so, despite the fact that i can find something to buy just about anywhere, i’ve been sitting on a store credit at active endeavors since december and just can’t seem to spend it. if anyone out there in blog land does see something at AE they can’t live without (perhaps those lovely tibi dresses pictured above), drop me an email (shoppingsmycardio at gmail.com) – i’ll give you a sweet deal!

xo,
SMC

wow…the summer sale season is upon us. so many choices, so little time…especially considering how quickly sale styles tend to sell out.

from our dear friends over at eluxury, i’ve been craving these gloves by carolina amato since i first spied them. true, it’s so not glove season. but when the weather turns cold again (and, believe me, it will), you’ll be the ultimate fashion diva in these opera-length beauties. i love the classic style of the terra, but the funky yellow is tough to pass up.

and these python d’orsay buckle flats from hollywould are just dripping with style, all for about $130 (down from $330, i might add).

and, i love that elux isn’t afraid to give us a shot at some true classics on sale. there are some lovely paige denim styles marked down to about $120, including my favorite fit, hollywood hills, which you can score for about 30% off.

ooh, and free shipping sitewide…i do love eluxury!

over at net-a-porter, this ultra-luxe tote by miu miu is the ultimate weekday accessory. use it to tote files to the office in the most stylish way possible. then, dress it down for the weekend by carrying it messenger-style. two bags for one price…and that price happens to be 50% off of the original. prada style for under $600 is tough to pass up, don’t you think?

and this’ll be gone before i even finish this post, but $200 for the teri tote by marc jacobs is just enough to make this monday fabulous.

if i hit the lottery in the next few hours, my first stop is going to be this stunning missoni coat – at $1,500, it’s still a serious splurge, but talk about a timeless statement piece. your grandkids will be arm-wrestling at your funeral over who scores this stunner.

this clutch is giving me fond memories of a certain oh-so-beautiful MJ zip clutch i briefly owned. it was the most stunning emerald green color, and i adored it so…and babied it so…and consequently, i was seriously wallet-paranoid, which is an annoying person to be. so, i sold it. but i still miss it every day.

this marc by MJ version would make me much less nervous, at half the price, and i think it has nearly all the style of the original.

probably not the same fabulous suede and satin linings, though…