God Save McQueen

Alexander McQueen 2012 Spring Summer Campaign = AMAZING!

All Images from Facebook Page

In case you missed the show from last fall, here's a video of the complete collection:

King Karl

Need some retail therapy? Head over the Net-a-Porter where Karl Lagerfeld's first online collection has finally made its debut. The collection is definitely edgy and trend-forward, yet very true to Karl's signature look (think collars + leather gloves). Almost all the pieces are black & white, made of up luxe materials- sequins, leather, metallic...as if things could sound any better, it's affordable! But you'd better hurry - sizes are quickly selling out!

Collars, $175  ::  Dress, $270

HighTops, $405  ::  Biker Dress, $485

Images from net-a-porter.com & google search.

Color Inspiration: Orange Crush

Orange has always been one of my favorite colors - it was even the color of my prom dress, way back when in 2004.  2012 PANTONE Color of the year, Tangerine Tango, is a beautiful reddish orange. It's very bright and works perfectly in home goods, beauty products, and especially in fashion (think color-blocking trend). Shades of orange can go from more pastel mango colors, to warm golden hues, and even neon. If you're like me and not ready to move past the neon trend, look to designers like Matthew Williamson, Cambridge Satchel Co, and DVF for hot neon orange pieces to add to your wardrobe. Queen of Color, Kate Spade has orange everything from quirky tote bags to iphone cases. And if you're only looking to add accents of orange, look to using beauty products like MAC lipstick in Morange and Deborah Lippmann Lara's Theme nail lacquer.

Amazing Orange Creamsicle Cupcake Recipe :: Kate Spade Spring 2012 Collection

Stella McCartney Falabella Bag :: Deborah Lippmann Nail Lacquer

Image Source

Matthew Williamson Sunnies :: Cacharel SS11

Ashley Olsen in Orange :: Tangerine Intimates

Girl Crush: Alison Mosshart

I fell head over heels with Alison when I heard Sour Cherry on the first season Gossip Girl, it was love at first listen. Since then, I've followed her music, she's fronted the bands: The Kills and The Dead Weather, and her effortless rock n' roll style all the way to Coachella in 2010 and Detroit a few months later. Her fashion might look a little rough around the edges, but don't be fooled. These worn-in pieces are from the best of the best, Marc Jacobs,  Zadig & Voltaire, Ann Demeulemeester, Sass & Bide to name a few.  She seems to also love vintage fur coats as much as I do. Like her fashion sense, her music is undeniably great. Songs from The Kills' current CD, Blood Pressures, as well as past Dead Weather numbers fill up all my spotify playlists.

Here's The Kills' latest video, The Last Goodbye:

The Kills: The Last Goodbye on Nowness.com.

Images are past google searches saved to my desktop.  I do not own these images.

For more Alison inspiration - check out her "Today I'm Wearing" blog at Vogue UK: here. And be sure to check out The Dead Weather's youtube channel: here  & The Kills: here.

music festival

Yesterday, Coachella finally released their 2012 lineup (and their site crashed shortly after). Our first Coachella experience was back in 2010 and though pricey (especially for us living on the east coast), it was totally worth it! And this year's lineup is just as exciting as 2010's.

So, who's going?