Happy Monday,
I watched only a little bit of the red carpet before I turned all oscar madness off and was blown away by Rooney Maras style. It wasnt even the dress that did it for me. It was her personal style, the hair and the makeup. I am in love with her hair style. I love the black hair on her with the straight across bangs and red lips. She has a sort of old hollywood glamour to her which I don’t see often today. She could be living in the 30′s or 40′s and the clothing she chooses to wear just works soo well with her look. I am definitely going to take some inspiration from her by getting bangs again sometime soon and matching them with a bold red lip.
loving this dress, especially the unexpected back
love the orange
love this dress
dying over her lip color
need to make a trip to the salon soon
Lauren
Alexa Chung will always be a style icon for me. She has such an effortless look and quality to her dressing which i just adore. I feel like I am always referancig her style when getting dressed in the morning or when shopping too. How would Alexa style this outfit? I feel like Alexa has two different looks when dressing herself. She either goes really girly with cute little dresses but will toughen up the look with boots and maybe a leather jacket. Or she is casual in jeans and a top. I thought it would be fun to play pertend stylist for the day and made a collage of how I would like to dress her with modern and vintage clothing and accecories. I went the feminine route with a little bit of masculin mixed in. Click on my pinterest board for links.
Chung Inspiration
I have two looks going on here. A day time and night time look
Day
I would pair the vintage 60′s blue and green dress with the leather jacket and black chelsea boots to make it a little more down town. For accecories the hat, Alexander Wang leopord bag, and sunnies.
Night
I am going for a little bit more of a glam look for night hense the black sequin dress,vintage faux leopord coat, and vintage Chanel backpack. Some studded lady like wedges, pamela love crystal necklace, and crytal ball ring and shes good to go!
Hope you enjoyed my new kind of style post. I have many more in the works with other gals and guys!
Lauren
I will always love love love 1920′s fashion. I don’t know what it is about that decade but I just love the short hair, dark red lips, flapper dresses, sequins, fringe, pearls, jewelry, and hats. Whenever I come across 1920′s jewelry and its in my price range I pick it up. It is just so special. When the show Boardwalk Empire came out I was so excited because I thought the styling would be amazing just like on Mad Men. I was greatly disappointed. Not only do I hate the show, I am really turned off by all the gore and hate all of the murders, I also am unimpressed by the fashion. They don’t nearly show enough of that beautiful 1920′s dressing. You mostly see every day boring looks. I also recently watched the movie The Great Gatsby for the hundredth time, just love it and was blown away by the fashion. It was just that good. Lots of colors, beauty, rhinestone, sequins, I mean Daisy’s character always looked amazing. When I brought up to Craig that the styling was so much better in the movie he had something really clever to say. I was comparing the bourgeois (the wealthy people in the Gatsby) to the working class ( in Boardwalk Empire). But when I am watching T.V. i want a little more fantasy. I want to see more beauty and get lost in all of it for a little while, don’t you?
Gatsby
notice the milk glass necklace
my favorite look from the movie
I love how you can still get the look today by shopping vintage. I did some browsing on 1st Dibs and this is what I found. All perfect for Daisy
Deco Jewelry
As your reading this I am at the dentist with Craig. He is getting three wisdom teeth pulled and we will be spending lots of time at home this weekend. four day weekend here we come.
Lauren
Really loving the style of new comer Elizabeth Olsen. She has five movies coming out this year so I am excited to see all of the glamorous outfits she is going to wear. So far her style is pretty great. Lady like, feminine yet edgy still. I also love how she is not stick thin like so many of those other actresses out there. She has some healthy meat on her bones which is nice to see. And she is pretty lucky to have two sisters with two fab clothing lines out there to choose from. I searched one of my favorite blogs OLSENS ANONYMOUS to find some of my favorite picks.
