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August 28, 2010
Saturday, Italian Style
There’s nothing like starting the weekend off in a leisurely manner; to me, that means making espresso with Lavazza coffee I brought home with me from Italy…speaking of — I haven’s shared with FPD readers my favorite Italian buys and finds from my trip in July! I went to Italy for a friend’s wedding on a beautiful 13th century villa outside of Verona, and of course picked up some great finds along the way (from Florence, Venice, Verona, and Elba!). Here’s some pics of what I brought home:
- Jelly flats with ties in the back from La Rinascente department store in Florence, about $30
- Cute fedora-style straw hat, market in Venice, about $15
- wraparound grey leather belt, San Lorenzo Market in Florence, about $12
- I know you can get Dove products in the USA, but the formulas and scents are different in Italy – and I like them much much better! I always stock up on the Dove ‘Fresh’ scent ‘deo spray’ deodorants. About $5
- I also discovered this amazing olive mill that made beauty products outside of Verona – I got the best selling hand soap, lip balm, and olive oil face mask (not pictured), all made from olive oil at the Salvagno Frantoio, about $3-$6
- Of course I wasn’t going to leave Italy without buying some clothes! The middle dress (and pictured right) is one of my favorite Italian brands, Stefanel, and I managed to get this beautiful knit dress on sale for about $60
- The other two dresses were extremely affordable, from Pimkie, which I gathered is kind of like the Forever 21 of Europe, but the quality was amazing for the price point (grey zipper dress, about $32, striped dress, about $26)
- No trip to Italy would be complete without a totally cheesy tourist t-shirt, food, and coffee! I thought this ‘Venezia’ t-shirt with cute kittens and a ball of string didn’t make any sense, so I loved it instantly, and I also brought back as much pasta as would fit in my bag — here I have “foglie di carfiofi’ artichoke and olive oil semolina pasta (delish!) and some Lavazza, my favorite!!
What’s your favorite vacation souvenir? Do share!
August 27, 2010
Robin Tara Custom Tango Shoe Fall Style #Giveaway
Robin Tara blames the Tango. After a career in graphic design and
corporate video production, she left all reason behind and journeyed off
to Buenos Aires. After an evening of aching feet she vowed to design a
better dance shoe. RobinnTara shoes now dance around the world! Tango is chicer than ever!
According to the September issue of American Vogue (p. 536.),
Lancome girls Arlenis Sosa and Elettra Wiedemann will be offering tango
lessons on Rodeo Drive for Fashion’s Night Out. Thus a pair of tango
shoes will be essential to your wardrobe this fall!
As fashionable as ever, these tango shoes are designed by Robin who
is dedicated to giving all women what they want. Robin Tara has just
made an agreement with her Argentine shoe factory to work with
individual, customized ordering of street shoes. From a choice of
hundreds of leathers, plus styles, heel heights and adornments, Tara
clients can now design their own shoes for a special occasion or just a
dependable pair for the office. Tara Shoes also scours the markets,
artist and design studios of Buenos Aires to select unusual accessories
and jewelry that are featured on the Tara Treasures page of the
href=”http://bit.ly/bpmWPN” target=”_blank”>website. Tara continues
to create new designs and works constantly to assure that Tara Shoes are
the perfect blend of comfort and style.
Our friends at Robin Tara Shoes are giving away a custom pair of custom
designed shoes valued between $250 – $350. One pair of custom Robin Tara
Tango Shoes will go to one lucky winner in our Custom Tango Shoe Fall
Giveaway.
Go to TheFind blog to enter here
August 27, 2010
Web Snob Links of the Week
Stiletto Jungle found a super affordable version of fall’s hidden wedge bootie trend — a $500 look for just $60.
Did Madonna rip off the Material Girl clothing line? Allie is Wired covers the controversy.
Bag Snob has a bag you will not regret buying!
Try this super duper lash plumping serum at Beauty Snob!
Coquette loves the effortless style of Rebecca Minkoff’s fall apparel collection.
Fashion Pulse Daily contemplates the intentions of Levi’s in its latest ad campaign ‘We are all Workers’
The Jet Set Girls scoured the internet to find the sexiest leather shorts for fall.
Second City Style is mad for camel…everything for fall. It’s the new black!
Shopping and Info loves this dress straight off the runway from Milly that looks like Valentino.
StyleBakery has the scoop on fall’s ultimate transition piece: the military jacket.
StyleCaster shares an exclusive DIY from the new book by Erica Domesek of P.S. I Made This.
The Beauty Stop points out some really bad celebrity hair.
Lace is still on trend, and The Goddess thinks Nicholas Kirkwood got it right with this amazing Leather Bootie with Lace Detail!
V-Style shows you the the must-have cross body purses versus the must not.
eye4style takes you behind-the-scenes at the Fall 2010 London Fog ad campaign shoot, featuring Mad Men star Christina Hendricks!
