Gift It: Totes.

I don't often consider the usefulness of totes. I was inclined to think they were the hipster's territory, but I can no longer ignore their mass appeal. A good tote can serve as your primary bag (fits books, magazines, and notebooks perfectly), or can be folded up into your regular bag to keep on hand for grocery shopping or stuff collecting (I don't know...whatever). That's handy, no? Especially if you live in New York and you decide to go grocery shopping after you've already gone clothes shopping and there are so many things to carry that you wish you had another cotton/canvas bag with a cute print on it. Totes totally solve that. Also, they are ch-ch-cheap. Most are $15 or so, or you can stalk your favorite haunts and see if they ever give out a lil satchel with their logo on it, which has happened to me more than once. If you'd rather purchase than stalk, here are some bags from online boutique Little Paper Planes or your consideration:

Robots, spatulas, bikes, antler girls? There's something here for everyone! Click any of the images for more information.

Wear Wolves.

I saw these earrings on Little Paper Planes and they reminded me how much I've always wanted to wear wolves:

They also reminded me of Gastón Viñas's amazing animated clip for Radiohead's video for their single "A Wolf At The Door" off of the Hail To The Theif album.




Wear wolves. Ha.

Like A Fox.

Alyson Fox draws illustrations that trace the line between pretty and dirty; between innocent and unnerving.

Fox's illustrations are making their way onto all sorts of items that can make their way into your life for a very reasonable fee. You can purchase prints of her drawings on sites like Little Paper Planes, and Poketo has produced a pretty little wallet featuring Alyson's work for a cool $20.

See more of Alyson's work on her own site.