HIDDEN TREASURES

PLACE ALL OF YOUR VALUABLES IN THIS LUX JEWELRY BOX $89 ... MAKES THE PERFECT GIFT ... WEST ELM

FAVORITE FIND

WINDHORN HEEL $148 ... ANTHROPOLOGIE.COM

QUICK READ

ON A TIGHT BUDGET THIS YEAR? FIND OUT WHAT YOU CAN GIVE THAT WILL NOT BREAK THE BANK ... http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/12/01/gift-ideas-you-can-eat_n_147541.html

HERE'S ANOTHER ONE ... http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/30/fashion/30laidoff.html?_r=1&ref=fashion

WORD OF THE WEEK

RETICENT (RET-uh-sunt) - INCLINED TO BE SILENT OR UNCOMMUNICATIVE IN SPEECH; RESERVED. RESTRAINED IN EXPRESSION, PRESENTATION, OR APPEARANCE. RELUCTANT.

BLACK FRIDAY

I WENT OUT SHOPPING TODAY ... THE DEALS WERE OK ... NOTHING SPECTACULAR ... I'M SURE THE DISCOUNTS WILL GET DEEPER AS CHRISTMAS NEARS. HERE ARE FEW PIECES I LIKE FROM JCREW L-R: MERINO CARDIGAN, JERSEY KNIT PANTS, DUCHESS-DOT PENCIL SKIRT, CITY SUEDE BALLET FLATS.

MARCH ON

MAJORETTE WOOL COAT $39.90 (FOREVER21) vs. CADET JACKET $595 (3.1 PHILLIP LIM) ... I THINK THEY'RE BOTH SUPER CUTE!

MONO? - GRAM

I LOVE THE MONOGRAMMED CUFFS FROM ANTHROPOLOGIE $58 ...