Bedazzle your collar, I'm sure you've seen this trend at almost every store!
You'll need to buy diamond (not real) studs at your local craft store. I've chosen orange and green. The trick is that the diamond studs need to have 4 holes for the needle to sew into.
As you can see, you're just inserting the needle from one end of the hole to the other end and sewing into the fabric from time to time.
This movie is amazeballs! After winning the peoples choice award at TIFF it will definetely get some oscar noms. Do me a favour and see it. Great chemistry, great acting, great love story and amazing ending. So original. Ive developed a girl crush on jennifer lawrence too, and who doesnt love bradely cooper...i mean come on! Come on!
lastly, i want to give props to jennifer for not being stick thin!
If you didn't know that bedazzled bras are in style ..now you know. The tricky part is just showing a little or enough. You can find them at LF store in Soho NY.
With J Crew opening up at the Eaton Centre and Marshalls on King on John, there are a lot of fall peices that I think you can create at home...in terms of bedazzling try:
J Crew blazer, valued at approximatley $200
Here are some other crafts I've made that are more simple:
heres a simple way to update your old winter boots with a new trend.All you'll need is tape to separate the painted area from the black part of the boot, silver paint and clear nailpolish to protect the paint. And Voila!
i just have to rant...i hate it when people say i dont care about celebrities. the same people who are in the film industry, going to celebrity parties and have made a career out of it. Newsflash! Even celebrities care about celebrities. just be honest. i had an old colleague tell me this once and i found out she had been keeping Ryan Goslings old water bottle! If you care about celebrities it doesnt mean youre a stocker or creepy fan or someone who tries to sleep with them. it just means you have read and been interested in celebrity gossip or seeing what they look like in real life. lets just be honest people, dont worry about being too cool. i also recently ran into an writer for a major American newspaper who said to me why do you care about going to tiff parties, i dont care about celebrities. Then i remembered that 2 days earlier he had bragged to me that he was in a VIP area with Ice T. He actually invited and I refused. I just wish people were more honest, especially when the media around us is constantly reminding us just how much we care about celebrities!
Gerard Butler is very talented, he can scan all the girls in one room and pretend he's listening to you all at the same time. If he wasn't good looking I would find his googly eyes creepy. I'm not complaining though, being at the same house party as him and stephen dorff at the penthouse of hazelton hotel in yorkville was the highlight of my tiff unfortunately:( I had hoped to check out some parties at the soho house but this year I had no hook ups. I had gone to the Mongrel media party which didn't have anyone exciting except for the people waiting to kareoke and apparently Viggo Mortensen at one point.
I wasn't successful at convincing others to go out with me that night so as I made my way to the cab, a producer stopped me and asked me if I wanted to go to the storys building. Yes! I said. I scoped out the girls in the cab, got a good vibe as I introduced myself and headed to our destination. Unfortunately, this popular after party destination was closing in 15 minutes so that's how we ended up at the house party.
Because last year I found some great contacts and ended up at some very exclusive parties, this year was a big disappointment. I did however sneak into the ET Canada party, eat their cake and take home an awesome giftbag. Thank-you ET Canada. The only other highlight of this week was the BUTTERED CHICKEN POUTINE at the Hyatt in Yorkville. Holy faaaack!! I would normally write about the films but unfortunatley the only one I've seen is The Time Being - which is actually a beautiful movie!! Its visually stunning and very emotional although there is little action, a nice surprise in the end too. FYI - the new opening party venue this year was very scattered and a big disappointment. Here's some celebs I spotted during my TIFFING: Ritz - Ian somerhalder, Colin Farrel, Dennis Quade, Camilla Belle (sitting at the patio) Park Hyatt - Jude Law Trump - Kirsten Dunst eating on the patio with a handsome guy that I was more interested in than her. The secret is to go the first weekend of tiff, otherwise you miss all the action by Tuesday (which is when most fly home). Hopefully this gives you some inspiration for next year.
