Jan 25, 2010 | Fashion
These earrings are freakin’ GORGEOUS. I won these in a giveaway from Accessory Source (a fave blog of mine – Pandora always showcases the best and newest jewelry and handbag trends by snapping photos in the stores) – and finally, due to 2 days in a row of surprisingly-mild weather, was able to put them on and take some shots outside. I was first of all surprised at how heavy they are. A boutique owner told me once that the more weighty jewelry feels – the more the consumer “feels” the expense in it…and if so, these should be sold for $1000!
I’m not exactly sure what they’re made of, to be honest. (Perhaps blackened base metal? It’s difficult to tell.) Lia Sophia, for those who aren’t familiar with the brand, is a company that operates through direct selling (like Avon), and has been around for more than 30 years. I’m not really a fan of their past styles – but ohmygoodness, the recent Midnight and Midnight II collections are fabulous! (Recently a couple pieces have been in Lucky and Marie Claire magazines, if you need convincing about how on-trend they are.) You can see more of the Midnight II collection here. The earrings I won arrived in this lovely white leather bag.
Embedded cushion-cut smoke Swarovski crystals really make these chic. They are so glamorous – I can’t wait to rock these out some more!!
Thank you Accessory Source!
The dress is from F21 – kind of like their knockoff of the Herve Leger bandage dress from last year (I know you can’t see the bandage-styling to the piece, but it’s there underneath). I thought it appropriate to partially cover it up with a BCBGMAXAZRIA skirt, hehe. I like colorblocking [and black] and it just felt like way too much pink for me, it being January and all.;-)
It was a little hard to shoot this on the deck as it was all soggy and slick.
Woops! I slipped. Gotta get the deck refinished someday.
I just wanted to try something different and decided to bobby-pin my hair into a faux-hawk. I guess it was a little messier in the back than I realized. Business in the front and nuts in the back – that’s my mantra!
xoxox
Carly
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Jan 21, 2010 | Fashion
Having gone to animation school I do have an incredible weakness for animated stuff – especially indie, do-it-yourself, thunk-it-outside the box – style animations.
This little gem featuring the work of illustrator David Shrigley, serves as an ode to Pringle of Scotland’s awesomeness (or perhaps a tongue-in-cheek take on the esteemed knitwear label). It was screened with the Fall 2010 men’s presentation in Milan recently.
Source: Style.com
Wonky, hand-drawn animation + dry UK humour = perfection in my book.
-Carly J. Cais
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Jan 20, 2010 | Fashion
(Accessorize.com necklace, thrifted cardigan, Forever21 zipper-trim dress, self-made scrunch leggings from my old line RIVETED, Maison Gilfy foldover booties)
But no; its just bad lighting.:-)
This GORGEOUS necklace was in the lovely package I received from Accessorize.com a few weeks back. I’ve been waiting to pair it with something kind of similar and take some shots, but Portland weather hasn’t been all that great (so what else is new?) lately. What with conflicting schedules and everything, we haven’t been able to shoot outside during the day in I don’t know how long.
Here’s a much better photo of the necklace:
It’s called the Bluebelle Corsage Necklace and sells for 16 pounds ($26 U.S.) on the Accessorize.com website. Fabric, ribbon, zipper trim, pearls, and findings oh my! And I just saw a very similar one at Anthropologie for about $48…Score!!
I saw this dress at a Forever21 store and I just had to have it. I mean – it was $23 – and had this fabulous zipper trim!! (It’s not available on the website anymore though, phooey.) It’s a fairly simple jersey (what else??) sheath dress that’s black and refusing to show up properly in these photos. I love the triple zippers on the shoulders, and the faux zipper pockets in the front. The downside to all its zippery is that the armscyes are super-scratchy (and heavy!), and thus an extra layer is necessitated to keep my arms scratch-free. (Hence my long cardigan – which I practically live in while at home.) Plus, the muscle tee cut of the top part of it is annoying me a little. But it looks so much better with a pretty necklace adorning it!
Thank you, Accessorize, for such a great piece!
I’ve made the radical decision to grow my hair out again (I could almost sit on it before I chopped it short a year and a half ago)…and now it’s in that in-between stage where I haven’t figured out what to do with it yet, except keep it messy-on-purpose. Yup. I gots me a PLAN.
And yes, my cardigan has magical powers – see how it’s kind of billowing out behind me though I am staying still?;-)
Sorry for the lack of DIY’s lately…one would think I am being completely lazy and slacking off…
When I am actually creating SIX DIY projects and tutorials for a current project! I’m kind of working on everything at once so it’s difficult to focus on other things.
But I promise, there’ll be some great ones coming up!
xoxox
Carly
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Jan 19, 2010 | Fashion
Forever21 – you are just KILLING me with your “Rocks and Minerals” promo of all your brand-new studded items. I SWEAR I should buy stock in the company…if only they were publicly-traded. That, or work for them. Sometimes I feel really silly spending 4 hours studding something that sells for like $20 at this store.
(I apologize for the screwy formatting of this post..the “New” Blogger edit post interface is also killing me.) See all the items in the Rocks and Minerals category here.
Killin’ me, I tell ya! What do you ladies think?
xoxox
Carly
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Jan 18, 2010 | Fashion
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