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Stay Warm in a Street-Chic White Scarf
November 21st, 2011 | 
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One of the things I’m loving now is the Winter Wonderland ready white scarves that I keep spotting everywhere. Celebrities like Kate Moss and Zoe Saldana have already been seen wearing white cashmere scarves with their matching white pea coats or freshening up the look of a classic black overcoat. A white scarf in cashmere, wool, or cotton can make any winter or fall outfit look and feel its most decadent in texture all season. Smooth finishes and alluring graphic prints or embellishments can keep the look cool and trendy. Check out my four finds! Your fit to find one that’s right in your price range, too. Old Navy’s Sequined Sweaterknit Infinity Scarf will have you bundled up in sparkles for a fraction of the others. My personal favorite, the We Are Owls Poster Printed Cashmere Scarf is cute, cuddly, and undeniably cool, Bottega Venetta’s handmade Knitted Wool and Suede Scarfis the ultimate in scarf luxuriousness, and Malene Birger makes a Chunky Wool Knit Scarf is brag-worthy with just a few hints of color.
Posted in Fall Fashion, Fashion | Tags: we are owls poster scarf, White scarves for winter, winter fashion | 
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Day to Night in Isabella Marant Feather and Bead Drop Earrings
There is something absolutely alluring about Isabella Marant’s Feather and Bead Drop Earrings. It’s a pair so gorgeous, with colors so provoking, that I could not help but want to create an outfit around them that could work from day to night. As versatile as pearls, as eye-catching as diamonds, the beauty of feather earrings is that they are like chameleons but better, because they go with everything while also enhancing whatever it is that is worn with it , too. A gorgeous pair like Isabelle Marant’s deserves to be worn all day and all night. For a simple, sophisticated, fool-proof outfit be sure to pair your earrings with clothes in a neutral color combination that won’t compete. I’ve created an outfit with a gray and black mix, with just a hint of a unique blue from the Alexander Wang Diego Bucket Bag in Midnight to break it up a bit. The Mugler Padded Shoulder Blazer has a shape that is ready to be serious in the boardroom and also is ready let loose during the unexpected afterhours. A luxurious casual cotton top will keep you cool and comfortable throughout the non-stop hours of the day and, lastly, you can never go wrong with a gorgeous pair of suede Lace Up High Heel Boots by Sam Adelmen. Party or play, the Isabella Marant Feather and Bead Drop Earrings will never let you look less than spectacular.
Posted in Accessories, Fashion, Fashion Advice | Tags: Day to Night Look, Feather Drop Earrings, Isabella Marant, Isabelle Marant |
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Meet Material Girl Kelly Osbourne at Macy’s Today at 2PM
Do you know about Material Girl? Madonna and daughter Lourdes’ fun and funky fast-fashion Junior clothiing line at Macy’s?If you haven’t, you must check it out! Today would probably be the most perfect day since you might just make a date with destiny. Clad with 80′s and 90′s inspired fashion and undeniably cool and hip the current Material Girl spokesperson Kelly Osbourne is stopping by Macy’s Union Square, in San Francisco, for her tour around the country to find the next Material Girl. Could it be you? Find out!
If you would like to be a contestant and you’re between the ages of 18 years and older, just bring a photograph and be prepared to tell the Material Girl judging panel why YOU should be the next Material Girl. You can also upload you photograph towww.materialgirlcollection.com and explain in 100 words or less why you should be selected as one of Material Girl’s “Lucky Stars.”
For complete contest rules and regulations, visit this link.
When: Saturday, November 12
2:00 pm
Where: Macy’s Union Square
Junior’s Dept. Level 4
See you there! Follow me at @miratorres on Twitter to see the happs go down and to stay up to date with the latest news from Material Girl, follow @MaterialGirlCol on Twitter and use the hash tag #MGModelSearch. Become a fan of Material Girl on Facebook atwww.facebook.com/materialgirlcollection
Posted in Fashion | Tags: Kelly Osbourne, Macys Junior, Madonna and Lourdes, Material Girl, Meet Kelly Osbourne |
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Splurge or Steal: Three Fun Fashion Finds for Fall
Forever 21 really knows what their clients want. Taking inspiration and ideas from the latest runways and making the gorgeous, high end products in an incredibly affordable form. Available to the masses looking for a bargain or just simple stylish people on a budget, no doubt the Forever 21 boutique is still scoring high even in these tough times. After all, who isn’t on a budget nowadays? But the debate is, is there really a truth behind “you get what you pay for?” See for yourself with the three fun fashion finds I found for fall below. Splurge on the designer or steal the Forever 21 lookalike. What would you do?
