$195: SIGERSON MORRISON FLATS for CLUB MONACO

This seems worth checking out, I mean, why not?:

SIGERSON MORRISON for CLUB MONACO

Club Monaco introduced its first shoe collaboration with Belle by Sigerson Morrison available in stores now.

The collection consists of the classic ballet flat available in five colors: black patent leather, sand Italian leather, natural embossed snakeskin and latte embossed snakeskin. New colors will be introduced in July.

Club Monaco’s design team worked with the Italian artisans at Belle by Sigerson Morrison to craft a flat that embodies both the urban essence of the Club Monaco brand and the design aesthetic and expertise of Belle by Sigerson Morrison.

Together they created an exclusive collection; available at the following Club Monaco stores:

• New York: 6 West 57th Street, 160 Fifth Avenue, 1111 Third Avenue and 520 Broadway
• LA: 401 N. Beverly Drive
• Toronto: Toronto Eaton Center
• Montreal: Les Cours Mont-Royal
• Vancouver: 1034-1042 Robson Street

They retail for $195.

Target Bullseye Bodegas: 4 Days Only, Sept. 12-15

Since Target proper refuses to open a store in Manhattan (although a store in the Bronx is in the works), they threw us citypeople a bone for the next four days with four limited-time Bullseye Bodegas staged throughout Manhattan where you can shop for chic deals in home, fashion, accessories and beauty from their roster of design partners.

My escort for the night and I frolicked about the bodega, oooing and ahhing at the affordable "wears" from Converse, Sigerson Morrison, Thomas O'Brien, and THE GNOMES!!! BEHOLD THE MIGHTY MIGHTY GNOMES. For just $19.99 you too can live among the gnomes.

Locations:

Midtown: 101 W. 57th Street at 6th Ave.
Union Square: 813 Broadway between 11th and 12th Sts.
SoHo: 489 Broome Street between Wooster and West Broadway
West Broadway East Village: 325 Bowery at 2nd St.

I went to Barneys Warehouse Sale

(Photo courtesy of Racked.com)
Yes, I went. Last night after work at around 6:15 p.m. It was not crowded at all. But it was calm chaos nevertheless. Shoes all over the place, clothes all over the place. I was almost moved to buy some shoes, but then thought that perhaps I should wait til the final day and return in hopes of scoring a real bargain. The prices are certainly lower than usual, but I wouldn't have felt as though I had led a retail revolution. Also, so many of the shoes have 4-inch heels, and my feet have been through the wars the past couple of years, so I just can't try and hobble around the city that way any longer. At least not until I get a podiatrist on the case.

I was also seeking an evening bag, but the prices were too Crazy Eddie for me. As you might know, I am not a handbag lover, so I won't throw down hundreds of dollars for something I may only use twice.

And in closing, the sizes are teeny tiny. Seemingly Barneys equates a 10 with huge mongo giantism and they shove that small rack off in the corner for the "special people." OK, maybe I'm feeling a little bit out of shape this mid-winter week, but you get my (snow)drift.

I also went to Loehmann's right 'round the corner looking for similar items. That place was (is) a disaster and I found no bag there either. However, they did have what appeared to be a recent shipment of fancy schmancy shoes including many styles from Sigerson Morrison that you might want to check out.

Udderly Smooth

From New York Magazine's Best Bets Daily

My Sigerson Morrison boots won’t last five minutes in the winter weather, and unfortunately, neither will my regular moisturizer. Instead I’ve had to resort to this tub of Udderly Smooth, a cream originally made for chapped cow udders. The packaging is horribly uncool, as is the name, but I’ve never had smoother skin in my life—even on my face. The cream also smells fresh and mild, a far cry from the barnyard whiff I was expecting.

$4.50 at

Sales & Bargains: New York Magazine

So Diane Von Furstenberg's sale is happening from 12/12 to 12/15 on 5th ave and 28th street...

This info is in this week's New York magazine's infamous Sales & Bargains section at - http://nymag.com/shopping/articles/sb/index.htm - You can sign up on this page to receive regular fashion and sale emails - and I suggest you do so!

You will also see, amongst other things, a listing of 85% off on gowns and women's suitings by Carolina Herrera, Rena Lange, and Nina Ricci (12/10 - 12/12). As well as Sigerson Morrison’s warehouse sale, featuring boots ($100), shoes ($60), and bags ($20 to $60) at rock-bottom prices. (12/6-12/7) 180 Lafayette St., nr. Broome St. 8:30–7:30.

(Thanks to my very pregnant stringer - 9 months+! - for the heads up on all of this!)