...is a writer and photographer who likes the well-made, the ingenious, and the shiny. Since she likes more material things than any one person can reasonably consume, she's done what those with a computer and an obsession do these days: start a blog. Shoppista enjoys Earl Grey tea with milk and sugar, trade paperbacks over hard covers, lomo photography, and the em dash. Occasionally, she refers to herself in the third person.
If you live in flip flop country, it's time to shop for this year's pair (because if you live in flip flop country, you wore out last year's pair). Here's something a little nicer than the ubiquitous rubber ones. From Abercrombie & Fitch.