The Balenciaga Step Sister

June 1, 2009
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This sky-blue Balenciaga Step is sister to the petal-pink version I wrote about last summer. I have given up almost all of my Balenciagas in favor of sturdier bags, but the Step style is one that I can’t seem to part with. The Step’s gently triangular shape reminds me ever so slightly of the Hermès [...]

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Mulberry Somerset Tote in Oak

April 14, 2009
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I was looking for a stylish day bag for spring, and found the Mulberry Somerset Tote. The name alone makes this bag appealing – Mulberry is headquartered in Somerset, England, one of my favorite places, and many of its bags are still made there. But this bag’s beauty is not in name alone, it’s also [...]

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Prada Vitello Shine Tote in Denim Blue

March 1, 2009
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I‘ve never written about Prada before because I haven’t fallen in love with anything Prada…until now. Prada tends to either hit it right or hit it really wrong – remember the Wookie-like fringe bags last year? This lovely Vitello Shine Tote in a go-with-anything shade of blue is an example of Prada getting it exactly [...]

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Mulberry Mabel in Fuchsia

February 21, 2009
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Ahhh, Mulberry. Classic and classy accessories with roots in Somerset, England – one of the most beautiful places on earth. I’ve written before about the lovely Bayswater, but Mabel definitely deserves a mention too.

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Steve Madden Buck boots in Taupe Suede

January 8, 2009
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This is the time of year when I typically start looking for spring boots, and I don’t mean welly rain boots. Boots for spring seem almost counter-intuitive, but here in the southeast US, the weather starts to warm up in February. It won’t be sandal weather for a while, though, and I don’t necessarily want [...]

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Followup on the Pink Eee PC S101

January 3, 2009
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The first thing I changed on the Eee PC S101 was the operating system. I noticed when I first booted up the S101 that it came with Xandros Linux installed, but the label on the keyboard says “Designed for Windows XP.” The box contained a system restore CD, but it was a generic CD and [...]

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The pink Eee PC S101 – first impression

December 29, 2008
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My pink S101 is here! And it’s the perfect shade of pink – silvery and very slightly sparkly in sunlight. It got here all the way from Taiwan in just six days. I’m very pleased with it so far; it was packed very carefully so it’s in perfect shape, and everything’s working fine right out [...]

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