no she didnt

first off i would like to tell u exactly what my title was and what i did all week... but it was OHHH SOOO ever changing. so i will save all those exciting details for later in the week because right now i still CAN NOT STOP talking/thinking about what i saw on FRIDAY NIGHT.

BUUUTTT let me give you a quick summary of how each night went down (or was suppose to go down) the actual show first began with 3 approximately 10 min runway shows for local boutiques. AND dont get confused here-these aren't your mom and pop boutqiues either. these are FASHION FORWARD ahhmazingly styled shows (ex Copper Penny/Hampden Clothing). next there would be a 45 minute break (well a break for the audience not us) and then four emerging designers would present 8 pieces out of their fall 2011 collection (to be judged by the people and by the judges- Mychael Knight/Fern Mallis/Gilt Group Co Founder)!!! lastly the show would end with a featured designer (like Hunter Dixon) and then finally they would announce the winner of emerging designer competition for the night (who would then go on to compete in the final competition Saturday night) got all that??

OKKKAAYYY so back to what my eyes saw friday night. it was the most BEAUTIFUL.WHIMSICAL.INTRICATE.ASTONISHING.AND GASPING COLLECTION EVER. and i wasn't the only one who thought this. the audience and judges gave a standing ovation to the lovely collection.

so who is she? CHARLOTTE HESS and her lines is ISOBEL AND CLEO and it is ALL HAND-MADE. yup these beautiful knitted garments are all made by miss charlotte herself. as i cued each model i couldn't help but almost miss my cue bc i was so mesmerized by each piece. its one thing to design a garment but its another thing hand knit each garment too. ANNNDDD these pieces aren't from your grandmas knitting collection either- they are actually STYLISH & WEARABLE. i'll stop talking now and let the pictures do the rest.

ps. i also met charlotte for a brief second and helped her move her collection into the tents. and she was the NICEST. SWEETEST. FUNNIEST. MOST DOWN TO EARTH PERSON EVER. every desinger needs to take cues from her.

pss. will you except my friends request already???

is it already over??

SERIOUSLY. i cant believe I'm back in the swamp already? where the heck did my week go! it seems like just yesterday i was trying to justify bringing TWO huugggge bags (one for clothes + one for shoes) when my whole wardrobe had to consist of all black? oooooh weeellllll i guess time flies by when your having fun/working hard.

i just want to first start off by saying hoow aHHHHmaZZING CHSFW 2011 was. there were soooooo many talented people that attended/worked/participated in the week lonh of exciting events. the spectacular event took place in Marion Square aka their central park. there were three main tents (1.for the runway 2. for the models/designers/make up&hair team/CHAOS 3. for the style lounge (booze/local vendors/music).

each night...well i mean day.. i started off in the CHAOS TENT everything seemed great and running sooo smoothly until right about the time that the designers started arriving and the models didn't start arriving( i guess they thought fashionably late applied to them??) also last minute music changes/ line up changes/ look changes/ needing a steamer AND a place to plug it into/ AND 20 models nails to be painted black with one tiny little bottle seemed to mess up our little perfect well planned  out routine. BUUUUTTT it was what kept the night interesting and oh sooo fuuunnn. ONE THING i wont complain about is stripping models down (well male models-wink wink!!!)

i could go on and on and on about my FAB week but i thought i would bore everyone to death with one loooonnnng huugggggge post about FASHION WEEK soo i thought i would dedicate this whole week to my awesome experience... i know u want to hear all about it- SO STAY TUNED... duuunnh dunnnnhh dunnnnh (scary anticipation sound)

OOT (out of touch)

sorry for my recent hiatis... i would like to say that im on some luxury vacation soaking up the rays right now.... BUUUTTT IM NOOOOT!!! however don't feel sorry for me juuuusttttt yeeeetttttt, i'm actually at CFW (charleston fashion week) working as a runway assistant. the shows actually begin tonight and i'm super excited. i don't think i will have time to take many pictures but what few i take i will post later this week!!


hope everyone enjoyed their st.pattys day and has a great rest of the week!!!

