As much as it thoroughly, thoroughly pains us to suggest remedying a shit-faced global condition with a spell of shopping, we also remember when cute little Brooklyn shops went out of business because 49/50ths of American tourists suddenly swapped LGA for wherever planes land in Orlando during the fall of 2001 and, say, the next two years. Not so much because people from Kansas were no longer going to Brooklyn, because they weren’t in the first place, unless they were smart and intrepid, which we’re sure most people from Kansas, in fact, are — more that the resulting economic tailspin meant laid-off editorial assistants no longer had $50 to spend on a t-shirt. We digress. But for all of us so far away from a city we love, pumping a little bit of money into that economy probably couldn’t be a bad thing. That and, you know, working to achieve world peace, etc., sadly outside the immediate scope of this blog.
1. If you were going to buy Marc Jacobs, buy Mulberry. They’re cuter, anyway. MJ bags just look a little obvious to us these days. Love the Roxanne (top) as well as the Phoebe (below)
We are also wildly in love with the Rockley, even if it was made for boys. Prices can best be described as a fraction of the average monthly rent for a Brooklyn studio. The Rockley is 85% of that.
2. If you have never once gotten on a plane without spending 15 minutes at the gate looking through your bag for your boarding pass, consider the travel wallet from Smythson, with some of the world’s loveliest leather goods, with special pockets for things we like to lose, like travel itineraries and passports.
3. We all need skirts, right? So why not the Tiered Mini-Skirt from Topshop’s Boutique? It has that total tutu thing going on for it. The more we write this, the more we realize that being positive is so taxing, and it is so much easier being cranky. But: Top Shop. Love it! $90
4. Things we hate (see, easier being grumpy): hippies, patchouli, and hippie-fied, patchouli-fied yoga bags with paisley prints or hemp. Much prefer these comparatively sleek versions from agoy, which may be the only yoga gear supplier in the entire world that doesn’t make ugly crap, but rather lovely, non-hippiefied bags.
5. Frost French! Because Jude Law’s ex-wife needs something to do to pass her time, let’s support her efforts as a fashion designer. Plus, we could always use some underwear with random ribbons. About $90
6. There is only one pair of these Bardot-era sunglasses, so get on it! Some day we will get around to making a shopping tour of Shoreditch, which is the neighborhood where the no-one boutique that is selling these sunglasses is located. Because it’s brilliant.
7. Thank God Paul Smith makes iPod covers, because we love him and we can’t afford anything else he makes. $100
8. Very embarrassing but we’ve always had this Rain Man tic about certain pieces of clothing we wear over and over again. This includes a black cashmere J. Crew sweater. Its reign has only ended because of an incident with an open tube of toothpaste. So perhaps we will replace it with this glorious pink-on-pink cashmere hoodie. You just can’t have enough hoodies, especially ones that are on sale for $350.
9. Tatty Devine’s charm bracelet. We love charm bracelets, especially those made with stickers, and especially those made with fruit stickers. $95
