What's Free This Weekend? Stop By Diamonds & Dials...

...buy some Pandora jewelry, and get a free bracelet.*

Spend $100 or more on Pandora at Diamonds & Dials and you get the sterling silver clasp or bangle bracelet free ($65 value). Spend $500 or more on Pandora and you get the sterling silver gold clasp bracelet, $325 value. That's some big value.

*limit one per customer, and while supplies last, see store for details

Diamonds & Dials

Herald Square, 106 West 34th Street at the corner of Broadway and 34th Street

Greeley Square, 96 West 32nd Street at Sixth Avenue

Forever 21 in Jumpsuits

During an accessories trip to Forever 21 last week, when I was helping a colleague shop for an upcoming wedding event, I spotted this disco-era, Mary McFadden-esque jumpsuit and knew I had to come back and try it on.

Here are the bangles....and here is the jumpsuit. For those of you not familiar with designer Mary McFadden, she is associated with accordion pleats, goddess looks, and, allegedly, 11 ex-husbands.

Yeah, I like the concept but it didn't work so much for me. I then tried on what looked like a blue jumpsuit on the floor, that magically turned purple in the dressing room. I really dislike taking photos in F21 dressing rooms. The lighting is, *ahem*, crap! But their bangle selection was very cute. And I'm still wondering if I should have bought this jumpsuit...both are $24.80.

Forever 21 50 W. 34th Street between Fifth and Sixth Avenues 

Shoes, Fries, and Accessories

What an afternoon. First, Pat Field for Payless shoes on sale (see tomorrow's post), then a little Manhattan Mall wandering inspired by a Racked Twitter request, and last, a perfect, just-a-step-above fast food burger & curly fries at Bruce's Burger. All I needed for more perfection was a McDonald's shake.

I dropped by Afaze in Manhattan Mall as earlier in the day Racked twittered the need for those plastic backs for earrings. Which reminded me of my dire need for these as I seem to always lose one in every pair of earrings I own (blame cats...). Where to find? Mirthful33 was lovely enough to twitter back: Claire's or Afaze in Manhattan Mall. Really one of my most productive twittering sessions yet.

But sadly, Afaze no longer carries the plastic backs. I'm checking out the bead stores on 6th Avenue later this week. Here's what Afaze did have:

A few baubles in the line of this spring's "ethnic" trend:


You could wear that headband across your forehead ala Arden Wohl, but then I may have to send Cousin Phil over to torture you.

Bright pink and green faux-skin clutches, $22, what's not to love? Afaze is like a grown-up Claire's. One can get a little lost in there. And I'm very excited with the Manhattan Mall progress. No JCPenney yet, but everything's looking all shiny and modern.

Afaze, Manhattan Mall level 1, 33rd & 6th Ave.
Bruce's Burger, 1 Penn Plaza in Kmart corridor, 34th & 7th. Or, right around the corner from the awesome Garrett Popcorn.