I have been wearing Oilily Clothing for almost ten years now. It wasn’t a new discovery even then as I remember my mom buying an ultra colorful winter coat for my younger sister years and years ago. But the store was new in

Costa Mesa, CA when I rediscovered the brand. And I remember being immediately attracted to the playfulness of the colors, the patterns, the details in the design. Like the petticoat under the skirt, laced with ribbons and other tactile details and which main function - since this part of the garment is not visible - is simply to delight the wearer. Of course, upon closer inspection, you discover even more enchantments, like the tiny patterns in the buttons, the interesting pockets, the layering of ribbons and findings at the collar or at the sleeve or at the hem.

There was a store here in Las Vegas until about 18 months ago. It was in a beautiful but ill-fated location and did not surmount the landlord’s fickleness….

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I haven’t had an opportunity to practice my rudimentary Italian in a while so my Italian readers will forgive me if I’ve inadvertently butchered their enchanting language but I couldn’t help myself. The sight of these beautiful, delicate, jewel-encrusted shoes were a sight to behold after the recent carnage on the runways thanks to the absurd shoes that designers keep trying to push on us. I can’t think of a better antidote to the clunky, nose-bleed platform shoes that abound. Credit crunch and economic turmoil be damned, I’ll take one pair of each! A girl can dream can’t she?

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