Oscars AFTER PARTY 2011

The After Party dresses are as HOT as the gowns in the actual Awards! 

Vanity Fair and Elton John hosted the parties.

Here are my favorites
ENJOY!

Sofia Vergara
Such a detailed and beautiful gown

Rosie Huntington-Whitely

Kim Kardashian

Taylor Swift
Shiny!

Street Chic: Vintage!

I adore VINTAGE outfits

H&M Trousers, Fur Cream coat, Stripe shirt, jet black tights, and black booties.

 The hat tops the outfit off perfectly!

You can pull this style off by wearing simple stuff! It's the few pieces that make it a "WOW" outfit like the hat and the cream fur coat.

Street Chic: MUSTARD & GREEN!

OK so Mustard and Green go together...but would you ever wear it?

I wasn't too sure until I saw this outfit.

She is wearing a mustard color sweater, a dark green bubbly skirt,
wedge boots, and a Mulburry sachle bag.

This is such an easy look to do...buy a simple mustard sweater and dark green skirt from H&M, Mango, Zara, or the cheap outlet of your choice. Go designer with your purse and shoes...I suggest Gucci's new line of purses and shoes!

Trendy, Chic, & Unique

ENJOY

Blogger Hanneli Mustaparta

Oscars 2011 Red Carpet

I think the Academy Awards is my favorite award show of the season because everyone dresses their BEST. Its like New York Fashion Week all over again.  
I love it! Here are my favorites from last night's show. 

ENJOY

Halle Berry in Marchesa
WOW.....Marchesa can never go wrong!

Sandra Bullock in Vera Wang
Lady in red looking amazing! Such a classy look.

Mila Kunis in Elie Saab

Hilary Swank in Gucci
Not a typical Gucci gown but I am loving the feathers



Reese Witherspoon in Armani Prive



Cate Blanchett in Givenchy
By far my favorite gown of the evening!
It's a piece of art!

Gwyneth Paltrow in Calvin Klein 

Sharon Stone 

Emilio Pucci at Milan Fashion Week

Emilio Pucci at Milan Fashion Week 

Fall/Winter 2011-12

ENJOY!

So Sexy!

SO CLASSY!

Definition of ELEGANCE! 

Deal of the Day: Fur Cape

I love Fur Capes...I have a Manoush one 

but if you are looking for a cheaper one you are in LUCK!

This ASOS Fantasy Fur Cape is so unique! 

Its a hood and a cape...perfect for a ski trip.

And guess what? It is on S-A-L-E for $48, originally $90. 

My advice is to purchase it now and save it for next winter.

You can purchase it HERE

My Marc Bouwer Gown

This past summer my cousin got married. Next to my sister, she is the most important person to me who will/got married. That meant I had to find a gorgeous dress to wear for her wedding. I knew she wanted her bridesmaid to wear red, but when I saw this breathtaking Marc Bouwer one shoulder gown I couldn't resist but change the color to crimson! Like you read in my previous post on one shoulders, I AM OBSESSED! My cousin immediately approved and the gown was  purchased! Marc Bouwer is a favorite of Angelina Jolie, Eva Longoria, and Kim Kardashian....so I knew I had made the right decision! I wore brown Gianfranco Ferre shoes with the gown.   

Look at my previous post on one shoulder dresses HERE

Me at my cousin's wedding
in a Marc Bouwer gown

Trends: ONE SHOULDER with RUFFLES

I am OBSESSED with One Shoulder and lately 

I've noticed I am addicted to Ruffles as well!

Seriously, whenever I go shopping the one shoulder dresses attract my eyes like a cheesecake from Cheesecake Factory! 

Here are my favorite one shoulder ruffle dresses for this Spring

ranging from $60 to $348 and where you can find them.

ENJOY!!

BCBGMAXAZRIA
$348
This is a perfect dress for going out.
It's not too dressy and not too casual.
I also love the side draping!
You can find this HERE and its also 30% OFF 
at the BCBG store!

Laundry by Shelli Segal
$345
I think this is the definition of CLASS.
Perfect for graduations, family parties, etc.
You can find this HERE

Aqua
$242
BY FAR MY FAVORITE
ONE SHOULDER RUFFLE DRESS!
It is so unique and beautiful! I want this badly!
You can find this HERE

Lipsy
$98
This is perfect for DAY. Its not too dressy
but still has class and elegance
You can find it HERE

TFNC
$60
This dress is UNDERPRICED! seriously!
The color and design is breathtaking!
LOVE IT!
You can find it HERE

Trends: LAYERS with Olivia Palermo

I think Olivia Palermo is one of the best dressed socialites of NYC!

