Colors of the season!

There are two colors that are popping up everywhere! No matter where I look I find one of these oh so trendy spring/summer colors. What colors am I talking about?
Mint and Coral of course.
I am sure you have all noticed how these colors are very easy to find!
If your not sure what exactly qualifies as a mint or a coral let me give you some visuals.

Now not only are these gorgeous colors perfectly eye catching on their own, but if you mix the two you are sure to get a second look.

Take a look at these awesome examples that were put together by, Amanda Holloway photography. 

Simply perfection, if you ask me! 

Have fun with your colors this summer! weather you chose to go with the bold neon's or the trend mint-coral. make this summer colorful! I'm certainly going to try.

Tanya Taylor

Tanya Taylor is my favorite up and coming designer! I am obsessed with her Spring 2013 Line. It is full or colorful flowers, gorgeous coral and beautiful silhouettes. She creates amazing vintage inspired modern clothes.

Here is a brief biography of her;
Growing up her family was very experimental with fashion. Her father would travel all over the world and bring back fabrics. She was an 80's child so of course she had the crazy 80's style.
Tanya Taylor went to McGill University where she studied finance. She took an introductory of fashion course at Central Saint Martians in London and later went to study at Parsons. She started an internship at Elizabeth and James and continued to work there after she graduated. For two years she was a special collections women's designer.
Tanya Taylor is now designing under her own name and has show two collections one for fall 2012 and the other for spring 2013. Here is a little peek at each collection.

Spring 2013 Collection

Fall 2012 Collection

Tanya Taylor explains to a reporter at The New York Times that she likes “the idea of starting with basics and building them into head-to-toe mismatched looks.”
Her spring collection is filled with pleated swing dresses, butternut-yellow flouncy skirts, floral trousers, Which as she says "are inspired by a woodpecker."
She also has coats that are available at Dagny & Barstow and American Two Shot in Manhattan.

Im ready for Spring!

I am so sick of snow and ready for spring so in anticipation for warmer weather, Here is a preview of the top ten spring trends that you will be seeing.

Bermuda Shorts 

$16.99 @ 6pm.com 

Maximize

$59.00 @ Belk.com

Oriental Expression

$61.57 @ ASOS.com

Swinging Sixties

$89.99 @ Modcloth.com

Ruffles

$39.99 @ 6pm.com

Patchy Animal

$39.75 @ QVC.com

Stripes

$24.94 @ OldNavy

Short Suits

Shorts and Blazer $97.00 @ Saboskirt.com

Sheer Sexy

$12.50 @ Moddeals.com

Sporty Separates

$34.81 @ dhgate.com

Overall it looks to me like there si some great stuff we will be seeing this fall. I can't say I'm too impressed with the sportswear trend but I don't like going out of the house in my pj's lol so to each their own I suppose. I know I have see a lot of stripes, sheer, oriental inspired and of course sportswear at Old Navy so If you don't know where to start that would be a good place. You can also just click on the pictures that I've shown and it will direct you to the place I found them at. Can you believe every item is under $100!!!

I'm Back!

HELLO!
Now that the holiday season is over I finally have time to write. Its been far too long since I've blogged.
Well I didn't get too many projects done that I wanted to last year, hopefully that will change. I did get one project done that I wanted to.
I finished my black cocktail dress! I haven't taken the professional pictures yet but I did take a few shots so I would like to share them! As soon as I can I will be getting pictures done and putting the dress up for sell on Etsy 

This dress is a Dior inspired cocktail dress. It has a sweetheart bodice that is covered with a lace crew neck, sleeveless top. It has a natural waist and a full knee length skirt. 

I am in love with this dress! I hope you are too. I will let you all know when I post it on Etsy. 

DIY: Saddle shoes!

I was in desperate need of some new shoes but I couldn't really afford to spend too much. SO while looking at the local DI I came across a pair of white canvas tennis shoes.The were in good condition and only $4.00 SO I though ok sure why not. Im not much of a white shoe person, They always get way too dirt. I decided I wanted to add something to them at first I thought I would just draw on them and add some color. But then I got a great idea. I was going to turn them into 1950's Saddle Shoes!

Here is my before picture (ignore the date, for some reason my camera like to get stuck in 2007)

Here is the After Picture!

All you have to do is get black fabric marker and TADA you have an awesome pair of Saddle Shoes! 

They do need touched up a splash, I would recommend making them in a very brightly lit room that is well ventilated.

I hope to find more shoes that I can do things like this with, so I will be looking at the thrift stores often and keep you all posted. 

Black Friday Madness

BLACK FRIDAY

Well Thanksgiving is coming up and as most people know that mean the busiest, craziest and best day to shop is also coming up.

I have to work Black Friday and I am so excited I can't wait for all the hectic  and craziness. I am also excited to watch everyone that just HAVE to spend hundreds and hundreds of dollars on that day and will do what ever they have to to get exactly what they want. People do insane things to make sure they get what they want for the price they think they should get. 

A short history lessons (because they are so fascinating!) 

The earliest known reference to refer the start of Christmas shopping to Black Friday (the day after Thanksgiving) was a newsletter from 1961 that is clear on the negative implications of the name and its origin in Philadelphia.

For downtown merchants throughout the nation, the biggest shopping days normally are the two following Thanksgiving Day. Resulting traffic jams are an irksome problem to the police and, in Philadelphia, it became customary for officers to refer to the post-Thanksgiving days as Black Friday and Black Saturday.

As many of you know people get stupid violent, Some people get injured other people have gotten killed.. And the shoppers never seem to care. They want their deals and they want to shop and they will not let anyone stop them! 

I have never shopped on Black Friday and I never plan to. In my opinion the deals and the savings are not worth my life or someone else's life. 

I'm curious to know what everyone else thinks about Black Friday, If you are one of the many insane and brave people that go shopping, I want to know why and if its really worth all the craziness? 

'Tis the season

Cocktail dresses are a must for the holidays! 

Thanksgiving is around the corner and Christmas is following closely. This holiday season is filled with fun, sexy and bold cocktail dresses that you can wear to any Holiday get together. 

Of course, the best cocktail dress you can wear is your LBD (Little Black Dress) but there are so many fun colors and fabrics this winter season. Here's a few of my favorites; 

If you want to catch someones attention and stand out I suggest trying out one of there shimmery numbers:

$68.00 at Sung Boutique 

$152.90 at Nordstrom 

A little lace goes a long way. Especially if you have a pop of color: 

$65.00 at Ecarter.com 

$30.00 at Etsy.com 

If your craving color, red is the new black this winter!

$88.99 at Abbybridal.com

$138.57 at Foxgown.com

                                                           

Now if your looking for that forever classic, forever elegant dress the little black dress never gets old:

$150.00 Etsy.com

$41.99 at Overstock.com

I am currently finishing up a LBD and will be selling it on Etsy, just in time for the holidays! I will be sure to post pictures and let you all know when it is for sale. 

Have Happy and safe holidays!