SEEN ON: Miley Cyrus

while arriving at LAX International Airport.
May 14, 2012 in Los Angeles, CA

Get the Citizens of Humanity Avedon ultra skinny jeans seen on Miley Cyrus for $209 now at Piperlime.com.

Of course she is wearing the ultra skinny jeans because now she that she has been working so hard on her body, these jeans really show how fit and thin she is now.

May 15, 2012, Los Angeles

The artistic films on display supplemented the collections and showed the stories behind its inspiration. Other elements of interest throughout the afternoon included the home goods, colorful printed napkins. and beautifully displayed artistic postcard boxes. Adding to the ambiance, Paola spun vinyl Scandinavian folk music in the background and a bubble machine blew bubbles off the balcony onto Melrose Avenue

Fall 2012 Tapiola-­‐Kauniainen Collection

The collection tells a strong story from designer Paola Ivana Suhonen`s childhood weekends in the 70`s, spent with family and friends in a country home near Helsinki. “In those beautiful 70′s houses, homes of colorful wallpapers, places with turquoise pools, trays with heavy red candles, bowls of raisins, I spent my childhood weekends under the dark wooden table, listening to my mom and dad being part of those passionate conversations,” passionately describes the designer.

The collection is rooted in two original prints: Tapiola and Kapiola. The names of the prints affectionately reflect and highlight acclaimed areas near Helsinki that have been influential to the aesthetic of the collection. It offers a balance of heavier corduroys, delicate lace pieces, and the brands signature fuzzy cardigans made of handcrafted yarns.

The Ivana Helsinki Fall 12 collection showed at NYFW on February 10th, at the Metropolitan Pavilion.

ABOUT IVANA HELSINKI: 

Ivana Helsinki is an independent Finnish fashion brand. It combines rough Slavic melancholy and pure Scandinavian moods, the balance between arctic summer nights and winter sadness. Creator Paola Ivana Suhonen is a Helsinki born designer, artist and filmmaker. Ivana Helsinki is the only Scandinavian womenswear brand to be accepted into the official International Fashion Week Calendar and has been featured in several alternative projects that combined fashion, design and modern art. All Ivana Helsinki clothing and knits are manufactured in Europe

“Love stories, road trips & dresses, northern oddity, pure beauty & wild wood vagabonds” 

A Few Goody Gumdrops is loving Alexander McQueen’s icnonic skull box clutch in purple suede!
Girls Talkin Smack scoops about Jessica Simpson’s plans to launch an affordable maternity line.
Shopping and Info shares this season’s hottest floral dresses!
TheFind is making the most of summer maxi dresses with the perfect accessories from SSENSE including Chloe Nude platform sandals, Lanvin Belt and DSQARED2 hat.

Here are my top 5 floral dresses for this summer:

Tucker Drawstring Cami Dress: I love the small red and pink floral clusters. This light silk scoop neck dress is simple, carefree and cute; not to mention that having on seam-pockets is great. Buy this on sale for $170.80 at Shopbop.

Alice + Olivia Fierra Dress: The best part of this dress is the floral, it’s not specifically patterned like most floral dresses are, making it a unique find for your closet. Also, the inverted front pleat and v-neck cut make the dress super flattering. You can get this on Shopbop for $220.

Blu Moon Summer Lovin’ Dress: This dress is made exclusively for Revolve Clothing. The ditsy floral is sweet, while the navy sets this frock apart from other dresses.  I’d buy this at Revolve Clothing for only $187.

Stones Devin Dress: This dress comes in both floral and lace, but this post is about my top 5 floral dresses. The appropriate neckline and length is reminiscent of the 1950’s while the bold floral pattern makes it perfectly trendy nowadays. Personally, I’d match it with a pair of awesome wedges. This is a great price, at only $149, buy it at Revolve Clothing.

Joie Alanna Dress: This turquoise dress is the perfect cover-up. The floral is somewhat geometric, but definitely eye catching for the pool or beach. Grab this for $288 on Revolve Clothing.

New York, NY

Get Irit Design rings seen on Zoe Saldana at Net a Porter.

Lanston Open Back Top - $110

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What does Mom want? A bag of course! But not just any bag will do for Mom, which is why BagSnob is giving away the JET SET tote bag from Michael Kors!

Coquette’s still in the mood for white and chooses her favorite white heels and sandals for spring and summer.

Second City Style wonders If Your Ex-Boyfriend Was A Pair Of Shoes… because nothing captures a lady’s heart more quickly than truly fabulous footwear.

