Kismet OTR

I want all the pretty things!
About once a year I get up to OTR to check out the restaurants and shops. And on my most recent trek, Kismet was a fave discovery.
This little shop, which opened up in the fall, has clothes, accessories, home items and other neat bits that you might not need but very much want. For example, I came SOOOO close to buying this pack of gold feathers. They looked like they were hand-​cut cardboard or maybe leather and would have looked so special in a fun vase.
Did I need them? Nope. Did I want them? Oh yes, very very much!
But in the end I chose to buy this gold and black necklace. Twelve or so gold chains hang down in this longer, multi-​strand necklace, and the upper part of the necklace, which would go around your neck, features skinny, gold beads sewn in a chevron-​like pattern on a strip of black velvet. It’s a bit Great Gatsby and a bit Disco all at the same time.
And I had to have it!
Plus considering that Kismet was offering 20 percent off storewide through Jan. 15 as part of a «thank you sale,» that put the price of this necklace at about $ 20, which was comfortably in my price range.
Kismet also had adorable hats and sweaters that I wish I would have given a second look, as well as bras, believe it or not.
And the salesperson at the register was so welcoming and cheery, greeting each person as they walked in.
I’d like to think that it was kismet that I would find such a neat shop, and I can’t wait to stop in to Kismet the next time I’m in the area!