Wednesday Wishes: Just Keep Springing

The past few days in my part of town have been beautiful. Spring is really fighting it's way through, and with Daylight Savings being just around the corner (Sunday) it will officially be here before we know it. 

All that being said, the recent sunny, happy day temperatures have me craving pretty, warm-weather clothes. So, today I wish for darling dresses that allow the sunlight to lick my shoulders and pretty skirts that show off my legs:

1. Rebecca Taylor (one of my favorite designers) Silk Bustier Dress, $365

2. French Connection Candy Stripe Dress, $168

3. Arden B Floral Print One-Shouder Dress, $69

4. TopShop Cutwork Organdy Skirt, $80

5. Marc by Marc Jacobs Blazing Star Bubble Skirt, $370

Celebrate being a girl!

My Top 5 Oscar Fashion Picks

I wasn't really WOW'd by much of the fashions at this years Academy Awards show, but there were some great looks. It wasn't too hard to narrow down my top 5 faves.

①. Rachel McAdams looked like a pretty watercolor portrait in this gorgeous Elie Saab gown. I really love her as an actress and she seems like the sweet girl next door type.

②. The always classy Meryl Streep looked brilliant in this white wrap gown by Chris March -- a Project Runway alum. The dress is simple yet so elegant. She really hit the nail on the head with this pick.  

③. Carey Mulligan sparkled in Prada. Her look was fun and age appropriate, unlike Miley Cyrus', whose dress I liked but personally thought that it seemed to age her a bit. I love that Carey looks funky and sophisticated. 

④. Queen Latifah looked absolutely PERFECT in Badgley Miscka Couture. The color, the detail, everything worked in her favor. She was absolutely glowing last night!

⑤. And last, but not least Demi Moore in Versace. She radiated beauty in this look. Everything fit together nicely -- the color, the hair, the accessories. She had it going on!

I want to also recognize and send out congratulations to all the big winners, especially Geoffrey Fletcher, Roger Ross Williams, Mo'Nique, Sandra Bullock and Kathryn Bigelow!

Rag Time: Sade Covers Ebony

Today was a gorgeous day in NYC. After enjoying brunch with some girlfriends, we stopped at a nearby newsstand for some candy and spotted a copy of Ebony Magazine. Sade looks absolutely STUNNING on the cover, which hits newsstands everywhere on March 9th. 

Here is a snippet of what Ebony reported:

I want to look this good when I'm 50. Young girls, please take notice because this is how it should be done. I'm looking forward to aging gracefully (and naturally). 

Celebrate a good comeback!

Style Stalking: Amerie

I remember first spotting Amerie back in 2002. I was a Junior in college away on campus taking up summer classes. Her video for Why Don't We Fall In Love came on and my friends and I were all enamored. The song was hot, her look was fabulous and the video just gave us that "happy day feeling" -- as my sister and I like to call it. We would drive around with the windows down with that tune on repeat, blasting from the speakers. From that moment on I kept her on my radar. Her first album All I Have stayed in constant rotation and as she developed more as an artist I realized that her style was fierce also!

Her look is classic and funky and I have yet to see her take a fashion misstep. But, what really blew me away and heightened my style stalking were these images of her from Elle and Complex magazines: 

I am SO recreating the red blazer/shorts look when I drop some more pounds!! 

In the meantime, I'll leave you with her first single -- which happens to be my "summer kickoff" song :)

Enjoy!

   

Day Dreamin'

Advertisement is a powerful tool. The new Spring / Summer 2010 campaign for Salvatore Ferragamo has me daydreaming and craving the fabulous life. I want to leave on a jet plane that's headed to some chic far away paradise. I want to be surrounded by delicious shoes and the gorgeous decor of a penthouse apartment that comes with the perfect balcony view. 

What is it going to take to convince my husband that I am a European girl living in an American girl's body?? I need a genie and three wishes. STAT!

*sigh* Excuse me as I sip my imaginary cocktail and continue on with my fantasy. All with a little help from Aretha as she belts out one of my favorite tunes . . .

Photography by the brilliant Mario Testino

Celebrate daydreams!

Mood Music: Hometown Glory

Hometown Glory by Adele. I listen to this song every time I'm feeling down because it simply picks me right back up. Hauntingly beautiful and a little melancholy yet something about it takes me back to my wonderful childhood memories. No matter how bad a day can get, if I escape into the recollections of where I come from, then all is right with the world.


So, here's to my parents and my hometown of New York for playing a huge part in helping me to become the person I am today. I love you.









Celebrate your hometown!

P.S. DO pick up Adele's album 19. It is a CLASSIC.

Patience

Patience is the ability to count down before you blast off. I have to remember to keep telling myself that, because some great things are in store.