Sparkles and Sequins!!

Hey!
One of the hottest trends for the holiday seasons are sparkles! Sequins and sparkles are the hottest rage to bring some shine to your outfit. Sparkles are in every clothing and accessory imaginable from bags to jumpsuits. I love anything that's crystalized or sparkles so I am loving this trend! Unfortunately, swarovki crystals can be a bit much to put on every outfit (never mind how expensive!)Be careful, sparkles and sequins can be overkill. Keep it classy!

These House of Damar Madde shorts are on sale for $99.99. I love how these shorts only have sequins on the front so they don't overwhelm your bottom half. Another fun thing is that these are knit shorts to keep you warm in these winter months. Wear these shorts with pumps, black tights, and a blazer to be picture perfect.

http://www.urbanoutfitters.com/urban/catalog/productdetail.jsp?id=21199757&color=028&color=028&itemdescription=true&navAction=jump&search=true&isProduct=true&parentid=SEARCH+RESULTS

This Silence and Noise bomber jacket goes for $89. This jacket comes in silver and gold. I love how unique this jacket is with the shape and the three quarter length sleeve. These metallic colors are so on trend as well. This jacket is a twist on a typical blazer which is a fun way to mix up your outfits.

http://www.urbanoutfitters.com/urban/catalog/productdetail.jsp?id=23647605&itemdescription=true&navAction=jump&color=007&selectedProductSize=false

This Free people button down is on sale for $89.95 and comes in ivory (pictured) and black. I love button downs because they are so easy and classic. The sequins make it pop and kick some spice to your classic button down. Use the ivory shirt with skinnies and boots or the black with a maxi skirt and wedges. 

http://www.freepeople.com/fp-new-romantics-sequin-button-down/_/searchString/sequins/QUERYID/4eea6390575c1f7c100003ad/SEARCHPOSITION/6/CMCATEGORYID/683d4023-53f5-4900-b5ce-ecf465df31a9/STYLEID/23735343/

These Asos pants are on sale for $59.09. These pants are high waisted with a tapered leg. I am loving these pants! They are perfect to add some sparkle to your day outfit and are perfect to wear for a night out. Pair with black pumps and a simple tank and blazer for day and add a statement necklace for night.

http://us.asos.com/ASOS-PETITE-Exclusive-Sequin-Pants/x2w86/?iid=1871453&SearchQuery=sequins&sh=0&pge=0&pgesize=200&sort=-1&clr=Black&mporgp=L0FTT1MvQVNPUy1QRVRJVEUtRXhjbHVzaXZlLVNlcXVpbi1Ucm91c2Vycy9Qcm9kLw..

This Free People cutout one piece goes for $315. This shows that sequins can be put on everything! This is a sneak peak for summer swimsuit season. And maybe a reminder to put down the holiday cookies!

http://www.freepeople.com/sequin-cut-out-one-piece/_/searchString/sequins/QUERYID/4eea6390575c1f7c100003ad/SEARCHPOSITION/24/CMCATEGORYID/683d4023-53f5-4900-b5ce-ecf465df31a9/STYLEID/23877541/

This Michael by Michael Kors jumper is on sale for $279. I am such a fan of jumpsuits and the sequins make it so glam. I love the proportions of this with the harem pants but then they are tight at the bottom. Since it is all sequins it can be overwhelming so it add the belt or maybe a vest/ jacket to tame it.

http://www.neimanmarcus.com/store/catalog/prod.jhtml?itemId=prod141860002&eItemId=prod141780232&cmCat=search&searchType=MAIN&parentId=&icid=&rte=%252Fsearch.jhtml%253FNo%253D0%2526Ntt%253Dsequins%2526_requestid%253D56038%2526N%253D0%2526va%253Dt

This Deux Lux backpack is on sale for $49.99. It comes in black and rainbow. Backpacks are great for school and travel so this is perfect to be on the move and be accessorized chicly. I personally love the black because it looks so sophisticated and expensive.

http://www.urbanoutfitters.com/urban/catalog/productdetail.jsp?id=22964597&itemdescription=true&navAction=jump&color=001&selectedProductSize=false

This Michael by Michael Kors retails for $398. This is the perfect satchel or pocketbook. I love how this bag isn't one seasonal. I can wear this during the winter with my all black outfit or during the summer with a dress and wedges. It is the perfect size with 11"H x 14"W x 7 1/2"D. 

http://www.neimanmarcus.com/store/catalog/prod.jhtml?itemId=prod141270110&eItemId=prod141270110&cmCat=search&searchType=MAIN&parentId=&icid=&rte=%252Fsearch.jhtml%253FNo%253D0%2526Ntt%253Dsequins%2526_requestid%253D56038%2526N%253D0%2526va%253Dt

