shred them to pieces.

It’s a good thing I generally don’t like pets…

Wanting

I’m very vain, but I’m very lazy, which is why I stick to my uniform: smoky eyes, burgundy bob, silk jersey tank dress, Kelly bag, and satin slippers. Done.

Still, lately I’m loving Halston’s iconic ultrasuede shirt dresses — I’m a sucker for sexy texture, and ultrasuede is easier to clean than the slew of made-to-order dresses I’m always feeding sushi to.

This lavender Halston ultrasuede shirtdress is sitting at the Met, but there’s a choice purple Halston ultrasuede skirt suit on sale…

Wearing:

I’ve had a Norma Kamali-like shawl-collar wrap coat made into a different color for every season: chocolate tropical wool, blue sueded cotton, gray winter wool, etc…

But I’m eying this choice Halston ultrasuede robe coat.

You’re right, I need another minimalist wrap coat like I need another hand-etched, “K” initial pinky ring.

I’m buying it…