In this outfit she is in LAYERS....perfect for the Spring and Fall where it's not too hot or too cold.

She was attending the Mulberry show at London Fashion Week wearing a green shirt with a pink skirt (perfect match), light cream jacket, brown coat, pink/purple booties, and a Mulberry purse.  

So for this spring, dress in layers! It doesn't mean you have to wear a lot...it just means you can wear a few light items 

to make your outfit stand out!

You can layer up with any budget!

Olivia Palermo at London Fashion Week

Bottega Veneta at Milan Fashion Week

Bottega Veneta doesn't just have amazing clutches...

THEY HAVE AMAZING EVERYTHING! 

Here are my favorites from their show for Fall 2011 in Milan

ENJOY!

WOW
WOW is all I have to say!

I WANT THIS!
Definition of P-E-R-F-E-C-T

so sexy!

My Dinner Night Outfit

Last night I went out to dinner with my two besties to a great restaurant in DC. DC residents definitely go to OYA, great food, great service, great atmosphere!

I wore a Manoush Fur Vest, Bold blue skirt, jet black tights from Bebe, long sleeve shirt, and black ballerina flats. My advice to everyone is to match luxury with simple. For example, I am wearing a $500 vest (got it on sale for $200...how awesome is that?!!) with a $20 dollar skirt! 

Mix & Match!

It was so good!

VERSACE at Milan Fashion Week

I love and want them ALL!

Aren't the coats beautiful? 

Especially the white one with fur sleeves and the red coat!

I really like the simple black fur coat 

BUT I just bought a Manoush fur coat so no more spending for me!! 

(I can afford Manoush but not Versace..who am I kidding!)

Versace Straight from Milan Fashion Week

ENJOY!

Deal of the Day: ABS Dress!

Today's Deal of the Day is a beautiful 

A.B.S by Allen Schwartz dress

Bloomingdales has it for $330 while Bluefly has it on sale for $207!!

That is 40% OFF!! 

I am in love with the dress because of the color and the bow detail.

By the way, if you sign up for Bluefly emails you will get $10 off!

You can buy it from Bluefly HERE

Bloomingdales 
$330
Look HERE

Bluefly
$207
Buy HERE

Street Chic at Milan Fashion Week

I think this person did a PHENOMENAL job with this outfit

The leather jacket, black hat, RED purse 

(remember my blog on RED accessories? you can see it HERE)

OH and the floral skirt with jet black tights?!

I LOVE IT!

The red purse and lipstick make the perfect touch to any outfit.

Cheap Takes on RESORT Shoes & Purses

March is almost here and you know what that means:

SPRING BREAK!

I have the perfect Purses and Shoes for your spring break 

at a resort or the beach ranging from $69.90 to $395

I suggest straw shoes and purses

ENJOY!

PURSES

Red Valentino
$395
The bow just does it for me! 

Tory Burch
$275
The straw design is perfect for a night out on
your vacation at the beach or resort. 

Zara
$79.90
This is just right for going out to lunch or by the beach!

SHOES

Tory Burch
$195
Such a cute wedge! It is also a COLOR BLOCK!
Look at my blog on color blocking HERE 

Zara
$89.90

Gucci
$465
THE BAMBOO AND ROPE DETAIL...auh!
I want this!

Zara
$69.90

Trends: Color Blocking!

Color Blocking

I am so excited!

I love matching BOLD colors. I usually wear bold skirts like

blue, yellow, red, and orange with a neutral top

in the spring/summer and sweaters in the fall/winter.

HOWEVER, for this Spring...things are a little different!

I am going to match Bold with BOLD!

Below are four dresses that do a magnificant job at color blocking

and three skirts to match tops with!

ENJOY!

Gucci
$2,350
I love this colorblock dress from Gucci.
Purple and Orange are two colors you usually
don't match together...but this Gucci design
pulls it off PERFECTLY!  

Gucci
$2195
BY FAR, my favorite!!!
I love the detail. Again, like the other Gucci dress, the
colors blue and turquoise usually don't match together...
HOWEVER, this season its different! 

Just Cavalli
$690
This dress is so elegant. Perfect for Day. You can
easily pull this off with nude shoes.

Zara
$59.90
The Pink and White go so well together!
Match it with the shoes and you will be hot hot hot!

Zara
$59.90

Zara
$39.90

Zara
$39.90