Le Closet Heaven

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4EjjQvX2m7yKegg6nw1F4kxlgMlgpYXTP8_yyg2O7S_QNoYX2a5y1kX_ni5LtP60dUPGN79YLqMU8wJFVjDdu27TIQ2RCeTKsu3GfqBDvTnkVSAze8uh3Pmztfl5Lis83jxdwWPKXAoI/s1600/_MG_1501.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4EjjQvX2m7yKegg6nw1F4kxlgMlgpYXTP8_yyg2O7S_QNoYX2a5y1kX_ni5LtP60dUPGN79YLqMU8wJFVjDdu27TIQ2RCeTKsu3GfqBDvTnkVSAze8uh3Pmztfl5Lis83jxdwWPKXAoI/s1600/_MG_1501.jpg" /></a></div>I recently started reading the fashion blog, <a href="http://www.lecatch.com/" target="_blank">Le Catch</a>.  It's written by Marlien Rentmeester, the West Coast Editor of Lucky Magazine. <a href="http://www.lecatch.com/" target="_blank"> Le Catch</a> makes for highly addictive reading as it's loaded with all sorts of insider-y fashion tips and trends.  Even better,  Marlien recently allowed another fab blog, <a href="http://www.closetvisit.com/" target="_blank">ClosetVisit</a> to do just that.  My voyeuristic, closet curious self couldn't get enough!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjewuL8-XLZ30f-wFpS7kl-hAZSeaaBkGu3iraX0iZcvONhXenQ3ffzb11xt7epRUud51keeEzGuHdt8fDCQNoFVCKB_jTKb5hc4NZEtCxvRofVSYiFudP6D5LAYGmEVAnoPQxRuAcewlE/s1600/_MG_1505.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjewuL8-XLZ30f-wFpS7kl-hAZSeaaBkGu3iraX0iZcvONhXenQ3ffzb11xt7epRUud51keeEzGuHdt8fDCQNoFVCKB_jTKb5hc4NZEtCxvRofVSYiFudP6D5LAYGmEVAnoPQxRuAcewlE/s1600/_MG_1505.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8OE49jB9KylAYrIw-Appf83e2S-1dX_Atmu_blv-55rWfiu_22IBg0cPhhTepgFjHDDtghHRhGIxAGH_5UGLqe-RTIzCeTFAvaxVBNCKlTu8pmyvYSEbomiQ1Ads9C6DuaB3EtPHj2uA/s1600/closetvisit1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8OE49jB9KylAYrIw-Appf83e2S-1dX_Atmu_blv-55rWfiu_22IBg0cPhhTepgFjHDDtghHRhGIxAGH_5UGLqe-RTIzCeTFAvaxVBNCKlTu8pmyvYSEbomiQ1Ads9C6DuaB3EtPHj2uA/s1600/closetvisit1.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKQ-aTbDeqTjxvQd3aJNMxuzwuKwdjLzdY1yfuMuMyh7a7ifODgX_URhr-aBe88yg6k2o5skk-FnUEvJI4Vo-8TvolNytqJm7Wt1B_t1OsscsgMzq8mKZo9F_FUUyXtsvDpIpJO84L0f8/s1600/_MG_1503.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKQ-aTbDeqTjxvQd3aJNMxuzwuKwdjLzdY1yfuMuMyh7a7ifODgX_URhr-aBe88yg6k2o5skk-FnUEvJI4Vo-8TvolNytqJm7Wt1B_t1OsscsgMzq8mKZo9F_FUUyXtsvDpIpJO84L0f8/s1600/_MG_1503.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7xKRvNPQNAaux5zZlMf2m8CLzhQq7YmJWsio8J1T8hsLxpXmrANrp81TujMv1MwLsClQBaZSWBdgD-lwdQR2Jd_BDPbcfy75KWUo18-7QEigLGt1rvezifC9Gsokk2X9fuSfboDC8mKU/s1600/_MG_1500+s.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7xKRvNPQNAaux5zZlMf2m8CLzhQq7YmJWsio8J1T8hsLxpXmrANrp81TujMv1MwLsClQBaZSWBdgD-lwdQR2Jd_BDPbcfy75KWUo18-7QEigLGt1rvezifC9Gsokk2X9fuSfboDC8mKU/s1600/_MG_1500+s.jpg" /></a></div><br /></div>

Le Closet Heaven

I recently started reading the fashion blog, Le Catch .  It's written by Marlien Rentmeester, the West Coast Editor of Lucky Magazine.  ...

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Insider Skinny: Summer Essentials

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_e6YlUnKx0nKx2EiN_qrsWskmQYztLr3BO9a13FwRg3yMZlDZuf7TdRlh-PlnLGUk3dXKkTAZgW2VmqBfpkN5YNDu5_21we1-FXQXztkSffvs2qW00ig-xci6sfZNqhSn88atFbNVl2n8/s1600/Picture+541.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_e6YlUnKx0nKx2EiN_qrsWskmQYztLr3BO9a13FwRg3yMZlDZuf7TdRlh-PlnLGUk3dXKkTAZgW2VmqBfpkN5YNDu5_21we1-FXQXztkSffvs2qW00ig-xci6sfZNqhSn88atFbNVl2n8/s1600/Picture+541.png" /></a></div>Whoa, can you even believe that it's MAY!?  As in Memorial Day weekend-will-be-here-before-we even-know-it?! In an effort to motivate myself to get into warm weather mode,  I've asked the uber stylish Lauren, fashion editor, stylist and blogger at where <a href="http://wherethestylethingsare.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Where The Style Things Are</a> back today to give us her insider skinny on summer fashion essentials. I hope you love her picks as much as I do!<br /><br /><div>Hi Zhush-ers! I'm so happy to be back guest posting on The Zhush, and sharing my three obsessions just in time for summer.  I have lupus, so I'm photo-sensitive and MUST stay out of the sun. I love this beach towel as a little wink to my addiction to high-powered sunscreens.  Theirry Lasry is a lesser-known eyewear company, but I believe that everyone should get to know him - he's so French and fantastic with his "futuristic vintage" styles. I can just see myself lounging around in these chic sunnies - it would change my whole beach attitude! Mojitos, dahling? Finally, these crushable hats are my #1 summer essential- you literally can ball them up and shove them in a bag and they'll unfold good as new when you take them out. They come in tons of colors and have UPF 50 built into them, and at $30 you can buy several! I take one with me when I'm walking around the city or at the beach. </div><div><div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><i>find your essentials for summer here:</i></div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.chanceco.com/products/beach-towels" target="_blank">beach towel</a> |<a href="http://rstyle.me/fp3rcaerhe" target="_blank"> sunglasses</a> | <a href="http://rstyle.me/hhnnuderhe" target="_blank"> Hat</a></div><br /><div><br /></div></div>