The Gold Pyramid Bracelet/Bangle
Is it worth investing in a gold pyramid bangle fit for Cleopatra? Or would you just rock a simpler piece for a fraction of the price?
Splurge: House of Harlow Gold Pyramid Bangle
Steal: Forever 21’s Stretch Pyramid Bracelet
The Oxford Heel
How often would you wear the Oxford heel trend? If you plan on making it a regular, you might want to think of investing in a real pair that might be bad for your wallet now but good for your feet in the long run.
Splurge: Woman by Common Project Heel Oxfords
Steal: Forever 21 Leatherette Oxford Heels
The Reptilian Purse
The timeless trend of reptile purses for fall is a classic that will be used over and over. Would you settle for a faux or invest in a true reptilian casing?
Splurge: Ghilbi Women’s Gold Reptile Bag
Three Ways to Wear Thigh High Socks
Knee high socks are a new fall trend that is about to go full throttle in the fashion fiend world. In an array of colors, textures, and cloths, the knee high sock will be the newfound accessory that will be keeping us warm while keeping us stylish. Wearing them can be quite intimidating, especially if there’s no guidance to ensure that you’re wearing them to attract only your best parts. Here are three fun and simple ways to wear thigh high socks so that you look like a trendsetting fashion do and not a trend trampling fashion don’t.
With a pleated skirt: Make sure it hits right above the knee, so that you show just a little bit of skin. The parallel pleats will elongate your legs and draw attention to only your most important curves instead of clumps. Perfect for work! Try Anne Klein’s Over The Knee Thigh High Stocking.
With platforms: The new socks and open-toe trend isn’t for everyone, but for those of us that want to give something new a try, a pair of open toes and knee highs put together, are a fun and quirky way to switch up any outfit.Try Sock It to Me Thigh High Tights.
With denim shorts: Transition those denim short into cooler weather by pairing it with a fun, neutral pair of knee high socks in black for dark brown. Rolling them just below your thighs will give a playful hint of sensuality without having to bare it all. Try Grey Sweater Thigh High Socks.
Read more of my The Find Blog articles by clicking here.
Posted in Fashion Advice | Tags: fall fashihon, How to wear thigh high socks, the sock trend, Thigh High Socks |
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Splurge or Steal: Kirsten Stewart’s Red Dress in GQ
For a Splurge: Vena Cava Red Silk Chiffon Dress
Take the ripeness of red to a whole new altitude of fashion with this draped and gorgeous red silk chiffon dress by Vena Cava. The movement will make you look like you’re walking on a cloud.
For a Steal: Michael by Michael Kors Belted Shoulder Red Dress
Keep it a little more classic with Michael by Michael Kors Belted Red Dress. Belted and banded in all the right areas. It will no doubt accentuate all of your favorite assets.
- Mira Torres
Posted in Celebrity, Fashion | Tags: GQ Red Dress, Kristen Stewart, Michael Kors, Vena Cava |
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What I’m doing tonight: Macy’s Glamorama 2011
Tonight I will be here, swooning over Bruno Mars and delighting in the many buffet’s of eye-candy and fashion-phine drug brands. In two hours, Macy’s Passport presents the much anticipated Glamorama fashion show—themed ARTrageous—bringing fall fashion from featured designers including Armani Jeans, Bar III, Calvin Klein, Papi, Rachel Rachel Roy,Tommy Girl, Kenneth Cole and Tracy Reese. Additionally. Thet will also have an honoree to present a special tribute celebrating the life and work of Passport’s Founding Chair, the legendary actress and AIDS activist, Dame Elizabeth Taylor. On top of this year’s event benefiting the AIDS Emergency Fund, Glide Foundation and Project Open Hand, incredible music will be performed by the swoon-worthy Bruno Mars and Far East Movement. I cannot wait! I’ll be clad in sparkles…gold shoes, gold nails! Woot!
Posted in Macy's Passport Glamorama 2010, Macy's Union Square | Tags: Macys Passport Glamorama 2011 |
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StyleSays: Social Shopping and an awesome Yotam Solomon Giveaway
I don’t know about you but lately my facebook messages have been bombarded with shopping conversation extravaganzas. From planning what to wear for the next meet-up, the end of the month’s Macy’s Passport/Glamorama, and of course Halloween, me and the girl’s are talking about what to wear, coordinating themes, and giving eachother a million suggestions… and I love it because who doesn’t love talking shopping with the girls? Now, facebook is fabulous, fine, and dandy with staying connected with friends whether it’s streets, cities, or countries that divide but I have to admit, the conversations about shopping in my message inbox can get a bit, err…complicated. Links disappear, images get funky, and it’s easy to miss communicate thoughts as typing, the “enter” button, and autocorrect, continuously ensue and create posting pandemonium. This is why when I heard about StyleSays, I was quite intrigued.
