I am Style-ish

Lookbook: Zip Back Blazer

2010-07-30T05:00:00.000-07:00

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I rave about many blazers but this one is THE blazer of all blazers. LOVE it. If you are in the market for a new blazer, I can't recommend a better one. It's perfect in every way and even has a cool zipper detail on the back which allows you to make it more or less fitted.

What I'm Wearing:

Top: Forever 21

Blazer: Elizabeth & James

Jeans: Uniqlo

Shoes: Christian Louboutin

Bracelets: Vintage & J. Crew

I got a question from Emily who asks:

"When you are checking a blazer for fit, do you have to button it and make sure it sits right? Or is it okay for girls to wear blazers unbuttoned and just make sure that the shoulders and arm length fits right? I can find blazers that fit my shoulders, arms, and torso okay but when I button it, it looks totally awkward because it doesn't sit right. You seem to be a blazer expert so I figured I'd ask. Thanks!! :)"

Hi Emily! In my preference, it is fine for girls to buy blazers based on the fit when it is unbuttoned. I wear most of my blazers unbuttoned most of the time and so I check that the fit is perfect as I would wear it normally. I totally hear ya about it getting awkward when it buttons. To me, it doesn't matter, as long as it looks good unbuttoned and that's how I plan on wearing it that way then I just want the shoulders and arm length to fit right. Most of the time the arm length never fits so I just roll up the sleeves to make it work.

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Elizabeth and James Zip Back Blazer

pssst... It's on sale here but only a size 6 left!

Forever21 Silk Ruffle Cami

Rich & Skinny Sleek in Mystic

Christian Louboutin Simple Patent Pump

Psst... changes are coming! This blog will be turned to private sometime this weekend so don't fret if you try to visit and you see the private blog message. It should be back up by Monday if everything goes as planned!

Lookbook: Flares

2010-07-28T05:00:00.000-07:00

You know how online shopping is and when you are buying one thing, you kinda want to find something else to add to your cart so that you can at least get a few things in that order? I am so guilty of that. When I ordered the Hello Sunday blazer, I just had to find something else to add to my order and thought this little tunic (which was also on sale) was perfect for the summer.

What I'm Wearing

Top: Anthropologie

Jeans: Citizens of Humanity

Shoes: Dior

I very rarely wear flare jeans, I own so many pairs of skinny jeans that when I put these on it was a bit of "Woh. These look weird." I do like white jeans though, especially during the summer so went with them. It was actually quite a dreary day but sometimes you just gotta brighten up the day with your outfit!

In recent news, I got back from New York and found out that I was selected to be one of the 31 bloggers in The Society Stylist's "Little Black Dress Experiment" which is quite exciting! I'm looking forward to getting the LBD and see how everyone styles it differently.

I also came home to many packages waiting for me. One of which were the OTK boots from the Nordstrom Anniversary sale that I mentioned in this post. A lot of you wanted to know how they fit so I'm here to report that if you are a shorty like me with short legs, these boots are not made for us! I don't have a lot of luck with OTK boots but thought maybe, just maybe I could make these work. They are super over the knee on me, more like upper thigh high boots! And you can't even scrunch them down to make them look somewhat normal. So, it is a no for me, they are going back. :( I'll keep a lookout for any other OTK boots that may fit us short legged girls and let you know what I find!

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Anthropologie has so many cute tops for sale right now. Go check it out!

Pahala Halter

Replenishing Dew Tank

Citizens of Humanity Kelly Bootcut

Miss Dior Peeptoe Pumps

The Style-ish Home: Easy DIY

2010-07-27T05:00:00.000-07:00

I'm not a huge DIY-er. I like to look at projects online and say "ooh I want to do that!" but I hardly ever do, mainly because I just don't have the time. I'm usually more of a I'd rather pay than to make it on my own. But there are some things that I'm cheap about and pillows is one of those. Why are pretty pillows so dang expensive? I usually just keep a lookout for pretty fabrics and make my own. I mean, sewing a pillow case takes absolutely no skill so I'm pretty comfortable taking that task on. Hubs and I have been wanting new pillows for the couch so we found this pretty blue fabric at Ikea and thought that I'd just turn them into regular pillows. But then, one night I stumbled onto this fabulous pillow DIY and the instructions looked easy enough so decided I had to try it. I got the felt from Jo-Ann's (the one from the bolt, not the crafty kind) and also bought a dark blue cotton to use for the back of the pillow.

And voila! My version of the DIY and I'm pretty happy about it. I did it all in one night and it took me a few hours to make the both the pilowcases (and to be honest, I drank a glass or two of wine while I did it and it still came out fine. LOL)

I love the petals! The sewing of the petals takes the longest but once you get the hang of it, it goes pretty fast.

And to make it a bit more fancy, I made the back panel a navy blue, I like the contrast of the pattern with the solid. The only thing that I changed from the instructions was that I just closed up the pillow with a hand sewn stitch as we aren't leaving these out for the dogs to get dirty so we don't need to worry about removing these to wash.

Seriously, so easy! If I can do it, anyone can do it! The instructions are here from V and Co.

Lookbook: Dog Walker

2010-07-23T05:00:00.000-07:00

I am one of those people that dresses her dog up but my dog, unlike most, actually likes it! I don't do it much in the summer since I like to keep her cool but I love this little sailor dress I got her. For my own outfit, I've been defaulting to rompers when the weather gets hot and we're out walking the dogs. Such an easy outfit that keeps me cute and cool at the same time.

What I'm Wearing

Romper: Ebay

Sandals: Cynthia Vincent for Target

Sunnies: Marc by Marc Jacobs

What Savvy's Wearing
Juicy Couture dress and collar

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Polka dot Jumpsuit Playsuit
I had been on the hunt for a one shoulder romper and couldn't find one anywhere and then landed one this ebay store and bought this one in black and then couldn't resist this cutie polka dot one. The fabric of the one shoulder one is more of a jersey so it's a bit nicer as this one is a stiff cotton. But for $14.99, I can't complain.

