T-Shirts for the Sedaris, Rooster set

| Posted May 13th 2008 7:58AM by Whit Honea
Filed under: Haute Home, Fashionable Food, Accessories, Casual wear, Men, Designers, Tops, Celebrity Style, Kids and Babies, Under the Radar

Whit Honea is a slacker, a borderline degenerate, and a daydream believer. He's also our resident expert on casual chic. If it's comfortable, and not heinous, he's all over it. He's quite charming, really.

It's hard to think of a company called You Can't Kill the Rooster without Alice in Chains coming to mind:

Here they come to snuff the rooster
Yeah here come the rooster, yeah
You know he ain't gonna die
No, no, no, ya know he ain't gonna die

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Giveaway! Shoe Stör boxes

| Posted May 12th 2008 4:42PM by Cat Lincoln
Filed under: Haute Home, Shoes, Contests & Giveaways

It's long past the time to put away your winter shoes. Especially your boots!

But, you say, it's so hard to store boots. The boxes always wind up crushed and unstackable. Plus everyone hates not being able to see what's in which cardboard box.

For a cool solution to these challenges, enter our Shoe Stör giveaway!

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Set the tone for a stylish party with PosePrints invitations

| Posted May 11th 2008 3:04PM by Kristen Seymour
Filed under: Haute Home

Summertime around here means fun, fabulous parties. We love throwing impromptu get-togethers, but with Memorial Day and the Fourth of July coming up, not to mention weddings, bachelorette parties, baby showers, housewarmings, and more, we have the opportunity to plan ahead. And if we can plan ahead, you can bet your ass we're going to send out some seriously stylish invitations!

Gallery: PosePrints Invitations

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Very special thank you notes from Mrs. John L. Strong

| Posted May 7th 2008 3:49PM by Cat Lincoln
Filed under: Haute Home, Styles that Stick

A certain type of person sends thank you notes for everything, just to use her fine paper products. We are that type.

When we fantasize about getting any kind of stationery, Mrs. John L. Strong leaps to mind. The website proclaims Mrs. JLS to be "the world's finest luxury stationery" and we completely agree. It's hard to tell from the photo, but the card stock is exceptionally heavy, and the imprints are flawless. Also, wicked expensive. But so, so pretty!

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$6,000 for a chair you have to beat with a sledgehammer

| Posted May 2nd 2008 5:22PM by Jonathon Morgan
Filed under: Haute Home

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Get your mom this: Mettevangso pleasure pillow

| Posted Apr 30th 2008 2:32PM by Annie Scott
Filed under: Haute Home, Stores, Fragrance, Skin Care, Steals and Deals, Holiday Gift Guide

Why, what's this? It's an Mettevangso "Organic Herbal Buckwheat Pleasure Pillow."

That's right. Pleasure pillow. And they certainly look pleasurable! Our favorite design here at right is called "Primadonna."

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Coffin Couches: Green and creepy

| Posted Apr 29th 2008 6:11PM by Whit Honea
Filed under: Haute Home, Designers, Do Good, Sustainable Style

Have you ever seen a piece of furniture that you were just dying to have? Be careful what you ask for. Coffin Couches make sofas from actual recycled caskets. We're not sure how to tie that together, but it felt right.

Coffin Couches is the ultimate in green furniture design. The couches are made from coffins that they acquired from funeral homes. Apparently, due to health and safety issues, it is illegal for the general public to purchase used coffins, so the company was able to approach the funeral directors with the mindset of recycling.

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Indie Designer Interviews: Callie Micks Eco-Friendly Kitchen Aprons

| Posted Apr 26th 2008 10:27AM by Mallory Whitfield
Filed under: Haute Home, Fashionable Food, Interviews, Under the Radar, Sustainable Style

We love all of the amazing independent designers out there. In order to find out more about just what makes all of these creative types tick, we present to you an ongoing segment called Indie Designer Interviews.

Todays interview is with Callie Micks, who creates eco-friendly, fashionable kitchen aprons for women and kids. Callie proves that aprons aren't what they used to be, and one of her customers went so far as to say her apron was "so dangerously cute I would wear it in and out of the kitchen."

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Voodoo doll toothpick holder, the latest in revenge party accesories

| Posted Apr 26th 2008 9:03AM by Cat Lincoln
Filed under: Haute Home

The next time you're setting up for a night of wine, cheese and smack talk, pull out this functional and provocative conversation piece.

