When we interviewed Melissa Payner for April, she expressed her love of all things black. We concur. Though we’d love to add vintage to the mix.

Christian Louboutin.
$550 at Bergdorf

Last year in our best of denim fall feature. We rated James Jeans as the best pair you could buy. It was comfortable, it was sexy and it was just plain fantabulous.

eLUXURY.com decides to provide this promotion. If you buy a pair of James Jeans over $150 you get a free James Jeans tote while supplies last. Can’t beat that. Head over there now.

So the Papierdoll April 2006 issue is up and it’s a great read (though my impartiality may be in question)

We interview Bluefly’s Melissa Payner
There are 4 beauty features to get you ready for the spring.
We take a retro look at Oleg Cassini

and if that’s not enough over on the Look side of things

Photographer Andrea Thompson creates her own look for the fall. Can you say timeless?
Photographer Betty Medy takes us to the real streets of Haiti.

Proving once again we’re not just a great blog, or something.
-E

Celebrity Deathmatch meets Angry Supermodel in the puppet re-telling of Naomi Campbell’s beat up incident from a couple of years ago. Hilarious.

… read the NYT Sunday Style’s feature article on the shoe shopping predicament for drag queens: finding stilettos that a) fit, b) are comfortable, c) look cute, and d) can adequately support a 200+lb biologically male frame. Not an easy task, to be sure.

“If the Shoe Fits, You’re Lucky” via NYTimes.com.