Coachella Fashion | Inspiration for the Summer

Skip the shower and put on your best Above-it-all Hippie face (or as the French would say Bo Bo)...Coachella just swept through the dry warm weather of the West, leaving behind a stream of Hippie fashionspiration for all to carry into the summer months. Although all of these looks border on costumey for my personal taste, it is always fun to gather style inspiration from everywhere. So get some inspiration for the Summer from the Coachella Fashion of last month.

Thank you Refinery 29 for catching the snap worthy Coachella Fashion for us all.

This look was my favorite. Bold mixed patterns, cropped top, high waisted shorts, and a turban on top!

What will you wear this Summer from the Coachella Fashion vault?

NYC Staycation | Instagram Weekend

Sorry to be absent lately mes cheris, but it was necessary to put myself on a little NYC Staycation. With all the running around I have done in the last couple months, I finally had the opportunity to rest...and so I Carpe Diem-ed the weekend away. Walks in Central Park, Ferry ride to Ikea, and lots of drinks with friends, it was a fantastic long Instagram weekend to rest, enjoy life, and gear up for the next chapter in my life.

 It has been cold here in NYC lately, and since I'm stubborn and determined to wear my closet full of cute Spring stuff, I have had to add tights to all my Spring outfits to do so. Bummer.

 Went shopping in SoHo. I love passing all the creative storefronts around that nabe. They are the greatest. I especially love the C Wonder storefront. How fun and regal are these doors?

 You know it's going to be a good day when you start off your morning with Magnolia Bakery breakfast. Raspberry crumb muffin, coffee, infinity scarf, and Gaga glasses. Done and done. 

 I watched the Enterprise space shuttle fly over Manhattan as it made its voyage to its new NYC home at the Intrepid Air and Space Museum. Bonus points for living on the Hudson River? You get to walk 500 feet to go see a space shuttle fly by your house. Um. Awesome. Not bad for an NYC Staycation huh?

 Had an all day long adventure to Ikea on Saturday which of course consisted of taking the NYC Water Taxi out to Brooklyn's Ikea. The Southstreet Seaport is always a great photo opp place for an Instagram weekend, and I haven't been out past the Statue of Liberty in over a year, so that was a fun ride. 

Ended the weekend celebrating a dear friends golden birthday out in SoHo at The Anchor bar. The DJ was amazing, and every single song had me screaming with excitement. Therefore it was a great dancing night to celebrate life with my really good friends. 

So how do you Staycation mes cheris?

Dreaming of an Oasis

The terrible weather of the past two days has me dreaming of an oasis. What could be better to get through the Tuesday Slump? Maybe something along these lines perhaps...

Fashion 101 | Fashion of Downton Abbey and Early 20th Century Fashion

Darlings, I just recently found myself obsessed with Downton Abbey. The stories, the history, the fashion of Downton Abbey! The pilot episode takes place the day of the Titanic's sinking and quickly propels through almost a decade in 2 seasons. So much happened to our world at this time and to witness it through the eyes of British royalaty and their staff is quite intriguing. From the early 20th century fashion to the brink of the 1920s let's see what Fashion 101 will unwrap today...

For Modern Era fashion, I feel the latest we ever possibly revert back to is the 1920's fashion of the flappers and the gangsters, so to have the spotlight on the very early 20th century fashion is most inspirational. The hats, the dresses, the automobiles!

The low busts, curvy hips and long dresses of the early 19th century began to change from a mature, full bodied figure to a slight, boyish figure. By the latter half of the 1910s dresses began to accentuate smaller busts, slender hips, and exposing the scandalous...ankle.

Early 20th century had a passion for hats, not quite Marie Antoinette level but not far. Wide brim, heavily adorned hats sat upon long wavy hair plaited up hair. By the end of the decade what would become the famous finger wave hairstyle of the 1920's began its experimentation. Also the hats became more simple, with slopped rims and much deeper crowns. These would soon lead to my favorite cloche hats.

The original Harem fashion of Poiret in 1910 inspired by an oriental craze from a popular theatre show in Paris. One of my more favored moments in the fashion of Downton Abbey was when Lady Sybil came to dinner showing off her new dress, the lastest fashion from Paris.

The fashion of Downton Abbey is a character in itself. As fashion always does, it tells a story of the society the characters live in and how drastically the Great War changes everything. Customs of utmost importance like afternoon tea gowns fall to wayside for nurses uniforms to care for the ever growing wounded soldiers. In fact it is interesting to note that many of our major fashion changes in history took place due to war, or the fact that it ended. You see that? We're all in this together.

What do you love of the 

fashion of Downton Abbey?

I can pack for that... Bahamas

The return of the cold front to New York has me itching for warm weather. Shorts, sandals, straw hats, and an armed beach bag promising a day of fun. I mentally need to transport myself to the Bahamas for a hot vacation but some of you may be able to physically do that. In that case here is your packing how to for the Caribbean. Hey! I can pack for that... 

Chambray dress and sandals to travel in, 2 swimsuits to alternate drying days, and lots of bright skirts, tops, and shorts to play mix and match with for a new outfit everyday. Throw in some patterns for a tribal island feel and pop some neon where possible.

Most important is the protect yourself from those harmful rays!! Bring great SPF for skin, hair, lips, and great sunnies for the peepers. I add my coveted J. Crew straw hat for fashion and function, nothing will protect the skin on your face better!

Also how cute are those feet jewelry? I always walk barefoot on the sand but this way you can still have some feet flair to make a statement when your shoes are stashed in your beach bag for protection!

I can pack for that...Bahamas by fashiondiva304 featuring ankle length skirts

It's easy to make a packing how to when it is as motivational as the Bahamas and all I want right now is an ice cold pina colada while the sun kisses my hot skin!

Are you itching for a hot vacation? 

Now you can you pack for that!