2006 November » Bunnyshop

Bunnyshop Hearts: Sol LeWitt at Dia Beacon

11.27.2006

Honestly, this shit just makes our head explode, and we beseech anyone who lives sufficiently near Beacon, NY, to immediately make way to the Dia there, and see Sol LeWitt’s Drawing Series. At first, we think we literally said, “Meh,” whatever that sounds like, and then we realized that all the drawings around us were like 3000X smarter than we were, and then our head started exploding. Really. Not literally, but really. Everyone should go. Even if the cafe sucks. Which it does.

Sol LeWitt @ Dia Beacon, through 9/10/2007

Continuing With The Series

11.27.2006

We loved the diamond earrings from last week so much that we wanted to go with the designer’s other pair: these birds, which are “deeply etched, oxidized and matte for maximum contrast.” They’re awesome. We hate that: Why didn’t we think of that? moment. We are having one right now.

Danielle Maveal’s bird earrings, $28. Only $28!

Ask the Stylist: The Rainy Season

11.26.2006

Holiday dresses, boots, coats. That is all we are thinking about. That, and all the tiramisu we just ate. And, unbelievably, the dream we had this morning that concluded with this one thought: Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes really did, indeed, have the fairy-tale wedding. We don’t even think that. We think about that wedding as little as possible, and when we do, like when we are confronted with the Us Weekly special edition, we immediately stick our fingers in our ears and start humming songs from Man of La Mancha.

Anyway: Of the three not-unpleasant things previously mentioned (four if we count the tiramisu), we focus tonight on the middle one. We recently returned home, and thank God for that, and we were surprised to be reminded of how nice everyone’s boots are here. They are all so nice, and they are all so not rain boots. But now, of course, we live, temporarily, in San Francisco, and if it is anything like last winter, it will be raining until April, which may be the reason we passed this particular query on to our house stylist with one of those high-importance e-mail markers.

Moving on, in today’s Ask the Stylist:

Hi, Bunnyshop!

I was hoping that you and your stylist could help me out on a shoe question. I live in Seattle and, as I’m sure everyone knows, it rains A LOT here, especially during the fall and winter seasons. This usually means that I have to choose the day’s shoes based on weather, not style (which is sensible, but not fun at all). So, I was hoping that you could recommend me a pair of tough, deluge-resistant shoes that aren’t horribly frumpy. Ideally, they would also be comfortable to wear around all day on campus (lots of walking) and maybe give me a little height. Thank you so much!

Phyllis

And now, the stylist:

“The problem with the whole function-form thing is that as soon as you start asking too much from any one thing, you start losing: Here, I mean that functional rain boots are probably going to start looking pretty frumpy at a certain point, and the less frumpy they look, the less functional they are. Lose, lose. So I personally always say in these situations to go all the way: If you want function, embrace function, and save the boots you love for the days when it’s not raining. Or a less challenging climate.”

“Personally, if I simply refused to wear rain boots (which I wouldn’t), I would opt for something like these tough-looking Sam Edelmans, and just destroy them without worrying about it. The only real concession is that you have nearly a four-inch heel here, so you’re … magically elevated about the water. Or something.” Sam Edelman Jules boots, $189

“Like we were saying, though: function. If I’m dealing with too much rain, I’m buying rain boots. We’ve looked at these pictures from last year’s Glastonbury before, so this is a very 2005 moment … but the idea’s the same. Lots of rain equals rain boots. Of course the idea here is to look more like Kate Moss than what has got to be Keira Knightley’s worst-ever photo, so … wellies + billowy pants = poor decision.”

(See photo at top.) “These may be my favorite wellies ever. One-inch heel for those so inclined. [Excuse the pun.]” Tamara Henriques Equestrian rainboot, $145

“Also love these.” Chocolate and pink Hunters from Tamara Henriques (see the site for ordering details)

“These are a super-classic option.” [See above.] Hunter Classics, $130. [We are making this image very small because it is not very attractive. Form, function, etc.]

“I’m feeling more sleek than patterned as far as my rainboots are concerned, but I can live with camo, and these are a super-budget option.” Women’s camo boots, $15.98

“These Steve Maddens are a slightly more chill version, but at about $50 more.” Steve Madden rainboots, $63.95

“These Sigerson Morrison rainboots are a favorite around here—I don’t love them in green as much as I did in the white, but they still have a gorgeous silhouette. And now they’re on sale.” Belle by Sigerson Morrison boots, $74

“And okay, I would probably reach for these, too. [We would like to add here that there is nothing more disgusting than a wet Ugg, but okay.] I’m actually totally into the shearling cuff—usually these things end up going a little overboard, but somehow I feel like this one works it out.” Ugg Locarnos, $228.95

Okay! So that solves that. Now we totally want to buy rain boots, or rainboots. Never really figured that out. Have a question for our stylist? She needs more to do, we’re thinking. Send them here.

The Morning After

11.24.2006

Thanksgiving night conversation:

A: “Did you know that the Christiana mall is open at 3 a.m.?”

B: “No way.”

A: “It is.”

B: “And all the stores are open? All of them? Because you know you’re going to get there and it’s going to be you and the inspirational paintings store.”

A: “No. It’s all of them.”

[Pause.]

A: “Tax-free, in Delaware.”

[Pause.]

B: “Do you want to go?”

A: “Do you want to go?”

