in the mucky muck

I loved these textured wellies from j.crew so much, that I ditched the winter uggs and bought the last display in the store that isnt even in my size.

new years trendz

Yup, it’s that time again when the apple drops, another year has passed and a whole new line of fashion moves us forward into the future. When it comes to clothes, think glamorous 1950’s starlet. Fitted, lady like pieces with lots of soft layering. Scarlett Johanssen is a perfect example of a curvy girl who dresses to impress. Make sure to pick something pretty that is heavy on prints – plaid, animal, crests and bad girl skulls are a few of the patterns we have to choose from in the New Year. Also, lady-like lace embellishments. Benhaz’s go international collection at target has some fun and frilly pieces adorned with lace perfect for the new year. Not that we’ve got the top figured out lets address your bottom and everyone wants their bottom to look banging. The new year will ring in a slew of jeans that are much wider at the foot. The pendulum is swinging back toward wide-leg bellish bottoms. Justin Timberlake’s line William Rast has a fab pair of ‘belle’ stretch jeans. Whether its boot cut or skinny, I am a true blue fan of the 7 for all makind line and feel every woman will find something she likes from their collection. Leggings are also sticking around and look sassy when paired with oversized tops and cinch-waist belts. Accessories are your cherries on top and this year is no exception when it comes to pieces that make bold statements. Lots of Black and gold popping up in handbags and jewelry. Oversized gold pieces for your neck, wrists and fingers. Cleopatra has got nothing on you. Keeping with the oversized theme, your bag should be BIG for daytime. Buti’s large handheld bag is one of my faves. Large slouch/hobo bags with rich fabrics like heavy leather, suede and wool. When it comes to night-time make sure you have a fun wristlet that fits all of your necessary accouterments but still looks fun and flirty. Something we are seeing a lot of this year is gloves. Yummy, buttery leather of all lengths worn outside or in for a chic finish to any frock. Yup, Gloves are back big time! And finally we finish it off at the feet. Nothing says hello! Like heels. This year we are seeing the platform sole which with its heftier sole balances out a fitted-top and the season’s wide-leg pant. if you look around you’ll see its boots that are made for walking. From ankle booties to slouch boots to lace up boots, you’re bound to find a style that sexes up your look. Ok for folks, that’s it for me on the fashion trends of 2007. I wish the happiest of happy and the merriest of merry.

save the eggs!

me, bree and wendi got up super duper early and did the ovarian cancer friendship run/walk for cedars sinai. it was really fun. there were calvaries of ROTC army men running and yelling something about doing good in unison. sir yessir. we saw many good looking people this early in the AM and figured that good karma (and looks) do go to those who do this sort of thing. we were given t-shirts to wear for the walk and for a second we thought about tricking them out but realized it was 6am in the morning and we would take our chances looking like dorks if it means fighting the fight against ovarian cancer. p.s. if you're a women and reading this, schedule an appt. with your gyno to get the cervical cancer vaccine shot asap.

fashion is funny

sometimes I think the designers of today are just taking the piss. have you caught the oversized chanel plastic carryall? it literally looks like a black garbage bag but they've managed to add a double C charm to it and stick a $1000. price tag on. that's funny. how about gaultier's super-sized model in the paris runway shows? I'm sure her use was to be provactive from the backlash of the madris skinny model setback, but she was just that. used. funny? fashion is not saving the world so we cant take it too seriously so when gals get serious with such obvious attempts at irreverence, we must step back and laugh.

raised eyebrows

went to go see my friend damone roberts, the eyebrow king of beverly hills today. I am doing s new headshot photog session with ingrid next week in addition to shooting a how do I look? so I need my brows looking their best. I asked damone what the current beauty trend for eyebrow shaping is and he said still natural, not super arched. think brooke shields early eighties.

