Protective and Practical: Christian Louboutin Egoutina Spiked Boots.

I haven't been interested in a pair of knee high boots since 2007, but for these I'll make an exception.  Here's what I like about them, with the low heel you'll actually wear them a ton.  I hate buying an absurdly expensive pair of shoes just to look at them in my closet.  The grey suede is going to go with everything and the spiked toe will keep you safe if you turn down a dark ally at night.  Kidding.  But those spikes are lending an edge to an otherwise almost ladylike style.  

Christian Louboutin boots, available here.

Loving Leather: A sleeve, a pant leg and a hem walk into a bar.

Lately, I've been loving leather accents.  A leather sleeve or trim adds just the right amount of edge to a jacket or pant without making you feel like a wannabe biker chick.

The jacket by the new Jbrand Ready-to-Wear line is on the top on lust list.  

This jacket by ASOS is a much more affordable way to wear this trend and I like the pockets too.

R13 to me is the final word in cool denim, but with a $795 price tag these leather legged pants may not be the most practical but that's not really the point now, is it?

WANT: Celine Nano bag

I think this would be a very practical, while slightly extravagant "Mom bag".  It's small so it'll be light enough to wear even when I have the baby strapped to me in her carrier and the messenger style leaves hands free.  So, whose buying???  I spotted her awhile back at Saks in Greenwich.  They had the most amazing selection of Celine bags, I thought it was a mirage!

IRO FW12

I'm really sweating these pieces from IRO for Fall.  I love the leather accents on the jackets and the pop of red on the sweater.  Both are available on Shopbop.com

Falling for Flats this Fall

I can't stop thinking about smoking slippers.  I want them.  Now.
As a soon-to-be new mom, I've been thinking a lot about how I'll retain my personal style while being covered in baby goop and I think the smoking slipper will be key in this quest.  I'm thinking jeans, an Isabel Marant tee, maybe a jacket, then add the jazzy smoking slippers and BAM!  Outfit accomplished.  Below are the slippers crowding my current wish list.

Nicholas Kirkwood.  Love the glitter toes and I'm not really a glitter girl.

Mui Mui. Love the velvet and the toe embroidery. 

Charlotte Olympia.  She sort of started this madness, at least for me, when she rolled out the cat slippers a few seasons ago. 

These are all available on Net-a-Porter but if you buy them before I do, sleep with one eye open.  You've been warned.