http://www.somelikeithaute.com/2005/12/28/i-went-to-vietnam-and-all-i-got-was/ A blog about fashion, shoes and shopping Fri, 08 Aug 2008 00:00:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 http://www.somelikeithaute.com/2005/12/28/i-went-to-vietnam-and-all-i-got-was/#comment-16596 Tue, 13 Feb 2007 21:15:11 +0000 http://www.somelikeithaute.com/2005/12/28/i-went-to-vietnam-and-all-i-got-was/#comment-16596 What store did you get the slingbacks from? They must feel great on barefoot! What store did you get the slingbacks from?
They must feel great on barefoot!

]]> http://www.somelikeithaute.com/2005/12/28/i-went-to-vietnam-and-all-i-got-was/#comment-4759 Tue, 05 Sep 2006 15:06:51 +0000 http://www.somelikeithaute.com/2005/12/28/i-went-to-vietnam-and-all-i-got-was/#comment-4759 Hi Heather- Most of those little shops in the old district - the ones with the silk lanterns in the front - had some bags too. You might just have to look inside... Good luck!! Hi Heather- Most of those little shops in the old district - the ones with the silk lanterns in the front - had some bags too. You might just have to look inside… Good luck!!

]]> http://www.somelikeithaute.com/2005/12/28/i-went-to-vietnam-and-all-i-got-was/#comment-4752 Tue, 05 Sep 2006 06:18:40 +0000 http://www.somelikeithaute.com/2005/12/28/i-went-to-vietnam-and-all-i-got-was/#comment-4752 Hi- I am in Hoi An now- but I didnt find any bags---- where were they??? Hi- I am in Hoi An now- but I didnt find any bags—- where were they???

]]> http://www.somelikeithaute.com/2005/12/28/i-went-to-vietnam-and-all-i-got-was/#comment-191 Thu, 05 Jan 2006 20:17:04 +0000 http://www.somelikeithaute.com/2005/12/28/i-went-to-vietnam-and-all-i-got-was/#comment-191 The nice thing, Alex, is that you're <i>not</i> making the closets nice for the next tenant to enjoy. Did I say anywhere that these were permanent fixtures? Please. So I can knock plaster off my landlord's walls? He would so thank me. The solutions I've suggested are <i>portable.</i> They're <i>freestanding.</i> Although "portable" is a bit iffy when you're lugging those steel hatracks up the stairs, let me tell you. They're not affixed anywhere - you lug them with you, including to the next apartment or house. And if you want to pretend your bedroom is separate from the rest of the apartment, you just line up your racks in front of the bed. I'm pretty sure these racks would never, ever fit into a New York closet - they sure don't fit into a Philly closet. What fits into a Philly closet, apparently, is a fine selection of ... umbrellas. About that size and width. I can't even put a hanger hanger-wise in my closets. So these free-standing diverse racks are my own solution. Plus, I can pretend they're sculpture! The nice thing, Alex, is that you’re not making the closets nice for the next tenant to enjoy. Did I say anywhere that these were permanent fixtures? Please. So I can knock plaster off my landlord’s walls? He would so thank me. The solutions I’ve suggested are portable. They’re freestanding. Although “portable” is a bit iffy when you’re lugging those steel hatracks up the stairs, let me tell you. They’re not affixed anywhere - you lug them with you, including to the next apartment or house. And if you want to pretend your bedroom is separate from the rest of the apartment, you just line up your racks in front of the bed. I’m pretty sure these racks would never, ever fit into a New York closet - they sure don’t fit into a Philly closet. What fits into a Philly closet, apparently, is a fine selection of … umbrellas. About that size and width. I can’t even put a hanger hanger-wise in my closets. So these free-standing diverse racks are my own solution. Plus, I can pretend they’re sculpture!

]]> http://www.somelikeithaute.com/2005/12/28/i-went-to-vietnam-and-all-i-got-was/#comment-186 Fri, 30 Dec 2005 16:51:28 +0000 http://www.somelikeithaute.com/2005/12/28/i-went-to-vietnam-and-all-i-got-was/#comment-186 Thanks for the tip! I've been in the same apartment for almost 7 years now and I never thought I'd be there that long. If I had, I might've invested in a total closet renovation. And now I'm thinking I'm gonna move in the next year (yeah, yeah, famous last words) so it's not worth making my closets perfect... for the next tenant to enjoy. Bah!! Thanks for the tip! I’ve been in the same apartment for almost 7 years now and I never thought I’d be there that long. If I had, I might’ve invested in a total closet renovation. And now I’m thinking I’m gonna move in the next year (yeah, yeah, famous last words) so it’s not worth making my closets perfect… for the next tenant to enjoy. Bah!!

]]> http://www.somelikeithaute.com/2005/12/28/i-went-to-vietnam-and-all-i-got-was/#comment-185 Fri, 30 Dec 2005 14:44:17 +0000 http://www.somelikeithaute.com/2005/12/28/i-went-to-vietnam-and-all-i-got-was/#comment-185 If you haven't done so already (and perhaps you haven't - I know that Space and Storage are major issues for you, as they are for us all), you might consider just breaking down and doing what I've been doing: buying professional storage for your clothes and accessories. No, not bunches of cute boxes from Cute Box Land; going onto the web for the same manufacturers who supply stores. For me, it started with hats; I have hats the way you have shoes. I gave up and now I have 3 commercial hat stands, the same kind that you would see at Bloomie's or Bonwit's. This weekend I'm ordering a commercial belt rack; I'm sick of the chaos that ensues with belts snaking across all the solutions that never work. There's a reason why shops store and display their merchandise the way they do: because it works. After spending Good Money on the kind of totally worthless garment racks that can be lugged home and collapse under three blouses, I'm ordering the same kind of double-rail wheeled garment rack that salesmen in the garment industry use to show pieces. I'm going for whatever works, and the professional solutions seem like the best to me. I'm thinking with 13 new handbags on top of what you own, you may want one of those commercial handbag stands. If you haven’t done so already (and perhaps you haven’t - I know that Space and Storage are major issues for you, as they are for us all), you might consider just breaking down and doing what I’ve been doing: buying professional storage for your clothes and accessories. No, not bunches of cute boxes from Cute Box Land; going onto the web for the same manufacturers who supply stores. For me, it started with hats; I have hats the way you have shoes. I gave up and now I have 3 commercial hat stands, the same kind that you would see at Bloomie’s or Bonwit’s. This weekend I’m ordering a commercial belt rack; I’m sick of the chaos that ensues with belts snaking across all the solutions that never work. There’s a reason why shops store and display their merchandise the way they do: because it works. After spending Good Money on the kind of totally worthless garment racks that can be lugged home and collapse under three blouses, I’m ordering the same kind of double-rail wheeled garment rack that salesmen in the garment industry use to show pieces. I’m going for whatever works, and the professional solutions seem like the best to me. I’m thinking with 13 new handbags on top of what you own, you may want one of those commercial handbag stands.

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