Girl Gotta Gets

Featured in the most recent issue of Lucky, I am in love with this backless Rachel Roy dress (click on "dress" to shop it!). It's the perfect mix of sexy and sophisticated!

Cupcakes and Cashmere

My absolute favorite blogger, Emily Schuman from Cupcakes and Cashmere (who inspired me to start my own blog), is getting married today! Do I know her personally? No - but I would be lying if I said I wasn't incredibly anxious to see how gorgeous every element of her wedding is going to be. Her taste is impeccable and having come from similar backgrounds (she started at Conde Nast), I feel I can relate to her on many levels - from style to home decor and more - I adore her on every level. #anxiouslyawaiting

Style, Love, and Rock 'N Roll

As most of you are aware, Coachella has become the hottest ticket across the country! Fashion brands and magazines alike have joined the band wagon, creating "Coachella Style Guides" and inspiring concert lovers (as well as non-concert lovers) to get the rock-n-roll, hippie-inspired look (which you all know I can't get enough of - thanks to my hippie-ish parents!) While I am majorly bummed I cannot attend this year (I am already slating it in for next), I adore this Free People March Lookbook that provides some major inspiration as well as the site's "Festival Looks"! In celebration of Coachella kicking off this Friday, here's to STYLE, LOVE and ROCK 'N ROLL!

Designer Dreaming

During a recent trip to Bloomingdales, I, per usual, acted as though I was some wealthy upper east sider, browsing through the sections that I frankly, just can't afford. Haute Hippie, Elizabeth & James, Madison Marcus (I just LOVE that name!), Vince and Joie are just some of the brands that I leave the store dreaming about (literally). Recently, the #1 item that I am dying to add to my wardrobe is a chic tan leather jacket, and today, I found 'it'! This Joie piece is fitted and has just the right amount of feminine touch, without the frill.

Now more importantly, how do I (Queen of justifying everything I spend) rationalize this purchase? The NYC heat, again? I am moving to Hoboken and this is my last big purchase as a New Yorker? It's my Christmas + Birthday presents combined for the next 2 years? I don't have a car in the city, meaning I am SAVING all that money on insurance and gas?

Hmmmmmmmm?????

Fashion Face-Off

It's the most talked about, long-standing rivalry in Hollywood, and if you think it's is old news, think again! The competition continues between Jen and Angie, who are the fresh new faces of  two of the fashion world's iconic brands, Marie Claire and Louis Vuitton (is it obvious I work for a celeb weekly magazine?!) Here are my thoughts:


TEAM JEN:
These photos are fun, flirty and I am about to go chop off my hair and add highlights! As always, Jen graces the pages of Marie Claire with charm and her cali girl-next-door good looks.

TEAM ANGIE:
Staying true to her world-traveler ways, Angie is the new face of Louis Vuitton's

Core Value's campaign. Effortlessly stunning (per usual), this photo is a bit more serious, but further enhances my desire to travel to small countries and villages across the globe.

When push comes to shove, I vote TEAM JEN (this time around at least!)

What are your thoughts?

Take a Hint...

Shop Mint! One of my close friends from high school (and hands down, the most fashionable gal I know!), Zoe Neuschatz, is the co-founder of an online shopping site called Mintbox.com. Last week, I attended an event they hosted for NYC fashion bloggers and I became an instant fan. The site provides a unique shopping experience that offers not only exclusive designer discounts, but access to VIP events, designer previews, meet&greets with your favorite designers and tickets to NYC fashion week (hello, Anna Wintour!) You may compare them to a Gilt Groupe or Rue La la, but some of the largest incentives about shopping Mintbox versus these other sites are:

• You can shop online AND in-store
• The styles/products are current and in-season
• You receive member perks and get 15% cash back (literally!) on every purchase you make
• You can donate the cash-back that you receive to one of their charitable partners who include American Red Cross, World Wildlife Fund, Robin Hood Foundation and Fashion Fights Cancer!

Check it out! I hope you enjoy this personal style concierge as much as I do!

Hello hot weather...

It's no surprise that NYC is about to reach record highs starting tomorrow. June 8th (my birthday) may be the conclusion to yet another 365 days of my life, but, year after year, it's always the beginning of hot (semi-unbearable) temperatures! Summertime in the city can get pretty brutal (I know all of you New Yorker's agree!), so I am looking forward to weekends at the beach. Some must-have necessities that I will definitely be packing are:


 {Tie-dye dresses and shirts like this one on Kate Bosworth}

 {Big, colorful sunglasses}

 {Turquoise jewelry}

{A big floppy hat and lot's of striped, nautical-looking tees}

{Oversized rings}

{TOMS Shoes}

{My Camera(s), of course}

Sneak Peek

Jen, Sienna, Rachel, Cameron and Kate are a few of the celebrities I find exceptionally gorgeous with wardrobes I would die to raid! Recently, the fashion icon that I just can't seem to get enough of is the stunning, Blake Lively. Things seem to be heating up between the sexy starlet and my first crush - Leo (who, by the way, is just as handsome in person!), but this is certainly not the only thing that's HOT HOT HOT for Blake right now. A shout out to one of my favorite magazines, Glamour (where I started my career in publishing), who is offering us a sneak peek of this month's cover shoot. Here are some of my favorites!

Global Pursuit

Closet Couture

California Cool

Boho at it's Best

Short Cut

Sun Blocked

Closet Confessions

Haute Hysteria

Street Chic