Fashion Blogs

Escada is 1 of these brands that I will always salvage and this pink beaded t-shirt EscadaSport needed my love.  German fashion house Escada is a brand formerly known for glamorous evening gowns, gold buttons and big shoulder pads but all that is changing as fast as I type this.  Today Escada’s is moving towards more contemporary and affordable everyday STYLES.  The brand was purchased by Megha Mittal who plans to turn the brand around and that’s the exciting part.  This pink beaded butterfly t-

f there is 1 thing I love it’s showing & telling people how to dress like they just waltzed out from Neiman’s or Saks.  This entire ensemble looks DIVINE and over the top sophisticated and yet it didn’t break my bank and that’s because I know how to thrift.  Today thrifting is the greenest form of shopping there is so to all my readers out there that aren’t thrifting you might want to turn on the light.  Just check out this gorgeous black / gray short sleeve brand new Calvin Klein dress and when

“You are only as good as the people you dress” has got to be my favorite quote from Halston.  Did you know that Halston designed the pillbox hat Jacqueline Kennedy wore for her husband’s inauguration as president?  Well he did and then some.  Halston moved from designing hats to ready to wear clothes for Bergdorf Goodman, and set up his own studio in 1968.  Halston’s signature perfume, called Halston, became the 2nd best selling fragrance ever and he won 5 Coty Awards, and was selected for the F

Have you seen the movie HappyThankYouMorePlease because there is a line from that movie that I not only swear by but wholeheartedly agree with and it was ‘when something good comes your way say thank you more please.’  The actress in the movie said that when you say thank you to the universe – ask for more because the universe looks to give you more if you just ask.  I believe this 100% that because everything I find something in the thrift store I say “thank you more luxury please.”  I swear on

I just finished watching Vanishing of the Bees and yes I’m a little shaken at the moment because since I’ve been doing some gardening I’ve noticed very few bees in my yard so I know this documentary to be true.  I’ve planted a ton of organic sunflowers that I bought from my local health food store.  The few bees I’ve seen in my garden love me for doing that.  I don’t mean to toot my own horn here but I do consciously try to do thing in my world that leave less impact.   This blog is important to

I love chocolate so this posting is going to make me hungry I can already tell.  Each of these items came out of different thrift stores but the same day.  I found this gorgeous Theory blouse at one thrift store and hopped in my car and drove down the street to another and found this tan Piazza Sempione skirt.  I believe in destiny and so I know it was meant for me to unite both of these together so I can give you that 1-2 punch.  So if you’re hungry for luxury and don’t want to overpay start th

I have no idea where we would be as a society without Halston do you ???  I’m glad we don’t truly have to ponder that because Halston was a true genius and left this planet way to early.  I’ve said this a million times when I see the label Halston inside a thrift store I just grab it because I don’t care if it’s the mid level line or affordable level line, I don’t give a rats #@% what level just as long as it says Halston.  I love this size 12 Halston brown wrap blouse, a wrap is a wrap but a Ha

I’ve never heard of Daniel Bouden before but I saw the rest of the label which said Formes Paris so I figured what can be so bad about a dress designed & made in France?  I do know that Daniel Bouden is probably known for his body conscious clothes judging from this dress.  If a genie granted me 3 wishes I would have to say that finding these YSL python wedge sandals inside the thrift store would have to be 1 of them!!  Call me crazy but please call me STYLISH first….  Get that genie to send you

I recognized this label in a heart beat and you should have heard just how loud that heart beat was !  I have NEVER seen this label inside a thrift store, NEVER, so you can just imagine my de-lite.  Marine Sitbon designed her collections from spring 1986- fall 2004 and this quote from STYLE.COM sums her up nicely “She has perfected, over the past few seasons, a move away from her stark, severe look to something that’s much easier – a kind of dreamy romanticism shot through with a street-cred spo

I don’t know why I’m going to tell you this but here goes, lint from the dryer & cat hair from the cat brush I collect, ball it up then I walk to the living room window and pitch it outside.  Why you ask???  Because it helps the birds build their nest so why throw that away just let it help nature.  I swear doing great things to help out our lovely planet is as easy as 1-2-3 just like buying your clothes second hand.  Speaking of 2nd hand will you just look at this Nanette Lepore sexy top and th

