Spring Color inspiration

What colors have inspired me for the spring!
Green, purple, red, orange, yellow, whites, jet blacks, peony, brown. I love bright colors and Spring is the best time to bring them out. I love to contrast bright colors with either strong colors like jet black or soft colors such as peony. I am currently living in San Bernardino CA. The hills have just turned Green, the trees are green with little pink flowers on them, the mountains still have a little bit of snow. San Bernardino is considered the desert so you also see earth textures. The brown that is evident in the buildings and the dirt. Orange rust and orange peel is very evident in the San Bernardino scene. Latly in the early evening when the sun is starting to go down I see shades of blue, purple, and red. These colors mix together so well. This combination brings a stunning sensation to the city of San Bernardino. When the sun goes down I see the jet black sky that the stars light up. This encourages a black and white contrast for the spring. All these colors can be applies to your wardrobe for spring. Mix and match brights and dark's, soft, and brights, etc. These colors will inspire a new sensation leaving you feeling rejuvenated and confident.

Miss Fashinista
Be Confident

Miss Fashionista Evolution

Fashion to me is not all about having the high end brands and being trapped in labels. Fashion is freedom of speech. Fashion can be exactly how I am feeling that day, fashion can give you a hint of my personality and who I am. Fashion is a evolution how I have evolved as a person. Labels and money can't match that. Fashion is art! Fashion is a avenue of expression. Hand me downs is one of my favs. I can transform it into something new. It reminds me of that quote "one mans trash. is another mans treasure." Look around you there is so much inspiration to form art with your threads. Threads also do not make another person inferior or undeserving respect because once again labels are nothing in my definition of fashion. I love the trends and then spin them into my own style. Sometimes the trends work for inspiration but keeping up with the jones never worked for me. I have always been my own eclectic & unique individual. Individuality is key to my definition of fashion otherwise I would be going down a path of heartbreak. Trying to fit into shoes that do not belong to, will always leave you feeling unworthy, not good enough, and low self esteem. That is why you must create your own shoe. Be custom made! Create your own path! Create your own style! Half of us our unhappy with ourselves because we are to busy trying to fit in! Think outside of the box! Be You!

Fanya Daniels
Miss Fashionista
I can help your style but it is ultimately up to you! Miss Fashionista is here to help your style evolve!

Shoe Dazzle-Harmony wedge

I got my shoes from Shoedazzel.com I must say they are hot! hot! hot! Pics below!!



The Harmony wedge is exciting because you can dress them up and you can even wear them for casual events. Dresses and the Harmony wedge is a charming combination that will make people look twice. This shoe brings an easy and fierce style that I personally can't wait to show off.

Levis in London

Levis just opened a new store in London that will knock your jeans off!
It is called Levis Flagship store. They have been showcasing all of the jeans you could think of. Levis which is a a brand that we have all grown up with is doing it big with this London Store.

The Levi’s® London Flagship Store is the manifestation of craftsmanship and reflects the heart and soul of the brand at every turn.
-leviscraftwork.com
The architecture is amazing and the store takes you on a journey and shows how Levis has evolved over time.
They had a launch party where NERD performed and rocked the house.

From The Fashionista

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Check out
Leviscraftwork.com
for pictures and photos

Charming Wednesday

Charming Wednesday! Today I was inspired by those who go out on a limb, the sweet talkers, the one who has passion, and can make anything happen, these are some of the characteristics that the charmer possess. So dig in to your in charm and do something different that will make things go your way and stand out.
Color:
Blues, Blacks, Pink, Whites, Grey

Outfit

• Black and white with a slash of pink blouse

• Black shorts

• A flat black shoe

Accessories

• Grey Purse (Over the body purse)

• Gold jewelry

Fashion Tip of the Day

Check out OPI.com and their collections. You can play with the nail polish colors virtually and figure out what colors fits you best.

