Happy Halloween

Fashion Friday

This weekend between dressing up, partying and recovery, why not watch a scary movie and get inspired?  Here are a list of my personal favorites, in no particular order, of movies that have great style and are spooky too!

Rear Window

"A wheelchair bound photographer spies on his neighbours from his apartment window and becomes convinced one of them has committed murder."

A classic Hitchcock film starring James Stewart and Grace Kelly, what could be better? Swoon over Kelly’s full skirts, belted waists and classic jewelry.

Drag Me to Hell

"A loan officer who evicts an old woman from her home finds herself the recipient of a supernatural curse. Desperate, she turns to a seer to try and save her soul, while evil forces work to push her to a breaking point."

Keep your eye on Alison Lohman’s cute office attire.

The Others

"A woman who lives in a darkened old house with her two photosensitive children becomes convinced that her family home is haunted."

Nicole Kidman shows off some great tailored suits in this film.

Rosemary’s Baby

"A young couple move into a new apartment, only to be surrounded by peculiar neighbors and occurrences. When the wife becomes mysteriously pregnant, paranoia over the safety of her unborn child begins controlling her life."

This movie is so terrifying, but try and focus on Mia Farrow’s wardrobe of cute shift dresses, flats and a pixie hair cut.

Have a Happy Halloween!!

Playing with Tights

Coloured tights can be a great way to add some spunk to an outfit (and keep your gorgeous gams warm).  But pairing the right colour with an ensemble can be a intimidating process.

Here’s my mini guide to pairing tights with an outfit!

There are four ways to pair tights with an outfit: Monochromatic, Complimentary, Contrast, and Highlight. Below you’ll find an explanation of each look, examples and where to find a great pair of tights!

1.       Monochromatic

The Look: wearing a single hue, said to be sliming and office appropriate. Black is the easiest colour to pull this look off with. But grey, white and brown can also work.  Or try wearing multiple tints of the same colour (light blue, with a darker and medium tone blue).

             
             

2.    Complementary

The Look: Paring colours together that flatter each other. Look to the colour wheel for inspiration, these colours are typically adjacent to each other. For Example blues and greens or brown and magenta.

  

3.       Contrast

The Look: Playful, risky, fun. These colours enhance and intensify each other. Think Blue with grey or black and fuchsia.    

 

 

4.       Highlight

The Look: Taking a understated aspect of your outfit and emphasizing it.  Like a flower print on a dress that is yellow, and wearing a yellow tight.

 

 

 

Where to find great tights?

The Bay, Winners, Anthropologie, J. Crew, Zara, Urban Outfitters, H&M

2010: A Fashionable Halloween

Fashion Friday

Halloween is only a week away and I assume most of you like me haven’t had a chance to find that perfect costume this year.  So why not skip the traditional trampy costume ideas and shop for something stylish and classy. Here are some ideas!

Audrey Hepburn in Breakfast at Tiffany’s

What you need:  Black Sheath dress, pearl necklace, long cigarette holder, long black gloves and tiara

 

(Dress, necklace and tiara from Forever 21. Gloves from Spencers)

Blair Waldorf from Gossip Girl

What you need: white blouse, blue skirt, colorful head band, knee socks, ballet flats, and a tie.

 

(Shirt, skirt, socks and shoes from Urban Outfitters, tie and headband from Anthropologie)

1920s Flapper

What you need: Flapper Dress, heels, long pearl necklace, head band, feather and a long cigarette holder.

 

(Dress from Zara, Pearls from Forever 21, Shoes Payless, and Flapper set Claires)

Paper Bag Princess from the Robert Munsch’s book

 

What you need: Brown packing paper, lots of tape, cardboard, make –up (for dirt)

Find it all at your local drug store!

Coco Chanel

What you need: Striped shirt, high waisted dress pant, flats, hair in a chignon.

(Top from the Gap, Pants and Shoes from Zara. To learn how to make the perfect chignon try ehow)

Other fashionable costume ideas? For inspiration look to Madmen, The 1950s Beatniks, or movies like; Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland, Twilight, Annie Hall, or Pulp Fiction. 

Happy Costume Shopping!

 

Statement Necklaces

Feeling blue about your current wardrobe? Hate everything you own? Have a closet full of Black? Don’t have any money to invest in new fabulous pieces?

Let a statement necklace come to your rescue!

Buying a statement necklace can update an out of trend dress, brighten the darkest of wardrobes and can give variety to your look. Just by buying one small item you can reinvent your wardrobe. Here are some ideas!

From Etsy
 

From J. Crew
 

From Anthropologie
 


And the creme del la creme from Neiman Marcus



(Left to right: Vera Wang Pearl Medailon Necklace, Elie Tahari Vivian Crystal Bib)

If you are looking for inspiration check out the Uniform Project. The project was started by a young woman who challenged herself to wear the same dress everyday for a whole year –but had to make the dress look unique every single day.  The website is pretty inspirational and will make you appreciate what you already have. Check out the blog for ideas on how to accessorize an old look and make it completely new again!

www.theuniformproject.com/year1/