Daily Pieces: I Got 99 Problems, but a Hot Leather Jacket Ain't One

Good morning, gorgeous people!
I am an unabashed Jay-Z lover. No, not THAT kind of lover - that's Beyonce's job, jeez - I mean that I love Jay-Z. His beats, his lyrics, his style, and I owe my 9-minute miles to The Black Album. After witnessing this amazingly fly Rocawear leather jacket (size S, at West Portal boutique store), I now love his clothing line. I mean, it's not really my style - a sexy jacket like this one definitely clashes with the 8-year-old librarian vibe I usually sport - but this is one hot leather jacket. I'm sure the photo doesn't do it justice (let's face it, Ansel Adams I am not), but this sexy beast is made up of hundreds (thousands?) of long, thin strips of leather. So the jacket is going to hug curves better than Julia Roberts driving a Lotus Esprit.

So hustle over to West Portal and grab this sexy thing.

What more can I say?
Boomer

Daily Pieces: The Name's Draper: Betty Draper

Holy cats, you guys! I thought I was daydreaming yesterday when I took a cruise around the warehouse and found this GORGEOUS skirt-blouse-belt set - which feels and looks like raw silk, but the tag was curiously silent on the matter - headed to the Goodwill Flagship store at 1580 Mission Street. What the tag did tell me was that this particular outfit was "Hand Made by Nippon Nobility, Nikkatsu Arcade, Tokyo Japan" and I would wear the heck out of it. It is straight out of Betty Draper's closet, if perhaps foxy Don took a business trip to Japan and left Betty behind with the kids and tried to make up for his absence with a new dress.

What's that, you want a close-up of the fabric? FEAST YOUR EYES, YO:







Is that not perfection? I am seriously considering marching right down to the Flagship store and buying this lovely outfit so I can wear it while vacuuming and baking a casserole in high heels just because it feels like the right thing to do in a get-up like this.


Twiddling my thumbs until Mad Men Season 3 shows up in my Netflix queue on March 23,
Boomer

Daily Pieces: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Cheetah Print

Good day, friends!
I'm torn this morning, and I'll tell you why. I found this I.N.C. top (size small, bound for the West Portal boutique store) in the warehouse recently, and I really liked it. I thought the pattern was cool and the sash/belt thing was sort of kicky, and so of course I wanted to share it with you all. But now that I look at it again, the pattern that once was cool now looks like cheetah print, and it's all I can do to stop imagining a Real Housewife of Orange County wearing this over black leggings and semi-stripper shoes and being all mean and underminey with her fellow suburban cougars-in-training. And now, like a Lady Gaga song (that I MAY have sung in a nightlife establishment last weekend that does not, in fact, offer karaoke), I can't get this image out of my damn head. Damn you, Bravo! Damn you and your RHoOC marathons which turn me into a veritable zombie on weekends when I should be outside helping children learn to read or planting flowers for strangers, but instead I spend just liquifying my brain with information including what a Real Housewife would or would not wear to a cocktail party.

This top used to be cute...and still might be. So go try it on and prove me wrong. In fact, if you can manage to do this, send me a photo of you wearing this lovely top - while avoiding resembling a Real Housewife - and win a prize!

I dare you,
Boomer

Daily Pieces: Super Rugged Boots For All the Wonderful Ladies Out There

Happy International Women's Day! Hooray for women, international and domestic. Today's offering is a pair of Montrail Moraine backpacking boots, available in the Goodwill eBay store and as of this morning, still only $9.99. I know, I know...we had eBay Friday just a couple days ago, but these boots are fantastic and also I have not been able to get my booty down to the warehouse to browse and take photos. But! These boots are so great and so appropriate for today because it's the day we celebrate women and all the CLIMBING (get it? with the boots and everything?) we have done to improve the lives of women all over the world. Still a ways to go, but hat's off to all the special ladies who inspire us all to be bold and great and fearless.

Holla at your girl,
Boomer

Daily Pieces: Celebrate eBay Friday with Gucci Snakesin

Hello friends!
I have a confession: I love Victoria Beckham. Ever since I watched her tv show Victoria Beckham: Coming to America and was surprised to find that I didn't even mind that her luscious husband was barely featured in it because she is hilarious and very down-to-earth, despite her image of a vain, snotty, ex-girl band singer-dancer. So I anxiously read her book That Extra Half an Inch: Hair, Heels and Everything in Between and ladies (and gents, I suppose) - there is some very good fashion and beauty advice in this book. One of Vic's tips is that when you wear tan heels, your legs look longer because it appears as though you're going barefoot. And that's where these Gucci snakeskin shoes come in! Finally, right? You were wondering where the heck I was going with this one, I know it. These gorgeous shoes would absolutely give you that extra 3 1/2 inches to elongate the leg and all that good stuff. They are available in the Goodwill eBay store HERE. Make Vicky proud.

Walk softly and wear a high heel,
Boomer

Daily Pieces: I'm Not a Golfer, I Just Dress Like One

Good morning, dolls!
I found this Burberry golf shirt (size XS, headed to West Portal boutique store) in the warehouse the other day, and I immediately wanted it, although I have never played a game of golf in my life and am puzzled as to why I want to dress like a lady golfer. Furthermore, why does this particular sport actually NEED clothes designed specifically for its engagement? Clearly, a golfer would need garments that would allow for swinging - but mostly it's just walking, crouching, making pensive faces, and occasionally fist-pumping, right? So it just follows that golfers could dress like, say, baseball players, and get the same amount of range in their gear, with the added skull protection from errant golf balls in those sturdy helmets. I mean, they both even wear spiked shoes! And swing long, heavy sticks to hit white balls with as much accuracy as possible! This just can't be a simple coincidence!

Anyhoodle, I still want this golf shirt. I think probably because it's pink.

Keep your knees bent and elbows straight,
Boomer

Daily Pieces: More Quick Peeks at Spring Fashion For Under $20

Hey there, friends! This is Eric, checking in with you on what's hot and what's not for this spring's fashion at a Goodwill near you. We have here a men's large Champs sweater, layered over a men's medium Express shirt. This is already such a great deal, but when it's topped off with black Dockers slacks (size 32), what you get is one fabulous outfit. There you have it, a three-piece outfit costing under $20. You can find this outfit at the Goodwill flagship store, and be sure to check out a Goodwill store near you for more great finds.

Keeping you up-to-date on today's hot new fashion,
Eric