Pool Time

Photographic pool scene + triangles overlay = badass print by fashion darlings Proenza Schouler. Silk snap shirt on sale in a size 6 for $206 from $790 at Forward by Elyse Walker. Download and buy it with Forward's iPhone app and take an extra 15% off, bringing it to about $175. Free shipping, too.

Bananas

I have mixed feelings about the fruit -- apparently it is nearly all sugar, and the process by which it is picked in Latin America and shipped to the U.S. is a study in the problems with globalized food consumption -- but I do like these facsimiles. From above, zipped lined hemp tote with leather handles and a silkscreened image, $73.75 (was $295!) from Virginia Johnson. Clever resin banana bowl by Areaware on eBay for $59.99 with zero bids and 1 day left, or buy-it-now for $100 (usually retails for $140).

Weirdly Shaped Bags + Columbus Day Sales

Are calling out to me. Of a Kind is offering $50 off any purchase of $150 or more through today, the 14th, with the code OCTOBERBEST, including this hexagonal shaped cream leather bag with black trim (the other one is sold out, sadly) by Metalepsis Projects -- made in LA -- for $124 (was $174). I also love this still-pricey bright orange pentagonal bag by for $270 (was $450) by Imago-a -- made in NYC -- at Pour Porter.

Other Columbus Day sales, as Racked NY aptly says, "in honor of a man that definitely didn't discover America,"make aspirational items slightly more within reach. Creatures of Comfort took an extra 10% off everything today only (no code needed); Maryam Nassir Zedah has a 15% off coupon, columbusday, good on everything through tomorrow the 15th; and La Garconne is offering an extra 20% off all sale items through today with code FALLOCT20. More comprehensive sale lists are here and here.

Comey Cardigans

A bunch of Rachel Comey from seasons past has been posted on eBay, including several nice size medium cardigans, with starting prices of $50. I particularly like the shiny blue one, but the others are perhaps a bit more practical.