This grey Trudeau briefcase by Want is a great alternative to black or tan. Pair with your smartest skinny suit.

Pingmag has a great article on Shu Uemura's Kakuyasu Uchiide’s Eyelash Creatures ~ and her take on beauty, lash art, and more!

If you add NOTCOT.com, NOTCOT,org, TasteSpotting, and NotCouture Web Clips to your iPhone home screen you'll see the special icons we made!

Puma's Urban Mobility range teaming up with the Serpentine gallery = a $1400 instant art gallery filled with artists goodies, and this gorgeous shiny brainy bag

Tank Theory's new line of shirts ~ fun illustration graphics ~ I'm Not That Violent! (And they finally restocked that amazing Dungeons belt buckle!)

Pedro Garcia has been doing the frayed satin thing for many seasons now. I guess he knows better than to mess with a good thing. Here's one of his best designs yet.

Steel Cake are a Brooklyn-based watchmakers whose pared down aesthetic is perfect for the modern man.

I refuse to put my digital SLR in an ugly, regular ol' camera bag. How much cooler would it be to carry it in this "Losina" patent camera bag by Stella McCartney? (now on sale)

This short parka by Boxfresh looks cozy and warm. Those flaps(?) look cool all buttoned up but I wonder what it would look like if you're too lazy to button them all ?

velvet tank dress that's Grecian without being antiquated. so cute! by Myth & Ritual

Unique but easily wearable Girl Crush coat by Twinkle by Wenlan.

Lately I'm into shirts with ultra thin stripes. Veronique Branquinho's black stripe shirt, $280 @ South Willard. I love the placement of her tiny logo (right side, lower third).

There is something about this Eugenia Kim silk headscarf. So soft and understated. And cool.

Pants are one of those things you HAVE to try on to know how it'll fit, but these pinstripe wide leg trousers from Elizabeth and James seem like they would look great and classy on just about anyone.

I can't get with high waisted pants, but high waisted skirts are rad, like this Alida skirt by Miss Sixty

Patrick Cox Raif Chelsea Boot ~ Black calf brogue boot with anthracite trim

Tux-meets-tank by LA-based cool kids label, House of Cassette. Very cool, indeed.

Loving the not too shiny distressed metallic finish on this T-strap pump by Frye. It's also got a 1/2" hidden platform for a little extra height

Cleavage Cupcakes and Low Beams will boost and keep you covered

The Unruly Heir boys from New York are back with a new collection for Spring 08. No word on availability just as yet but keep checking out their store.

"Not a brain surgeon" Card holder from Paris house... in case there was any question - interior "People believe in medicine, but they don't believe in art without questioning either"

Goody Styling Therapy ~ apparently there are now brushes with jojoba oil in the bristles to add shine... as well as others for color protection and anti-dandruff

Anthropologie's shoe selection always floors me. Loving these emerald scroll mary janes by Chie Mihara

This Mike&Chris hoodie looks like the ladies version of 679 ~ and it looks incredibly cozy - found it at Chocosho, who has a 25% off this week with code DCANDY

Loro Piana's Fall/Winter Collection, particularly how they show you the sketches of outfits followed by pictures of their perfect coats and accessories.

Sweet tshirt with pleating detail (i'm all about pleats lately I guess) by Mike & Chris

Giuseppe Zanotti Semi-Wedge Patent Pumps - Sak's calls these an architectural marvel... i'm loving the wood heel.

French brand Artysm has the dopest mens streetwear. I especially love their woven and double duty pieces.

Lolita unleashed. Target does it again and again. The highly anticipated line has just released images for the 2008 Erin Fetherston collection. This one breathes life into Nabokov's little temptress.

love the font on this biba clutch "b" in camel patent leather

Handle your business with this Jerome Dreyfuss Serge bag. It's big enough to fit a laptop!

For whom the Belle tolls. Belle by Sigerson Morrison canoe-shaped sporty patent flats. Dolce Vita's cheaper version come NO WHERE close to the quality and shape of these beauts.

Pencil (skirt) me in. Love the elegant slink and diamond patter on this Zac Posen for Wolford lace skirt. It's coming soon so watch closely for it before it's gone!

Newly launched Night-Lab for guys has some fun toys, gadgets, comics, and far more.

Some dangerous jewelry by Red Start Design. I love my all silver version of the Subtle Saftey ring

Mally Beauty has a two in one tweezer - with a different tweezer shape on each side

If you wanted to get your hands on a Pierre Hardy bag, now's a good time... a few styles, like this black leather doctor style bag with patent leather trim, are on sale on the Canadian site Mona Moore.

Beware, unholy item. If it's one vampire-related item you're going to buy this summer, buy the iconic oxidized silver PAM fang necklace, dude.

Spring showers? Make it hot like fire in this bright red raincoat by Johnson (oh, and that's navy blue piping!).

Nothing says smokey eyes, like a nice black set of twelve smoky liners and lid finishers in sooty, sexy deep colors, designed to make the color of your eyes pop like never before!

Cute top by WESC

Duncan Quinn suits and bespoke menswear. Warning: put your earplugs in.

There are so many Loeffler Randall shoes & boots I've drooled over, and while i'm tired of the skull thing, I can't help but like these

Lovely Zard Print Verde Heels by Proenza Schouler - found them on sale at Confederacy today - Pale sea foam snake-printed leather upper with ultra-thin t-strap and adjustable buckle at the ankle. 4 inch heel.

Why does that toe emerging from under the top layer of leather make this Coclico boot so dang sexy? Or maybe it's the tie at the back...

This Calvin Klein dress is what sexy is all about.