love this Chanel ensemble. The baby pink is so beautiful and I like the contrast of a dark lip
can’t beat a maxi dress, classic
love this outfit. wonder if the necklace is vintage
love how modern this outfit is
so pissed everything was sold out from the Missoni for Target line. Thought it would be safe in Queens but all the ladies from the city ran over
Lauren
The first time I dyed my hair I was nine on a cruise to the Caribbean. I was getting blonde highlights and since it was the early 90′s I had a very painful experience with the hair cap. Anyone else experience that. The stylist puts a rubber cap on your head covering all of your hair that has a bunch of holes all over. They then pull through the hole strands of your hair to get that highlight look and let me tell you it hurts like hell. Luckily that was the first and last time I used that cap and much prefered an all over color or foils any day. I didnt dye my hair again till I was in high school and went the blonde route again, I am naturally a brunette. This time I went for the skunk head look where huge sections of my hair were covered in blond color and foiled. Think of it as highlights on steroids. I must say it was not a good luck for me. I have had my hair all sorts of colors, full on blonde, highlights, copper highlights, red, all shades of brown, and even black. Which by the way was a color my grandmother hated. She did tell me that black color can give you brain cancer hoping that I would go blond again, it did not work though. Right now I am more in a natural phase, a brownish reddish all over color.
One color I never tried though were crazy colors, think manic panick, orange, yellow, bright red, green, blue, green. I so wanted to dye my hair with red kool aid in the 8th grade but then that look got banned from school and I never got to wear It. Still a little sad about that one.I am loving this whole new pastel hair look. Highlights, ombre, dip dye, of baby pink, purple, blue, and green. It has such a pretty feel to it. A little bit rebellious and daring but done in a much more classic lady like way. I would love to try it but don’t want to put my hair through the bleach process to achieve it. Will have to admire from afar.
What color do you like best?
Lauren
Happy Monday,
I have started watching re runs of the OC on SoapNet and have really begun to enjoy the show again. The OC definitly had great characters and of course amazing fashion my favorite being summer. I love how her outfits always had a boheminan kind of vintage vibe to them. Rachel Bilson has the same kind of style in her real life as well. I think she is a little bit more classic then summer was wearing lots of blazers and jackets but she also rocks tons of dresses, great shoes, and accecories. Her closet is definitly one i want to raid immidiatly.
I am always a fan of a neuatral colored flat boot. I live in them from the fall through the spring
love the studded bag and boots
Lauren
Sienna Miller has always been a huge style inspiration for me ever since 2004 when she graced the cover of Vogue for her fashion taste. She was a little bit more hippie bohemian back then with the bangs, long skirts, long hair which was probably my favorite look. I would say now she is a little more edgy rock and roll with some classic rolled in. My favorites below
Lauren
Out of all the celebrity clothing collections many which happen to be bad, Winter Kate by Nicole Richie is definitely my favorite. I seriously would wear everything in her collection. I love how it has a hippie bohemian vibe to it, everything seems comfortable and so easy to wear. The kimonos and bed jackets she designs would look great with leggings or a dress. The maxi dresses come in the nicest prints. I think it is great that she took her time and did not rush into her collections. As a result they seem very well thought out and consistent each season. Found some great designs at The Trend Boutique. Have a look at my favorites below
Lauren
I have written about Selma Blairs style before and thought she deserved another mention. She has been killing it with her preggers style as of late. I think it is great that even when pregnant one can keep their own personal sense of style. Just because you are having a baby does not mean that your fashion sense has to go out the window. Selma looks just as cute now and dresses the same as she did before she had the baby bump. All of the clothing she wears shows off the belly and why shouldnt you show it off. It is something to be proud of. I love love love all of the cute maxi dresses she has been photographed in. Pregnant or not maxi dresses look good on everyone and all types of body sizes. I have been wearing mine all summer and no I am not hiding a baby bump under my dresses. I hope one day though when I do have a baby, I will look just as beautiful and stylish as Selma. My favorite looks below.
I have been a big fan of Florence Welch’s style ever since I started listening to her music. Words that I think sum up her style would be ethereal, vintage, wimsical, sequin, victorian, designer, feminine and many others. I love her bright red wavy hair and her appreciation of wearing not only vintage and antique clothing but also mixing in some high end designer as well. My favorites below.
love the contrast of the long lace dress with the short slip
notice the little pearl detail on the heels, I bet they are Chanel
love the kimono paired with the peter pan style collar
amazing styling here especially with the plumes
no words for this dress
simply stunning
how amazing are those sleeves
love the hat and jacket
love the vintage dress and needlepoint purse
love love love this vintage floral dress
Lauren
