The Matchbook Girl

February 2, 2011Leave a comment

I am very intrigued by the idea of online magazines. First Lonny then Rue and now High Gloss and Matchbook. A few of my favorite bloggers have banded together to publish online. I LOVE that you can actually click on the things you love and go straight to them through the interwebs. And while I will always love physically holding and reading and keeping a favorite magazine, the online versions are very new and fun.

I very much enjoyed reading through Matchbook and I loved the “type of girl”they are reaching out to, I encourage you to look through any and all of them!

Adorable Wedding Video

February 2, 2011March 10, 2011Leave a comment

Such a lovely wedding, bride, couple, veil…everything.

via A cup of Jo

A Dreamy Wall of Shoes

February 1, 2011Leave a comment

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!Shoes, Various Designers

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…

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!Dresses, Lanvin, fall 2004; Chanel 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!Dress, Chanel 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.Dress, Thakoon spring 2006

By Candlelight

January 31, 2011Leave a comment

eternal-summer

This past Saturday was warm and sunny and such a nice reprieve from the chill that is far from over. With yet another Winter storm on the way, I am thinking ever more about Summer and savoring that lovely time whether we are there in our minds or in reality.

Photos via {this is glamorous}

Camel Coloured

January 31, 2011Leave a comment

Still a favorite color of mine. From Le Fashion.

Oscar PR Girl

January 28, 2011January 28, 2011Leave a comment

Complete Lifestyle Lust: Erika Bearman is the PR girl for Oscar De La Renta. She twitters (@oscarprgirl) and tumblrs various tidbits about her, Oscar and her & Oscar. She is utterly fashionable, cheeky and also pretty likable if you ask me. Here she is with her adorable husband, Jonathan Bearman and being street-photographed. She is also covered by the WSJ here at Fashion’s night out meeting and greeting the likes of Sarah Jessica Parker and Catherine Zeta Jones.

Her bio via Fashionista:

Name: Erika Bearman

Age: 29

Occupation: Director of communications for Oscar de la Renta and @Oscarprgirlon Twitter.

What was the last good movie you saw? The Social Network

Who is your favorite person to follow on twitter? John Jannuzzi. He has a blog textbook.tumblr.com, which is just so original and he really has a point of view.

What are you listening to? “Devil In a New Dress” by Kanye West and “The Story of Us” by Taylor Swift.

What one item of clothing do you wear almost every day? High-waisted pants and clutches.

What is the most prominent color in your wardrobe? Navy

What is your favorite dessert? Italian Ice

What was your favorite look from the Spring 2011 show? Probably the striped pant suit or the azalea & white print dress that Isabeli Fontana wore.

What are you wearing? ODLR Jeans, ODLR jacket, Topshop shirt, Balenciaga clutch, Ralph Lauren glasses, and the ring is from my grandmother.

She also shares personal photos of her outfits via twitter.

See what I mean? Via OscarPRGirl

Everything in it’s right place

January 28, 2011January 28, 20111 Comment

Rowan Lewis by Vanessa Jackman. Lovely!

In Love

January 27, 2011January 27, 2011Leave a comment

“Boys and girls in America have such a sad time together; sophistication demands that they submit to sex immediately without proper preliminary talk. Not courting talk- real straight talk about souls, for life is holy and every moment is precious.” — Jack Kerouac On the Road