Jewelry
LAST DAY to Enter the ShoesGotSole Strappy Sandal Giveaway!
Entry period is open until 12 PM TONITE! If you haven't entered yet, enter now - and tweet, blog, or post to Facebook for extra entries! Good luck!
AniqueMichelle.com: A Chic & Fabulous Find
I received, in my inbox the other day, an introduction to AniqueMichelle.com. Granted, I had not heard of the store before, but once I started browsing around I immediately added the boutique to my must-check shopping sites. First, every single item at AniqueMichelle...
LAST DAY to Enter the Accessorize 1-2-3 Giveaway!
You have until 12 PM tonight! If you haven't entered yet - do so here! (And spread the word to your social networks to get more entries!) Hurry - the clock is ticking!
Ideeli Wants to Know Your Opinion: Fur & Pop-Up Shops!
Ideeli has a couple more one-question polls for ya if you enjoy taking these things. Earlier this month, David Arquette started prepping for the final blowout sale at his pop up shop, Propr Clothing on Abbott Kinney Boulevard in Venice, CA. Propr is closing after...
August Japan Trip Photos
I realized I never posted the photos I took in Japan while we were on our monthlong trip there in August of last year. So sorry! I got super-busy in September after getting back...there was so much to get caught up on...you know how it goes! So here they are, for...
Book Release: Confusion to Clarity
I'm always on the lookout for a good self-help book...especially when I'm feeling out-of-sorts, lost, confused, and like I'm spinning my wheels. (Happens alot, I assure you.) Ann, a friend of my husband's, is the sweetest person you could ever meet - a great...
StyleLikeU: A Few Girl Crushes
Strappy Sandal Giveaway from ShoesGotSole!
January is turning out to be Giveaway Month here at Chic Steals! I have the wonderful opportunity to offer my readers another fabulous item for a giveaway - this time courtesy of ShoesGotSole.com! ShoesGotSole is part of the CSN family of stores (200+ online stores...
Phi Fi Fo Fum
As I happen across Phi and their Spring/Summer 2010 collection - something happens. I feel compelled to look - to click - to gaze in awe. My jaw slowly drops. Bondage straps? Lingerie-style boning? Fanlacing? Bodycon dresses, wrapped bandage pants, grommets, girdles?...
Cutting Edge Eco Chic Innovation in Clothing Production & Design
Eco-aware fashionistas already know that cotton is a singularly un-green & spectacularly wasteful crop, requiring more pesticides than almost any other crop and over 400 gallons of water to grow enough cotton to produce but a single t-shirt. Similarly, they...
1-2-3 Giveaway with Accessorize.com!
300 Followers! You guys are awesome!! I can't believe there are so many of your out there, reading, commenting, being on the journey along with me. After starting this blog, it took almost a year to even gain one follower. I had that one for a very long time after...
V Magazine – “Doll Parts” Spread
DOLL PARTS by V Magazine Photographs by Glen Luchford / Styling by Panos Yiapanis Natasha Poly, shot by Glen Luchford for the upcoming V MAGAZINE (issue #63). Inspired purely by Hole front woman Courtney Love, Natasha sports textured bustiers, kilts, petticoats and...
Chic Steals Has Received a Beautiful Blogger Award from Brunette & Pink!
Wow! I'm so honored to be the recipient of this award - and from such an inspiring source, too. Tamara from Brunette & Pink is such a gorgeous lady - classic and elegant - with wicked skills with a makeup brush. Having survived a bout of thyroid cancer (!), she...
Don’t Buy, DIY: Jennifer Behr Spiked Turban
$498 for a piece of fabric with some spikes on it??? Wow. Jennifer Behr's couture headbands have been featured in countless magazines (including Vogue) and TV (on Gossip Girl, for instance). Beautiful and distinctive, they are a favorite of brides and Hollywood...
Ring in the New Year with Some New Rings
Tirana Jewelry / MetaliciousTirana Jewelry / Tirana JewelryMesh NY / Bethany CoccoMetal Nat / Tam AuraSpragwerks / Macha JewelryIs it wrong that I want to cram every single one of these onto my fingers? (They're all above $70 each, though, so I may refrain. But I...