From the Wicked Desk of Emilie Zanger Issue #25

By Venus Zine Staff
Published: September 1st, 2005 | 1:41pm

COMFY COUTURE
To sleep, perchance to dream … of vintage fashion. A cotton camisole screen-printed with an illustration of a 1924 corset by Rente, along with hip-huggers adorned with the French word “rêve,” meaning “to dream,” will surely inspire some beauty rest.
($29.50, edendawn.com)

SUGAR AND SPICE
Oh. Yum. Who hasn’t fantasized about diving headfirst into a vat of pumpkin-pie filling! No? Well, OK, but toss the all-natural Let Them Eat Pie bath scrubby into your tub, and you’ll still love soaking up the scent of Thanksgiving Day. Made with real pumpkin, oats, nutmeg, and cinnamon, you’ll want to eat it up.
($7, hellagoodproducts.com)

SWF ISO CUTE NECKLACE
With this sassy pendant necklace by Poppy Red, you can wear your sexual frustration on your sleeve or, rather, around your neck. Guaranteed more effective than the Craigslist personals. Just be ready to fend off all the lustful strangers who “respond” to your ad.
($40, beccalou.com)

CREWEL TO BE KIND
Brand-spankin’ new design kits from the coolest of the crewel, Wool & Hoop’s Katherine Shaughnessy, make textile-licious greeting cards, pretty potholders, or funky pillows. The kits come with a blank greeting card to mount your finished masterpiece and are simple enough for crewel newbies to do.
($16, woolandhoop.com)

VAMPY VINO
Has your bottle of two-buck Chuck lost that lovin’ feeling? Let it slip into something a little more comfortable. It’ll still taste like cheapo vino, but at least it’ll look fabulous in this kimono wine cozy.
($8, funkyutopia.com)