Stella Dallas
4346 Lovers Lane

214-691-0000

I went into Stella Dallas again yesterday. If you recall, the shop opened more than a year ago by former GM of Stephanie Anne's, Amber Davidson. Interesting bit of info: the name of the store came from her great-grandmother love of the radio soap called Stella Dallas. Did you even know such a thing existed? Fun fact!

Anyway, every time I'm in the area I'm always tempted to stop in no matter what the parking situation is like. They do such a great job with the window displays and really putting quality pieces on their floor instead of quantity. There's a limited selection but even so I still found 4 pieces I immediately wanted. Price in several instances was the roadblock, however. I took a few pics while on my last visit of some of their reasonably priced items. For instance , I loved these glass balls as table topper decoration and they were under $15/each. That table they are sitting on is fabulous as well and it's on sale too as a floor sample for I believe around $900 which isn't bad at all considering the size and construction.

I also loved these profiles of animals and humans which go for around $125. I think I saw these on Daily Candy a while back, but it's always nice to do the transaction through a store just for piece of mind.

Lovers Lane really has some fun unique shopping that isn't run of the mill that you see everywhere else. I actually ventured down West Lovers on this visit and found some fabulous finds, but that's for another post!

J.CREW Who Knew?

J.CREW to me is light weight t's, cardis and pleated shorts. I haven't kept up with them in a while but I flipped through their August 10 Catalog the other day and was impressed with their merchandise but especially with the styling! I almost feel like their sister company Madewell has made them a bit cooler, at least in my eyes. Still hard to shake the do-gooder attitude I had about J.CREW U instilled over the years, but it's getting a much better rep these days for staying up to date on trends.

Check out my fav tears from their new catalog. They still have their core pieces like their classic carids but they are pairing them with more stylish pieces. In other words it's not all so matchy matchy, but rather the tones match...the mixing of hard and soft is a refreshing perspective from this company.

Custom Shirts Online Under $100

I saw this on Thrillist today (got to give credit where it's due) and thought this was such a cool idea. We all know the custom shirt companies started popping up a few years ago to make custom shirts a staple in a mans closet. But the luxury to do it all online, why is this just now coming out?! Maybe its not and I'm just hearing about it, but still I think it's a fabulous idea! Luxury and convenience-what's better!

Second Button currently only offers men's shirts in the following styles: classic, alternative, western, military and utility. Once you pick a style, you then get to customize the fabric, collar, cuffs, buttons, placket, pocket, back, bottom of the shirt and for between $70-$85! If you're nervous to drop around $80 on shirt online you can also schedule a Skype appt with a representative to help with measurements etc. We are so digital these days!

http://beta.secondbutton.com/

Turqs & Fashion

LOVE this for summer! Turquoise and all shades of blue for that matter are so amazing this time of year! One word: DREAMY!

http://www.ysl.com/us/en/onlineBoutique/Women/Handbags/Logo/P-Large-Patent-YSL-Clutch-in-Multiple-Colors.aspx $425