Holiday Gift Guide: The Cool Girl Edition

Everyone has that friend that has the coolest taste***.... always puts it together right, and you always are a little clueless of what to get them.  Well - look no further. Here is the guide for you. 

*** Yes - girls you know who you are... I'm referring to you!! - C, L, D, K, A

Talk to the hand cuz.... creepy or cool?

Part of me thinks... 'Wow, These hands are really cool, lets string fun cocktail rings all over them.' And then the other part of me thinks.... 'Wow - those are really, freakin' creepy!!'  They are showing up every where, flea markets, antique malls, and now your Urban Outfitters is supplying.   Its the new trend.

Are we following?

From Warehouse 1133 in Long Beach, CA

Fishs Eddy $4.95

Urban Outfitters $12

These are vintage glove molds that were found at the Long Beach Flea market  a few weeks back.  

Ten25 -- a new favorite!

I don't know if you have ever heard of Ten25, the e-shop and interior design firm, but if you haven't you gotta go check it out.  Abbe is the principle designer at Studio Ten25 and she's got talent.  Her designs feel professional, but they have that "I can touch and be comfortable feel" to it while staying super glamorous. 

Then she has an amazing e-boutique filled with all different great pieces.  There really is something for everyone.  Please see below for my list of favorites!!  Check out her e-store HERE.

Shopbop-in' it up!

Oh how I love Summer time shopping.... shorts.... skirts... loose fit clothing.... sandals.... oh if only it could be warm year round! Ruffle shorts - Wink

Shoes - L.A.M.B.

Dress - Rory Beca

I'm not a huge Juicy Couture fan the way I was in college.... but these cropped swewat pants are pretty darling!

Rag & Bone

Vintage good luck bracelet - Bing Bang

Clutch - Lauren Merkin

Archive Jewelry

Decorative Trays

I have always liked decorative trays to group things together, I have a gold vintage bamboo tray on my dining table with vintage mid-century glass bottles, and then another bamboo like tray with a stack of books on it, and then another tray keeping my perfumes and make up brushes nicely together in the bathroom. I think they are so useful and decorative. Here are some of my favorites. (Also -- check out the last page of Elle Decor Jan/Feb 2010 issue for some really pretty trays as well).

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All I want is this...

Alright Santa, if you are making any stops to any Jewish girls' houses this year - please stop at mine and deliver this bag from Twelfth Street Cynthia Vincent. It's at Shopbop.

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Vintage Clip-On Earrings

Well, I rarely talk about my life on my blog - its more of just a journal for me of the things I like.... Anyway, I recently started a new job, its actually a dream job and I love what I am doing - but I must say, its hard and demanding and by the end of the day I am absolutely exhausted. So, with that being said - today I decided that I would do my absolute favorite thing. Go thrift shopping in Long Beach. It is my favorite alone time activity. I space out, think about absolutely nothing, and don't answer my phone or check my BBM or texts. I zone out. It's amazing.

So, of course I hit up my favorite spots. I scored some great finds - and even got these 3 pairs of clip-on vintage earrings (at less than $2 a pair!). I love how glam they are. It's funny because they actually make me think of my grandma because she only wears clip-ons as she has a fear of getting her ears pierced.

Anyway - enough babble.

Vintage Chanel Jewelry at Shopbop.

I gotta be honest. Shopbop is my fashion bible. Its such an amazing website, every week I click on the "what's new" link and I am always amazed. Now... WGACA Vintage has the most amazing collection on the Shopbop site for Authentic Chanel Jewelry. Now, the prices are a bit steep - but if you are of a lover of Chanel -- you will definitely appreciate it!

all images via www.shopbop.com

All About Pink! Breast Cancer Month!

This is a double feature.... First here is our "All About Pink" fashion accessory for the day in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness. It's a silk floral pin from Diane James. And, secondly I wanted to thank everyone at Diane James for sending this exact gorgeous pin to me, as a thank you gift! It is so gorgeous and happy and I absolutely love it. I have a velvet lined drawer in my dresser filled with my accessories, but this one is too pretty to tuck away. http://www.dianejameshome.com/


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