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Ideeli Polls: New Year’s Resolutions, Stylish Celebs, 2009 Trends
Like taking polls? Click below to answer 3 single-question polls - where style and shopping converge, at Ideeli.com. Your opinion is in high demand! New Year's Resolutions Poll What are your plans for 2010? Style Maven Poll Was 2009's most stylish person Lady...
Accessorize.com: Affordable, Chic, and Fun!
Now it's common knowledge that I love Forever21, H&M, Target, Topshop, and ASOS.com. I love being able to navigate to a website and click around for hours, looking at an extensive selection of affordable clothing, jewelry, and accessories that are on-trend and...
NYTimes.com Article About Tokyo Fashion
Yup - Japanese fashion (both street style and designer lines) is one of the best-kept fashion secrets in the world - and now the New York Times is in on it. (Thanks Jenn for the tip!! Luv ya!) I've often lamented on this blog that very few Japanese lines are available...
New Year’s Resolutions
via Fashiontribes but I loved this image so much I just had to post. It's so freakin' true!! I quit making Resolutions when I was 29. I actually didn't write anything down that year, didn't make a list, didn't decided what areas I was going to better myself in. (So...
Taking Stock: DIY’s of 2009
For most of you, the champagne's probably already been uncorked, the toasts made, the celebrations well underway by now. I'm relaxing at home in front of the yearly impersonation challenge marathon on Japanese TV, munching on tangerines. And updating the old blog! So...
DIY: The Easiest Party Skirt To Make…Ever
Okay, maybe not the easiest skirt in the history of the world...but pretty darn simple nonetheless! It took me about an hour and a half to make - tops! And it's a simple, sweet party skirt that also works great for the everyday. You Need: *1 yd. of medium to...
What I’ve Been Up To Lately: Holiday Baking, Crash Bandicoot, Design Contests, and More!
So - I have to apologize first off for not keeping up with this blog as much as I've been wanting to. First the Christmas rush - then the rush of sending New Year's cards, then some other things happened, so I took a bit of a breather from my self-imposed once-a-day...
Shopping Map of Waikiki – In Case You Ever Find Yourself There!
After seeing not one but TWO of my blogger friends posting that they were in Honolulu for the holidays, I felt compelled to create a shopping map of one of the towns I know best in the world. (I didn't live there for 4 years for just the pineapples ya know! [the...
Vivi Model Elli-Rose and Boyfriend Gui at Home in Tokyo
I just came across the website The Selby through Fatlace. I was completely unaware of its existence up until now - but am so glad to have stumbled upon it! Photographer Tod Selby has compiled an online photo-journal of people and their homes around the world (Tokyo,...
WishList
I got some lovely items for my birthday and Christmas - will be sharing soon! But first, a last wishlist for 2009...(since there's always room for more;-)Roses Umbrella, $19.95 (sale), Signals.com / Studs n Belt Engineer Boots, $65, YesStyle.com /Wild Diva ESTER...
Richly Hawtin’ A/W 2010 Collection
Richly.Hawtin, a label born from a collaboration between Producer and DJ Richie Hawtin and fashion designer Isolde Richly, was conceived in Tokyo in 2008 and presented in Berlin-Mitte to the public in May of 2009. The designers created a limited-edition run of 100...
Chic Steals’ Official Disclosure Policy
This policy is valid from 12/9/2009. Last updated 12/17/2017. Chic Creative Life is a personal blog written and edited by me (Carly J. Cais). For questions about this blog, please contact me using the Contact form. Advertising/Sponsorship This blog accepts forms of...
DIY: Lace Top to Lace Vest
I've stuffed the stockings, laid out piles of prezzies under the Christmas Tree, emailed 18 of my closest friends holiday greetings, realized I've forgotten to stock my fridge with eggnog - and now I'm DIY'ing. Isn't that what Christmas is all about???:-) The lacy...
V Magazine – “One Size Fits All” Spread
If it’s bright enough, tight enough or eye-poppingly printed enough, odds are it’ll work on any figure. Crystal Renn, model and author of Hungry, and Jacquelyn Jablonski, spring’s new star, show off the season’s most sizzling looks Photography by Terry Richardson;...
The Uniform Project: 1 Year Wearing the Same Dress Every.Single.Day.
If you're like me, the thought of wearing the same garment 2 days in a row feels...like a cop-out almost, or the epitome of anti-style. But blogger Sheena Matheiken has taken the concept of wearing the same piece repeatedly, (daily, in fact) and styling it so...