Check On It

Going for the "Little Miss Art Gallery Curator" look today? Well, I've got the perfect dress for you. She comes in a beautiful oversized plaid check print, hits right above the knee and has funky folds of pleating at the neck and sleeve. Perfect pockets cut unobtrusively into the sides. Crafted from 100% wool, the light-weight shift transitions easily from fall to winter with a few key layering pieces and accessories. For this look, add black patent boots, cat's eye reading glasses, black gauntlet gloves, and red lipstick. ($660)

Supa Dupa Fly

Now that one can actually be nostalgic for the 90s, I covet the purple version of the garbage bag rain jacket Missy Elliot wore in her neoteric music video, The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly). A visual treat, the jacket, like the video, is colorful, inventive and avant-garde. B-girls can pop the collar; fashionistas will zip to the chin. Now I'm not exactly sure if the poly/lyra mix will keep me dry during a downpour, but it will most definitely keep me fly. ($82)

Missy Elliot

Missy Elliot - The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly), 1997 (4:18)

Shrooms

Modernism is one of my favorite "isms." Sleek and futuristic, organic and functional, it’s a movement that just makes sense. Industrial designer Ross Lovegrove takes form and function to new levels. Seemingly sprouted from the floor of an enchanted forest, his Agaricon Table Lamp illuminates both rooms and imagination. There is no switch, gently press your finger to the metal sensors on the top and rim to dim or extinguish. “Groovy fine.” ($272)

Moccasonian

I read that Native Americans in times of old could tell another's tribe solely based on the design and ornamentation of her moccasins. This particular boot would identify me as a member of the Gucci tribe, an exclusive lot who dwell in major metropolitan areas and teeter atop 4" heels. A double row of fringes, gold studs and tiny medallions stamped with the Gucci crest round out the details of the luxurious suede boot.  ($1250)