Insider Skinny: Summer Essentials

Whoa, can you even believe that it's MAY!?  As in Memorial Day weekend-will-be-here-before-we even-know-it?! In an effort to motivate my...

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Real Ways To Wear Run Way

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1KhS0b1_TCAT4R7VaT432QBougDEcjURYPJDKMJlfgmRfo64HAdkH7GX3GSAzJ2DI5f-o4fCskXGFbQWwsPI4kForYRb70RFkTmv4zO7wjJeGTlgXthENanilwxuI2dxKyZ_NFu3XlegR/s1600/-36.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1KhS0b1_TCAT4R7VaT432QBougDEcjURYPJDKMJlfgmRfo64HAdkH7GX3GSAzJ2DI5f-o4fCskXGFbQWwsPI4kForYRb70RFkTmv4zO7wjJeGTlgXthENanilwxuI2dxKyZ_NFu3XlegR/s1600/-36.jpg" /></a></div>Today you are in for a "real" treat. I've asked Lauren from <a href="http://www.wherethestylethingsare.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Where The Style Things Are</a>, to give us all some insider dish.  Lauren is not only a fashion and style blogger, but she's also a New York City freelance fashion editor that has worked for some major mags. (The girl is <i>bonafid</i>e.)  Here's her spin on the latest and greatest trends in fashion.<br /><br />Hi there! I'm so thrilled to be on The Zhush, one of my personal favorites! As a freelance fashion editor and blogger I see all the shows and clothes and am excited to share the best of the runway to real way for Spring 2012.<br /><br /><div>PEPLUM: Everyone thinks peplum is such a hard look, but it's not. Keep the peplum in the top, not in a skirt, which could make you look heavier, and pair with a skinny bottom. <a href="http://rstyle.me/g6t23verhe" target="_blank">Asos</a>, $39.39</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFAdLDYeAnNRyCAl5fwZnHixwd9IE070l0cH1tKR2mm6IzPpr86OFX60vddaPSCDyLxY3ZjqXBwCXpT9gPjagZCLofzbDO62Ji-Y2XRm5FEtCpdcz9VzZw9cpB8K4rAV4inMfpJCsPAjD6/s1600/Picture+495.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFAdLDYeAnNRyCAl5fwZnHixwd9IE070l0cH1tKR2mm6IzPpr86OFX60vddaPSCDyLxY3ZjqXBwCXpT9gPjagZCLofzbDO62Ji-Y2XRm5FEtCpdcz9VzZw9cpB8K4rAV4inMfpJCsPAjD6/s1600/Picture+495.png" /></a></div><div>MINIMALIST BAG: Bags are finally going back to basics! You can get the simple shape almost anywhere, but be sure it has a long strap for double the look - cross-body or over the shoulder. <a href="http://rstyle.me/u4jz2erhe" target="_blank">Dooney & Bourke,</a> $365 </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH_dAuhJ6QYyyh06qTti914rFjLWAE6O50xsH1wPPvQdfzbr5x8fWSLqQSiepC9zK7LPCnKarkP9ckG_xfubbnHZCbnuGIwAeuRpUjIJ_eaNqCS2zqrPWd77rcXP7h0WbtL61_y_LmtwDA/s1600/-37.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH_dAuhJ6QYyyh06qTti914rFjLWAE6O50xsH1wPPvQdfzbr5x8fWSLqQSiepC9zK7LPCnKarkP9ckG_xfubbnHZCbnuGIwAeuRpUjIJ_eaNqCS2zqrPWd77rcXP7h0WbtL61_y_LmtwDA/s1600/-37.jpg" /></a></div><div>COLORED LACE: Have fun with it! Black lace is great, but can get a bit boring. Be like Kate Middleton and go for navy or turn it all the way up in a bright.<a href="http://rstyle.me/hd7t9terhe" target="_blank"> Ann Taylor</a>, $198</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9db3gfVBCWvl8zaxlBbp_As4uscFHAyGoSDCTf9yUbqWVEqdx4Uu4XVzRT3ChA-HaXNH4EA_Dk7WwzogaYHNNF9u4ZZg-gNRGTqZ12Os-Y9SUykM6oJ6hd95H7AGrXKdlaQurIfFk-435/s1600/-38.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9db3gfVBCWvl8zaxlBbp_As4uscFHAyGoSDCTf9yUbqWVEqdx4Uu4XVzRT3ChA-HaXNH4EA_Dk7WwzogaYHNNF9u4ZZg-gNRGTqZ12Os-Y9SUykM6oJ6hd95H7AGrXKdlaQurIfFk-435/s1600/-38.jpg" /></a></div><div>CAP TOE SHOE: I love, love, love this look - so Parisian, so chic. White is too hard to wear for most, so go with classic black here. You'll get the same impact. <a href="http://shop.mango.com/CA/p/mango/shoes/cap-toe-pumps/?id=53620656_02" target="_blank">Mango</a>, $99</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpy_GYlW047Tw5LWCIie6KpnYd_aHWUT3yjwGId_svCBjIUW2lJqJfnFoWuyC3zVPSs5NlcAd50scdEH12HqDKOERIOEkdQXA1ExA6fpqMNu0wNx8BdlPgGm6pMcabk8SNs3pRs-27bX0H/s1600/Picture+493.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpy_GYlW047Tw5LWCIie6KpnYd_aHWUT3yjwGId_svCBjIUW2lJqJfnFoWuyC3zVPSs5NlcAd50scdEH12HqDKOERIOEkdQXA1ExA6fpqMNu0wNx8BdlPgGm6pMcabk8SNs3pRs-27bX0H/s1600/Picture+493.png" /></a></div><div></div><div>TIE DIE JEAN: How fun, right? But a little too hardcore with the sporty tops. You can never, ever go wrong with a simple, stark white top. <a href="http://rstyle.me/g7q5ceerhe" target="_blank">AG Adriano Goldschmied</a>, $176</div><div>Happy Shopping!</div><div class="yj6qo ajU"><div class="ajR" data-tooltip="Show trimmed content" id=":n9" role="button" tabindex="0"><img class="ajT" src="https://mail.google.com/mail/images/cleardot.gif" /></div></div></div>

