Luxe Lust: Alexander McQueen Silk Embroidered Cape Pencil Dress... WITH FEATHERS!

($1598, Alexander McQueen, Gilt Groupe)

They're actually not feathers but GOLD EMBROIDERY! DEATH! DEATH BY EMBROIDERY THAT LOOKS LIKE GOLD FEATHERS! ON SILK! = DOUBLE DEATH!

Are we human? Or are we dancer?

The Killers - New Music - More Music Videos

10 Jumpers Under $100!

Hey guess what. I FREAKING HATE hot weather.

What I'm trying to say is, check out 10 really cute jumpers that flatter lots of body types (also, can I just say, I HATE the term "bodycon." It's dumb. Please stop saying it) AND cost less than $100! Also, why do they call them jumpers? Playsuits? Whatever. I just wanna spend all of the days between now and October laying around in airconditioning and wishing I lived in John Ritter's apartment in Three's Company.

($93.78, Totem, Asos.com)

L-L-L-Love the lips!

($31.26, Asos.com)

HORSES? On a JUMPER? Could America GET any better?

($44.99, Modcloth.com)

I am thisclose to buying this.

($69.99, Modcloth.com)

One of my favey things about jumpers: they're thisclose to being pajamas.

($97, Fluxus, Pinkmascara.com)

This one would be so cute with a tiny tank underneath. A tank of YOUR CHOOSING! You can just DO WHATEVER YOU WANT!

($98, Gestuz, Asos.com)

Your garden variety harem-style jumper. No big whoop.

($20, Postlapsaria.com)

So it's technically a dress, but whatevs. It's late.

($39, Lulus)

Fun! Picnicky!

($69, Sass & Bide, Shopbop.com)

Mmmm. Love me some elastic waistband!

($88, Lark & Wolff by Steven Alan, Urban Outfitters)

The sorta-fancy, dress-up-for-work yachting jumper. For your business meetings. On a boat.

Night night!

Perforated Plz: F-Troupe's White Patent Leather Saddle Shoes

($158, f-troupe, Oaknyc.com)

Usually white shoes are a HUGE nein, but these white patent perforated saddle shoes -- they're perforated with teensy little STARS -- break through the busted code and come out clear on the side of awesome sauce. And they remind me of the Steve Madden Skiip perforated flats I loved for so long.


A cursory Internet search brings up only the 8.5 at Zappos, so, if you're a 8.5 AND you want these shoes, it's SO your lucky day!

Ariel Gordon: Not-Boring Wedding Rings For Not A Fortune

($1,240, Ariel Gordon)

Check out L.A. jewelry designer Ariel Gordon's wonderfully modern geometrical 14-karat gold "Hex" ring with diamond points. I'd definitely wear this as a wedding ring (except I'm going to try to uphold the Jewish tradition of wearing a solid, unbroken band with no ornamentation or stones.) Of course, I'd wear it ANYWAY as a REGULAR ring if someone would like to purchase it for me, say, as a gift for being an awesome blogger. The Hex ring also comes in 10-karat gold for $880.

I love how modern and clean it is but also quietly chic AND kind of looks like a nut. Not like a squirrel nut but like whatever people who use tools use for things.

Also, Ariel won Shopstyle's emerging designer competition, so if you enter "SHOPSTYLE" on Ariel Gordon's site, you can get 25% off your purchase!... Of the Hex ring... for me!

... Plus, check out Spike pendant:

($315, Ariel Gordon)

Which would look positively smart AND menancing with... EVERYTHING (on me!)

ADORBS ALERT: Tarina Tarantino Feather Drop Earri

($70, Tarina Tarantino, Karmaloop.com)

I'm ruving these Tarina Tarantino feather/ rhinestone drop earrings. Most of you (meeeee tooo included) immediately think of Disney when you think Tarina Tarantino, and while I love her signature Disney pieces too, I love these feathery earrings -- espesh the '70s-meets-nows juxtaposish between the old-school roach clip feathers and the mall punk colors. Can't handle bright pink and electric blue? Go more old-school roach clip:

($72, Tarina Tarantino, Karmaloop.com)

Also, two things: Karmaloop ALWAYS has promo codes. Try sn23820. AND, I met Tarina Tarantino! She ruuuuuuuules!

The $1 Million Peacock Wedding Dress

I don't really care if the ENTIRE PEACOCK POPULATION needs to be become extinct in order for me to own this peacock dress, exhibited at a wedding expo at in China. I just WANT it. Main factor deterrent -- I don't have 2000+ peacocks. Other issue: I don't have $1.5 million dollars. Minor setbacks. Actually, no, I don't want it. It's sorta scary looking, and it makes me feel like we all owe peacocks a major apology. I just wanted to make that joke about the entire peacock population becoming extinct to make one dress.

Witness the horror yourself at LuxuryLaunches. Or, check out more reasonable peacock fashions, dresses and accessories.

Matthew Williamson For H&M Is Like ALL PEACOCKS, ALL THE TIME!

(Image via: Whatshewears.ie)

BLAST AND DAMN! Matthew Williamson's H&M collection, which hits stores RIGHT THIS FUCKING MINUTE is ALL FUCKING PEACOCKS, practically!!! (And you KNOW how I feel about PEACOCKS!)

The collection is in 200 H&M stores worldwide including these three NYC H&M locations, which are accordingly mobbed.

You've seen Matthew Williamson's peacock dress on Katy Perry, and, for better or for worse, Nicky Hilton.

(Image via Fabsugar.com)

That peacock clutch alone is making me cry real little-girl tears out of grown-up eyes. As is the tiger-print dress below. Weeps of a million.

