Want to show your patriotic pride this weekend?
Need a few tips to get you started in the right direction?
Let me help…
American flag fanny pack?
Bad!
Wickedly sexy high heels from Moschino?
Good!
Those are from Moschino’s “Cheap & Chic” line of shoes and feature a patent leather and fabric upper, accented with a tiny little red bow.
Ask yourself, would I wear this on any day of the year?  If the answer is yes, go ahead and have fun with it!  If you’re buying an accessory that’s going to sit in the closet for the next 364 days, maybe think twice…

In honor of the inauguration, I felt it would be appropriate to have a red, white and blue day on Gleaming Things!
Today’s first pick?  The iconic Barack Obama poster, turned into a pendant by The Gilded Lily:

The pendant is actually a re-purposed Scrabble tile, with the image sealed into it with resin.
image: The Gilded Lily