Fashion Friend Finale - Week 9/30/2007

Couture in the City wants you to play "Fashion Hit or Miss" with recent celebrity stylesShopDiary has the low-down on how to win over $325 worth of fashion and beauty goodiesSo FASH'on found a very interesting video about young Yves Saint LaurentThe Glam Guide brings us Fall 2007 gowns inspired by Old Hollywood - nice!NOTE: J Lo photo - instyle.com - if you are the owner and object to its use,

What's Your Guilty Fashion Pleasure?

Everyone (ok, almost everyone) has some secret fashion adoration that isn't exactly always mainstream or widely accepted. For me, I secretly love knee-highs. Perhaps I've watched Clueless one too many times, but if knee-highs would come back into style, I'd be all over it. Ok, so even when I was in high school, I got nervous wearing knee-highs in public, but I'd at least think about it. What I'm

Fab Flats for Fall 2007

I love flats. I love heels, too, but sometimes, you get to the point where you just need a break from them. That's a good time to turn to your (at least my) other fave: flats. Here are some fab flats for Fall 2007:Façade 'Madison' Flat - $89.95Gray is the new black, right? The bow is sooo cute, too!MICHAEL Michael Kors 'Trinity' Flat - $108.95Flats with some subtle color. I'm feeling the

Colored Hose for Fall 2007

Based on my recent post on colored hosiery, you guys really like them...except for that bizzaro gold lame shtuff. Anywho, I've purchased a couple colors of tights for this fall 2007 and I can't wait to start wearing them. I feel like my style is very classic...sometimes almost to a fault where my outfits can be boring. Raise your hand if you're tired of seeing Shopaholic D's work outfits. I know,

Contest Chic: Win the LCC Audrina Dress

Ok, since everyone seemed to like the Lauren Conrad Collection overall, here's good news. Remember how we didn't like the prices so much? Well, here's your chance to get an LC dress for free! Click image above to enter.*Contest ends Oct 1st*Good luck!

Casual Chic - Dinner and a Movie

Ok, guys, admittedly, I'm being lazy tonight and decided to post an outfit from a couple weeks ago b/c I don't feel like changing out of my pink & green Lilly Pulitzer PJ's I'm currently lounging in whilst typing. Anywho, this is an outfit I wore recently for a casual date with my SO to grab dinner from a cute little Mexican restaurant and go see The Bourne Ultimatum (great movie btw...I

Prada's at a Discount...Already?

What are these Prada's doing on Bluefly already? I thought this was one of their new styles?Prada - black gradated patent leather 'Sfumata' sandals - 20% off at $440 (was $550)**UPDATE: Wow! Those didn't last long, did they? 24 hours later and they're down from five size options to two. Ladies, if you're a size 6 or 7, you better get clicking now if you want these Prada's at a discount**Image

Fashion Friend Finale - Week 9/23/2007

Couture in the City blogs on celebrity "graphic" styleThe Glam Guide shows us Fall 2007's hottest pumpsFabulously in the City has tips on how to organize your cubicle or officePhoto Source: Don't know...but if you're the owner of this photo and object to its use, please email me at shopaholicd at gmail dot com and I'll take it down. Thanks!

Shopping in Style

Don't you hate when you really want to wear something, but you can't quite figure out how to wear it? I really wanted to wear my ankle booties with some black leggings, but the top I thought would look perfect with them didn't look so hot once I had it on. Slightly frustrated, I decided to give up on the ankle booties/leggings combo (I have all fall and winter, right?) and put on another outfit

Funky Booties to Wearable Pumps

I'm sure you've all seen these crazy creations by Christian Louboutin:Christian Louboutin Emily Shoe Boots (image/item net-a-porter.com)I'm not sure exactly why, but I'm strangely attracted to these. I mean, looking at them by themselves, they're not all that attractive, but they did look pretty good at the Roland Mouret runway show I saw on net-a-porter (click here for previous post).Anywho,

Simply Chic - Perfect Wedges for Work or Play

Oh Christian, how do you do it? These are so simply chic:Christian Louboutin Miminette patent wedges (image/item net-a-porter.com)You would think it wouldn't be hard to find a simple, black pair of wedges that are work-appropriate, but these are about only the 2nd pair I've really liked. These wedges are perfect for work or play. They have the perfect heel height for the office, which is

Why You Shouldn't Wear Crocs

I've got a good reason you shouldn't wear Crocs...they're ugly. Might I say...fugly? I mean...I suppose if you were in your house or in your garden, they'd fit in nicely...but it irks me when I see people who've coordinated entire outfits around their Crocs. I guess kids can pull it off ok...I mean, I did wear jellies when I was a kid, but...I dunno. I'm not one to tell someone what to wear...I

Fashion Friend Finale - Week 9/16/07

Couture in the City brings highlights from Monique Lhuillier Spring 08 runwayShopDiary has the scoop on Fashion Targets Breast CancerThe Sartorialist finds a girl who knows how to rock her ankle booties

Reebok Gets Sports Chic

If you're wondering where all the boys have gone or why they don't seem to listen to you when the TV is on, you may not have noticed that football season has begun. Yes, ladies...the time of year when most boys will check their fantasy stats every minute on the minute and spend as many minutes of free time in front of the TV as possible. I mean, c'mon...you gotta check out TV all the time now b

