Fashion Pulse Daily - Part 715

December 17, 2010

Web Snob Links of the Week

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Stiletto Jungle thinks the Vince Loop Scarf is an investment-worthy accessory.
Allie is Wired has a first look at Nicole Richie’s gorgeous wedding.
Bag Snob has a super cute clutch for New Years and will be useful for weddings and special events for years to come.
Beauty Snob has found one of the richest and most protective lip balms around.
Coquette loves the ethereal beauty of Natalie Portman on the cover of Vogue.
Fashion Pulse Daily shares top fashionable and tech picks for the holidays
KRISTOPHER DUKES is wanting Jean-Michel Frank: The Strange and Subtle Luxury of the Parisian Haute-Monde in the Art Deco Period.
Manolo recommends shoes for the non-retro girl to wear with the retro dress.
Second City Style shows you how to Step It Up On New Year’s Eve wearing Finds on a Dime.
Shopping and Info loves a white puffer down coat with a fur hood for that après ski look in the winter.
StyleBakery.com is keeping warm with faux fur jackets and accessories this winter.
The Beauty Stop suggests beauty inspired illustrations as a gift for the cosmetics lover.
The Fashion Bomb takes you shopping at TJ Maxx and Marshalls to find holiday looks for less!
If you like makeup and shoes, then The Shoe Goddess has the pump for you!

December 17, 2010

Need a Few More Gift Ideas? Here are our Faves!

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It’s the little things that count — items that are thoughtful, functional, and capable to be used or worn longer than the holiday season are always the most memorable. Also, we found some items that are very wallet-friendly, as the holidays See below for some of our top picks.

I still can’t believe I found this Sewing Kit at Forever 21! For $7.80 — it’s a great, thoughtful gift, that really anyone can use!

A Fashion Magazine Subscription (prices vary), is really the gift that certainly keeps on giving! Try Amazon.com, as they tend to have year-round subscriptions in the $8-$12 range.

These are for guys, but anyone can get down with some fingerless gloves! on sale for $3, also Forever 21


The Limited Open Stitch Infinity Scarf, $34.50, will look great on anyone – plus, this is an item that you can never really have enough of — especially when you have a tendency to wear v-neck, scoop neck, or button-up shirts.

Caswell-Massey Soaps, starting at $5, always make a great gift for a host or hostess — who couldn’t use a little extra soap? Try the Caswell-Massey Guest Soap Sampler, $40, for a variety of scents in cute little sizes!

Stirrings Drink Mixers, about $7, are made of all-natural ingredients, and come in an elegant bottle,  perfect to bring to a party, or give as a practical gift – especially the cute mini-set Cocktail Connoisseur set for only $20 ! Available and fine and specialty retailers nationwide, such as Whole Foods

Don’t forget: you can ALWAYS get super practical Gift Cards that everybody can use, such as: eBay, Amazon, and Target. and iTunes.

December 17, 2010

FEED 2 Bracelets at Forever 21

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Want to mix your love of shopping with a little philanthropy? Purchase a FEED 2 Bracelet ($5) at Forever 21 and the money will provide two school meals for children through the United Nations World Food Programme. Hand-crafted by artisans from Guatemala, the glass-beaded bracelets come in six punchy colors, each representing the country to receive the school meals.

YELLOW represents Sri Lanka, which still suffers from the effects of the 2004 tsunami; BLACK is for two school meals in Kenya, a country with over one million children in the UN World Food Programme; BLUE supports school children in earthquake-ravaged Haiti; RED gives support to Swaziland, the most HIV-prevalent country in the world; GOLD goes to Honduras, home of the world’s third largest school feeding operation; and SILVER serves Pakistan, where recent flooding and earthquakes still affect millions of children.

What better way to channel the spirit of Christmas than to give a gift — to yourself or to a friend — that also does some good.

-Kaci Hamilton

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December 16, 2010

Edge Up The Prep School Look With a Plaid Blazer

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Via our friends at thefind.com:

Plaid has been a casual-wear staple for the last handful of seasons, decking out casual-cute button-up tops, boyfriend-inspired flannels, and cozy wool coats. The result is sometimes slightly western (especially paired with a cute pair of cropped moto boots), or maybe a refined revival of the grunge era when layered and unbuttoned. This season, however, plaid’s going in another direction, going prep-school-cool with buttoned-up (or not) blazers of all shapes and silhouettes! They’ll take you back to your private school days, when you wish you could cut up that boring uniform and turn it into something cool! Stay trimmed and tailored with a shrunken jacket like this one by Eight Sixty, or if you prefer to keep the look slouchy (yet still totally sophisticated!), try this oversized Club Monaco blazer over a pair of winter-friendly shorts and tights or over-the-knee boots! For something a bit funkier, I also love this L.A.M.B. Military Jacket for an on-trend take on the bandleader jacket!

– Alex Gambardella
Check out TheFind’s Holiday Wishlist Game on Facebook – shop, create and share your holiday wishlist!

– Alex Gambardella

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