These Christian Louboutin's go for $1075. These are (one) of my dream pairs of shoes. These 6.5in heel are insane! Plus they sparkle, love. What more could a girl ask for? Well, besides a price reduction!

http://www.neimanmarcus.com/store/catalog/prod.jhtml?itemId=prod139030023&eItemId=prod139030023&cmCat=search&searchType=MAIN&parentId=&icid=&rte=%252Fsearch.jhtml%253FNo%253D0%2526Ntt%253Dlouboutin%2526_requestid%253D56990%2526N%253D0%2526va%253Dt

A more affordable option then the Louboutins are these Miss KG heels. They are on sale for $122.72. These peep toe have all the glitter without the price tag. Budget friendly and cute!

http://us.asos.com/Miss%20KG%20Precious%20Sequin%20Platform%20Court%20Shoes/we768/?iid=1593899&cid=14208&sh=0&pge=0&pgesize=-1&sort=-1&clr=Silver&mporgp=L01pc3MtS0cvTWlzcy1LRy1QcmVjaW91cy1TZXF1aW4tUGxhdGZvcm0tQ291cnQtU2hvZXMvUHJvZC8.?MID=35719&affid=2135&siteID=p.E2XVDQFnI-2xmBJgvi7bDxmE22X1QTEg

This Free people dress goes for $258 and comes in black and rose gold. I love how this dress mixes it up with the three quarter length sleeve but is still sexy with the shorter hemline. My favorite part of this is the cutout in the back. (We all know I go bananas for back cleavage!) This is the perfect dress to party in the new year with!

http://www.freepeople.com/sequin-sway-dress/_/searchString/sequins/QUERYID/4eea6390575c1f7c100003ad/SEARCHPOSITION/10/CMCATEGORYID/683d4023-53f5-4900-b5ce-ecf465df31a9/STYLEID/23754955/productOptionIDS/B075318A-4CE8-403C-90AB-69F77886252D/

This Mark+James by Bradgley Mischka goes for $295. I LOVE this dress! The V-neck is totally sexy but the sash/bow is totally feminine. My favorite part is the skirt with the sequins that look like they are in some design. It is the perfect mix of elegance and fierceness.

http://www.neimanmarcus.com/store/catalog/prod.jhtml?itemId=prod137650029&eItemId=prod137650029&cmCat=search&searchType=MAIN&parentId=&icid=&rte=%252Fsearch.jhtml%253FNo%253D0%2526Ntt%253Dsequins%2526_requestid%253D56038%2526N%253D0%2526va%253Dt

This Parker dress is on sale for $216.60. I really love how flowy this dress is and then it has the elastic waist. The must unexpected part of the dress is the spaghetti straps and then you turn around to have a racer back. A simple party dress with a lot of impact!

http://www.shopbop.com/cluster-beading-cami-dress-parker/vp/v=1/845524441920880.htm?folderID=2534374302200001&fm=other-shopbysize-viewall&colorId=11841

Sequins are in and the perfect way to sparkle this holiday season! They are the perfect way to make an outfit festive or just to be even more glam. Remember, sequins and glitter can be tacky. You don't want to resemble a a glitter glue gun or a disco ball! Keep it classy and keep the rest of your outfit simple. Much love and happy holidays!

-Alexa

Flats in a vending machine?

Hey!
Fashion lovers rejoice: you can now buy flats in a store, online, and now in vending machines. Here I thought vending machines were just for food! Rollasole now has vending machines that carry flats. These vending machines have only been available in Europe and Australia but are coming across the Atlantic and onto American soil. (Why does it feel like America is the last to try these amazing trends?!) The first to try out these vending machines are Vanity Nightclub and the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. Don't worry party goers, this vending machine will be appearing appearing in nightclubs through Las Vegas and Los Angeles within the coming months. I think we need to petition this company to get this machine in every major city! You can even custom design your own vending machine to be in a nightclub, concert hall, stadium, or conference center.
I may not be part of the club scene yet but I do know what it is like to have on killer shoes with no alternatives. If your walking around the city in heels the blisters and marks on your feet experience can be scarring (literally). Then there's the time that your shoes are uncomfortable and you are at the point of walking the streets barefoot due to pain. These shoes are only $19.95 and simplistic to be able to go with any outfit Even better, they roll up to be able to put in your bag as emergency comfy shoes. Now pop some money into a vending machine and out comes a pair of shoes just like magic. The greatest part is shoes are less calories then that bag of chips or candy bar ;p.
Check the company out at http://www.rollasole.com/usa1/stockists.php
-Alexa

Econ paper!

