Whatever happened to a good bargain?So many aphorisms come to mind- the more things change, the more they stay the same. The older I get the smarter my mother becomes. The times they are a changin’. Well, in my childhood days in New Jersey my mother and I would frequent Loehmann’s. It seemed like a [...]

I didn’t go for the story, I went for the dress. I really mean it. But in a city of cosmic shopping uncertainties, I left the Kleinfeld’s sample sale with everything I hadn’t come looking for and without that one elusive thing every girl dreams of: the perfect gown.
Although I think it’s a silly word, [...]

Sure, Neda is one of Cobble Hill’s most well dressed boutiques. The small store is filled with racks of beautiful clothes- fine lines, nice fabrics, great colors. It’s quite sophisticated actually and surpasses most of its not-so-shabby neighbors. And they have a remarkable shoe selection for a small store as well as fun bags that [...]

There are only a few things I love to do more than shop. Some of those things include eating and yoga (usually not at the same time). The rest I’ll leave to your imagination.
It’s been a joy to receive such positive feedback about the little pink list. And for those who know me well, I’m [...]

I’ve discussed in the past my concerns regarding the anthropologie sale rack. I neglected to mention the variety of sales however. The traditional racks in the basement are filled with leftovers and schmutz for the most part. But when the racks switch positions, you know you’re in business. A couple times a year, they have [...]

Run, don’t walk…to Century 21 this week. And please allow a brief anecdote to help capture the moment.
A few years back, when I was an impoverished graduate student, every dollar counted. So, while shopping at Bloomingdale’s (I know, I know, why is a poor grad student at Bloomies? But come on now, one still needs [...]

I’m not a thong girl. The invention of the “boy short” was really a blessed excuse to continue wearing a grandma pant. As a teacher by day and yogi by night, I believed that thongs had little business in my life. But the increasingly lower cut denim coupled with VPL fears, has forced me to [...]

Ah, there’s so many things I need to say about J. Crew—that they were a staple of my high school years, that it’s rumored their cashmere is milled by Loro Piana, that when they began opening retail stores I was only 16…and bought a green, cotton roll neck sweater on a school trip in Washington [...]

Fine, I’ve said it. And whether you pronounce it in the original French as Tar-jhay or you’ve anglicized it back to its bull’s eye pronunciation given at inception, the reality is this: many of us are sneaking out to buy some cute, cheap finds at the same place where we stock up on toilet paper [...]

The good news and the bad
I’ve never been the trendsetter amongst my friends. I’m never the first one to find the great new jeans or the hot new restaurant. Although I’m no lemming, I’m no leader of the pack either. So when I landed in Sabon by accident, and quickly became obsessed with their products, [...]