Celeb-Double-Take: Fashion Week

So, I was checking out front-row shots of celebrities from Fashion Week, and I had to do a double-take on some of the photos. See for yourself:Felicity...I mean Keri Russell? What are you doing here? This isn't Felicity - who is this? According to the photo caption Glam.com, it's Bernadette Peters. I'm still not exactly sure who that is, but you guys know I'm not up on pop culture. Here's

Emmy Awards 2007: Best & Worst Styles

The 59th annual Emmy Awards were today, and here are some of my favorite (and not-so-favorite looks):Kimora Lee SimmonsI don't care for this dress as much from the front, but the back - wow! Look at Kimora working it, too! You go girl!Hayden PanettiereI love Heroes and all, and I think Hayden Panettiere is beautiful, but I just don't think this dress is attractive on her. She looks pregnant.

Lauren Conrad Collection on Sale Now

So, do you guys remember the post I did on the Lauren Conrad Collection a bit ago? Well, the collection went on sale yesterday...yea, I'm a day late on the launch, but I was visiting my fam this weekend for my bday, so I've been spending quality time with them. Anywho, what do you guys think of it? I've read a couple magazine articles on the collection where I found out that she based her

Sorry for not posting comments sooner...

...blame my SO - he hijacked my lappie Thursday night and we're visiting my fam this weekend so I couldn't post them before today. :(

Love at First Glance: Sweet Frock

I saw this dress in the background of a photo on the blog i_heart_fabric......and I knew I had to have it - it was love at first glance. Luckily, the owner of blog and boutique Frock Shop was super sweet and able to process my order via email, even though their site didn't have a shopping cart at the time (but it does now, so you should check it out). I was so floored to get this dress b/c it was

Making Me Want to Dance

Why is Timbaland such a master of music? I don't know...but I do know that I have to have his latest album "Shock Value." Here's one of my fave songs on the album:This song makes me want to dance every time I hear it!

How-To: Make a Bubble Skirt Work-Appropriate

I got this bubble skirt on a super-sale when a local boutique was closing...about 2 years ago. I remember thinking that the whole bubble skirt idea would never last so I was glad that I was getting my trendy tidbit about 75% off, but who knew it would still be around? Last week, I decided to try to wear my bubble skirt to work:I think what makes this outfit ok for work is1. the skirt is black -

Remember 9/11 With a Good Deed

I read the most awesome article today related to the anniversary of 9/11 about how people are remembering 9/11 by pledging to do a good deed, and I think this is a wonderful idea. Family and friends of one of the 9/11 victims, Glenn Winuk, founded a site in his honor where people can post their pledges: MyGoodDeed.org.Click here to read the Yahoo News articleClick here to visit MyGoodDeed.org

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my internet pooped out on me yesterday :(

Structured Chic Gets Wild With Rafe

How hot is this bag?PLACE VENDOME - Penelope Medium SatchelRafe makes structured chic take a turn to the wild side with this beautiful bag. If I had more money, I would so get this asap!Image/item: rafe.com

Fashion Friend Finale - Week 9/8/2007

Couture in the City brings us highlights from the fabulous Bagdley Mischka Spring 2008 collectionThe Glam Guide brings us lowlights from the Vera Wang SS08 collectionSo FASH'on brings us video clips for peeks into designer workspacesFrugal Fashionista shares tips on how to get a casual chic fall look a la Katie HolmesNOTE: Image from http://nymag.com/fashion/fashionshows/

5 Fall Trends Under $50

Well fellow shopaholics, I must sadly announce that I've put myself on a serious shopping budget...boooooo! I'm working on paying off a credit card, and so I must watch my spending for awhile. That being said, I can still shop! Yay! I just have to be very budget conscious. I actually find budget shopping pretty fun - it's a great challenge to me to find awesome clothes at super affordable prices.

Mwah to Michael Kors

Check out this beautiful purse by MICHAEL Michael Kors:MICHAEL Michael Kors Fold-Over Shoulder Bag - not bad at $398I simple adore the fun orange color and unique shape of this tote. The orange color was the first thing that caught my eye, but the interesting shape makes it a step ahead of the other bags on eluxury.com, not to mention the price is pretty reasonable for so much hauteness. Nicely

Prepalicious Pretty

I love this pretty, little cardigan for many reasons:1. It's floral2. It has a turqoise background (my fave color)3. It's super sparkly w/ lots of fun sequinsYou can't really see all the sequins in this photo, but they go all up and down the front, mid section of this cardigan. Even the buttons have a bit of shine to them. I got lots of looks today at work - not that I was trying to, I just

Fashion Friend Finale - Week 9/2/2007

Couture in the City brings you the next must-have accessory for "Gadgit Fashionistas"Coco's Tea Party brings you a week's worth of celebrity hits and missesMahalo Fashion brings you celebrity style from the Teen Choice Awards (along with her outfit ratings)Economy of Style found a great alternative to the Anya Hindmarch "I'm Not a Plastic Bag" toteNOTE: Image Motorola