The things we did and didn't buy

I finally got myself this Prince-worthy umbrella:

I want these shoes:

We suffer for fashion or whatever

I thoroughly enjoyed this analysis of the pope's getups. Check him out in his throwback ermine cape and camauro (Benedict's looks decidedly more Christmas-y than Urban VII's). They can deny that his shoes are Prada all they want--I really can't judge, Holy Father, because I have been looking for cute red flats for a long time!

Also, this is a funny and fairly creepy quote : "'The pope, therefore, does not wear Prada, but Christ,' L'Osservatore said."