My color palette could best be defined as "muppet." As such, these please me:



Sleeveless mini dress from Chloe and leather tote from Miu Miu.

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Plaid dress from SOC.

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BCBG Maxazria fitted blazer, $176.

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What I would be wearing in a parallel universe. One where it's spring time.



Nicole Miller ruched silk dress $213 and Furla white leather tote $126

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Max Studio juliet flat, on sale for $45 (down from $130). Or try the round-toe sling in red, on sale for $30.

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If you get out of bed on Sunday, it should only be to put on a pair of squishy sneakers so the brunch people will serve you waffles. Simple Sugar Creeper, on sale for $22.

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Make up for that burger you ate this afternoon by using a recycled leather handbag.




Lagoon and Candy Apple. Both from Ashley Watson.

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I just love her stuff. Flattering, comfortable and original. Can't ask for more. Hemp ruffled skirt ($65) and 3/4 sleeve top ($60). Visit her Etsy shop here.

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If you live in San Francisco and want to shop on Saturday (Oct. 20), check out Dylan Boutique. Designers like Anna Sui, Generra, Joie, Mike & Chris, and See by Chloe are 15 percent off. Go give your credit card a workout.

2146 Chestnut Street, San Francisco

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My figure is less "hour glass" and more "well padded in the hip area". Which means I need this dress. Obviously.


Karen Walker Hour Glass Dress from Le Train Bleu.

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Broke? Or just sick of all your fancy Sephora products? (I'd be happy to give them a good home.) I wrote a piece for Vital Juice Daily about natural masks you can make simply by opening up your refrigerator door. Read it here.

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Eco Citizen just opened up in all its organic, sweatshop-free glory. I can support a store that denounces the use of big-eyed waifs in clothing production.


Shift dress in entirely waif-free bamboo jersey ($160).

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Even better than dark tweed in the fall is dark tweed on sale in the fall.


Nanette Lepore bubble coat, $300 on sale.

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Oh, fall. You make me want to wear dark colors and maybe pout a bit.




Joie sweater (top) and Vince leather car coat (bottom), both from Rellik.

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Perfect shoes to wear to the office under a sleek black suit. (This cunning plan would be better implemented if I had a sleek black suit. Or a job.) Yellow heels from Bettye Muller, on sale for $48 (down from $389).

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I don't think I've ever won anything - not a cake from an elementary school cakewalk or a five dollar gift certificate from Arby's. Perhaps my luck will change.

Win a handbag a day (until October 31) from Shopbop - enter here.

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Frock is such a charming word, isn't it? Calls to mind debutantes sipping tea. Or gin.


Capsleeve dress ($20) from Forever 21. Try with deep purple tights and high-heel maryjanes.



Open back knit dress ($18 ) also from Forever 21. Would look nice with a long, multi-color scarf.

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Soft leather in funky shapes (like this porto dagger bag from Jocasi) make me happy. Very happy.

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I am very fond of sales. In fact, I'll spend a lot more money at sales than I do anywhere else. Which is somehow wrong. So I try not to think about it that hard. I'm currently the San Francisco boutique editor over at Judy's Book. So I will be posting a lot more San Francisco boutiques and designers over here. Because the research is already done and I am lazy.



Erica Tanov (2408 Fillmore St.) is having a sale right now. Go. I'll wait.

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I'm a big fan of vintage. But vintage is tricky - delicate cloth, mini sizes, pawing through racks and racks of elderly duds. Here are a few dresses that look vintage, minus the frayed seams.



Wee bolero jacket and full skirt - '50s with a modern edge. Myth and Ritual dress from San Francisco's In Lieu.



Another full skirt. For extra points, wear with a cardigan buttoned at the top. She-bible cathedral dress from Doe in San Francisco.

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Magnolia trench. Also works as a dress. Crafty.

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