Funky Tights and Generously Cut Sweaters

modcloth shoes, tights from the Greenwich Village boutique selling Japanese tights and socks, club monaco skirt, burberry purse, sweater - Parisian find in le Marais

I love this sweater and its unusual cut, it's generous, like a cape but more intricate. Have a great weekend, try not to watch too much of The Wedding, live your own royal life instead ;-)

ThisIsAYes Thursday - Paris Daily Photo, Toms Glitter Shoes and Autumn in Australia

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image via from me to you

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The Wedding Photos They Didn't Want You To See


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No1 Business Tip by Wendy Brandes - You Get What You Pay For

 
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Beginning of fall in Australia and Sushi is wearing an awesome pair of Miu Miu flats

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There's still time to enter the rose rings giveaway enter for a chance to win one of the 10 rings - color of your choice

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loving these Zara shoes but not having an option to buy online is unheard of... really Zara?

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obsessed with this new tumblr find - the Glitter Guide

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inspiration for the bedroom, so simple, fresh and comfortable, via the decorista

 

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and speaking of apartments, check out this apartment with a view... via Paris Daily Photo

Butterfly Blouse

 Leifsdottir denim shorts, Dani Black anchor shoes, Gucci sunglasses

Being at the Hudson River is one of my favorite things to do in New York. Whether it's to have a mini picnic, read or go for a walk.

I bought this butterfly blouse in Bali. Do you sometimes love something so much that you wish you had it in all the colors? I'd like to own this blouse in all colors...

I noticed that most tulips are already open. Every year I forget how fragile they are...

Is It Friday Yet Random Giveaway - Brights Now - Just Leave a Comment

The Brights Now giveaway is here! 

Conditions:

1. You have until May 1st midnight EST to enter for a chance to win one of the 10 rose rings.

I'll be announcing 10 lucky winners on Monday, May 2nd.

2. You choose your size (6, 7 or 8) and color (ivory, black, red, pink, green, blue).

3. The giveaway is open to all the US and international participants.

4. To enter, all you have to do is leave a comment with your email address (and blog link if you have one)

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GOOD LUCK!

THANK YOU!!!

Links A La Mode - the IFB Weekly Roundup

Being a part of a community is just amazing. So much fun: you have this warm feeling that you're not doing it alone. It's so supportive and important in every entrepreneur's life. You also get great exposure and many opportunities to take advantage of when being in a group.

I'm a part of Independent Fashion Bloggers. Every week we can participate in Links a la Mode - submit our best article of the week. At the end of the week, the editors choose twenty best stories. There are usually over 100 submissions. Upon being chosen you have to post the whole list of links to the twenty winning articles. That means that if your article gets selected as one of the twenty, not only you get exposure on the Independent Fashion Bloggers site but also on the 19 other blogs that will repost the list.

I was lucky my article Me Day - How to Make a Personal Day off Perfect got selected as one of the twenty this week. Please see the list of other chosen features below.

 

Things Are Gonna Change... I Can Feel It!

Edited by Jessie Thorpe of Denimology
On Monday morning, my life will change. I am having my muffin top and all of my shiny silver stretch marks removed from my fleshy, live-giving form. I'm having plastic surgery, a tummy tuck to be exact, and yes I'm talking right out loud about it. This decision has had my head in a tizzy fashion wise, sending me searching for some fashion guidance to compliment my new figure. I've really been inspired by nostalgic what-comes-around-goes-around fashion trends, feel good fashion and a variety of "Top (insert number here)" lists. 90's trends seem to be popular in the fashion blogosphere; you kids are talking about sheer clothes, color blocking and threads ripped to shreds. I'm really appreciating the inspirational instruction given by all you clever e-journalists. We've been instructed on how and what to wear for the season, how to pamper little ol' you and feel good about it too!

