Model Monday

My holiday has been on holiday. Rude, right? Not to fret because Model Monday is back (for now). Today's model is the one and only Jessica Stam. I absolutely love her look. She is a part of the group of models described as "doll faces" along with Gemma Ward who was last Model Monday's model. She's Canadian and grew up on a farm in Ontario. Her dream was to become a dentist. Ha.

Fast forward to her modeling career. She's been on the cover of American, UK, German, and Turkish Vogue and has been in advertisements for Marc Jacobs, Anna Sui, Giorgio Armani, Gucci, DKNY, and many others. She was featured on the cover of American Vogue with models such as Coco Rocha, Caroline Trentini, Sasha Pivovarova, and Agyness Deyn as the new crop of supermodels. In Fall 2006, Jessica fell at the Chloé show and it took first place on the Top Five Runway Falls by New York Magazine. Applause, Cheer, Congrats! She starred in the Fall 2009 Fendi campaign shot by Karl Lagerfeld. She's done everything from high fashion to Victoria's Secret runways and now campaigns for Aldo.

Now fast forward to the part where I get really jealous. Marc Jacobs created The Marc Jacobs Stam, a handbag that was inspired and named after her. She's even made a transition from modeling to designing, collaborating with Rag & Bone on the Spring 2010 collection and then co-designed a capsule collection (jeans, a bag, and a cardigan) with Rachel Roy. She currently ranks #8 on MODELS.com's Top 50 Model List. Not hard to believe.
I mean...just look at her.

Hardly Counts

This shouldn't really count as a blog post but I ran across this photo of Derek Lam's wide leg pants and can I just say they are the absolute epitome of what I was talking about in my last post Countdown to Summer. High waisted, super wide leg and on top of that paired, with a feminine blouse.

Hellooooo Derek Lam jeans. I am in love with you. 

Countdown to Summer

Okay, so summer doesn't officially start until June 21 this year, but we're gonna just go ahead and call it summer because I want to. Oh, and maybe because I'm blogging about summer trends. Ladies and gentleman (but mostly ladies) I present to you, 5 trends of the season:

1. Floral Print. Floral is always such an in-your-face pattern, I usually like to do a more subtle, not so bright print on a blouse, top, or dress. Clutches and cross body bags are an easy way to incorporate the trend into your wardrobe if you're still not sure you love it.

2.  Wide leg pants. And high waisted, if you can pull it off. I envy you. I'm so obsessed with wide leg pants right now and dark wash jeans or white jeans/pants are my personal favorites. Pair with a feminine blouse or blazer for a polished look, or tuck in a loose tank top for a more casual look.

3. Stripes. Vertical, horizontal, thick, thin, it really doesn't matter. Stripes are everywhere. I particularly love oversized, off the shoulder striped tees and I really want a striped handbag for the summer. 3a. Top handle bags are also a big trend for the season.

4. Bright accessories. Fuchsia, teal, yellow, and cobalt were big colors this season. Bright clutches,
sunglasses, bangles, and pumps are a great way to add a pop of color to your outfit this summer. I love this trend a lot.

5. White lace. A must have for your wardrobe is absolutely a white lace dress. Whether it's a floor length maxi or a mini dress or skirt (depending on your style & taste) it's perfect for the season and you can dress it up or down very easily.

The Met Gala

On Monday, the 2011 Met Costume Institute Gala happened. And I can't even explain how much I love the fashion and style at the Met Gala every single year. This year's gala celebrated the opening of the new exhibition "Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty" a look at McQueen's well-known and provocative work. 

Let me get to the point here. I love watching the coverage online and of course I love to critique and judge and create my own "Best Dressed" list, so here it is. And in no particular order....just so you know. That would be far too time consuming. Especially for someone like me who is diagnosed with never-finishes-anything-itis (it's a disease, remember?) Back to the point.

Blake Lively in Chanel, of course. Karl Lagerfeld's date, of course (FAB). The new strawberry blonde looks stunning in this Chanel gown and looks even more perfect standing next to the one & only.

Emma Roberts in Michael Kors. Simple. Classic. All there is to it. 

Hailee Steinfeld in Stella McCartney. She's fourteeeeeen, people.

Caroline Trentini in Michael Kors. I love the messy ponytail with this dress. Very unexpected.

Zoë Saldana in Calvin Klein Collection. The color is absolutely perfect on her and honestly, I just can't get enough of Calvin Klein's simple & chic dresses this season.

Bar Refaeli in Reem Accra. Absolutely gorgeous from head to toe. But then again I'm pretty sure you could put anything on this girl and she would look stunning.

Diane Kruger in Jason Wu. She was Wu's date to the Met Gala as well. I just love Jason Wu. Have I mentioned that before??

