fringe fest

**trend alert!!** ladies. if you're looking for something new in a handbag, fringe is really happening. I've recently seen many on the red carpet and celeb events. its all very nicole richie. get fresh with the fringe. you can go as high as a jimmy choo or as low as a forever 21 steal.

bootights

are the boots? are they tights? yes! they're both!! met this super cool chickie at sundance who made the very cool fashion item, bootights which are tights designed exclusively for wearing boots. they are clever, and cozy and comy and cute. since boots are de riguer for the urban fashion set, this is a must have item for the sock drawer.

sundance state of mind

I have been chillin in the snow at the 2010 sundance film festival in park city, utah this past week. met a ton of very cool entertainment peeps and got gifted with some very cool gifts. KSINO's gibson guitar lounge was the hit of main street. the twitter house was a ton of fun and adrien grenier's talk on twitter was eye opening. chefdance held at harry o's in celebration of the boys and girls club of america was delicious and super fun and the son of the babylon, the film we saw yesterday was heartbreaking. thank god we had the dreamy cloud sake at shabu to wash away the pain.

hair there.

in anticipation of the big sundance trip, I've decided to go loooong. and by long, I mean add extensions and about seven inches of length to my hair. after a short search on facebook, my roomie and hair stylist extraordinaire, meg d. of salon V fame in the east village on 7th and ave A. came to the rescue. we bought the hair and the locks st hairlocks.com and went to work. meg slaved over my head for five hours?!?! adding 200 individual pieces to my head. if you're in nyc and thinking of extensions or even not in nyc but need a professional that does a bang-up job, holler at meg d. she'll hook a sister up.

hot lips houlihan

jess recently penned this great piece on stylecaster.com reviewing the iconic red lipstick. read it here.

coffee crush

I'm in love with oslo coffee on bedford in williamsburg. I had this thing going with starbucks every morning and although they treated me right, I don't always support the things the company supports. so I moved on. and found my main source of juice. oslo makes you straighten up and fly right. a small cup in the morning with a dash of skim keeps me going through mid-afternoon and never skitzes me out. it delicious. it nutritious (well, that I am not sure of but it rhymes). if you're in BK, don't miss the chance to sip this sweet dream.

silver is the thing at the golden globes

if u watched the golden globes last night you'd see that silver is the color of the season. from the presenters to the winners, many of the ladies were draped in sparkly silver from head to toe. if you've got an event coming up, consider this metallic moment in time.

thread count

as a woman of Italian-American descent, my facial hair grows dark. and quick. gross, I know. but that's the way my cannoli crumbles. I get my lip and eyebrows waxed every two weeks to prevent looking like dominic the donkey. I did a six month series of laser hair removoal and nada. nothing honey. hair grew back in two months. this past week in nyc, I came across a beauty epilation that may change my life forever: threading. threading is an ancient method of hair removal which originated in India. artists use a pure, thin, twisted cotton thread which is rolled over untidy hairlines, moustaches and so on, plucking the hair at the follicle level. it hurts but dayum girl, it looks good. and lasts. which is most important. I'm sold. for now.

the interlopers

my very talent friend patrick terry is amongst a magician, an actor and an all around nice guy, a talented freekin' producer!! he recently adapted a story for film that he stars in (talk about talking the bull by the horns... or the rabbit out of the hat) entitled the interlopers. check out the website, join their facebook and show some love. it's all you need.

pretty in pink

JZ is headed to the sundance film festival, baby!! from january 22 - 27, I will be producing video shorts for KSINO.COM and styling the celebrities as part of the green lodge upcycling with the stars event. like a good trendsetter, I've already written up my list of things to bring with and I can tell you I will most definately be sporting the juicy couture nail polish in hot pink on my nails. perfectly pink for a stylish snow bunny!

a jetsetter love letter

dearest norwood, it was such a pleasure to meet you the other night. I love your location and the layout and design are sooo pretty to look at and be in. I don't even mind the membership requirement. almost like a cooool country club for the nyc boho chic set. reminds me of the country club I dreamed of belonging to when I was a teenager. the owner alan is a hospitable dream and the scene is so very. call me.

come get up close & personal

a fun interview with yours truly.

(T)aking (C)are of (B)usiness

Elvis Presley would have celebrated his 75th birthday today, so music lovers, take a moment to hail The King. Side note: If you've ever seen my forearm tat, the lightening bolt that reads TCB, you'll now know where it came from. Happy Birthday, Elvis. Thank you. Thank you very much.

J(ess) brand

I. am. obsessed with J Brand Blue Label Curvy Fit Cigarette Jeans paired with the very trendy and of the moment, bootie. Sexy and lengthening. Cool with a vintage tee and Boyfriend cardiagan.

I Heart Your Book.

I am obssessed with the newest style tome to hit the shelves. Amanda Brooks' I Heart Your Style is a cool and kitschy style bible for the style-savvy girl. It receieved a review from Ms. Anna Wintour so you know this is gonna be good.

rainbow cookies!!!

it's christmas eve!! which means my sister, the urban grocer, is in from switzerland and whipping up my grandma's passed down recipe and my holiday favorite, rainbow cookies!!! she baked the batch you see pictured this morning. yumm!

the coolest store in america

2009 has afforded me a bit of travelling the states. I can tell you from hard experience, that the cooolest store in all of america is the john varvatos store at the hard rock hotel in las vegas. my goodness is it cool. 3,000 square feet where music and style groove. most weeks they clear out the inventory and host concerts there. and the employees smoke cigarettes. too cool for school. plus, they've got incredible design and product to match. rock on.

the forecast calls for smooth skin

I am obsessed with beauty products, so I figured why not write all about 'em and share it with you in a very stylish format. I am now writing beauty reviews for stylecaster. want to know which face cream best keeps the wrinkles away? click here for my first piece.

red and green

red and green are familiar colors of the holiday season so its no surprise that they are the leading nail polish trends right now. debuting on the paris runways was the emergence of the chanel jade polish, a minty green polish that looks more like split pea soup then glam polish. I say skip the green and go right to the cherry red pop of essie's lollipop. a perfect stocking stuffer or pressie for friends when tied up in ribbon with nail file, clippers and cuticle oil.

parlour tricks

where can you get a massage, a new 'do, freshly made ice cream and tattoos all in one fell friday swoop? at the 20th installment of ryan mcginness' 50 parties party, parlour night, of course. beauty props from this beauty expert as the girls were rocking n' rolling early 1950 updo's with a punk twist that made it feel like prom. lucky for us, there was the freshly made ice cream offered in the ice cream parlor of the burnt sugar and pumpkin spice variety to accompany the urban innocence of friends getting fucked up at a friday night house party. yumm. me and maaj waited on line for tattoos, of which ryan chose some of his choice images for guests to permanently parade around. never made it to the front of the line but met some lovely (and tall - hi karen and mamie) new friends along the way and saw many of ryan's friends get their tattoo cherry popped. mazel. made our way out as the party was winding down and michael hearst packed up his theramin. can't wait for next week when our t-day leftovers will be put to good use.