Blue Moon

Kate Spade's color of the month for August:  BLUE!

Necklace:  Elva Fields, Dress:  TopShop, Nail Polish:  Essie Aruba Blue, Shoes:  YSL Tribute, Bombay Sapphire Gin

  
Follow @katespade on twitter to see more lovely blue hues this month!!

Hot Legs

I mentioned the other day that one of the things on my shopping list for Atlanta next week is red pants.  I am obsessed with red pants right now.  Skinny legs, wide legs... I love 'em all.

via elements of style



via emersonmade



via tommy ton



via the sartorialist



via fashionologie



via emersonmade
p.s. how gorgeous is that cream and black blazer?



via elements of style



via garance dore

I'm also obsessed with those leopard print pumps.  But I'm pretty much obsessed with leopard print anything.   Well I'm off to scour the internet for affordable red pants.  Happy Monday!

One Fish, Two Fish

Charlie Harper + Todd Oldham = Adorable Dinnerware at Fishs Eddy.

S'il vous plaît & Merci

So one of my favorite little blogs, Oh Happy Day, is giving away a 7 day trip for 2 to Paris!  The lucky winner will be staying in the tres chic Mama Shelter hotel. 

 

via oh happy day & mama shelter

And on top of airfare and lodging, Jordan will personally take you around Paris and show you the sights.  Sign me up! 

How awesome would a free trip to Paris be?  Pretty dang awesome.  Incredible, even.  Want a chance to win yourself?  Enter here.  And don't forget me if you win!

Buh-ling

Kate Spade announced this week that June's color of the month is GOLD! 



shoes topshop, bag mulberry, watch michael kors, dictionary jayson home & garden via lonny

 I'll take one of each, please.

Peace Up, A-Town Down

In a couple of weeks I will be off to Atlanta with my Momela for a few days.  She has to go every year for work, so while she is in meetings and classes all day, I will be tearing up the town.  Or rather, the town will be tearing up my bank account. 

One of the wonderful things about Atlanta is that they have stores like H&M and Zara, which we don't have in good ol' SC.  And since they don't have online stores, this is my only chance.  I still can't believe neither one of these stores has an online shop in the states.  We're the greatest country in the world and I can't shop at two of the best stores ever while sitting at home in my sweatpants eating ice cream?  That's just un-American. 

I found these two trenchcoats on their website but I can't decide which one I like best.

They have a loverly selection of blouses.

Helloooo kimono!

I want some red and white pants worse than bad.  Super cute and super American.  Win-win.

Fancy!

 I have no idea why, but I've been jonesin' for a pair of mustard yellow shoes for some time now and these are grey poupon in my book.

 

 So in love with those leopard booties that I die... I died when I saw the price, too, but not in a good way.  I guess the only logical solution is substituting leopard print moccasins to help ease the pain... yeah, that seems reasonable.



Designer on a Dime

Money is tight for everyone these days, but a recession is no reason not to look fashionable and fabulous.  Here in the South we have limited access to designer goodies anyway.  I mean, there's access, but not like in New York or L.A.  So to keep with the times without breaking my bank, I make do with what I can find... and most of the time I find it at Target.

Of course Target is well-known for its designer collaborations, but outside of that even, they have some pretty awesome stuff, that, while not quite the real thing, is close enough... for now.

Chanel ballet flats?  Please and thank you.  Since I can't quite pony up the money for Chanel yet, cue the Target alternative:

When I saw those cream colored beauts online, I started reaching for the credit card, only to find out they were sold out.  Bummer. 

Almost as good as cute shoes, is a cute handbag.  I've recently become obsessed with Proenza Schouler's PS1.  It comes in like a zillion different colors and patterns and I just love it.  I do not love the price tag, though (2k range...eek!)  My substitute?

I bought this bag several months ago and LOVED it... til it broke.  The little metal clasp part tore through the faux leather and I eventually had to throw it away.  That sucked, but I recently discovered a fun fact about target.com... they sell melie bianco handbags!  Who knew?  That led me to discover this little gem:

My new favorite handbag... once I buy it.  At $79, it's still a little bit cheaper than buying the bag of melie b's site and definitely more reasonable that $2,000.  Too bad I don't have  a birthday againt until October...

Pictures via here and here