Own: Friday Faves

It's been a few weeks, but I haven't stopped online window shopping!  I hate when life gets in the way of sharing my shopping finds with you.

Anyway!  I'm exactly a month out from my upcoming trip to Japan so I've really got to stop shopping in the US so I can blow all my money in Japan which means that my window shopping is at an all time high.  Here are my faves this week!

At a recent dinner at Vinegar Hill House, Brooklyn, a super chic girl walked in carrying this very bag:

I loved it so much that I came home and immediately started to search for round leather bags with tassels.  It took me a while but I finally found it on none other than Zara.com!  And better yet- the bag is only $40.  Give it a nice home!

Another favorite that I have to tell you about is an adorable site called adornmonde.com that will fulfill all your dainty jewelry needs, but at a fraction of the cost since they are a fashion jewelry site.  Here's a pair of earrings that I can't stop thinking about:

So cute and pretty for just $42.  If it's your first time shopping on the site, they will also give you 25% off.  

Last but not least, while I know it's totally not the season, I saw this bikini a while ago and am still totally in love with it.  While I won't be going anywhere soon where I can rock said bikini (nor am I in bikini shape) I thought I would but it out there for you.

I love the embellishment on it.  It's definitely not the most practical suit if you want to swim in it and the sequins are probably not going to stay on it forever...but hey, YOLO.

Happy Friday and have a great weekend!

Own: Friday Favorites

So, in effort to keep at this blogging thing more regularly, I'm going to start to post some Friday favorites!

I'm not going to lie- I spend a crazy amount of time perusing shopping and fashion sites and sometimes, the things that I find might not warrant a whole blog post, but they are a blip in my mind that need to be released.  Maybe these Friday posts will be as therapeutic for you as they are for me.

I've found (a little late to the game, I'll admit) that Instagram is an INSANELY EFFECTIVE way to find new designers.  Now that they've updated their "Discover" function, I've found so many cool designers and shops this way.  Talina Hermann is one of those.

Loving this vest.

I'll be traveling to Japan in December *angels rejoice* and I've been trying to decide whether I want to bring my fancy purses with me or not.  I generally don't like to travel with my nice bags because I don't want them to have to weather the arduous conditions of extra cold AC or to get scraped up against something really dirty or sharp.  I've been keeping my eye our for more affordable bags and found Smaak Amsterdam.

I love the simple, understated, and chic design of their Jodie bag coming in at around $300.


And also, I'm a lingerie freak and love showing off fun bras under sheer tops.  These bras by Mary Young are awesome.

Valerie Bra

Bra Top

So many more things that I'm coveting but I'll let this here for now.  :) Come back next Friday to see more new finds!  Have a great weekend!

Own: How to Tote a Lappy

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So, I started a new job about a month ago.  I love it.  It's been just the change that I needed and it still gives me some free time to write this blog. :)

One new thing is that I go on a lot of meetings during the day outside my office which means that I need to drag my laptop with me.  Luckily, I have a very bag friendly sized 'top- it's the 13 inch Macbook Air.

But.

I don't want to destroy my really nice (read: expensive!) bags by jamming a laptop into them.  Hence, we are now here.

I need a new laptop bag, but I want it to be multi-functional and I don't want to just buy another Longchamp Le Pliage bag.  Not that I don't love those, I just want something different.  I don't want to spend $600+ for the Mansur Gavriel tote, but I want something cheap enough that if it gets destroyed, I won't be heartbroken about it.  So, the search begins.

I started on Everlane.  Their Petra collection features really simple, non-descrip bags.  I especially love the Petra Magazine, which is $325.

A friend of mine recently introduced me to the brand, Cuyana.  They also have a really cute bags that can be monogrammed, too.  I did see this bag in person and felt that the leather might be a little on the thin side- this bag has no lining and while leather can be quite durable, I would worry that this bag would tear.  On the plus side, it's $150.

If you're looking for some non-black options, Zara has a cute one right now in a rose gold and silver- I know a couple years back I said that I was over the metallic phase, but I guess I was wrong.  While I don't want to be sporting metallic-splattered overalls, I think a metallic accessory or two are lovely!

Which one should I pick?  My heart kind of wants the Zara one just because I know the bag will get destroyed and stretched out.  What are your thoughts?  Have I missed out on any good ones??