Cynthia Vincent For Target White Studded Sandal

I'm completely impressed with the quality of Target shoes as these are great! I've worn them a ton this summer already and they are comfortable to wear all day.

Marc by Marc Jacobs Vintage Aviator Sunglasses

I have so many pairs of Marc by Marc Jacobs sunglasses. I used to obsessed with Chanel sunnies and have a ton but then I stopped wearing them because I kept on worrying about scratching them or leaving them at a restaurant! Now I'm all about brands like MbMJ glasses that are still great quality but aren't too expensive so if I scratch them in my bag, I don't feel too bad about replacing them.

Bought it!

2010-07-22T05:00:00.000-07:00

As usual, I've been doing some shopping so, here's a peek at what you may be seeing in future lookbooks!

I get a lot of emails asking if I can share some tips about shopping at Forever 21. I don't have any specific tips as it's more of just what catches my eye and the fit. I've even been asked if I could start buying two of everything of what I buy and sell the item on my blog since when I wear it on my lookbooks it's usually sold out online or impossible to find at the store. Interesting concept but not sure I'm ready for that! However, I'll try to do these kinds of updates, while the stuff is still available so you hopefully you can snatch it up before it disappears!

I've found that Forever 21's "Love 21" line is a bit better quality and much more my style so I often go to that section first when shopping online. This striped cardigan seems perfect for the fall and the blouse will be perfect for a casual day paired with skinny jeans, lots of bracelets and my YSL Arty ring.

Love21 Silk Layered Striped Cardigan

Love21 Bold Woven Shirt

I didn't have too much success at the Nordstrom Anniversary Sale this year but it's mainly because I bought too many pretty shoes at the designer shoe sale so I tried to hold back from buying too much at this sale.

Elizabeth and James has climbed up my list of brands that I love as it just fits me so well. This top will be great for both work and for dressing up for dinner. I bought the Phillip Lim top thinking that it would be cute with shorts, I have yet to wear it but am bringing it to NY with me this weekend since it's a super lightweight cotton and I hear it's sweltering over there right now

Elizabeth and James 'Tokyo' Silk Top

3.1 Phillip Lim 'Asian Pacific American Heritage Month' Tee

I've been wanting another pair of over the knee boots so bought these online and am waiting for them to arrive. I hope they fit!

Sam Edelman 'Sutton' Over the Knee Boot

Etsy is such a great place to shop for jewelry. I bought this adorable bunny necklace and just got it yesterday. Mine is the regular size bunny which she still has available in silver or you can get the baby lone hopper necklace. So cute!

Etsy Seller Anitrak

Also ordered some fun colored earrings and can't wait to get them!

Etsy Seller SSSJ

I'm kind of glad that I can do all my fall shopping now as my summer style is much more boring. Fall clothes are just so much more fun to shop for!

The Same But Different!

2010-07-21T05:00:00.000-07:00

It's been awhile since I've done my Same but Different posts but since you guys liked them so much, I decided to round up another group of some fab looks for less!

I've been eyeing these red Prada pumps, but really how cute are these platforms pumps? And they're only $45!

Prada Peep Toe Pump vs. Miss Me Platform Pump

Still one of the most coveted shoes, these YSL platforms are still on trend but at $795 the price is not so nice. However, Bebe has come out with a great look alike for $149!

Yves Saint Laurent Tribtoo Platform Pumps vs. Bebe Liza Leather Platform Heel

The Miu Miu cutouts have been on my list of wants since I laid eyes on them but when I found these studded ones I had to share them with you guys. Wouldn't they make a great fall shoe? And $49.99, totally affordable compared to the $650 Miu Mius!

Miu Miu Suede Cutout Ankle Boots vs. Bumper Foxy 01 Platform Sandal

I love a classic Mary Jane and love the shape of the Miu Mius but for a mid-price range aren't the studded KORS shoes gorgeous? Or go for the really affordable option at $29.95!

Miu Miu vs. KORS Michael Kors vs. Funtasma By Pleaser

You know me, Louboutin always wins in my book and although the Shoebox pumps aren't exactly cheap, the price is much nicer and I really love that blush color.

Christian Louboutin Bow-Topped Slingback vs. Shoebox Bow Slingback Pump

Adore these butterfly pumps and the Pour La Victoire versions is such a pretty color and you'll save over $700!

Christian Louboutin Madame Butterfly Pump vs.

Pour La Victoire Stella Pump vs.

But check out this super affordable option for $59.95! A great bridal shoe too, don't you think?

Audrey Brooke Valentine Pump

I've done a previous look for less on these Jimmy Choo sandals but I found these ones that are super similar! I wonder if you can take that bow off... it would look so cute without it.

Jimmy Choo 'Private' Cuff Patent Leather Sandal vs. Michael Antonio Melanie Pump

And just one bag look for less: I covet the Mulberry Alexa bag, it's such a gorgeous bag but check out the ASOS version, it's so similar and I'm loving the blue!

Mulberry The Oversized Alexa vs. ASOS Leather Cobalt Blue Twist Lock Satchel

The Style-ish Home: Details, Details

2010-07-20T05:00:00.000-07:00

I get a lot of requests to post some pictures of our home decor as I think you think that the way I dress translates well into how I decorate my house. Well, sorry to disappoint you but I'm hardly the interior decorator. I kind of throw things together and hope that it looks good. LOL. With that said, we recently added a few things to our space and thought that I'd share some details with you.

As I mentioned before, hubs and I love antique shopping and we usually find things to add as accents to our place. I mainly fall in love with beautiful chandeliers and mirrors that cost a billion dollars that couldn't fit into our place anyway but we do stumble upon some great smaller and much cheaper finds. We recently found a dealer that only sells vintage signs and letters and it is so fun picking through all the old signs and imagining where they used to hang at. We picked these up and are a great addition to our shelves. (BTW, for my new readers, our last name is "Ish" hence the "style-ish".)

