Merry Chrismoss!

So the breaking news here isn't Kate Moss' fresh eye-grazing fringe. (But honestly, her hot bangs could be the news, if only because every tween and lesser starlet will soon be scrambling to the salon for a chop. Kate is the sexy after all.)

What I really want to talk about is her shiny new holiday collection for Topshop. The minidresses, sheer tops, and waistcoasts hit stores and the web Thursday. Not every piece is a grand style slam (A sequined kerchief? Really?), but the best looks scream party, preferably with fake snow, glittery disco ball, and plenty of eggnog.

Behold! My favorite dress:

[Oooh-la-la!]

I'd have to try it on to truly commit to this glitzy thigh-grazing number. Sigh &mdash unless I wing it to New York or London, learn karate and other self-defense mechanisms, and stand in line for 19 hours, I probably won't ever see this winter wonderland fantasy come true. But, if the nice people at Topshop happen to read this blog and want to send me a sample, I promise to get myself invited to no less than 10 parties this December so I can show it off. Just a thought.

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Hot tip

I am a bona fide bargain hunter. I'm not ashamed. I'm not ashamed of the Joe's jeans I got for $45 at Marshall's. Or of the Furla bag I scooped up from the lower reaches of Filene's Basement's discount rack for a cool $50.

Nothing gets me more jazzed than a good deal, that's for sure. And because I know there are some fellow penny pinchers out there, I'll let you in on a little secret: enroll in the VIP club at the Wrentham Outlets. It's free to join and gets you coupons and discounts to several stores at the shopping mecca.

Case in point: This weekend I landed a pair of sweet Banana Republic "Luella" boots on the cheap. (Close your eyes and imagine the boots at left are black, ok?) True, they are last season. But with a 25% off in-store sale and a 15% off VIP coupon, the oultet price of $129 for the pair came down to $75. Not too shabby.

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