[Endless pause of non-commital-ness. End scene.]

Honestly, this is the one day of the year we’re staying as far from anything with a cash register, excepting doughnut stores, which we truly intend to make our first stop.

Ooh, we’re lying to ourselves. But we’re going to try to resist the power.

If you are in as web-surf-y a mood as we are, we would like to suggest:

- Our stylist’s current top suggestions for the holiday-party onslaught
- Our short-lived love for booties
- Our top holiday songster, if going to IKEA is considered a holiday
- Our favorite holiday jewelry

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11.23.2006

Reader Mail: Non-Ugg Uggs

11.22.2006

In today’s Reader Mail:

I know this is embarrassing, but I really need a pair of Uggs. Cold, winter, Michigan, etc. If you had to pick one pair to wear, and not be super-Ugged-out, which ones would they be?

This is actually easier than it used to be. Ugg Dunwich. Look quickly, and they’re not even Uggs. Riding boots! With the shearling lining. Warm, beautiful, shearling lining. Even if they are still sort of ugly. Ugg-ly. Whatever. All we know is that we talked shit about Uggs, and talked shit about them, and then we bought them, and we wore them every day until April. So: hypocrites, we are. Honestly. It’s horrifying.

Ugg Dunwich, $250

BS Hearts: Even More Holiday Cards

11.22.2006

A theme is emerging in this week’s BS[H]:

Dear Bunnyshop,

I know Kate Spade is not the favorite around BS, but I saw these cards at my local Paper Source, and I thought, “How true!”

“Hope, Peace, Cookies”? Those are the best things about Christmas!

Anyway, just thought I’d share,
Julia

First, we need to briefly describe our mini-obsession with Paper Source. It is, indeed, our source for all things paper, and paper-related (rubber stamps, etc.) Who needs rubber stamps? Not us! Who’s buying rubber stamps? You got it! We go to Paper Source even though they once charged us $807, rather than the intended $80.70, on our check card, which meant our rent check bounced, and they didn’t even apologize half as heartily as we were convinced the situation demanded. (Compare \ contrast this with our feelings re: Supershuttle. There will be birds nesting in our hair before we ever step foot in one of those blue vans again.) Hope, Peace, Cookies cards, $34 for 10

Moving on, physically and emotionally: There are others as well. We also like:

Anything from Snow & Graham. Snow. Graham. They really got it right with that name, we’re thinking. S&G holiday cards, six for $14

Swinging holidays. Christmas is the most retro-applicable holiday, we’re thinking. Two Piglets holiday greetings, six for $16

And: Heartfelt Holiday Wishes. That pretty much sums it up. Deluce Design cards, six for $14

Bunnyshop Hearts: Wrinkle-Free Clothing

11.21.2006

Mm, you know what’s embarrassing? Not knowing how to iron. Or to light a match. Or make coffee. Etc. We are thinking that this suggestion for a beloved item, courtesy of the lovely Laura, and that was not supposed to be alliterative, could make a world of difference in our wrinkled little lives:

I thought of something that makes my heart go pitter patter every single time. My clothing steamer. Seems odd perhaps but you must understand that I moved from a house with many, many closets to an old farmhouse with one closet. So now, only a few choice items have the privilege to hang. Everything else is wadded up in drawers, armoires and underbed storage containers. I am a professional re-organizer in order to make every new purchase fit in my teeny tiny storage spaces. Apparently, farmers did not feel the need to have 20 different t-shirts and 15 pairs of jeans. Let’s not even talk about shoes.

To accommodate the new accommodations I bought a clothing steamer—nothing fancy. Just the Conair one at Target. And now I am never rumpled! It is so much faster than ironing! And it is fun in the way that I would imagine paving a street would be fun—pleasing to see all the bumps smoothed over. OK, so maybe I am the only freak who thinks it would be pleasing to pave a road, but whatever. Hearts to my rumple-free existence with little effort!

L.

The picture is too … industrial to post, but in any case: Conair Deluxe Steamer, $89.99

The Fastest Way To Spend $500

11.21.2006

Shopbop: 20% off. If you spend $100, $250, or $500. Of course, we would prefer to spend the $500. (Get $100 off! And so on. The fact that the percentage does not change does not make us any more interested in spending less.)

Donovan McNabb, you have made a nation weep. A nation of southeastern Pennsylvania and a large part of New Jersey, but still.

Back to business: If we were going to take the fullest advantage of this sale (which ends next Monday) we would first buy this dress. Mini-dresses. Are. All we want to wear. Ease of movement, few zippers. They make us happy. Foley + Corinna boat neck shift dress, $315

And then these boots. That’s $535! That’s why we need another job. Tss. Of course, that’s really only $435, with the discount. Dolce Vita flat boots, $220

We would probably spend those “savings” on this Gorjana butterfly necklace. And so, once again, we willfully misinterpret “savings.” Gorjana butterfly necklace, $75

The Violence Doesn’t Bother Us

11.20.2006

All we are saying is that we have a family member who, without fail, wears diamond earrings to Thanksgiving dinner. Diamond earrings that cost more than our education. The education we will be paying off for the next 100 years. It has not not-occurred to us that if we took the carving knife and lopped off her ears, we could forget about all those nasty student loans.

On the other hands: silent protest via witty jewelry occasionally better than actual violence. Fake diamond earrings by Danielle Maveal, $28

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