We got the gray dachshund in Hong Kong at Muji (I love that store!) and the print is a picture that we took while on vacation in Cabo. Oh and that frame was previously black but instead of going out and buying a white frame, hubs just spray painted it!

(Also, if you are wondering, yes those are concrete walls. We live in an urban style loft with concrete floor and walls, high ceilings and pipes running along the ceilings.)

Hubs and I can be quite spontaneous and we randomly decided to paint the bathroom one day. Like just woke up and hubs said "what do you think about painting the bathroom?" and I said yes and then we headed off to the hardware store for the perfect paint color! I didn't realize painting was such hard work. I did one coat and my arms got tired so I just let hubs do the rest. So thank you to my very nice husband who lets me pretend that I'm a part of the hardwork that he does :) I'm totally in love with our blue bathroom wall, the prints stand out so nicely against this color. Oh and those coat hooks are from Urban Outfitters but we use them as towel holders. Our bathroom is pretty small so the standard towel rack went out a long time ago as it took up too much space.

I ordered all these prints from Etsy. The letterpress print is from Dingbat Press but I don't think they sell this print anymore. And the two images are from irene suchocki, I love all her work and was so hard to narrow down which ones I wanted.

A pretty holder for all my knickknacks that I seem to collect in the bathroom, hair accessories, lipgloss and my rings when I take them off to wash my hands. I got this at an antique store as well (but I don't think it's quite that antique, maybe from the 70's or 80's).

Speaking of rings, check out my new lovely, the YSL arty ring. I first saw it on one of my BFF's who has the turquoise one and I lusted after it. YSL.com finally got them back in stock (they were sold out for a long time) so was super excited to finally get one. I have tried not to wear it every single day but I really want to. It's gorgeous and now I want another!

My home style is very much modern but with a girly twist. I love modern furniture but I'll mix it up with small girly details like the mirrored tray or those prints in the bathroom. Our kitchen right now is crappy and I won't be sharing what it looks like but this kitchen below is what I love. So clean and sleek but the chandelier adds just the perfect touch. I'm saving this picture for our future house!

via made by girl, images via jacinta preston design

photos by Rob Reichenfeld

Other than antique stores, hubs and I love shopping at Velocity Art & Design for home stuff. We go there at least a few times a month (mainly because it is next to our favorite coffee shop) but we always find something that we want from there. Do you have any great online stores that you shop at for home stuff? Please share!

Lookbook: Which top?

2010-07-19T10:00:00.000-07:00

I think you all know that I'm blazer obsessed. I have so many blazers in different colors and styles but I never owned a striped blazer before so when I saw this blazer on Chloe, I HAD to have it.

What I'm Wearing

Blazer: Anthropologie

Yellow Tank: From BP Nordstrom

Black Tank: Banana Republic

Jeans: Rag & Bone

Shoes: Christian Louboutin

Necklace: J. Crew

Wanted a pop of color with the black and white so brought out my neon tank, but after I took this picture, decided I just wasn't in the mood for the yellow so went with a basic black. Which do you like better?

The blazer is still available at Anthropologie so get it while you can! A blazer under $100 is always a great buy in my book. Sizing wise I'd say it runs a tad on the small size. Mine is an XS as I wanted it to be well fitted. The fit is great, only thing is that the arms are a little snug but I can deal with that as I like how it's fitted in the body.

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Cartonnier Hello Sunday Blazer

LnA neon yellow cotton racerback tank

I like the idea of a gold tank underneath this blazer too. Wouldn't that be pretty?

Tory Burch Coral Tank

Rag & Bone 'RBW8' Skinny Stretch Jeans

Love the simple pumps

Christian Louboutin Simple 100 Patent Pumps

but you know me and my love for the tallest heels... Check out these 5 inch heels! Awesome!

Steve Madden 'Darrina' Pump

Lookbook: Bigger is Better

2010-07-16T05:00:00.000-07:00

I told you about the big hair didn't I? Haha! Although the straight hair is nice, my bigger is better hair is much more fun. Not my favorite outfit, that top is sooo flowy that I don't know what to do with it. I ended up leaving it untucked after I took these pictures but still wasn't sure which way was better, if any.

What I'm Wearing:

Top: Patterson J. Kincaid

Jeggings: Vince

Shoes: Christian Louboutin - Bianca (as seen in this post)

Do you use the star function on your google reader? I use it soooo much. I was looking through my starred items recently and looked at some things that I starred over a year ago. I found this sometimes I... post from my girl Kay at apartment #412 which I completely forgot about but I love it! So, inspired from her, here is my sometimes I list.

...wonder what I would be like if my parents had never left Taiwan
...read magazines starting from the last page.
... cry during the weddings that I'm shooting, I'm such a sucker for sweet moments.
...watch Bethenny Getting Married? and want her to be my BFF. I love her!
...write long ranty posts concerning all the things that irritate me on a certain day but never publish them.
...give the TSA people working in the airport security extra smiles and extra "thank you's". Despite their grumpy faces (I'd be grumpy if I worked that job too!) they often smile back and are quite nice and helpful.
...let Savvy give me doggy kisses on my face for as long as she wants without pulling away. I think it makes her happy :)

Shop the Lookbook

Patterson J. Kincaid Centinela French Country Wallpaper Tunic Top

on sale!

Vince Jean Leggings

On super sale now - 70% off!

Christian Louboutin Bianca Platform Pump

My gray flannel ones are impossible to find now but I love the shape of the Biancas and they look great in any color. If I didn't already get my nude simple pumps I would totally get these!

Lots of people liked the gray Biancas that I posted in this lookbook. @bootstrapperboy let me know that he reposted them on his tumblr (thanks!) and I just noticed that it has 2,365 notes. Now, I don't know much about tumblr but that's a lot of notes right? I guess I'm not the only one that fell in love with these shoes! :)

Lookbook: Not so Shabby

2010-07-14T05:00:00.000-07:00

Ruffles. Yay! Pink. Yay! Totally girly and totally me. Yay! That's what I thought of this dress when it arrived at my door. :)

What I'm Wearing

Dress: Gift from Shabby Apple

Belt: Nordstrom

Shoes: Miu Miu

Isn't the dress such a pretty color?