Shopping and Info loves the David Yurman gold cuffs and bracelets for an arm party this summer.

Stiletto Jungle explains five common self-tanning mistakes and how to avoid them.

Allie is Wired has a look at Terry Richardson’s pictures from the opening night of Lady Gaga’s Born This Way Ball Tour.

The Beauty Stop explains how to score beauty discounts and freebies via Facebook.

When it comes to drugstore mascara, L’Oréal has always been BeautySnob‘s favorite, but does the L’Oréal Paris Double Extend Eye Illuminator Mascara keep the eyes on the prize?

Talking hair: More fromThe Jet Set Girls interview with Zooey Deschanel!

One of my all time favorite bags is the Rebecca Minkoff Mac bag and this season she did it in turquoise with whipstitching to make it extra special. Get the Rebecca Minkoff Whipstitch bag in turquoise for $330 from Zappos.com.

A great turquoise jacket can go over a white dress and sandals and make the outfit extra special for weddings and graduations that are coming up. My personal favorite is the turquoise Rebecca Minkoff Becky Jacket for $328 from RebeccaMinkoff.com.

If you want to wear a great turquoise bracelet with your watch why not get a great turquoise chain and watch together from La Mer Collections. They make great watches that have a classic tank face with leather straps and add a little something different like a chain or some charms and suddenly you have a great watch that has everything you need so you can put it on and run out the door in the am looking well accessorized. La Mer Collections Turquoise Crystal Chain Wrap Watch for $165 from Shopbop.com. Sale On! Save up to 70% off new styles at Shopbop.com.

If you want to get on the colored denim trend, turquoise skinny jeans like these Topshop skinny MOTO leigh jeans are a great option for $78 from Topshop.com.

For a great piece of turquoise jewelry, the piece to get is the OLIVIA COLLINGS ANTIQUE JEWELRY Gold & Turquoise Pave Bangle for $4,595 from Barneys New York. The piece is a one of a kind vintage piece made of 9k yellow gold. It is a  hinged bangle with pave set turquoise from circa 1860. This is a collector’s piece and if you are a turquoise lover, get this piece to go with all your summer outfits.

A great turquoise necklace option to go with your white tunic tops and those great turquoise moto skinny jeans is the Michael Kors gold tone multi chain turquoise bead necklace for $145 from Macys.

Some years great colors like turquoise are just not available in lots of jewelry and clothing. This season is a big year for turquoise and it is a great year to collect all your favorite pieces so you can wear them all throughout the season and beyond when the color may be harder to find in such great pieces.

Shopping and Goodies has the latest trends in summer sandals, an amazing Alexander McQueen giveaway, a new social shopping experience and Chanel’s newest face. I’d start reading what the chicest fashionistas have to say! Each week they come up with more and more info!

A Few Goody Gumdrops is giving away an Alexander McQueen Chiffon Skull Scarf in Black and Ivory!
Girls Talkin Smack has the latest scoop on on the newest face for Chanel No. 5 . It’s Brad Pitt!
Shopping and Info shares summer’s 5 top sandals. You’ll love them!
TheFind is excited to announce the launch of Glimpse by TheFind – a new socially-curated shopping experience!

Los Angeles, CA 

Get the J Brand Super Skinny Leather Jeans for $896.

Get the Bloch London Hannah Flats in navy for $97.50 on sale from $195.

The Dolce & Gabanna t shirt is $207.

The Rebecca Minkoff Becky Jacket in red is $328.

You don’t know where to start? Well here are my top 5 sandals for this summer:

K Jacques St. Tropez Epicure multi-strap sandals: Who doesn’t want a bit of the Riviera in their closet? Family-run company, K Jacques makes simple and classic sandals every year but this season’s orange leather strappy sandals truly take the cake. They are bright enough for summer but not too bold to wear around town. You can pick up a pair at Net-a-Porter for $260.

Tory Burch Camelia espadrille wedge sandals: Straw raffia is in, not only for totes but also for sandals. These bohemian yellow accented sandals are perfect for someone looking to casually add height without dressing up an outfit too much. Grab them at Net-a-Porter for $185.

Twelfth St. by Cynthia Vincent Lita Low Wedge Sandals: These tan sandals with corkboard wedges match everything! Sometimes strappy sandels can seem disproportionate but Cynthia Vincent has the proportion of the heel to the strap don’t to a T. On Shopbop for  $250

Boutique 9 Pauline Flat Thong Sandals: The leopard-print accent is great! Thong sandals are making a comeback, and this edgy pair offers a very contemporary take on the style. Buy these, especially if you’re strapped for cash they are on Shopbop for only $72.

