Pop Champagne

Welcome, 2011.

Happy New Year!

xx.

Belles&Rebelles

Ball Bag Drop

via elle.com

Dafne Balatsos' Stud Ball handbag. Closely resembles the Times Square New Year's Eve Ball, but much more sexy.

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M

Party Perfect Nails

via monicarosestylist

Styling down to every last detail...How will your nails look to ring in 2011?

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M

Merry Christmas

via Zink Magazine, Christmas 2010 Edition

Happy Holiday!

To learn more, see more, and to subscribe to Zink Magazine, click here.

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Belles&Rebelles

Project Reindeer

The most creative way to generate in-store deals. For the next five days, Gap introduces Project Reindeer. Using eight live reindeer and GPS, the deers' movements will be tracked and measured against a different goal each day. Every deer will have a deal. Every day will have a winner. Every Gap in America will offer the winner deer's deal to the public the very next day. How perfectly original?

To learn more, see more, and to track the Reindeer, check out Project Reindeer here and here.

Check out "The Herd" here.

To shop at Gap, click here.

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M

Vintage in Washington

Photo via Mrs.O

Did Michelle Obama not look her absolute best in this 1950's vintage Norman Norell gown (courtesy of New York Vintage) at the taping of the "Christmas in Washington" celebration? Stunning. Absolutely stunning.

"Christmas in Washington" will air this Friday night, December 17th, 2010, on TNT 8/7c.

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M

LF Holiday Gift Guide 2010

With Hanukkah beginning at sundown tonight and just 25 days until Christmas, it's officially the "gifting" season. As always, LF's Holiday Gift Guide is filled with unique goodies.

To learn more, see more, and to stop at LF Stores, click here.

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M

Fireplace Fashion

'Tis the season to dress cozy.

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M

Cherished Feet

In spirit of today's Thanksgiving holiday, as well as the upcoming holiday season, today is dedicated to Cherished Feet. Founded and headed by the well known New York socialite and long-time missionary, Karen Koeningsberg, this non-profit organization focuses on providing impovrished children with their first steps to a brighter future. Parasites can enter the body through bare feet and many children in devloping countries spend their days walking barefoot in unsanitary soils that have become the breeding grounds for bacteria and a variety of lethal organisms. Cherished Feet has made a commitment to make a difference by providing these children, whom range from toddles to those of 18 years in age, with quality shoes. Although this organization is newly established and only a few month old, with friends like fashion designer Richie Rich, and a solid team behind her, Ms. Koeningsberg was able to collect 3,000 shoes in just one weekend. Always one to start her own team, rather than to join one - a trait she inherited from her mother, with whom she has traveled on approximately 30 missions - Koeningsberg will travel to Haiti next month to hand deliver every pair of shoes to children in need. Her determination, motivation and positive energy and attitude are certainly contageous as she embarks on her journey to not only educate and create awareness, but to "live up" to her charity and carry out her missionary duties. Cherished Feet, along with all of those who pitched in and were one of the thousands that donated footwear, have definitely given the world something to be very thankful for.

3,000 Shoes Collected

Karen (center) with the Cherished Feet Team

Stay tuned for more information on how you can help as well as information on the Cherished Feet Gala, taking place in Spring 2011.

To learn more, see more, contact, and to help by getting involved and becomming a part of the Cherished Feet Team, click here.

Now, go enjoy that turkey.

Happy Thanksgiving!

xx.

Belles&Rebelles

Give Me Something Good to Eat

Happy Halloween.

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Belles&Rebelles

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.

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M

Eye Heart the Beach

The sun+the sand+fun sunglasses=perfect extension to the holiday weekend.

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M

Patriotic Pants

via johnnysbird

Born by the red, white, and blue.

Happy 4th of July!

xx.

Belles&Rebelles

All American Girl

via knighttcat & wildfox

Fourth of July was created for us to bar-b-que, eat burgers, and wear red, white, and blue.

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M