The time is upon us..

The big holiday rush is here…

Fortunately for me, I have all of my gifts out of the way and I can soak up the deals and steals for myself!  The obvious place to start is at your nearest outlet mall… Wether it’s a Chelsea Premium center, Tanger Outlets or Prime Outlets there will be deals…

***Make sure to check the website for store

deals before you commit to the road trip!***

Chelsea I will be at one of these!

Tanger

Prime

For those of you who do not want to caravan for the deals…

I’ve complied some links and deals for sales offered at a few of my favorite national chain stores!

Sales! Sales! Sales!

Bloomingdale’s: Additional 40% off Sale and Clearance and new soft markdowns throughout the store!

Macy’s: Additional 20% off Sale and Clearance plus new soft markdowns throughout the store

Neiman Marcus: up to 40% regular priced items

Forever21: 21 days of shopping various offers and discounts

Henri Bendel : various discounts

The Gap: Various sales and BOGOs

Bebe: Be one of the first in on Friday, November 27th until 2pm Receive a mystery scratcher for up to 50% off. Plus various Black Fridays deals through out the store.

H&M: Various sales and discounts throughout the weekend

Armani Exchange: $50 off Purchase of $150

Charles David: 11/27 from opening until 12 PM (ONLY!) – 40% off everything.
11/27 from 12:01 PM to 11/29 – 30% off everything.  Sale and handbags included!

Charlotte Russe: BOGO 50% off the entire store

Express: Black Friday November 27, 2009 Take an Additional 25% off Everything Until Noon. Take 20% off Everything from Noon-Close

Lucky Brand: BOGO 50% off

Metropark: additional 40% off clearance

Don’t want to brave the craziness of mall shoppers…

Great deals will be available online too!

Department Store Fight Scene

Please confirm for yourself any changes to deals or offers!

Happy Shopping!

Finally my favorite jewelry picks from Style.com!

More funky fun @ Style.com

Fun funky costume bangles and bracelets

Hermès
Enamel bangles.

Louis Vuitton
Metal bracelets.

Viktor & Rolf
Zipper bracelets.

Heavy metals

Style.com

Eddie Borgo
Quartz Two Finger ring.

Erickson Beamon
Paradise Lost necklace.

Proenza Schouler
Rope and chain-link bracelet with rainbow finish.

Tom Binns
Bubbles bracelet.

Diggin’ the Proenza Schouler cuff and Erickson Beamon necklace with its bit of delicate debutant flair.

More from the Style.com Spring Accessories 2010:

Handbags!

Once again I immediately noticed the bone, white and creme color trend staying strong. I also noticed that the hard metal look is softened with supple leathers.

Gorgeous Handbags:

See more @ Style.com

Derek Lam
Leather Penelope bauletto bag. -Love this

Dolce & Gabbana
Miss Sicily bag.

Valentino
Embroidered shoulder bag.

Cool, playful and colorful clutches and bags

More @ Style.com

Alexander McQueen
Snake-print De-Manta clutch.

Nina Ricci
Floral silk jacquard chain-handle pochette.

Derek Lam
Leather Blanche bucket bag.

Christian Louboutin
Talita small clutch

I am in love with the Christian Louboutin Talita clutch!

Funky, futuristic hard and soft!

Style.com has recently released a 470+ slide show of their picks for the top designer accessories for Spring 2010. The accessory report list includes shoes, handbags and jewelry! Yes, I went through each slide picture to find my favorites.

While browsing the slide show I noticed a few trends and themes and for Spring 2010:

-Color: Bone, crème and white, will be everywhere this spring! Almost every designer offered it in either handbags, shoes or both!

-Contrasting stitching or piping in black

My Favorite Shoes

Spring Booties

See more @ Style.com

Alejandro Ingelmo
Bianca zipper bootie. – Love this Bootie

Alexander Wang
Freja lace-up stiletto boot with zip detail.

Hot pumps in stunning metallic and bright whites

See more Pumps @ Style.com

Aperlaï
Platform metallic sandal.

Camilla Skovgaard
Drop Point sandal.

Christian Louboutin
Metallic napa leather peep-toe Maloko pump with metallic dégradé detail.

