Category Archives: Shopping

August 17, 2009 · 1:02 am

Giveaway! Matt and Nat Vegan Clutch

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I heart this clutch. It could be yours, for free. Poor me, I’ll have to buy it.

It’s from StefaniBags.com, a site with a great collection of the best boutique handbag brands, including Hayden-Harnett, Foley + Corinna, Botkier, Kooba, Jalda, and Matt & Nat. Owner Monica Prestia, whom I e-met through my work with Store Adore, has offered to give away one FREE Matt & Nat Takumi Clutch (regularly priced at $245) to a random Style Carrot reader who signs up for the Stefanibags.com newsletter.

The Takumi Clutch is part of Matt & Nat’s new Japanese Paper Collection. It’s grey (my favorite color for clothing; blah but true), vegan, with tone on tone stitching, 100% recycled grey faux suede lining, antique brass and copper hardware, and Matt & Nat logo bar. There’s a front zipper closure and an open pocket on the back, and the interior has a zip pocket and cell phone and PDA pockets. There are two hand held straps, plus a detachable, adjustable shoulder strap. Pretty much perfect, right?

Email Monica at monica@stefaniBags.com to enter the giveaway and receive the StefaniBags.com newsletter. Type “Style Carrot Clutch” in the subject line and send. You will automatically be entered to win the clutch and signed up for the Stefanibags.com newsletter. Deadline is August 24th.

Good luck and may the most stylish carrot win!

PS – Deal alert: Click here to check out Stefanibags.com on Store Adore for a coupon code to save 25% on all handbags on the site.

Some of my other favorites. . .

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Shopping Guide

Botkier Uma Satchel in aubergine pearl, $595.

Linea Pelle Alyssa Tote in purple dawn, $494.

Kooba Amber Hobo in black, $545.

Treesje Marley Mini Hobo in turquoise, $565.

Foley + Corinna Layla Handheld Tote in glazed ivory, $420.

Linea Pelle Dylan Large Bowler in persimmon, on sale for $449.

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August 8, 2009 · 8:16 pm

Get the Look: Flag Pillows by Karen Hilton Designs

Although I get the sense that not everyone’s a fan, I put this page together anyway. I think the colors make these pillows practically irresistible. Karen Hilton Designs available on Etsy.

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August 5, 2009 · 2:47 am

Shopping Trip: Provincetown’s Shor

shor ext2This about wraps it up for cute design shops in Provincetown. (Though I really should do a comprehensive post to aggregate all these little ones.) Shor has been around for a while, though under a different name (Coast maybe?) until a couple of years ago. The furnishings here are a bit more traditional, a mix of new and antique accessories, with a trendy piece here and there (hello stag head). There’s a pair of stunning Michael Aram thorny silver twig lamps in the window that I didn’t get a picture of. They seem to offer design services too – there are colorful Company C rug samples in the back, along with stacks of swatches. I am loving the straw-like upholstered sofa, as well as the open Champagne cork cage-like lamps. See for yourself.

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August 4, 2009 · 4:22 am

Shopping Trip: Provincetown’s Yates and Kennedy

yatesYou’re probably sick of all the Ptown posts, but hey, that’s where I am, so just go with it. Amazingly, I came across another new design shop, Yates and Kennedy, at 368 Commercial Street in the East End. The owner, Mitch Yates, also owns the edgy men’s clothing boutique MAP, and decided to branch out to the home thing this year. His taste is right on, with a mix of old and new pieces and groovy vintage wallpaper. Have a look at his wares:

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August 2, 2009 · 7:09 pm

Get the Look: Maps

There are lots of maps for sale online, from huge murals to dainty vintage dandies. You could easily cover your walls in the stuff. Or just opt for a map wallpaper pattern, which is perhaps more pulled together but not nearly as interesting. There are also plenty of map inspired accessories you could scatter about. Here is a sampling of the ones I found…

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Cape-SMALLRow 1: Vintage Paper Pack by Vintology, $16 at Etsy; Map Gift Tags by imade4you , $1.75/set of 12 at Etsy; 10 Little Dutch Towns Book Cutouts by BeppeMartha, $2 at Etsy.

Row 2: Expedition Novelty Map Wallpaper by Ralph Lauren, £107 at Tangletree Interiors; Out To Sea Map Wallpaper by Ralph Lauren, £50 at Tangle Tree Interiors; Collection Great Harbour Wallpaper by Ralph Lauren, £73 at Tangletree Interiors.

Row 3: Grande Bretagne Silk Memento Cushion, £53 at Re-Found Objects; Map Shoes by Jennifer Collier; Seletti World Map Porcelain Dinner Plates, $285/set of 6 at The Conran Shop.

Row 4: KETTY VÄRLD Cushion, $14.99 at IKEA; Neighborhood Pillow at Haptic Lab; Topography Pillow by diffractionFIBER, $35 at Etsy.

Row 5: PEVA London Underground Shower Curtain, $29 at Izola Shower; Ferm Living World Map Decal, $TK at Ferm Living; US Map Chalkboard Decal, $99 at Pottery Barn Teen.

Row 6: The Carpet2 Squared by Seletti; Chart Metalworks Belt Buckle, $155 at Chart Metalworks; Ceramic tile maps at the Wellfleet Flea Market.

Row 7: Children in Paris Collage Cards, $14.25/set of 4 at Etsy; New York Felt Pillow by Love, California. $34 at Etsy; Eiffel Tower Glass Paperweight by Pretty Originals, $9.50 at Etsy.

Row 8: World Map Pillow by Ferm Living, $110 at Ferm Living; Blue Map Metal Serving Tray, $9 at Target; Soft Map Quilt by Haptic Lab at Haptic Lab.

Row 9: Cape Cod and the Islands Subway Map Poster, $20 at Transit Authority Figures.


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