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Springy Steps

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp8jYu32ks4COHuW3Ed2pPwW-itw8jVSqsYjkusR6N_21tS6_KMDnlWMB6hDKnlYRCde-BZ4-Y7exVuT68VIwvE6R3tg7IYUvkgIHp4t_z3SsUw5hB3Qq5ReDdQSbQZzfpJWwg4ZQPt1km/s1600/Picture+448.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp8jYu32ks4COHuW3Ed2pPwW-itw8jVSqsYjkusR6N_21tS6_KMDnlWMB6hDKnlYRCde-BZ4-Y7exVuT68VIwvE6R3tg7IYUvkgIHp4t_z3SsUw5hB3Qq5ReDdQSbQZzfpJWwg4ZQPt1km/s1600/Picture+448.png" /></a></div>Have you started to think about spring fashions?  I'm getting an idea of what I want to purchase for spring and what I'll incorporate with my existing wardrobe.  I know one thing for certain...I need a <a href="http://rstyle.me/f6sbxkerhe">pair of pointy toe flats</a>!  As I bee-bop 'round the internet taking in all that spring fashion has to offer, I've noticed <a href="http://rstyle.me/f6sbxkerhe">these striking flats </a>seem to be almost every where and at every price point.  It's the one item that pops out as so fresh and new to me.  What's got you thinking spring style?<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPn3npO7cL1fjwguD635Ufx8aV9Ku5qw3vhp67xXCYFrB5osUbv47X0vaxK_2VilSSih0Eztbnb69fJe343t4BEQKQpWzswD-E5sSlZPZiY53By_ql3eP0EM2etfHUBcJ7NPO94IvzXzNj/s1600/Picture+447.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPn3npO7cL1fjwguD635Ufx8aV9Ku5qw3vhp67xXCYFrB5osUbv47X0vaxK_2VilSSih0Eztbnb69fJe343t4BEQKQpWzswD-E5sSlZPZiY53By_ql3eP0EM2etfHUBcJ7NPO94IvzXzNj/s1600/Picture+447.png" /></a></div><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><i>All flats via <a href="http://rstyle.me/f6sbxkerhe">Madewell</a></i></span></div>

Springy Steps

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Mad For Mod

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikOL0PvA7RBhFTyjM2CSE2X0NbI7kI4Q7nVow8-siRku2myUkQHL5QzoB8-27WpxAIgOk08YXB2OEFCZ5aLoQZWQVinxNpfhLHrrZdx-CzfccHn4FpWF2hGL5zPw46ciwYZlCoepS5_-pG/s1600/Picture+401.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikOL0PvA7RBhFTyjM2CSE2X0NbI7kI4Q7nVow8-siRku2myUkQHL5QzoB8-27WpxAIgOk08YXB2OEFCZ5aLoQZWQVinxNpfhLHrrZdx-CzfccHn4FpWF2hGL5zPw46ciwYZlCoepS5_-pG/s1600/Picture+401.png" /></a></div>How retro-fabulous is the mod styling in this ad campaign for French label <a href="http://www.pauleka.com/" target="_blank">Paule Ka</a>!  And, how brilliant of <a href="http://www.pauleka.com/" target="_blank">Paule Ka</a> to use Acapulco as the back drop here!  These images remind me so much of photos I've seen of my parents on their honeymoon, a time in history that is literally just before my own memory.  <i>Note to my mother</i>: really wishing you would've saved some of your adorable ensembles from back in the day.  Fortunately, <a href="http://www.pauleka.com/" target="_blank">Paul Ka's clothes </a>are as cute as their ads.  Seriously crushing on the entire Spring collection...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ3iwcV41V1S0okY-diNSn3Nz4oGx9A1KaCP7W6vfrdqXsC0b7dagLXDUrhGPXWYJYo7mOUzMYRQQGuMz37tlg-63kdFjey9UlQxmyGb709zYFGOGjIa2xM-xd_mjhhRsy9TeVcBrZnSGk/s1600/Picture+395.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ3iwcV41V1S0okY-diNSn3Nz4oGx9A1KaCP7W6vfrdqXsC0b7dagLXDUrhGPXWYJYo7mOUzMYRQQGuMz37tlg-63kdFjey9UlQxmyGb709zYFGOGjIa2xM-xd_mjhhRsy9TeVcBrZnSGk/s1600/Picture+395.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJmLKyCXPM9WGMFtbY1mgdZBF2yUViNmXBhz56op98WVPkniQMqy-fEUapGhdb8GLuV4V5ndJBDkxV1HObLNoW-GDXAsZU0UlLX-HnoXhOVqDQB91eeJbVcRwMpjVBna5fX0eHBzTzAXs4/s1600/Picture+398.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJmLKyCXPM9WGMFtbY1mgdZBF2yUViNmXBhz56op98WVPkniQMqy-fEUapGhdb8GLuV4V5ndJBDkxV1HObLNoW-GDXAsZU0UlLX-HnoXhOVqDQB91eeJbVcRwMpjVBna5fX0eHBzTzAXs4/s1600/Picture+398.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPuB6cRRpFZpoYNumf9_-sPRlYwyIggr_PL94391UPEXtyAInSZv7B5F-ztDnMw4dlPZR50wVtGBxOSTwU2RKrODPefxZ7XXvp_zzfxC4Z1MrXQCiu2mhPoY54hQvOpnTFzRcwr9N2oAV_/s1600/2048_collections_PE2012_PauleKaCollections_PE2012_Look78.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPuB6cRRpFZpoYNumf9_-sPRlYwyIggr_PL94391UPEXtyAInSZv7B5F-ztDnMw4dlPZR50wVtGBxOSTwU2RKrODPefxZ7XXvp_zzfxC4Z1MrXQCiu2mhPoY54hQvOpnTFzRcwr9N2oAV_/s1600/2048_collections_PE2012_PauleKaCollections_PE2012_Look78.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJHlPS-EGeLzKfgHl5AKZERIvtZM-G666ILmPPqFxrgCeB8oZwtJ7u02B7twbMfKopphyphenhyphenKCnAU9m03ZXTrINraWP5g5PoiHL_lJpmxMDqk641dmFEwykGBBIe8xFfys1PicYmy9tqLRkQT/s1600/Picture+402.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJHlPS-EGeLzKfgHl5AKZERIvtZM-G666ILmPPqFxrgCeB8oZwtJ7u02B7twbMfKopphyphenhyphenKCnAU9m03ZXTrINraWP5g5PoiHL_lJpmxMDqk641dmFEwykGBBIe8xFfys1PicYmy9tqLRkQT/s1600/Picture+402.png" /></a></div><br /></div>