Pour La Victoire Neysa Two Tone Sandals: Who knew colorblocking could be done so well on shoes? Pour La Victoire obviously did because these sandals are great. I’d get these in coral on Shopbop for $265.

This Christian Louboutin suede turquoise Bollywood pumps are definitely a very fun way to complete your outfits this summer. Get in on this trend it is either Bollywood or Moroccan inspired or Aztec this summer for shoes, tops, and skirts.

Christian Louboutin turquoise suede pumps for $2,795 from Neiman Marcus.

Looking for a great gift for yourself for Mother’s Day? Find her online at www.featheredsoul.com.

For this example, we chose six gold bracelets from David Yurman to create this fabulous gold arm party! The first bracelet is the Cable Collectives Bracelet with Pave Diamonds  for $1550. This thinly braided metal bracelet clasped with three diamonds is the perfect slender bracelet for the stack. We next want to go up the arm with a thicker selection to set off a contrast.

We chose the Wide Sculpted Cable Cuff for $925 because it adds a stylish presence to the stack of bracelets while still reflecting the braided metal of the first one. For the next bracelet, we want to downsize again to a smaller bangle.

We like the Small Woven Cable Bracelet  for $5400 because it adds a different texture with the woven metal as opposed to the twisted braids but still balances nicely against the larger cuff before it.

For the next bracelet we like a large link bangle like the Oval Link Bracelet in Extra Large for $8500. The links alternate from braided links to smooth metal links, which adds more dimensions to the stack as well as a gorgeous creation of space.

Now we want to completely switch it up with a strikingly different bracelet like the Pave Diamond Waverly Sculpted Cuff for $10,500, which has an opening at the top that brings change to the pattern of the closed circles of the bracelets beforehand. It also adds a touch of sparkle with more diamond detail.  We want to finish off the gold arm party with another slender bracelet similar to the one we started with like the Pave Diamond Confetti Bangle for $1950 but with different features like the central tiny square of diamonds. However you want to stack your gold arm party for this Spring, make sure to mix and match different styles, textures, and sizes while keeping a few things in common like designer and metal!

These suede boots feature Moroccan wool tapestry at the shaft and braided leather at the notched top line. Contrast topstitching.

I am still not an early adopter to the Aztec or Ikat look yet so forgive me if I do not love these boots. What do you think? I just feel like unless you really need a very different looking pair of boots, why would you need this pair? All of you who love going to music festivals – these could come in handy – they would have been great at Coachella. Get them for the next music festival I guess.

Cobra Society Otto Booties in Black Olive for $795 from Shopbop.

Last night. May 3rd, Nikki Reed celebrated the launch of popular German handbag line GEORGE GINA & LUCY’s “Originals Collection” at Fred Segal in Santa Monica with Heal the Bay. Like the other guests at the event, host Nikki Reed decorated her GGL tote and enjoyed live music by Radical Somethings.

Nikki Reed was not the only celebrity sporting her GEORGE GINA & LUCY bag at Fred Segal last night… Celebrity guests, including Hollie Marie Combs, Lauren Mayhew, Kelli Kirkland, Kelly Berglund and Fivel Stewart, rocked big, small, bright, and neutral GEORGE GINA & LUCY bags!

The celeb attendees not only looked good wearing GEORGE GINA & LUCY but had fun decorating and creating their own GGL totes!

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Lace overlays and pretty sheer details grew increasingly popular over the course of last fall and winter, providing a sophisticated take on sexy lingerie-inspired pieces. Leaving enough to the imagination but still with plenty of sultry femininity, neutral lace dresses, tops, and even pumps and leggings served to put an updated spin on the classic textured material. Luckily for those of us fashionistas who can’t get enough of the pretty sheer trend, summer is putting its own updates on the look with pretty prints like floral and polka dots, as well as poppy summer-festive colors. Lace tanks make for the perfect summer layering pieces – wear them over a solid cami or bralette, or under a lightweight cardigan or floral blazer… or even throw them on over a swimsuit with a pair of denim cut-offs for an on-trend swim cover-up! It’s the perfect way to add some instant girliness to any casual summer outfit!

From left to right: Pins and Needles Floral Lace Tank Top, Marc by Marc Jacobs ‘Muriel’ Layered Lace Tank, Forever 21 Romantic Lace Tank Top, and Banana Republic Dot Lace Tank.

- Alexandra Gambardella

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Allie is Wired takes a look at Rihanna’s brand new ‘Where Have You Been’ music video.

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