Showing posts with label fred flare. Show all posts
Showing posts with label fred flare. Show all posts
Tuesday, January 22, 2008
Sienna's Red Wayfarers
An unintentional Part 2 to yesterday's cute wayfarers/ celeb sunglasses post: Sienna Miller got a fun pair of red wayfarers she's seen in. A lot. They're a bit cartoony, yet still a subtle f-you to celebrityville, no? Get your own from FredFlare.com for just ten dollar = say holla!
Monday, January 21, 2008
A VEHEMENT NO! To Mary-Kate's Lennon Glasses! An ADAMANT YES to Lily Allen's Wayfarers!
(Photo via Hollywoodrag.com)PLEASE, whatever you do, do NOT take a cue from Mary-Kate (Olsen, that is, NOT to be confused with Mary-Kate HOPKINSON!) and go out and buy yourself some Lennon glasses, like the ones she's shown here wearing at Sundance. (And holla at Binger JP -- Chicago JP for those of you keeping track -- for standing next to Ashley. And yes, I realize how lame that just sounded -- shouting out someone for merely STANDING in the presence of someone whose claim to fame was appearing on Full House, but whatever.) And do you really want to be seen in the same sunglasses as Howard Stern? They're detestable. In fact, I think they're probably my least favorite fashion accessory EVER. Not even if you smoke an eighth of wizard a day should you let that be an excuse to wear these terrible things. Truly, it'd be more advisable to stare directly into the sun and burn out your retinas. At least that way, you could blame your lack of taste on your blindness.
A far far far better celeb choice: the always-adorbs Lily Allen's green Chanel wayfarers:
(Photo via: Breesays)
A far far far better celeb choice: the always-adorbs Lily Allen's green Chanel wayfarers:
(Photo via: Breesays)Lily wears these bad boys EVERYwhere, and why? Because she is a teensy, precious little bad ass. And because they rule. Admittedly, the multi-colored Chanel branding makes them a bit tacky and too dear, but fortunately, knock-offs abound!
I almost bought these the other day, but then I realized the S/H was a bit wack. But I'll probably still get 'em. (Let's be honest.)
($12.50, OC Shades, Amazon)
Amazon seller Vintage Designer Sunglasses may not have employed maje creativity in naming their shop, but their goods are on point, with all kindsa vintage wayfarers in non-played colors like bold matte yellow, lilac and dark green. Noice!
($10, FredFlare)
I almost bought these the other day, but then I realized the S/H was a bit wack. But I'll probably still get 'em. (Let's be honest.)
($12.50, OC Shades, Amazon)So fun in pink -- they'd look great with a black trench. Like an international yet STYLISH woman of mystery!
($10, FredFlare)Always-cuters standby Fred Flare has lots for just $10. Check out the ones in mint. Weeeee!
Wednesday, August 22, 2007
Soundgirl Sample Sale, Y'awl!
My very beloved Soundgirl is having an in-house (sorry non-NYC-ers) sample sale through Thursday, August 23. I hit it up, and here's what I got:
($62, Soundgirl, Fred Flare)
They had this there for $30, I think.
($68, Soundgirl, Lilygraceonline.com)
I got this but with a purple background. It's a weeee bit snug, but oh wells. It was about $30 also, I think.
($62, Soundgirl, Amazon)
I got this for about $15, but it was missing the sash (boo). I'm gonna cut off the shoulder ruffles. Also, Fred Flare has it on sale for $24.
($46, Soundgirl, Vendima)
This was $30, I think.
Other stuff I admired but did not buy:
($64, Soundgirl, Vendima)
Super cute "Bunny Hutch" dress in London Fog, from their Fall 2007 collection.
($63, Soundgirl, Zappos)
This one was there for about $20.
($64, Soundgirl, 80spurple.com)
They had this for about $20, but I couldn't find it in the right size, and I truly do not need another hoodie.
Anyway, get thee to Soundgirl! Here's the info:
Lovely People Shoes and Soundgirl Sample Sale!
Wednesday August 22nd and Thursday August 23rd
10am – 6pm
Shoes: $60
Boots: $75
Clothes from $5 – 150
1385 Broadway
5th floor
between 37 & 38th streets
For more information call 212.730.0377
($62, Soundgirl, Fred Flare)They had this there for $30, I think.
($68, Soundgirl, Lilygraceonline.com)I got this but with a purple background. It's a weeee bit snug, but oh wells. It was about $30 also, I think.
($62, Soundgirl, Amazon)I got this for about $15, but it was missing the sash (boo). I'm gonna cut off the shoulder ruffles. Also, Fred Flare has it on sale for $24.
