minted

I don't know why it took me so long to order my first pair of shoes from Shoemint, the dazzling brain child of Rachel Bilson and Nicole Chavez. After snagging a deal in their summer sale, I started browsing the fall collection; I didn't even know I needed brown leather ankle boots until I saw these bad boys.

Shoemint

Plus, there are so many Mint sites--Jewelmint, Beautymint, Stylemint, etc.--that it's easy to build a complete fall look almost exclusively from these lines.

Stylemint tee, Shoemint boots, Jewelmint ring and cuff, Belstaff suede legging, YSL Muse Two bag

And the best part? The Mint family sites are so crazy affordable that they leave plenty of room in the budget for $3,000 pants and a YSL handbag in the perfect shade of deep navy for fall.