Archive for November, 2009

Cyber Monday is hands down the biggest online shopping holiday of the year. I’m the last person you’ll find among Black Friday chaos because I’ve learned you can get almost as good of deals, if not better in some cases, online.

While I’m not the expert for all-things Cyber Monday, here are some of my personal rules of thumb (hence the above pic) when it comes to an area I’ve grown to know very well – contemporary online boutiques (i.e. Shopbop, Revolve Clothing, Singer22, Manhattanite, Chick Downtown, etc.). Read the rest of this entry »

The fifth and final challenge for America’s Most Stylish Blogger involved a pair of tie-dye leggings by Plan B, courtesy of Bluefly. I’m a huge fan of all kinds of legwear, even dramatic as seen with the fabulous panelled leggings I snagged from I Heart Norwegian Wood over the summer. However, for this challenge, I ended up choosing a look from pieces I already owned that involved layering my DIY slashed leggings overtop of the tie-dye. For more details on the thought process, read my my post at StyleList.

Wearing:

• Tank dress: A birthday gift from the lovely Sara Seumae
• Jacket: Zara
• Leggings: DIY + Bluefly
• Platform sandals: Also
• Necklace: Studio (on 47th and Lex in NYC…new fav necklace)

This week’s guest judge on the StyleList challenge critique, hosted by Melissa Foss, was Adam Lippes! While all Read the rest of this entry »

I wanted to give a heads up to all you online shopping mavens that Rue La La and Elle have teamed up for a special Little Black Dress boutique that starts at 11am Eastern today through Wednesday.

Violet Moon Gaynor, Senior Fashion & Accessories Editor at Elle.com, worked with Rue La La to hand pick 16 dresses from top fashion designers creating a covetable selection of LBDs from the following:

• Badgley Mischka
• Carmen Marc Valvo
• Laundry
• Robert Rodriguez

Rue La La is actually one of my favorite of the online sample sale sites. Last Thanksgiving, I wasn’t near a computer and ended up purchasing Hanky Panky gift sets straight from my phone. If you aren’t a member yet, here’s a referral from Clutch22. If you sign up before December 24, you’ll get $10 store credit Read the rest of this entry »

I’m a sucker for a good contest and a cool interactive marketing campaign! Charlotte Russe has launched the Next Design Star contest where you can submit submit your own design for a t-shirt and the winning entry will receive a trip for two to NYC and a Charlotte Russe shopping spree. Additionally, a top inspired by the winning design will be produced and sold in Charlotte Russe stores.

The above is not an entry, just a visual I had fun putting together for you. Let me know if you enter! If I end up doing one, I’ll be sure to post, but happy to help support your submission Read the rest of this entry »

Ok. I’ve had my hand nearly slapped at least a dozen times over the past month when trying to snap a few pics inside stores on my NYC shopping adventures. Let me preface by saying I understand there are “reasons” why they have these policies in place, but as a PR nerd girl, I’m counting the number of missed opportunities they encounter as a result.

One instance in particular occurred last week at Opening Ceremony. It was my first time in the store and I caught a glimpse of some really intruiging jewelry I wanted to post about. When the staff shook their finger at me, they let me know I could pull the pics from their website. To be frank, it totally killed the inspiration. Seriously, I’m trying to promote your brand for free and your asking me to add extra steps? On top of that, Read the rest of this entry »