Mad For Mod

How retro-fabulous is the mod styling in this ad campaign for French label Paule Ka !  And, how brilliant of Paule Ka to use Acapulco as th...

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Tangerine Tangoes With Honeysuckle

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrjEM1o1VGGHtWDw0xUtPZjvDBwTqz37ZlJ3P7V4Cje1pQ5pHmFj41MPDUcj3Y8V59-G8UMVYWnb1Mv6QbxB9mlNZrwHPRPJMT5z8Pw5kK_FrnZY_TFTBmwDqn32PoW5y1Uy4xEpurV99e/s1600/look.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrjEM1o1VGGHtWDw0xUtPZjvDBwTqz37ZlJ3P7V4Cje1pQ5pHmFj41MPDUcj3Y8V59-G8UMVYWnb1Mv6QbxB9mlNZrwHPRPJMT5z8Pw5kK_FrnZY_TFTBmwDqn32PoW5y1Uy4xEpurV99e/s640/look.jpg" width="418" /></a></div>The<i> idea</i> of pairing last year's Pantone color of the year with this year's, is compelling...however, I know I'm not this bold with my wardrobe in real life.  Thankfully, everywhere I look,  I'm seeing <a href="http://rstyle.me/g2jamcerhe" target="_blank">accessories </a>that sport this daring color combo.  For the "brights-trend" timid (like me) it seems <i>this</i> is the ideal way to tango with color blocking.  Have you gone the bold hue route with your wardrobe choices yet?<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg3BITImle1Dcw9GaVlZOnDWsY-v-YXAOS2Y_dxRq4neJ01yfPoFcfM-x7PGTBuldKtYxhQhW79huelBDj_VrYTSBR_y1WHZealYZNFHC7CN4UXz8Fb4dCT6u_k0Z9JrMhKtzaqUKE3MZS/s1600/Picture+347.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg3BITImle1Dcw9GaVlZOnDWsY-v-YXAOS2Y_dxRq4neJ01yfPoFcfM-x7PGTBuldKtYxhQhW79huelBDj_VrYTSBR_y1WHZealYZNFHC7CN4UXz8Fb4dCT6u_k0Z9JrMhKtzaqUKE3MZS/s1600/Picture+347.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><i>Images via: <a href="http://j.crew/">J.Crew</a></i>, <a href="http://rstyle.me/g2jamcerhe" target="_blank"><i>Net-a-Porter</i></a></div>