My latest shoe purchase! If you are a long time reader, you know that I'm not a huge sandal person. I much more prefer the classic closed toe pump but when I saw these sandals, they had to come home with me. The heel is gold and shiny! My perfect summer sandal.

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I wasn't sure about sizing but I followed their guidelines and ordered an XS which is a perfect fit. They even have an XXS for those of you that are teeny tiny!

Shabby Apple L'Opera Dress

Take 20% off with the code SUMMER20!

Miu Miu Metallic Leather Platform Sandals

They're on sale now but limited sizes are available.

Miu Miu dark rose knotted leather platform sandals

These are fab too, a bit more practical in this color.

Miu Miu teal knotted leather bejeweled hee

But these... oh I love these! the color and the jewels. Yum!

Ignite06 Front Knot High Heel Sandal

Or how about these for a look for less? only $20!

lookbook: PB&J

2010-07-13T05:00:00.000-07:00

As I mentioned previously, Erica, the owner of PB&J Casual Clothing emailed me to introduce me to her online shop that she runs with her husband. When I clicked over, I immediately spotted this dress and loved it. You know me and long sleeve dresses, they are a must have in my closet. Erica was so gracious in sending it to me and I must say it is one of my favorite dresses that I own. It is so comfy that I'm even tempted to sleep in it.

What I'm Wearing

Dress: Gift from PB&J Casual Clothing
Blazer: Aqua
Shoes: Christian Louboutin (Feticha)

It can be a casual dress that I'm sure I'll wear with cute flats and a cardigan as well but I felt like dressing it up so added the boyfriend blazer, which is a trend that I'm still in love with and belted it to give the dress some shape since the blazer is quite the baggy fit.

When I had my formspring open, I had a question about why I don't wear my hair straight and well I didn't for awhile but I've actually been wearing it straight(er) a lot more lately. It's a combination of being lazy and just wanting a change from my typical waves and curls. I like to change my hairstyle a lot, I can go from big teased curls one day and then the next day have flat straight hair like this. The only thing that I can't decide is where to go with my bangs as they are at that stage of being too long to be actually called bangs so I end up pinning them back a lot but I'm thinking about going back to my stylist just for a bang trim.

Shop the Lookbook:

Navy Combo Rib Dress - on sale for $39.99

Don't forget to use the code "iamstyle" at checkout for 20% off! (expires 8/31/10)

ASOS is having a great sale, love these blazers, they are perfect for the fall over any dresses or with jeans.

Oasis Slouchy Boyfriend Blazer

Warehouse Studded Lapel Wool Mix Blazer

Christian Louboutin ROLANDO-LEATHER
My pumps are gray but these Rolando pumps are on my list to buy!

Steve Madden Women's Caryssa Pump

But these are fabulous for under $100!

Monday, Monday

2010-07-12T05:00:00.000-07:00

Just a warning that this is a really wordy post but scroll to the bottom of the post to find out how to win a $100 Visa gift card!

Hello dolls! Hope you all had a wonderful weekend! I was missing from blogland + twitter as I was in Mexico all last week! Weather was crappy at first but cleared up beautifully for the wedding we shot. We had a wonderful time with the bride and groom and their families. I adore destination weddings as you get to really know your clients and they truly become friends.

On a bad note, I came home to discover that someone had stolen a large sum of cash from our hotel room (that I had in my wallet in my purse). I know, I know, I should have had it in the safe and I have always used the safe when we travel but for some reason I left my purse out thinking it would be okay. NOPE! I checked my cash the day before we left and everything was in tact and then I didn't notice anything until I got home because the travel day was so busy and I still had money in my wallet. Meaning, the thief had gotten to me the night before we left and then left just enough for me to think that I still had money in my wallet but when I finally got home and dug through my purse, I discovered just how much was missing. It had to have been someone on staff because my room was very far away and upstairs in the middle of a huge building so it had to have been someone with access to our room via key. I'm so disappointed by the whole thing but I've learned my lesson not to leave anything out. Don't trust anyone when you travel!

Anyway, I have a ton of things that I've been wanting to write posts about but just haven't so decided to compile them into this post...

I've had a bad case of people stealing from me lately, mainly picture stealing. Lots of pictures being stolen from my blog and the person not giving credit for it and implying like they took it. I had to shut down my facebook as I discovered someone on facebook stealing my pictures and posting it on their own facebook. I know taking my facebook down won't help much but it's one less way for people to steal my pictures. I already had someone steal my header, I really don't need people stealing my pictures and content too. I'm keeping up our style.ish fan page as I've heard from clients and potential clients that they really like to keep up with us through facebook. I just won't be using my personal page anymore. I wasn't a big fan of facebook anyway I'm much more active on twitter so feel free to follow me on twitter if you want to know what I'm up to! Also, I get a lot of followers but I don't know who is actually a reader or who's PR, etc... if you want me to follow you, just send me an @styleish, I always love to interact with my readers, I just don't know who you all are!

Another thing, I also don't like people taking pictures from my blog to promote their business. After I posted about my eyelash extensions a few blog posts from other eyelash extension businesses have popped up using my picture (MY FACE!) talking about eyelash extensions. They gave me credit but I'm just not comfortable with them using my picture as it's not fair for them to use it for their business when I did not use their services. I've contacted them to tell them to take down my picture. If you come across one of these, please let me know. In my opinion it is never okay to use someone else's picture, especially without their permission to promote your business. It's one thing if you sent me a dress and I'm wearing it in my lookbook but if I had nothing to do with your business, do not use my picture to promote it.