third world thoughts

just got back from a week long trek thru the nicaraguan and costa rican jungles with cailtin (my sis who is currently living in nicaragua). we had no cell or internet service down there as the country is truly the second poorest in central america with little to no civilized features. I wish I could do a report on the cultural fashions, however these people are just trying to survive. sad but true. I think every paris hilton, lindsay lohan and brit spears should take a trip down to these parts of our continent to catch a glimpse of what poverty is and how excessive and truly truly lucky we are to live in the u.s.a. such a luxury is taken for granted so its imperative to be reminded of our status in this world. we did end up staying in a little piece of heaven called the panacea de la montana in the mountains of playa tamarindo in costa rica. we had an unbelievable time at the yoga retreat and hope to go back again and again. I was thankful to be in such a place on thanksgiving which in turn shed light on my many thanks for my lovely life. asta la

day trippin

I'm off to costa rica. happy turkey day!

sit ubu sit. good dog.

if you love your dog, check out fifi & romeo. this beverly shop is some chic shopping for your furry pup.

chic boutique

last night I attended the opening of the new malgosia boutique on beverly. kari feinstein was heading up the bash and as anyone knows, if kari is throwing the party it is a party you want to be at. they have some really cute jeans and fab meghan pieces. lots of pretty things to look at a really cute store to boot! thay have those too.

sample platter

monday's daily candy was a listing of several sample sales all happening this week, so I figured why not throw some money towards some good causes and pick up some hot half-priced haute. I just got back from sample angel. it was in the area so very convenient to walk to. they had some great catherine malandrino there including a tiffany blue trench that was still too much for my money's worth but pretty all the same. sanaa lathan was there from nip/tuck sans her kidney cutting tools. I walked away with a fab pair of golddigger james jeans for $95. regularly priced at $200. so that was a steal and felt good for a good cause too!

does this hamburger make me look fat?

as I've mentioned before, I am big fan of the sunday new york times. this week's style magazine section is *to quote david* the bomb. its all about food and style which if you think about it, is an art form filled with rich colors that stimulate all of your senses. I especially liked the section on celebrity photog and creator of wireimage, jeff vespa's muse du jour, L.A. hamburgers. I wish a hamburger was in my diet. Im currently on the zone which is fab and great and working but tough when I have visions of pinkberry dancing in me head.

david on howard stern

I am a serious sirius fan. david hooked up my ride with a whole sirius set up making it easy for me to be absolutely addicted to howard stern, of whom I've been a long time fan. turns out david used to be part of the wack pack as the king of all song parodies!? he made his triumphant return to the show yesterday when howard big upped david's blog, the digital couch on the show. david does reviews of the television shows he so loves and loathes and gave the gary roast an A+ which howard mentioned on the air. it was so funny to hear unexpected and out of the blue and a huge boost to my man's ego that the king of all media is up on his stuff.

aloha.

sometimes you have to take a vacation from your vacation, ya know? that's what I've been doing. keeping it underground. on the DL. get all howard hughes like. david and I got back from a week in maui, hawaii which was awesome. we snorkeled with tropical fish, ate luau pig and poi, listened to IZ and jumped off waterfalls. david even swam in the ocean at night. hawaii is truly an eco-paradise. mahalo.

district of totally awesome!

checked into the hotel in d.c. on wednesday night. early thursday kisha came and got me and we went on some crazy adventures in d.c. we wanted to go to the white house but turns out you need to be screen so anyone thinking of taking a tour make sure to get on the website and get the pre-scan which takes up to eight weeks! Im not so sure having the c.i.a. look up your life story for a pop in and hello to see the presedential cat sounds all that appealing. we ended up hopping a sightseeing bus that took us around town but we got scolded by the driver for talking during his sight speech so we ditched that dummy and ended up catching a cab to take a picture in front of the white house. we ended up at lunch overlooking the city which was lovely. all in all a very fun morning. go u.s.a.!

