Archive for July, 2010

Hair Hair Everywhere

Saturday, July 24th, 2010

Hair-do’s are a bit of an obsession of mine. Whether it’s perfecting my pin-curls, re-creating Chanel’s runway up-do’s or getting that perfect summer braid down, I’m always on the lookout for a good tutorial and new ideas. Daily Candy has been a GREAT resource of late, with a fantastic tutorial on how to do the ‘around the world’ braid so many cute, sunny So-Cal blondes have been sporting recently. See it here. Daily Candy also has a great tutorial on the perfect messy side bun here.

And I will definitely be trying their beachy curls tutorial on my trip to Mexico, Bumble and Bumble’s Surf Spray is perfect for this look.

Refinery 29 also has a great feature on Fall’s hair trends, and I would love to see a video tutorial of that Dior look! See more at Refinery 29.

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H&M finally back on track

Thursday, July 22nd, 2010

It’s been the consensus amongst my lady friends that H&M had hit a rocky patch for the past year or so, with the exception of the Rykiel collection- of course. The clothes had just been bland and lacked that cool euro edge we remembered from back when you had to trek to New York City to get a fix.

Thankfully, it looks like they’re back judging by the fall look book online. There are some VERY CUTE pieces, and a really awesome app called Fashion Studio to put them together.

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Mad Men Stylist Janie Bryant brings Mod line to QVC

Monday, July 12th, 2010

joan mad men

After spending an hour debating whether I wanted to break down and buy this Joan Rivers piece from QVC the other week, because- do I really want to be a person that shops on QVC? I can now be pretty sure that I’ll cross that threshold when Janie Bryant, Mad Men’s genius costume designer, brings her wares to QVC. According to WWD:

The line will debut on QVC on September 29, with 20 pieces of outerwear, sweaters, pants, and skirts, and about 10-15 pieces of costume jewelry, priced from $26 to $138. The 50s and 60s-esque line features “fake-fur jackets and capelets, reversible satin swing coats, brocade boleros, pencil skirts, skinny pants and colorful crystal pendants and pins.” As Janie tells it, “I was inspired by my grandmother’s closet and jewelry box. I used to dress up as a little girl, and spend hours dressing and accessorizing my dolls, and this line brings back memories of a fond and fun time.”

You can also sneak a peek at season 4’s wardrobe.

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