I want to be clear that I'm fine with anyone wanting to use my pictures for your blog or tumblr or similar stuff (but to promote your business is another thing). Really, I'm flattered when people want to repost my pictures and I really do appreciate the readers who have used them and credit me and/or email me to let me know that they've used the pictures. I don't ask for much, just a simple email to let me know where my pictures are being used. Even if you don't email me, a simple I am Style-ish credit with the link back here is all I want.

In general I'm getting super super tired of all the picture stealing. I know that it's something that I can stop by just not blogging anymore but it's unfair for me to make that decision when all I ask is that people give me credit or ask me for permission when using my pictures. You will notice coming up that I am going to start using a copyright tag. It is my best way to stop this blatant picture stealing.

Sorry for the downer post. Lookbooks to come the rest of the week!

And just a note to my husband, throughout everything that we've been through lately, the terrible traveling adventures, my work trips, my everyday drama, thank you for being there and supporting me, thank you for taking care of me, keeping the house clean, making me coffee every morning and making me laugh every single day of my life. I love you, I love you, I love you.

These pictures were shot by a client of ours (Hi Nancy!) during her senior portrait session. She turned our cameras onto us! It was such a fun session capturing her for her last year of high school and love that she got a mini photo lesson from us! She did a great job capturing J and I how we really are. Always laughing. :)

Finally, I've got a fun giveaway for you! Click on over to my reviews blog to read my review on Ritz Crackerfuls! And make sure to leave a comment for a chance to win a $100 Visa gift card!

Lookbook: Juicy Couture

2010-07-05T05:00:00.000-07:00

I completely admit to being crazy about Juicy Couture when they first came out with those oh so comfy tracksuits. I had a ton of the velour and terry suits in all different colors and complete with silly phrases on the backs. I can proudly say though, that I never wore them to the airport or the grocery store! :) Anyway, I lost interest in Juicy after awhile, I mean, one can only take enough pink velour and "I AM A JUICY GIRL" written all over right? It just became so not my style. But recently I started seeing some cute stuff and when I looked at the label, was shocked that it said Juicy Couture on it. I was putting an order in at Saks and stumbled upon this cute sweater and decided to venture back into the Juicy Couture world.

What I'm Wearing:

Jacket: Juicy Couture

Tank: C&C California

Jeans: Rag & Bone
Shoes: Jimmy Choo

Necklace: J. Crew

I love the sweater, the quality is fantastic and so is the fit. I wasn't expecting the shoulder pads, it didn't look like it had it in the pictures, but when I put it on, I liked the unexpected sharpness of the shoulders.

My husband was joking with me that my readers are wondering why I'm posting fall lookbooks when it is summer. Unfortunately for us, THIS is what I'm wearing for the summer!! It's so dang cold here it's not even funny. I mean, Seattle is known for rain and gray skies but it usually does not last until June/July. It's really getting annoying. I'm glad that I'll be in Mexico soon to enjoy some sun!

This necklace, I die. It's so pretty. It's definitely not an every day kind of necklace but it's just the right touch when needed.

Shop the lookbook:

Juicy Couture Military Cardigan - now on sale!
If you are wondering about sizing, mine is an XS

C&C California Ribbed Beater Tank Top

Rag & Bone/JEAN The Straight Jeans
love these jeans and now they are on sale for a great price!

Jimmy Choo Lewis

J.Crew Crystal Carlyle necklace
My necklace sold out but this one is just as pretty and on sale for $50!

Lookbook: a list

2010-07-02T05:00:00.000-07:00

I like lists, I like bullets. Let's make a bulleted list for today's lookbook!

Seattle weather can suck it. This is the only time I've worn shorts this entire time and it wasn't even that hot that day. I had to change later in the day to jeans.
J. Crew makes my favorite shorts. I love these ones that zip on the side. I own so many of this style in all different colors and patterns. If you live by a J. Crew outlet, they have a ton of shorts at great prices, that's where I got these ones!

What I'm Wearing:

Top: LOFT

Shorts: J. Crew

Shoes: Bally

I love shopping Etsy for jewelry but dude, browsing Etsy is like pulling teeth. It's painful going through millions of listings of things I don't want to see. Thank goodness for PicClick, a much easier way to search Etsy. I think I found it through Nina, thanks for the find girl!
Got this pretty coral necklace from Etsy seller Ayofemi Jewelry, the same seller of the modern friendship bracelets that I love!

Double finger rings rock. I first started my collection with a few from Erica Anenberg (See my twitpic here from last June!) That one in my twitpic is still my favorite but dang, I paid a pretty penny for it. Now, I can find double finger rings everywhere for super cheap and Gilt just had an Erica Anenberg sale with a bunch of double finger rings. Love that I can add to my collection and not go bankrupt!
On that note: I agree with Hannah from The New Black that someone needs to make a dachshund double finger ring. I want one! Maybe I'll settle for a custom name ring that says "I am Style-ish" hahaha. I'm only half joking, I might actually do it.
The one I'm wearing above is Forever 21.

I heart these gray pumps but the problem with a light color + patent leather = bad black scuff marks. Anyone have a good solution for me to get rid of those scuff marks?
I'm still in love with my eyelash extensions. For those of you that recommended that I try "eyelash enhancers", thanks for your recommendations. I have already tried Revitalash as well as Tarte MultiplEYE and have had good results in that my lashes grew longer but my lashes just did not grow fuller. I want that volume which is why I'm going with the extensions for now. I *might* give Latisse a try after I take my extensions off, I'll let you know if I do!

What do you think? Do you like my bullets? I like it, I might do it again! :)

Hope everyone has a fabulous, fun and safe Fourth of July!!

quick post

2010-07-01T12:25:00.000-07:00

Just a quick post to let you know the winner of the Threadsence giveaway was... puding487(at)yahoo(dot)com! Congrats! Threadsence will be in touch with you.

Thanks everyone for taking the survey and entering!

Just got an email from a reader who writes the fabulous blog, Beautifully Invisible, that the NYLA version of my L.A.M.B. shoes that so many of you have loved are now 50% off at Row Nine! I had mentioned them back in my Same but Different post and I had a few of you write to me that you were so happy that you got the NYLA versions. For those of you that didn't get them, they are only $64.95 right now. Go check out Row Nine and if you need an invite, click here.