When I first spotted this silky sexy Halston I thought it was a nightgown and then I smiled and said to myself ‘I don’t give a rats #$%@ what it is I’m using it as a dress”!  It very well could be a sexy nightgown top but I’ll never forget when Lauren Hutton worn pajamas with an Armani jacket to the Academy Awards years ago and everyone went GAGA over it and I’m not talking Lady Gaga!  Roy Halston Frowick went from millinery into womenswear in the midst of the Studio 54 glamour fueled era and ma

My heart pumps so fast when I spot something that I think could be Pucci and when I saw this blouse on the racks I felt my heart skip with excitement.  It turned out not to be a Pucci but instead a Michael Kors silk blouse and I can’t complain.  Micheal Kors’ all American collections are a byword for uptown chic.  Launched in 1981, Kors’ eponymous brand of luxe tailored sportswear instantly caught the attention of press and buyers alike and has retained stellar status ever since.  I scored these

Just because it’s hot outside doesn’t mean we have to skimp on STYLE does it?  I found this gorgeous white cotton Schumacher top that almost throw me into overdrive.  Dorothee Schumacher grew up in Dusseldorf and learned about fashion at the most exclusive labels in Italy and for over 20 years it has been Dorothee Schumacher’s passionate ambition to reflect and satisfy women’s desires with her own favorite pieces.  At heart, Schumacher if feminine, international and daring so with all that what

What is there not to LOVE about an Ella Moss piece?  I mean it’s the softest cotton in the universe and every piece is a timeless classic.  I love this posting because I took something really casual and comfortable and jazzed it up with the silvery Michael Kors jacket.  Daytime is always the right time to wear a gorgeous Ella Moss camisole but when you’re going out at night and you need to crank up your STYLE volume well here you go.  Put your favorite pair of white skinny jeans on with those La

It’s the artist DNA in me that loves Cynthia Rowley.  I am a painter first and foremost and then blogger and when Cynthia Rowley for her Fall 2011 collection collaborated with artist Ryan McNamara it deepend my admiration for this designer.  I love this ensemble, the casual cotton loose fitting hippie blouse by Cynthia Rowley and this ultra sleek short skirt by Laundry takes casual to a whole new level.  Cynthia Rowley has long been a fashion and STYLE authority, with a namesake collection that

I always love finding Cynthia Steffe any day of the week but this is really my first time to talk about Splendid so here goes.  Founded in 2002 by Moise Emquies, Splendid is the culmination of a 10 year search to find the softest fabric.  The right combination was finally found: 50% supima cotton & 50% micro modal (a form of rayon that is super soft & deeply absorbs dyes).  Splendid is a lifeSTYLE -driven collection dedicated to delivering a effortless STYLE that works for every day.  Splendid i

 The fact that this black silk sheer dress by Nicole Miller is sexy and tasteful and the other dress by Velvet is cotton and comfortable makes this an interesting posting.  What I would put with this sheer silk Nicole Miller dress is the ultimate sexy slip underneath or I would match up a gorgeous sexy lace tube top and a pair of satin Max Mara evening slacks underneath the dress…. Either way I slice this cake it’s delicious!  The other tan cottonVelvet by Graham & Spencer just says “I’m thro

 I found this vintage Guy Laroche striped blouse at the Goodwill in south Texas for my mom only it didn’t fit her which is always a problem.  The colors in the blouse are cheery which reminded me of my father’s garden.  My father is a retired farmer that grew cotton & sugar cane and today grows flowers that has people stopping on the road to take pictures.  My father is a true conservationist so much that he wants wind turbines on his property and I love that.   So I thought the colors of thi

Picture this Sicily 2011 a young pleasant girl walks down the street and every eye in the village is upon her because everyone knows this pleasant has STYLISH taste.  I know I’ve been watching way to many episodes of The Golden Girls and I can see Sophia telling Rose, Blanche and Dorothy this story… The point to this is that even if your rubbing 2 nickels together these days you can still dress to turn heads.  This outfit came straight out from a thrift store and look at these labels: Robert Gra

I love white and I love it year round despite what some corporations might tell us to believe.  When you hear the big wigs at any fashion magazine tell their readers that the ‘color’ of the second is this or this is ‘out’ they do that to sell magazines and remember it’s all corporate and who trust those people???  I say never listen to what some big wig tells you because at the end of the day they collect their fat paychecks and off they go onto another ‘trend / fad’. White is my favorite color,