Haute Bag Lady Bag of the Week

Still on my vintage fix so this week's Haute Bag Lady Bag of the Week is another Etsy find from Cheeky Vintage Closet.

Hopefully one of my fashionista readers can snatch this cutie up:

This is a 1960's patent leather frame bag and the best part is that it only costs $10.50!!!! Don't sit there with your mouth hanging open, click here & order it!!!!

Heavenly Head Piece

Wheeerreeee can I find this headband!!!!?

xx.

M

Etsy On My Mind

I was in a vintage kind of mood this weekend so instead of going out thrifting (the weather in Chicago was nasty!), I visited Etsy. Yours truly ordered these two dresses from Cherry Bloom Vintage:

Aren't they cute? I can't wait till they arrive. Cherry Bloom Vintage had a lot of cute items. I'm sure I'll be ordering from that shop along with a few others I discovered again very soon. Something tells me I need a few vintage handbags in my collection.

For more information:
http://www.etsy.com/shop/cherrybloomvintage

Health Care

I'm very excited that our Health Care plan is finally about to pass. It took way to long to happen, but better late than never. I'm happy the rest of the democrats got on board, and saw that this plan is a step in the right direction. I'm sick of listening to the conservatives complain about money, and how much this will put "America" in more dept. When all things point to the fact that it may help this countries deficit. We will not know what will happen until we try. Is it a risk, for our country? My answer is yes, but it also will save millions of lives. To me that is more important than some silly money issue or dept. Thirty million people without insurance will be insured, and people with pre-existing problems, who lose there insurance, will still continued to be covered. This plan is on the road to saving so many people's lives. I'm sick of republicans and people who have insurance complaining, because they don't know what it is like, to have cancer, or a major illness, and not have insurance. THIS IS NOT A HAND OUT PEOPLE, GET OVER YOURSELVES! Lives are at stake, we are not playing a game here, and we don't have any more time to play with this. I for once am excited about the system, and praying that it works!

Another thing that appalled me was that on Friday, when democrats were walking in to discuss the change in there vote. The "tea bag party" spit on them, called people Nigger, and Faggot! What? Conservatives are making a fool out of themselves, and making matters worse. Even if you don't like the plan, to stoop this low, and be so blatantly racist, and sexist. This scares and embarrasses me that these people exist today in our country. I'm not blaming all conservatives, or all "Tea Bag Folks" LOL, but the "tea baggers" should be ashamed of themselves. So many better ways, to go about trying to win a fight, than to name call, and such harsh name calling at that. Yay to our brave president, and prayers to the success of this plan. This could be a start to an awesome change in health care in America!

Queens of Noise

Saw The Runaways last night and I completely and totally and 100% recommend seeing it! It was just gushing with amazing bad-ass rocker styles! I'm obsessssssssssed with the wardrobes that were used throughout the film!

The Runaways was released in limited cities this past weekend and will open everywhere April 9th!

xx.

M

Favorite Quote

"We are what we repeatedly do". "Excellence then is not an act, but a habit"! -Aristotle








Much Love

J.R.

Worthy of Gossip

How many of us have thought that not even if our wildest of wildest dreams would we ever have the ability to accessorize like the girls on Gossip Girl do? I mean, not only do these girls have unlimited wardrobes, but their access to jewelry and accessories seems to be never ending as well! Wow, must be nice to have it alllllll. Well, now you can too! Okay, okay...maybe not it alllll, but how would you like to get your hands on at least some of that jewelry that you're totally admiring every Monday night from 9-10pm?

Thanks to my friend and fellow stylist Junell (whom you can see decked out in her awesome I'm-so-jealous-that-she-got-the-tattoo-leggings Gaultier for Target outfit on our Facebook Fan Page!), I was able to get invited to Diana Warner's studio and showroom! Diana Warner is popular among the GG crew and her Stephanie Cross Necklace (see #1 below) is just one of her pieces that is frequently seen and worn on the show! Her other clients include Taylor Swift, Rachel Ray, and Next Top Model winner Whitney Thompson, who she has recently signed as the face of her company!

I was definitely loving her entire new collection. Each piece had a rustic and industrialized feel, yet paired with materials like pearls, she was able to keep the jewelry classy, delicate, and girly. Any piece would be the perfect add on to any outfit! I know that I neeeeeed to get the Warner Wrap Pearl necklace (see #3 & #4 below) into my jewelry box immediately. Simply gorgeous!

#1. Stephanie Cross Cluster

#2. Sareen Necklace

#3. & #4. Warner Wrap Pearls

I've also included some of my favorite pages from Diana Warner's Look Book below:

All of her work is handmade by special order here in NYC

Each piece can also be personalized through stamps and engravings

To learn more, see more, and to purchase Diana Warner's collection click here

xx.

M