i just like to look pretty

give good face
all dressed up

put my big girl shoes on

i'm dressed the part

subtly feminine, coy and powerful

a girl in a dress

is always dressed to impress

i just like to look pretty

glamourpuss

purrrrrrrrrrfect
rainy days
dreaming of Valentino gowns
of purple hue
my silver linings



maybe i'll watch his doc again
damn i love italy
and italian fashion drama

Versace, and Pucci, Oh My!

Shop Housing Works.com! - Pucci Sweater Turtleneck Dress









Shop Housing Works.com! -Versace Couture Shift Dress
These dresses are major
stunning
bold
vintage
geometric
mod
yet futuristic
those the details, like ELBOWS!
and the money goes to a GREAT cause !!!!
(and in directly pays my bills)
sometimes I think it is a cruel punishment, that I work for a company with high-end thrift shops

she doesn't wear her heart on her sleeves...

she wears sleeves covered in abstracted flowers
this dress is
divine.
i have an event next week.
thursday.
i want this dress for it.
i think its british.
in fact i'm sure it is...
who's the designer again?
ohh and the colours are so rich.
the texture of the fabric is tactile.
and the patent bootie with the high bun hair.
i die.
basically I LOVE IT.
I WANT IT.
but will attempt something a fraction of the amazingness of this frock

metallic mayhem

like so many of my posts contain
i covet this dress
its on ideeli
for 1/3 of its suggested retail price
i love the ruffles around the neckline
that purple metallic color
the cut
that little triple fold along the hem, instead of a slit
the belt-rhinestone thing is not so hot
i could cut it off
do you think burlesque dancers can afford dresses from Teri John on whim of fashion fancy?
i am considering a career change.

fall doll

Fall 09 Erdem (this collection is full of the cutest Fall DRESSES EVER!!)
this is really one of the cutest little autumn dress and practical for work. (which is sadly how my mind works these days...)
i love the mustard skirt (ever since my sister went through that year of only wearing it...it grew on me immensely. it isn't easy to wear, yet so wearable)
the textiles in satin (or silk?) of this collection made the simple shapes chic. the inky colourscape was so refreshing, but still very fall appropriate.
loopy neckpieces to replace traditional boring scarves, LOVE.
i always love tights with my dresses, and the shoes are maj, echoing those amazing colorblocked prints from the dresses.

its spring 09 Lanvin
but i can't help but see it this fall with a cute coat, then take it off for evening and big reveal
i love this volume, and recently bought a dress with this type of (almost maternity) wide waist and its very faltering
and so comfy...and still chic. too much of the stuff i own is tight (i mean fits me like a glove, so perfectly ha) and at the end of a night i am so damn relieved to remove it. ha AGAIN the chic wearable mustard colour in a big shoulder LOOP. sidenote: not only do i love mustard for autumn style...i love it smeared on a sandwich. yum

happy autumn fashionites! let the leaves fall...

exposed zippahs

so my roomie, the now-becoming-infamous A, influences my fashion and outfits FREQUENTLY if not always, even when he isn't present, he's on my shoulder as my fashion conscience. hehe and he loves exposed zippers. then much to my surprise my mother sent me a lovely spring dress that she got on sale at Target ( i think it was miss marked, the website still says its full price). I am going to follow up this post with MORE on Target because I HAVE BEEN LOVING THEM LATELY. McQueen, and now Tracy Feith. I have much to report and discuss. But here is the surprise dress from mommy, front view.

momma did good (she rarely does but maybe she's finally learning my style and edginess. (p.s. i HATE HATE HATE the girl smiling in these pictures from the target site. i will hopefully have some of me up in the dress soon.)
i completed the look with black leggings (it was raining), a black sequined sweater, black velvet circular vintage headpieces placed perfectly asymmetrically on my head, red lips and some high strappy snakeskin platform sandals. i will attempt to remember to take pictures before i go out. i am just trying to get the hang out this blogging thing that i have been obsessed with reading and am now trying to pick up 'doing' on my own. the dress is a brushed cotton, fits like a dream in the bust except after last night, i realized needs a hook&eye at the top of the AMAZING exposed zipper because it doesn't have a lock and it kept slipping a bit which was distracting when one is mingling at a party. the volume at the bottom is not too much, and yet still just enough. the fabric is funky too, my fashion designer friend called it a 'tie-dye' print that we have been seeing so much of, but i'd almost say its like smudgy spilled inky. inkily fab. hah.

so more loveliness from the target Go International collection at stores now. similar shape and that GREAT exposed zipper.


its a play on the Leger bandage dress up top and a fraction of the price. i also see hints of Theory in this, maybe i saw some gray and black dress blocking at Bergdorfs like this, again a steal. that is recession deliciousness.

hi i am sleepy

but i have vowed to post something everyday...and i had a great day at work, so here are three purdy things...i like things in threes

i want this jacket, i didn't properly categorize this...i think it was Matthew Williamson. speaking of which, i need to check out his ENTIRE line for H&M, i want something from it, even though its pricey. so springy and colourful and funky fresh fun
and MORE lovely.....

i LOVE LOVE LOVE this dress (More threeeeees weee!) erin featherson and oh so flowy and i love the flowers, abstract but small enough for details, this will be so cute with gladiators (BUT not tacky high silver ones like i saw on this girl on 14th street this evening, TACKYYYYYYY and didn't even match her outfit, thus ruining a sweet little pink delicate sundress....but yeah) or nude pumps/heeled strappy sandals.....oh spring/summer come hither with your colour and wispy winds

and here's a cool inspiring pic i found on one of my massive google image searches, this was after i was invited to a beatnik party and needed inspiration for my outfit, i found some funky vintagey images...here's one.

i heart her outfit, the effortless audrey hepburn chicness of it all...and thats its like patio bar, with the suited handsome men behind her. i love the way she is sitting, so spring casual. inspiration for the next month for us all.....

