For S/S’12, Aldo has teamed up with three major designers from London Fashion Week – Preen, J.W. Anderson and Mark Fast;
They’re creating some really cool designs, and the best part? They’re available now at ASOS, including four exclusive styles.
I love the cool 8-bit print of these Preen heeled sandals. I wish they had done this in a boot version.
Preen ALDO Rise Giffee Printed Heeled Sandals
£135.00
Yes, I wore this soft kitten-grey polka-dotted cardigan from Target.
And it went great with the red pencil skirt from Express
And with the grey Tibi Daisy flats…
China Glaze’s Recycle warm grey polish looked great too…
But really… it was all just a backdrop for the ring.
Isn’t this adorably stunning?
It’s the “Winter in Paris” snow globe ring from DIVINEsweetness on Etsy. And I knew I had to have it the moment I saw it. Worth every penny and the wait to get it.
Like everyone, I’m in search of items from the Jason Wu collection from Target. While I like the items, the hassle of even trying to get, well… anything… pisses me off. And I’m not going to buy from “scalpers” on eBay. I just won’t do it!
After trying, no lie, 4 Target stores in our area, I found two pieces I liked. The first was the cute cat tee. I really want to get the scarf and bag too with this, but that hope remains unrealized.
I did nab one of the iconic shift dresses. I think I’m going to wear this during this or next week with black tights, my YSL Mohawk heels and a black velvet blazer but for summer I’m totally adding a yellow patent belt and yellow Manolo Blahnik pumps.
While I was at Target I spied three other cute, light-weight dresses. These are going to be great when it’s sweltering. Nice enough for work but casual enough for weekends. Plus, I get to have fun playing with all the colors in the patterns and they were only $25 each.
I got the navy/red/white print…
Coral floral…
And I had to get the cobalt blue!
Yes, hot pink is going to be huge for Spring/Summer 2012 but so is tangerine, coral, and my new favorite saturated hue… Cobalt.
I was smitten with this color and over the weekend was excited to see the perfect sweater at Target for wearing over bright patterned dresses.
I wore it right away with a fun oversized snake print skirt and….
my Manolo Blahnik Mladari mary janes. Isn’t this color great? And the heel height is just perfect.
I love that the strap is lower on the arch too.
Yes (You Complete the Picture) by Trey Speegle is particularly appropriate for a fashion blogger as the original artwork was the giant backdrop for the Stella McCartney 2009 Paris Runway show. The paint by numbers inspiration combined with the bright colors and Parisian setting instantly drew me in.
I got two others from a series. Sweethearts (here) and Jelly Belly (below) by Jonathan Lewis are beautiful colorwork pieces but I love that their inspiration came from the artist being overwhelmed by the packaging and merchandising of US candies. Perfect for a marketer but also… just pretty!
While my office is already filled with pictures of my pets, I couldn’t resist the sweet lamb from Sharon Montrose. Lamb No. 3 is one of 8 photos offered. I would love to get them all because her beautiful pristine photographs are some of the best lit images I’ve ever seen.
Frozen by Katie Baum simply spoke to me. No particular reason for it beyond the great camera work and the prettiness of the subject. I just wanted it.
And my favorite (and probably NSFW) is You by William Powhida. Yep, that’s a page of the “F word” but I love love love it. I think it’s hilarious. Will I actually put this up at work… that remains to be seen.
The great thing about 20 x 200 is you get these amazing artists (really, read the bios on the ones here) who are doing limited editions that are made affordable for everyone. Sure, I have some “investment” pieces but I also want some great art for places like my office. 20 x 200 gives me the opportunity to get the best of both worlds.
These are all going to be framed in white with white mattes to make the art pop. It may take a while to get them all done, but I’ll share a picture of the full wall when it’s installed.
Yeah for art!
I love a good printed dress and these three from ModCloth are three of my new favorites.
When I saw the A Hen-chant for Eggs-ellence Dress, I knew it was a must-have. I mean… I write The Daily Coop, how could I pass up an adorable black and red dress with hens, eggs and polka dots!
I simply adore the cool loveliness of the Graceful Greenery dress. It’s vintage style and park-like print will help me to keep cool in the heat of summer, I just know it.
But my favorite is the Scene and Believed dress. I love the blossoming tree and tulips, the interplay of the patterns and the pinks, blues and greens.
I have big plans for these dresses. Bright cardigans, vintage hats, matching nails and printed heels. Spring is going to be bursting with color and fun. I can’t wait!
I love loafers and I love a bargain, so I was obviously and instantly smitten with the ASOS Macabee loafers. Not only do they come in the sweetest mint color (perfect for my Spring theme of Pastel Ice Cream Sundae) but they even came in my size!
Sooo…. I was daydreaming about the Celine Luggage Tote in highlighter neon pink but sadly, Celine didn’t make enought to fulfill the waitlist.
No pretty pink for me. : (
But… I do have 3 other options. Orange…
Neon highlighter yellow (I’m told this image does not do it justice and that it is very neon yellow)…
Or rich tomato-y red…. (a bright red with orange undertones)…
Shoe Daydreams 