Simply Soles January Jubilee...

...offers 50-70% discounts on select shoe brands that are simply hard to find, sell out full price and rarely go on sale, including Chie Mihara and Bettye Muller. Check out Chie Mihara Nailus style (pictured) for $139 - reduced from $395 = 65% off. If your shoe fix can't wait for the Barney's warehouse sale in February.... Returns for store credit only.
Nailus in Pewter
by Chie Mihara
Price: $139.00
 
~nancy brenner

Jump Start a Healthy Diet in '11

Need to get back into the groove?  Need to lose that layer?
I just got this dietary regimen from Mike Ambro, accomplished personal trainer and partner at Synergy on E. 31st St., and am going to try to follow it.  Try being the operative word.

MEAL 1: 7 a.m.
Whole grain cereal / skim milk
1 whole egg
4 oz. juice

MEAL 2: 9 a.m.
1 apple (medium)

MEAL 3: 12-1 p.m.
Chicken, fish, turkey
w/ whole wheat pasta, potato, brown rice.
or if sandwich, use rye or pumpernickel bread

MEAL 4: 4 p.m.
1 apple (medium) or fat-free yogurt

MEAL 5: 7-8 p.m.
Chicken, fish, turkey, lean red meat
Tossed salad, steamed vegetables

Nighttime snack?  Apple sauce

ALSO: 1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar 2x a day

Jan 18-19: Orla Kiely Private Sample Sale

Well, I think that's self-explanatory! (It's near 28th St.)

Narnia: An Oldie But Goodie Vintage / Resale

At 161 Rivington St. resides Narnia, a vintage/resale shop of utmost quality that I had not visited for eons.  While there's something earthy and almost Southwestern about it, it works in the big City.  They're having a super mega sale at 129 Rivington right now, but I'd skip it if I were you and go to the mothership, (with your bank account healthy and strong).

Also, on a sidenote, the guys at Change of Season in the East Village have closed up shop, gone to Italy and will be back in action on January 22 with a whole new monster load of last quarter's high-end couture for less.  Mark your calendars!

Report From the Slush: Boots

Finding waterproof boots after a storm might require a GPS. Finding one that is stylish and on sale is a little bit like winning the lotto. Markdowns are plentiful on a plethora of peep-toe ankle boots, but impractical unless you have a Disney Prince to whisk you over puddles and snow drifts. Bergdorf prices beat out competitors in two picks and Neiman beats out Nordstrom and others. Prices vary across sites, so check carefully. A few for your perusal:

Bergdorf
Valentino Lace-Print Rain Boot Original: $206.00, originally $295.
3/4" heel with lugged rubber sole for traction.
Approximately 10"H.

Neiman Marcus
For the logo lovin' Tory Burch gal $90 boots; originally $150.


Cole Haan - Air Melanie Patent Rainboot $136, originally $228.
Looking for a dash of color and comfort? Nike-Air technology In some sizes available in four colors including loden, black, ironstone and aubergine.

Saks
Jimmy Choo for the Hunter addict who has everything. Now $181.99 (wow - 99 cents instead of $182) reduced from $455.00.

Zappos
Always offers a wide selection, especially on Aquatalia, one of the most stylish brands in this category. If you spot a style you love, look for price drops daily. Watch your mani, because watchful waiting can be a nail-biter, especially if there is only one left in your size and color combo. But sometime patience can prevail - I spotted an Aquatalia Vavoom black patent for $247.48 while many are still selling at $495.
 
~nancy brenner

Why is ALLSAINTS Clothing Sized so Damn Small?

People I know who wear a size 6 have to buy size 12s and 14s!  I can't fit into anything!  I guess we're all supposed to be Kate Mosses or smaller.

I Didn't Need Another Reason to Love Clinton Kelly, but...

...I got one anyway:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/01/03/clinton-kelly-sarah-palin_n_803899.html

Report From the Front: Prince Raspberry Beret

Only Prince could rock a silk purple ruffled shirt with rhinestone (Ed.: I'm guessing they were the real thing) cufflinks THIS BIG plus a rhinestone bib, and whip up a crowd of snow-slushed New Yorkers into singing "Purple Rain" as if it was the national anthem at the "Welcome 2 America" tour at Madison Square Garden last night. While a few concert goers were obsessing over capturing their auteur Android or IPod images, many were swathed in purple or gold lame moving and squealing in rapture - maybe the Mayor should pipe in "Let's Go Crazy," "Little Red Corvette" and skip the bike lines.  For $40 you can party like it's 1999 in a Raspberry Beret (song circa 1985) sold at MSG.
~Nancy Brenner

Note from GSNYC: I, too, attended the Prince show and through extreme proximity also took note of the diamond-encrusted "ear cuff" that scrolled up the edge of his right ear.  And hair glitter.  And who could forget the second act's outfit, which consisted of a bright red glitter turtleneck with matching ice skater's pants, size 00?  Unfortunately, had I taken a photo I would have been vaporized Star Trek-style.  Mr. Prince will be re-gracing NYC with his presence on January 18, again at MSG.

Dec. 30-Jan. 30: ABC Carpet Annual Winter Sale

ABC Carpet & Home
Annual Winter Sale
December 30, 2010-January 30, 2011
Monday-Saturday: 10-7
Thursday: 10-8
Sunday: 11-6:30

All stores:
Manhattan
Delray Beach, Fl
Warehouse outlets Bronx and S. Hackensack

http://www.abchome.com/
follow abc home on twitter: http://twitter.com/abchome

Pictured: *8x9 wool silk Nepal, was $9,999, now $5,499

Dumpling House Gone: That was Fast

Wow, that was fast - Sushi Dumpling House (E. 26th St.) in business, four months, tops.  I got the sign change in action today!