Deciding what to wear to work or a night out has never been more comfortable. Wedge sneakers that add a little height and a lot of flair are a popular way to replace those uncomfortable heels that we torture ourselves with in the name of fashion. In particular, white high top sneakers are a juxtaposition to that sexy high end dress that you would normally pair with stilettos. Drawing your eyes to it’s clean white shell and sculpted just above the ankle, this is a hip and trendy fashion statement that you wouldn’t be able to make with your stiletto heels.Fancy that!
Try the White Crocodile Pattern Casual Shoes onChoies.comwhich has additional zippers and chrome accents. A more casual option is Isabel Marant which can be purchased on Net-A-Porter.
Crosses, especially with accessories have always been a hot trend. Remember Madonna in the 80’s? However, crosses have emerged as a mainstream trademark and not a religious statement anymore. They are the new repetitive pattern on any clothing whether it be pants, shorts or even a large print on a fancy blouse you can wear to work. It is transforming into a necessary detail in statement pieces. Students, working professionals and night crawlers all bare this mark as if unaware of it’s religious significance. This white blouse with two huge studded crosses is already sold out online at Fashion Coolture Shop. However, the t-shirt with the big cross print sells at Coosy.es, which also provides international shipping. Crossing over has never been this subtle or worked for so many styles.
With daisy dukes making a comeback, shorts are getter shorter and pockets are often seen dangling underneath the shorts. This look is popular with teens particularly at summer music festivals where the heat is too much to bare. Or is it? With different variations of jean shorts becoming a huge summer trend (e.g. boyfriend jeans, damaged, torn and of course tight short shorts), this is the new take on summer jean shorts.
To achieve this look, you can roll up your shorts even shorter or tear them to purposely reveal your pockets. Often, the exposed pockets are bedazzled incase you needed further proof on whether this look was intentional. So there you have it, this is a fresh take on an old look! I smell an arts and crafts project. Sources: http://lookbook.nu/look/2341147-Better-Days http://lookbook.nu/look/3930302-Black-Crochet http://lookbook.nu/look/3924788-Plaid-Shirt http://lookbook.nu/look/2616993-Red-knit
All in all, Chicago was very similar to New York but smaller. Here are my top places to go. Colours below represent locations close in proximity.
Shopping
Magnificent Mile (although touristy) is worth checking out. My favourite store was obviously Top Shop (which is a stand alone store just like New York, 830 Michigan Ave.)!
Wicker Park reminds me of the east village or the brooklyn of New York. A little more vintage and hipster there's cute shops and patio restaurants. I would just walk down N. Milwaukee Ave or if you have extra time Damen and Diversey (which we didn't get a chance to do).
Food
We didn't get a chance to do this but it's worth finding a place with traditional deep dish pizza! There's a few restaurants close to top shop.
Grand Electric is copied after a restaurant called big star (mexican food) in wicker park. Great patio and very yellow - can't miss it. There's a great brunch place called the Bongo Room - beware to make reservations or go early there's usually a line.
Nightlife
On your first night you should walk along Hubbard St. (also known as River North, C on the map below) for late dinner or bars (I would consider this their entertainment district) for young working professionals. Check our Paris for amazing food (there's also a club upstairs) or Hub 51 is you want to spend more and maybe do some celeb spotting (you never know)!
I would check out an after hours bar called Violet Hour in Wicker Park. Great decor and interesting drink choices.
Check out Drumbar Rooftop and flirt with the bouncer to get up. Apparently, there was supposed to be a party with Florence and the machine djing at lollapalooza but they didn't get their dj license in time?? The crowd reminds me of a little of the Thompson in Toronto.
For some 80's & 90's dancing I would check out The Hangge Uppe, go early to avoid the line but it moves pretty quick. Go on a Saturday remember there's 2-3 rooms with different music!
Attractions/Photo Ops Close to N. Michigan Ave there's a mirror thing called cloud gate and close to that there's a fountain and a moving image of a person on it (kids swim here during the day and it glows at night) really cool to check out.
Here's some great decor ideas to get your creative juices flowing starting with some stenciling ideas from Urban Outfitters;
Benjamin Moore Damask wallpaper with silver accents & a velvet feel:
Or try ordering this wallpaper from Young & Battaglia on their website (they're in England) if you're working with a small room and want to keep it as light as possible:
