unfort i have succumbed to all the early black friday marketing
ALSO INSIDE: vintage Ganni, the best burgundy bag I've seen (and from a small business!), and the Louis Vuitton holiday activation
Happppppy last full work week of November!! I don’t know about you all but all this early Black Friday marketing has unfortunately worked on me too well, and I am absolutely RARING to go. I am planning to send a special pre-Black Friday edition on Tuesday I think – but as you will notice, my list of links for today is already very, very long lol.
In other happy news, I am back home in NYC for the next two weeks! Holiday season here is my favorite thing in the entire world :)) And everyone is in such a good mood! Point and case, the very nice Nathan’s hot dog man who posed for the picture I was taking to ask my mom about the construction by Central Park South lol
I also ofc had to stop by the Louis Vuitton store to see all the fuss – my take is that the installation looks super cool against the skyline… but a little underwhelming/odd when you just walk past it.
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And quick question for you all. Would you guys want to see more pictures on here i.e. of me going to stores and pop-ups, me wearing items I love, etc or is the world a photo-saturated enough place already?
Ok, that’s enough from me for now – onto the good stuff!
B.N.W.T.
You guys… I think I just found the perfect silk maxi skirt in the new arrivals section at Abercrombie ($80). Does anyone already have it and do I need it as much as I think I do??
I am all of a sudden going through a big Urban Outfitters phase like it’s 2013 – but seriously, look at this blue faux leather car jacket ($79) and tell me it’s not so sick!!
Their exclusive collab with Baggu is also so good and I haven’t heard that much about it?? But this black rosette sling bag ($54) is fab.
I am yet again also very into Anthropologie this season. And while they just released their holiday Staud-style beaded bags which are fab, they also have their horseshoe version on sale right now for $70!
I am also a longtime fan of the Anthropologie chicklet bracelets which are also on sale right now for only $20!
Get Thrifty
I went absolutely feral on TheRealReal this week because there is SO MUCH GOOD stuff right now! Here are some of my stand-out favorites: the coolest Ganni animal print shirt ($54!!!!), a classic Sporty and Rich hat which could be a spectacular gift ($55), and a Missoni stripey scarf which I’m hearing is alllll the way back… ($56). Also, not sure which items this will work for, but there is a 20% off code: REAL :)
It is officially the time of year when I start getting really, really into high-quality pajama sets, which is why I was so excited to find this adorable PJ Salvage one for only $50!! Fellow PJ-heads will know this is a STEAL.
If there is one thing I’ve learned, it’s that we all love a good grey cardigan with a cute, preppy embroidery moment like this Ami one ($95) at this newsletter.
Speaking of sweaters… here is REFORMATION CASHMERE for $65!!!!!
And speaking of steals, here is another Ganni piece – the cutest bracelet that will also be absolutely perfect when spring and summer roll around again – for $68!!
Shop Small 4 Ever
The scream I scrumpt when I saw this burgundy leather tote bag with the tie detail ($89-99) from Anastasov Store… do the SoHo girlies know about this one bc I can’t believe I haven’t seen it everywhere?
I think I found the coolest cord + metal pendant ($28) I’ve seen all year from An Angels Hug – and there are only 2 left, run!!!!
I LOVE the front clasp with charms necklace trend that we’ve been seeing… and I think this might be the prettiest, daintiest front clasp chain ($42) that I’ve seen yet – and truly, the whole Allure NL inventory is incredible.
I can never see that there was a new CaitlinMinimalist drop and not check it out… and these irregular/abstract lil hoops ($19) went STRAIGHT into my cart.
One of the best present ideas that I’ve seen thus far is these custom bejeweled claw clips ($23)!! They are quite high up on my personal list now too lol.
More Fun Stuff
Some of my fave Substack reads this week were this fabulous literary gift guide for everyone in your life from Marta Carvalho @ Litulla, this very cool interview with an iconic Hollywood costume designer from Nic, and this helpful breakdown on the incredibly insane Pokémon Go-caused situation we have on our hands from griffin blue emerson.
Not all heroes wear capes… some rip apart luxury bags to prove they aren’t worth the cost 😮
Another excellent hot girl gift guide!!
I made a book girlie-specific one too lolol (full links for all the bookish gifties here).
My new favorite thing is hands-down my Panasonic Lumix DMC-S3 digital camera – I was at a party where a girl showed hers to me and I IMMEDIATELY went on eBay and bought one, I literally cannot recommend it enough. (They have a ton of options to buy used and almost all of them are below $80).
I have no idea what section to put this in lol but I just thought these lil “Birkin” bag charms ($9) were really fun and great stocking stuffers!
As always, please feel free to use my code from ShopMy and get that bag ladies!!!
That’s all for now! Happy weekend and see you for our special on Tuesday <3
Loved reading through this list and thank you for the mention!! 🥹💕
Thank you so much for the mention, Lucy! That black rosette sling bag is a DREAM