Aside from instantly connecting you to all of your friends already via facebook (whether they have a StyleSays account or not) the “social shopping experience” automatically populates the pictures and links for you, recommends personalized products, helps you build a personal collection, saves all of your conversations, and also informs you where to buy the product. A million stores are already on the site, ready for you to follow, so finding out the latest at Forever 21, Anthropology, Urban Outfitters and many more is easy! But my favorite features on StyleSays are that the website also notifies you when a product you’ve saved goes on sale and there’s a clever and easy to install “Say it!” button – which lets you save all of your online finds with no trouble at all. Just drag and drop it onto your browser. An extra unique feature is that Stylesays even helps their users combine collections with friends in order to receive free shipping from certain stores. They’ll also will be creating an app by the end of the year, which will bring shopping and social networking to an even more mind blowing level, making it possible to chat and shop with your favorite friends anywhere and everywhere you go! Check them out here: http://www.stylesays.com and follow their tumblr here: http://stylesays.tumblr.com
Right now, they’re doing a Yotam Solomon Giveaway.
StyleSays is giving away a pair of signed Yotam Solomon shoes, tomorrow, on Thursday the 22nd. To enter just invite 3 friends to StyleSays and comment
on any of the shoes in this Facebook album telling StyleSays what the LA-based designer’s shoes say to you.
If you want to follow me and my collection, just head on over to http://www.stylesays.com/miratorres and follow me on http://twitter.com/miratorres
Learn even more information with StyleSays 101 from StyleSays on Vimeo.
Recap: Fashion’s Night Out with The Beauty Bohemian
Officially called Fashion’s Night Out, September 8 was more than abundant with boutiques, department stores, and more filled with preparations and events to woo and serenade the fashionistas and stylistas into their splurge-worthy domains. I started my rendezvous at 5 Claude Lane, where the people of SFFAMA (the San Francisco Fashion and Merchandise Alliance) asked me to help host their completely banging and packed (and my personal favorite of the night) Fashion Racked Trunk Show where ladies and gents could shop and sip wine, cocktails, and sample tequila ice cream, for most the night. A few of my local Bay Area favorites were present to show off their wares. Gorgeously fun accessories by Work Play Date, (above) adorable and dainty staples by White Petals, edgy and sophisticated styles of Homme by Dahae Elyse Kim, and funky men’s undergarments by Victor’s Promise were amongst the variety.
Of course, running into my favorite fellow bloggers is always a blast, too. Molly of Rabbit Foot Fern (above with me) and Jacyn of Sugar Lips Lifestyle Tips were there hosting the event as well.(Heart those girls!) I didn’t want to miss a thing, so me and Molly snuck off towards the shopping centers to see what was going on over there. The Westfield was having a massive specials and discounts extravaganza which included an arsenal of their stores, from Betsey Johnson to Madewell, and we had VIP access to The Dome, which held a sweet spot where shoppers could rest and relax, drink cocktails, eat sample size servings from Lark Creek Steak, Straits, Cupola, and feast their eyes on supermodels walking around, sporting wearable art. As we headed back to 5 Claude Lane, we stopped by Neiman Marcus to ogle the emerging designers from Academy of Art University, there was one very different and incredibly impressive designer on every floor! Lastly, I ran into the fabulous crew of ShopNear.me where we talked fashion, fun, and stopped by to sip a few last cocktails before calling it a night, at Ben Sherman (they had cranberry vodkas) and Mango. (Champagne!) All in all, Fashion’s Night Out isn’t just a night to celebrate style, it’s shopping alongside drinks, great friends, and fabulous discounts… It’s a night where the simple art of shopping brings itself to an entirely new level of sophistication, enhancing unforgettable memories with extraordinary people and supporting astonishing style.
Today 9/16: Sassy City Chicks Fashion Bash at Fort Mason
They’re ba-ack! The Sassy City Chicks Fashion Bash has been created to become the ultimate Girl’s Night Out. Sassy City Chicks Fashion Bash Sample Sale at Fort Mason will be TONIGHT. Friday, September 16 from 5:00 PM – 10:00 PM! There’s going to be cocktails, tons of designer clothes available at 80% OFF the suggested retail price and of course, what the Sassy City Chick’s Sales are best known for, their fabulous goody bags filled with full size products, a bounty of makeup, and lovely lingerie. It’s not too late to get tickets! See below on how you can score a couple of your own! Complimetary spa treatments and cocktails will be available, too.
We’ve got FREE TICKETS! The first 25 shoppers to enter ‘MIRA’ at checkout will receive a pair of FREE Sassy Tote Tickets! ($20 Value)
See you there!
