Mid-Week Inspiration: Plans for New Year's Eve

How are you ringing in the New Year?

At a saloon?

A Supper Club?


Or at Times Square?

This will be my Sweetie and I. We love to celebrate at home with Sushi and Champagne! I will probably wear a vintage hat!

Whichever you decide, have a blast!

On My Wishlist: My Dream Bedroom

I discovered this on French Mademoiselle. I'm in love!

Where can I find this bed?

Retro Looks In The Modern World: Brighton Rock

As much as the modern fashion world looks forward it also continually looks back in time. Here we explore Retro Looks in the Modern World.

Lara Stone is the perfect model for this innocent 60's inspired editorial Brighton Rock from the November issue of Vogue UK.

Photographer: Alasdair McLellan.

Images via fashiongonerogue.com

Merry Christmas!!

Merry Christmas!!

xoxo,

Karen

Mid-Week Inspiration: Paulette Goddard's Christmas

Look at the tinsel on that tree! My goodness... Paulette Goddard look's so glam!

Retro Looks In The Modern World: Bella Donna

As much as the modern fashion world looks forward it also continually looks back in time. Here we explore Retro Looks in the Modern World.

Bella Donna was featured in the March 2004 issue of Vogue. I love this spread, I can easily picture Sophia Loren or Ava Gardner in place of Natalia Vodanova. Can't you?

Photographer: Mert & Marcus.

Images via fashiongonerogue.com

Weekend Reading: Links A La Mode

Stylish Priorities

Edited by: Jennine Jacob of Independent Fashion Bloggers

Nothing like the end of the year to get you thinking. The holiday season is not only a time for giving, it's a time for reflecting. Whether your giving lavish gifts or wondering if shopping takes away from the spirit of the season, or just plain having fun with all the holiday parties (it's time to dress up!) this weeks links run the gamut from profound thoughts. Some of my favorites were how fashion has no age limit and just in time for New Year's Resolutions, will losing weight make you happier? Of course there's some excellent posts about fashion blogging, questioning reblogging and content ownership along and balancing your blog with your life.

Links à la Mode: December 16th

• 365 Fashion Rehab: Confession of a (Reformed) Shopaholic


• A la Modest: Quit Wearing That! You Can Still Look Good in a Potato Sack!


• Beango: A sketchbook that's a dream gift for a fashion designer


• Button Owl: Will losing weight really make you happier?


• Dirty Hems: DIY Sweater Leggings


• Fashion Limbo: The Rant - Christmas shopping, I hate you


• Fashion Lover: Q&A Interview with Tex Saverio, Indonesian fashion designer extraordinaire who was dubbed the "Indonesian Alexander McQueen" by the internet.


• Fete a Fete: Guerlain Sur Mes Lèvres: Spring 2011 Makeup Sneak Peek


• Finding Tokyo: There's no such thing as a fashion age limit!


• The Fashion Pawn: The B.O.B Series: The 8 Commandments of Blogging


• Grit and Glamour: Friend Friday: Let's Stay Together


• Holier than now: Her story is history: the vintage-inspired mood board collages behind my Market Publique/Erstwhile Style vintage holiday lookbook


• Independent Fashion Bloggers: How to promote your blog with an event


• Whit & Whimsy: Gift Guide from WIT & Whimsy featuring several IFB members


• Little Miss Makeup: ROCK CHIC: Runway-inspired smokey eyes tutorial


• Shrimp Salad Circus: Reblog content controversy . quality, quantity, or just crap?


• Stylebizzare: New year, new wardrobe? 7 tips to restyle your closet


• the Citizen Rosebud: Inspiration real citizens


• Taste & Style Files: If you're neglecting your hunny, well then this one's for you, babe! A reminder to stay in focus & in touch amidst our blogger frenzied lives


• The Coveted: Pimp your style with a feathered hat.

SPONSOR:

Shopbop Dress Sale: BCBG, Tibi, Lanston, Myne, Velvet, Halston Heritage, ISSA, Wink, Vince, Joie, & T-bags

Mid-Week Inspiration: Winter Sonata

I'm ready for Winter. I love the quietness of it. So peaceful.

Images via fashiongonerogue.com

From: New York Times Style Magazine

Model: Amanda Norgaard

Photographers: Sofia Sanchez and Mauro Mongiello

Retro Looks In The Modern World: What Ever Happened To Baby Jane?

As much as the modern fashion world looks forward it also continually looks back in time. Here we explore Retro Looks in the Modern World.

I love the 60's inspired hair and make-up in this editorial from the F/W 2010 issue of Contributor Magazine.

Model: Ana Claudia Michels

Photographer: Joshua Allen

Images via fashiongonerogue.com

Weekend Reading: Links A La Mode

All Kinds of Everything

Edited by: Florrie Clarke of Intrinsically Florrie

There's such lovely variation amongst the links submitted this week. We are fashion bloggers- of course we like things that are pretty things from expensive handbags to quirky DIY jewelry- but the dedication to great content and a passion for good causes is what really stands out with this week's posts.

Links à la Mode; December 9th

• 55th Street: A new take on Street Style through my eyes


• Analogue Chic: Drama with my mama: being my mom's personal stylist.


• Any Second Now: Remembering the fashion of 1980's Duran Duran and how it inspired a fashion pictorial that includes giant Rubik's Cubes. Gotta love the 80's!


• ashley4emergy: Tea Party and Vintage Fashion Exhibit with Socialite Ms. Lana Turner!


• Awakened Aesthetic: Six Impossible Things...by BirdQueen Designs.


• Big Girls Browse: Dressember begins - a different dress every day for the whole of December


• Broke & Beautiful: Jeffrey Campbell goes pink...but for what cause?