($46, Soundgirl, Vendima)This was $30, I think.
Other stuff I admired but did not buy:
($64, Soundgirl, Vendima)Super cute "Bunny Hutch" dress in London Fog, from their Fall 2007 collection.
($63, Soundgirl, Zappos)This one was there for about $20.
($64, Soundgirl, 80spurple.com)They had this for about $20, but I couldn't find it in the right size, and I truly do not need another hoodie.
Anyway, get thee to Soundgirl! Here's the info:
Lovely People Shoes and Soundgirl Sample Sale!
Wednesday August 22nd and Thursday August 23rd
10am – 6pm
Shoes: $60
Boots: $75
Clothes from $5 – 150
1385 Broadway
5th floor
between 37 & 38th streets
For more information call 212.730.0377
Tuesday, August 21, 2007
Awful Vs. Awesome
UPDATE: Eff you, Blogger! Apparently the confucked tool ate some of the pix in this post. So I've reposted them. Thanks go out to ad hoc QA committee JnLRswk, who alerted me to the full-on morts and claims that Fashionbinge "is like a free Lucky Mag but funny." Awww!
And now, it's time for another edition of Awful Vs. Awesome (tm), the game where point out something awful and follow it up with something totally awesome.
First Awful:
($793, Marc By Marc Jacobs, Zappos Couture)
I've already started seeing these EVERYWHERE. They're so shitty. Like a paper bag cinched around the top of an otherwise perfectly acceptable boot. Marc, we already know you're a ground breaker. Please don't try to reinvent the wheel. Or the boot as the case may be.
AWESOME:
($495, Belle By Sigerson Morrison, Plazatoo.com)
Thank you, Belle, for this gorgeous, graceful, unmolested boot.
AWFUL:
($129, Vince Camuto, Nordstrom)
Waste of toe space.
AWESOME:
($197, Michael Kors, Nordstrom)
What would Prince do? Buy these. And that man's funk is always on point.
AWFUL:
($160, Michael Kors, Plazatoo.com)
Funky if you wear Lee Mom Jeans.
AWESOME:
($16, Forever 21)
Simple, silver, sold!
AWFUL:
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($69, Jeffrey Campbell, Solestruck.com)
See what I mean about the Irregular Choice-esqueness of Jeffrey Campbell? These look like someone desecrated the Japanese flag. He giveth with one hand and taketh with the other.
AWESOME:
($49, Very Volatile, Lulusfashionlounge.com)
Cone head = bad. Cone heel = very good.
Also, enter promo code SEVENTEENROCKS for 20% off. Woo!
AWFUL:
($450, Isabella Fiore, eLuxury)
Nothing says "gauche" like teetering atop 4.5" inches of embroidered peacock and patent leather!
AWESOME:
($150, Salvador Sapena, Asos.com)
Perfect in every way.
AWFUL:
($698, Etro, Zappos Couture)
PUTRID in every way!
AWESOME:
($245, Juicy Couture, Plazatoo.com)
These are very sweet in a holiday-spirit, trimming-the-tree sorta way (even though I'm Jewish, so they're sweet in what I'd image in a trimming-the-tree sorta way.) I also love that these are nearly the exact same shoe but for way way less:
($23, Classified, Lulusfashionlounge.com)
Hooray 4 knockoffs!
AWFUL:
($250, Marc By Marc Jacobs, Plazatoo.com)
Hurl.
AWESOME:
($20, Target)
Very cute, no creepy Bedazzled embellishments.
SUPER AWFUL:
($67, Era Of Chaos, LF Stores)
Seriously... what the FUCK is going on here? Not only do these look like an imitation of those Imitation of Christ jeans they sewed Scarlett Johansson into at their runway show back in ought-5, but they look so uncomfortable that if you sat in them at work all day, you'd have potentially sterlized yourself by COB.
AWESOME:
($89, Banana Republic)
Even I am mortified that I'm into something from Banana Republic, but these are really really cute. Via Stylebakery's Fall Jeans Guide.
AWFUL:
($102, LF Stores)
Um, did we learn NOTHING from Jennifer Hudson's Oscar-on-Oscar shrug fiasco???
AWESOME:
($274, Mint, Pinkmascara.com)
Yes, you actually CAN wear metallics without looking like a member of Daft Punk.
AWFUL:
($48, What Comes Around Goes Around, Activeendeavors.com)
Duuuude. Dude. Duuuuuuude. This reminds me of what the grandparents sleep in in "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory." Worst.