Hello!
Today, I am doing something a little different then my normal 'hottest fashion'. This post does involve fashion but it was for a school project. I want to share this with everyone so hopefully in a few years I can look back on this and get inspiration to make it happen or maybe it will have already happened and I can be proud of my accomplishment.
I am currently a junior in high school and I am taking honors economics. We had to do a project as if we were a budding entrepreneur and think of a product we'd like to produce. You had to go into details on what it is, how it's packaged, prices, where it would sell, how you'd advertise, who would buy the item, and how you would produce the item. My first thought when I read this was fashion. If you know me personally then you know I love everything bedazzled. I've had people offer to pay me to bedazzle their accessories and say that I should start my own company. This was the perfect opportunity to start a business plan in a non-serious way and hopefully get an easy A on my project. I want to share with you my 'business plan' aka my econ project. I want feedback if you'd be interested in buying something from this line if I ever started this line. Or if you know anyone to make collection happen! *This is my own work. Please do not take this and plagiarize it for your own use! Thanks*

"From a young age I have had a love for fashion, over the years this love has turned into an obsession. My mission is to start a bedazzled accessory collection. We will have a line of accessories from shoes to cell phone cases that are engrossed with Swarovski crystals. Some accessories will have designers, others more simplistic, but all will be fabulous. Every crystal will be hand done with special precision. Every piece has a bedazzled heart so make sure you look out for this signature design. Every piece of the line comes in a white sparkly box with our logo appearing in crystals diagonally inscribed across the box. The line ranges in prices due to the amount of crystals and time put into each piece. We only use the best materials for our customers and our designs only contain Swarovski crystals. We aim to appear like a high fashion company without their exorbitant prices. These accessories will soon be out in major department stores or you can purchase them through our website.

My inspiration for this line comes from my obsession for bedazzling. I have bedazzled many of my own objects to many envious stare and awe. I want others to be able to have jaw dropping accessories that everyone wishes they could have. To be able to bedazzle an object can take hours which most people don’t have. Instead, these shoes give you the look you want without those time consuming hours glueing on crystals. Fashion should be universal and I want to be able to share my fashion secrets with the world. Accessories make an outfit and these can make your outfit sparkle (pun intended).

The person I envision in the collection is a of course someone who loves bling, a fashionista, and someone who isn’t afraid to test the limits of fashion. A completely bedazzled shoe is a show stopper and draws attention so the women needs to have confidence to pull off the look. In this collection there is no age range, a teenager or middle age women could pull off a pair of bedazzled heels for different occasions.  A teenager may want a fully bedazzled phone case while an older women may want a phone case with just crystal accents. A person would buy from the collection because they love fashion and want to enhance their wardrobe or fashion collection. A women can never have to many accessories. No matter what your dad or husbands bank account says you can always use another accessory! The benefit of fashion is that when you look good, you feel good and radiate from that. Getting complimented on your bedazzled heels is a definate confident booster and makes you feel great. When you feel your best you are the happiest in life. Also, your boyfriend won’t always be there but your accessories always will and always make you look good. Our accessories will make you fall in love, you may even be tempted to marry them!

For fashion, it is all about whether the customer likes your product enough to buy it. You need to get the word out about your product so that people become interested. The best way to get publicity for our product is to send our accessories to celebrities so that they wear them out and get photographed in them. Once a celebrity endorses or wears a product it gets instant buzz and every fan wants it. Once one person is rocking fashion then someone will ask where that person got it and want it for themselves. This is the start of the use of word of mouth in motion.  We’ll have advertisements around the web to catch the buyers attention especially on fashion sites. Social media is the best way to get your product out to the public. Having a twitter account with updates and a Facebook page will get attention from the millions of people that use these sites daily. The catchphrase, “Diamonds are a girls best friend” will be the main motto of our product.

To produce the collection we would need products to bedazzle on. I would have to work with a company to design and create the products needed. I would be in charge of the design process to make sure they represent our company and the girl we picture in our line. The products will be made in an offsite factory. We would have a workshop in  the NYC area. The factory will ship the finished product to the workshop. This is where the magic happens and our team of bedazzlers would create their masterpieces. The workplace would resemble more of an unlivable apartment with spacious rooms and modern decorations and furniture. This would be the place where we can have market week so distributers can see the collection and get a feel of what they will want in their stores for the upcoming season. Also, we can have clients come here for consultations and fittings. After the accessory is blinged out to perfection it is sent back to the factory to be packaged and shipped to stores and buyers. Upon purchase the customer can fall in love and strut in their bedazzled creations."

-Alexa