Strategist

Week of October 27, 2003

By Rima Suqi

Mini-Meow
Blabla creates super-cute knit items for kids, including backpacks in monkey, cat, dog, and bunny motifs ($48).

Barneys New York
600 Madison Ave.; 212-826-8900

Rolling Tome
The long-awaited Rolling Stones biography According to the Rolling Stones ($40) is finally in stores. It’s a photo-driven journey through decades of rock-star craziness, all as remembered by the Stones themselves, with additional essays by Ahmet Ertegun, David Bailey, Sheryl Crow, and the like.

Chronicle Books
415-369-6271

For more information, check out chroniclebooks.com.

Knit Pick
Chaiken’s sweater set isn’t the usual cardigan-and-crewneck combination. Instead, there’s a caplet that goes over a crewneck sweater or jacket. In black, chocolate, and ivory ($352).

Saks Fifth Avenue
611 Fifth Ave.; 212-753-4000

Hang Ups
Beehive Kitchenware has expanded its line to include these multipurpose copper hooks in sprig ($16) or paisley ($25) motifs.

American Folk Art Museum
45 W. 53rd Street; 212-265-1040, ext. 124

Or, check out beehivekitchenware.com.

Flat Feat
American Eagle now stocks a full range of shoes in its Soho store; we especially love these flats. Very on-trend for fall, and only $44.

American Eagle
575 Broadway; 212-941-9785

Or, check out ae.com.

Ruff Trade
Design-savvy pooches will appreciate toys created by the likes of Karim Rashid ($25).

MoMA Design Store
44 W. 53rd St.; 800-447-6662

Or, check out momastore.org.

Against The Grain
Kids these days aren’t into stones—precious or otherwise. They’re into seventies-inspired everything, especially sterling-silver jewelry with wood-grain accents, like these fab pieces by Pyrrha. (Priced from about $100 to $110.)

Michele Varian
33 Crosby St.; 212-343-0033

Terence Conran Shop
407 E. 59th St.; 212-755-9079

Foiled Again
These spun-aluminum Dolcinea vases are made by hand in designer Babette Holland’s Brooklyn studio ($150).

Access Artisans
22 Greenwich Ave.; 212-337-9690

Or, check out babetteholland.com.

Bag of Tricks
The genius of Ellen Tracy’s new handbag system is in the add-ons. Each bag (choose from a shopper, $228, or handbag, $148) has hooks inside where girls on the go can attach a clutch ($128), a slim wallet ($108), an agenda ($128), a portfolio ($148), or an I.D. case ($38).

Macy’s
151 W. 34th St.; 212-695-4400 or 800-925-7979

British Accent
Holland & Holland’s men’s jacket is a deluxe mixture of wool tweed with leather accents on the lapels, elbows, and pockets. Carved buttons are an added bonus ($2,330).

Holland & Holland
50 E. 57th St.; 212-752-7755