More klassy than Kardashian

Have the Kardashians made animal prints déclassé?

Here are more elegant ways to wear animal prints:

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Pippa Middleton

Areaware Desk Accessory Set Giveaway

The Style Page is sponsoring a giveaway with AllModern.com, an online vendor of modern furniture and home accessories.

For this giveaway, I've selected this beautiful desk accessory set from Areaware:

This desk set consists of a letter opener, tape dispenser, stapler, and a pen and letter holder. It was created by Indonesian designer Singgih Kartono, who returned to his home village to teach carpentry skills. He follows sustainable practices, in which trees are planted to replace those used in production. The desk set is made of naturally harvested mahogany and sonokeling wood.

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All Modern has a fantastic selection of modern furniture and home accessories from many leading designers. Part of CSN Stores, All Modern is just one of over 260 retail sites that offer a diverse array of products from Herman Miller’s popular Aeron Chair to cookware by Rachael Ray.

Train Cases

First cosmetics bags, now train cases.

Clearview Train Case by Lug

The clear vinyl panels let me look into the contents without having to open the bag and rummage through the contents. The downside is that I have to flatten it to fit in my suitcase.


This Bag is Garbage Cosmetics Tote

This Bag is Garbage Cosmetics Tote is actually made of plastic garbage bags that are gently melted and fused together. In addition to recycling trash, purchase of this train case also supports work for poor women in India.

Stuff your train case with L'Oreal Paris cosmetics! Nine days left for our giveaway! :-)

Cocoon Wrap

It's been an uncommonly cool day here in the DC area, with a high in the low fifties (Fahrenheit) and overcast skies. A kind of day where you'd want to wrap yourself in something warm and take a nap.

I rely on blankets, but this cocoon wrap from Italy's Loro Piana in cashmere/silk would be a luxe ($790.00!) option, but as SWAV notes, "too rich for my blood."



I particularly like the free form style with open sleeves. Found through Bergdorf Goodman.

Olive Branch Menorah by Michael Aram

I discovered this beautiful piece at Carter & Spence, a gift shop in Warrenton, Virginia. I thought that the olive branch sculpture would be a great centerpiece for our dining table. Moreover, it would extend the Mediterranean theme we created by the display of all the pottery my husband and I bought in Greece.

Then I flipped over the sculpture and saw the holes for candles. Only then did I realize that it was a menorah, proving that you don't have to celebrate Chanukah to enjoy this piece.

Happy Chanukah to all our readers who celebrate the holiday!

Selling Radical Chic to Teens

Radical Chic was a term coined by author Tom Wolfe to describe the soiree in which the late Leonard Bernstein hosted members of the Black Panther militant group. More recently, several retailers that market to teenage girls have been selling scarves resembling keffiyehs. The keffiyeh has been traditionally worn by men in the Middle East, and was particularly associated with the late Yassir Arafat, who wore the keffiyeh to cover his bald pate.

There has been an uproar over selling keffiyehs, as many people associate the keffiyeh with terrorism.

Below is an example from Urban Outfitters:

An ironic name for this scarf

This type of "radical chic" is reflected in T-shirts carrying the image of Che Guevara; even the perfumeur Le Labo has used Che's image to portray its fragrance line as "revolutionary." (hat tip: Beauty Addict)

Goth candlesticks for Halloween

The end of this month is Halloween, and here are two candesticks with a great goth vibe for Halloween:


Klein Reid Black Bisque Candlestick - the "candle" may be replaced by one of your own.


dl & co. 'claw' porcelain candle holder by douglas little