LE CATCH

You know those dresses that scream look at me? It looks like this girl is running away from the curious onlookers in her wake.

$48, anthropologie

I visited a friend in Santa Barbara this past weekend and while I was checking out her newly renovated kitchen, I noticed a stack of beautiful ethnic-print linen napkins, folded neatly on a drinks tray. My first thought was, wow, what a nice touch! I picked up the napkins to closer inspect them and suddenly realized that I had actually given them to her last Christmas! Well done, me! This experience made me think that pretty print napkins would be a good place to start for the home edition of my gift edit. Here are a few other fun finds that would go over well in any home: a seriously stylish photographic print from Scott Schuman (a.k.a. The Sartorialist)--for $40, no less!; or for the high-brow art lovers in your life, an iconic yet very affordable fine art print from painter Yves Klein); a vanity-defining glamorous brass bauble box from Kelly Wearstler; a gorgeous malachite bowl (I've given out a few as gifts!) from Chic Shop; and a chic Southwest-inspired patchwork print throw. All good things!

$148, j.crew

I showed up at a Lucky cover shoot yesterday wearing a grey sweatshirt-inspired sweater--and I was not alone. Lucky's stylist and the famous cover subject (to be named!) also wore grey pullovers. Here's one that will stand out from the rest. And them some...

1. J.Crew embellished sweatshirt, $148, jcrew.com
2. Topshop faux fur coat, $190, topshop.com
3. American Apparel bag, $220, americanapparel.com
4. Alice + Olivia snake-print leather pumps, $295, shopbop.com
5. J. Crew leather pants, $850, jcrew.com

UK-based Oxygen Boutique is currently showcasing a round-up my favorite holiday-and-beyond pieces from their store. There are some goodies, and you can check them all out here!

I admit it: I just got this top and was feeling very much like I did not want to share the secret with anyone. (Fortunately I don't suffer from this often, but this is as bad as I have had it since April.) I wore it yesterday at a lunch with some girlfriends, compliments ensued, and the inevitable happened: someone asked me where I got it. So, I had to fess up. And now it's time to do the same here, making good on my promise when I started this blog to always share: the top is from Asos. It's so good, you too might not want to tell your friends its provenance. But please do tell them you found it on LE CATCH!

$459, barneys

I've been obsessing over these Manolo Blahnik wedges ever since I came across them a few weeks ago on Barney's website. Back then they were $765, and I was so ready to pull the trigger, confident I'd wear them (comfortably, chicly!) into the ground next spring, or even sooner on a mid-winter tropical getaway and, furthermore, I was delighted that they'd be in step with all the leg-climbing gladiator business due out from Proenza, Tom Ford, and Altuzarra next season. But, alas they were sold out in my size. Adding insult to injury, they're now on sale! They do, however, also come in a nude suede (sadly, already sold out in my size) and eggplant (which is available!). My fantasy would be to have them in black and wear them with...

1. 3.1 Phillip Lim sequin dress, $950, netaporter.com
2. Bauble Bar gypsy earrings, $24, baublebar.com
3. Serpui Marie mother-of-pearl clutch, $594, shopbop.com
4. Manolo Blahnik suede wedges, $459, barneys.com

P.S.: The sale at Barneys is chock full of goodness, including these temptations from Isabel Marant and Derek Lam.

Spotted everywhere: the leopard print coat. And there's more to come, thanks to Stella McCartney's just-hitting-the-store-racks cat-centric resort collection. I'm wild for these options from Mango, Free People (which is similar to the one above), Stella McCartney, Warehouse, Topshop, and Zara. More meow below!

$49, mango

I bought this Mango gem in London back in early October, after seeing it in the retailer's Fall catalogue, scouring Mango's two floor store on Regent Street to no avail and then consequently begging a store manager to check the store's stockroom for one in a size medium. Long story short, I am in love with this vibrant sweater--which I have been wearing with my snakeskin-print pants and knee-length skirts--and I am happy to say it has finally arrived online and, perhaps may have even just hit the racks on Regent Street, too.

1. Mango sweater, $49, mango.com
2. Iosselliani rhinestone earrings, $248, forwardforward.com
3. Lanvin metallic brocade clutch, $693, netaporter.com
4. L.A.M.B. ankle strap pumps, $285, shopbop.com
5. J. Crew sequin pencil skirt, $695, jcrew.com

Ballerina slippers, step aside. There's a consensus--at least among Women's Wear Daily, Claire Distenfeld (owner of New York's newest must-shop Fivestory), designer Marc Jacobs, and even the Wall Street Journal--that the pointy toe flat will be next spring's power shoe. And we're talking piercingly sharp, as in Marc Jacobs' Spring 2013 interpretation, above. Here are some pointed options to kick around right now: Jenni Kayne's D'orsay flats, Asos' under-$100 black patent version, Loeffler Randall's lizard print pair and Topshop's black suede staples.

Photo: Style.com

$170, topshop.com

It's a cardigan. It's a blazer. It's both! There's no mistaking the amount of polish it will add to any casual look, like this...

1. J. Crew lace print sweatshirt, $75, jcrew.com
2. Topshop floral studs, $18, topshop.com
3. Topshop knit blazer, $170, topshop.com
4. Simone Rocha metallic clutch, $368, ssense.com
5. Vince shearling trim ankle boots, $455, saksfifthavenue.com
6. Frame Denim jeans, $210, netaporter.com