the fabulous lululemon limited edition hoodies

I actually have a funny story about mine.

I ended up at my local mall after a day of running errands with some time to spare. It had been a while since my last visit and after walking around for a little bit, I was pleased to discover that they had recently opened a lululemon.

Upon entry, something caught my eye. A new Limited Edition 'When We Met' Remix Hoodie casually strewn across one of the tables. I quickened my pace and my heart started racing. Would I get lucky? Would it be my size?

It wasn't. It was the next size up. I tried it on anyway. It was a tad big, but I was planning on wearing it as a jacket anyway. Success! I had wanted one of the LEs for a little while now but was unsuccessful in my search (especially since most of them were ugly). As I disrobed from the hoodie, I noticed myself getting a little bit more attention than usual.

A girl I noticed to be wearing the Cypress Green Grid Limited Edition Hoodie was whispering to her companion and pointing at the hoodie. Another girl who had just entered the store with her friends looked at what I was carrying and exclaimed "That's the one!" It seemed as though everyone left in the store was waiting to see if I would put it down so that they could snatch it up.

I didn't. And now, I'm the proud owner of this baby.

Needless to say, I felt a little bad. But hey; all is fair in love and shopping.

the quest for a classic black wallet

I began my search for the perfect wallet approximately 3 days ago. I haven't made much progress.

I love my current wallet to pieces but a) It's old, b) It's monogram (kind of), and c) I see it everywhere. I decided that I needed to expand my investments into 'classic pieces' to a 'classic wallet.'

I had three basic requirements. It has to be black leather with silver hardware, must be the long chequebook style, and must have a coin pouch (I need somewhere to store my Starbucks money!)

I started by going through the various websites I know, looking for those that met all or most of my specifications. This did not go well.

This Prada was the first one that caught my eye.

Black leather, coin pocket, chequebook style and GORGEOUS!, but alas; gold hardware. I had to press on.

I then happened upon this Gucci.

I can live with the monogram, I really can. I own a purse with black on black canvas monogram and it really is quite tasteful. It's hard to actually see the print unless you're up close. What I cannot live with is the coin pouch. Buttons to hold in coins? Really now, it should be functionality before fashion. And buttons do not hold in coins nearly as well as zippers do!

After finding nothing else on Raffaello Network, I moved to the the Purse Forum to search through what other members had been using to stash their cash. While searching through the Hermes sub-forum, I fell in love.

This is a blue lizard Hermes Bearn (owned by Potiron on tPF). It is the most beautiful thing that I have ever laid eyes upon. I was in mid-dial to find out if Hermes Toronto had the colour, leather and style in stock and stopped when I found out it costs $2,400 USD. Really.

A colleague pointed me in the direction of this little cutie by Marc by Marc Jacobs on the Neiman Marcus website.

Unfortunately, it does not come in silver hardware! That didn't stop me from purchasing the matching Marc Jacobs coin purse that does.

Then, finally, I found it. It. And in the most unlikely place too.

I despise Coach for everything but their wristlets. The quality is good for the price, but I don't know what it is about them that just screams "I'm a high school girl and I think I'm awesome."

But it was Coach that showed me the perfect wallet. Black leather, silver hardware, coin pocket and long cheque-book style. It's pretty fabulous looking too, I must say.

My search is now complete! Now all that's left is convincing them to ship to Canada.

i live for shopbop lookbook updates

and Bloomingdale's 40% off clearance sales, but that's beside the point.

Shopbop.com is one of the more popular online retailers, selling mid-to-high end gear. Their end of season sales are a great way to scoop up basics for cheap and their customer service is always accomodating. The greatest thing about their website, however, is their Lookbook. By lookbook, I mean "catalogue."

Shopbop Lookbook

Their stylists really know what they're doing. While most of the outfits are a little bit too blase for daily wear, they make for great eye candy. The slides are a great way to anticipate what will be popular in the next season and provide inspiration for a more toned-down version of your own!

My personal recent favourite: