Kiss Me, Kate!

Imagine my pleasant surprise when I woke up to sun streaming into my window, stretched, washed my face, brushed my teeth, and went to check my email, only to find...

...that there's an additional 25% of all sale items at Kate Spade. What a great start to the day! Anyway, here are a few of my sale picks, with their brand new prices:

Classic Noel Tanya, $33.75
This one's great if you just want a little piece of Kate.


Pop Clinton Street Remy, $81.75
It's always great to get wallets in punchy colours, because you don't have to worry about them matching with everything.


Katy Ruth Cardholder With Ring, $59.25
A great price for a little wallet! Though it may just be a cardholder, you can definitely use this as a small wallet...and you can even attach your keys. This is another way to get a little piece of Kate.


And, in my own shopping cart...

Katy French Wallet, $66.75
Though this may resemble the above item except with an extra $7 tacked on, it's actually a full wallet as opposed to the cardholder depicted above. I love the handy 4" by 5" size (rounded), and I love the punchy red hue. Did I mention I love the price! I am so long overdue for a new wallet...

Happy Belated 4th of July!

I don't know about you guys, but I've been pretty busy amidst the various Independence Day events. In Chicago, there are two fireworks shows, and I actually attended both with my family. The first one, on the 3rd, was absolutely insane! The fireworks were beautiful, but there were so many people there...the police even closed down Michigan Avenue so that pedestrians could walk on it! Today's fireworks show was a little bit calmer, but still just as enjoyable.

Anyway, in the spirit of our country's birthday I've found a few ways to bring the red, white, and blue spirit into your home, and they're all on sale at Kate Spade!

This first bag is pretty cute. Personally, the idea of a dual coloured bag is a little strange to me, but if you like nautical themes, patriotic themes, or just the combination of red and white, I'd go for this cute little bag. It's a nice size for toting around everything without being weighed down by the requisite ginormous bag. Plus, it's on sale for $146.00.


I am a huge fan of this day clutch, even though I'm a little wary of buying a day clutch just because it's not useful for nighttime and the trend might wear off soon. However, this little bow number might just sway me. Again, the red, white, and blue combo isn't something that I would usually turn to but kate spade used to stock a green and pink version of this which was to die for. If red and blue does it for you, this is on sale for only $98.00.


In these past two days, I have seen more people having picnics, barbecues, and other outdoor shindigs then I have ever seen in my life. So, I felt it was necessary to end my little ode to the 4th of July with two practical yet patriotic tote bags that don't go overboard with the Uncle Sam pride. Check out the cute bow detail in the second picture! The two different sizes are both on sale for $159.00 and $139.00, respectively.

Kate Spade Private Sale, Part 2

20% off of everything in the Kate Spade private sale.

'Nuff said.

Kate Spade Private Sale

Today, I was compulsively checking my Gmail account as always, deleting what little spam makes it into my inbox, when I came upon a little gem called the Kate Spade private sale.

These cute pink flats with a "ks" logo on the front immediately caught my eye. They're like the cutesy version of the Tory Burch flats, and with less overexposure. At $159, they may not be the cheapest, but they're high on my wishlist.



I'm also desperately in need of a new wallet, and this simple black wallet (also comes in green) is only $79 -- a great price for Kate Spade. I'm definitely considering buying this, but I think I'm going to wait it out, since there have been new additions to the sale since I checked this morning.

I would definitely check out Kate Spade's website ASAP if I were you...the normal sale has some great finds in the handbag section, as does the private sale. But make sure you love whatever you're buying, because it's final sale.

Scholarly Style

I've always found it hard to inject your own personal style into school-related accessories without seeming overly pretentious; somehow, toting around my books and laptop in a bag emblazoned with the Coach logo doesn't quite give off the vibe I'm looking for. At the same time, I don't want to put my school outfits to shame by accessorizing them poorly. Personally, I bring around a simple black Longchamp Le Pliage Large Tote. This bag is unbelievably roomy, though it may not seem so at first. And yes, everyone has one...but I don't care. I love this bag to death and hope it lasts a very, very long time.


Of course, to stay on top of all of the appointments, due dates, and assignments, a girl needs a cute little planner. Since it's summer, I have three months to ponder whether I want to get a cute planner from some office supply store, or splurge on a kate spade one. One side of my head is telling me that it's just a planner, but the other knows that I'll probably be using a planner for the rest of my life and so a kate spade planner would not only be unbelievably cute but also very useful in the long term. I'm also torn between a normal planner (top) and a fold-out calendar contraption (bottom):



Something that girls like to do at my school is have fun with their pencil cases. Lesportsac has taken over the pencil case market in a big way, even though most of their products are intended to be cosmetics cases or odds-and-ends zipper pouches. Almost everyone who puts thought into what pencil case they have buys a Lesportsac one, similar to this:


I had a Lesportsac of my own at one point, gifted to my by a friend whose love of all things Lesportsac was insurmountable. I'm actually a big fan of Lesportsac, because it offers a good item that you know everyone loves, but still allows you to individualize by offering a seemingly endless array of prints. But I recently retired my navy Lesportsac (figures) for this lovely little Kate Spade cosmetic case:


Although you can't see it in the picture, this case has an adorable black polka dot lining, which is just the cherry on top for me, as I love this little bag even just from the outside. I was able to snag it for $30 on sale at Kate Spade, which is a little bit more than your typical Lesportsac, but in my opinion...completely worth it. You can still grab your own, but I don't know how much longer these will be in stock.

Actually, going back to that Lesportsac thing, I've since grown out of the idea of Lesportsac bags being used as anything but cosmetics cases/pencil cases/odds-and-ends pouches/etc. but I came upon this little grey cutie in the Lesportsac Boutique section for just over $100. Now, I have never seen this bag in person and so the gathering and tying detail could be hideously plastic-looking, but at least from my computer screen this is actually kind of...cute?