Tangerine Tangoes With Honeysuckle

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Brighter Than The Sun

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjod3QvmqaKFev6UNaBwNrBf27PCgmiLQ4tgVV4_PC5UBjM40-J7bUgzE5KAfmOBVRpOGQ3pnenvAQJiTyqp6INFoKCLIhxiXhZedgGtlTIRISzwNwn_uhhDoCihsfq3XlcdNV6YeCznUA/s1600/1-jcrew_03343038992.jpg_article_gallery_slideshow_v2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjod3QvmqaKFev6UNaBwNrBf27PCgmiLQ4tgVV4_PC5UBjM40-J7bUgzE5KAfmOBVRpOGQ3pnenvAQJiTyqp6INFoKCLIhxiXhZedgGtlTIRISzwNwn_uhhDoCihsfq3XlcdNV6YeCznUA/s1600/1-jcrew_03343038992.jpg_article_gallery_slideshow_v2.jpg" /></a></div>Ooooh, this is how it's done...after completely over dosing (in a good way) on all the New York Fashion Week coverage of Spring 2012, I know one thing for sure...I'm going to be wearing a lot of yellow (starting now).  It's clearly such a happy, sunny hue.  What was your favorite trend?<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioPgKE2Ay951wmMeyyxVJd0ys-d7J4pety1_iGS5AZBLpfvhn5kyVWGhHhGhxMaoRAwYNMRIocixBVSAtq36P_9w7mzkA_vg1bdAQZ4gwnWK22szmicE-RxDUb2GStTRPGVD_Z8iM7DkE/s1600/00110m.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioPgKE2Ay951wmMeyyxVJd0ys-d7J4pety1_iGS5AZBLpfvhn5kyVWGhHhGhxMaoRAwYNMRIocixBVSAtq36P_9w7mzkA_vg1bdAQZ4gwnWK22szmicE-RxDUb2GStTRPGVD_Z8iM7DkE/s1600/00110m.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixxwB3KL_XYQSnZK4PzSqInzMcTCCKW9TS9KCFZ_Ohc0by_lsM6Ctdl6qfnVf5X4EQiRTr3mPYxijFmxsULRfSau7j9HlIN02aA3J74UwG9U6v4Qd_1RKkncUVWctYu7NboKoFajD_LIU/s1600/00150m.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixxwB3KL_XYQSnZK4PzSqInzMcTCCKW9TS9KCFZ_Ohc0by_lsM6Ctdl6qfnVf5X4EQiRTr3mPYxijFmxsULRfSau7j9HlIN02aA3J74UwG9U6v4Qd_1RKkncUVWctYu7NboKoFajD_LIU/s1600/00150m.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">{Jil Sander, <i>I die</i>}</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Not sure how to work the yellow trend?  Try just a little unexpected pop (my favorite look).</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Brighter Than The Sun

Ooooh, this is how it's done...after completely over dosing (in a good way) on all the New York Fashion Week coverage of Spring 2012, I ...

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Vanessa Bruno's Lovely Parisian Style

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP6of62RtqR9KJg3j-mD43HlBbaUtaqGC4tfDOSmuoDCFrpJllyPsbN2yAJtgzUdEzR_vCXaOnpyCNg4Du0emJhfgTdKgcVHXtbr9sD-zJlzOMjmXRi2xNo29Qzx1vNHGF0LeWspAPtfQ/s1600/stylistroze616-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP6of62RtqR9KJg3j-mD43HlBbaUtaqGC4tfDOSmuoDCFrpJllyPsbN2yAJtgzUdEzR_vCXaOnpyCNg4Du0emJhfgTdKgcVHXtbr9sD-zJlzOMjmXRi2xNo29Qzx1vNHGF0LeWspAPtfQ/s1600/stylistroze616-2.jpg" /></a></div>This fall, it seems that my fashion "wish list" is longer than ever.  At the very top, is a Vanessa Bruno sequin tote.  I've been coveting one of these quintessentially French bags for ages. Since my mind is already squarely focused on the relation of fashion to decor (and vice versa) I thought I would post these images of Vanessa Bruno's Parisian apartment here today.  A long time favorite of mine, ever since they first appeared in magazines several years ago, I love the soft lavender color scheme and the spare modern mix, set against the traditional backdrop of this classic apartment.  Which sort of brings me right back to those modern sequins on that traditional boat tote...<i>.hmmmm.</i><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1sbLnB53TONiBwL_4tnhdyCTubcBbVts7idIoGOPxr0h5_QGUWTIeUqfqZhowqnXsWiXUkL_VDMOOliNaNOQaM00qRsa_KOeW7fLp7su0f0esblAK9Sah8bHpxQ_-8CUjR9fIQ-vomSY/s1600/chez%252Bvanessa%252Bbruno3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1sbLnB53TONiBwL_4tnhdyCTubcBbVts7idIoGOPxr0h5_QGUWTIeUqfqZhowqnXsWiXUkL_VDMOOliNaNOQaM00qRsa_KOeW7fLp7su0f0esblAK9Sah8bHpxQ_-8CUjR9fIQ-vomSY/s1600/chez%252Bvanessa%252Bbruno3.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhusRknZ5lXr0ut9C_JZbvcxvEks9ITB6gO9nSGVND8iDTHcDjP4OzOxPz32vcBICe_j4LcIUA1O3mRG-VlYH29ZlYsSUydi2JDPpVVOBZfUN9Uorw9105MTymqFjJOvgmIPv5429KrKSQ/s1600/chez%252Bvanessa%252Bbruno2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhusRknZ5lXr0ut9C_JZbvcxvEks9ITB6gO9nSGVND8iDTHcDjP4OzOxPz32vcBICe_j4LcIUA1O3mRG-VlYH29ZlYsSUydi2JDPpVVOBZfUN9Uorw9105MTymqFjJOvgmIPv5429KrKSQ/s1600/chez%252Bvanessa%252Bbruno2.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi-AG1bQuanvHvKhNyflPo4h_E4VbI00d8G-sy2sKRa7DqLSlyldHS0OpmNAnTohh88FmUkqnW6wtJC1XoJs1WjZ61gm7MSASx4QRMEBbAcXVKGLr83Hno5Ij4LDcG6YuOCCeJ29QKUnw/s1600/chez%252Bvanessa%252Bbruno1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi-AG1bQuanvHvKhNyflPo4h_E4VbI00d8G-sy2sKRa7DqLSlyldHS0OpmNAnTohh88FmUkqnW6wtJC1XoJs1WjZ61gm7MSASx4QRMEBbAcXVKGLr83Hno5Ij4LDcG6YuOCCeJ29QKUnw/s1600/chez%252Bvanessa%252Bbruno1.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjXoUGyND1QJncjvvTpO2YwSWMyxuiBE8wVQNqeD9fiY2n2qBwNr5ix5Uqf5Ci5Nx9_F-ty0y6FiKa4dHZl7H31MpojKXxL34TE7KDeciTEigL6Oit8Y0lupe80NUyngGFpMXmWoil2l0/s1600/166917_in_l.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjXoUGyND1QJncjvvTpO2YwSWMyxuiBE8wVQNqeD9fiY2n2qBwNr5ix5Uqf5Ci5Nx9_F-ty0y6FiKa4dHZl7H31MpojKXxL34TE7KDeciTEigL6Oit8Y0lupe80NUyngGFpMXmWoil2l0/s400/166917_in_l.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><i>Images via:<a href="http://frenchbydesign.blogspot.com/2010/04/house-tour-vanessa-bruno.html"> FrenchByDesign; </a><a href="http://net-a-porter.com/">Net-a-Porter.com</a></i></span><br /><br /></div>

Vanessa Bruno's Lovely Parisian Style

This fall, it seems that my fashion "wish list" is longer than ever.  At the very top, is a Vanessa Bruno sequin tote.  I've b...

