Maria Sharapova for Cole Haan w/ Nike Air Technology

I don't really care about Maria Sharapova or Nike, but I like shoes. Not as much as I used to, but I like me some quality shoes. So I'm a little fluttery inside about Maria Sharapova for Cole Haan. I'm more of a Camper type of gal, but I'll take the Air Tall Milano Boot. The price point is a little high and in and of themselves, the line isn't ground breaking in design, but a style conscious dresser makes it look good. With the resurgence of "shopping in your own closet", good accessories are essential. If they came in grey, I wouldn't be waiting to seeing them at Nordstrom's Rack.

Oh and I haven't been posting much since my calendar has been just TERRIBLE since August. It'll all be easier, oh... around the beginning of next year but I'll still be posting when I'm slacking off.

What is "Off Price" shopping?

Here's a good explanation and by the way, I think getting something that's a one off is a potential style asset.

Stylista File: Bjork Best Cannes Outfit

Face Forward

Kudos French Elle!! Model and Celeb cover gals with no make up and no retouching. Of course, professional lighting & photography is still a real asset, but still a bold-ish, recessionista move for Elle. In an economy that's made it uncomfortable for some people to check out at department stores, this totally makes twisted sense for the beautiful and famous. It's prole drift, yo. I can't wait to see Inès de la Fressange. She's soooo pretty and chic, I totally used to want to be her. She's also possibly my favorite Chanel spokesmodel EVER.

RIP: Heard On The Runway

Very sorry to find The Wall Street Journal's "Heard On The Runway" blog is defunct. This really is the great depression when WSJ can't keep a BLOG its site!! Redirected to WSJ Fashion. Now how will know how where the rubber meets the proverbial road, at the intersection of corporate money and what people want to buy. Heard on the Runway was the most to the point fashion blog I frequented. It made my life easier and I'll miss it.

Bailout 2.0: The Jonesboro High Dance Team

This Dance Team got suspended for developing skills that will help them finance their college educations, create their own economic stimulus package and concurrently get them ready for the impending trickle down bailout. The coach got fired. Whatever. If it keeps even one student out of Heald College, I say DO IT. Bailout with y'alls tail out. I'm not even going to be overly critical of the 2 gals/weak links who will begin on Wednesday afternoon shifts or at worst, have to audition on amateur night, because they're still in high school and will have plenty of time to get up to speed. I love the South and this just reminds me why. I can barely remember if there's a bar in Georgia that's NOT a strip bar. It's obvious that more Dance Teams should be following their lead and even stepping it up by accepting dollar bills. Aunts LIKE dolla bills & the stoopid gumby gold, yo. Of course those dollar bills will go to fund next year's uniforms, more full length mirrors and coaches that will remind a certain 2 students to get to practice & whatever incidentals are incurred by a Dance Team. The Dance Team can be a new business model for students: generate money, sink it back in to your business, repeat. Oh and it's even better because every year, new dancers are automatically dumped into the mix. Seamless. Keep up the good work and remember there's no shame in taking a dollar bill someone is waving at you!

Whew!! There's a whole group of recessionistas I don't have to worry about. Oh, you're going to want to turn the sound down on this. It is not necessary.

Bailout

Here's my idea for the bailout. Every homeowner gets at least 3% off their existing mortgage for their primary residence. More if you have a compelling story and are a creative writer. If you own more than that, you're on your own with those. It seems that they want to discourage fraudulent mortgage holders and I'm not sure why this wouldn't work. It seems abundantly clear to me that giving banks more money isn't going to help individual Americans. Instead of giving banks more money, how about getting off the backs of the consumers? More money is being printed? I'm not feeling financial relief. Should I hang out and wait? Refinancing now is stupid because the costs of setting up & executing could cost as much as you'd save. It's the fucking wild west right now in the mortgage market. NO ONE knows what's going on, what to do, or how to handle panic. Banks are turning this into a country of losers.

Now, if I could just figure out how to tell someone who can do something about my plan, so they can officially tell me why it can't be done.