Main Line Boutique Week

You still have two days left to enjoy Main Line Boutique Week!  Patronize local businesses, have a nice night out, and pick up yourself something nice!

Perhaps you’re in Wayne!  Pop into A Jeweled Menagerie, which has lovely things for the home, the body, and of course, the feet:

The Katherine is a hand-sewn penny loafer (provide your own pennies) with a soft natural liner (in fact, you get an extra liner too!).  Also available in gray, but I love the orange!  Yours for $165.

While you’re in Wayne, you might head over to Solemate, who pride themselves on “the latest comfort and quality-oriented footwear for women.”  They carry shoes by many different designers, so you might see this pair there:

Gaaaa!  Love!!!  The Wayte by Donald J. Pliner is so fabulous in so many ways.  Where do I begin?  The red staining on the stack platform (one inch) and heel (4.5 inches).  There is the metallic snakeskin leather rimming the peep toe, the toebed, and the strap around the heel.  There is the warm rust-colored suede over the foot.  And lest you overlook it, the little touch of yellow at the buckle.  Awesome.  If you can’t make it to Wayne, you can also get them on Zappos for $325.

If you’re in Exton, you might try Frey Boutique, which has all the clothes and accessories you could possibly want.  Accessories like these:

The Sasha by Luxury Rebel is a very cool sandal with straps in four different colors—and that’s just the yellow version, shown here!  The coral comes with straps in four different colors. And isn’t the striping on the sole cool?  Even better: they’re on sale for $20!  Down from $100!

Main Line Boutique Week runs through tomorrow.  Go out!  Have a fabulous time, support some local businesses, and get yourself something beautiful to boot.  (Ha ha!  Shoe pun!)

Sales this weekend:
Aerosoles:  All boots (including sale) 10% off
Lord & Taylor: 20% off with code VETSDAY
Payless: Buy one, get one half off
Steve Madden: Free shipping (no minimum) with code OURGIFT


PS: Look at this awesome cupcake!

I got to go to the Style in the City lunch at the Loews Hotel on 12th and Market on Wednesday and they had these cupcakes for all the attendees.  Some only had flowers, but some had these gumpaste sugared heels, and I thought of you all.  :)

The Barnes is Back!

While its move to the new location may be controversial (not many museums inspire documentaries), nobody can argue that the Barnes Foundation has one heck of an art collection.  And after being out of view for quite some time, the new Barnes opens!  The art is back for all to see.  Pieces like Cézanne’s Leda and the Swan:

This is a rather chaste rendition of a dirty story (Zeus, you horndog!), but these shoes are nothing but sweet:

The Calvin by Butter is almost angelic—and certainly safer to have around the house than an adulterous god on the prowl.  A T-strap of white feathers connects the peep-toe with the ankle strap, and it features a four-inch heel and half-inch sole.  Also available in ivory and black; find them at Endless for $176.

Prefer sculpture?  Good news!  Dr. Barnes has quite the collection, including this one by Jacques Lipschitz:

This shoe evokes the cubist limestone of the Bather:

The Razo by Luxury Rebel has a 4.5-inch heel, 1.5-inch platform, peep-toe... this is one work shoe that says “I am here and we are going to make some changes, people!”  Yours from Piperlime for $90.

Or maybe cultural artifacts are your thing.  This Navajo bow guard is just too beautiful:

Look at the beautifully worked silver, and the turquoise cabochons!  Similar to these:

Well, the silver’s not worked quite as nicely, but the Firenzee by Coconuts does have the turquoise cabochons!  Oh, and they’re surrounded by little rhinestones.  Also available in a bronze/brown stone combo; yours for $50 from DSW.

Whatever kind of art is your favorite, be sure to visit the new Barnes—this week is mostly special events, but this weekend is the real public reopening.  It’ll be closed on Tuesdays, but it’s open from 9:30 AM-6:00 PM on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sundays, and (get this!) from 9:30 AM until 10:00 PM each Friday!  Advance reservations are recommended; either call (866) 849-7056 or book tickets here.  Tickets are $18 for adults, $15 for seniors, and $10 for students and kids between 6 and 17.  Kids 5 and younger are free!