Archive for September, 2010

Breast Cancer Awareness Month starts tomorrow, October 1. I’ve seen a lot of cool charitable things from brands, but am especially appreciative of Ralph Lauren for giving me a chance to become part of its efforts. As part of Polo Ralph Lauren’s global initiative to support breast cancer awareness, the company has teamed up with 100 bloggers to style and sport looks rocking the Pink Pony. This year marks the tenth anniversary of the Pink Pony Fund, which has raised over $40 million to fight cancer in 13 different countries. Having seen loved ones affected by the illness, this cause is very special to me and I was beyond thrilled to participate. I kept my look pretty preppy as you can see, with a grey Jesica Milton circle skirt, black pumps with scrunchy socks and my favorite cashmere pashmina.

A lot of my favorite bloggers also got involved. AOL StyleList is featuring all 100 in a special photo gallery here. Check them out! I would love to know your favorite looks!

In addition to 100 bloggers wearing the Pink Pony, Ralph Lauren is also Read the rest of this entry »

Last week, I had dinner with Jennine from The Coveted and Wendy of Nitrolicious. Over diet cokes and mac & cheese at Schillers on the Lower Eastside, we recapped the good, bad and ugly moments of fashion week, among other non-blogger topics. Wendy’s birthday is today, so I thought I’d dedicate this as a shout-out to her. I’ve gotten to know her pretty well over the past two years and she’s one of my favorite people in NYC. She is also responsible for introducing me to various new food addictions – the girl has good taste…literally!

If you have a minute, send her birthday wishes by commenting on her site. Here’s another (scary of me) pic!

Photo Credits: Wendy and Jennine

Last week I had the pleasure of attending a special blogger screening of Edward Burns’ latest venture, Nice Guy Johnny (trailer above). Hosted at one of my favorite NYC spots, Meet at the Apartment, I walked in to find buckets of sugary treats, three flavors of popcorn, a glass of wine and a tall, charming ”Eddie” Burns standing right there to greet me! He brought co-star Kerry Bishé to host a Q&A before the film. Wow, hearing about the making of an independent film really adds to the viewing experience (almost like the culture of wine)…which is why I’m going to tell you!

First, let me give you the two sentence schpeel on the film. Johnny Rizzo (Matt Bush) is about to trade his dream job as a sports radio journalist for some snooze-ville gig that’ll pay enough to please his fiancée. Enter Uncle Terry (Ed Burns), a rascally womanizer set on turning a weekend in the Hamptons into an eye-opening fling for his nephew. Nice guy Johnny’s not interested, of course, but then he meets the lovely Brooke (Kerry Bishé), who challenges Johnny to Read the rest of this entry »

I had the pleasure of visiting Walter Steiger’s showroom for a private visit last spring and have been anxiously awaiting the fall 2010 collection. Known for decades of innovative creations in luxury footwear design and seen today in some of the hottest runway shows in NYC and Paris, the latest offerings include patent ski-slope toes and rugged rubber soles. Who knew rubber could be so sexy and edgy? On top of that, the metallic gold color available in a few styles is hypnotizing. If I could only buy one pair of shoes this fall, it would be the gold pump in the pic above.

You can currently find Walter Steiger in NYC on the corner of Park Avenue and 55th Street. There are other locations all over the world and hopefully sometime soon ( especially for you left coasters) we’ll see the collections in our favorite department stores like Nordi’s, Berfdorf’s, Saks, etc. More pics and details about Walter Steiger after the jump… Read the rest of this entry »

Purple Lab is a clever new brand of beauty products that is all about “double duty beauty.” I recently got my hands on a tube of Huge Lips Skinny Hips lip gloss, which is more like triple duty because it serves as a lip plumper and has a little Hoodia to help curve your cravings, all while making your lips pretty, shiny and a tasty at the same time.

I’ve had mine for over two months and it’s still going strong. There are eight colors to choose from and my favorite color is Lychee Martini, which has hints of nudes and oranges.

You can purchase for $25 at Purple Lab and in case you’re thinking ahead to the holidays like me, this would make a perfect gift for your girlfriends.