Go West Young Woman!

Tuesday: lemon Manolo heels

On my travels this week I had the chance to check out some West Coast (and Pacific Island) shopping, and my oh my! Honolulu had all the trappings: a great big Texas-style (or Jersey-style, depending on your upbringing) mall, the Ala Moana, that boasts Neimans, Louis Vuitton, Chanel, Jimmy Choo… the works. And then there’s the Americana-style shopping along Kalakaua Street in Waikiki (another Louis, Cartier, Hermes). So the stores are all there, but the merch was just so-so. I snagged a Marc Jacobs bag — looks way cuter in person — and a black ruched Marc party dress on sale at Neiman’s (thanks, Madge!).

But then things got really interesting in San Francisco. Who knew that the Neimans and Saks stores on Union Square were so well-stocked! At both stores there were racks and racks of designer stuff on sale — everything from Prada to Tuleh, Moschino to Missoni. Maybe I was just so overwhelmed by it all, maybe I just lost my mind. But I didn’t buy a single thing! There was this Marc Jacobs skirt that I loved at the beginning of the season, but I didn’t even try it on because it looked so oversized on the hanger. I would have been dwarfed by it. Oh well. And try as I did to buy some shoes at Saks (30% off markdowns plus a rather nice salesman), I just didn’t bite. Uh oh, take my temperature… What could be wrong? Well, hopefully whatever ailment it is will be gone by Last Call. I know where I need to go for that!

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