I’m obsessed with my new diamond necklace. It’s so versatile! I can dress it up by wearing it to a dressy event alone or I can layer it with more casual pieces and wear it to work!
dress: Saks Fifth Avenue, cowl neck cashmere sweater BCBG, purse Chanel, shoes Alberta Feretti, jade colored chain necklace Express.
dress Shoshanna, ballet flats Forever 21, purse Chanel, red bead necklace vintage
dress Shoshanna, purple necklace thrifted, leopard tote Adrianna Vittatani, purple heels H&M
Ok so I’m truly a fashion slave. I’ve got a 6 day work week this week, and I just finished 2 back to back 12-hour days. Here is what a fashion slave wears to work.
The trench is Sinclaire, the dress Calvin Klein, the shoes 9West with Aldo shoe clips and the purse and watch are Chanel. TGIF tomorrow!
I am just in love with this photo. It serves as a little fantasy escapism for me. While I’m burnt from a long day of open houses, church and walking miles in my high heeled sneakers (yes I said high-heeled sneakers)..Kate Moss looks as if she’s burnt from a day of luxurious shopping, doesn’t she? I want to come back to this room! I’m loving all the baroque detailing, Victorian gold molding, chandelier, and boudoir feel. And gees, can you imagine coming home with this much Chanel?! Biotch.
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Every time I wear this blazer, I get compliments. And each time, I can’t help but think how $30 at H&M goes such a long way.
Forever 21 lacy tank, Express bracelets, necklace from Jasmine (boutique in MA), and I don’t remember the skirt, shoes / purse brands
Here’s another outfit with the same blazer, this time with a Zara black blouse, Victoria’s Secret pants & Rebecca Minkoff purse – I wore this to work.
Below is another work outfit. This time, I wore it with a polka Dot Lord & Taylor bow-tie blouse, a Bebe pencil skirt that has leather strips down the sides that you can’t see, Jcrew heels and bracelets and a pair of Chanel sunglasses.
Here is another fellow fashion blogger who wore it with glitter and lace and then again with military cargo pants. Isn’t she cute?
And here is yet another blogger wearing MY blazer 
boy, is it popular!
I fell in love with this Chanel-inspired, blazer at Zara and knew it would be the perfect addition to my work wardrobe.
Here, I wore it with a BCBG blouse – don’t you love the exposed zipper detail?
The purse is Chanel and though it comes with a pearl chain add on, it is not shown here.
The skirt is Tahari and the shoes are Nine West. 
Below, is the same blazer worn with a black top and skirt, St. John tote, bracelets from Express and a chain necklace from Jasmine Boutique.
What do you think?
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I get away with wearing fun dresses to work ‘cuz I work in fashion. One such dress is this leopard number which if worn alone looks pretty sexy with its cutout sleeves, but under a more official looking blazer, it quickly becomes more work appropriate.
Cut 25 blazer. leopard dress by Fiori Di Zucca. Chanel purse. Suede fringed boots by Go Max and necklace by Express. 
What I love about this blazer are the leather elbow pads. It adds an interesting masculine touch to the otherwise, slim-fitting, feminine blazer. 
And ladies, I’m taking bids on this new Chanel purse! It’s authentic and hardly used. I simply fell in love with another and need to see if I can sell this…
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The best part of my day was that I came home with a free set of Chanel make-up brushes! They were about to throw out this and another set exactly like it so my co-worker and I quickly offered to save them from the dumpster. (they’re replacing the sample sets because a newer version and design is coming out). I don’t know about you, but I can’t stand the thought of throwing away something so precious. Here are my new take-home items!
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Chanel is always a “DO” in my book. So when I was visiting a Thailand temple and I spotted this picture here, I couldn’t help but smile.
This was found outside the temple where the fashion police (monks) enforced the no showing of shoulders rule. Yes, the shoulders are not showing through this tee. But the fact that they wrote the famous fashion marking “DO” on top of the Chanel-logo-ed tee cracked me up. Next to the Don’t which I should have taken a picture of was a photo of a tourist wearing a short skirt revealing what they called her “too sexy” knees.
Speaking of which, they actually make you rent a long wrap skirt in the more strict temples in order for you the tourist who may have shown up wearing shorts, to cover up. Here is a photo of me at Wat Arun in Bangkok where I had to do just that.
I quickly caught on. And while I regretted not packing some longer skirts for the visit, it also gave me an excuse to pick up some souvenirs along the way. What better souvenir is there than a little bit of exotic fashion?
I bought this rust-colored silk skirt that featured elephants at the bottom in Thailand for about $10 or less. I just found through a little research that if you try to buy a similar skirt off of ebay they will run you around $25. So I guess I got a steal.
I kept it casual with a simple white cami and then wore the skirt again later that week with a sparkly sequin cream tee, both already packed from the U.S. with my new tribal looking necklace that I bought from the Hmong tribe in the mountains of Thailand. Tribal influence is huge trend for Spring 2012 by the way! The variety of silks that you’ll find in Thailand is on every street block and it is dizzying but fun to pick your favorite fabric. 
