I wasn’t sure exactly what this was when I spotted it. Turns out, it’s a hand blown glass sculpture by UK artist Amanda Brisbane, who, apparently, everyone is talking about. Her work is in museums in the United States and Europe and the pieces come with a mega price tag. Because they are hand blown, no two are exactly alike. Brisbane also uses sand casting for some of her amazingly colourful and decorative pieces, which have names like Plain Peacock Butterfly (above), Red Sun, and Frozen Water (both after the jump). I really love the abstract forms, especially in the Frozen Water design. The Red Sun also has a strong colour impact.

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Coach keeps pumping out the bags as quickly as I can fall in love with them. Here’s another from the Hamptons line I’m totally loving. I think it is, once again, the purple. This also comes in mahogany brown and black. I said it once, but I’ll say it again. Those three colours, along with raspberry, are going to be smoking in the fall. Anyway, I really like the solid shape and design of this one.

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Ummmm …. I had to put these out there because I feel like this is kind of a perfect example of what you should never put your feet through. Talk about much too much - these Miu Miu sequined pumps are likely to blind unsuspecting passersby. But hey, they would definitely be a conversation starter. Or stopper. And you’d be the only one at the party wearing them. Just don’t wear them with orange.

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Bag. Must HAVE bag. Need bag. OK. This is the Jimmy Choo Ramona tote, comes in two colours. Black is the safe bet, but not as fun as the lovely blue pictured above. I take it back. The blue will get you through the seasons too. It’s way hotter anyway. Patent leather, gold hardware, part of the fall collection. Bag. Love bag.

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I’m thinking this bag is aptly named. It’s the Gucci Hysteria shoulder bag. This is the kind of bag women fight over and covet. This colour and style is going to be knocked off for fall, watch and see. The cost of the real thing in grape suede with a genuine metal Gucci crest? $1,350 US. I really can’t say enough about the colour. LOVE the colour. And the shape.

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Oh, I know you’re out there. You love the gladiator sandal and wear it everywhere and bemoan the fact they fall in and out of style. I am not a convert. However, I believe I’ve found a happy medium for those who think like me. I spotted these online at www.shopdolcevita.com and thought, hmmm, I could go with that. Check out the major sale. The pluses? No major multi straps and because it doesn’t wrap all the way up the leg and sticks to the ankle, you won’t have to worry about weird tan lines. And I’m loving the bright blue.

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Want to make a colourful splash? Check out this 100 per cent silk Victoire Faille wrap dress, part of the fall collection, by Diane Von Furstenberg. The woman knows how to make a hot, sexy, fashionable dress. But it’s the colour of this one that really sold me. It’s pretty blinding, but is definitely a pick me up. How can you be in a bad mood in this colour?

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I do like Marc Jacobs and his funky, fun, and fabulous footwear. Here’s a perfect example of why. Fresh, saucy colours (check out shoes in orange and yellow after the jump) and patent, always my favourite. Note the thicker heel on the shoes above, which admittedly, is more stable then those thin, delicate stilettos. Heel thickness, however, comes and goes. At least with stilettos, you know they’ll be back. However, I’m still loving these babies for summer.

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