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All A Glow

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPUAqrR-q7O3JGwEBxznAqku5BoXrqcT-FCutSdiqSbKs2QqwHq0uI9cTTrC_M8MuIU2cyw9Te7ylRWRU0W5raLUSevpOTcHIBdlg3yj1a6wD22GCjD0UFSh86E3sMDTQkCgAXpf47gEM/s1600/jenne-16.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPUAqrR-q7O3JGwEBxznAqku5BoXrqcT-FCutSdiqSbKs2QqwHq0uI9cTTrC_M8MuIU2cyw9Te7ylRWRU0W5raLUSevpOTcHIBdlg3yj1a6wD22GCjD0UFSh86E3sMDTQkCgAXpf47gEM/s1600/jenne-16.jpg" /></a></div>Have you seen this relatively new site, <a href="http://www.theglow.com/">The Glow</a>?  Started by editor Violet Gaynor and photog Kelly Stuart, these two fashion insiders explore the homes and family lives of some of the most stylish moms in the fashion industry.  If you like the voyeuristic peaks provided over at <a href="http://thecoveteur.com/">The Coveteur</a> and <a href="http://www.theselby.com/">The Selby</a>, then check out <a href="http://www.theglow.com/">The Glow</a>, and see how these chic ladies live.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_Ep7KBWE_01pMaxskuAN2B0L8lmLZ_IiYCduSJ1mpJ7LQALz2ArvP7iu4nmF5E0kBCfnwmCtIeE4LvUif20LcfMr2R2je7FJAtMdkmAlVTLTpYy55eKqTonP-3cunYkFXu-a23HldnBE/s1600/Lauren-3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_Ep7KBWE_01pMaxskuAN2B0L8lmLZ_IiYCduSJ1mpJ7LQALz2ArvP7iu4nmF5E0kBCfnwmCtIeE4LvUif20LcfMr2R2je7FJAtMdkmAlVTLTpYy55eKqTonP-3cunYkFXu-a23HldnBE/s1600/Lauren-3.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSV8xUDj-Oyn7wloTJHeq6vjGLAnMeJc4UyaxaBL8ErFUZ61tsxBl9C8a4hnexqautlBUCxEEa6HUt5Db3fSX5OxVFdOETC08tv09E8kqd-gcRXGtIcNLEXqybC5G1N8HsUL26evzcHFU/s1600/jenne-37.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSV8xUDj-Oyn7wloTJHeq6vjGLAnMeJc4UyaxaBL8ErFUZ61tsxBl9C8a4hnexqautlBUCxEEa6HUt5Db3fSX5OxVFdOETC08tv09E8kqd-gcRXGtIcNLEXqybC5G1N8HsUL26evzcHFU/s1600/jenne-37.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHJvEg-9hqDte2SvGCKAvuvktZaBUo0PdjW0gX8TusuKSvj29Y5KQN9FDPtQ3r5oC1kEFt1sLQG6x54frsZ9-k5O4-3bB2zS9ZvEwoxMeqILMHuoGEV5J7mk_VcacV_bUVPWMIJ3ToSHs/s1600/Lauren-25.jpg" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrShXltaiyOeDyk7osXFLGaZGHajmyOz9rmr6HdxJ-HY6aWZ-89VW1c4NA8y6gre9ZJWr07N4D-ivG6xCW6b9T96bXV4bW97hYOkcm2QwhOnmg64X7gj2KuZoLGAMJgrewFbZAbI9qH2Q/s1600/Lauren-21.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrShXltaiyOeDyk7osXFLGaZGHajmyOz9rmr6HdxJ-HY6aWZ-89VW1c4NA8y6gre9ZJWr07N4D-ivG6xCW6b9T96bXV4bW97hYOkcm2QwhOnmg64X7gj2KuZoLGAMJgrewFbZAbI9qH2Q/s1600/Lauren-21.jpg" /></a></div><br /></div>

All A Glow

Have you seen this relatively new site, The Glow ?  Started by editor Violet Gaynor and photog Kelly Stuart, these two fashion insiders expl...