Links à la Mode: April 21st

• Best Of Brooklyn: 12 Ways to look your best on a budget...
• Denimology: Denimology Collaborates With Closed Jeans For Japan!
• Fashables: The End of the Skinny Jean
• Fashion is Evolution: A step-by-step straw hat DIY project, and a showcase of my straw hat collection
• FashionablyNumb: Spice Up Your Life : Looking back to the icons in the 1990's.
• Fashstash: Colour-blocking madness. Don't stop, Colour-block!
• Fumiko Kawa: Fashion Girls for Japan
• Independent Fashion Bloggers: How To Overcome The Challenges of Blogging in a Second Language
• Life's Obsessions: Creativity Block & How to over come it!
• Made To Travel: See how a little blogging made a difference to the huge online retailer ASOS
• North On Harper: Sheer Joy
• Oranges and Apples: Finance, fashion and feminism: the shopaholic stereotype
• Overseeing Fashion: DIY Project: Mineral Rings
• Rachel Michaella: "Car-Crash Fashion" - ripped, frayed, dyed and utterly distressed fashion...is it a statement or just too much?
• Sample Sale Sites: Top 5 Office Appropriate Spring Accessory Trends
• Searching for Style: We all knew Rodarte was expensive, but did you know that 4 items from Rodarte costs the same as 19 items from Lanvin, 28 items from Miu Miu, or 250 items from Topshop?
• The SpendThrift Experiment: An extra large rant about vanity sizing
• Splendiferous Inclinations: A tutorial for Fiesta inspired nails!
• Style Delights: Nine Rules of Style - How to look good, feel good and make the world a better place!
• Style Delights: What do you need to make your wardrobe timeless and always In Vogue! Read this
• ThisIsAYes: Me Day - How to Make a Personal Day Off Perfect

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ThisIsAYes Thursday - best fall 2011 accessories, dreamy headbands and brand that keeps creating amazing things

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Pandora is wearing a headband by a French brand TAND3M

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How would you sleep in this fairytale bed?

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Now this is the best promotion RueLaLa has ever offered. Receive $20 from RueLaLa if you join by April 25th. No catch, worth a try.

Van Cleef & Arpels jewelry fall 2011

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Style.com has published best fall 2011 accessories - shoes, bags and jewelry porn! My favorite fall jewelry necklace is above - by Van Cleef and Arpels.

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Miu Miu collection. This brand keeps showing us amazing things season after season

100 Fashion Blogs I Noticed

I'm excited to finish the list. It was a lot of fun to write it. How did I come up with it? I honestly have to say that the list below is simply the list of the fashion blogs, which I noticed. Reading fashion blogs has been my morning guilty pleasure, addiction for years. What I love? The more personal the better, gorgeous large photographs, blogs that surprise and shock, make me smile, blogs that show gorgeous styling and fashion...
I'm sure there are a lot of fashion blogs I haven't noticed. I'm always looking forward to discover more.

The list of the fashion blogs I noticed is in no particular order

1. fashion toast - the blog of fashion blogs. Rumi, the writer and photographer surprises us with beautiful pictures, places, people. She won the award for best blog on Bloglovin for a reason
2. this is a yes - shameless self-promotion. I write about New York, fashion, events and everything yes.
3. cupcakes and cashmere - a journey with food and fashion, gorgeous photos of food, outfits, easy read
4. pandora - sexy, creative outfits, I love how she tries to relive the world class paintings
5. man repeller - extremely funny, witty language presenting the outfits that fashionistas adore even though they're not always sexy and understood by guys
6. le blog de betty - Betty travels, wears funky clothes and takes us with her on a fun journey
7. bleed for fashion - Lily loves her Gucci and Louboutins, personal blog full of creat outfits
8. tavi - very young tavi writes about her fashion finds, already noticed by editors and fashion world Tavi has one of the most read fashion blogs
9. bryan boy - gets invited to all the world fashion weeks, from Milan to New York and Paris, he takes us to the front rows of fashion shows
10. dulce candy - based in California, this girl has been posting makeup video tutorials, outfit posts for years. She is also a new mom and a student, taking about being busy...
11. charry blossom girl - she travels and takes beautiful pictures
12. tokyo bahnbao - amazing graphics, she draws, travels and wears beautiful clothes
13. garance dore - beautiful street photography
14. sartorialist - the first of the firsts street photographers I know
15. jak and jil - very inspirational street photography focusing on the details
16. anna dello russo - need I say more?
17. bag snob - daily posts about the newest and hottest handbags
18. gala darling - happy, uplifting, fun blog. Gala wears mouse ears and takes us on her fairytale adventures
19. glamourai - great jewelry designer and stylist
20. late afternoon - Liz works at Chictopia, has a great style and lives in San Francisco
21. anna with love - beautiful photo collages
22. end of march - very poetic and inspirational
23. le blog de sushi - Sushi shows us her vintage finds
24. jewelry blog - latest finds, jewelry exhibits, unusual pieces
25. song of style - creative photography, great style
26. sea of shoes - adored by editors, very original look on fashion
27. wish wish wish - let me just say this - when this girl is in the forest I feel like I'm there with her, gorgeous gorgeous photography
28. running on happiness - from romantic road trips to walks, Katie takes us with her.
29. what I wore - no explanation needed
30. natalie off duty
31. fashion chalet
32. olsen anonymous - everything Olsen
33. karlas closet - sporting her sexy short cut and wearing cool vintage clothes
34. style scrapbook
35. because I'm addicted
36. style bubble
37. japanese streets - I hope this awesome blog will continue posting beautiful art
38. queen gilda - diary of a Tokyo influenced, talented graphic designer
39. if you seek style
40. blonde salad
41. hanneli - model guides us through her street photography mixing it with her own outfit photos
42. lisa loves coco
43. cocobella ballerina
44. the coveted
45. am-lul - Spanish blogger
46. all the pretty birds
47. heart and bleecker - gorgeous Sydney photo diary
48. kiki's delivery service
49. modcloth blog
50. north on harper
51. zagu
52. fifi lapin - cute
53. it etait une fois
54. a cup of joe
55. coco rosa
56. disney roller girl
57. young fat and fabulous
58. what katie wore
59. street etiquette
60. kate loves me
61. dooce - although more family life than fashion definitely deserves a mention since dooce was one of the first professional bloggers
62. fashion chalet
63. the blonde salad
64. little plastic horses
65. live and die bad girl - this talented illustrator is inspired by Japanese manga. She draws anime girls, brings them to life and eats cakes with them. I mentioned her in my post here
66. intrigue me now
67. penny life in pics
68. es-toyaqui
69. fashion in films
70. fashion squad
71. face hunter
72. because I'm addicted
73. chic muse
74. kingdom of style
75. harlequins party
76. what is reality anyway
77. the stylish wanderer - the writer is 15 years old...
78. the daybook
79. five inch and up
80. blushing ambition
81. keiko lynn
82. daydream lilly
83. oracle fox
84. raspberry and red - one of the most famous Polish bloggers from Cracow
85. the clothes horse
86. kendi everyday
87. where did you get that
88. fashion rogue
89. haute pursuit
90. oh joy
91. cali vintage
92. atlantic pacific
93. christeric
94. lust for life
95. stylorectic
96. style and the city
97. this chick's got a style
98. vanessa jackman
99. factory style
100. hello loverr

