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What We’re Wearing: A Fall 2012 Fashion Snapshot

Being a fashion blogger is all about not only keeping up with, but setting trends. Those who express their style with their own touch of uniqueness, are bound to be trendsetters.  After surveying women in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago and Miami, Marshalls and T.J. Maxx  reveal where women are shopping for new trends, how they’re wearing them, and the source of their fashion inspiration.

Black & Blue

I’ve always loved the combination of black and blue.  So I decided to put together an outfit based on my blog’s unique design.  Like all great outfits nowadays, this look is a great mixture of high and low designers.  I know I should really be modeling these outfits like the rest of the fashion blogger community, but in light of cash flow issues keeping me away from these breathtaking cobalt blue Jimmy Choo pumps, I’ll have to settle for the next best thing.  As a socialite on a budget, putting together outfits and pinning wanted items on Pinterest is very therapeutic for me.  I get almost as much satisfaction from pinning the stuff that I want as I do actually making purchases.  Here’s how to get this glam black and blue look:

1.  MARC Faceted Round Blue Ring: Silver jewelry goes perfectly with this look.  I wouldn’t even try to wear gold with this color scheme.  This cocktail ring is bound to sparkle.

2.  Holy Harlot Cobalt Rex Earrings: These unique featherlike earring were pretty much made to be worn with this outfit.

3.  Jimmy Choo Cosmic Suede Pump: Obsessed with these!!  I would also put these with a little black dress for the cobalt blue to really pop.  These Jimmy Choos are by far my favorite aspect of this look.

4.  Dorothy Perkins Black/Cobalt Slash Neck Dress: Lately, I’ve become a huge of of Dorothy Perkins’ affordable dress designs.

5.  Rimmel London HD Union Jack Eyeshadow: As a blue-eyed girl, I’m a huge fan of the smokey eye.  For those on a budget or who have spent too much on Jimmy Choos, Rimmel makes great moderately-price makeup.

6.  Rebecca Minkoff Romeo Satchel: Since so many of the accessories in this look are loud and colorful, I chose to go with a simple black bag.

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Disclaimer: This is a sponsored post, but the opinions are all my own.

MANGO’s Spring/Summer 2012 Preview

In order to preview MANGO’s 2012 spring line, I braved the potential of bumping into some scary Occupy Wall Street protesters on their “Day of Action” and headed downtown. Luckily, the protesters had moved on and I was free to take in some lovely spring clothes by MANGO made from some of the most luxurious materials. I really appreciated their use of soft of quality fabrics because I keep finding with a lot of the lines I’ve previewed that I love the design, but hate the fabric. Not so with this line.

This is known as the nautical oversized ex-boyfriend sweater. It gives you a look that says, “This is my ex-boyfriend’s sweater that I stole off his boat. Yes, my last boyfriend had a boat.”

Bling Bling with bugs!

Karl Lagerfeld for Macy’s Impulse Exclusive Preview

Macy’s Impulse is coming out with yet another line this time by famous fashion man Karl Lagerfeld who tweeted today that, “Luxury is the ease of a t-shirt in a very expensive dress.”  I for one could not agree more with that statement.   Predominantly filled with different shades of pink and black, Lagerfeld’s Macy’s line adds a socialite flare to an office ready outfit.  These looks combined with comfortable fabrics will have you feeling business casual when you are actually business dressy.  Besides, it never hurts to wear something that says “Karl Lagerfeld” on the tag.

In honor of this new very flirty Fall 2011 Capsule Collection that of course I got to preview before anyone else, I ventured downtown to the Yellow Korner on Wooster St. where the clothes were being shown on live models.   Aspiring Socialites are always looking for new ways to bring the socialite life into their everyday activities.   Karl Lagerfeld’s Impulse collection for Macy’s is line that shares that vision.  These outfits are Happy Hour chic while still being completely Midtown office appropriate, a must if you are going to live the Manhattan double life.  If there weren’t enough people already in Manhattan, many of us also seem to lead multiple lives comprised of commonplace office work by day and A-list parties by night.  I guess that explains why I am always so busy.

This 45-piece collection is set to hit Macy’s stores on August 31st. Lagerfeld described the collection to Vogue as “a coup d’oeil to the dresses I designed for Chloe and the girlish, more romantic mood of the seventies.”

Love this pink and black color combo seem throughout the collection.  This my favorite outfit in the line by far.  It’s very office chic.

More of the collection.

Popping bubbly!  Champagne is a classic part of every fashion event.