AWESOME:
($62, Soundgirl, Fredflare.com)
Yes, you can wear a striped dress without looking like you're wearing a mumu. I, for one, will be wearing this dress shortly, as I just bought it! Weee!
Say goodbye, Jennifer!
And now, it's time for another edition of Awful Vs. Awesome (tm), the game where point out something awful and follow it up with something totally awesome.
First Awful:
($793, Marc By Marc Jacobs, Zappos Couture)I've already started seeing these EVERYWHERE. They're so shitty. Like a paper bag cinched around the top of an otherwise perfectly acceptable boot. Marc, we already know you're a ground breaker. Please don't try to reinvent the wheel. Or the boot as the case may be.
AWESOME:
($495, Belle By Sigerson Morrison, Plazatoo.com)Thank you, Belle, for this gorgeous, graceful, unmolested boot.
AWFUL:
($129, Vince Camuto, Nordstrom)Waste of toe space.
AWESOME:
($197, Michael Kors, Nordstrom)What would Prince do? Buy these. And that man's funk is always on point.
AWFUL:
($160, Michael Kors, Plazatoo.com)Funky if you wear Lee Mom Jeans.
AWESOME:
($16, Forever 21)Simple, silver, sold!
AWFUL:
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($69, Jeffrey Campbell, Solestruck.com)See what I mean about the Irregular Choice-esqueness of Jeffrey Campbell? These look like someone desecrated the Japanese flag. He giveth with one hand and taketh with the other.
AWESOME:
($49, Very Volatile, Lulusfashionlounge.com)Cone head = bad. Cone heel = very good.
Also, enter promo code SEVENTEENROCKS for 20% off. Woo!
AWFUL:
($450, Isabella Fiore, eLuxury)Nothing says "gauche" like teetering atop 4.5" inches of embroidered peacock and patent leather!
AWESOME:
($150, Salvador Sapena, Asos.com)Perfect in every way.
AWFUL:
($698, Etro, Zappos Couture)PUTRID in every way!
AWESOME:
($245, Juicy Couture, Plazatoo.com)These are very sweet in a holiday-spirit, trimming-the-tree sorta way (even though I'm Jewish, so they're sweet in what I'd image in a trimming-the-tree sorta way.) I also love that these are nearly the exact same shoe but for way way less:
($23, Classified, Lulusfashionlounge.com)Hooray 4 knockoffs!
AWFUL:
($250, Marc By Marc Jacobs, Plazatoo.com)Hurl.
AWESOME:
($20, Target)Very cute, no creepy Bedazzled embellishments.
SUPER AWFUL:
($67, Era Of Chaos, LF Stores)Seriously... what the FUCK is going on here? Not only do these look like an imitation of those Imitation of Christ jeans they sewed Scarlett Johansson into at their runway show back in ought-5, but they look so uncomfortable that if you sat in them at work all day, you'd have potentially sterlized yourself by COB.
AWESOME:
($89, Banana Republic)Even I am mortified that I'm into something from Banana Republic, but these are really really cute. Via Stylebakery's Fall Jeans Guide.
AWFUL:
($102, LF Stores)Um, did we learn NOTHING from Jennifer Hudson's Oscar-on-Oscar shrug fiasco???
AWESOME:
($274, Mint, Pinkmascara.com)Yes, you actually CAN wear metallics without looking like a member of Daft Punk.
AWFUL:
($48, What Comes Around Goes Around, Activeendeavors.com)Duuuude. Dude. Duuuuuuude. This reminds me of what the grandparents sleep in in "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory." Worst.
AWESOME:
($62, Soundgirl, Fredflare.com)
Yes, you can wear a striped dress without looking like you're wearing a mumu. I, for one, will be wearing this dress shortly, as I just bought it! Weee!
Say goodbye, Jennifer!Tuesday, June 26, 2007
Totes Tuesday Cuters
K. Lotsa fun cutes pix for Tuesday, in ascending order of affordability. Lotsa Betsey Johnson, for some reason.
DRESSES
($19.99, Mossimo, Target.com)
Cute, and not OVERLY Denise Huxtable-boho.
($40, Drifter, TheArtofShop.net)
The photo is piss poor, but the dress is sorta cool.
($48, Nice Face, FredFlare.com)
Beyond cute, and another good poly-seasonal piece!
($187, Betsey Johnson)
OMG! Yellow puffy clouds = 2 cute 4 wrds!
($189, Betsey Johnson, Overstock.com)
OMGOMGOMG. I HEART this bow dress.