Lux Lust: 3.1 Phillip Lim Animal Print Skirt

This 3.1 Phillip Lim purple and gold lurex mini skirt is so hot that it's kinda giving me a Pat Benatar-meets-Pat Field boner right now. AND it's even got pockets! Style schwing!

($365, 3.1 Phillip Lim, Brownsfashion.com)

Go There Do That: NYC Lord & Taylor "Love At First Sight" Shopping Event, Thursday, April 23

You FORGOT there was a Lord & Taylor in NYC, didn't you? I usually forget. Usually I think of Lord & Taylor as a musty, moldy old batcave, but it looks like they're stepping up their game and joining the new millennium with boutiquey brands like Robert Rodriguez, Plenty by Tracy Reese, Tibi, Trina Turk, Anna Sui, Cynthia Steffe, ABS, Rich & Skinny, Laila, La Rok, Yoanna Barashi, and more.

See for yourself this Thursday, April 23rd, at Lord & Taylor's Lord & Taylor's Love At First Sight shopping event frm 6 -8. DJs, complimentary spa services from Oasis Day Spa (turn down a free spa service, and I don't even wanna know you), gifts and things, etc. Go check it out, and see if L&T has steppethed up their game, 'kay? And report back, 'kay?

I Bought It Files: Pade Vavra Cat Stud Earrings, Other Stuff I'm Wearing In A Weddng This Weekend

($138, Pade Vavre, BlueLuxe.com)

Oops. Accidentally bought these: 22KT gold plated cat stud earrings with sapphire eyeballs. I may or may not wear them to the wedding I'm in this weekend. I WILL not, however, wear them with THIS belt, if I wear it at/ in the wedding:

($136, Moss Mills)

I got it on sale at Epaulet. (Remember when I was losing my mind over this Moss Mills horse bracelet? And, speaking of horses, RIP TRAGIC FLORIDA HORSES!)

BTW, the dress I'm wearing in the wedding is...
... A Christiane Celle fuchsia satin dress -- the bride found it for me on eBay for a song! Can you BELIEVE how great that is! I actually factually WILL wear this again. And I'm wearing these vintage gold heels from Olive's Very Vintage in Brooklyn -- Gorgeous, perfectly curated and preserved dresses, skirts, tops, shoes and jewelry. Definitely vintage and not thrift. you should go. It's great.


That's new kitty, Sim. I adopted her from Beauty Blogging Junkie's Amber! BTW, this completely out-of-sequence, highly unedited post brought to you by Gruner Veltliner!1!!

FashionBinge Is Giving Away REDONK daniblack Heels! DONUT DELAY! Enter TODAY!

DONUT forget! We're giving away a SUHWEEEET pair of daniblack studded heels so hot your lady bits will ache will envy and desire.

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ADORBS ALERT: Tibi Women's Tango Silk One Shoulder Top

($160, Tibi, Bloomingdales)

SO cute with skinny jeans and maybe a tiny cropped grey jacket, nu?

I Dream Of... This Corey Lynn Calter Tory Dress

($220, Corey Lynn Calter, Candystorecollective.com)

I also dream that it was like 1/4 of the price. Still, is it not the perfect shade of vintagey blush/ rose? So many cute tan flat options too. Balls, economy!

DIY Wedding Dress? Oh Yes!!

Okay, hold on to your tiny hats. This might be the most awesome wedding dress I've ever seen. It's definitely the most awesome wedding dress made by a SERIOUSLY crafty chick out of a $68 Target jobber and some black velvet. It has animals, leaves, the couple's initials, and the words "it's all true." And it is pretty much gorgeous. More details here.









This was made with HOT GLUE, people. I'm not worthy.

Check out pics of the whole amazing wedding here.

Oh, Ombré...

Remember last year when I drooled over that Anthropologie ombre trench coat? Well, temptation rears its head again, this time at Wilson's Leather. Perfect for spring!



Calvin Klein ombré trench coat, on sale for $79.99 (down from $250!). Check out the awesome lining, too:



I think I'm gonna pass, since I'm trying to save money for, oh, EVERYTHING wedding-related (and plus I have a trench that I get lots of compliments on), but someone out there should totally get this. Right?

Temperley London Bridal Open House In NYC: Saturday April 25

Bridal sorts in NYC. DEFINITELY do go check out the Temperley London bridal open house this Saturday, April 25.

Details:
Saturday, April 25, 2009
10am-6pm

Temperley London Boutique
453 Broome Street, 2nd Floor, NYC

Featuring:
Temperley London's Newly Launched
Made-to-Order & Off-the-Peg bridal collections
La Perla Intimates
Ron Ben-Israel Cakes
Mr. Boddington's stationery
Thom James Flowers

RSVP Krystina Banahasky at 212.219.2929
KrystinaB@temperleylondon.com

I went to Temperley a few weeks ago and tried on a few dresses. Temperley wedding dresses are phenomenal on every level -- lots of flowy, goddessy, Deco-inspired glam dresses, plus some lacy pieces too, and whimsical accents like butterflies. Below are a few of my favorites. Oh, and the Temperley boutique is so amazingly designed that you will want to MOVE IN PERMANENTLY. And Krystina at Temperley is fantastic and the least pushy salesperson I've met in my entire wedding dress-shopping experience.


Adria -- one of my favorites. Check out the beautiful yellow and white detailing.

Faun -- more of that gorgeous Deco-y butterfly detail.

Jean -- one of my favorites. It was so fun to try on and actually really flattering across my midsection, but my stooopid chest wasn't having it. Still, an immaculate piece of work. (Both the dress AND my chest -- HEYOHHHH!)



Zora dress. It's about $2,990. Far more beautiful in person. I was strongly considering this dress.

The Catronia. The show pony. Seriously, this is my dream dress right here.

+ Not in New York? Check out Temperley bridal here. (Thanks, "Internet!")