Hurry down my chimney tonight (or whenever)

Dear Santa,

I wish I could claim with a hairpin's worth of honesty that I've been "good" this year, but unless your operational definition of that word has something to do with enraging strangers, polarizing acquaintances, alienating friends, embarrassing family members, indulging in material items at the expense of my own health and finding (extreme) gratification in the misfortune of others, I'm not so sure I deserve much in the way of pretty presents this holiday season.

But just in case you happened to only be paying attention during my few moments of altruism instead of my regular deluge of evil, I've put together for your shopping convenience a collection of my favoritest favorites in 15 categories from the nearly 375 items featured in my 'If I had a sugar daddy'/'If I had a sugar daddy who had a sugar daddy' posts over the past year.

If you can only choose just one, go with the Proenza Schouler LBD, if two, the LBD and the McQueen pumps. If three, well...if you're gonna give me three, I don't see why you don't just go ahead and swing for all 15?

(slight head tilt, double eyelash bat, this expression)

I mean, you are Santa, aren't you?

Oh, and as one last favor, I'd also really love to have this and maybe a few of these for His Lordship. As was the case last year, you'll receive his full list, professionally calligraphed, enumerated in descending order according to price and thematically color-coded in shades of purple, on his half birthday, December 12th.

tall/skim/extra hot/no-whip gingerbread latte wishes,
Johanna

p.s. if you could also open a Little Caesar's within a block of my apartment and find a way to de-carb and de-calorie Crazy Bread, that'd be super great, too

And now, for 2007's best Sugar Daddy offerings...

Work Dress

Tweed coatdress by Burberry Prorsum

($2,500, featured 12 October 2007)

Party dress

Horse-print mini by Juliana Jabour

($1,077, featured 25 September 2007)

Evening Gown

Lantern-neck silk halter gown by Malandrino Couture

(price upon request, featured 20 April 2007)

LBD

Pieced dress by Proenza Schouler

($2,250, featured 19 January 2007)

Handbag/clutch

Metallic box clutch by Bottega Veneta

($2,250, feature 16 April 2007)

Accessory
London blue topaz ring by Dominique Cohen

($2,000, featured 7 June 2007)

Jacket

Ruched collar swing jacket by Mint

($428, featured 23 August 2007)

Coat

Cashmere-blend walking coat by Celine

($2,300, featured 9 August 2007)

Sweater

3/4-sleeve puff sweater by Twig
($220, featured 2 November 2007)

Blouse

Ruffle-sleeve blouse by Jean Paul Gaultier

($735, featured 11 April 2007)

Trousers

'Domini' skinny trousers by Theory
($305, featured 15 October 2007)

Skirt

Hanging skirt by Vivienne Westwood Anglomania

($409, featured 9 October 2007)

Unmentionables

Cocktail triangle bra and thong by La Perla

($363, featured 14 March 2007)

Shoe (closed-toed)

Brancusi pump by Alexander McQueen

(£425, featured 23 November 2007) Shoe (open-toed)

Moonbow peep-toe pumps by Christian Louboutin

($650, featured 24 February 2007)

Hurry down my chimney tonight (or whenever)

Dear Santa,

I wish I could claim with a hairpin's worth of honesty that I've been "good" this year, but unless your operational definition of that word has something to do with enraging strangers, polarizing acquaintances, alienating friends, embarrassing family members, indulging in material items at the expense of my own health and finding (extreme) gratification in the misfortune of others, I'm not so sure I deserve much in the way of pretty presents this holiday season.

But just in case you happened to only be paying attention during my few moments of altruism instead of my regular deluge of evil, I've put together for your shopping convenience a collection of my favoritest favorites in 15 categories from the nearly 375 items featured in my 'If I had a sugar daddy'/'If I had a sugar daddy who had a sugar daddy' posts over the past year.

If you can only choose just one, go with the Proenza Schouler LBD, if two, the LBD and the McQueen pumps. If three, well...if you're gonna give me three, I don't see why you don't just go ahead and swing for all 15?

(slight head tilt, double eyelash bat, this expression)

I mean, you are Santa, aren't you?

Oh, and as one last favor, I'd also really love to have this and maybe a few of these for His Lordship. As was the case last year, you'll receive his full list, professionally calligraphed, enumerated in descending order according to price and thematically color-coded in shades of purple, on his half birthday, December 12th.

tall/skim/extra hot/no-whip gingerbread latte wishes,
Johanna

p.s. if you could also open a Little Caesar's within a block of my apartment and find a way to de-carb and de-calorie Crazy Bread, that'd be super great, too

And now, for 2007's best Sugar Daddy offerings...

