Obsess: Woman by Common Projects

The wonderful thing about fashion is that it can me so many different things to so many different people.

I just spent a couple weeks in Los Angeles, and I have to tell you, I've never felt more New York.  When I landed, I was wearing a grey long sleeve crop top with an oversized T by Alexander Wang cardigan, black ripped jeans and knee high Alexander Wang Sigrid boots.  I stepped out of the airport into beautifully sunny, 70 degree LA and just saw t-shirts and color everywhere.

I noticed that LA had this air of not being put together, though I'm sure that people spent a lot of time on their outfits.  The casualness of LA definitely got to me.  I relaxed my style.  I found myself gravitating towards oversized t-shirts and boyfriend jeans.  Maybe that's what brought me to covet the Woman by Common Project slip-ons.

It's not that I saw a lot of people in them, but something about them was so laid back and comfortable that they seemed to fit right into the whole LA vibe around me.   As much as I loved them, I couldn't bring myself to spend the money on them because they're about $400 a pair!

At the end of the day, they're KIND OF like Vans, though WAY more sleek.  I can't help but love them.  Here are the ones that are my favorites:

The Classic Black

In Oxblood

And the Achilles Sneaker in Pink!

I'm pretty sure they'll go on sale soon.  I saw a lot of them on sale (but not in my size...ARGH!) when I did this search for my favorites, so if you like them too, maybe I'll be an Obsess to Own story for all of us!

To Ogle, Obsess, or Own....That is the Question. Sale season part 2!

Yes, of course there's a part 2.  There are so many sales!  I couldn't possibly lay everything out in one post.  Plus, the thing with sales is that you have to wade through a lot of things that you don't like to find those gems of  things that you really do want.

When shopping a sale, there are always going to be things that are tempting because of how discounted they are.  The one essential question that I always ask myself when considering an item on sale is, "Would I buy this at full price?"

The answer should always be "YES" and a it should be a "YES" without hesitation.  As much as I try to hold to this, there are times that I have bought things that I have totally regretted buying.  You know where that happens most?  Sample sales.  Timed sales.  AUGH.  They've all gotten me.

Anyway, here are a few things that I would happily say yes to- sale or no sale.  Not saying that I can afford all these things...but whatever.

This Eddie Borgo necklace that I posted about a while ago is now on sale!  I loved it then and I love it now! At 60% it's a great deal and really hard to resist.  It may or may not be sitting in my cart right now...talk about Ownable!

Another awesome find from Net-a-Porter is this Jil Sander bag.  I've been looking for a replacement for my Alexander Wang bag from Fall 2010.  This one could be it...but for now, it will remain an Obsession.

If I hadn't just bought that awesome Zimmerman bikini, I would buy this awesome Mara Hoffman one.  How awesome!  Summer is in full swing!  Get thee into a bikini, pronto! OWN!

I left the Hervé Léger trend behind a little while ago, but that doesn't mean that the dresses don't still look amazing on people with the right body to wear them.  If you've been wanting one of these, this one is pretty close to Ownable.

Happy Shopping!