Xx

MY INNER CHEETAH

recently i noticed i have a secret obsession with leopard print. OKKKAYY maybe i didn't just discover my love for leopard buuuuut lately i started to notice how much i have racked up in the print. i have a purse, shirts, leggings, scarfs, shoes, some little garments(wink wink) and NOW im adding these AHHHMAZING nail art stickers to my collection. SALLY HANSEN makes these awesome nail art stickers in all different colors,shades,and prints. AND FOR ONLY $10(HOLLA). all joking aside if any of you are anything like me and can barely paint your left hand let alone your right hand...then crafty stickers are for YOU!! i tried the gold sparkly-glittery ones a few weeks ago and I'm not going to lie- they aren't easy to put on!!BUT they definitely look better than me attempting to paint some nail art on my nails myself. the only other downfall is they claim to last 18 days buuuuuuttt that's not the case. either way I'm just excited to have cheetah print on my nails. HAPPY WEEKEND EVERYONE!!

ps the name of the nail i picked was "kity, kity"- MEEEOOOOOWWWWWW

THE TRENCHES

with all this gloomy and yucky weather we have been experiencing lately, i have kind of been down and out. buuuuuuuttt then i remembered there was ONE trend for spring that could lift my spirits and get me ready for April showers-THE TRENCH COAT.dick tracy might have been the first to make the trench coat a staple is his wardrobe BUT now it has become a staple that EVERY fashionita needs in her wardrobe. the bold prints and colors for SPRING 2011 may not become an everyday piece in your wardrobe, but the TRENCH COAT trend for SPRING 2011 will. this is a great investment piece that will last you through many different seasons ANNNDDD you can find one in whatever style that best suits you. weather you choose a bright yellow classic trench, a camel cape one, or a daring sleeveless wrap trench dress-just make sure you have one in your closet, or two or three or four.

MOD CLOTH-$57.99

ASOS-$116.55

BANANA REPULIC-$130

ASOS-$134.48

shoes vs savings account

after reading an article posted on huffingtonpost this morning, i realized that i probably wasn't in their target audience. its not that i didn't know that before, but after this morning i finally came to grips with it. when i usually read their fashion articles, i can for the most part relate and feel the same way. its the ones that suggest what you should buy that i get completely abandoned by them. so that leads me to my article that i read this morning.

the article published was about sensible shoes that are still stylish. they let you dance the night away, strut up and down the mall, or look irresistible on a date night without smooshing your little nuggets. this article screamed to me- recently i went to a party and i thought my new leopard pumps were going to be the perfect piece to my outfit, lets just say i might as well have gone and put a $100 on black that night at the casino. my odds of winning are higher than the odds of me EVER wearing those pumps again. so whats the problem with the article you might ask? the problem i have is with the shoes they found, and I'm not talking about how the shoes' looked but I'm referring to the price tags that came with the shoes. as i was flipping through the slide show of shoes, i started to realize that i had seen plenty of shoes like that before, but they weren't near that expensive. so i gave my self a mission this morning- to find not only SENSIBLE shoes with STYLE, but SENSIBLE shoes with STYLE and an AFFORDABLE PRICE TAG

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5 RECENT PURCHASES I HAVE MADE....

1.Ann Taylor Loft-Wide Striped Boat Neck Sweater-$59.50
 

2. Forever21-Short Lace Skirt-$13.80 (actually mine came from a boutique in my hometown and was a little mooooore expensive)




3.Target-Leopard Maxi Dress-$24.50

i also bought a few other things this past weekend but none of outfits are up on the websites just quite yet..but some of those items included a cute white sleeveless blouse from francescas'collection and i also managed to slip in an arm-full of turquoise and gold bangles in my shopping bag too. i cant wait to wear my new purchases and i still have my eyes set on a few more i need add to my spring wardrobe...

oh and the best part of the trip was my shopping buddy (MY MOM) :)

OSCARS 2011-MISHAPS

like i said yesterday, i didn't think there was that many bad fashion choices at the OSCARS this year.... just a few tiny mistakes here and there.so as far as poor decisions goes, i would like to first start off with Cate Blanchett's Givenchy Couture frock, I'm still not a fan of lavender(i think its one of those colors that should only be used on walls) and also it seems as if Cate misplaced the self portrait of herself that was obviously suppose to go into the picture frame on the front of her dress(sorry for the harshness).as jayz says "on to the next one"....and so its Amy Adams-a navy dress is about as cool as navy shoes (save it for weddings)!!! I'm all down for full on sparkle dress, but next time Amy please pick it a better color and leave out the mismatch pendent necklace while your at it. oooooohhhh and bbbbyyyyyy the way does anyone else think Reese Witherspoon looked like she was going to a themed party?(maybe her invitation to the Oscars lacked black tie affair on it) but all joking aside i didn't mind her Armani dress, but the  ponytail just threw me for a loop. ok.ok.ok. i could probably go on and on and on-buuuuutttt i think I'm starting to be a little like ricky gervais and not knowing when to stop. so i guess ill give it a rest until the next award season... DUN DUN DUN(the sound of anticipation.).....



 PS. if you are wondering why G.Paltrow didn't make my list of best dressed-it was bc of that awkward pendent on her hip. i mean sometimes small things like jewelry/hair can just kill a whole look.



Cate Blanchett



Amy Adams





Reese Witherspoon





Gwyneth Paltrow