Bling Around the Collar
Federico de Vera’s necklace is packed with real diamonds, sapphires, emeralds, rubies, topaz, garnets, pearls, aquamarine, and a huge citrine drop. $9,800 at De Vera.
De Vera
1 Crosby St. at Howard St.; 212-625-0838

See deveraobjects.com for details.

Go with the Flow
Tumi’s sporty new Flow line includes soft nylon backpacks, totes, messenger bags, and duffel bags, in black, brown, and blue (from $60–$175).
Tumi
Various Locations.

Visit tumi.com for stores.

Initial Impression
Colorful compact mirrors with bedazzled initials are $26 at Urban Cottage.
Urban Cottage
2519 Broadway at 94th St.; 212-663-5501

Screening Room
At first glance, the Image1200 looks like a typical Polaroid camera. It’s not: There’s an LCD screen on the back so you can preview shots. It’s a nice option when film costs $15 for ten pictures ($169).

Visit polaroid.com for store locations.

Orange Alert
Acqua Di Parma’s latest offering is this orange-scented Blu Mediterraneo Arancia travel collection, which contains eau de toilette, shower gel, and body cream ($84 at Barneys New York and Bergdorf Goodman).
Barneys New York
Various Locations.
Bergdorf Goodman
754 Fifth Ave. at 57th St.; 212-753-7300

Spy Kids
Leica’s Trinovid BCA binoculars now come with yellow or bright blue rubber armoring. Available in 8-by-20 and 10-by-25 models ($525 and $550).

See leica-camera.com for stores.

I’m with the Band
Gigantic rubber bands (they’ll easily squash three bulky Sunday papers) are $7 in packs of four at Jack Spade.
Jack Spade
56 Greene St. near Broome St.; 212-625-1820

Numbers Game
Jenny Wilkinson’s new wallpaper line is a series of paint-by-number designs; $140 for a 30-foot-long by 20.5-inch-wide roll, with acrylic paint, at Residence.
Residence
146 Wythe Ave.; Williamsburg, Brooklyn; 718-782-0788

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