Ellery

Ellery Richie Tie Front Dress via Shopbop

To tie for.

To learn more, see more, and to shop for Ellery, click here.

xx.

M

Siobhan McKenzie Spring/Summer 2011 & Custom Dress Giveaway

Siobhan McKenzie Asymmetrical Bodycon Mini Dress

Siobhan McKenzie Halterneck Backless Mini Dress (Worn here as a One-Shoulder Mini Dress)

Siobhan McKenzie Asymmetrical Bodycon Mini Dress

Siobhan McKenzie Bespoke Freya Backless Cotton Mini Dress

Based out of London, Siobhan McKenzie designs a custom womenswear clothing line under her own name. Founded in 2009, this quirky and wearable brand features garments that can be worn for a multitude of occasions. While keeping longevity in mind, McKenzie aims to celebrate the female form, as she centers each collection around her pursuit to create the most perfect bod con dress. For her Spring/Summer 2011 collection she turns to color blocking techniques of bold, vibrant hues to deliver an array of fun, expressive pieces. Hand-picked fabrics and a bespoke tailoring service ensure comfort and an impeccable fit.

Dig Siobhan McKenzie? We have teamed up with the designer to offer you a chance to win your very own custom-made dress. Choose from any of the dresses worn above. Scroll down to see each option, as well as the giveaway rules and regulations below. Be sure to click on each link to see color choices as Ms. McKenzie has offered to not only make a custom dress for our winner, but she will allow you to choose the dress' color!

Siobhan McKenzie Asymmetrical Bodycon Mini Dress

Siobhan McKenzie Halterneck Backless Mini Dress

Siobhan McKenzie Asymmetrical Bodycon Mini Dress

Siobhan McKenzie Bespoke Freya Backless Cotton Mini Dress

To Enter the Siobhan McKenzie Dress Giveaway:

1. Leave a comment here on Blogger specifying which dress you'd love to win (Winner gets to choose whichever dress in whatever color they want!).

2. Add Belles&Rebelles on Twitter (Access Belles&Rebelles on Twitter here) and tweet at us designating which dress, and in which color, you'd like, saying "@BELLESnREBELLES I want the

Siobhan McKenzie

[Dress Name] Dress!" (If you're already following us, just the tweet will do)

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Leave a comment about which Siobhan McKenzie Dress you'd like once you've joined us at our Facebook Fan Page (see/add our Facebook Fan Page here). Make sure you join Siobhan McKenzie on Facebook as well (see/add Siobhan McKenzie's Facebook page here).

4. Or, lastly, j

ust click the "like" button for this post once you've joined us at our Facebook Fan Page

(here)

If you choose to do all of the above, you will be entered in the raffle four times (each action will guarantee you one raffle entry). The winner will be chosen and announced on Tuesday, May 10, 2011.

(Contest deadline is Monday, May 9, 2011 at midnight USA EST Time. Winner will be chosen, announced and notified on the morning of Tuesday, May 10, 2011.)

Get your comments, tweets, and Facebook "thumb-ups" in ASAP for the chance to secure yourself a chance to win a fun, beautiful, custom-made dress, just in time for summer! Good luck!

To learn more, see more, and to shop for Siobhan McKenzie, click here.

Big thanks to Ms. Siobhan McKenzie herself for making this giveaway possible!

xx.

M

Lanvin x H&M Preview

Between collaborations with Sonia Rykiel (here, here, and here), Jimmy Choo (here), and now Lanvin, H&M has seriously upped their game.

Lanvin x H&M hits 200 stores worldwide on November 23, 2010.

To learn more, see more, and to shop for H&M, click here.

xx.

M

Cynthia Vincent Holiday 2010 Collection

It really is Christmas in July!...Or, at least it totally feels that way after viewing the Twelfth Street by Cynthia Vincent Holiday 2010 Collection. My last visit to the CV showroom (here) resulted in a complete neeeeeed for soooo many pieces from her Fall Collection, which was definitely my style: completely "rock star" with loads of studs and velvet, velvet, velvet (which, at this point, you've probably read a million times before is my absolute favorite material at the moment). The Holiday Collection is the perfect bridge from the autumn line and embodies all of my favorite aspects from the fall collection...plus MORE. Easy jersey fabrics, beautifully detailed hammered silk, gorgeous chiffon, in addition to innovative prints, sequins, and stunning jewel details...this collection simply equates to love, love, and more love. And YESSSSS...FINALLY...wait for this...an OVERSIZED VELVET TOP (what I have been searching and searching and searching and searching for!!!!). Sooooooo many great party outfits for the holiday season! And being that the holidays are all about the parties, isn't that all we need?!

Thanks, as always, to Angie over at the Cynthia Vincent showroom for showing me the collection and getting me a copy of the Look Book! Check out some of my favorites below (starting with that oversized velvet top that I've been after for so long!):

To learn more, see more, and to purchase Cynthia Vincent, click here.

xx.

M

Red Velvet

via stonecoldfox

Red velvet shoes, shorts, pants, and cake. MMMMMM.

xx.

M

Alexander Berardi Fall/Winter Collection 2010

NY Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week

Alexander Berardi Fall/Winter Collection 2010, Altman Building

What I wore: Reworked Vintage Plaid Top with Shoulder Cut-Outs by First of a Kind, Leggings by Lauren Conrad, Belt by Streets Ahead, Shoes by Jeffrey Campbell

Alexander Barardi is young, talented, and a true New Yorker. Three things I know that we alllllll like! (Especially the third, right?!) Born and raised on the Upper East Side his newest collection can best be described as super sophisticated. Delicate. Feminine. Totally embodies that uptown elegance. AAAANNDDD, wait for this...the line is even organic/environmentally friendly for all of you "Go Green" people! I mean really...who can't respect a designer that is up with the times?! Oh, and I must add (and those of you that know me already know...), I loooooove velvet!!(Check out those pants!!)

See the rest of the Alexander Berardi Fall/Winter 2010 Collection here

Sorry, my video came out quite blurry, but take a peek at the show here

xx.

M

Backstage at Farah Angsana

Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week

Backstage at Farah Angsana, Salon Tent, Bryant Park

As a stylist, I sometimes find it more fun to work backstage rather than watch the show from the front of the house. There is soooo much energy and excitement backstage, and meeting and dressing all the models is soooooooo much fun! Every Fashion Week, I make an effort to work some shows and this Fashion Week is no exception. Although taking pictures backstage is strictly prohibited (I snuck you just one from the make-up room before anyone arrived!), I can tell you that Farah Angsana's couture dresses were BEAUTIFUL. I'll get you some press pictures soon for sure! For now, you should definitely check out her past lines HERE at her website!

xx.

M