Sexy Summer sandals, wedges and shooties

(shoe + boot)!!

More @ Style.com

Coach
Michelle wedge.

Jimmy Choo
Embossed leather Quito sandal.

Manolo Blahnik
Slim-back bootie

Nicholas Kirkwood
Leather and snakeskin platform sandal.

I love the Nicolas Kirkwood pump!

Uber trendy statement shoe featuring both hot spring trends of bone and black contrast details!

It’s been a crazy week or so…

Things are finally slowing down, so we will be back to our regularly scheduled fierceness soon!

In the meantime be sure to check out the IFB’s Weekly Round up!

Food for Thought

Edited by Ashe Mischief

This is my first time editing since I wrote Good Cop/Bad Cop: Participating in Links a la Mode. Thank you all so much for making this my most pleasurable experience in editing yet!

I’m not sure if it’s because American Thanksgiving is a week away, or because the blogosphere is ablaze with Kate Mosses’ unforgettable quote, “Nothing tastes as good as skinny feels,” but either way, I’ve got food on my mind. This week, you brought me the best kind of food–rich, decadent, and 100% calorie-free! That’s right–you delivered highly thoughtful posts on fashion, fashion blogging & communities, and more.

On a personal note, ferOHHHsh has asked that we share her post about her close friend’s near-fatal accident. I believe that the fashion community is one of surprising strength, dignity, caring and compassion, and that it was worth sharing. We’re sending your friend speedy thoughts for a wonderful recovery!

Links à la Mode : November 19th

• Awakened Aesthetic: – Eco-Friendly Stocking Stuffers (Part I)
• Crisis in Denim: – Crisis in Denim: I make gentle fun of a Banana Republic ‘rewards’ card I received in the mail, that seems designed to make me think I accomplished something by shopping at BR and earning ‘rewards’ points, by riffing on the president’s Yes We Can slogan.
• dramatis personae: – the Hat’s Out of the Bag! by Michelle at Wicked Whimsy
• Fashion X K8: – The importance of Fashion Ad Campaigns and analyzing the collective subconcious of fashion consumers. I beg the question, what makes a great Fashion Ad.
• Further Ado: – With many of their paper equivalents going bust, Further Ado finds 5 great online fashion magazines to keep you satisfied.
• Grit and Glamour: – yesterday The Psychology of Lace Lace, in spite of its implied fragility, holds very special power in the sartorial world.
• Idiosyncratic Style – Infatuation List: Five Fall Fashion Favorites
• Independent Fashion Bloggers – Fashion Blogging : The Road Ahead
• kaKofonie Of si(gh)lenS: – Interview with Lauren Jones of mydearthing
• Mystery Creature: – I love vintage, I love handmade… but I don’t love Etsy, as much as I want to.
• Oranges and Apples: – What drives fashion bloggers? Oranges and Apples in the Scotsman
• Random Fashion Coolness: – Musings on the power-partnerships in the Blogosphere
• Shoe Daydreams: – Collaborations and “inspiration”
• slsvgg fashion: – An interview with Gossip Girl actress LEIGHTON MEESTER, on her style
• Somewhere over the Skyline…: – rugality? Sustainability? The Recession! – Thoughts & Recommendations on Sustainable/Vintage Lifestyles
• Super Kawaii Mama: – Meet the Dr. of Dames and her new book Our Girl’s – Aussie Pin Up’s of the 40’s & 50’s
• THE COVETED: – Benefits of Chilly Days… Coats!
• The Curvy Fashionista – Got the Plus Size Bridal Dress woes? Enter in Cc.Elaine- A studio dedicated to the Curvy.Confident.Chic. Plus Size Bride
• The New Wave: – Underwear as Outerwear: How to wear this spring’s runway trend using vintage pieces.
• The Pixelated Blonde – Fashion: it’s an individual thing – a look at how to be stylish whilst maintaining one’s individuality.
• White Rabbit: – Lookbook.nu vs. Flickr’s Wardrobe Remix – the battle of “What I wore today” sites
• Wicked Whimsy: – Rene Geneva Designs – featuring a local, woman run eco-friendly design house that makes gorgeous clothes to boot!