...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.
A flower tie that's not too girly? No way. But it's true. Even nicer: it comes in an insane number of color combos, and for $10 more, you can get it in silk. From Cyberoptix.