Knock 'em Dead

one of the most gorgeous gowns of all time

beautifully made, beautifully flattering

beautifully crafted, flattering, modern, fresh

*instead of wearing hair down: would look stunning if hair was in a latino-styled low side-bun chignon and large faux-diamond/crystal clustered earrings (read: J. Crew)

Carlos Miele Dress "Knock 'Em Dead Gown"

http://renttherunway.com/shop/designers/carlosmiele_dresses/knockemdeadgown

My current favs

Sam Adams - Driving Me Crazy

Kid Cudi - All Summer

Miike Snow - Animal

Mimosa - Come Around Remix

Fierce & Fabulous

This is a photo of a photo (poor photo-taking skills on my part) of Kerry Washington in the Elle November 2010 Issue.

a) Kerry is gorgeous and has a great body and this picture of her does so much justice

b) I am OBSESSED with the the faux-suade wrap-dress by Balmain. It is not only gorgeous because of the smooth fabric, but it is one of the most flattering dresses I have ever seen. And Kerry works it! In addition, the sharp shoulder detail is fabulously fierce and so hot right now

This dress is so universally flattering because it truly complements a woman's shape (read: Donna Karen) and creates/accentuates a woman's hour-glass figure. The shoulder work on the wrap styled dress adds even more oumph because it emphasizes the figure even more.. as does the DEEP-V-NECK, which i absolutely love on any thing because that also flatters/accentuates an hour-glass figure. The belt-clasp detail at the side of the waist, which ties the wrap together, also acts as a flattering accent because it draws the human eye to the cinching at the waist, ultimately creating the illusion (however, in Kerry's case, the actuality) of a tiny waist and, thus, hour-glass figure. o, and dont let me forget the slit. Kerry gets away with the of the deep-v-neck + high slit because of the long sleeves (note: if dress has a deep-v-neck as well as a high slit at the leg and does not have long sleeves - do not wear!) 

I also like the white nail polish. it pops out without being "too much"

 ... o yea, and her hair style is great. not only is it sexy and voluminous to begin with, but the juxtaposition of the wild maine works with this structured dress.

o, and great idea with  NO jewelry!

everything works here!

this dress/look is overall: sexy and tastefully bold

i need to have this dress!! 

Scarlet Fever

i saw this in a net-a-porter email newsletter. first of all, i LOVE evening-wear and gowns and i LOVE red dresses ... this is such a sexy and classy take on a red gown and it really pops

New camera! New ideas!

So, I just got a new camera and am super excited about it! I've gone through many a camera in my day lol and I have been waiting to invest in a nice one that has many fun functions - yay =]

While I was playing around with it the other day, I snapped a random shot into the room without paying attn. and it captured my messy closet ... but something stood out ...

What caught my eye was the leopard scarf hung in front of a black skirt in front of a colorful print dress
..I also like mix of the olive green leopard + fuchsia solid of the 2 scarves that hang on top of/next to the black skirt
*The olive green leopard can work with the fuchsia solid because although green+purple aren't legitimately complementary colors, green+blue are and purple is related to blue...thus, olive green,+fuchsia/purple = bamm! lol


I really like the mix here:

If this was to be executed in an outfit, it'd be important to note that this works well because
1.  a black backdrop, such as pants or skirt
2.  the colorful print of the dress works with the leopard scarf because the black among all 3 pieces brings everything together, and the scarf is an olive green -- complementing the kelly green that is within the dress
3. be conscious of the amount of each print that is being shown. for example, here, the leopard hangs across, connecting the solid + print and, in addition, only a little of the printed dress is shown on each side of the scarf

*mixed prints and colors work well when there is a common thread among everything that essentially pulls together everything making it work

Nice Package

I came across this on a blog and had to save it. I love the packaging! the overall concept, the colors, the isolation of the model, the sexy womanly character on a white simple backdrop, the representation of a talented female who cooks for a lover (or loved ones), is multi-talented, and still keeps herself looking fresh, stylish, and sexy, and the fact that this is for a Pomadoro Sauce... Its so retro-ly fabulous!

**Forgive me but I forget what blog I got this from! It could be "Sartorialist" or "StyleBubble," but I honestly don't remember at all =/ 

Unexpected & Fall Fabulous

I love the unexpected mix of prints and colors in these 

*1 thing to note is that the unexpected mixed prints work because of the color tones. so: if mixing prints, stay within the same color family -- and when adding a pop of color, make sure its just that: "A" pop..1 splash..and choose whether that will be the dominant force or if the backdrop's color tones [of browns/neutrals/blues/etc.] will be

and, most importantly, its all about how you wear it, how you execute it, and Confidence! ;) 

W.W.B.D.

I copp'd this last look today with a similar shirt and olive green blazer. I rolled the blazer's sleeves up while the striped shirt was still long. I wore with black jeggings and light brown boots. In addition, what i also loved was: I had cherry-red nailpolish on and wore my grandpa's antique class ring that was gold with baby-blue....

its something about the black/white stripes + bold cherry-red + a small splash of unexpected baby-blue. Also: the shape of the baby-blue shield on the ring juxtaposed with the bold black/white stripes...2 different shapes with 3 color blocks that complement each other 

**Pictures 1-3 from my favorite blog: The Sartorialist: http://www.thesartorialist.blogspot.com/

The Costumes of Halloween's Past ...

I love halloween, dressing up, partying, and always anticipate seeing the witty, fun, and sexy costumes everyone else comes up with!

i have had a couple GREAT costumes..my favorites were CATWOMAN and MISS MIA WALLACE (Uma Thurman, Pulp Fiction--my favorite movie--)

This year I did BARBIE for one party and a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle for another ...

They all came out pretty good. and were executed damn well

CATWOMAN was sexy as hell and everything looked awesome from the mask to the makeup to the whip to the entire bodysuit ...
MISS MIA WALLACE was a total last minute costume and I really impressed myself! Not only was the outfit on point, as was the wig, but the execution of the heroin overdose with the syringe and foaming at the nose came out soo much better than i expected. everything looked so real I actually kind of creeped myself out! lol
BARBIE came out pretty good too! I loved it at first but then felt stupid in a tu-tu (I think because of my J-lo badonkadonk) so for my other party I thought of something else...
TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLE ... executed so much better than I thought! I had to do last minute trouble-shooting because I didn't have time to carry out my initial plan. However, it worked out so well! The yellow shirt was totally last minute (as in cut and drawn at 4pm the day of the party) and it Made the outfit (Besides the turtle shell! lol) The turtle shell was so annoying though =/ I didn't wear it the whole night haha

And now for next year's costume ... I think I got another great idea ...