Archive for March, 2008

I’m obsessing over so many different pumps and sandals from Topshop right now. Their edgy and modern styles give us designer junkies the looks we’re all lusting after…though I don’t really know of a Louboutin substitute I’d settle for.

Check it:

From left to right, top to bottom:

• Lace peep toe, £60.00 (about $120)
• Platform sandal, £60.00 (about $120)
• High peep toe, £60.00 (about $120)
• Gladiator platform, £65.00 (about $130)
• Low heel crossover, £45.00 (about $90)
• Crossover platform, £65.00 (about $130)
• Square toe t-bar, £65.00 (about $130)
• T bar platform, £65.00 (about $130)
• Disc and stud gladiator, £25.00 (about $50)

Not sure which pair(s) I’m going to buy, but I’m really crushing on the lace peep toe on the top left. Feel free to chime in with your favorites!

I was stoked to find this electric blue full skirt from Express (I’m on a skirt craze right now as you probably know from my circle skirt post earlier this week) because it’s elegant and edgy at the same time. My only nit is that Express has it in all their displays and I’m mortified at the thought of feeling unoriginal. I haven’t worn it out of the house yet, so feel free to chime in and let me know if you think (this is also in FabSugar’s LookBook).

Oh yeah! In case you want anything from Express, they just launched a promo today where you’ll get a coupon worth $15 off $75 or more when you try on any women’s skirt or men’s shorts.

Here’s another Ombre dress that I am desparately longing for. It’s from Warehouse, a UK based shop that doesn’t ship to the US…yet. I’ll be stocking Ebay UK in the meantime.

So where can you find more fab ombre looks? Urban, Topshop and Asos are probably your best bet.

Fasshonaburu posted this flirty little mini from Asos earlier this week. Price: $119.19

Here some other options:

From left to right, top to bottom:

• Ombre linen scarf: UO, $28
• Lux twilight dress: UO, $78
• Lipstick ombre blouse: Topshop, £32.00 (about $65)
• Lipsy dip dye tunic: Asos, $119.19
• Lux fade to black tunic: UO, $58

In case you missed the Project Runway season finale last night (though I can’t imagine what could be more important), Christian Siriano was crowned the winner of Season 4.

The 21 year old designer’s ”fierce” collection won the hearts of the judges, particularly guest judge, Victoria Beckham, who might be fashioning a Christian original sometime in the near future. I don’t know about the rest of you, but he had me at hello with his first design and bitchy confidence! 

Here are some pics from his collection:

Speaking of Posh, FabSugar wrote yesterday the fashionista “has reportedly been approached by Fox to host a fashion reality TV series called Fashion Nightmares.”This is MAJOR news! Maybe her last stint at reality TV didn’t turn out so well, but how can you go wrong with Posh + Fashion?

 Photos from BravoTV and FabSugar

I just joined a new site called HauteLook. Like Gilt and other virtual trunk show esque sites, HauteLook offers timed sales on hot contemporary designer apparel.The Ella Moss sale started today and ends at 11:oo PM Pacific. Until now, I haven’t been very impressed with these types of sales, but I was surprised to find a shirt Shopbop is selling for 50% off (see the black/blue top below)!

URL: http://www.hautelook.com/

Feel free to use my email address (jordie_bee<at>hotmail<dot>com) as a sponsor when you sign up. If I am awarded any credits I will put them toward a giveaway for my lovely readers. Muah!

By the way, here are a couple of items I found in the Ella Moss sale:

Bianca top: $47.50 (Regular $95) 

Sleeveless dress: $89 (Regular: $178)

Epic just launched a 30% off coupon code non-sale items on orders over $100. It’s such a good deal if you’re looking for a new pair of 7’s or a new dress for spring. Enter code SPRING30 at check out to receive the discount.

Wanna know a secret? Revolve Clothing, one of my favorite online boutiques, is matching the code! Meaning, once you place your order with Revolve, send them an email requesting a coupon code match and reference Epic’s 30% off code. This can be applied to all non-sale items on orders over $100 and excludes the following brands: Kooba, 7 for All Mankind, Hudson Jeans, Nudie Jeans, True Religion, Joe’s Jeans, Citizens of Humanity, Paige Denim, Lutz and Patmos, Jovovich Hawk, Vena Cava, Cheap Monday, Clu, Sea, Common Projects, Rogues Gallery, Rose, A Lawless, Band of Brands, D&G and Botkier.Thanks LithiumPearl from the Purse Forum for sharing this fab news on the code match!!

Maybe we’re not seeing exact replicas of the hot trend from the 50’s, but variations of the circle skirt have definitely been popping up everywhere from the runway to edgy magazine spreads.

So what do these variations of the high waisted, flared skirt look like? Unlike most of the sketches below, the new look is shorter, fuller, and it doesn’t even have to be a skirt–it can be a dress too! It’s all about the baby doll silhouette!

My favorite so far is a dress from Miu Miu that’s been quite the little attention whore over the past month or so. If you didn’t see it on Kirsten Dunst in the artsy cirque du soleil esque Miu Miu campaign spread, you may have seen Amy Adams wearing it on the cover of Interview or even Kate Hudson for Elle Girl UK.  

Photos from FabSugar and Faded Youth Blog

I was stoked when Topshop came out with this little look-a-like, but as it usually goes with Topshop, the skirt was sold out within minutes. I am actually trying to convince a girl in London who is selling this on ebay to ship to the states so I can bid on it. Wish me luck!

Miu Miu really seems to be ahead of the rest on this hot little look. Here’s Rachel Bilson in another fufu skirt from their Fall 2008 collection for her spread in the March ‘08 Nylon:

Here are a few different takes from other designers fresh off the runway at the fall 2008 fashion weeks:

Above: Abaete (looks 1-2), Rag & Bone (look 3), Sass & Bide (looks 4-5)

Crook the look: I went to Nordstrom to try and put something together as I desperately wanted to mimic the Miu Miu’s doll-like silhouettes, but to my surprise, they didn’t have any skirts!! For the time being, this little trench dress is the best I can do to pull off the look.

Here are a few other options I came up with, but I am still crossing my fingers the chick from ebay will cave and sell me the Topshop skirt:

Above: Alice & Olivia, Bailey 44, Urban Outfitters