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Ruffle It Up!
Ruffles have been all over the red carpet and are clearly on-trend this summer. We found inspiration in these gorgeous ruffle runway numbers from Burberry, Gucci and Givenchy. They’re lusts but still available online from the strapless Burberry deep-blue peplum top, the stunning Gucci red gown (worn by numerous celebrities) and several Givenchy standouts for [...]
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Pampering Mom: 3 Indulgent Mother’s Day Gift Ideas
Treat your mother to an at home “spa day.” Nothing better than feeling pampered without even having to leave the house! Verbena Botanicals is made using the most natural, sustainably harvested ingredients. It’s just as good for your skin as it is for the environment. All soaps are made with organic goat’s milk from a [...]
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PUNK: Chaos To Couture/My MET 2013 Gala Diary Continues
Seven Exhibition Galleries. Wild fashion options. Deeper and deeper I go. Round and round I go. The 2013 Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute Exhibit is almost here and The Red Carpet is hours away. Curator Andrew Bolton has described his plan as an exhibit “Organized thematically, with each of the seven galleries having designated [...]
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Exclusive: Get PUNKED Out With MODA OPERANDI
Exclusive. If you want to get punked out just like you’re about to go The Met Costume Institute Gala this year, all you have to do is go to MODA OPERANDI. Shop their perfectly curated Chaos to Couture collection over 100 extraordinary items and new pieces by twelve established and vanguard designers: Balmain, Dolce & [...]
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PUNK: Chaos To Couture / My MET Gala 2013 Diary/Gathering My Fashion Thoughts
Images: Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute; firstVIEW; theblondeandthebrunette.com I’m late. I’m late. For a very important date. PUNK: Chaos to Couture. My head is spinning as the The Costume Institute of The Metropolitan Museum Gala approaches. I’ve tried to wrap my fashion “what to wear” mind-think around the many sides of grunge, dominatrix, punk, [...]
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Dangerously Cool: Marrin Costello Jewelry Giveaway
The Blonde and The Brunette loves discovering amazing and affordable jewelry. American jewelry designer, Marrin Costello designs modern jewelry that combines metals, colorful and playful elements, precious and semiprecious stones, and vintage-inspired materials to create timeless pieces that are a nod to today’s hottest fashion trends. Her dangerously cool bracelets are made from interlocking spikes surrounding [...]
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Oscar Gown Guess
Well today is the big day. The Oscar Red Carpet fashion parade. Just in case you don’t know, most of the actresses are paid quite substantial sums of money to wear the gown they “choose” or the jewelry they wear. There is no bigger, worldwide showcase for fashion and jewelry houses. We are sure to [...]
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Fashion Athlete
Here are the ultimate athletic fashion items to inspire you to workout! We bet that your New Years Resolution will thank us… a.) Alexander Wang Reversible Crop Pullover $550 b.) Helmut Lang Bra Top $90 c.) Helmut Lang Nova Jersey Pant in Charcoal $175 d.) Isabel Marant Betty leather and suede wedge sneakers $665 e.) GIVENCHY Sneaker in Black $595 -Kathryn, The Blonde Recommend on [...]
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Back To Black
Just because Halloween is over doesn’t mean you have to give up the black pout. The traditional red lipstick takes a dark and romantic turn this season, as we are noticing some of our favorite lipsticks seem to be turing so deep they border on black. Hmmm. Should we blame the Twilight phenomenon? Does black lipstick even [...]
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Givenchy:A Religious Experience
With “get thee to a nunnery” as a subliminal theme, Givenchy Creative Director, Riccardo Tisci, said he was going “back to the roots” of the House of Givenchy. He did just that with an elegant collection worthy of style icon Audrey Hepburn. Injecting a refreshing baby blue palette, black and white (of course) and a [...]
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