Fashion for everyone

when i debuted this getup yesterday morning, my flatmate and sometime blog photographer (hi DL!) happily hissed: "you are totally giving me anna wintour with that jacket!" (note: it may also have had something to do with the bob, glasses, and the fact that i'm notoriously grouchy in the a.m.)

anyway, his observation was oddly intuitive, as she's THE uber-editor, and i was cheekily channeling that old joke: 'what's black & white & read all over? (the newspaper!)' with my smudgy, desaturated prints and pops of red accessories:



wearing: drugstore sunnies, rag+bone tweed & leather jacket, lanvin beetle brooch, F21 dress, the glamourai rings (coming monday to the glamporium!), hobo clutch, random lace-stripe tights, bebe booties

though it's hard to make out in these photos, i am also *finally* wearing chanel jade on my fingertips (loyal readers will know i've waited months for this moment). big thanks to joelle of the owls are not what they seem, who picked it up for me at the chanel shop in soho during fashion's night out! it is everything i dreamed it would be.

one of my favorite accessories is bold-toned nail polish. it's the unsung hero of many outfits ~ the extra touch that can tie two prints together, punk up a fairly square look, or simply bestow a fresh sheen to any old ensemble!

for the last year, i've flaunted a fervor for blue hues on my hands and toes ~ from navy to cobalt to aquamarine.

however, since i first glimpsed photos from the chanel fall 2009 runway (above), i've been itching to 'go green' and get their revolutionary jade lacquer onto my hands. rumor has it this coveted color will be released in a limited edition sometime in october, but should any of you know a knock-off already on the market, please do share!

enjoy! xoxoglamourai

Lily Allen for Chanel FW '10?
I died.

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one of the great rewards of starting this site has been the like-minded friends i have since made. cherised among these are the beckerman sisters. when first i wrote about them, i had only admired their style from afar ~ the way they could go from flea marketing with agyness deyn to lounging poolside and sleeping in chanel shoes with such nonchalant panache. when finally we met, i learned to like them even more, for being the sweetest, most fun-loving and unpretentious girls on earth. i love when that happens!

recently, i was thrilled to receive a surprise prezzie from my beloved blond beckerman buddies. it contained this rad double-plaid dinner jacket...

...and a supercool handmade card! i love their whimsical rendition of me ~ butterfly sunnies and all~ on the card's cover. in tribute to their lively blog photos, i had to do a happy dance. thanks ladies!