Dazzling Tuesday

I have been inspired by comfort for dazzling Tuesday! Who says you can't be dazzling and still comfortable? Today will accomplish both these goals! Colors:

• Camel

• contrast with string Jet black

Dazzling Suggestion:

• A camel color loose blouse. Check out BCBG.com for this blouse
• Black Skinny Jeans. Check out Truereligion.com
• 4 1/2 inch Brown Stilettos (For comfort). Black will also work for this outfit but the mixture of browns make the outfit pop. Check out heels.com

• Accessorize with gold jewelry, and don't forget your shades

BCBG.com Heels.com Truereligion.com great places to achieve the dazzling look

History of High Heels

History of High Heels

The origin of the high heel goes back many centuries in history. The first precursors of stiletto heels were discovered in a tomb of Tebas in Old Egypt, and date from 1000 BC. These heels possibly provided a high social status to those who wore them

1430
Chopines were prohibited in Venice, but nothing could stop the trend. The invention of the high heel is attributed to Catherine of Medici in Paris, in the 16th century, who used them due to her short stature, and soon introduced them into fashion amongst the European aristocracy.

1533
The formal invention of high heels as fashion is typically attributed to the rather short-statured Italian bride Catherine d'Medici, married at 14 to the Duke of Orleans, wears shoes with two-inch heels to exaggerate her height. The high heel may have been invented by Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519).

1553-1558
Mary Tudor ("Bloody Mary"), another vertically challenged monarch, wears heels as high as possible.

1580
Fashionable heels were popular for both sexes, and a person who had authority or wealth was often referred to as “well-heeled.”

17th century
The English Parliament punished as witches all women who used high heels to seduce men into marrying them. In his biography, the famous Giovanni Casanova declared his love for high heels, which raised women's hoop skirts, thus showing their legs.

18th century
In the early 1700s, France's King Louis XIV (The Sun King) would often wear intricate heels decorated with miniature battle scenes. Called “Louis heels,” they were often as tall as five inches. The king decreed that only nobility could wear heels that were colored red (les talons rogue) and that no one's heels could be higher than his own. During the course of the century, a cultural kind of foot fetishism manifested itself in various media. For example, under the influence of rococo, a court-based decorative and ornamental style, heels became higher and more slender, a move that complemented the highly feminine court style. In addition, novelist Restif de Bretonne threw erotic emphasis on the finely arched foot and the delicately curved high heel (Kunzle 2004). Consequently, many women taped their feet to reduce their apparent size. Like the corset, high heels sculpted the body to make it appear more aristocratic, pure, refined, and desirable. The desirable and sexual nature of the high heel was also noted by the Puritans in the New World. The Massachusetts Colony even passed a law banning women from wearing high heels to ensnare a man or they would be tried as a witch (Murstein 1974). It wouldn’t be until the mid 1800s when American would catch up to Europe shoe fashion.

1745
Madame de Pompadour, tiny-footed favorite of Louis XV, popularizes high, narrow "Pompadour" heels. Ladies tape their feet to reduce their apparent size and faint at court.

1791
The “Louis” high heels disappeared with the revolution, and Napoleon banished high heels in an attempt to show equality.

1793
Despite the Napoleonic Code against high heels, Marie Antoinette went to the scaffold to be executed wearing two-inch heels. The heel lowered greatly in the 1790s until it was reduced to the merest wedge or replaced by a spring heel, which was a single layer of leather inserted just above the sole at the back of the shoe. These flimsy shoes were often worn with ribbons to cross and tie around the ankle, reminiscent of the classical Roman sandal. The demise of the heel made it easier for shoes to be made for left and right feet, making them more comfortable.

The late 18th century
Trend toward lower heels had much to do with the French Revolution. During the revolution, high heels became acquainted with the opulence. As a result, most people wished to avoid any semblance of wealth, which was singularly remarkable in the elimination of heels from the common market for both men and women. In the wake of the French Revolution heels become lower than at any time in the 18th century.
In the 1900's, maybe because women's legs were never shown and feet were only partly seen when sitting down, stockings and shoes were not given much attention. The well-off wore silk stockings in dark colours and handmade shoes and boots with fairly pointed toes and only moderately high heels, curved and known as Louis' heels. Silk or fine kid was used for the more dressy styles and sometimes had small buckles or silk bows decorating the front. Shoes were neat and elegant and complemented the outfit in matching or quietly toning colours. Everyday shoes were quite practical. Many were laced up styles with almond shaped toes and Cuban or Louis heels.

