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I don’t know what it is about the holidays that brings out the girly-girl in me. I’m loving all the sequins and glitter, especially during an evening out. But these are some casual items that can add a touch of sparkle during the day, and some can even take you into the night.
I’m not sure what I’m going to wear them with, but I really love the Toms Pink Glitters!
I was doing a bit of holiday shopping and found some uber-cute party dresses and shoes on Lulus.com. These items are not just fun, but completely affordable. There are tons of styles, but these are the ones that caught my eye for any upcoming party for Christmas or New Years.
As a Duran Duran enthusiast, seeing the name of the first dress on this list made me want to buy it right away. An adorable one-shoulder velvet dress called “A New Religion”? How appropriate!
Click each picture for a link to the item
Talk about fabulous, I want to thank Kristy from Vogue Gone Rogue for the kind mention of “Any Second Now” on her latest blog entry for the “Full Time Fabulous” blogger contest. The Sunglass Hut contest is in full swing, so please visit her blog, post comments and give her the support she so very much deserves!
Click on the link below for Kristy’s latest blog entry and to read more about the contest. I’m so flattered that you shared a little of your blog-sphere with me. Cheers Kristy!
(Thanks again IFB for the love! I was hoping my little Duran Duran pictorial would make it!)
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I’m gathering ideas from all over on how to re-vamp my wardrobe, which has caused me to revisit some pieces that I’ve had in my closet for a while. I got this tunic top at Topshop in London on Oxford Street back in 2008, and it’s actually a maternity top. I didn’t gain too much weight when I was pregnant, so I got something that was close to my normal size, which means that I can still wear it as a regular part of my wardrobe. What’s great about the top is that it ties in the back so that I can cinch it to make it more slimming.
I bought this sweater over three years ago and instantly fell in love with the sleeves. I’ve only worn it a handful of times, so it’s fun to try to find new color palettes to wear it with. I kept this outfit very neutral right down to the boots, so I felt I needed to anchor it with a dark denim legging.
Outfit: Burberry sunglasses; Unknown brand sweater; Topshop maternity tunic; American Rag black denim leggings; Urban Oufitters scarf; Steve Madden Luxe boots (seen here)
Photos by Deon Chen
I bought this Erin Fetherston for Target shirt awhile ago, but never found an opportunity to wear it. Now that I’ve worn several animal-themed pieces of clothing (a bird print dress and leopard jacket come to mind), I felt that I could finally bring out my fun rabbit print shirt. It’s also been awhile since I’ve worn this jacket. It’s not really velvet, but it’s a fine enough corduroy that it feels like it.
I wore the jacket and shirt with one of my favorite styles of pants: the wide-leg. I have several incarnations of the wide-legged pant, and these Guess jeans are one of the widest I own. I like these types of jeans rather than the flare because they are full all the way through the leg instead of tight in the thighs up until the wide part extends from just below the knee. I like the way the jeans were a little distressed and faded, so I couldn’t bring myself to have them tailored. So now I just wear them with my super-high platforms, like these Jeffrey Campbell suede clogs. But even these jeans were almost too long. You can see my clogs barely peeking out from beneath them.
Outfit: Unknown brand fine corduroy jacket; Bebe crown brooch; Erin Fetherston for Target shirt; Guess jeans; Jeffrey Campbell suede clogs.
Photos by Deon Chen
It’s not often that someone gets a fantastic opportunity, and it’s even better when it’s someone who you can help support their effort. As you know, I am a part of the Independent Fashion Bloggers network. IFB is a great place for fashion bloggers to gather ideas from each other on how to build a better blog and also to network, which is very important if this is what you will choose as your occupation. I’ve been on their Links a la Mode three times so far (see the “Featured In” links), which is a great feature on their site where they showcase their top 20 links of the week.