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Fashionable Inspirations

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_Nwu8v60smmJUlQcrx0Tj90qA5uSSJ8RWv2L2F-ixpGWaZ5NKVN3HA5gEUi8rwCew8JDsA-9JJoXNFpTPYEDaM2h37BK5wOfQ0DDse1G-GNBk7g2Ta5NfXzDAZL5QGEdXQLfcEcvzuDc/s640/Viola-Top.jpg" width="300" /></div>What was intended to be a quick visit to the <a href="http://www.tibi.com/">Tibi</a> site to briefly peruse the Fall 2011 collection, turned into a much longer stay once I fell upon these hip and incredibly charming fashion illustrations by <a href="http://www.tibi.com/">Tibi</a> founder and head designer, Amy Smilovic.  Amy posts these "street style meets runway fashion" inspirations on her highly addictive blog along with snippets of what inspires her designs.  So fun to read and learn more about the motivations behind this super chic and covetable label.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimN8tvoDZrfP0OzSLbxB5ch4ZSCrYhucxzrjdfzik0fBfQspW5YXB1hErUx-8Pz-H2BO0Hwtg5MyDq6WpIYbv2AOxJ3lmNjaj7OXycrYLB29YJqtxHw88oz15YuyYSEpAGt1pmD_eBxpk/s640/Georgia.jpg" width="400" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDV7GehHVq8kz-M6g6axnW7FrbIm7Mk3aZeTMegKyU_J7cjFw7qYyKyEIwZNW4_upQjohEBtV3REizxC4cXlv5XKaOjxzWddc6S25hMAg8CTdATmcKDwC604GSNEQUSmMH-927f5Il9ng/s1600/fall.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="387" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDV7GehHVq8kz-M6g6axnW7FrbIm7Mk3aZeTMegKyU_J7cjFw7qYyKyEIwZNW4_upQjohEBtV3REizxC4cXlv5XKaOjxzWddc6S25hMAg8CTdATmcKDwC604GSNEQUSmMH-927f5Il9ng/s400/fall.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglPjDpCI4RVTVu4r6IY7t1W-hhSYrM08cpzYhHbJZp4bDu-kglP7mxkoan7zFFHygxcYG8pxGRoEsMnlbtXY2I3cogfiTM7sVA5FeG8s_TZt6RlrXzM9aFtS6qMRBZNx7L6MiQn3qDbME/s640/holiday-bling.jpg" width="442" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIGFhoWZqUO4PDJRQkLdJ0-FcroSzw0TxBxXxk-dF1ragasNf5raG2lb8rAZ8fKYC_1DgMhE_-0wyqYzn1RJTeqoubZeIP6rb95A6mchizYasen4F-7c4QMS9KYjIy49DBlOWlNb9ifZk/s1600/Picture+169.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIGFhoWZqUO4PDJRQkLdJ0-FcroSzw0TxBxXxk-dF1ragasNf5raG2lb8rAZ8fKYC_1DgMhE_-0wyqYzn1RJTeqoubZeIP6rb95A6mchizYasen4F-7c4QMS9KYjIy49DBlOWlNb9ifZk/s1600/Picture+169.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipYmWTLbpTGWWuKA7vLeMMl5F7K2kGYaLQ2i5QEt2sscBV6NHPDX4zNjOcEfkKV_Z3bhLuHP7P04Yg5BlrJdXWtUuZvrMU6Ouq-hVXlv90be4dK6glAw4UbyndKVnsxxjz5Zgz3NMwG1U/s640/plane-travel.jpg" width="378" /></div><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><i>Images via:<a href="http://www.tibi.com/"> Tibi.com</a></i></span></div>

Fashionable Inspirations

What was intended to be a quick visit to the Tibi site to briefly peruse the Fall 2011 collection, turned into a much longer stay once I fe...

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Sentimental Summer

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDvbeD0diJW7b19OP3Eq7xAY4BaRVsKKkLjPlIL5IsdlQMmZ2nWIXfK8SYelbA38FE3MzhTpgAIxkZrqVv6nBPJKghxBV5GO3VL5c-6DIOVL1THMhWZio99aCIc106yhl7rORczM7tmSvZ/s1600/Catherinesurfboard_LG.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDvbeD0diJW7b19OP3Eq7xAY4BaRVsKKkLjPlIL5IsdlQMmZ2nWIXfK8SYelbA38FE3MzhTpgAIxkZrqVv6nBPJKghxBV5GO3VL5c-6DIOVL1THMhWZio99aCIc106yhl7rORczM7tmSvZ/s1600/Catherinesurfboard_LG.jpg" /></a></div>It's evening as I type this post.  I've got the windows open, and I can hear the cicadas, the crickets and even the frogs from the pond across the street in a cacophony of woodland night music.  The air has that heady, post rain, loamy smell to it. It's basically a glorious summer evening here in New York.  And yet, these stunning photos taken by the enormously talented French photographer, <a href="http://www.georges.dambier.fr/">George Dambier,</a> make me feel sentimental for summers that took place before my time.  Clearly, I'm not the only one drawn to these images, as so much of what is in vogue this summer is almost entirely inspired by summers past.  Do you draw inspiration from bygone eras, or are you always onward, forward!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmBlhvDQcaR4fNg1Rk60_oB854ttCZCEREQiFCwXP3GGQA7Fj3hgdZoF4Qc0D6t9b8KZgfNeLpRHcgSU4uVnM0cebFbW6yVlkQz9RrtyNHVKXlvAPsogT2cLB6a1TixRI8lV7hYKxvAV41/s1600/Barbara-ski-nautique_LG.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmBlhvDQcaR4fNg1Rk60_oB854ttCZCEREQiFCwXP3GGQA7Fj3hgdZoF4Qc0D6t9b8KZgfNeLpRHcgSU4uVnM0cebFbW6yVlkQz9RrtyNHVKXlvAPsogT2cLB6a1TixRI8lV7hYKxvAV41/s1600/Barbara-ski-nautique_LG.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMGHNdHR7jb9HH_9C-WcC6nDRRtOTaGHz9pYVSjUw4N6A9itvZ38bqtVXYGY0al6MH7xH38RaktFP_aYooVfnsEvznE8iXS28_VDkFPZadyZLKoqaAX5iyPLJXrJ7rQ6Vsf2iPgo0e_0cj/s1600/Anka-et-Catherine-st-Trop_LG.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMGHNdHR7jb9HH_9C-WcC6nDRRtOTaGHz9pYVSjUw4N6A9itvZ38bqtVXYGY0al6MH7xH38RaktFP_aYooVfnsEvznE8iXS28_VDkFPZadyZLKoqaAX5iyPLJXrJ7rQ6Vsf2iPgo0e_0cj/s1600/Anka-et-Catherine-st-Trop_LG.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi93b5YiybuhZULRkQy0TnwPHezysbiWCeGwdRnivnPpEsiQiLDFGiE5oKvFM53ImvPtGQHqorKLofATpaASrR5tMDrtRIawXvmuEmcmXLb4EwTI-hYd7tu6lj-58aPjtXqVIFEu4YnCwpS/s1600/les-planches-Deauville_LG.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi93b5YiybuhZULRkQy0TnwPHezysbiWCeGwdRnivnPpEsiQiLDFGiE5oKvFM53ImvPtGQHqorKLofATpaASrR5tMDrtRIawXvmuEmcmXLb4EwTI-hYd7tu6lj-58aPjtXqVIFEu4YnCwpS/s1600/les-planches-Deauville_LG.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgisvr2ryccn837ocjoXbDM2I9NcezsKWiqi53dx8Q3npUxwfFzJ1uVE8zR76y7111TBgkKn0RTVJK3dtee4qBKf03VBm_be3NzOJxKPuiPxw15zsG0rKVredusbUu1jSOAoDgT0WQyrKkN/s1600/barbara_mullen_lavin_LG.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgisvr2ryccn837ocjoXbDM2I9NcezsKWiqi53dx8Q3npUxwfFzJ1uVE8zR76y7111TBgkKn0RTVJK3dtee4qBKf03VBm_be3NzOJxKPuiPxw15zsG0rKVredusbUu1jSOAoDgT0WQyrKkN/s1600/barbara_mullen_lavin_LG.jpg" /></a></div><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><i>Images via:<a href="http://www.bonnibenrubi.com/index.php"> BonniBerubiGallery</a></i></span>