19th century
High heels were introduced into the USA, imported from brothels in Paris because of the success they had had amongst the clientele who preferred to hire the services of prostitutes who wore these heels.

1860s
Heels as fashion became popular again, and the invention of the sewing machine allowed greater variety in high heels. In Victorian art and literature, cartoons and allusions to tiny feet and the affliction of large feet (typical of the elderly spinster) were ubiquitous. Victorians thought that the high heel emphasized the instep arch, which was seen as symbolic of a curve of a woman. The high instep was also seen as preeminently aristocratic and European, while the “lowest type of foot,” that of the African American, had little or no instep. When high heels made their comeback, some wearers were comfortable in five- or even six-inch heels. As with corsets, high heels were claimed to be not only harmless, but beneficial to the health because, as advertisers stated, high heels helped alleviate backaches and stooping and made walking less tiring. But critics cited that high heels created a more sexually aggressive gait and compared the high heel to a “poisoned hook” to catch an unwary male. Some even associated the high heel with the cloven hoof of a devil or a witch. Cautionary tales from this time, such as many versions of Cinderella, concerned themselves with foot fetishism and warnings against fashionable foot compression (Kunzle 2004). Even with this criticism, America opened its first heel factory in 1888. However, America and other European countries still largely imitated French shoe fashion.

1904
The ladies' "pump" or court shoe, a British invention, reaches America. Shoe stores begin to stock shoes with a range of widths around now.

1920s
Shoes with a single or T-strap fastening across the foot were also very popular, and these are considered characteristic of the 1920s. Long boots like a slightly squahsed down riding boot, called "Russian' boots were a fashion craze in the mid-twenties but only for a few years and were never as widely or continuously worn as the boots of the sixties and seventies. Informal shoes had round toes and lower heels which were either cuban shaped or flat and square. Top stitching was used on toe and heel caps. Most shoes fastened with laces or straps, some which were open over the arch of the foot and laced across before being tied, were called "gillie' shoes, based on traditional Scottish styles.
The idea prevailed in Old Greece, where Esquilo, the first great Greek theatrical author mounted his actors on platform shoes of differing heights to indicate each character's social status. The same idea existed in the East. The Japanese emperor Hirohito was crowned in 1926 on platform shoes with a height of 30 cm.
High heels are associated with sex. Japanese courtiers had clogs of 15 to 30 cm, Chinese concubines and Turkish odalisques had high sandals possibly to prevent them from escaping from the harem, and prostitutes of Old Rome were identified by their high heels.
The modern European fashion of the high heel comes from the Italian "chapiney" or "chopine" style: mounted shoes on a 15 to 42 cm high cylinder. Some reached 75 cm and the ladies who wore them had to lean on sticks so that they could walk

1930s
While high heels enjoyed widespread popularity in the late nineteenth century, early twentieth-century women demanded more comfortable, flat-soled shoes-- that is until the roaring twenties when higher hemlines encouraged visible, elaborate, high, slender Louis heels. The Depression during the 1930s influenced Western shoe fashion as heels became lower and wider. Hollywood, however, gave the new heel an elegant look and stars’ shoes like Ginger Roger’s white and glittery heels began to challenge the influence of French shoe fashion in the West (Turim).

