[ The Collection
September 3, 2008
The best accessory for any season comes down to one simple item - A BOOK! For summer lie pool-side or beach-side with book in hand, for fall bundle up in your layered knits and head to the park for a picnic with book in hand, for winter curl up by the roaring fire donning woolly tights with book in hand, and for spring sit prim in your luscious garden with book in hand. It really goes with anything!
And when it comes to books, I recommend my most recent accessory - The Collection, by Gioia Diliberto. Every Society Girl will fall in love with the seamstress who works under the inspiring CoCo Chanel. You are thrown into Paris just after World War I when fashion has hit its peak and girls flock to the showroom to see what jersey dress Chanel will create next. The passion for designing couture clothes plays a main character and it will draw you in with each stitch.
Emmy & Ivy
August 18, 2008
Every Society Girl could use more frosting.. and by frosting I mean stand-out accessories! Dressing up may be considered a childhood pastime, but Society Girls around the globe know otherwise.. there will always be time to dress up. Sometimes dressing up is throwing on one fabulous layer after another, twirling around in a drop-dead dress.. or in this case - showering yourself in bows, barretts and gobs of jewelry.
A little shop, known as Emmy & Ivy appreciate the art of dressing up and they are supplying Society Girls with all the frosting they need. With loads of vintage inspired cocktail rings, barretts and hair jewels, a girl could frost herself over and over… I know I did!
So why not get caught up in the creations of Jackie Ostrowicki and Sarah McCurley and their little shop Emmy & Ivy!
The Society Girl Way: Pop Out in Color
July 16, 2008
Society Girls are confident, strong, independent women who define what style is.. and why not showcase your individuality by being BOLD. Stand up and out in the crowd with solid bright colors that can’t help but be noticed!
Take a hint from these Society Girls and choose to mix and match pops of color, accessorize with color, or just wear one fabulously “not-to-shy-pink” dress. It’s the Society Girl way….
Photo Credits: The Sartorialist, Style Sightings, and Stockholm Streetstyle
Going to the Office the Society Girl Way
June 27, 2008
Sometimes girl’s got to put on a pencil skirt and head to the office. There is something about the office that deters most from dressing their best and being their stylish self. The corporate world is filled with black, black and maybe a little white – but I say don’t shy away from your inner Society Girl. Embrace the opportunity to dress it up and step up the chic factor.
If your office is a little more conservative keep one or two pieces on the down low, but add interesting elements with stand out accessories or a dramatic skirt, jacket or shoes. Do it the Society Girl way..
(Shirt - Ann Taylor, Skirt - thrifted, Belt - Cumber bun thrifted, Shoes - Modern Vintage)
A Peek Inside the Party
June 25, 2008
A peek inside The Vintage Society party for all who weren’t able to attend. The evening was just about perfection - the only glitch being the ridiculous heat wave we were experiencing in Los Angeles. Other than that, it was a blast meeting many Society Girls who came out to celebrate- thanks for joining me!
The highlight of the evening was meeting our Boston Society Girl - Francesca! She received the traveling shirt and styled an incredibly inspiring “Sailor’s Wife” creation. Chatting with Francesca and her boyfriend Paul was so much fun. It is amazing connecting with Society Girls from around the country!
All in all, I couldn’t have asked for a better evening! Now on to more Society fun…
Society Challenge : H&M
August 26, 2007
Ok, let’s just start by saying this Society Challenge was really tough…um… not in the way that Kmart was tough, but more like “I want to buy everything in the store” tough. Yes that’s right, it was time for Sara and I to take on another challenge and we chose H&M. To be honest I hadn’t been there in a while and forgot how much I love it! There were so many great choices for fall. Sara and I both agreed that we were so ready for fall - the warm wooly coat, tights, scarves - all the goodies.
We did focus, eventually, and chose one item to create two signature looks.
Walking over to the dressing room I realized my arm was rubbed raw from all the hangers I had been holding and I was thankful to hand them over in the salesgirl. Now, the dressing room always creates a sticky situation for our challenge. We both seem to enter with at least 15 items and of course they never let you have them all at one time. Pulling together the outfit becomes difficult because you have to decide what items to start with and what items to leave behind. Finally, after much rushing back and forth - we have our looks. Sara slinks across the hall and slips into my dressing room. There is exclamations as we both see each other and the photos are taken.
Sara went for a perfect Indian Summer ensemble. Layering the gold tunic with a tweed vest and throwing on a pair of skinny jeans rolled up to create a more casual look for the beginning of fall.
I chose to pretend it was crispy-cold outside and layered the gold tunic over an oversized three-quarter t-shirt, then pulled on some wooly leggings and topped off the ensemble with a long sweater dress/vest and a thick gray scarf.
Now if only I had the budget to walk out with the entire outfit and maybe 15 other things I loved. Oh well, maybe next month when I haven’t spent all my money.
Society Challenge : Kmart
July 22, 2007
Kmart…mmmm…well what can I say. To be honest, I am not a big fan. This is supposed to be a challenge and Sara and I both felt that it wasn’t fair to always pick stores that we love. So, we chose Kmart.
Now, some of you may have hidden treasures that you find at Kmart, and we did find that Kmart actually had some amazingly fun shoes, but it’s just not our first choice to shop.
Anyway, back to the purpose of our excursion - putting together an outfit using one of the same item. (I forgot to take a photo of the item, but it was a green and white striped collared rubgy-style shirt)
After searching around the store (using any clothing department - boys, girls, women, etc.) we headed to the dressing room with our stacks. Sara seemed to have a plan.. I on the other hand was at a loss. Sara finished her changes in minutes and I scrambled (maybe my creative juices weren’t flowing) - finally, the moment of truth came…
and Sara rocked it! She worked the little boys department. Pairing the striped shirt with little boy jeans shorts (rolled), a little boys camo tshirt (knotted with a rubberband) layered it over the top, and of course the fabulous boots.
My combination seemed to be a little reminicent of the “Pink Ladies” from Grease. Without much layering I high waisted the pants, flipped my belt backwards to use the grey tones, and tucked in the top - Summer Lovin!
With the challenge over we headed out for some girl chatter over greasy mexican food.
Another successful Society Challenge. I would love your suggestions for next month’s challenge - so send in your selections and we will choose one for August.
Society Challenge : Target
June 23, 2007
So here we are again! The day has finally arrived for the second installment of Society Challenges, where my girl Sara and I take on TARGET!
I realized the first time around that I didn’t lay out all the rules for you Society readers out there. To make everything a little more clear, these are the challenge details:
1. We choose ONE store for each challenge.
2. Once inside the store, I choose one item that we both have to build an outfit around.
3. We split up to grab everything interesting in sight.
4. No peaking!
5. Outfit has to consist of all items from chosen store, with the exception of shoes and accessories that we are already wearing.
6. We enter the dressing room and seperately begin to create.
7. No peaking!
Finally, when all has been decided and we both feel confident in our choices we step out and REVEAL the masterpiece…. it is always amazing to me how we come up with our own unique look!
Target is a fun choice because of the new designers that are featured every few months. This time around we had Patrick Robinson to work with.
This shirt was our centerpiece.
This is what we each came up with. (Again, everything is from Target with the exception of shoes and accessories)
We had a blast and we can’t wait for next month!