Work Dress

Tweed coatdress by Burberry Prorsum

($2,500, featured 12 October 2007)

Party dress

Horse-print mini by Juliana Jabour

($1,077, featured 25 September 2007)

Evening Gown

Lantern-neck silk halter gown by Malandrino Couture

(price upon request, featured 20 April 2007)

LBD

Pieced dress by Proenza Schouler

($2,250, featured 19 January 2007)

Handbag/clutch

Metallic box clutch by Bottega Veneta

($2,250, feature 16 April 2007)

Accessory
London blue topaz ring by Dominique Cohen

($2,000, featured 7 June 2007)

Jacket

Ruched collar swing jacket by Mint

($428, featured 23 August 2007)

Coat

Cashmere-blend walking coat by Celine

($2,300, featured 9 August 2007)

Sweater

3/4-sleeve puff sweater by Twig
($220, featured 2 November 2007)

Blouse

Ruffle-sleeve blouse by Jean Paul Gaultier

($735, featured 11 April 2007)

Trousers

'Domini' skinny trousers by Theory
($305, featured 15 October 2007)

Skirt

Hanging skirt by Vivienne Westwood Anglomania

($409, featured 9 October 2007)

Unmentionables

Cocktail triangle bra and thong by La Perla

($363, featured 14 March 2007)

Shoe (closed-toed)

Brancusi pump by Alexander McQueen

(£425, featured 23 November 2007) Shoe (open-toed)

Moonbow peep-toe pumps by Christian Louboutin

($650, featured 24 February 2007)

The perfect pair of goes-with-everything party shoes

As I said in the introductory post, I'm a shoe girl but not a shoe shoe girl. If I were to somehow come across $1,000 in a dark corner of my bank account, you better believe it would go toward this and this, not the delicious Zanottis or Louboutins I've posted below and at right, respectively.

While I love and can appreciate others' evening shoes, for me, the strategy has always been to invest in one simple, unique and versatile pair that can take me from black dress number one all the way through black dress number seven.

You've seen my go-to shoes - they're lovely, yes, but they're also lonely, sitting on the top shelf of my shoe rack with nary another cocktail-party-apropos pair in sight.

But don't feel too much pity for them...in fact, they're coming off the bench for an event this evening, and all of us - my dress, my shoes, my new Shu Uemura's, my black coral and yellow gold Indonesian serpent bangle - are doing everything we can not to look at the clock every five minutes.

For shoe likers and lovers alike, please to enjoy.

'Pretty' peep-toe by Luichiny
($69.99 at heels.com)Ribbon pump by Oh Deer!

($124.99 at heels.com)'Modhi' peep-toe by Guillaume Hinfray*

($240 at barneys.com)

'Whit' pump by Betsey Johnson

($170 at betseyjohnson.com)

'Ettora' pump by Nina

($49.99 at lordandtaylor.com)

Grosgrain sandal with rosette by Marc by Marc Jacobs
($445 at shopbop.com)

'Magnify' pump by Enzo Angiolini
($88.95 at nordstrom.com)

L230 pump by Pura Lopez*
($310 at nordstrom.com)

'Jojus' D'orsay by Nine West
($55.90 at amazon.com)

Velvet peep-toes by Luciano Padovan
($365 at intermixonline.com)

Bejeweled peep-toe by Giuseppi Zanotti*
($628.95 at couture.zappos.com)

'Delicious' sandal by Stuart Weitzman
($193 at couture.zappos.com)

*your Editrix's top picks

The perfect pair of goes-with-everything party shoes

As I said in the introductory post, I'm a shoe girl but not a shoe shoe girl. If I were to somehow come across $1,000 in a dark corner of my bank account, you better believe it would go toward this and this, not the delicious Zanottis or Louboutins I've posted below and at right, respectively.

While I love and can appreciate others' evening shoes, for me, the strategy has always been to invest in one simple, unique and versatile pair that can take me from black dress number one all the way through black dress number seven.

You've seen my go-to shoes - they're lovely, yes, but they're also lonely, sitting on the top shelf of my shoe rack with nary another cocktail-party-apropos pair in sight.

But don't feel too much pity for them...in fact, they're coming off the bench for an event this evening, and all of us - my dress, my shoes, my new Shu Uemura's, my black coral and yellow gold Indonesian serpent bangle - are doing everything we can not to look at the clock every five minutes.

For shoe likers and lovers alike, please to enjoy.

'Pretty' peep-toe by Luichiny
($69.99 at heels.com)Ribbon pump by Oh Deer!

($124.99 at heels.com)'Modhi' peep-toe by Guillaume Hinfray*

($240 at barneys.com)

'Whit' pump by Betsey Johnson

($170 at betseyjohnson.com)

'Ettora' pump by Nina

($49.99 at lordandtaylor.com)

Grosgrain sandal with rosette by Marc by Marc Jacobs
($445 at shopbop.com)

'Magnify' pump by Enzo Angiolini
($88.95 at nordstrom.com)

L230 pump by Pura Lopez*
($310 at nordstrom.com)

'Jojus' D'orsay by Nine West
($55.90 at amazon.com)

Velvet peep-toes by Luciano Padovan
($365 at intermixonline.com)

Bejeweled peep-toe by Giuseppi Zanotti*
($628.95 at couture.zappos.com)

'Delicious' sandal by Stuart Weitzman
($193 at couture.zappos.com)

*your Editrix's top picks