Chloe controversy?

making the dream very attractive.
perhaps too attractive?

Fashionista and Fashion Addict have said their peace on this but i thought i'd throw in my two cents. Apparently my *beloved* H&M ripped off my *inspirational* Chloe for their Fall ad campaign.
The vid is behind-the-scenes at the Hotel Particular in Paris during the youthful Chloe shoot with Freja, Shalom and Anja.

Since I first saw the Chloe ad in Vogue, i've wanted Anja's to-die-for bob cut&coulour (and the "Vitamin" dress haha). Then picked up H&M magazine a few weeks ago, first oogled over Freja in Rome layouts (its brillant and oh so mod!) and then saw Anja's hair again, of course fell in love again. This video shows how she get her cut on the set of the campaign (i love!). As a fashion mag addict, and a bit overstimulated by style.com's instant gratification, I didn't even notice how the photos, models, stark backgrounds (and style of dresses-but that is expected-its what H&M does best) were so similiar, maybe in fact alarmingly identical. Chloe's garments are obviously higher fashion-more extraordinary, so beautiful and very mod. The model choices were a perfect (love when Shalom is in real fashion ads-she is such a unique model-, not Tiffany *puke*), the locale was so structural next to the bold colours of those dresses. H&M saw a perfect idea, decided to copy it and figured who's gonna stop us? this is perhaps crossing into a new line of fashion copyrights faux pas. obviously no legal action has begun and it is only controversy amound the fashion inclined, but what do you think?

DRESSed down?!?

for fashionistas who like comfort as much as the next person...

i give you, the sweatshirt dress. its bloody briliant!

my obsession with sweatshirts&tshirts began as a 3 year old toddler who wanted to wear her favourite ones to church and fancy family dinners. it worked in my favor to a degree in the 80s that were fond of blucky sweats&long tees with leggings but a mother who worked in fashion for years and burgeoning interest&obvious skills in ensemble assemblage put an end to all that nonsense early on.
but, alas, the urge has returned and now it can be satiated with the uprising of sweatshirty/tshirty dresses out there.
the classic lines &stitching of old skool tees, heather greys, and those comfy cozy fabrics that only get better with age.
[i was already obsessed with the fabrics enough to invest in several sets of tshirt sheets and a sweatshirt blanket for my luxurious bed hah]

i believe the tshirt dress niche to be occupied nicely by the HIP SIMPLE clean lines at american apparel.
my focus is on the sweatshirt dress today. the thick but soft&fuzzy 'on the inside' texture that reminds you of college midterm mornings when you didnt have the strength to throw much else on as you were running on several hours of sleep for 7 days and perhaps stomping you way to impending doom. But that piece of clothing gave your the security and mini-indulge that when it was all over, you'd soon be at home in bed.
the one i got was from forever21 (i know the shame, but its adorable-i can't stop the compliments EVERYTIME i wear it)
the reasonable retail circuit has cute cheap ones at the likes of old navy and urban (respectively). honestly, the dresses are built from basics and these companies has built their empires on that premise, i think they are making these dresses are out quality materials stitched in quality ways.
[these both come in BLACK as well]


the high fashion conquistadoras of ELLE featured the sweatshirt dress (or tunic) as a shop musthave for Fall '07 and i couldn't agree more. They suggested looks from Vera's lavender label hemmed in sequins, a Rebecca Taylor look taken up a notch in puckered merino wool and a Lela Rose jersey tee dress with rouched taffeta sleeves. they (and i) suggest taking your DRESSed down look UP, when necessary, to another level with a chic-chic (think sequins, feathers, evening fabricated, and/or bejewelled) mini/knee-length skirt or cocktail frock underneath with some (Spectator or Low Bootie) spectacular high heels (or new studded Marc flats) to make the comfy, also tre chic.


in conclusion, you know you want to go out there to buy one of these DRESSed down sweatshirt dresses for running out to do errands with your Chucks or out on the town like an ELLE lady. good luck! send pictures of success stories pleaseeeeeeeee*

Summer please arrive officially....

no more of this wishy washy shit. i want sun and fun soon. i know its not actually summer yet, and spring has been bleak behind the sporadic (albeit heavy) rainstorms. but i prefer when the sun peaks out from the sky and shines on me, and i take that moment to stop, feel the breeze and breathe.
and in support of my cause, i will show my fav shape for graphic coloured sundresses. i don't know the technical term, but i want to say they are empire waisted reverse racerback tank dresses. theses colours are delicious, but couldn't you see the shape is a whimsical print? can't wait until the may flowers start to bloom tomorrow...