My L.A.M.B heels

the NYLA versions on Row Nine

Lookbook: Urban

2010-06-30T05:00:00.000-07:00

When it comes to shopping in actual stores, I'm a loyal shopper where I just go to my usual stores and never really look anywhere else. When I go shopping downtown, my stops are always Nordstrom, Barneys and J. Crew. I know that there is so much more shops but I just don't really care to look. Online, I'm much more varied and shop at all sorts of online shops. My newest favorite is shopgoldyn. I recently ordered a dress from them and not only did they ship it super fast, it came with a handwritten thank you note! Gotta love that. Anyway, Urban Outfitters is not one of my usual stops, either store or online wise. I have a few things from there but the sizing has always been weird on me.

What I'm Wearing:

Dress: from Urban Outfitters

Shoes: Christian Louboutin - nude Simple 100 pumps

But, we walked by the store one day so I decided to pop in and see what they had since it's been forever since I've looked. I think they've stepped up their game a bit as I found quite a few things that I liked. I ended up getting this cute dress and this blazer - which is now on sale for $29.99 and makes me a bit annoyed because I paid full price. UGH. Don't you hate that?

The dress is a bit short but I figure that the long sleeves and coverage up top balance it out. I love long sleeve dresses, I don't find them that often so when I do, I always have to get them. And love the ruffles on the front of this dress too. Added the nude Louboutins to try to add some length to my short legs. I really love these shoes! I kept the makeup soft and pretty with a pink lipstick that matched the pink tone on the dress.

Shop the Lookbook:

They don't have my dress anymore. This tank ruffle dress is great, love the print and the pockets.

Pins and Needle Pintuck Ruffle Dress

I'm actually torn between the print and the solid. Really cute! I'm thinking about getting it but should I wait until it's on sale?

Pins and Needle Pintuck Ruffle Dress

Barneys has these back in stock but only a few sizes so snap these up if you've been wanting them. I know how high in demand these are as every time I walk into a shoe store or shoe department I've had a sales associate tell me that every woman is on a hunt for these and they can't keep them in stock!

Christian Louboutin Simple Pump

A fab look for less at $69!

Nine West Ambitious

And for those of you like me that like an extra high platform, these are great for $89.

Jessica Simpson Waleo

My Weekend in iPhone pictures

2010-06-29T05:00:00.001-07:00

Hello lovelies! It's a start to a new week and I'm feeling a tad bit less overwhelmed from the previous week. Finally had time to upload my pictures from last weekend so wanted to share some highlights of what I did.

I always link my iPhone editing apps on all my iPhone picture posts so you can find the apps I use but to start: all pictures are taken by me with the iPhone and edited with the Camera Bag app and the white borders for this post was done on photoshop. I usually use the hipstamatic app but didn't this time. Kinda over it.

Started Friday with some antique shopping with the hubs in Georgetown. Bought some gorgeous jewelry and fell in love with other stuff that we can only dream of bringing home with us.

Found these cute Mod type posters on our walk, love them!

Then dinner at Betty's with the hubs.

Yummy martini to go with dinner

When I'm not traveling for work I like to paint my nails crazy colors and have been doing this thing of painting only one nail a different color. I don't know why but I like it!

Nail polish OPI "Greenwich Village" and "Do you lilac it", I also made the polish matte with this matte top coat. Ring is by Made Her Think

The next day, I started with a super duper relaxing massage that was much needed. After my massage, I stopped by Macrina Bakery for some of the best pastries ever. No joke, if you like pastries, Macrina is a must go. I brought them home to hubs but no pictures, Miss Piggy (me) ate them too fast.

Met a friend for drinks at Cicchetti, who had me dying laughing over her tales of drunken nights and bad dates.

Found some time to bake oatmeal raisin cookies. Miss Piggy ate 2 and then took this picture ;)

Made my dad a card. Okay, J made it for me, I just wrote in it. :) Isn't it cute?

J and I took my family out for dinner for Father's Day. After dinner, my brother treated all of us to Toy Story 3 in 3D at the IMAX theater at the Space Needle. It was so cute, go see it if you haven't yet!

The IMAX is actually at the Pacific Science Center (by the Space Needle) which is easily recognizable by these white structures.

AAAAND back to my regular Monday mornings which my view is always a variation of this... looking out of an airplane window. The only thing that helps is that I fly first class. If I had to fly coach on a Monday morning I would show up at the office as Oscar the Grouch!

I had a nightmare travel day last Friday that consisted of flying into Canada in the morning for a meeting, the meeting going too long which made me miss my flight back home, booking new flights that cost the same as the round trip ticket, rerouting me to a different city in Canada, walking the distance of the entire airport to get to US customs and then finally getting back home 5 hours later than I if I had made my original (direct) flight. UGH! I swear I aged 5 years just in that one day of travel hell. I appeased my stress and frustration by stuffing myself with Canadian candy and fashion magazines. Got to make the best of the situation right? :)

Crossing my fingers that this week's trip will be less eventful!

Lookbook: Summer Blues

2010-06-28T05:00:00.000-07:00

It hasn't been that nice in Seattle so when the sun comes out, we always take advantage of it and go out just to enjoy the sun.

What I'm Wearing:
Dress: Fluxus
Hat: Eugenia Kim for Target
Sandals: Miss Trish for Target
Bracelet: Marika King Designs and Kate Gray Designs

Again with the hat but I really am loving this hat for the summer. It can go with my casual outfit to this cute maxi dress. I get lots of questions about maxi dresses... "are maxi dress still in?", "can short girls wear them","should I wear a patterned or a solid maxi if I'm short?" and I'm here to say that YES short girls CAN wear maxi dresses! I'm 5'2" and I'm even wearing flats here so you can see that it still works. I think both patterned and solid works as long as with patterned maxi dresses, you keep your accessories very minimal. Let the dress be the focus and nothing else should fight for the attention.