1940s
Luxury items were in short supply due to WWII and high heels tended to stay moderately high and thick. With the effects of WW II in the 1940s, leather shoes were difficult to come by, and shoes had to be made with heavy wooden soles and wedge heels. Resourceful women refused to accept the ugly appearance of these shoes and made a feature of them, painting them in bright colours like Dutch clogs, sometimes in contrasting layers of stripes or decorating the sides of the soles and heels with studs or small shells.
In 1947, the New Look brought smoky biege colour stockings and plain high-heeled court shoes, or shoes finely strapped round the ankles. Shoes were more delicate. Plain high heeled court shoes in black leather or suede became the predominant shoe style. The shape was unexaggerated, heels were not noticeably thin or thick, toes were generally rounded. The classic cut-out curve at the front of the court shoe was now cut in a V-shape. Open toed, sling back shoes with high heels, platform soles and ankle straps were still popular, especially with cocktail and short evening dresses. Sports and casual shoes were also less clumsy looking. Wedge heels were still worn but they were shallower wedged, often joined to flat rather than platform soles.

1950s
Classic court shoes were the predominant styles of the 1950s, and with strappy sandals and flat ballet pumps were the main base styles.
The revival of Western high fashion in the post-war 1950s was led by French designer Christian Dior and his collaboration with shoe designer Roger Vivier. Together they developed a low-cut vamp (the portion of the shoe that covers the toe and instep) Louis shoe with a narrow heel called a stiletto, which is the Italian word for a small dagger with a slender, tapering blade (West 1993). First mentioned in London's Daily Telegram on September 10, 1953, the exaggeratedly slender heel and narrowing of the toe equated sheer height with chic and strongly suggested phallic-erectile symbolism and sexual maturation. Stilettos were often banned from public buildings because they caused physical damage to the floors (West 1993).
In 1955, tall "stiletto" heels for women's shoes, invented in Italy, become a fashion rage. Very pointed toes come into vogue for both sexes.

1960s
Boot wearing become an established part of fashion for the next twenty years. Widish, squashy, knee-length boots with varying heel heights and pointed or squared off toes were known as 'kinky boots'.
Shoes became chunkier with thicker, lower heels and rounded or squared toes. Small platform soles were beginning to appear on some styles. Buckle shoes in patent became very fashionable and some styles were made with silver or gold coloured heels to match the buckles.
With the creation of the miniskirt in the early 1960s, stilettos were attached to boots that enhanced the look of bare legs. As the feminist movement gained momentum, however, stilettos went out of favor with the cry: “Liberate the captive foot of womanhood!” For many feminists, high heels indicated subservience and sexual stereotyping by men. High heels were titillating “man-made” objects, literally involved in crippling women, or at least slowing them down when the need to run away from male violence and oppressors arose. Heels were seen as a comparable successor to foot binding and the tight-laced corset as perverse regulatory objects for molding the feminine. Consequently, heels dropped and thickened, and soon low-heeled shoes with square toes replaced the stiletto (Gamman 1993). Late 1960s disillusionment with contemporary life and anxiety about the future led young people throughout much of the West to embrace the hippie culture that revived the platform shoe.

1970s
Platform shoes became immensely popular in the 1970s, and perhaps no instance epitomizes the era like John Travolta’s Cuban-heeled platforms in the opening sequence of Saturday Night Fever in 1977. The 1970s in general were a tumultuous time of experimentation of drugs, sex and, of course, fashion. Cynicism abounded as various cultures and subcultures vied for public attention. Men as well as women would dress to shock, often wearing platform shoes reminiscent of the ancient kothorni and chopine with psychedelic swirls and colors.

1980s & 1990s
In the post-modern context of the 1980s, the feminist rejection of fashion started to lose much of its grassroots support. The idea that fashion, specifically sexy high heels, were not simply oppressive but offered pleasure to women became more widely accepted (Gamman 1993). Critics, particularly feminists in the 1980s, argued that fashion can be an experiment with appearances, an experiment that challenges cultural meaning. This change of heart about high heelsperhaps was provoked by counter-cultural street fashion of the early 1980s as well as by feminist debates about pleasure and female desire, which indirectly changed the way fashion was understood. Western women now claimed they were wearing high heels for themselves and that heels gave them not only height but also power and authority.
While lower heels were preferred during the late 60’s and 70’s, higher heels returned in the 1980s and early 1990s. Specifically, Manolo Blahnik’s high-heeled shoes were seen everywhere on the catwalks as new designers started to rethink high heels. As opulent television shows such as Dallas and Dynasty suggested, excess was the hallmark of the 1980s. While flat shoes were likely worn in the corporate culture, more sophisticated designer high heels were still sign of Yuppie success. While designers who helped create the very tall heels of the 1990s, such as Jimmy Choo and Emma Hope, rode into that decade on this profitable trend, by the late 1990s heels started to decline once again as the hippie revival emphasized comfort over fashion (West 1993).

