Alexander McQueen Resort 2012 Collection

 Alexander McQueen Resort 2012 Collection


This collection really proves that Sarah Burton can rule Alexander McQueen!  Of course her past collections have been amazing but sometimes a resort collection can be passed over as less important and noticeable.  However, this one really stands out and proves Burton is a truly perfect designer for the Alexander McQueen brand.  Burton has remained true to the McQueen style, some of the pieces are very reminiscent of the ornate pieces from his last collection, Fall 2010 RTW.  There are numberous calf-length skirts and dresses that swing beautifully and flatter your figure.  Lots of dresses, jackets and coats had high-waisted leather belts to compliment your body shape.  Some of the military jackets had ruffled but structured tails creating a look of tough elegance while others were gorgeously embroidered and were evocative of the ornate embroidery in the Fall 2010 Ready-to-wear collection.  Burton did a fantastic job creating separates that are wearbale with a number of pieces that can be mixed and matched .  The collection was based on romantic utility and you can see that the McQueen dark romance is still there.

I wonder if Kate Middleton will be wearing any of these pieces sometime soon?

What do you think of the collection?

Frugal Friday Five Under $50: Big Beach Hat

What to wear to the beach when you want to protect your skin and hair a little bit more......a big beach hat!

Here are some affordable options:

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Floppy straw hat with flower from Forever21 for $10.80

Black large brim braided hat (also available in chocolate and straw colored) from Zappos for $48

This bright pink oversize hat (also available in turquoise) is on sale at Macy's for $34

Canvas brim floppy hat from Urban Outfitters for $34

 Choose from the different colors of this striped beach hat that is on sale at Zappos for $44

Wildfox Couture Fall 2011 "It's Only Rock And Roll"

Wildfox Couture Fall 2011 "It's Only Rock And Roll"

Nothing says Wildfox girl like the 1970′s, the Wildfox line was practically created based on mine and Emilys love for vintage T shirts. We are in love with Cameron Crowe’s “Almost Famous” and all the stories of rock n roll concerts, so what better way to tell the story of Fall 2011 than through 1970s Rock Groupies?

These backstage babes are the quintessential Wildfox girl! They follow the music with only a suitcase and their best friends, they die over giant platforms and velvet bell bottoms, they eat Twinkies for breakfast, wear the same T shirt for days, they dance barefoot on stage after everyone’s gone home, and never cry over boys. They go where the night takes them, they cram into motel beds and cover their rooms with feather boas, silk scarves and fur hats. They play old guitars, sing along to Joni Mitchell, tell love stories in lamp lit parking lots, dream of traveling to far off places and even when it’s all over they never go home.

Fall 2011 is inspired by Anita Pallenberg, Elton John, The Rolling Stones, Rock concerts, 1970s magazines and clothes, soft, oversized cardigans and T shirts, stolen rock boyfriends clothes and beautiful, long flowy 70′s dresses.

We hope you all love it, this one meant a lot to us!

By Kimberley Gordon and Emily Faulstich