SOBBING ON FIFTH: What We're Wearing, December 20th, 2013

Friday, December 20, 2013

What We're Wearing, December 20th, 2013

Today I got a manicure and I chose Essie nail polish in Pink-A-Boo. (I don't own this color, so if your looking for a holiday gift for me, I will love you forever if you get me this!) I was looking for a pale pink, classic color. Something classy and professional. Don't worry, I'm not giving up my crazy nail designs, I just needed something appropriate for a business meeting. But, I couldn't bring myself to be totally boring - this shade is a perfect compromise!

It is a pale, sheer pink, BUT it has just the right amount of iridescent, sparkly, glitter. I'm totally obsessed.

Perfectly Glossed Kisses,

Sutton

Thought I'd focus on jewelry today, because I'm wearing two of my favorite and most unique pieces. The necklace is from Academy and the bracelet is from Hortense. Academy is a line out of Richmond, Virginia by Rachel Albright, and each artfully crafted piece looks straight from a gallery. I love how it's wearable art - this necklace of ceramic, copper and wood on a leather cord could be an objet just as much as it is an accessory. Get one (in different colors) here. I've filled you in on Hortense - this bracelet is a perfect demonstration of her incredible minimalism. It's so delicate, yet the black cord lends the dainty 14K rose gold beads a hint of edge. It's such a great everyday piece. Find it here.

Handbags and Hugs,

Astor

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Our Story

We are Sutton and Astor Van Brigsby. We were born and raised on Park Avenue, a mere hop, skip and 30-second ride with our driver, Morton, from Fifth Avenue. Oh, yes, there was a time when our daily shopping trips were what chick-flick montages were made of – sales assistants scurried at our beck and call, we did lots of twirling in front of fitting room mirrors without spilling our glasses of champagne, and doormen helped Morton help us into the car with stacks of hatboxes – which had shopping bags of clothing and shoes inside of them, because we’re not really into hats. But our designer RTW-filled reality came crashing to a traumatizing end when our father went ballistic one day – WHY we do not know – and cut up our credit cards. Apparently, it bothered him that we had spent his secretary’s annual salary in one trip to Bergdorf. He completely cut us off, I mean stone cold. With the exception of health insurance, cell phone bills, cable and electricity, we are COMPLETELY on our own. Left to our own devices to stay as well dressed as before but on a salary that doesn’t even compare to our past allowance. So, I, Astor, took a job in fashion and Sutton took a job in beauty. It is all we know and love, after all, and we figured that way we would have our bases covered with discounts – what else is a girl to do? If you’re like us, trying to keep a closet stocked with the kind of stuff Bill Cunningham will notice you in on a less-than-desirable salary, join us, won’t you? We’ll support each other, we’ll have cry fests over things we can’t have – and we’ll come up with ways to make the number of those things less and less by hunting sample sales, scouring the internet for discounts and even DIYing up our own versions. We WILL get through this together.

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Friday, December 20, 2013

What We're Wearing, December 20th, 2013

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