I met Virginia at Flock Shop in LA’s Chinatown, where her nature-inspired recycled leather wallets, clutches, flasks (for emergencies, of course) and boots are best-sellers at the quaint boutique. Nature is a theme that resonates throughout the line, and Virginia admits to being in love with Mother Nature. But the motifs on her clutches aren’t of forests, animals or plants. Her emphasis is on capturing those little details in a flower bush or tree that we probably wouldn’t even bat an eyelash at. And it’s because we never bother to notice these things that De La Luna’s items command a second look. A clutch with a cherry blossom flower motif caught my eye—and I was suddenly transported to springtime in Japan. A peacock craning its head towards the sky evoked recollections of trips to the zoo when I was 7. I can’t even remember the last time a pair of shoes sent me down memory lane.

If you aren’t up to date on the latest Playboy cover girls, don’t worry, we’ve got your fix. Let’s just say that there will be lots of ex-Danity Kane nudity in this March’s issue. Singer and Tara Reid in training, Aubrey O’Day takes it all off for the magazine, and although she’s airbrushed within an inch of her life (the effect very…how can we say this…”Lars and the Real Girl?”), O’Day is looking good pretty good dripping in golden fringe, if you’re into that whole partially sedated thing.

Wanna look like Isla Fisher in Confessions of A Shopaholic? All you need is some Gucci, Valentino with a dash of Burberry and Marni and there you go, fabulosity. Thus, this weeks’ THE POP SHOP is inspired by the movie, Confessions of a Shopaholic (read our review here.) In lieu of the movie, I am eliminating Deal of the Week because, well, the movie is all about extreme splurge shopping. Sorry guys, this weeks is all about the ladies channeling their inner shopaholic, but we’re sure you’ll enjoy the high …

Even the most American company peddling tee shirts and trendy, neon colored jeans isn’t safe from this hard-hitting recession. American Apparel, the company that made a name for itself with its pornographic ads, overpriced tee shirts and sparkly spandex (Thank God that trend is dying) has recently dodged filing for bankruptcy, according to an article published in Los Angeles Business Journal.