Le Monde Matériel

Wednesday, March 4, 2009

Good vs. Evil

There are a lot of good vs. evil battles going on between these two shoes: white versus black, practical flat versus dangerously high heel, and night versus day. The prices of both, however, fall cleanly onto the good side of below $70.

Forever21 Floral Peep Toe Pumps $20.08
Chinese Laundry Sudoku Sandals $69.00

Which one is your favorite?

Tuesday, March 3, 2009

A dream is a wish your heart makes

For some reason, when I should have been working on a paper about 1968 graffiti in Paris and Prague or studying for my French exam, I started looking up Disney songs on YouTube. It reminded me a) how catchy the songs are, b) what great messages they have, and c) that the movies like Cinderella and Beauty and the Beast are actually very visually rich. In fact, the dress right below would fit (almost) perfectly into my post about bows!

Here are some of my favorites...

A dream is a wish your heart makes - Cinderella
Be our guest - Beauty and the Beast
Never had a friend like me - Aladdin
Under the sea - The Little Mermaid
Hakuna Matata - The Lion King
The Bare Necessities - The Jungle Book

Rejoice! Anthropologie is coming to Durham!

Ikea in Charlotte... now Anthropologie soon to be in Durham... what's next, Bluefly in my backyard?! Lookin' good, North Carolina! And hey, to all you people from bigger cities out there... don't snicker! I grew up in a town where we drove TWO HOURS to come to Raleigh and go to stores like Macy's and Gap... so this is definitely making it big time!

Anway, although I had heard a while back that Anthropologie was coming to the triangle, and then to Durham, a friend of mine texted me today and said, "Anthropologie is coming to Southpoint!!" thus reigniting my excitement all over again. While I was reading up about Anthropolgie's plans to open up shop, I came across a reference to a store at Cameron Village in Raleigh called fab'rik. Heralded as the dream-come-true of "budget consious fashionistas" (I am definitely at least the former!), fab'rik was described as "a mix of Anthropologie and H&M -- an unassuming, comfortable shopping environment with trendy, affordable clothes."

A little snooping on their website reveals that fab'rik is based in Atlanta, with four stores in Georgia, one in Raleigh, one in Richmond, and one in Austin, TX. Hmm... I'm going to have to check it out for myself next time I have time to pop over to Raleigh for shopping purposes.

In the meantime... this has prompted me to want to start two new ongoing themes of posts. 1) Unique places to shop in Chapel Hill, Carrboro, Raleigh, and Durham; and 2) stores and websites similar to Anthropologie with lower prices. So, be looking out for those in the future! And share your own finds... any Anthropologie-esque brands or stores out there? Awesome little shops in the Triangle? Let me know!