Pretty Likes Purple

I'm not really a fan of snake skin or snake skin prints. It's not my style. Plus, I really like snakes, and a snake skin bag just seems a little cruel. I don't have one, but I'm not allergic to them so they are actually a potential pet (as apposed to everything that is furry or feathered). If purple snakes really exsisted--as this Diane von Furstenburg purple snakeskin tote ( Saks Fifth Avenue, $295 ) suggests, that might completely make up for my lack of fuzzy companions.

Well, Punxsutawney Phil didn't exactly predict purple, but he did predict an early spring, which means these Floral Fandango Heels ($188 from Anthropologie) may be trotting down the street soon (even though it feels like it will ever stop snowing here in Metro Detroit). Sadly the Michigan groundhog, Woody the Woodchuck (woodchucks and groundhogs are the same) didn't have the same good news. She (yep, Woody is a she) said we'd have six more weeks of winter, and she has been right 9 out of 12 times. Phil has only been right about 30% of the time. If you're putting your faith in Woody, these purple suede boots ($75.78 on Zappos) maybe a better buy right now.