2000s
In the 2000s for a woman to have well-shaped legs became more of an asset than ever before. Stockings and shoes were now very important, hemlines had risen. Black stockings which had been generally worn were replaced by flesh coloured ones in silk or cotton lisle. Silk stockings were expensive but considered worthwhile for town and evening wear. For the country and sportswear, ribbed and patterned woollen and cotton stockings were usually worn. Diamond patterns were very fashionable. In the summer, light coloured cotton ankle socks were popular.
Women in the 21st century have more shoe choices than ever before. From athletic wear to the 2006 “heelless” high heel from Manolo Blahnik, women can choose to wear what they want, even hybrid shoes such as “heeled” tennis shoes and flip flops. What is certain is that heels have not disappeared. Noted for its unique classes, Crunch, a nationwide gym, even offers a 45-minute “Stiletto Strength” classes that strengthen women’s legs and calves. Perhaps influenced in part by successful TV and film hits as Sex in the City and The Devil Wears Prada, some women are even going under the knife to shorten their toes or inject padding into the balls of their feet to allow their feet to fit more comfortably into a pair of stilettos (Sherr). While these may be oddities of fashion, they gesture toward an exciting array of fashion choices women have today.

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Quick Tip

Stilettos go great with skinny jeans. Try when going out for a cocktail tonight.

Marvelous Monday

Starting the week all over! Perk up and remind yourself how marvelous you are by using some of my great suggestions that will have a sensational Monday.

Color:
True Blue

Outfit for the day:

• A Color block-belted dress

Try a a white and blue combination or even a black and blue combination

• Pumps

I suggest a sued blue pump or a a black pump


Accessories:

• Silver bangles

• Stud earrings

Example how Marvelous you should look:


This picture is from express.
You can find this outfit from express.com

A Diva must have these in her closet

Stylish shoes makes an outfit...we all know that! There is shoes that a woman MUST have in her closet-No Excuses!

• A Black Pump

The black pump is a shoe that I personally call a well rounded shoe.
You can wear them into the office and you can go out for drinks with the girls in these pumps. They are a must!

• A sneaker

A sneaker is for the gym and workout sessions. Since we are all staying healthy and getting some exercise (If you are not you need to make a change) we need these for support while exercising.

• A Tennis Shoe

A Tennis shoe is necessary for comfort and yet stylish they can be really cute with jean shorts.

• A Tall Boot

The purpuse is to protect your feet and be sexy at the same time. A tall boot can be really cute with jeans and a nice blouse or even a skirt and blouse.

• A Flat

A flat shoe is another shoe that provides comfort. This shoe is also chic and you can dress it up or dress it down. Wear them with jeans or wear them with a nice skirt.

• A stiletto (The Shock factor shoe)

This shoe is for stepping out and turning heads!
All these shoes are a must so that you do not have to worry about having shoes for different events.

"Every girl needs to have the right pair of shoe to be prepared for life!"
-Miss Fashionista

What Colors Work For You?

The easiest way to figure out what color is best for you is the Silver or Gold test!

• A mirror (not those compact ones)
• Two jewelry pieces -- the one in silver and the other one in gold
• Natural lighting

Simply hold a necklace (or whatever piece of jewelry you have) and place it against your face.
Neutral lighting is very important to really get the results
Then you must observe. Ask yourself these questions while observing the jewelry against your face:
Do you look healthier?
Or does the metal make you look bland?
Does the metal create or accentuate dark eye circles?
Does it make your teeth look yellowish?
Notice the difference each metal make to your face?

