Style

Seduced: Shoppable Gucci Fall 2011 Video

Thumbnail image for Seduced: Shoppable Gucci Fall 2011 Video

Oh, Gucci. You tempt me with your sultry ad campaigns, with those glossy images of that girl living that life. You libertine—you entice me with snake and gold and silk and luxury. And now, for your 90th birthday, you take it one step further with an interactive, shareable, shoppable fashion video. With all that black [...]

37 comments

Inside My (New Fringe) Bag

Thumbnail image for Inside My (New Fringe) Bag

Ever since I spotted Leann Rimes with this exquisite, expensive, and elusive Chanel crochet fringe bag, I have been obsessed with a finding a bag with long, swingy fringe. Of course I really want Leann’s bag, which is the only Chanel bag I have ever truly coveted; Chanel really isn’t my style. But the fact [...]

60 comments

Cream of the Resort 2012 Crop: Alexander McQueen

Thumbnail image for Cream of the Resort 2012 Crop: Alexander McQueen

OK. Don’t hyperventilate. I’m trying not to. I’ve been studying looks from the resort 2012 collections, and actually created a whole “best of” post, until I laid eyes on Sarah Burton’s resort 2012 collection for Alexander McQueen. It is the best of the best of the best. That’s it. I have nothing else to say [...]

38 comments

La Bomba

Thumbnail image for La Bomba

Let’s get one thing straight: La Bomba is Anika. I’m only borrowing the title for a post. Pardon me, darling Anika. You will always be the original La Bomba! I was super flattered with the mysterious Antoine of Florilège d’Esthète asked me many months ago if I would indulge him with my interpretation of his [...]

33 comments

Spring 2011 Favorite Things

Thumbnail image for Spring 2011 Favorite Things

Things I’m loving right now… Brightly-colored bikinis. See, I’m not always in black! Bling for my bikinis. Jersey Shore ain’t got nothin’ on me! My Juicy Couture pool tote. Fits towels, sunscreen, magazines,  hats, and then some. Juicy Couture flippies. You know I don’t do even flip-flops the regular way. My tan American Apparel zip [...]

70 comments

FIRST RELEASE: Runway Images from Gucci F/W 2011

Thumbnail image for FIRST RELEASE: Runway Images from Gucci F/W 2011

Lovelies, you know I was one of seven lucky bloggers invited to livestream the Gucci Fall/Winter 2011 womenswear collection today on G&G. How exciting was all of it?! The show, tweeting with @leeoliveira82 and @thetonywang, the tantalizing sheer dresses and fur-trimmed, 70s-inspired pieces—all in real-time from Milan? Loved it! Here’s a special early look at runway photos [...]

53 comments

Watch GUCCI F/W 2011 livestream…here!

Thumbnail image for Watch GUCCI F/W 2011 livestream…here!

I am so excited and honored to have been included in a very, very short list of seven bloggers (including G&G friends post.fashionism and Lee Oliveira) invited to livestream the Gucci Fall/Winter 2011 womenswear show from Milan. That means you, my lovelies, get to partake in the visual and sartorial smorgasbord that is Gucci, live [...]

59 comments

Guest Post: The Meaning of Mehndi

Thumbnail image for Guest Post: The Meaning of Mehndi

Recently, Leia of Leia’s Delights wrote a guest post for G&G about The Stunning, Sensual Sari after I read a post on her blog about the traditional dress of her culture. I asked Leia if she’d be willing to share more because I have been fascinated by the beauty of the sari for years. Along the way, [...]

40 comments