Taylor Swift in a J. Mendel couture gown. It is SUCH an improvement from her usual (yawn) sequin dresses, let's be honest. And no cat eyes....double score.

Alexa Chung in Christopher Kane. This girl just does her own thing and I love it. 

Beyonce in a custom Emilio Pucci mermaid gown. The embroidery details are absolutely gorgeous and the dress really shows off her curves. Well, what's left of them anyway.

Gisele in Alexander McQueen. Straight glam, this woman is.

SJP shut it down in vintage McQueen. Dress, gown, hair, makeup. So fabulous I can't even handle it.

In case you were wondering...

I liked it. It's true.

End of post. 

For April

I've officially diagnosed myself with never-finishes-anything-itis. It's a very serious disease where a person starts many projects, ideas, life plans, etc. and never finishes them. Yep that's exactly what I have. Just a few examples off the top of my head would be figuring out summer school, homework (what I should be doing now, but like I said, it's a disease) my inspiration wall, model monday, and finally...my monthly wish lists.  But at least I only missed one, right? So here it is in all it's glory-- my I Want Everything list for the month of April.

1. Wyatta Gladiator Sandals - These really remind me of Sam Edelman sandals but they're only $60 from Aldo. So great for the spring/summer seasons & they would go with so much.

2. Hinge Bracelet - I first saw this in Vogue & fell in love. Yellow gold with diamonds & turquoise, you can get this bracelet for the low, low price of $28,180. Still waiting on that free, limitless credit card... 

3. Diane von Furstenberg Leather Clutch - I need this DVF studded snake print leather clutch in my hands now. Like right now.

4. Halston Heritage Dress - This brand designed by Sarah Jessica Parker as of 2010 has some really great pieces and I love the color of this off shoulder sash dress. It could be dressed up or dressed down with the right accessories.

5. Halston Heritage Maxi Dress - Maxi dresses and skirts have been seen all over & this black pleated maxi looks so flowy and comfortable & could be paired with chic sandals.

6. Marc by Marc Jacobs Bag - It's Marc Jacobs. There's really no need for an explanation. This Bianca Jane crossbody bag is made of leather & straw (which is really coming in for summer). And top of all that I really love the color.

7. House of Harlow Bangle - Jewelry is probably one my all time favorite things and I love that this gold three stack bangle has a little bit of edginess to it.

8. Anchor Tank Top - I love tanks that have longer sides & the fact that this one is only $25 from Alloy just makes it that much better.

9. Illesteva Leonard Sunglasses - The round lens trend has been going on for a while, but it's popping up more and more with designer sunglasses. I really wanna try some out and I love the tortoise frames.

10. DVF Wedge Sandals - These wedges really are to die for but I really couldn't decide between the opal leather or the opal linen soooo.. I put both.

Closet Crush

We all loved to hate her on The City, but there's no denying it. Olivia Palermo has always been one of my biggest inspirations when it comes to fashion. From her NYC street style to her many red carpet & fashion week looks, girlfriend knows what she's doing. Mixing designer pieces with high street brands has landed her on Vogue's Best Dressed List of 2010 and it's not rare to see her sitting front row at NYFW. I mean really. I challenge you to find me one outfit of hers that doesn't look fabulous. Any takers?

Yep. If I could have one celebrity's closet it would definitely be Olivia Palermo's. But let's be honest, there are plenty of closets I wouldn't mind stealing. Who's your biggest closet crush?

Where Am I?

Oh this is my blog? Well that's pretty embarrassing.......

You get my point. I'm probably being a little dramatic here considering it's only been about 4 weeks but I swear it feels like much longer. I really hope we can just all look past this and move on with our blog relationship where you pretend I never cheated on you with margaritas (or green parrots) & sandy beaches and never chose school over you. I just don't do things like that..

Still not getting to the point. My point issss that I am backbackback & will be blogging a lot to make up for the month that I missed so don't forget about me! Xoxo

Amanda Seyfried Gets Naked

Kind of....well not really. But it got your attention, right? Amanda Seyfried was on this month's cover of Interview magazine, and the mag decided to have Justin Timberlake do the interview with her over the phone (they just finished filming a sci-fi movie, Now). Alright let me get to the point. While talking to JT, she made it known that she was wearing her Birthday Suit because, after all, it is the most comfortable. She's promoting her new movie Red Riding Hood, which I think looks really interesting and she made it sound like it might be decent.

I absolutely loved the cover as well as the rest of the entire spread. It's a very gothic glam look with messy, teased hair and wardrobe including everything from Nina Ricci to Fendi to Dolce & Gabbana.

If you want to, you can read the interview here!