I've never been much of a target shopper for things like clothes and accessories. Target is more of a place where I buy cleaning supplies and such. However after seeing so many bloggers with such cute stuff form Target and after my good experience with the Cynthia Vincent for Target wedges, and Eugenia Kim hats, I find myself looking at their shoes and accessories even more now. I found these cute Miss Trish for Target sandals and love the little seahorse embellishment. I will have to say though, that I'm quite disappointed with these sandals. While they are pretty comfortable, the back straps do not stay on my feet and was constantly falling all day long so that they were under my feet rather than staying on the back of my heels. I have them on as tight as I can but they still slip. It might be because Target does not carry a 5 and so I settled for the 5.5 so maybe I just need to punch an extra hole in the strap so that they fit. But still... I didn't like having to deal with the slipping strap all day. I put them away, not sure if I will wear them again.

Anyway, back to the dress. I love that this dress is made out of a jersey fabric as it makes it so comfortable that sometimes when I'm just lounging around the house I put this on. I actually have two maxi dresses from this brand, the other one is black and has straps. Since they are both so comfy and look great, they've also become my travel dresses. I've been wearing them on my plane rides to tropical destinations. I just wear a cardigan over it so that I'm warm enough on the plane.

Shop the lookbook:

GUESS Delainee Strapless Maxi Dress

I can't find my dress online anymore but I love this brand as the fabric they use is so comfy. Love this little dress with the ruffles and it's currently on sale for $54!

Fluxus Ruffle Tube Dress

They sold out of my hat a long time ago but they still have this one available online.

Eugenia Kim For Target Straw Sunhat

Although these didn't quite work out for me, they are still really cute. I like the black coral ones too!

Miss Trish Of Capri For Target White Seahorse Flat Sandal

Keeping Balance

2010-06-25T05:00:00.000-07:00

from etsy seller VOL25, check out her shop, such adorable prints!

This is what I'm doing lately... continually moving and TRYING to balance the craziness that I call my life. I've been on an airplane 4 times in 5 days - 3 cities, 2 countries. I'm ready to stop flying and just sit at home for a little bit. Unfortunately, that won't be happening anytime soon as my calendar for July is already booked full with business trips. And well, those are the ones that are planned. I get a lot of "We need you here tomorrow" from my clients and by "here" they mean a plane ride away so I take lots of unexpected trips too. I'm constantly moving and if you've written me an email and I still haven't responded, please forgive me, as soon as I get my head in one place, I will be able to write a proper response.

Seriously appreciate all of you for keeping up with my blog since it's been a bit boring around here lately. Lots of lookbooks and new shoes and giveaways to come!

I live by the whole "work hard, play harder" rule, so I extended two destination photo sessions (one in Mexico, one in NYC) into vacations for July. Can't wait to be back on the beach in a few weeks! And can't wait to go back to NYC to do lots of eating and lots of shopping!

And to make this post slightly more interesting, a beach lookbook. My outfit is not too great, but hopefully the scenery will distract you from that!

Dress by Forever 21 | Sunglasses by Marc by Marc Jacobs | Bikini that you can't see by KanDi Swim | a gazillion bug bites courtesy of stupid bugs

Affordable & adorable online boutiques!

2010-06-23T05:00:00.001-07:00

You know I love sharing with my readers the cute online stores I come across and here are a few more that I think are great and totally affordable! All of these shops offer stylish clothes for under $100. Totally I am Style-ish approved! And not only that, all of these boutiques have given my readers an exclusive discount! Shop away!

I was recently contacted by Shabby Apple who make the cutest dresses that are modestly cut so you never have to worry about too short or too low cut which makes for the best work appropriate attire. I love all of their dresses and adore their photos too!

My two favorites, the Rendevous ($84) and the Ooh La La ($76)

They were so kind to send me a dress and it is too cute, lookbook coming soon! But before that, you can shop with them now as they are offering my readers a 10% discount! Just use the code Iamstyle10off at checkout.

Erica from PB&J boutique wrote me a sweet email introducing me to her online boutique and I clicked on it to find the cutest, girly clothes and I knew that it was perfect for me (and you guys!)

How cute are these two? The Crochet Embellished Dress and the Ruffle Cami Dress. Both are only $49.99! Seriously, get on it!

AND if that wasn't awesome enough, PB&J Boutique are also offering my readers a discount code. Just put in iamstyle at the time of checkout to receive a 20% discount. Expires 08/31/10. They also offers free shipping and returns!

Erica kindly sent me a few things from their boutique and I am in love. One of the dresses she sent is one of the most comfortable yet cutest dresses that I've ever owned. Lookbook of that dress to come soon too!

Megan, the owner of Alainn Bella, emailed me about her recently opened online boutique. She's only 23 and starting this on her own which I think is so great! I love young entrepreneurs! She also has great taste, LOVE everything in her shop.

My picks: Ivory Striped Tank Dress ($56) and High Waisted Tulip Skirt ($24)

Megan is offering my readers a 25% discount off your orders! Use code style-ish and it's good until July 15th.

So I know I'm totally enabling your shopping addiction (I'm suffering from it too. LOL) but with all these discounts on already great prices, how could you not!

Louboutin: New Simple Pumps

2010-06-22T05:00:00.000-07:00

Another pair to add to the collection! I love these classic pumps in this yellow. They look great with jeans, it's the perfect POP of color!

I've been a tad busy these days, especially the past few weeks and not much time to devote to the blog. My sweet husband offered to help me with whatever I needed so I asked him to take pictures of my new shoes. He, of course, always does an amazing job, not just with the photography but with the graphic design as well and he surprised me with these fabulous pictures of my shoes! A very big thank you to my hubs for these awesome images!

Buy them here! Or other colors here!

Lookbook: Blazer + Bianca

2010-06-21T05:00:00.001-07:00

If there is one thing in my closet that I want to wear with everything, it is this blazer. It just brightens up any outfit, I love it!

