you know what they say.........

recycle? wear vintage......i TOTALLY agree!!!

i also believe that holds true to bags....one of my all time favs.....

SEABAGS

part of the mission of seabags is to recycle because it works!!!

each bag is made from recycled sails.....

at their core they believe in working for a cause and a cure.....

they donate to SailMaine scholarship fund which teaches children to learn to sail, and they work with the Maine cancer foundation, the american cancer society, make a wish foundation, and surfrider foundation....

their bags are one of a kind and i must say i have quite a collection (that some how never stops growing!!)

i just love the idea that the bag i am carrying has an incredible history and story......

a bag that  has traveled around the world!!

i just love that!!!! and i love seabags!!!!

here are a few of my favorites.......

white on white is a great classic bag!!! i love the anchor and the star is great too!!!!

this silver metallic on navy stripes is one of my all time favorites!!!!

i AM a gold girl!!!! i give this bag a gold star!!!!

great farmers market or grocery bag!! keep it in the car!!

i love this tough kevlar!!! super chic!!

this is a must have for weekenders.....it IS called the weekender!!! if you are a weekend kind of person you MUST have this bag!!!

who doesn't always need a few wine bags for last minute dinner parties or easy gifts? buy a few and keep them on hand for such a time!!!

what are you waiting for? go grad yourself a seabag or 3!!!

oh!! and they even have true one of a kind bags that they auction off daily!!! pretty amazing finds!!!

thank you seabags for creating some amazing goodies with an amazing history and story!!!!



today on the street..........

claudia's look is simple and easy but a great way to stay cool in the houston summer...the lilla p dress is breezy cool and stays looking good all day-even in the houston heat!!! the elastic band in the front cinches in the waist without the need for a belt.....

 lilla p dress

shoes by charles david

marc jacobs sunglasses

great look claudia!!!

i was honored on friday to style a cast of dancers from hope stone for their upcoming "lemonade stand" performance with one of my favorite fashionistas denise hazen!!! what a great way to spend a friday!!! the group was amazing to work with and we all had so much fun!!!! i can't wait to see it all come together on stage on august 11th!!!! the lemonade stand will have 3 performances, august 11-13 @ 8pm.....for tickets go to http://www.hopestoneinc.org/

the lemonade stand family portrait (from left to right)

standing-coco, leroy, caroline mead, lance and flora rose

and seated- stevie, just one more jane and epic

break a leg guys!!! and thank you for letting me be a part of your creative process!! xoxo

today's obsession.........

Bill photographing Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour.

just one of the amazing photographs by bill cunningham featured in

"Bill Cunningham NEW YORK"

a film by Richard Press

ABOUT THE FILM

“We all get dressed for Bill,” says Vogue editrix Anna Wintour.

The “Bill” in question is 80+ New York Times photographer Bill Cunningham. For decades, this Schwinn-riding cultural anthropologist has been obsessively and inventively chronicling fashion trends and high society charity soirées for the Times Style section in his columns “On the Street” and “Evening Hours.” Documenting uptown fixtures (Wintour, Tom Wolfe, Brooke Astor, David Rockefeller—who all appear in the film out of their love for Bill), downtown eccentrics and everyone in between, Cunningham’s enormous body of work is more reliable than any catwalk as an expression of time, place and individual flair. In turn, Bill Cunningham New York is a delicate, funny and often poignant portrait of a dedicated artist whose only wealth is his own humanity and unassuming grace.



today on the street..........

today on the street i saw simple, classic, easy, look that i just love......i think you will too!!

sarah on the street......

sarah has mastered the perfect saturday afternoon in houston classic cool look.......

with a white tee from american apparel and shorts from urban outfitters as her foundation......she has simple accesories from david yurman, bracelet from henri bendel and finishes her look with a gold grecian woven strappy sandal from michaeil kors and simple turq. bead necklace......

oh! and don't forget to mention the classic vintage lv bag!!

great look sarah!!! thanks for posing.....

the fashion forecast on the plain white tank.......via mirror mirror

Plain white tank tops should be anything but boring! Here's how these easy, inexpensive staples can create style-savvy looks.

Styling duo Kimberly Powell and Jeremy Smith agree that a basic white tank top can go from extremely casual to extremely lux. But it can also go really wrong! Kimberly says you have to make sure that the quality of the fabric is good (not completely transparent). You don't want the arm holes to be too big. You don't want it to be too tight where you have that "muffin top" look. You don't want your bra to look like it's not supposed to be seen. And finally, you don't want it to be so tight to where you're constantly pulling and adjust it. You want it to feel like a second skin.
Instead, try one of these trendsetting tank styles:
Mix expensive with inexpensive. A vintage brocade jacket, simple super-washed denim shirt, a couple of layered tank tops with a pair of shorts and a cute little wedge.
Layer two tank tops, a button-down jersey dress and cardigan. Then, draw the eye to the waistline by taking two belts and running one end of one belt through the opposite end of the other belt.
If you're not a surfer and you're not wearing a rash guard, but you still want coverage, a white tank top really adds to a bright bikini bottom. Throw on some jewelry, a little sarong and a floppy hat. It's not going to be something you wear in the water, but this the perfect way to walk on the beach.
A few fit tips:
For petites, pull the tank top down around the waist. It gives that appearance of length.
If you're hippy, push it up a little bit, maybe scrunch it up and angle it to the side. It really helps so it doesn't cut off your waist and gives that appearance of length.
"I would never suggest that anyone spend a lot of money on a white ribbed tank top. The ones that we're showing today from Target are $10," says Kimberly.
You can even borrow from the boys! Kimberly says, "The men's come in packs of three and I think they're $12. So I definitely don't think you should spend a lot of money."
http://livewellnetwork.com/Mirror-Mirror/episodes/Ways-to-Wear-a-White-Tank/8197969

style s.o.s.

take a look as color stylist, lauren battistini and i style each other.....we both gave complete freedom to the other and stretched ourselves outside of our comfort zone.....we even discuss when we have gotten it wrong....take a look....

http://youtu.be/JSxP_r4YthM