I’ll be the first to attest to having an undying love for Carrie Bradshaw. Her stealth skill at dressing, her whimsical style, fun prints and her curls; I’ve been forever smitten and owe a lot of my own style maturity to Lady Bradshaw and Pat Fields.
While Carrie will forever melt our hearts with her floral head adornments and vertiginous heels, there’s clearly room for another style icon to be revered and copied.
Here are five picks as the next to inherit the Style Throne.
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Pinterest is all the social rage! And with good reason. The clutter-free, inspiration board website is digital crack for designers, style obsessives, foodies and decor freaks. Needless to say I love it! Pinterest lets you create themed boards and organize your inspirational photos and quotes for all to follow! You can repin images from the people [...]
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It’s no secret that my fashion sense is engulfed with vintage eras! From the 20′s to the 70′s the past is ever present in fashion (and in my wardrobe) and my love of vintage shows no signs of letting up. So imagine my sheer delight when on a recent Internet trip, I stumbled upon I [...]
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Jason Wu for Target is here! I haven’t been this excited about a Target collection since Erin Fetherston and Rodarte. The NY designer pulled together feminine and springtime looks for us ladies who love an A-line dress, penny loafer and ruffled sock. And who doesn’t love a ruffled sock?! Jason Wu for Target is available [...]
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1950 Ford Thunderbirds, Flames on Heels, bumper bangs, the stuff of fashion past. Ahead of the curve fashion house Prada takes us on a style blast from the past with the their Spring/Summer 2012 collection. With a slice of classic Americana, Prada makes us long for the good ole Happy Days. Shot by Steven Miesel, [...]
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Shoes. We love them. We can’t live without them. We’ve created an entire culture around our love of fashionable footwear! Carrie couldn’t even buy an apartment due to her shoe obsession, for pete’s sake! We all have an affinity for footwear; from our beloved stilettos to your favorite trainers, we even sing about our love of [...]
View Article Amy Winehouse, Emily King, Shoes, songs about shoes
“I dress for the image. Not for myself, not for the public, not for fashion, not for men.” ~ Marlene Dietrich All the world’s a runway and we merely models on the catwalk. In our visual world, what we wear often says so much about us. Are you a prim & proper pearl-wearer or do [...]
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They sure knew how to party in style back in the 60′s so what better way to bring in 2012 than draped in a gilded cocktail dress, a paper top hat and a pair of towering heels! Since every special occasion is an opportunity to get dolled up, a retro-style Biba cocktail dress is perfectly [...]
View Article Fashion, New Years Eve, style inspiration, what to wear
The Fall/Winter season has officially hit the East Coast and with it comes a need for cozy tights, luxurious coats and comfortable sweaters. While I love the changing seasons and a changing wardrobe, I don’t always love shelling out a ton of money for new duds. ***Spoiler alert: There’s a giveaway at the end of [...]
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Welcome Stylish Thought & Friends! This is a great guest post from the lovely Retro Natural! She blogs about vintage style and shoots phenomenal videos on how to create retro hairstyles on natural hair! Pop over and say hi! I’ve loved this photo of Coretta since laying eyes upon it. I finally got around to [...]
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