Monday, March 26, 2012

MODEST DRESSES - Evening wear for spring


Yesterday you saw potential modest prom dresses and evening wear from the runway. Today we're showing you what we're wearing the real way.  Like many of you, we don't have thousands of dollars to spend on the fabulous creations we see on the runway. But, that doesn't mean that we can't take inspiration from what we see. For instance, tomorrow we'll show you how this dress (even though it's from BCBG a couple of seasons ago) is still so current.  We're always glad when a dress we pick stands the test of time in the fashion world (since things tend to change so quickly). Although we love trends, we love being able to keep things in our closets for quite a while. Both of us still own key pieces that we easily bought 10 years ago. And we plan on using them for another 10.  Be wise with what you choose to buy (especially when it comes to pricier evening wear).  For instance, so many girls buy prom dresses they will never wear again. Why not buy a dress you could wear to a black tie event years later and not feel like cinderella just walked through the door?

So what's the secret behind this particular dress? We found it on Ebay. And let us tell you... this dress was in the double dollar digits friends. When bidding for it, we about had a heart attack (high quality silk chiffon for under a hundred is hard to come by). Although finding modest dresses that are stylish is pretty difficult, we're here to tell you it can be done! So, for all of you searching for upcoming proms, weddings or other modest evening wear, good luck! May the style muse be with you.

MODEST PROM DRESSES - from the runway

Oscar de la Renta
Zac Posen
Elie Saab|7
 Elie Saab
Elie Saab|36
Elie Saab
Elie Saab|31
 Elie Saab
Elie Saab|30
Elie Saab
Monique Lhullier
 Monique Lhullier
Michael Kors
Oscar de la Renta
Oscar de la Renta
Oscar de la Renta
Oscar de la Renta

Seriously girls... it's time we picked prom dresses that were more stylish. Wouldn't these options be beautiful? If we were attending prom, we'd love to wear something like the long-sleeved red Monique Lhullier or the powder pink/salmon Zac Posen. But seriously, there are so many beautiful options. This is just a sampling of so many looks that have come off the runway in the past year. Tomorrow we'll show one of our own modest evening looks and how we didn't break the bank acquiring it....

Friday, March 23, 2012

ELIZABETH BANKS IN MARC JACOBS - Hunger Games Paris premiere


With the release of the Hunger Games today we couldn't resist showing you this fabulous Marc Jacobs dress that Elizabeth Banks wore to the Paris premiere. We kinda hate to admit it, but we're pretty excited to get to a theater sometime this weekend....
   By the way, we had no idea that this Marc Jacobs dress was even shown in the Fall line. It just goes to show that underneath all of the hats, coats and scarves, there are some amazing pieces. We are in love with this dress. It's almost like Dorothy's ruby slippers on steroids. Beautiful.

Thursday, March 22, 2012

FUR COLLAR JACKET - Derek Lam inspired

 

OH MY GOSH we were freaking out when we saw the Pre-Fall line of Derek Lam. It's amazing. We won't show you the line now since all of us are more excited about the end of winter, but we'll give you a sneak peak for this next season. We shot these pictures after we saw the line and had to recreate it in our own way. One thing you'll be hearing a lot more of come fall is the "fur snood" (click and you'll see what it exactly is it). Crazy word..."snood". Although the fur collar is a tiny bit different than the "snood" I think we'll start to see them used interchangeably. A secret from our end is that you've seen our "snood" used twice now (you might have noticed it on this jacket). So why not take your favorite blazer and add a bit of fur? Ours is taken off of a vintage coat, but we think faux can be just as nice. Be on the look out for one this fall....
(Zara blazer, Aldo bag, Nine West heels, BCBG cigarette pants.)

Wednesday, March 21, 2012

MODEST LOOKBOOK: MICHELLE WILLIAMS TOKYO PREMIERE


At the Tokyo premiere of "My Week with Marilyn," Michelle Williams looked amazing in this pink Valentino dress. Valentino seems to be her go-to designer these days and we're definitely happy she's chosen them. Soon we'll have to take you through some of the Valentino collections for 2012. As usual they have created some of the most beautiful lines this year. What we've been loving is how so many of their dresses cover quite a bit. So much so, that we're wondering when our luck is going to run out with fashion these days. The most current hemlines are long and sleeves are the thing. We feel like there are so many things to show you!

Tuesday, March 20, 2012

SLIP DRESS


We saw plenty of beautiful and slinky dresses from the Calvin Klein Spring 2012 collection that when it came to my own closet, I started looking for something I never knew I had - slips. Thank you Mr. Klein...I never would've thought the slip to my Bloomingdale's Tibi dress would have made a workable outfit. You too might be surprised at what you have in your closet....