Showing posts with label Retro Style. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Retro Style. Show all posts

Monday, June 24, 2013

Drop Dead Dita


I've seen Dita Von Teese a few times in person and have to say she is just as stunning as she is in the magazines.  She always has red lips and nails, jet black hair, and a great pair of sunnies on.  So, of course recent photos of her in Elle Magazine reflect that exact style, and she even shows us some of her favorite products.  I can't pull of red lips.  Can you?






All photos courtesy of Elizabeth Griffin via Elle Magazine 

Saturday, June 22, 2013

I'm In Love...With Bar Carts


If you follow me on Instagram, you've probably seen the recent photos of my new bar cart.  My style is a combination of Hollywood Regency/contemporary.  Bar carts are so retro, but add a contemporary flare to a room.  Mine is in my kitchen, since I was lucky enough to have a cart there when I moved in. I love the idea of someone coming over, and fixing them a drink out of a gorgeous decanter.  So very soap opera right?  There are no rules about what has to go on your bar cart.  Some don't even have alcohol, but rather old-fashioned sodas.  Make it your own.  You can't go wrong.  Here are a few photos to get you started, and then a few of my own bar cart!  Enjoy!








And here's mine!

Photo courtesy of Kori Donahue for Blonde Episodes 

Courtesy of Kori Donahue for Blonde Episodes

Thursday, June 20, 2013

California Girl


Lauren Conrad has really made a name for herself...by being on a hit reality T.V. show.  Is there any other way?  It's hard to believe she's the one-time beautiful teenager fighting Kristin for Stephen's affections (Kristin Cavallari and Stephen Colletti) in case you don't know.  Now the twenty-something has a clothing line at Kohl's, a fashion blog, and the world at her fingertips.  Take a look at her recent cover shoot from Marie Claire Magazine.




All photos courtesy of Regan Cameron for Marie Claire Magazine

Monday, January 9, 2012

Dita's Travel Essentials


I'm not a huge fan of Dita Von Teese, but I know a lot of you are.  I love her style, and her classic beauty, I'm just not a fan of her career choice, but that's another conversation.  I've mentioned before that I saw her at the Rose Bowl swap meet once, and she is just as beautiful and stunning in person.  

W Magazine asked her to share her travel essentials, since she's on the go so much.  I love what she shared.  Check it out.

"I use all Globe-Trotter suitcases; they look chic and classic.  Most of my burlesque costumes travel in Globe-Trotter cases that are color-matched to each outfit."--Dita Von Teese

"Marc Jacobs sent me this Louis Vuitton hatbox when I was performing at Vuitton parties in Paris and Las Vegas."--Dita Von Teese

"This diary is Smythson--I get all my journals and datebooks there.  I like to write about travels, and I find it very useful to look back on what I wrote to see where I was both geographically and emotionally.  I always keep it in a locked safe, because, as Mae West once said, 'Keep a diary, and someday it may keep you.'"--Dita Von Teese

"I write a lot of thank-you notes--and love letters when I have someone special in my life.  I adore very fine papers, which I have custom made for me, and I write with my Montblanc fountain pen, which has burgundy, rose-scented ink."--Dita Von Teese

"I wear opera-length leather gloves with just about everything--I love fetishistic elegance."--Dita Von Teese

"It's perfectly acceptable to touch up your makeup at the dinner table if you have a gorgeous powder compact.  This one is from the forties and different fashions of the era pictured on it.  It's quite a large compact--the size of the puff always gets comments!"--Dita Von Teese

"I always have at least three red lipsticks in my handbag--usually a bright red, a cherry red, and a deep ruby red.  This is one of my favorites, Dior Roulette Red."--Dita Von Teese

All images and quotes courtesy of W Magazine

Wednesday, December 28, 2011

Red Pumps? Yes, Please!


Loving red pumps with jeans right now...do you own a pair?  What do you wear yours with?







All photos courtesy of Pinterest