One of the girls that added me as a friend on the site when I first joined IFB is involved in something very special. As a result, I was invited to view her journey. Her name is Kristy and she is one of the top 10 finalists in Sunglass Hut’s “Full Time Fabulous” contest where the remaining bloggers are given assignments to compete to win. The prize: A full-time job as a fashion blogger for Sunglass Hut in NYC! Here is what the winner will get:
Be sure to check out her blog on my Blogroll (Vogue Gone Rogue), and also follow her through her contest blog by clicking the picture below. I’ve been following her assignments so far and she’s doing such a fabulous job. Her entries are great because in addition to being beautiful and stylish, she is very insightful and takes fantastic pictures. Good luck Kristy!
Objects, places and even clothing can stir up a lot of memories. For some reason, striped shirts and Oxford flats always remind me of Duran Duran in their early days (except they had white jazz Oxfords). I could never find those shoes back then in white, so I always wore Vans or Keds when I was trying to dress like them.
Duran Duran had such style and they still do today. I consider them one of the best dressed bands of the 80’s (Spandau Ballet is another band that comes to mind). They were one of my favorite bands during the early part of my teens, until I discovered Depeche Mode (and everything shifted). But when I think of impeccable suits and luxe in the 80’s, I always think of Duran Duran.
We found these electrical boxes painted as Rubik’s Cubes while driving on the way home from work one day. I thought it very appropriate since I felt that I was channeling early 80’s Duran Duran with my outfit.
Outfit: Old Navy “Prep Coat” and skinny black cargo pants; The Limited striped shirt; Jeffrey Campbell canvas Oxfords; Burberry sunglasses; Tiffany & Co necklace
Photos by Deon Chen, except for the Duran Duran photo (source unknown)
Dominic stayed with Deon’s parents while we ventured out on Black Friday, so I accompanied him to the Wildhorse Golf Club in Las Vegas. I really can only handle the front nine holes, and Deon being the intuitive husband that he is, said that I should go shopping for the back nine holes. Not wanting to spend the time parking at the nearby Town Square Mall (although I absolutely love that mall), I decided to go to a local strip mall to get my shopping fix in.
I found a few very cute things at Old Navy that were mostly basics. I found out recently that my sister had commandeered my father’s military pea coat, so I needed to get one of my own. I found the perfect navy blue “Prep Coat” for only $29.95. This is a classic that will stay a staple in my wardrobe.
Right next to the coat, I found another prefect item: black skinny cargo pants that I’ve been on the hunt for (they are the same exact ones in the picture, just black). At $10, I felt fashionably and frugally fabulous. Because the deals were just so great, I was able to get my niece’s birthday/Christmas outfit, a nice little outfit for my son and and outfit for my husband. But I’ll definitely be working these great basic items into my wardrobe in the days to come.
The colder weather is finally here and I’m turning some of my summer maxi-dresses into winter wear by combining them with cardigans in all incarnations, scarves and boots.
I read a definition of “vintage clothing” as anything dated from the 1920’s to the 1980’s. That means anything that I owned as a teenager has become “vintage”. I could either stay horrified or just embrace the fact that I have some orignal “vintage” pieces in my wardrobe that I didn’t buy in a thrift store or re-sale shop. So the sweater I’m wearing is actually from the late 80’s, given to me as a gift. I removed the broken buttons, so the sweater has this homemade feel to it. It is now going to be a model for one of the things I aspire to knit someday.
Speaking of homemade things, my friend made the cute drawstring purse I’m holding. She made a scarf from an old velvet dress, then used the sleeves to make a couple little purses and gave one to me as a gift. I absolutely love it! Now one of my future endeavors is to make purses out of some fabric remnants that I have left over from a previous room decor project. I’ll feature my work in future posts. In the meantime, I told her that her awesome little purse would make an appearance or two in some of my pictorials.
Outfit: Cotton On floral maxi-dress; 80’s vintage knit sweater; Jessica Simpson boots; handmade velvet drawstring purse
Photos by Deon Chen
