Now THAT's my kind of advent calendar...

This is so much fun I had to share!

I cannot believe I didn't see this sooner, but M Z Wallace (a favorite of mine. I have their Sophie bag, and have been eyeing all of the sequin covered bag at the site this month) has an interactive feature on their site, the Advent Calendar! Every day in Dec a new sale or contest is unlocked for visitors. I am SO bummed I missed yesterday's contest...maybe they'll give another black ava? Please M Z Wallace?

Even thought I caught onto this late, I thought I'd share so you can participate too.

m z wallace

Giveaway- from Tarte Cosmetics and Dallas Shaw

Don't you just love a rosy cheek in the wintertime? Tarte cheek stain is a go-to of mine when it comes to stocking stuffers. I use flush every winter. I don't know what it is about this product but I tend to use it more in the winter than any other time of year, BUT will be trying out sunkissed as soon as it warms up! 

Here is your chance to try out two cheek stains from the team at tarte: flush (my personal fav) and true love. Simply leave a comment below to enter. 

(as always, extra entries by tweeting anything at all about the blog or website.)

Good luck! 

photo cred.

hostess w the mostess

Forget the bottle of wine. Bring the hostess something that she'll really love.

 fishseddy.com  
jaysonhomeandgarden

 westelm,  rifle paper co

 annmashburn, Meganthology

These dresses available at farfetch

I love that one tradition that has not changed, at least in my family, is sending handwritten holiday card. What I don't love is handwriting my return address over and over. Thank god for a custom stamp.

trialbycupcake

currently obsessed...

photo, madewell, pup, pillow, shirt, cups&tape

winter

December. This year, I'm  going to try to make more time to enjoy the month

(even if I have to schedule it in).

rogerdavies, monography , mirror for the sun 

Thank you

I don't know what happened this week but we had a huge jump in followers to the blog, pinterest and twitter pages- so thank you to everyone who has been supporting. I am also proud to say that a new website is underway and will launch in January.

I hope you all have a beautiful weekend!

bonjourchic

Behind the scenes...

In addition to other projects for the best in the fashion world, I am the artist behind the @dkny pr girl drawings you see on twitter, and the dkny pr girl tumblr page). I have been with the team at DKNY for about 2 years year and I have been so proud to watch this project grow. Our "character" has evolved and become so much more defined over that time. She is recognized by everyone in fashion- especially those in social media.

Here are a few behind the scenes shots of how she comes together. Hope to share many more of these with you in 2012 as our project reaches new heights.

 dkny, layout by meganthology

Love this skirt. Hope it inspires you to wrap yourself in plaid this season.

the season for giving

It's Dec 1st, which means it's official- it's time  for holiday shopping. Mixed in with regular posts, Megan, Liana, Lindsay and I will be making sure to get you a selection of what we are buying in case it should solve any of your gift giving dilemmas (and of course regular posts and giveaways will continue).

ps) don't forget to enter this weeks giveaway. I personally recommend the crystal drop earrings- 

they are much  larger than expected which I love)

 ornaments by crate and barrel, shoes Manolo Blahnik  , scarf by pendleton, 

ralph lauren shirt, knit socks at anthro, bag by anya hindmarch , ysl lipstick

for the love of pretty

 two shots that grabbed my eye at for the love of pretty

Giveaway- from poshlocket and Dallas Shaw

Today's giveaway is by a fun and affordable jewelry site: Poshlocket. The company recently asked me which styles I liked best. I narrowed my favorites down to these four above, and Poshlocket is giving one reader the style they choose from above.

Amy pearl drop earrings, Jana twisted Knot studs, Lori multicolor pearl earrings, Paula crystal drop earrings

How to enter:

Simply sign up for the Poshlocket mailing list and then comment below on which of the 4 styles above suits your personal style best! Good Luck!

(contest closes on Dec 7th. As always, you receive an extra entry for tweeting anything at all about this blog.

I really love your support in sharing this blog with friends and fashionistas.)

audrey

I was up early this morning (working with a new client in London) and the project called for me to research 50s-like glamour. Long story short, I spent the entire rainy morning researching images of Audrey Hepburn photos. It's only 7 am and I feel like I have seen so many beautiful images today- thought I'd share a few favorites with you.