Does Glamour Really Kill When It's this Cute?

Images Courtesy: glamourkills.com

So now that it's creeping closer to back to school, the question is...which bag do you get? You might be one of those people who gets a plain black Jansport, and says "perfect." Or you might be a person, like me, who searches, and searches to find that adorable, yet roomy bookbag. When a friend (many thanks) showed me this bag, I was in awe of how cute it was and felt I needed to share it with the world. It's quite affordable, and by the looks of it, big enough for your books. These bags come from a brand called Glamour Kills, and come in 3 different styles: The Yum Yum, The Dweeb, and my personal favorite, The ARGGH (all pictured above.)

This week, I am loving candy colored watches from Nixon.
Images courtesy: nixonnow.com

I saw them in a Japanese men's fashion magazine, and I am totally excited to get some in the near future. I plan on wearing a few at a time. I especially love the totally monochromatic ones: the red watch reminds me of Kanye West's red marshmellow shoes for Louis Vuitton. Plus, they're very reasonably priced, and come in at least 16 colors. Thanks to these, I predict that things in my life are going to get matchy matchy very soon.

I think I have too many shoes.

In an effort to buy fewer pairs of shoes, I've decided to embark on a "shoe appreciation project". Every day, I will post a pair of shoes, and their story.

This blog will of course involve some other things, so I hope everyone sticks around to see it. Dr. Michelle will be introducing herself soon.

So, without further ado, the first pair:

Marni, S/S08

Why is this pair first? This is the pair of shoes that really got me interested in designer shoes. I saw these on sale, and thought they looked ridiculous. Therefore, my first instinct was to put them on. As soon as I put them on, they looked incredible, like no other shoe I had ever tried on before. (I think this speaks to the magic of Marni shoes, because this happens often with Marni shoes- something changes when you put them on).

Anyway, I was hooked. I had to have them. But even on sale, they were totally out of reach. So that's where they were left, on the sale rack. I frantically searched on ebay, and last November saw them for a reasonable price, but still couldn't afford them. Finally, a month ago, I contacted the seller. Lucky for me- she had never sold the pair! She gave them to me for an absolute steal- it was a shoe miracle, pretty much exactly one year after I first saw them.