Do You Have the Time?

Aaron’s birthday (the fiance) was April 26th, so of course I just asked him what he wanted (trust me, he’s pickier than I am!). His request: a black G-shock with a gold face. Simple enough… our friend Ant had just purchased a few so Aaron was able to see it and he knew which one he wanted. Then I remembered Liz had sent me an email about these watches ages ago! They can totally be unisex- her and her fiance have a few colors and they share. Brilliant! Happy Birthday to Aaron and I can borrow it when I want…

For his next gift I’ll get him a white one, I think it would go great with my spring ensembles. 🙂

JewelMint Line- Sign Me Up!

I keep reading about Kate Bosworth and Cher Coulter’s  new jewelry line,  JewelMint and I had to check it out for myself.  Kate Bosworth has teamed up with friend and Celebrity Stylist Cher Coulter to design each and every piece of jewelry in their collection and it’s sold exclusively online. Here’s how to join JewelMint:

First you start out by taking a personal style quiz which consists of fashion images and you click on which one best suits your style and personality. This generates your ‘personal showroom’ where you will find the pieces of jewelry selected for you based on your style quiz. For $29.99 a month (that includes shipping) you pick out one  piece of jewelry from your showroom and it’s mailed to you. You don’t need to purchase something every single month if you don’t want to… they don’t  automatically charge you a monthly fee, it’s only if you make a purchase.

It’s a neat website, good to have because everything on the website is 70% off retail cost so you get a major discount and there’s no pressure to buy each month! I’m joining… I fell in love with these oyster earrings. (They know exactly what I like) 😉

*photo from InStyle mag.

Sock Couture

We’ve seen the “sock trend” all over the runways- my favorite: Marc Jacobs (of course). It started with the Spring/Summer shows and is now a full-blown “trend to try” this fall according to InStyle Magazine. Don’t  be alarmed, I’m not talking about the Madonna lime-green socks with pumps we saw in the “Borderline” video (although I’m not knocking it-she can do no wrong). I mean subtle, neutral shades- the key is to keep it simple.

I had no desire to try this trend- that was until Kate told me what she was wearing today… socks with heels! A black pencil skirt and a gray top. My first thought was a little panic and I quickly responded “what!?” and made her send me a photo. I absolutely LOVED it. Kate has the ability to take a risky runway look like this one and flawlessly translate it to a “real-life” look. I totally admire her daring fashion sense- I’ll be wearing socks with my heels this week!

Would you rock the sock trend?

Forecast: Rainy and In Need of Wellies!

It’s Summertime in Florida, and that means thunderstorms on a daily basis. A bit of an inconvenience when you want to wear open-toed shoes to work- not to mention a damper on any type of hairstyle. So while I sit here waiting for the “Severe Thunderstorm Watch” to pass on through I thought to myself; what a perfect reason to buy a new pair of rain boots! I’ll definitely use them for at least two months out of the year, and IF I move back up north it will be perfect for the cold and snowy winters… clearly it’s an investment.

My first pick: Hunters “Original Short Rain Boot” which can be found at Nordstrom’s (best department store EVER)- they’re a little pricey at $115 but like I said- it’s an investment.

Second pick and only because it’s impossible for me to find: Marc by Marc Jacobs rain boot for $28!!!!! Can be found in the “Special Items” section in- stores only. (The closest one to me is in Savannah, any other ones I’ve found online are double the price and not the color I want–totally bummed) Good for you if there’s a Marc Jacobs store near you.

Third pick and reasonably priced: “Beans Wellies” in Navy from L.L. Bean for $59.

So…. the moral of the story is if I have to weather these torrential downpours I may as well do it fashionably- A la Nicole Richie.

The Cat’s Meoww…

I was first intrigued by the  cat-eye trend when I spotted a pair from Dries Van Noten by Linda Farrow in a Marie Claire magazine a couple months back- I went online looking for them and of course they were sold out everywhere (even Ebay). So I gave up on the search and the whole cat-eye thing–and now I see cat-eye sunglasses everywhere! I desperately need a pair.

The cat-eye trend was all over the runways for the Spring/Summer collections and it seems like every designer has their own version of this classic trend- I mean Tom Ford… Jason Wu… Derek Lam etc, etc, etc… and one of my favorites (and reasonably priced) are the DVF cat-eye sunglasses at Saks for only $145! (Compared to the rest, that’s nothing).

Thoughts???