The Look - Leather Vest

I'm a huge lover of mixing brands, and styles together and I specially love mixing luxury items with pieces that are more affordable.  I literally jump up in happiness when I walk into a bargain store and find that once in a blue moon holy grail piece.  I call the holy grail piece anything that looks like it should belong in Neiman Marcus but has a price tag of not Neiman Marcus.  It's my little mission when I go to the mall to find these holy grail pieces, because honestly as much as that Balmain leather vest might look incredible, I honestly don't want to spend that kind of money on one item - unless they are shoes of course :) .  So you can imagine my excitement when I walked into Forever21 with my sister and ran into this incredible faux leather vest and discovered it cost only $37.80 - HOLY GRAIL moment!  There are so many ways you can wear a leather vest, or any vest for that matter.  I just love how it makes any outfit look a little more put together when you throw a vest over it - It's like you are instantly glamorizing your outfit!  I figured I'd go all out with this jacket and pair it with a more rockerish look.  So I opted for my trusty torn jeans from Zara and my camo booties from Kurt Geiger.  What do you think?

 

The Look:

Leather Vest - Forever21, $37.80

Torn Jeans - Zara, $79

Camo Booties - Kurt Geiger, $245

Watch - Michael Kors, $275

Stud Bracelet - Valentino, $195

Crystal Bracelet - Henri Bendel, $98

Chain Bracelet - Juicy Couture, $70.99

Ring - Forever21 no longer available, but these from Max and Chloe are similar, $20

Earrings - C Wonder, $38

Mirrored Sunglasses - Rayban, $160

Purse - Celine

XOXO Ananda

The Look - Leopard Pants

Leopard pants are super in style this season, and not only leopard but really any kind of animal print.  I'm a huge fan of printed jeans, I feel like it makes any outfit pop and immediately makes you look like you put a little thought into what you are wearing -even if you didn't!  But printed pants can be very tricky as you can end up with a look that's just flat out too confused.  I know mixing prints is a huge trend, but I'm honesty not a huge fan of it….it's rare that I like a mixed print look, but it does happen sometimes.  This time, like many others, I opted for a more 'put together' look. My go to colors when wearing printed pants are always ones that will give the pants a little pop and not to compete with it. I like the pants to be the focal point of the outfit.  For this look I opted for an all black outfit with gold accents, leaving my leopard pants to be the only stand out piece. I wore the super trendy leather sweater,  a pair of high heel lace-up booties, gold accessories and the super trusty hat, which makes anybody immediately look super fashionable and put together!

This Look:

Leopard Jeans - 7 For all Mankind, Bloomingdales $172

Leather Sweater - French Connection at Piperlime, $118

Lace-up  Booties - INC International Concept at Macys, $149.50

Leather Clutch - Guess by Marciano, $79

Gold Necklace - Forever21, $14

Double Lion's Head Bracelet - KULE, $165

The Look for Less:

Leopard Jeans - Guess Jeans at Macys, $40

Leather Sweater - Asos, $56.95

Lace-up Booties - Jennifer Lopez for Khols, $50.99

Leather Clutch - Danielle Nicole at Nordstrom, $35.00

Lion's Head Bracelet -  Style21, $12.99

Hope you loved it!

XOXO Ananda

The Look For Less Giuseppe Zanotti

Giuseppe Zanotti Shoes are not only beautiful shoes, but they are a perfect work of art.  As much as we all love them and wish we could rock them like Kim Kardashian and Heidi Klum, our bank accounts probably don't look like theirs. So how can we be just as equally super fashionable as they are and not spend over $1,600.00 on a pair of shoes? We get the look for less!  When designer shoes get as much attention as Giuseppe's have in the past year, other brands imitate the look for less, making our lives a lot easier and our bank accounts super happy! So here are a few of Giuseppe's most famous creations at prices we can all afford! Let's get The Look For Less Giuseppe Zanotti!

Lady Gaga or Donatella?

Lady Gaga is the new face of Versace, and in the new ads that have just surfaced the star is seriously channeling the famous brand's designer Donatella Versace! Versace announced over twitter this Saturday confirming that Lady Gaga is in fact the new face of the Spring/Summer 2014 campaign, shot by Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott.

This choice is definitely not surprising since Lady Gaga has been a huge fan of Versace for years now.  They even created all the looks for her 2012 Born This Way tour and the singer  dedicated a song on her new album to Donatella, called "Donatella".  Versace loves Gaga and Gaga clearly loves Versace.  It's a match made in fashion heaven!



 

XOXO Ananda

The Zodiac according to Charlotte Olympia

Charlotte Olympia does it again - and we couldn't expect her not to! The fabulous and super innovative designer took one of women's favorite subjects and transformed it into super cute and obviously a super fashionable new line of flats and clutches. Her newest line called "Birthday Shoes" is fully inspired by the 12 zodiac signs, “I’ve always had a thing for all things mystical,” says designer Charlotte Dellal. “I don’t live by astrology but I do love to know other people’s signs; I’m quite good at guessing.”

I'm a true Leo from head to toe and deep inside my heart, but with the breathtaking variety of designs and colors in this collection I almost wish I was a Gemini or a Libra - they are a must have!  The beautiful suede slip-on with a Swarovski crystal-embellished motif representing each sign retails for $695 while her staple Pandora clutches go for a pricey $995 and are pretty much already sold out in most retail locations and websites.

So be spontaneous like a Sagittarius or super fashionable like a Leo and a Libra and go get your own piece of Charlotte Olympia "Birthday Shoe" collection!

Take a look at this awesome collection!

Rocking Valentino RockStuds

Valentino is simply unbelievable and even though his Rockstud Collection isn't new, I just can't get enough of it! Celebrities everywhere are rocking the bags, pumps and even flats from this collection.  The super chic, delicate but yet 'rockerish' details of each item makes this a must have item in your wardrobe and will easily add oomph to any little black dress - making you have an incredible 'Oh la la' moment and look Super Fashionable. Every single piece is just perfection and I'm completely obsessed, as I'm sure you are too. Valentino Rockstuds are definitely made for rocking!

Here are a FEW of my favorites:

Charlotte Olympia's Brazilian Collection

Charlotte Olympia Dellal, is the half-Brazilian, half-English designer behind her self titled label Charlotte Olympia.  The 31-year-old designer, whose mother was a 70's Brazilian model, brought much of her background as inspiration for her 2013 Resort Collection called 'Glamazon'.  The collection is super fun and filled with bright colors, flowers, animal details and even the super Brazilian and iconic “Senhor do Bonfim” ribbons.  As a Brazilian woman I am extremely proud of the work Charlotte has done in this collection.  I think it portrays our culture in a beautiful and super fashionable way.  I can't wait to get my hands in some of these designs.  I'm sure these shoes will make you want to sip of some delicious caipirinha and listen to good Samba music.