A Little Holiday Party Inspiration

I was asked by Modcloth to style an outfit around the When the Night Comes Dress and since it's been a long while since my last outfit collage I quickly agreed to give it a go! Here is what I came up with :)
 

BB Dakota lace dress
modcloth.com

Sheer top
modcloth.com

High heel pumps
modcloth.com

Handbag
modcloth.com

Ophelie Hats elastic headband
modcloth.com

Rifle Paper Co tech accessory
modcloth.com

Blush
modcloth.com

I have to say, though I wear a lot of vintage party dresses normally, they have some really cute frocks over at Modcloth right now. How about you?  What is your go-to outfit for holiday parties?  Oh and, by the way, I hope you all had a happy Thankgiving!  xo 

True, I talk of dreams...

I first began to take note of designer erin fetherston through a video she did for a 2006 collection starring kirsten dunst. I absolutely love the style of her dream-like press videos and of her pieces - they are up on her site and you should most definitely check them out. In the meantime, I stumbled upon a little behind-the-scene video for her F/W 08 collection that I wanted to share.

Now, while I wouldn't necessarily wear some of the more elaborate floral numbers I LOVE that she took inspiration from Juliette - I realize that deep down I'm still a sucker for Shakespeare...

photos from: dctravler & wikipedia

twice as nice

So...diving right in to post duex! I know I'm a little behind in mentioning the amazingness of Prada Fall 08's Lace but with POP magazine's Sept cover(s) my love has been rekindled. Ah...gorge!






"Miuccia Prada is about to do for the lace industry what Nicolas Ghesquière did for flower printers last season—send the mills into frantic overdrive" style.com - and I'm ready for it. I think.




Only, maybe not...

Whilst perusing the usual online shops and - on those increasingly rare occasions that I've left my apartment in recent weeks - the real stores, I haven't been able to find anything of a reasonably priced nature that resembles it in the least.
any ideas???

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ready...steady...blog

And so, dear readers, here we go...

Let it be said, my thoughts on blogging (until most recently) were less than positive. what could one person possibly have to say everyday or bi-weekly that that would be of interest to lil' old me?(HA)That being said, I am a firm believer in admitting when one's opinion is proved wrong and, in this case, I was most certainly mistaken!  Lately I've found myself sucked into ye ol' Blogisphere - like a butterfly (i don't do moths) to a Rigaud candle (gardenia scented, of course). After a few months of religiously visiting some marvelously inspiring blogs and years of haunting on fashion sites like tfs and style.com - compiling heaps upon heaps of coolness and inspiration - I thought to my self "Self, why not join in on the fun?!"




So...there you have it. a brief explanation. my only hope is that this blog brings to you even an ounce of the inspiration I have taken from other similar blogs. until next time...


speaking of inspiration: mel kadel
ahh...mazing.