"Is it wrong that I want this?"

It happens to lots of us--we see something so tacky, so outrageous, so random, that we immediately want it. These thoughts are often followed by disparaging second opinions that make us change our minds. Sometimes, though, we follow through with our "love/hate at first sight" feelings and buy whatever strange item it may be. In these cases, it feels good to take a chance. Unfortunately, there are those other times when we experience a "What was I thinking?!" moment. Here are a few things that I must admit I'm fascinated by. Will I actually buy them? We'll see...

A sequined bikini that I would wear with the top as a bandeau. Would it even last through a lap in the pool? Who knows. Guess who makes this trashy yet weirdly charming (to me, at least) bikini? The brand that outfits legions of high schoolers in those infamous sweatpants... Victoria's Secret PINK.

I'm not big on graphics, but there's something I like about this subtly integrated text on the upper back of a vest that happens to be two of my favorite things: 1) black and 2) studded. What may be surprising is where this vest is from and, better yet, who "designed" it. Don't laugh. It's from a certain 5 ft. 2 in. Canadian (or is she a US citizen now?) who makes guilty pleasure music for 10 year-olds. Yup, it's from Avril Lavigne's Abbey Dawn line at Kohl's. I've never actually set foot in a Kohl's because there are none by my hometown or where I go to school. I assume it's like the now nonexistent Mervyn's? Hmm...