Monthly Archives: February 2012

Edition01.com $3,000 GIVEAWAY!

I’m super excited to introduce you to a new online luxury shop that I’m already obsessed with: Edition01! I’ve teamed up with this online shop in their $3,000 Fashion Week Sweepstakes, open to all of my readers as well as new members of Edition01.

This site carries some of the most exclusive items from some of my favorite labels: Reem Acra, Narcisco Rodgriguez, Yigal Azrouel, Vera Wang, Doo.Ri, and Thakoon! Also on the shop? Hot vintage handbags! Basically, it’s my dream shopping destination!

To enter the Edition01.com $3,000 shopping giveaway simply:

1. Sign up to Edition01.com, where you will be entered!

2. Like me on Facebook/ Follow me on Twitter for instant updates regarding all giveaways!

Good luck everyone!!

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Allure Magazine: The Floral Pant

There I am, featured in the latest March ’12 issue of Allure Magazine! It’s still so weird for me to see myself in magazines! I do clearly remember this chilly morning, out shooting by the Standard Hotel in the Meatpacking district. My gorgeous sister, Dylana, was also in town and snapped some fun behind-the scenes shots around the hotel room. Of course, we were acting silly while getting dressed! This girl keeps me sane and always makes me feel at home on any shoot! Munching on croissants, trying to wake up early that morning, we had lots of laughs with the Allure magazine team. They’re the sweetest! My feature in the magazine consisted of styling these super rad floral H&M trousers. Because of the crazy print, I kept everything very easy and simple. A classic sheer button-down is my staple, along with a motorcycle leather jacket and bootie heel. With these pieces at hand, I never have to think when getting dressed. I really do feel that the least over-accessorized looks are my best, and I always just feel more me. Funny, I haven’t even picked up this issue just yet, only seen it online..but I’m getting there, I promise! 🙂

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Weekend Kicks

(J Brand Ready-To-Wear leather blazer and waxed jeans, Stylestalker tee, True Religion leather jacket, Marie Turnor bag, H&M hat, Angel Court necklace, Feiyue sneakers)

Morning all! I’m still at my sister’s place in Philadelphia, recovering from fashion week…and what ended up being one crazy weekend. Dylana, Bonnie, and I barely got any sleep due to late nights out dancing, 2 am diner dinners in celebration of our friend’s birthday, and Zoolander/Brigette Jones Diary movie nights. We all spent Sunday feeling like Zombies, but after a good 9 hours of sleep, I’m now feeling refreshed and pumped to get back to NYC!

After fashion week, which was a total whirlwind (as well as painful as I was wearing heels), I spent most of my weekend bouncing around Philadelphia in these awesome new kicks. They were great as we did a lot of walking to location scout for an upcoming shoot my sister and I are working on next week. Looking for a backdrop super grunge, there was no place better than Philly. Anyways, these sneaks saved my feet’s lives and are kind of now my “off duty” staple. I love their 70’s vibe…similar to a pair my Dad used to wear with what used to be cool neon shorts and a giant beard (lord help me). They’re back and cooler than ever. I’m obsessed. Where can I get more hm? Also, I’ve been sporting my J Brands all weekend, as they are all that I had packed, along with pieces from their new Ready-To-Wear collection. Waxed denim is my new favorite. They honestly make anyone’s legs look super lean. The J Brand RTW collection is simplicity to the max, and so I love pairing their pieces with loose layers like a cut-up tee and oversize leather jacket. Kicking back just rocks.

Also, meet me this Thursday, February 23rd at the J Brand NYC event! See event details HERE! Also, join me Wednesday evening (3pm EST) on Twitter for the J Brand x Stylecaster #stylechat!

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Opening the Polyvore Live Runway Show!

My favorite part of NYFW was opening and closing the Polyvore Live runway show! Getting to walk alongside all the girls/bloggers that have inspired me from the very beginning was amazing. My sister Dylana was also in town to walk the show with me! We had our fitting in Soho and it was the first time we all viewed the collections. We had Ready-To-Wear and Evening Wear. Rarely do I ever get this dressed up, so it was fun being a part of the Evening Wear part of the show, all glammed up with two beautiful gowns as my looks. For the show, we did something very unexpected and pulled all of my hair back. It added a much more clean and classy look for the collection. Plus, it felt very refreshing for me not having my hair in my face! The makeup was a sexy, smokey-brown eye, which I think really made the colors of our eyes light up like mad! Super pretty 🙂

I opened the show in this stunning, floor length red dress by Vengsarkar Budhu, an FIT graduate. With it’s corset-like waist, it really gave me some shape! It was sexy, but sweet and just plain hot! I closed the show in a white wedding gown by the amazing Sergio Guadarrama, also a recent FIT graduate. Never have I seen a wedding dress with a cape! It was such an original design and looked absolutely magical on the runway. I loved working with these two designers! They may be the sweetest guys on the planet! I just loved how their faces lit up as the show began. It was a dreamy, unforgettable night, getting to play dress up with all my favorite girls…all while feeling like a total princess.

See the runway video and learn more about the designers here on Polyvore.com/live!

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