What I'm Wearing:

Blazer: Eryn Brinie

Tank top: Lush

Jeans: Karmel & Alden

Shoes: Christian Louboutin Bianca
Earrings: Forever 21

I don't wear earrings very often, other than my diamond studs, but I buy a lot of earrings wanting to wear them. Usually I don't because I tend to throw on way too many necklaces so then if I wear earrings it would just be too much. I decided to put my hair up this day which made me want to show off some cute earrings. That's another thing, with my massive amount of hair, earrings usually just get lost and you can't even see them so it's only worth it to me to wear earrings when my hair is up.

And of course, the new Loubies completed the outfit. I heart these shoes so so much! Thanks again to my wonderful hubs for buying them for me. :)

Shop the Lookbook:

Elizabeth and James "James" Minimal Blazer

I just bought this blazer in black but I love it in white too. The sleeves are the perfect length, especially for people like me with shorty arms. I always have to roll up the sleeves to my jackets.

This cotton one is a good alternative for the summer if you live in warmer climates (unlike Seattle which is 50 degrees and raining. Grrr)

Pssst. Eryn Brinie, the brand of my blazer is having a 30% discount off your whole order! Use code: LUCKYBREAKS15. I adore this brand and have several things from this line. The quality is fantastic and their designs are classic but they always add a touch of something to make it different like how my blazer has one side longer than the other.

Lush Ruffle Tank

They don't have my top anymore but this one is from the same brand and looks like the same color. I love this brand from Nordstrom and at $28, such a great price!

Karmel & Alden Denielle Low Rise Straight Leg - On Sale!
I wear these dang jeans all the time, but I'm addicted to them! So comfy.

Christian Louboutin Bianca
The best platform pumps ever! :)

Photography Update

2010-06-18T05:00:00.000-07:00

I've got a lot going on right now and one of the things that's been keeping me busy is our photography business, so just a little update of what's been happening on that side of things...

In case you don't follow our photo blog, we've posted pretty pictures of Kerri and Barry's wedding in Jamaica...

Could this couple be any more gorgeous?

As well as their day after session where we found lots of "props" to shoot with, including a horse! (Go check it out here)

Of course I'm a fan of the shoe shots!

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I've been keeping up with my Project 365 but a bit behind uploading to my flickr set. You can still check out my latest here, some of which were on our trip to St. John. The actual traveling part to St. John is a very long trip with hours of layovers and then a ferry ride from St. Thomas to St. John. I took this picture on the ferry and really what it's saying is "FINALLY! Almost there!" But it's all worth it when you end up in paradise.

This one of J feeding the iguanas makes me laugh. The iguana snatched the lettuce out of J's hand and munched on it in such an adorable manner. I never thought I'd say that iguanas are adorable but this one proved me wrong! There were so many on the property, they were everywhere!

But nothing is more adorable than my dachshunds, "The photographer and his model" is what I call this one :) I made that headband for Savvy. I make her a ton of stuff and she never minds wearing them!

Hope everyone has a great weekend!

And Happy Father's Day to my amazing daddy who's taught me everything I ever needed to know about, well, everything! Love you daddy!

photo by Punam Bean

See my wedding pictures here!

Threadsence Giveaway!

2010-06-15T05:00:00.000-07:00

I hope lots of you were able to take advantage of the flash sale at Threadsence on Friday! I thought it was a fun idea to be able to offer to my readers an exclusive sale on such a great dress. And now, I have an opportunity for one of you to win a $40 gift certificate to Threadsence!

All you have to do is answer a short survey. Click here to take the survey!

Rules for the giveaway:
* Entries accepted until Sunday 11:59pm PST
* 1 entry per email, per survey
* Open to all countries
* Winner will be chosen at random using random.org

Good Luck!

You can never have too many...

2010-06-14T05:00:00.000-07:00

Remember a few weeks ago when hubs promised to take me shopping and buy me whatever I wanted? Well, of course I chose shoes! And not just any shoes, these Louboutin Bianca platform pumps that just came out that day and fit me so well and I want to wear them everywhere! LOL, longest run on sentence ever but that's how I feel about them.

I get a lot of questions about the comfort of designer shoes and I've written about it before, you can read about it here. But overall, I do think that Louboutin makes the least comfortable shoes out of all my designer shoes. These Biancas are more comfortable because of the platform on the front but for shoes like my Insectika or my Feticha pumps that don't have the platform in front, it's a lot less comfortable. Louboutin makes the arch look really good but it's that arch that makes it uncomfortable. Nothing that I can't handle since I've been a daily heel wearer for the past 10+ years but if you are less experienced with stilettos I don't recommend Louboutin pumps to be your first. I do have to say though, my nude Simple pumps have been one of my most comfortable pair of shoes that I owned so I can't generalize and say ALL Louboutins are uncomfortable but for the majority that I own, that is the case.

I am really really tall in these which I love. It's nice feeling like I'm a normal height :) These are probably the highest heel that I will go though. I do have to say driving in these shoes was quite an experience. I'm used to driving in heels but these ones are so high that I couldn't get my foot positioning right with the pedals so I kept on adjusting.

These are from the Fall 2010 collection which I see that he's done quite a few other pairs with this flannel like these cute booties and these insane boots. I can't seem to find mine online but you can get them in black leather, which I almost bought. But I decided to go with these ones as I knew that if I didn't buy them at that moment, they would be gone the next time I went to look. My size does not last long at all so if I want a pair of shoes, I can't hesitate. That's why I always shop at Nordstrom as their return policy is so good that I feel confident that if I buy them right there and decide later, I can always return with no troubles. Otherwise I'd either A) regret not buying them when they had my size or B) regret buying them and changing my mind later on. Most of the time, I don't return it, when I get them home how could I take them back? But it's nice to have the option.

As the post title says, you can never have too many and it's true, no matter how many pretty shoes I have in my closet, there are more that I always want! Dang those shoe designers for always coming out with pretty shoes!