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Today I Saw
14 years ago
Day 25 of my 30 day blogging challenge is to post about something I saw during the day. I didn’t feel like I had seen anything noteworthy until my friend forwarded me an email she received from drugstore.com. The subject of her email was: “What are you trying to say, drugstore.com?” The email outlines items she’s purchased from them before, similar items on sale, and items they suggest she should purchase…the suggestions are pretty fantastic!
On trend and On top
14 years ago
For the past few seasons I’ve had my eye on Zara, and I’ve noticed that the Spanish based retailer is the “go- to” store for fashionista’s all over the globe.
With their affordable fashion and their mix of both classic looks and the seasons trendiest pieces (like the neoprene top and pajama style trousers), Zara never seems to let us down! And you’ve gotta love the Zara Lookbooks – such a great way for a retailer to show the fashion obsessed some serious fashion!
Here are some of my favorite looks from Zara’s Fall 2011 lookbook.
Key Pieces
Sequin mini: I’m not big into things that sparkle, but I love the idea of a sequin skirt, especially when worn with something unexpected like a cable knit sweater.
Basic black pencil skirt: A classic pencil skirt should be a staple in everyone’s closet. Looks great for the office and even better with a pair of lace up ankle boots for an edgy nighttime look.
Southwest poncho: A vintage-looking poncho is great for those chilly Fall days. I love pairing a poncho with boyfriend shorts or skinny boyfriend jeans, creating that “thrown together” look.
Colored wax denim: As we all know, colored denim is in for Fall – but why not spice it up a little? The wax/leather looking denim adds the right amount of edge and looks cool paired with a grandpa sweater.
Leather armed jacket: Probably one of my favorite trends for Fall. Leather armed jackets are very versatile – they look great worn with denim and look extremely on-trend when worn over a midi length dress.
Top 5 Cities I’d Like To Visit
14 years ago
There are a handful of cities that interest me, but since day 24 of my 30 day blogging challenge is only asking for my top five, I’ll keep this short and simple.
Here’s the countdown.
#5 Wellington, New Zealand. I want to go to to Wellington becuase it’s in New Zealand, and who doesn’t want to go there? I hear the city is crammed with more bars, cafes and restaurants per capita than New York, and has a handful of gourmet food producers including some 10 coffee roasteries (I love coffee).
#4 Lisbon, Portugal. I want to take a Spain + Portugal trip within the next five years. One of the main destinations will surely be Lisbon, a city of eclectic neighborhoods meant for exploring. I hear it’s a great town for walking, although it’s very hilly. I envision a romantic version of San Francisco!
#3 Tokyo, Japan. I’ve been interested in Japan for a very long time. Watching Lost in Translation (a handful of times) only intensifies my interest to go there. The city is huge, it never sleeps, and everyone there appears to have fantastic style – which I’ve watched for many years via: Tokyo Street Style.
#2 Stockholm, Sweden. I’m half Swedish and half Norwegian (for the most part), so it’d be pretty ridiculous if I wasn’t interested in visiting Stockholm, and Oslo for that matter. I’m excited to vacation to the Scandinavian countries to see more people who look like me, but prettier, and learn about the way I could have turned out if my ancestors never left the great country!
#1 Hong Kong. Hands Down #1 destination. I realize this city isn’t nearly as large as Toyko, Mexico City, and probably a handful of other international cities I’m not mentioning, but this city seems magical. Not only do I want to visit, I want to find a reason to be stuck there for a handful of months. Maybe a short term job can take me there, I don’t know – but I’d really like to live and breath Hong Kong for awhile like a local.
Bright Bottoms
14 years ago
Now that the weather’s changing, along with the color of the leaves, it may be time to change your mind (or perhaps only mine!) about pants hues. Initially, upon viewing the brightly colored pants on the Fall runways for designers Phillip Lim, Prabal Gurung, Karen Walker, etc., I was curious–and hesitant–about such vividly colored pants. Could I wear them? Would they look silly? Shouldn’t I stick to my darker jeans, for the safer, less flashy option? While I loved looking at this trend, I had already convinced myself that I couldn’t pull off the look nor did I wish to attempt to do so. However, as I began reading my daily blogs and fashion editorials, I was seeing these pants everywhere via celebs, fashionistas, streetstyle subjects, models, you name it.