If it is Gold then you have warm colors

Below are significant colors that should be in your closet:

• Muted and warm colors such as camel, beige, bronze, mocha's and charcoal gray
  
• Exotic mango orange, softer tones of peach and gold are
  
• Earthy greens like lime, grass, celery, olive, moss and jade

If it is Silver than you have cooler colors

• Pure, crispy white looks magnificent on your cool-toned skin.
• You look gorgeous with blue-toned reds like true red.
• Almost every hue of the ocean goes perfectly with your complexion (except for warmer shades like bright navy blue, anything warm).
• Light as we as charcoal gray looks terrific on your skin.

If it is both Gold and Silver than you can wear any color you want!

I did it myself!


Miss Fashionista fits in the warm color pallet! Gold looks best on me!

Fashion Vs Style-Promoting Personal Style

Fashion is about the garment one in wearing.

According to the dictionary:

"Something, such as a garment, that is in the current mode: a swimsuit that is the latest fashion."

Style is something that one owns. You are reuniting fashion with who you are. For example your height, wight, personality skin complexion, eye color, etc.

When fashion and style comes together you are making exquisite art.

Never give up your personal style for fashion. Just because something is the trend doesn't mean that is the trend for you!
Your attire and suppose to speak volumes about you not what others have on.
Have your own style!!

Top Trends for the season

What you must have in the closet this Spring:

What the Designers say:

• Adam Lippes Draped shorts in our hand-drawn Primrose print with a Bright Yellow ground
• Baby Phat by Kimora Lee Simmons Our blazer or denim vest paired with shorts – any spring look can be accentuated with the addition of multi-strand necklaces and platform sandals; shoes and accessories, as always, will play a crucial role in dramatizing any look
• Badgley Mischka Little Red cocktail dress
• Dennis Basso A little fur bolero with inserts of lace or hand-embroidery
• Maria Pinto The maxima dress because it is all about movement and sensuality – it bands together silk suspended from tulle spiraling around the body; the architectural aspect of the straps allows the shape to suspend from the shoulder and dance around the body; the color is Cobalt, vibrant yet mysterious
• Peter Som A Pale Blue jacquard sheath that can take you from day to evening
• Ports 1961 by Tia Cibani The transparent organza blazer in airy Oasis
• Reem Acra Accessories, necklaces and belts in any color that pops!
• Tibi by Amy Smilovic Lavender shorts with cascading ruffles – the tranquil color paired with the feminine design makes for an elegant take on the everyday shorts design
• Tommy Hilfiger A soft-washed cotton jacket in cool beach tones: Sea Blue, Pink and Peach
• Tracy Reese A classic, yet modern statement coat in Passionfruit

Essential Look for Spring 2010

Hot Pants & Boy Shorts
The hemlines have crawled up to shorter than short. Hot pants, boy shorts, and tap pants are all variations on this shorter-than-short style. We will be seeing more than just legs this season.

Boyfriend Blazers
Is great for relaxed and cool! With the mild whether spring will bring this is the perfect jacket to feel relaxed in.

Ripped and Patch Jeans
Ripped jeans are back and they are comfortable and cute. You can sass around and even dress them up with a pair of heels. The patch jeans are also a crave this seanson although they are not for everyone, they look best with a skinny jean fit

See through fabrics
Everyone will be showing off some skin this spring/summer. See through fabrics is sexy feminine and soft.

Jumpsuits
Remember these? Yes they are back for the spring 2010. It is loose flowing and versatile. Perfect for spring.

Graceful Sunday

Sunday is a graceful and it is a time for winding down. That means we are looking for something a little more comfortable to get around in. If we are doing errands or relaxing at a bistro for lunch. Just because you are in jeans and tshirt doesn't mean your actions cannot be graceful

Color
Any color that makes you feel comfortable

Suggestion
A pair of jeans
t-shirt that express you
and a sandal
Rock your shades today

Stunning Saturday

Stunt! Let your hair down and walk with confidence! It is Saturday you should be doing what you want to do.

