Monday, August 31, 2009

Impulse Control

I have none. It's no secret.

I happened to be in Union Square the other day and since it had been a while since I'd been down there all by myself I decided to do a little exploring. Well, I ended up in the new Tory Burch store and lost all control.

I ended up leaving with this:


It looks like it's woven straw, but it's actually woven leather so it's incredibly soft. It's fun to wear with an all black outfit and it looks nautical when I wear navy and carry it to cocktail parties at the yacht club.

I also picked up this scarf which can double as a wrap poolside:


The reason I stopped in was to find a pair of Romy flats:

My sister and I had wanted to get the Romy flats when they were on sale during the Nordstrom Anniversary Sale, but they sold out during the pre-sale. While at Tory Burch I learned that Tory changes some of her shoes so the version you buy at Nordstrom is slightly different than the pair you can find in her store. For instance, the Romy flat at Nordstrom has a lizard print covering the toe and silver hardware. The version at Tory Burch has a croc print covering the toe and gold hardware. Here is the Nordstrom version:


It's probably a good thing that I no longer work around the corner from where the store is. I have a feeling that each of my paychecks would end up here and London Sole across the street!