madden madness

If you're willing to brave rain and traffic for a pair of shoes, Steve Madden is having Rush Hour Maddness today. All shoes are 25% in stores from 5PM to 9PM. After giving the Balmain-esque Banglez flats tons of thought and a few tries, I've decided that I'm over it. I'd rather have a sleek pair of flat sandals that'll last through this Balmain-crazed season. I'm flip flopping between these two:

These are currently priced at $39.95 and $49.95 so with the discount they're really reasonable. Now if I can just make myself slosh out in the rain to shop ...

40% off at saks

I die a little bit when I see sales like this and know that I can't buy anything. I'd kill for one of these Chloé sandals but their prices are still pretty steep at upwards of $500. I'll have to make sure I save up for the Chloé sample sale this year!

i cheated

I wasn't supposed to shop, but I walked into Forever 21 and saw this top in 10.5 seconds so I just HAD to get it.

It's not SO bad though, I mean it was only $19.80. And I had a free lunch c/o KFC so I could afford the top, I think. I can never resist a white shirt with great details. I love the pleating and the black buttons (even though my Parisian friend Vanessa says black buttons on white always make her think of waiters). I'll probably ditch the black belt though.

On a separate note, I saw this picture on the shorts page of the F21 website and I want that top! But it's bloody impossible to find on the website. Don't you hate it when you see something totally awesome on the model but can't actually buy it? Argh.

Ok I'm exhausted from Bikram and just grumpy so I should get off the net and sleep. Ciao bellas!

gilty pleasures

Fun dresses by Marc by Marc Jacobs vastly discounted at Gilt Groupe. Priced between $168 to $278.

freebie alert!

KFC wants you to try their grilled chicken so bad that they're just giving the stuff away. Click on this link to get a coupon. As I type, I'm gobbling up my free food (2 pieces grilled chicken—a drumstick and breast if you care to know—plus biscuit, coleslaw and mashed potatoes). I wasn't sure I'd like it because I'm such a fan of the original recipe, but the grilled chicken is reeeeally good. The meat is super tender and juicy, and really full of flavor. I'm not convinced that it is very healthy because the grease from the chicken was soaking through the box. But I suppose it's slightly healthier than the original variety with the wicked good batter ... You can print out coupons until midnight tonight and avail of the freebies until May 19, 2009. Hmm. I sense the possibility of a Supersize Me experience except this time its eating free grilled chicken for the next 13 days ...

P.S. FYI, I got my free chicken at the KFC by Grand Central Station and it took me about 30 minutes of standing in line (I got there at 11:30AM).