($216, T Bags, Polkadotsandmoonbeams.com)
Love the Pucci-esque colors and the Deco-esque design!
($282, Voom, Polkadotsandmoonbeams.com)
Torn between thinking this is cute because it's not too-too ethnicy, and wondering if it looks too much like a cheap futon cover.
($296, Alice & Trixie, Polkadotsandmoonbeams.com)
Probs my faves of the Polkadotsandmoonbeams dresses. Love the colors and silky appppeeeealll! Weeee!
($330, Betsey Johnson, Zappos)
Es muy elegante, no?
TOPS
($19, Hottopic.com)
This would be especially cute minus the studded belt and zebra hair.
($26, Drifter, TheArtofShop.net)
I'm not a HUGE graphic print fan (at least on Tees), but this is cute -- and cheap -- enough!
($32, Soundgirl, 80spurple.com)
The fact that the deer on this Soundgirl top are very tiny make the whole thing not too, well... dear.
($35, American Vintage, Theartofshop.net)
I'm a huge fan of this Paris brand, which I've found is hard to find in Los States. I like this top, though it sorta screams "Will bleed all over fucking everything in the wash" to me.
($40, Soundgirl, Amazon)
More cuteness from my beloved Soundgirl.
($115, Spring & Clifton, Azaleasnyc.com)
There hasn't yet been an instrument invented that could measure the amount of my love for this top.
OTHER STUFF
($24, Loyal Army, FredFlare.com)
Cuter than a day-old lil kitten crawling out of an upended olde-fashioned milk jug! And I love that it says "All Skate" and "Couples Skate" on it! Tee!
($35, Betsey Johnson)
Also muy elegante.
($44, Betsey Johnson, Amazon)
Loves the leops.
($95, People's Liberation, Theartofshop.net)
I would very much like to own these and wear them with the Spring & Clifton shirt, which I would also very much like to own.
($395, Michael Kors)
Despite my general disdain for black patent AND for large silver hardware, I actually really like these for reasons I still can't quite pinpoint.
... And... scene.
DRESSES
($19.99, Mossimo, Target.com)Cute, and not OVERLY Denise Huxtable-boho.
($40, Drifter, TheArtofShop.net)The photo is piss poor, but the dress is sorta cool.
($48, Nice Face, FredFlare.com)Beyond cute, and another good poly-seasonal piece!
($187, Betsey Johnson)OMG! Yellow puffy clouds = 2 cute 4 wrds!
($189, Betsey Johnson, Overstock.com)OMGOMGOMG. I HEART this bow dress.
($216, T Bags, Polkadotsandmoonbeams.com)Love the Pucci-esque colors and the Deco-esque design!
($282, Voom, Polkadotsandmoonbeams.com)Torn between thinking this is cute because it's not too-too ethnicy, and wondering if it looks too much like a cheap futon cover.
($296, Alice & Trixie, Polkadotsandmoonbeams.com)Probs my faves of the Polkadotsandmoonbeams dresses. Love the colors and silky appppeeeealll! Weeee!
($330, Betsey Johnson, Zappos)Es muy elegante, no?
TOPS
($19, Hottopic.com)This would be especially cute minus the studded belt and zebra hair.
($26, Drifter, TheArtofShop.net)I'm not a HUGE graphic print fan (at least on Tees), but this is cute -- and cheap -- enough!
($32, Soundgirl, 80spurple.com)The fact that the deer on this Soundgirl top are very tiny make the whole thing not too, well... dear.
($35, American Vintage, Theartofshop.net)I'm a huge fan of this Paris brand, which I've found is hard to find in Los States. I like this top, though it sorta screams "Will bleed all over fucking everything in the wash" to me.
($40, Soundgirl, Amazon)More cuteness from my beloved Soundgirl.
($115, Spring & Clifton, Azaleasnyc.com)There hasn't yet been an instrument invented that could measure the amount of my love for this top.
OTHER STUFF
($24, Loyal Army, FredFlare.com)Cuter than a day-old lil kitten crawling out of an upended olde-fashioned milk jug! And I love that it says "All Skate" and "Couples Skate" on it! Tee!
($35, Betsey Johnson)Also muy elegante.
($44, Betsey Johnson, Amazon)Loves the leops.
($95, People's Liberation, Theartofshop.net)I would very much like to own these and wear them with the Spring & Clifton shirt, which I would also very much like to own.
($395, Michael Kors)Despite my general disdain for black patent AND for large silver hardware, I actually really like these for reasons I still can't quite pinpoint.
... And... scene.