Colors:

• Ivory
  
• Caramel
• Gold

Suggestions

• A Ivory lace blouse

• Skinny Jeans

• A brown stiletto

• Gold earrings that dangle

• A gold cuff

Don't forget to walk with confidence if you do not feel good it will not look good!

Time less Carolina Herrera

Carolina Herrera a Venezuelan designer started her first collection in 1981, which put her on the map and she was able to expand to bridal designs in 1987. Her CH Carolina Herrera line became into existence in 2002. She has stars like Oprah Winfrey that has worn her her elegant dresses. Her label is known for the timeless, elegant, and sophisticated designs. Herrera sense of style is spectacular. Tweedy skirt-suits, crisp white blouses, fitted jackets, prim cocktail frocks, and embellished evening gowns keep the timeless label—and designer—at the top! Herrera design is like paradise to the fashionista's of the world.

Herrera was on the View for Fashion Friday and she made a geat point and gave great advice for up and coming desingers:

"Fashion is to please your eye"
I found that to be very significant because this is exactly what she does for fashion. She gives the fashion world prducts that are appeasing to the eye and she makes sure that those who are wearing her collections look just as good in her desings. Ellgance and grace is what Carolina Herrera is and that what comes out in her collections.
She did very well for the New York Fashion Week. Her spring collection will do well full of lady like and dainty garments.

Fierce Friday

It is Friday Night! Whether you are going to have drinks with the girls or going on night of the town! You need to look your best feel your best and be fierce.

Colors

Red, Black, and a deep purple

Sugestion

Sweetheart dress

Mini skirt

Strapless Mini dress

Stalleto (Red)

Silver accessories

Another BCBG Picture. check them out at BCBG.com

Sophisticated Thursdays

Your smart and so sophisticated! Strut yourself and turn heads. Nobody does it like you do! A sweater dress will be perfect for today only sophisticated women know how to pull this outfit off. This will show your curves and with the stilettos to make this outfit pop you will show those legs that will make you a showstopper.

Colors
Grey, Navy, Black, White, Cream

Suggestion:

• Navy Sweater Dress

• pearl earrings with pearl necklace
• or silver studes and a charmed silver necklace
  

• Black heels
• Find a cherry nail polish to make it all pop

The example comes from /www.bcbg.com/ check their outfits out.

Charming Wednesday

It is hump day but that doesn't mean you are in a funk. Walk with confidence and strut your strut wherever your day takes you. Remind Yourself your attractive, smart, and that you have a charming personality. These attributes mean you are a charming winner.

Color: Anything Bohemian (Tans, Browns, Floral prints ,Turquoise, yellow, coral)

The must wear of the day:

• Try a strapless dress with a little bit of ruffles (A floral print would charm peoples socks off)
  
• Brown Belt (This can add shape to the dress)
• Tan heels
• Chandler earrings (Turquoise, yellow, pink)
• A beaded colors (multiple colors)

The picture gives a visual on how you can be charming today. You can find a dress such as this at express.com

Dazzling Tuesday

Shine! Shine! Shine! Go out there dazzle the world with your grace and beauty. Dazzle them with your smile and leave them breathless. Dime the rest of the lights around you. Dazzle those around you and inspire them to upgrade their own fashion sense. Today is your day so leave them breathless.

The Dazzling colors of the day:

Yellow, Orange and coral

Miss Fashionista's Suggestion:

A Maxi dress (yellow, orange, or coral, or a mixture of these dazzling colors)
A Wedge sandal
Try some bangles with this dress (Not to many 3 or 4 will do)
Dangling dazzling earrings will help make this outfit pop.

Marvelous Monday

Cheer up it is Monday! So this means it is time to reveal to the world that you are extraordinary. You deserve a round of applause! So strut your stuff at the office, school, or where ever you are headed on this marvelous Monday.

The Color of the Day:

Shades of Purple

The Marvelous outfit of the day:
(A suggestion but do not limit yourself to this suggestion)

• Black Pencil Skirt

• Purple button down blouse

• Black pump

• Pearl earrings and necklace

• OPI Hong Kong Collection, lucky Lavender

Fashionista Week

Fashionista Week!