I went to washington d.c. and all I got was this t-shirt

now I know I am not named politic-ster but this post does include a rather relevant fashion choice. I am at the airport in washington d.c. having just landed and am heading to the hotel for my last nordstrom gig and there is a college-aged girl of what would appear to be middle eastern desent wearing a shirt that says "my name causes national security threats. what does yours do?". I know the question is meant to be provocative and it does hold some truth but I think to wear something like that on a plane in this day and age is selfish. there is a very obvious fear that lives amongst american fliers and I think to wear a shirt that has the words national, security and threat blasted across the front is a terrorist act on its own. plus, who the F is wearing shirts with sayings these days? that went out with the italian princess 3/4 sleeve joints we used to get at the busy bee mall back in the day.

are you single?

l.a. fashion week started out earlier this week and the hollywood haute were in full swing. I checked out the single show front row at the tents monday. lots of flowy, colorful bohemian chic. think pucci meets santa monica. I like me some single. they had an afterparty at blowfish sushi with a ton of yummy rolls and other fun stuff. those mannfolk pr people really do a party right. I then cut across town from sunset to wilshire to the reg bev wil where rock n' republic was holding a showing in the GM suite. ran into my old school bud robert verdi and got to see the new collection. it is nothing short of prep rock chic. It is soooooooo my new fave line. the cuts are incredible and the ac/dc inspired look is pure rock and roll. vp maggie said led zepplin is their muse. I strutted out with a fab gift bag including a corduroy hat that I've lived in since I left.

tour lore

I'm having a fab time on the last leg of my nordstrom event tour. san diego was a blast and tampa was extraordinary. dale miner set up a breakfast for the ladies prior to the event and I got to raffle off a bunch of stuff. too fun. I met so many great people and had such a rad time. its always my fave when a mom and daughter come in together and we get to play dress up with all the accessories. this fall nordstrom has some great stuff to pop an outfit. I especially love the betsey johnson baubles, the alexis bittarlucite jewelery, the oversized bags and all the yummy sunglasses. I still love the aviator chanels the best! great for that "just got done from flying my private plane" angelina/gwyenth look. l.a. fashion week is happening so tomorrow I am checking out the rock n republic suite at the bev hil, then the single show at the tents and the party afterwards at blowfish sushi. I better work it, girl.

you know what time it is

got back this saturday from a nordstrom event in chicago. outside of nyc and l.a., chicago is my top city!! katie young and the chi-town crew were great and the event was alot of super deluxe fun!! I met a fab style network fan family that walked away with an awesome betsey johnson charm bracelet for the young daughter's 11th birthday, a pair of chanel shades for mama and a duster for grandma. the family that shops together, stays together!! I myself left chicago with an unbelievable new treat - the juicy couture "charmed I'm sure" charm bracelet watch. it's my fave accessory ever! I wore it out to sunday supper at lucques and yesterday to an important lunch meeting at bld and got quite the reaction. its a limited-edition piece and worth every pretty penny.

make it mine: brea

last weekend kicked off the start of the fall make it mine event tour at nordstrom. this season is very exciting because of all the fun trends happening and I love to do the do at the store for the ladies (and random gents). I got to pick out a fab betsey johnson dress and red, suede steve madden pumps because as recent trends dictate, a pop of red is the way to go. for accessories, I am sporting a few fab juicy pieces around my neck and arms coz I am feeling the juicy right now. everyone was awesome (big ups allison, karen, breann, elizabeth) and the show was fun. tomorrow I leave for two more events in virginia on thursday evening and chi-town on saturday morning. I'm super psyched that its chillier on the east coast coz I get to sport my cashmere.

M angia.

my neighborhood food spot is the joint. centrally located on melrose and la brea, M cafe is an organic, macrobiotic world of yummy. I can eat all my meals there from the delicious cranberry walnut french toast to the gado gado salad to the ala carte sushi counter, dean and deluca style. david and I were there for breakfast this morning where we saw vegan postergirl alicia silverstone looking hipstered out in black sevens, a backpack and her hair thrown together on top of her head - perfect outfit choice for a comfy morning outing to the local macro mart. despite the healthy mantra, M cafe de Chaya is an epicurian delight for people of all palettes.