*** Update: This post is editors' choice today on Yahoo Shine Fashion and Beauty!

Looking Away from the Bright Side

Sometimes you just feel like looking away from the bright side. You choose to do it. It may be because of life or just because you're tired of the bright side. Your eyes are tired from squinting, your face is tired from smiling. You wish there was some kind of a cave to hide so that noone could see you hiding from the bright side.

 Does everyone need to look away from the bright side? What is it usually caused by? Unmet expectations? Need for a change? Too many things at once? Should we try to overcome it and force ourselves to look at the bright side anyway - squint our eyes in the sun, make force-smiles? Or should we just rest and give ourselves some time to look away from the bright side?

Armani Exchange top, Cop Copine pants, Uniqlo socks, Zigi New York shoes, hat from a store in Soho - dreamland for hat lovers, not sure about the name of the store but it's on Bleecker, east of Broadway, north side of the street

100 Fashion Blogs I Noticed

Just a quick note. I'm writing an article 100 Fashion Blogs I Noticed.

What are some of the beautiful fashion blogs with amazing photography that you know of?

My article has about 70 blogs on so far and will be published in a few days.

Thank you!

My Most Watched YouTube Videos

I absolutely love watching great YouTube videos, love the fact how some of them just immediately go viral. The fascinating thing is that videos become viral for different reasons. Some of them for being the worst song ever, others for being really cute or for being very timely such as this T-Mobile Royal Wedding spoof video.

Here's a look at the 5 most seen videos from my YouTube channel. Looking at the number of views, people like watching anything that says sex, they like bull riding, amazing clothes and great how to videos.

#5 Sex and the City DVD Release Party with Manolo Blahnik - over 1,600 views

I had so much fun filming it at the Wynn, Las Vegas. The shoes were gorgeous and the event fun.

Now, the reason why this video got popular was probably the word sex right in the thumbnail.

#4 Mechanical Bull Riding - Night Out in NYC - close to 5,000 views

There's just something sexy and fun about the bull riding that people like watching.

#3 Christian Siriano Spring 2010 - close to 6,500 views

Christian Siriano, former project runway winner is one of the most watched designers of the New York Fashion Week. His shows are always packed, everyone is looking forward to seeing what he came up to this time. His Spring 2010 collection got a lot of attention - the dresses were floating on the water like runway. Gorgeous.

#2 Marc Jacobs Spring 2009 Collection - New York Fashion Week - over 7,000 views

This show was unforgettable. Mirrored runway, gorgeous music with the clothes to die for. I keep rewatching it over and over again.

#1 4HWW Success Story - over 20,000 views

I'm reviewing the Four Hour Work Week book, which has been one of the most useful books in my business. I run my business according to so many principles from this book. The video has been seen by over 20,000 people and inspired a lot of comments and emails.

