black bootie

Yes my friends, this is for real.  I alluded to it before, and it's been a long time in the works, but The Great Black Boot Experiment of 2012 is finally finished, and the results are in.  I researched hundreds (pretty sure I'm not exaggerating here) of black ankle boots, narrowed it down to 8 candidates, and after careful scientific analysis, have made my decision.

I'm sure you're dying to know all the gory details...

jamison

Anyone out there looking for ankle booties like the Isabel Marant Dicker, Rachel Comey Mars, or even the Madewell Zipcode but at a much lower price, need look no further.  I have the answer for you in these DV Jamisons.  They're only $119 and ridiculously comfortable.  Available in both black and taupe, I have been wearing mine almost every day for months now and still think they are the bee's knees.  Even contemplating getting a backup pair, which you know means it's true love.

in my virtual gap bag

These pants are currently in my shopping bag at gap.com because they didn't have the right size in the store here in town.

 broken-in skimmer

And then, because there's free shipping on orders over $50, I had to have another look around the site.  And then, because gap is connected to piperlime, it got a little dangerous.  After the jump, see the rest of what's in my shopping bag now, though I promise I won't actually get it all.  In fact, the reality is, I probably won't by any of it, but that doesn't stop me from fantasizing a bit.

espadrilles with attitude

Fierceness where usually there is none.  Enough said.

Sam Edelman Jaxon at piperlime