• Marvelous Mondays

• Dazzling Tuesdays

• Charming Wednesdays

• Sophisticated Thursdays

• Fierce Fridays

• Stunning Saturdays

• Graceful Sundays

Everyday of the week I will have a suggestion for your daring outfit and give you a message of uplift so that you can go out into the world fierce and ready to take on anything that comes your way!

Oscars and the Red carpet

Oscars were tonight and the red carpet was fierce. I personally am not one to sit and watch the Oscars but I know many others do so I figured I give you a taste of what the red carpet looked like. It was a splendid night of beautiful gowns and and of course Hollywood actors and actresses made the night accepting their award. So I hope you all enjoyed I posted some of the red carpet fashion for you all to look at.

Also check out: Oscars.com

Oscar.com - The Past Five Years - 81st Red Carpet - Amy Adams

Oscar.com - The Past Five Years - 81st Red Carpet - Amy Adams

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Oscar.com - Women's Fashion - Amy Adams

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Oscar.com - Men's Fashion - Casey Affleck

Oscar.com - Men's Fashion - Casey Affleck

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Innovative Diva Tracy Reese

Tracy Reese! A fabulous designer who is making her way through the fashion world. I found out about her back in 2007 and I was amazed at her work and her idea of what fashion is. She makes clothes for the woman who is sophisticated yet sassy and fun. Tracey Reese has fresh and innovative ideas when it comes to fashion. Her collections have been doing very well she even has gotten a chance to make a dress for the First Lady Michelle Obama. Tracy Reese has three lines: Tracy Reese, Frock, and Plenty. With all of this she still feels she has work to do.
Tracy Reese Inspiration, Colors, and her signature colors:

INSPIRATION
Pierre Bonnard’s unique approach to solid color by
building and layering multiple colors
COLORS
A combination of Blueberry, Peri and Ocean Wave
with a rainbow of Rich Berry, Bluebell, Crocus, Pale
Winsome, Passion fruit and Goldenrod
SIGNATURE COLOR
Varying shades of Blue play a part in each delivery.
It’s a great wear-now color that transitions effortlessly
from season to season.

Information recieved from:
Fusion Coral PANTONE 16-1543
PANTONE fashion COLOR REPORT SPRING 2010 www.pantone.com

Also for a fresh new style check her website out tracyreese.com
And for more on the innovative designer check out her bio on her website.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y40Fzd9CQo8&feature=player_embedded

Let's Aqua

Deeply aqua blue is going to be a great color for spring and summer 2010. Aqua is a refreshing color that will revitalize your spirits and that wardrobe that we all have been meaning to update. Peter Som, a designer well known and respected signature color is deeply aqua blue. You can check out his spring 2010 collection on his website www.petersom.com I think his collection brings a sassy and freshness to Spring 2010!

Designers Sent Fewer Models of Color Down the Runway

Designers Sent Fewer Models of Color Down the Runway

Shoe Dazzle-March Edition

It is the 1st of the month. My showroom is open for my Shoedazzle membership. I am ecstatic. I love being a part of this shoe society. I have a choice of four pair of shoes this month and I like them all but I am really torn between the Corva and the Gillian. Wedges are perfect for spring and they are also comfy. I love the ethnic pattern that the Corva has but I also like the spring green on the Gillian. I love them both and I think they are perfect for the new season. What do you think?

LA Fashion Week

Los Angeles Fashion week, is March 17-24, the calendar is being prepared for different events. This year emerging fashion talent will have the chance to see their creation on the runway. This year the venue will be private. Another great event that will be overlapping with LA Fashion Week is the Market Week which is March 19-23. This year the Market week is only for retail store buyers and press. Unfortunately there will be no shopping :(
I will be looking out for the pictures and videos to give you a taste of what LA Fashion Week and the Market Week is all about.

Photo From: http://fashionweekla.com/2010/02/taking-shape-fashion-week-la-march-17-24-2010/