Touch-Ups

Can I have someone constantly making sure my legs are shimmery and gorgeous? Email me at prettypayblog@gmail.com with applications (wink, wink).

via Glamour

A Glimpse

Karolina Kurkova behind the scenes at Altuzarra via from me to you. If you haven’t checked out this phenomenal photographer’s blog, do so NOW.

Here are some more (absolutely stunning) images…

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Someone, Please Wear This to the Oscars

Naeem Khan

Emma Stone or Claire Danes? Any takers?

And a peek at the back…wowsa!

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Naeem Kahn Fall 11

50 Most Stylish New Yorkers

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Stylecaster just published an article on the 50 most stylish New-Yorkers. I really enjoyed the interviews and photos of this piece. I also liked hearing about favorite NYC musicians, places to shop and eat. Check it out here.

The Most Fashionable of Fashion Week

As most of you know, it is Fall 11 Fashion Week in NYC. Every fashion week, the fashion-elite come out in droves to see the shows. They have become an attraction themselves for street-style photographers. Everyone wants to see what the tastemakers are wearing.. I am definitely spotting certain trends including fur, pops of bold colors, leather, animal print, top-knots and of course…black.  Here are my favorites of the week via The Cut and StreetFSN.

Day 1

Edward Enrique, CEO of TAF Marketing.

Mary Kate Steinmiller, associate market editor of Teen Vogue.

Day 2

Olivia Palermo

Megan Roche, JustJared Blog

Day 3

Leandra Medine, The Man Repeller

Elaine Welteroth, Beauty Editor at Ebony magazine

Day 4

Chiara Ferragni, The Blonde Salad

Zanna Roberts Rassi, senior fashion editorMarie Claire

Day 5

Taylor Tomasi Hill, Market Director Harper’s Bazaar

IMG models from left to right: Jac Jagaciak, Joan Smalls, Frida Gustavsson

Madeline Andrews Escudero, Glamour market editor

Candice Lake, model/photographer

Day 6

Emmanuelle Alt and Geraldine Saglion, French Vogue editors

Ruth Runberg, head buyer at Brown’s of London

Denni Elias, The Chic Muse

Bridal Inspiration {Parties}

Now that I have THE DRESS, I can focus on  the dresses (among other things) that I will hopefully wear to parties here and there. I love the idea of the bride wearing a chic white dress to all the engagements she attends. Here are some inspiring dresses…

Lanvin Alice + Olivia Etoile Isabel Marant Milly Narciso Rodriguez Richard Nicoll Shirt Sandro Halston Heritage Versace Jason Wu Antonio Berardi Valentino 

This one is the ultimate…

Jason Wu Jason Wu 

All these beauties are from net-a-porter and are linked to their sources.

Our Future Home (if only in dreams)

This dreamy little site has infected me with all sorts of real estate envy, desire and full on coveting. You can see why…

Just a dreamy little villa in Siena, Tuscany. Will you be mine?

Stay tuned for more or scope for yourself at Shootfactory

Visions of Vacation

With no vacation in sight (honeymoon? too far away) and two feet of snow on the ground, indulge me as I daydream.

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Behati Prinsloo by Mariano Vivanco for Vogue Turkey via FGR

 

A Dreamy Wall of Shoes

<span class='fancyPhotoDesc'>My husband is an architect, and when we moved into our apartment my one request was to have a wall for my shoes. He designed it as individual cubbies, so it feels more like a display case for little works of art than a storage unit. The only problem is, I've already outgrown it!</span><span class='fancyPhotoName'>Shoes, Various Designers</span>

When I moved into my new house, this is exactly what I had in mind. Instead, I got this:

(Why, yes…it is slanted)

Not quite the same…but you get the idea. I’m hoping in the next house I will get more of a shoe wall like Jane Keltner De Valle’s via The Coveted. More below…

<span class='fancyPhotoDesc'>I’m lucky enough to be able to borrow dresses from designers for most events, so I actually don’t own a lot of formal dresses. But these are two exceptions to the rule. You can’t go wrong with a Lanvin or Chanel dress!</span><span class='fancyPhotoName'>Dresses, Lanvin, fall 2004; Chanel</span><span class='fancyPhotoDesc'>This is from the good old days when Chanel used to have sample sales!! I was an intern at W Magazine when I bought it. It’s still as chic today as it was then. There's something so special about a Chanel dress. It's the kind of piece you pass on to the next generation!</span><span class='fancyPhotoName'>Dress, Chanel</span><span class='fancyPhotoDesc'>This is from one of Thakoon’s early collections, but I would still wear it today. I love that even though it’s a floor-length dress, there’s a certain cool ease to it. The lightness of the fabric and the side cutouts, together with the abstracted diamond print, give it a completely fresh, modern feel.</span><span class='fancyPhotoName'>Dress, Thakoon spring 2006</span>