I’m a sucker for just about anything with my name or initials on it.  I think it stems from growing up in an era where everyone had simple names like Lisa, Jane and Amy and I had a name no one could pronounce much less spell properly.  My name was NEVER EVER on a key chain or license plate at places like SeaWorld and Disneyland.  I was lucky to find the letter “K”.  I think as a means of compensation, my mom got whatever she could monogrammed for me.  I had book bags, jackets, sweaters and overnight bags with my name emblazoned on them.  While as an adult I’m happy to have a such a unique name, I’m still in love with the idea of monogramming whatever I can get my hands on.  So, while I haven’t pulled the trigger on one of Louis Vuitton’s Mon Monogram specialities, I do go to their website from time-to-time and play around with the colors, stripe options and various initial combinations trying to figure out which I would get if I were going to buy a new Speedy bag or get a Neverfull.  What color combo would you go for?  I’m partial to purple and orange ….  

Do you have a bunch of keys on your keychain?  Are you constantly trying to find the right key because they all look the same? Stat Key to the rescue! Stat Key is for those who recognize and enjoy a higher aesthetic standard.  It is dedicated to freedom in design and robust but beautiful mechanical execution.  The result is atypical – striking, elegant, and personal. What more could you expect from a company made up of aesthetes from different professions — industrial designers, engineers, and business people.  Stylish and functional?  Really, what more could you ask for?  They’re about double the price of what you’d pay for a new key at a hardware store, but $5 for great design and ease of purpose fits squarely within my budget!

I was in Georgetown on Saturday night and saw some great Halloween costumes.  It’s been ages since I dressed up for Halloween, but I do delight in the style choices of those who do go all out — from the babes in arms to the grown folks with a fondness for the holiday and all those in between. I didn’t have time to buy a pumpkin, much less carve one, but if I had it would look just like the ones above! Have a stylishly Happy Halloween.