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" \nHey, guys!  I have so much stuff to tell you today that I&amp;#039;m just going to get right to it. I had the day off and got the chance to hit up some of my fav stores all around NYC with my mom, Lana, who flew into town from L.A. to visit me on the set of Gossip Girl. After a delicious lunch at Pastis and a quick stop at the Theory store for the perfect, softest, thin cashmere sweater, I took my mom downtown to the Lower East Side, where we witnessed a rare but amazing occurrence: a sample sale that wasn&amp;#039;t totally ransacked! I know, you almost don&amp;#039;t believe me. But it&amp;#039;s true. This happened to be the Dolce Vita sample sale. For those of you unfamiliar with DV, get your notepads out. They have supercute, stylish shoes that are comfy and don&amp;#039;t come with a Louboutin price tag! After loading up on some cool navy suede knee-high boots and great faux snakeskin gold wedges, we went over to one of the best stores ever, Foley + Corinna. From the vintage jewelry and amazing clothes to the perfect handbags that come in EVERY color, it&amp;#039;s a shopper&amp;#039;s paradise. The great thing about F+C is that if you find a dress that you love, you don&amp;#039;t have to wish it was in blue or purple because it comes in all those colors too! My personal fav item from the store is the Jet Setter Jr. tote. I have it in a bunch of colors because I just can&amp;#039;t get enough. It&amp;#039;s a bigger tote so it fits all of the essentials and the &amp;quot;just in case items.&amp;quot; But it&amp;#039;s sleek enough to take you through the evening.  Our next stop was just a taxi ride away. Right around the corner from ABC Carpet &amp;amp;amp; Home (the most exquisite furniture and home decor ever) there&amp;#039;s an awesome store called Intermix. They have everything from LnA tanks and tees (great wardrobe staples) to Genetic denim jeans (ladies, if you&amp;#039;re looking for the perfect &amp;quot;butt jeans,&amp;quot; look no further) and finally, for the glamazons, beautiful Missoni and Diane von Furstenberg dresses. Totally the one-stop shop.  Finally, we had to round out the day by finishing up with a visit to H&amp;amp;amp;M. I&amp;#039;ve always been a believer of leaving the &amp;quot;style watchers&amp;quot; guessing. My rule is: Never skimp on shoes, bags, jeans or jewelry, but throw on a pretty girlie H&amp;amp;amp;M top with a mix of vintage and higher-end designers and you&amp;#039;re rocking some great personal style. Stores like H&amp;amp;amp;M and Urban Outfitters really cater to that trendy &amp;quot;must buy now&amp;quot; frame of mind. But this way you don&amp;#039;t have to break the bank.  So, after a crazy day of shopping, my mom and I were lucky enough to get tickets to see Gypsy on Broadway. I was truly blown away by Ms. Patti LuPone&amp;#039;s phenomenal performance. I encourage everyone to experience this wonderful show if you can get to New York City, and let the amazing cast entertain you!  Xoxoxo,  Michelle "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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