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ABC Family’s Jane By Design Style Challenge #3

For Round Three of my Jane By Design Style Challenge, I was told to go into my closet and find a purse that best represents me in a way that conveys the very essence of who I am. Having had a passion for purses from an early age, I fully embraced this challenge.   According to Gray Chandler Murray, “You can judge a person based on the purse they carry.  A sloppy bag shows the world that you are a disheveled mess, very likely in need of group therapy.  A matronly purse says you are uptight, humorless and quite possibly spending your nights alone, with only your cat for company.  But the right bag represents you better than any other accessory can. The right bag reveals the best aspects of your personality, winning you affection and admiration wherever you go.”  I for one completely agree.  That’s why the purse I chose out of my extensive collection is more than just a purse to me, it’s a companion.

Diamonds may be a girl’s best friend, but purses are a girl’s soulmate. I bought this lovely Coach handbag at a Florida outlet right before my last semester of college when I was trying to put together a more sophisticated wardrobe.  Nearly three years later, it still looks like new.  When I graduated from Syracuse University with a degree in Advertising in May 2009, that bag was with me on every interview, apartment hunt, and subway ride.  During that turbulent time, it became the only constant thing in my life.  I’ll always be grateful for the purse that kept me stylish and sane when I first moved to New York.  Since I wear a lot of purple, it goes with almost everything in my wardrobe.

Share the bag that best represents you on the Jane By Design Facebook Page.  In order to up my chances of getting my blog mentioned on the show, be sure to say Aspiring Socialite sent you.   Tune into the premiere of Jane By Design on ABC Family Tuesday Jan. 3rd at 9/8c!

ABC Family’s Jane By Design Style Challenge #2

*I had a feeling Gray wasn’t completely pleased with this challenge so I got inspired to make my Round #2 Style Icon tribute to Kate Middleton a little bigger and more opulent like her wedding on April 29, 2011. One time when I was wearing this skirt and cardigan,I was told that I looked like Kate Middleton so I figured they would be appropriate to add to the white t-shirt I was given in which I drew a British flag/crown design on using the fabric markers in my trunk.

For round two of ABC Family’s Jane By Design Style Challenge, I was given the assignment of creating a design on a t-shirt that represents my style icon or the person from which I gain most of my fashion inspiration from. Anyone who reads my blog on a regular basis, knows just how much Kate Middleton’s style and story inspire me. So it’s easy to say that the Duchess of Cambridge is truly my style icon. They say London isn’t as fashionable as Paris or Milan, but I always find myself drawn to British designers.  My favorites include Mulberry, Ted Baker, and of course Alexander McQueen.  Kate Middleton is the perfect person to represent her quite fashionable nation.

When people find themselves amongst wealth and power, they tend to lose their personal style by wearing what they think they should be wearing instead of what makes them who they are.  The opposite is true with Kate.  I have a deep admiration for her classic simple style and the fact that it has stayed classic as she became royalty.  No matter if you’re Team Kate or look up to another style icon such as Audrey Hepburn, Madonna, or even your mom or favorite aunt, share your own style icon and why they inspire you on the Jane By Design Facebook Page.  Don’t forget to say Aspiring Socialite sent you. 

Tune into the premiere of Jane By Design on ABC Family Tuesday Jan. 3rd at 9/8c!

ABC Family’s Jane By Design Style Challenge #1


Just call me “Vicky by Design!” As my first task for the ABC Family Jane By Design Style Challenge, I was instructed by the lovely Gray Chandler Murray of Donovan Decker to show off my style and personality by making my very own shopping video haul. For the video, I was given a $50 gift card to go shopping for fun styles. I bought a vintage vest and a pair a black boots to add to styles already in my wardrobe. After days of blood, sweat, fashion, and creativity I went all out and put together two versions of the same outfit based on what I was wearing when I met Erica Dasher, the star of Jane By Design, at a Lucky Magazine party in New York.  She’s really stylish in real life too.  In order to help me win, share your own haul videos and mention my blog on on the Jane By Design Facebook Page. Don’t forget to tune into Jane By Design Tuesday Jan. 3rd at 9/8c.

ABC Family’s Jane By Design Style Challenge Begins!


I’m so honored and excited to announce that I’ve been chosen as one of the bloggers participating in ABC Family’s Jane By Design Style Challenge!  Over the next several weeks, I’ll be receiving challenges every Tuesday and Friday from the fictional no excuses fashion maven Gray Chandler Murray of the fashion house, Donovan Decker.  When she doesn’t feel like addressing me directly, I’ll be hearing from her assistant, Jane.

This evening, I received a tastefully decorated Jane By Design trunk filled with cryptic items each corresponding to a different task.  The contents of the trunk are a bit reminiscent of ABC Family’s Pretty Little Liars because this is totally something “A” would do.  The mystery of this all kind of makes me feel like I’m pledging a sorority all over again with Gray Chandler Murray as my pledge mom.  The fashion of it all makes me feel a bit like being Anne Hathaway’s character in The Devil Wears Prada.  I’m determined to win over the house of Donovan Decker and have my blog mentioned on the show.  In fact, I’m determined to impress them so much that they’ll want to give me a walk-on role. Be sure to follow me in my Style Challenge and to tune into Jane By Design on Tuesday Jan. 3rd at 9/8c.

Watch this video to find out what’s in the trunk:

Lucky Shops New York VIP Party & Screening of ABC Family’s Jane By Design

Thanks to being one of Lucky Magazine‘s favorite bloggers, they invited me and a friend to the Lucky Shops New York VIP Party and an exclusive after party at the Crosby Street Hotel for a pre-screening of ABC Family‘s new show, Jane By Design, premiering in January. We also got to mingle with the stars of the show.  Since a picture is worth 1000 words, here is a photo essay of my epic night.

So many people, so many deals, so little time…

I had my eye on this cute little mini red Foley + Corinna bag.  I also found some of the most inspiring accessories at the Rebecca Minkoff booth.

Lucky Magazine always makes me feel like a star hence the director’s chair.

My friend Tracy and I met Erica Dasher, the star ABC Family’s new series Jane By Design at the after party at the Crosby Street Hotel. She’s such a doll! You should totally tune into the show on January 3rd at 9/8c. The pilot was a lot of fun to watch and featured some great fashion by costume designer, Olivia Miles.  The show tells the story of a quirky high school student with great fashion sense who gets a job at a high-end fashion house after a case of mistaken identity.  She then begins leading a double life as a high school “Plain Jane” and rising fashion executive a.k.a. the executive assistant to a crazy fashion maven.  It’s like The Devil Wears Prada meets high school.