Bright Pink Pants
Fall '11 Bright Pants
Rihanna, Kim Kardashian, & Rachel Bilson
Hot Pink Pants via Coco Rocha
Street Fashion
Michelle Monaghan Fushia Pants
The best part about bright pants is that they’re a statement in and of themselves, which is why I suggest sporting neutral shirts with them. Try subtle blues, white, black, greys, and tans, in the form of a simple tee, tank, button-down, or blouse. However, if you’re looking for a more shocking look, you may wish to try a shirt of another bright color. It all depends on the look you’re trying to achieve. Denim and leather jackets also work well with these hot pants. Now, while I can’t claim I’ve purchased a bright pair of pants yet, I can say, with 100% honesty, I have strongly considered the idea, and I believe I’ll make the move this week!
Take a peak below for some ideas.
1. ZARA Skinny Trousers: $59.90
2. ZARA Palazzo Trousers: $59.90
3. ZARA Trousers with Front Seam: $59.90
4. Mother Looker Skinny- Cherry: $196
5. Diane von Furstenberg:$298
3 People You Should Follow On Twitter
14 years ago
Day 22 of my 30 Day Fashion Blogging Challenge is to list my top 3 people to follow on Twitter. I have two Twitter accounts, one for Style Bust, and a personal account. I follow a different set of people on each account and am sure not to overlap. On the Style Bust account I tend to follow fashion, trend, music bloggers and new sources. On my personal account I follow close friends and people within my professional industry, which is online marketing (more specifically SEO).
Here are my three favorite people to follow on Style Bust, you might also get a lot out of following these people!
TheGloss.com, a daily gloss on beauty, fashion, sex and career.
Fashiongonerogue.com, a fashion blog based in CA.
The 99 Percent, dedicated to making things happen.
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A Fashion Trend I Miss
14 years ago
Day 21 of my 30 day blogging challenge is to share a fashion trend I miss. This is extremely difficult for me, I was born in the early 80’s so I can’t rightfully say I miss a fashion trend from any decade before the 80’s since I didn’t live through it.
I think we all can agree that all the decent trends of the 80’s, 90’s, and 00’s are still alive in 2012 collections. In the 80’s we picked up denim, tight-fitting pants, loose shirts, lace, and color block garments. The 90’s gave us anti-fashion based around the casual t-shirt and denim look. The 90’s also brought the thong (underwear) which had an unfortunate whale tail trend with super lowrise denim in the early 2000’s. In the 2000’s we also got accustomed to fashion mash-ups. Shoes were round toed shoes, knee high boots and ballet flats.
The only trends I miss are in shoes and hair, and aren’t anything too specific. Frankly, I’m very over wedges, I never really understood them and only have two pairs (which hardly get worn). I like girly, pointy pumps in fun prints and colors. I would promote more use of these types of shoes in everyday wear. I’d also propose the banana clip for hair. I think there are a lot of cool things you can do with a banana clip that we haven’t even seen yet. So cross you fingers for the resurgence of this trend…I promise to be wearing them in full swing soon enough!
Best In Show
14 years ago
New York Fashion Week astounds with its endless parade of designers, bloggers, front row fame hounds and of course, Anna Wintour.
Wintour and Nicki Minaj front row at Carolina Herrera
Amidst all the hubbub though, it’s still about the art and craft of design. Behold my favorites: some old friends, some new faces, all different points of view, all fabulous.
Spring 2012 RTW
All photos: style.com
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Things I’d Rather Be Doing Right Now
14 years ago
Day 20 of the 30 Day Bloggers Challenge is about things I’d rather be doing.
I always enjoy shopping online, buying makeup at Sephora, eating, running, lifting weights, sitting in a park with a book, having coffee with friends, going to SFMOMA, watching a good movie, seeing a live show, traveling, sleeping, riding the bike I don’t yet own, etc. I’m not saying I don’t enjoy writing for, and running a website – I get a lot of pleasure from doing this as well. However I’m hoping to change-up this site’s format within the next few weeks, I’ve been scouting for a new writer to be the main voice of Style Bust.
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