OUCH! The voodoo doll toothpick holder looks like it was designed by the Tim Burton design studio for Hot Topic, with it's sad, tilting head and sewn-up eyes and mouth.

It's a little creepy, but it's even more cool. Let your guests enjoy hors d'oeuvres with clean fingers and eliminate pesky problems like:

• cheating spouse
• evil boss
• loud neighbors
• telemarketers
• archenemies

It works like magic! Only, you know, sinister.

Sustainable style must-haves

| Posted Apr 22nd 2008 1:08PM by Annie Scott
Filed under: Holidays, Bags and Purses, Haute Home, Stores, Accessories, Casual wear, Shoes, Sporty wear, Men, Designers, Dresses and Skirts, Do Good, Books, Sustainable Style

Men and women alike can be sustainably stylish. Here are the must-haves:

1. The reusable bag. It doesn't have to be Anya Hindmarch's bag you see at right (which we've all seen about enough of, frankly), but re-usable bags are eco-friendly and can say a lot about you. You read? Get one at a bookstore. In fact, you probably already have one. They're called tote bags. Use them when you go to the farmer's market (or the drug store) and feel good about yourself.

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Wild Dill for the wild child

| Posted Apr 22nd 2008 7:02AM by Whit Honea
Filed under: Haute Home, Accessories, Casual wear, Vintage wear, Dresses and Skirts, Tops, Kids and Babies, Do Good, Under the Radar, Sustainable Style

Wild Dill was created by Jennifer who signs her bio "Wife and Mother of Wild Men." We love that. She created Wild Dill to reflect the "sense of curiosity and wonder for everything that is natural and wild." They "carry only natural, organic, fair trade, made in the USA/Europe, or recycled clothing, toys, bedding and furniture for babies and toddlers."

All of it is wonderful. See for yourself:

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Decorating for your Kentucky Derby party

| Posted Apr 18th 2008 12:37PM by Kristen Seymour
Filed under: Haute Home

The Kentucky Derby is right around the corner (Saturday, May 3) -- what are your plans? If you're not heading to Louisville, you can still enjoy the festivities of the event by hosting a fabulous party in your home.

If you want to keep some of the Derby traditions in tact, you'll need to serve some particular drinks and dishes, but even before the food comes out, you'll want to set the tone with decor. Here are two ways to decorate, going along with the two types of Derby-goers (Millionaire's Row and the infield).

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PETA sends Beyonce a wedding gift

| Posted Apr 18th 2008 12:34PM by Josh Loposer
Filed under: Haute Home, Celebrity Style

Despite all the 'are they really married?' rumors that are flying around the internet, we feel it's safe to say that Beyonce and Jay-Z have actually tied the knot. Why do we suddenly feel so confident? Because PETA sent Beyonce a wedding gift -- and when the uber-informed PETA seems sure, we figure it's a safe bet. So, what did they send the fur-loving superstar who, consequently, was a victim of one of their most sneaky celeb-attacks yet? A faux-fur throw of course.

In 2006, PETA won a charity auction on Ebay to eat lunch with the pop diva and jumped on the opportunity to show Beyonce one of their famously graphic DVDs about animal slaughter. Now, with this wedding gift, we have to wonder if PETA has gone soft. It's hard to tell whether the gift was meant to be tongue-in-cheek or not, but we interpret this as a sincere gesture of good will from the animal rights org. Maybe they're just afraid to be on Jay-Z's bad side? We would be.

[via Jezebel]

Rock the 30 Rock

| Posted Apr 14th 2008 5:57PM by Whit Honea
Filed under: Haute Home, Accessories, Style in the media, Casual wear, Men, Videos, Tops, Celebrity Style

If your favorite show on TV is MILF Island, then you are in luck. Don't let the fact that the show doesn't actually exist, yet, keep you from showing your support. We understand that there is also talk of a potential, and equally fictional, spin-off.

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Coolest. Glasses. Ever.

| Posted Apr 13th 2008 3:54PM by Whit Honea
Filed under: Eyewear, Haute Home, Style icons, Accessories, Style in the media

Is that a home theater system on your head or are you just happy to see us? If you chose anything but "both" then keep reading. We've got something to show you.

The Vuzix iWear may look like something off of Star Trek, but it's much cooler. That's right, we said something was cooler than Star Trek (see Battlestar Galactica), deal with it.

This "face-furniture" as the good people at Firebox call it, provides "a fully immersive audiovisual assault" that replicates watching a 62" screen from a safe distance. Really. It's like watching a huge big screen on your face.

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