• de la pen: Balenciaga: The Spanish Master by Hamish Bowles


• For Those About to Shop: Callous comments can be life-threatening


• Haute World: Not your average designer collaboration: Fashion giants show their charitable side by creating dolls for UNICEF


• Independent Fashion Bloggers: Tips for Holiday Gift Guides & Giveaways


• Intrinsically Florrie: On DIY customising my own unique rings


• lowefactor: Ever notice why pre-fall collections get lost in the holiday shopping press shuffle?


• Lust Love Lose: An easy guide to applying red lipstick that will last all day.


• Mrs Bossa: Blogs with Soul: Mrs Bossa raises a glass to the talent of the blogging community


• Oranges and Apples: Interview and GIVEAWAY with photographer and jewelry designer Marie Bee of the Blue Balloon


• Pocket Rocket Fashion: Debating with fashion photographer Diana Thompson the problems of plus fashion brands using models smaller than their range to promote them.


• Searching for Style: Fashion 101: Why Luxury is Expensive. The making of an Hermès bag.


• STREET STYLE: PICS BY POLKA DOT: One woman's journey to get credit for a piece Spanish Elle did using her photographs without her knowledge, or consent. A cautionary tale!


• The Coveted: Winter Vacation Tory Burch Resort 2011


• two for the clothes: Our second "Freaky Friday" post, in which her outfit for him turns out badly.


• The Fashion Pawn: What a business card can do for you

SPONSOR:

Shopbop Jeans by: DL1961, COH, Siwy, Juicy, MiH, 7's, Joe's, Hudson, Charley 5, Cheap Monday, & AG Jeans

Mid-Week Inspiration: Let It Snow

Here is another fabulous editorial from the December issue of Vogue China featuring model Du Juan. I want to play in the snow in all of these outfits.

Photographer: Richard Ramos

Images via fashiongonerogue.com

My Vintage Vanity: Black Velvet Cocktail Hat

*Take a peek into my vintage collection*

One of my favorite cocktail hats! Black velvet with a pleated satin band and black AB crystals.

Film Noir Fabulous!

Retro Looks in the Modern World: Louis Vuitton Fall 2010

As much as the modern fashion world looks forward it also continually looks back in time. Here we explore Retro Looks in the Modern World.

Marie Claire Turkey has featured the Classic Era inspired Fall 2010 Louis Vuitton collection with Turkish actress Saadat Isil Aksoy.
Photographer: Tamar Yilmaz.

Images via fashiongonerogue.com

Weekend Reading: Links A La Mode

It Gets Better

Edited by: The Sunday Best

As we head full on into the "holiday" season, with its unbridled consumerism, endless head-whacking charity pleas, and weird tie-ins, I expected the links list to be inundated with shopping guides. Instead, many dealt with what can only be considered harassment or, terribly, abuse; several looked at blogging as a cathartic experience, others as a rallying cry. I was lucky enough to be raised in an openly affectionate household with two strong female presences in my mother and sister, and this has undoubtedly affected my manner and attitudes as a married man. Since I can't go around changing men and society, no matter how cool that superpower would be, I offer this reminder, in what I believe is the spirit of the season (when that spirit is allowed to express itself unfettered): respect is the bare minimum we owe each other, and the bare minimum we should expect from others. Respect is not necessarily agreement, but it is always acknowledgment. For those who are struggling this season--financially, emotionally, physically--I can only echo the words of Tim Gunn, George Takei, and others when I say, "It gets better." Happy Holidays.

Links à la Mode: December 2

• Analogue Chic 1 step forward, ten steps back: Skinnygirl by Bethenny Frankel



• Be Fabulous Daily Women at work: An immodest proposal



• Crimson Rosella My safe haven



• Finding Tokyo Why Paris is no longer the fashion capital of the world



• Independent Fashion Bloggers: The Comment Challenge



• Melina Bee How to host your own clothing swap in five easy steps



• Mrs Bossa Friend Friday Guest Post: Size Matters



• My Heart Blogged Losing 40 lbs., and what I've learned



• Oranges and Apples An ethics code for bloggers



• Piewacket Hot off the press



• Statements in Fashion My Alex, My Dragonfly



• Style Eyes A fashion bloggers mini guide to psychology



• The Button Owl Control freak



• The Chic Curve From the author: "Fat Bitch"



• The Coveted Nicole de Carle: Subversive Architectural Lingerie



• The Demoiselles Can't stand the hate: Cutting Bridalplasty down to size



• The Elegant Bohemian The sisterhood



• The Laugh Slut Giving thanks



• The Sunday Best Give him scotch



• Vogue Vintage The future of fashion blogging



• Wearabout Streets on the runway

SPONSOR:

My Projects: Purple Perky Snood

You may remember my posts about the White Perky Snood I had started to crochet a while back. Still being a newbie at crochet I had a feeling something was not quite right but I couldn't put my finger on it. Out of the blue I received an email from a fellow crochet lover that had already made the Perky Snood. With her help and lovely attached photos I was able to see what was wrong. I started over with a new yarn and here I am about half way through!

I love how helpful the knitting/crochet community is! I even joined the site Ravelry. So if you are a member give me a shout out! My handle is BobbinBombshell. See you there!

Mid-Week Inspiration: Sparkle and Shine

The December issue of Vogue China is chock full of fabulous (more to be posted soon)! This Holiday beauty feature with model Du Juan is gorgeous. I love the make up, the hair, the nails, and that Ermine fur headband!
Can you see that manicure?

Stunning!

Photographer: Micelangelo di Battista

Image via fashiongonerogue.com