Nicole Richie + BALENCIAGA WINNER

Balenciaga Arena Classic City

For years, I have excitedly followed Nicole Richie's style. Well, to be honest, after Nicole Richie met Rachel Zoe and forward ... I was positively inspired. I always wanted to buy a Balenciaga bag but never got around to playing with them in the store. Then I was given the incredible opportunity to not only finally get my hands on a couple of Balenciaga bags, but to also give away *two to YOU GUYS! Of course I had to jump at the chance!!

*I wish I had 4K+ bags to give away!

The Winner of the 2nd Giveaway Is.... Jenn Marilyn with her post here. Congratulations! x X

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Queridos Reyes Magos

Ayer, en una reunión navideña con amigos, Rosalba contó que uno de sus pequeños sobrinos le preguntó hace días si ya había escrito su carta a los Reyes Magos. Ella le contestó que no: "¡Que me traigan lo que quieran!", exclamó. El niño, horrorizado, reprendió a su tía: "¡Nunca hagas eso! Si les dices que te traigan lo que quieran ¡siempre te traen ropa!".
     Perfecto, añadiría yo. Qué mejor regalo.
     Si hay algo que siempre está de moda en España son las compras de Reyes de última hora. Una práctica de riesgo con la que podemos quedarnos con la miel en los labios, compuestos y sin lo que buscamos. Pero resulta casi inevitable caer en ello. Yo, en esta ocasión, he seguido los pasos de los 14 millones de españoles que utilizan la web para redactar, buscar y resolver la carta a Sus Majestades.
     Esta nube de tiendas online me ha permitido soñar con la posibilidad de poder lucir a partir del día 6 este Vivienne Westwood con el que crear un outfit urbano y divertido, perfecto para estas fechas. Explorar la web en busca del regalo de tus sueños es cada vez más sencillo. Y si al igual que para mí el tiempo es un reto con el que lidiar, la búsqueda virtual te permite desde casa recorrer y escoger en cientos de shops online.

Style Ideas: " Key Fashion Pieces for Fall "

❶ TWEED BLAZERS
❷ STRIPES
❸ LACE-UP PLATFORM BOOTS
❹ OVERSIZE SATCHEL
❺ TRENCH COATS
❻ GOLD WATCH
❼ VERY HIGH HEELS
❽ SUEDE WEDGE BOOTS

Some Outfit Ideas for Fall! ♥

Marc Jacobs and Kate Moss in Fashion

Books have been written (see below) about Kate Moss and her legendary sense of style. She has turned some of the simplest wardrobe staples into must-have pieces. To list a few: Blazers, denim cut offs, slouchy boots (a la Vivienne Westwood Pirate style) and the fringed Minnetonka style. Hunter Wellies, vintage dresses, fur coats, floppy hats, stripes and skinny jeans can also be spotted on Moss day and night. Mixing and matching is Kate's utmost specialty.

Kate doesn’t seem to let fame affect her either. She parties, goes makeup free and lives her love life out in the open. She is Kate Moss, take it or leave it. I'll take it!

It was 2004 when Marc Jacobs first caught my attention. His colorful and fun Marc by Marc Jacobs line was what drew me in. Youthful, refreshing and feminine all rolled into one. Maybe it was Marissa Cooper (from The OC) wearing his pretty sweaters, flirty frocks and flats or when he spearheaded Louis Vuitton's first RTW Collection, either way I was hooked on Marc. He exudes confidence, his creativity is through the roof and he inspires me to grab fashion by the horns and throw every single rule out of the window. Fashion is about self expression and that is what Marc Jacobs encompasses in every single one of his collections, collaborations and fragrances.

What are you Reading?

The Olsen Cool Factor + Vogue

Even when casual, in jeans and layered basics, the Olsens have honed in on a special, cool sense of style. Always chic, always on trend and always comfortable; Mary-Kate alongside her twin sister, Ashley, have been setting the trends since their teens. Now, with the success of their luxurious American line, The Row, they are finally getting the recognition they truly deserve among the Fashion elite. This month's April issue of Vogue talks about how what they may lack in height, they hugely amass with their creativity and design. These twins are the ones to watch.

tfs, fashiongonerogue

Floating on the Clouds, if I could I'd never come back down

Recently digging editorials and style by: Anja Rubik, Alexa Chung, Amanda Norgaard, Behati Prinsloo, Erin Wasson, Hana Soukupova, Kate Moss, Frida Gustavsson, Natalia Vodianova and Sarah Jessica Parker. Lately loving: dark eyeliner, feathers in my hair, blood red lips, pink, black and teal, red nails, Prada SS 2010, stripes, crowns, and yes, those pink Miu Miu shoes!



Sources: fashion gone rogue, tfs, refinery 29

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Desktop Time featuring Alexa Chung!

All images taken from Thomas Giddings for Jalouse magazine photo shoot. My favorite!! Feel free to use them, please just credit if used elsewhere, thank you.

Source: tfs.

A Year in Review

I thought it fit today to blog about some of my current favorites for 2009 as well as some favorites that haunted me through 2008 and still today. I am anxiously anticipating the arrival of my body con double-U neck minidress from American Apparel, in black with long sleeves. The perfect classic; alone or layered. Cat has convinced me to hit the mall today for some studded rings (as has MK Olsen) and Melissa talked me into making a stop at the bookstore for the perfect Fashion book. I'm craving multichain necklaces as well. I cannot wait to incorporate all of these trends and new ideas into my blog this year. I do have some secrets up my sleeve, all neatly written out in shopping list format, of course. I hope to score some of them today. If not, there's always tomorrow.

XO

UPDATE: I ended up getting:

• a slew of rings
• a new scarf
• a bracelet
• and some very Carrie Bradshaw shoes!! xx
• I had to order the book online, along with another ring and necklace. :]
  

4 Little Birds ...

Tallulah Morton is as much down-to-earth as she is eccentric (in a good way, of course!) Charismatic from her wild child hair right down to her colorful fingernails. Always casual, and yet, she makes it look so effortlessly chic. It's no wonder the Cobrasnake fawns all over her.


Knightcat, also known as Cat Khan, is a college student by day but a blog maven by night. Her blog, knightcat, is a driving force of inspiring photographs. She never lets us down, every single photo causes accelerated heart palpitations and joy. Who is Cat Khan? I'd love to find out.


Mary Kate Olsen inspires me to be free thinking, to love fashion for its role in being creative; being art. MK thrives in standing out from the crowd; and that's a good thing in my eyes. I would enjoy a day talking fashion, shopping for shoes and sipping lattes with this sage leader.


Ruby Aldridge to me, is "the Urban Outfitters girl" but she is also very much daring as she is beautiful. Ruby is just as gorgeous naturally as she is all made up. Just like her sister Lily, who manages to make wearing thick-framed black glasses a "do" instead of a "don't," Ruby has girls clamoring for her hot "du jour" stylish ideas; all over the continent.


Photos: the cobrasnake, knightcat, dripbook, the fashion spot. - Collages: by fashionchalet. please credit. x

My Supermelon.com Feature!!!

I was contacted a few weeks ago by Jenna at TheSupermelon.com. She was interested in interviewing me for the website and was wondering if I would be willing. Feeling incredibly flattered, I said yes! Thank you, Jenna, for including me (and my blog) in your "Real Style" section. I hope your readers (and mine) enjoy the interview as much as I enjoyed being a part of it. For those wanting to read the full-length interview and leave a comment for me, you can do so --HERE.

Thank you so very much to the team at The Supermelon.com♥