Monthly Archives: February 2012

Oscars…Obsessed!

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Sure, the Oscars are technically about celebrating the men and women who entertained us throughout the year with their talent on the big screen, but lets be honest…what we are really interested in is what and WHO they are wearing! Here are some of our FAVS from the night:

Michelle Williams in Louis Vuitton

Wow. Michelle looked simply stunning in this Geranium number!! She was there with her bestie Busy Phillips. Just another ladies night out, right?

 

Gwyneth Paltrown in Tom Ford

Gwyneth said, “This is my Jackie O moment!” and her dress was “courtesy of Tom Ford.” We think he did you right, Gwynie. The look was spot on. Minimalistic and chic.

Natalie Portman in vintage Christian Dior

Motherhood sure looks good on last year’s Best Actress winner, who was so glamourous and poised in vintage Haute Couture Christian Dior from 1954. Love love love!

Angelina Jolie in Atelier Versace and Brad Pitt in Tom Ford

Geez. These two. If only we could all spend a day in Angelina’s shoes…arm candy included! What a couple of lookers! Angelina was glowing in this black velvet Atelier Versace gown, clearly working the high slit to the fullest. Brad wasn’t doing too shabby either in his perfectly tailored Tom Ford tux.

Tom Hanks in Tom Ford

Well, it’s safe to say Tom Ford was our favorite designer of the night. He dressed Gwyneth, Brad, and Tom Hanks. Tom (Hanks that is) was really looking dapper in this shawl collared tuxedo. He looked so timeless, which he did not quite achieve the night he won Best Actor for Forest Gump. The 90s may be making a comeback in some ways but we think this tux look can stay in 93.

Garden Party Dreaming…

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Back in the day…well 2011 anyway, when we were dreaming up our Spring Collection 2012, we were obsessed with this eye candy of a book, Food Fashion Friends. It inspired us to want to Garden Party like no one has ever Garden Party’d before. We would drink spiked tea and eat cute little sammies and cakes with all our fav gfs. With the scene set, the “what shall we wear?” ideas began to swirl. It would need to be Whimsical, Seductive, and Dreamy…definitely, dreamy. Maybe we were just buzzing from the “tea,” but it was with this simple daydream that our Spring Collection 2012 was born.

Here’s a few for your viewing pleasure…Neat Shirt in Chambray with Passenger Skirt in Contraband, Luisa Short Dress in White Sand, and Dreamy Tee in Rhubarb.

It’s almost Spring (in LA at least) and these designs are just starting to hit stores, so it’s time to make this Garden Party a reality.  On the menu? We’re taking a page out of one of our favorite bloggers, Jordan Reid of RhamshackleGlam.com’s playbook and making a Rhubarb Blueberry Crisp. The beauty is in the simplicity, right?

(Click on the picture for all the delish recipe deets.)

As for music, when we were making this collection we were listening to a lot of Warpaint. Specifically, their cover of David Bowie’s Ashes to Ashes, its airy vintage vibe was so perfect for our Garden Party dreaming.  Definitely check it out if you haven’t already, right now though you really have to see THIS.

 

Amazing, right? You have probably already seen it since it’s at like 45 million views but one more time never hurts. Goyte is on constantly around here and being that we’re festival girls, we are pumped to see him and many others at Coachella. Luckily, we didn’t have to wait until Coachella for Goyte since we saw him last night at the El Rey! More on that a little later but check out our Twitter for pics! Sanctuary1997