I love editing and I'm thinking about making new videos. Maybe another how to video or a fashion video with a story featuring the It Shoes like this Alice and Olivia one, I may make a somewhat personal video or maybe how to best spend a day in New York for a fashion lover... Subscribe to my YouTube channel if you want to see what's next...

World Malbec Day

Last night I had a pleasure to be invited to the Malbec World Day at the New York Public Library. The event was hosted by the government of Argentina. There were so many varieties of Malbec - from full bodied to light ones - they had them all, I even got to taste a Malbec rose, which is now by far one of my favorite rose wine varieties.

How gorgeous is the NY Public Library. Any event taking place there will definitely have some extra charm and mystery.

Marc by Marc Jacobs 10th anniversary Roxy Rose dress, LAMB coat, Wolford tights, Miu Miu flats

ThisIsAYes Thursday - Live and Die Bad Girl, Fashion in Film Festival, Kimono Dresses and Paris Hilton Brand

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OMG OMG OMG I mean how cool is this girl!!!
She draws anime girls and eats cakes with them - Live and Die Bad Girl 

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And for those who love browsing the photos of gorgeous apartments... I love spaces like that

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Fashion in Film Festival opens in New York this Friday. It's their second collaboration with the Museum of the Moving Image. Check out their program here.

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Japanese Streets blog is back after their 2 week absence. We missed you guys. Crossing fingers for you...

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Sticking to the Japanese theme, check out this kimono dress by a Brazilian designer Issa. Love.

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10 best art films of 2010 to watch by Robert Ebert

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Paris Hilton Inc movie - how tabloids made her popular and how at first she used to literally knock to their door and ask to take her pictures. 

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Need a break in your day? Check out my favorite YouTuber Natalie Tran and her funny, clever videos - you can start with the awesome Neglected Keystrokes



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 "The Minute You Think Past Was Better, Your Present is Second Hand and Becomes Vintage" - Karl Lagerfeld
  

Me Day - How to Make a Personal Day Off Perfect

 

photo courtesy of Impetersen

A day I'll be describing here is not a day when you feel sick, it's not a day when you feel jet lagged after traveling and it's not a day when you have to wait for a cable guy or yet run millions of errands. A Me Day is a special You Day devoted to You and planned around You.

Here are some tips to make it truly perfect.

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It's best if you choose a You Day during the week. Take a day off. It will have a special, memorable feeling. Start with a great planning - look into your calendar and ask yourself if you'd like Your Day to be sunny, cloudy, a Wednesday to break up the work week, a Friday or Monday to extend the weekend. Plan and choose ahead to be able to look forward to it.

Depending on your mood and interests here are some suggestions of the plans for the You Day:

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wake up early and go to the gym or for a run, enjoy your relaxing workout as opposed to your usual rushed one. Not your thing? Stay in bed and pick up a magazine from the "to be read pile."

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take a long shower - leave your skin fresh, exfoliated. Apply a homemade conditioner to your hair. I'd suggest one of these:
- 2 egg whites with half of a mashed-up avocado, leave it in hair for 15 minutes then wash and condition. It leaves hair super smooth.
- apply a cocoa butter treatment mask, let it sit for half an hour, then rinse it out with coconut water. Perfect for fine hair, leaves hair soft and moisturized.

Give your face some love too and treat it to a great mask. I personally love the Bliss Triple Oxygen Instant Energizing Mask

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Now you're ready to go out and enjoy Your Day to the fullest. Some of the ideas for the rest of the day:
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have lunch at a new place, bring your magazine, book or iPad, there is no rush - enjoy your lunch, read, people watch
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go and check out the new make-up colors, ask the make-up artist to apply the make-up on you, observe and try to remember the tricks, get a few new things to freshen up your makeup case
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visit a book store to browse what's new in the book world and/or magazines
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go and watch an indie movie
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check out a vintage store
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take a yoga or a meditation class
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have the freshly squeezed green juice

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make a simple healthy snack/meal such as this guacamole recipe, gala has a really easy one!

Mash two avocados, add one (or even two) finely-chopped cloves of garlic, half of a red onion, the juice of two limes, half a tomato chopped up, a good sprinkle of sea salt & a few generous pinches of cayenne pepper. Mix it up well.

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get a spa or a parafine manicure and choose an awesome color - one of the Mac Wonderwoman, or one of my favorites - cajun shrimp or turkoise and caicos

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Grab your camera and document, shoot what you see, shoot what interests you
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Write an article, a post or in your journal
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Spend the end of your You Day on doing something very relaxing, I suggest it involve a good book and a glass of wine or meet a friend and compare your "how was your day" stories...