With a little negotiation on prices (only optional with the street market vendors), you’re sure to leave with a deal especially if you are purchasing more than one.
I ended up buying the silk sarong that came with straps -sort of a wrap skirt if you will. Because of the language barrier, I couldn’t figure out how I’d wear the other flat cloth variety. But thanks to YouTube, I now know how I’m supposed to tie them – no pins or brooches needed! Check this out if you happen to have a flat cloth sarong, perhaps it will inspire you too. I’m thinking I could easily do this with a sarong I bought from Hawaii.
I can’t see myself wearing the sarong in NYC but I will save it for another exotic trip as it makes an excellent beach cover-up and is perfect for conservative cultures. I’m sure I’ll continue to wear it with a mix of Western influences as I want to add my own spin to the traditional dress similar to how this other fashionista did from WhatIWore2day’s blog.
It’s not everyday that I want to look like I did below.
In this post, I’ll show you how I styled this black lace blouse from Zara - a purchase I had made over 5 years ago.
Today I wore the blouse with my new Zara tweed blazer. It hardly shows in the pictures but the blazer has a slight sheen to it since the thread is a bit metallic. Going for the Chanel-inspired look, I wore my chain necklace, leather skirt and Chanel chain purse. I ran our store’s trunk shows, partnership with a local gym, champagne reception and live DJ during a series of work events in this outfit.
I’m also thinking about wearing it next with my DKNY, exposed zipper dress shown here. Worn as an underpinning, I layered it with this sheath dress, while using the same necklace, shoes and purse for a completely different look.
Lastly, the bouse is worn under my bold striped blazer and pants from Bebe. The Rebecca Minkoff purse was free. Yes FREE!! My fabulous co-worker gave it to me – apparently it was a gift from the corporate summit he attended. Only in fashion do you walk away with gifts this amazing!
If you also like free, search my blog for “giveaway” and see all the contests that I’m currently running!
I’m afraid that the warm weather that I love is quickly slipping away. So any warm weekend that I get during the early fall months, makes me want to wear something short and summery, just in case it’s my last hurrah. This past weekend was no exception. Sunday morning was bright and sunny and having just sold my bridal petticoat for more than I paid for it, I was in a terrific mood.
The tee shirt is from by Threads from Off 5th (I bought it for about $15 after my employee discount), the slim black cardigan is from H&M $19.99 and the skirt is a Daffy’s (discount retailer) purchase that I bought about 10 years ago also for about $20. Phew, it still fits! The flats with chain detail are BCBG ( I think I bought them at TJ Maxx a couple years ago) and the chain bracelet was an impulse buy at Ann Taylor Loft this past week. Sunglasses are Chanel from Saks.
My nails are extra fun this week. I discovered Pinterest.com thanks to a friend of mine and have been hooked ever since. It’s like an online photo album where you can collect images that you love from all over the web and organize the photos that you already have from your own computer. I recently started a manicure/pedicure collection of images that I’ve discovered while browsing pinterest that has inspired me to do something fun to my nails.Here’s the image that inspired me.
Ever have one of those “I can DO THIS!” motivational moments? Well this picture inspired mine because I actually came home from fashion week last season with a ton of glittery nail polish. Here is what I did to my nails Sunday night.
Diamonds are a girls’ best friend and that’s what my new at-home manicure reminds me of. How do you like this?
I went a little post-pinterest.com crazy and got so inspired that I didn’t stop at my hands. I went a little nuts on my feet too. This is the picture of patterned nails that inspired me.
And here are my toesies. silly me.. I smudged my big toe but strangely, the smudge left a faint heart mark.
Damnit, why are my feet wrinkly? Is it all the hours under the sun that I’ve logged, all the beach-walking in the Bahamas for my birthday, or the hours of foot massage that I’ve indulged in? Aging sucks.
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The Architectural Digest Home Design show in NYC this year was connected to Diffa, a tabletop decor design show that I blogged about in 3 of my prior entries. Yes, I said 3 of my prior blog entries because there simply was so much inspiration that I had to break up the multitude of pictures into more than one entry. I attended both with my savvy fiancee who found us a great groupon deal. And now you can see what we saw!
Check out all my favorite seating options.
How cool would this be at your dream poolside patio?
And isn’t this Camelia-printed chair so elegant and so Chanel?
Totally inspired, I couldn’t help but dreaming of my next home makeover. It seems I’m constantly in makeover mode. And this chandelier totally caught my eye. What a modern take! You know I love chandeliers!
Here are few more of my favorite things.
I’m loving this brand Boca Do Lobo. They have the most interesting mix of modern whimsical.
Below is a shot of my favorite kitchen. I see my dream kitchen looking similar (without the yellow).
Every kitchen should have a nook this fabulous!
This kitchen picture came straight out of a catalog. I love the chandeliers in the kitchen. That is a must. And you can’t see it well here but it featured a beautiful grey/white damask backsplash. LOVE!
As you can see, the Show covered everything including home furnishings, accessories, art & antiques, kitchen and bath products, flooring, fabric, lighting, outdoor products and more. Did anything interest you?
