Accessizzleries: Fab Jewelry at Half-Off at Accessory Artists

Accessizzleries: Fab Jewelry at Half-Off at Accessory Artists

Lucky Magazine is running a promotion at designer jewelry seller Accessory Artists this month. Everything is 50% off through September 3, 2012, if you use promo code LUCKYBREAKS2. Zowie. One normally doesn’t “stock up” on jewelry. But, come on, this…

Essentials from Forever 21? You Betcha!

Essentials from Forever 21? You Betcha!

Essentials from Forever 21? You Betcha! Here are everyday clothing and accessories from Forever 21 that won’t give you the Sarah Palin “I borrowed this from my teenage daughter” look: Pleated woven top, Cream and dark brown cat eye sunglasses,…

Accessizzleries: Shagreen

Accessizzleries: Shagreen

It looks like fall 2012 accessories are going to be all about luxing it up. I see saturated bright colors, fancy fabrications, and embellishments everywhere I look. One of the most lux of all raw accessory materials is shagreen, which…

Don’t Make Me Wear Ugly Technology: Pebble Watch and Google Glass

Don’t Make Me Wear Ugly Technology: Pebble Watch and Google Glass

Everyone’s SUPER excited that Dick Tracy’s wrist watch will soon be a reality. The Pebble is a wrist-worn gadget that syncs to your smart phone and functions as a remote, tinier screen that you can interact with all day instead…

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Accessizzleries: Paris Edition

A friend recently returned from Europe with an on-the-street fashion report. Paris, she tells me, is as it ever was: Ladies are putting on scarves, lipstick and perfume for even a quick schlep to le pharmacie. So I decided to…

Etsy Slog: Vintage Articulated Jewelry

Etsy Slog: Vintage Articulated Jewelry

I have a hard time staying away from novelty pieces like articulated jewelry. They’re so fun; I feel like I’m wearing a little toy. I’ve always had a piece or two since I was in high school, and counted on…

Need Supply Co.: Accessizzleries

Need Supply Co.: Accessizzleries

My accessories picks this week all come from the same place: Need Supply Co. This Richmond, VA independent boutique has a killer online presence, with a big inventory of mostly younger-skewing looks for men and women. But their accessories department…

Accessizzleries: Summer Brighteners

Accessizzleries: Summer Brighteners

It’s difficult to commit these words to screen, but even though summer hasn’t officially started, it’s almost over. In about three weeks, fall clothing is going to hit the stores. If you’re already tired of your summer wardrobe, but don’t…

Cheaper by the Dozen: If Only

Cheaper by the Dozen: If Only

If I pay more for my reading glasses, will I be less likely to lose them? Probably not. The poor produce managers at L.A. grocery stores must regularly fish my readers out of their bins. But if my glasses are…

OKAY! I’ll Wear a Hat.

OKAY! I’ll Wear a Hat.

I have to start wearing hats this summer. I learned my lesson last weekend after multiple applications of 82 SPF sunscreen (that smelled like bug spray) still left me browned. I have a thing about hats, though. There seems to…