Sentimental Summer

It's evening as I type this post.  I've got the windows open, and I can hear the cicadas, the crickets and even the frogs from the p...

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Wayuu Taya

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNUAohS5aQCX3jEA7JMVJ6nHR2ZO3JHDYkd4rDCC3RErCCcj68sJnT0PxitigswUhvQJQZY5MXWTFsCGij9ayCZvC9NEZyZh24K989cruuzte-_WEFUn5n1P73XtNEJauW1feGdVXbN1gp/s1600/23106_DLP_Wayuu_Taya.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNUAohS5aQCX3jEA7JMVJ6nHR2ZO3JHDYkd4rDCC3RErCCcj68sJnT0PxitigswUhvQJQZY5MXWTFsCGij9ayCZvC9NEZyZh24K989cruuzte-_WEFUn5n1P73XtNEJauW1feGdVXbN1gp/s1600/23106_DLP_Wayuu_Taya.jpg" /></a></div>Today I'm feeling so inspired by the bright and bold color combinations of these endearing <a href="http://www.wayuutaya.org/">Wayuu Taya bags</a>.  Founded in 2002, by former Chanel model Patricia Velásquez, <a href="http://www.wayuutaya.org/">Wayuu Taya </a>is a non-profit organization that produces fashionable and unique accessories in support of Latin American communities. Each hand-woven bag is made using traditional tribal techniques and takes 20 days to construct, with the proceeds going towards education for the indigenous Wayúu women and children.  Don't you love it when "feel good" and fabulous combine in fashion?<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbLNrWNiaseCIoYwmj0vCvQad2VSa1IVa7SypdXlucNU6dEmnhOuDnuHOsnzr28V5-KTENT6BH5jVbl0YImcCYLYadPDXKJuuYXTJJJKpqQj_bP1sE-kD_G71XOR_vBXWwUvJJBaIm3XuC/s1600/170346_in_l.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbLNrWNiaseCIoYwmj0vCvQad2VSa1IVa7SypdXlucNU6dEmnhOuDnuHOsnzr28V5-KTENT6BH5jVbl0YImcCYLYadPDXKJuuYXTJJJKpqQj_bP1sE-kD_G71XOR_vBXWwUvJJBaIm3XuC/s400/170346_in_l.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-oUydm-bAe4YL__GRTnisWcwJoZitvmRAj1bJfyZtGE5PjUr1Lo4vz4ZoCLgQc-7YgCgxynRqUp_aiXR4XDW1xopdUb30MOipXLwdZsIuKNb0_p0XPUn9ZUBRQZbb_To0Z4zIdnWs9yOi/s400/170350_fr_l.jpg" width="266" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimNUjAqyaHw4oLRB6Htstub9y5qX9Gkb14xWbWZ2KF44B9TgmGa-61TgbM5Q3cZqhQ2ovGQC9Z1d9cgvlpMMWDD244CsTOsWF4V67yNMcL2RutLoG8kvoH9E6Q2FQzn_f-d41eIpKWBZ1R/s1600/170349_in_l.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimNUjAqyaHw4oLRB6Htstub9y5qX9Gkb14xWbWZ2KF44B9TgmGa-61TgbM5Q3cZqhQ2ovGQC9Z1d9cgvlpMMWDD244CsTOsWF4V67yNMcL2RutLoG8kvoH9E6Q2FQzn_f-d41eIpKWBZ1R/s400/170349_in_l.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6JRx7kRV7NH0I-F9jJCxUOxmeD4fWVWSDykwLJi1JZWWMdBBFb7B4CbS6PkjBvS0pZ6js30LBLfiZz4gLAnu87kSAcEXVYb1bX4HzbVUxMPt1zLfHjmwCl6bPv_9Edc3hlOqo_8ITcsho/s1600/170346_cu_l.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6JRx7kRV7NH0I-F9jJCxUOxmeD4fWVWSDykwLJi1JZWWMdBBFb7B4CbS6PkjBvS0pZ6js30LBLfiZz4gLAnu87kSAcEXVYb1bX4HzbVUxMPt1zLfHjmwCl6bPv_9Edc3hlOqo_8ITcsho/s400/170346_cu_l.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><i>Images via: <a href="http://netaporter.com/">NetaPorter.com</a></i></span></div>

Wayuu Taya

Today I'm feeling so inspired by the bright and bold color combinations of these endearing Wayuu Taya bags .  Founded in 2002, by former...

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