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SkinnyVinny_SalConvertible_bag_Camel_1.jpgIf your New Year’s resolution is to buy more functional items, you will love the Skinny Vinny Sal Convertible Bag. This canvas tote can be carried four different ways: as a briefcase, a messenger bag, a backpack and a tote. An adjustable strap easily transforms the heavy duty cotton canvas bag into its different forms, and multiple pockets will keep all your stuff organized. Handmade in Brooklyn, the Sal bags embody urban sophistication and stylish minimalism.

Skinny Vinny Sal Convertible Bag in Camel, $128 at moxsie.com.
300.jpgNu+Nan is an Australian clothing and shoe brand with an edgy, modern aesthetic. The label embraces unique styling combined with a relaxed vibe. We love these architecturally chic black wedges, as well as the brand’s classic oxford flats and sexy vacation-ready sandals. Shop now at nuandnan.com.

Murro Lasso Wedges, $129.95 at nuandnan.com
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Found: the perfect New Year’s Eve hair accessories. These chic headbands handmade by a San Diego-based Etsy designer will match almost any dress, and most cost under $30. And if you’re staying in with Chinese food, well these sequined hair pieces will even look good with your pajamas!

Lucia Bella Marlene Headband/Halo - $28 at etsy.com.
ohvsfabricly2.pngWe’ve raved about sites like Etsy, Accessory Artists, and Smashing Darling, but the newest website satisfying our indie fashion fix is Fabricly.com. What makes this site different from the rest, you say? Well first of all, they offer complete support for the designers they feature: sourcing, production, sample-making, and even public relations and marketing! All of this costs nothing for the designers, meaning that amazing, cutting-edge brands we might never see will now be available. That includes foreign lines with limited US exposure, designers without the means to show at fashion week, and indie labels that have yet to be discovered. Right now the site only stocks the covetable Oh! vs. Fabricly collection by London-based designer Ostwald Helgason. But site founder Ari Helgason told Fashionista that we can expect a collection with former Barlow designer Molly Girard Coonan in the near future, and accessories and menswear eventually. We can’t wait!


Screen shot 2010-12-19 at 11.27.56 PM.pngWe love glitter, sparkles, and shimmer - we really do. But the whole sequins trend is getting a little out of control, and we’re afraid that every girl is going to show up looking like a disco ball on New Year’s Eve. If you want to stand out from the crowd, tone down the glitz and turn up your style with some of these fabulously unique options from Stanton James:

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From top left: Carmelita Couture Suede Open Back Dream Dress, $390; Natalia Romano Asymmetrical Ruched Dress, $209; Stone Cold Fox Bardot Dress, $194; Chelsea Sutrisno Rhodes Dress, $259; Elaine Kim Beata SIlk Dress, $415; and Jesica Milton Negative Space Dress, $379.

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