general / {april 2, 2012} brain dump

(Image source: Vogue April 2012 issue)

Food

• When Did Young People Start Spending 25% of Their Paychecks on Pickled Lamb’s Tongues?
• Dying to visit the Mondrian Soho after reading this and this.
• Adorable sugar “pieces”.

Fashion

• NYC clothing and footwear <$110 tax exemption returns!
• I want Eva Chen’s Birkin… and this is comin from a Kelly lover
• Ines de la Fressange’s Paris guide
• Club Monaco sells online now
• Moda Operandi’s Hermes sale. It’s fun for me to look at even though 1) they’re all sold 2) I can’t afford one… yet.
• H&M launching new COS-like chain in the US
• Men with Birkins (yes, even Roger Federer)
• Macy’s designer collaborations keep on disappointing. The only nice thing about Alberta Ferretti’s collection is the backdrop, despite what Alberta has to say.
• Making of a Chanel black jacket 
• Lucky’s guide to the Prada outlet outside of Florence

Travel

• WSJ: All Aboard for Mongolia

Beauty

• 15% off at Sephora with code CHIC through April 5
• Skincare tips for smokers
• Manhattan’s first curl[ly haired] bar is open

Other

• I love the videos of little Theo and Brian Cox!
• How do you stop multitasking?
• Much loved Domino Magazine is coming back… sorta.