ACADEMYAWARDS2011

natalie portman in rodarte - marisa tomei in charles james circa 1950 - amy adams in l'wren scott

i am totally into these deep purple-y jewel tones that go so wonderfully well with these stars' porcelain skin.  loving the baby-bump disguise and the vintage which is so IN right now...not super impressed by amy's jewelry/hair choice but take those away and the dress is fab!

mila kunis in elie saab - hilary swank in gucci - cate blanchet in givenchy

liking this lilac color that i generally think looks hideous...it's all about the hair and make-up for these to work. i give mila one of the best dressed of the night - totally loving the difference from other recent red carpets. hilary looks stunning as always and this picture totally doesn't show how gorgeous cate looked.

anne hathaway in archival valentino - scarlett johansson in dolce & gabbana - sandra bullock in l'wren scott

newly devoted to RED dresses. must get one to wear asap. anne and sandra looked absolutely regal and scarlett (i know, not really red RED...) looked dashing in the purpley/red hue she wore! love love!!

mandy moore in monique l'huilier - florence welch in valentino - michelle williams in chanel

by far my favorite red carpet color scheme...maybe because i am loving the naked look these days but mostly because this color flatters EVERYONE. totally will be investing in some nude pieces for the spring.  best goes to mandy (surprising because i can still picture her "candy" music vid...) but i am also loving the way florence went...

enjoy! xx

FNOLA

friday was FASHION'S NIGHT OUT (LA style) and my mom and i went out and perused Robertson Boulevard before heading to Neiman Marcus for some pampering! the streets were CRAZY with people shopping and hanging out in the festivities!

our first stop was to Paige Denim, where we bought some jeggings (our ultimate favorite) and hung out with the most adorable pooch! then it was off to Intermix, where we scooped up some FNOLA tees, and Alice + Olivia, which would have made my sister's head spin! there was a hypnotic cocktail bar and an entire TABLE full of bin candy with little bags to make little goodie bags! (sooo cute and we totally would have made ourselves some but i made myself sick on cotton candy salt water taffy and my mom did the same on sour grapefruit chews, so we left it for the kiddies!) then we headed to Tory Burch where my mom's wonderful sales guy, Andre, had a jacket waiting for her! after we nixed the jacket and munched on mini cupcakes we hightailed it to Neiman Marcus where we finished off the night amid couture gowns and photo ops! (we missed the fashion show, but oh well)  on our way back we tried to eat at taiko, but it had closed literally two minutes before we got there so we headed home and noshed on leftover pizza and sorbet! all in all, a fantastic night! we cannot wait for next year's!! 

ME at Neiman's photo wall!

blazer: elizabeth&james - cutoff sleeve blouse: elizabeth&james - jeggings: paige - shoes: sam edelman FALKEN clogs - bag: marc by marc jacobs

My wonderful mother at Neimans!

jacket: tory burch - silk tank: ? - scarf: wright's - jeggings: paige - belt: j. crew - shoes: kelsi dagger - bag: gucci

so, so, so much fun! i love you mamma :)

miles of mila

† † love.love.love † †

coat: temperley london - shoes: gucci

dress: emilio pucci

vest: temperley london - corset: agent provocateur - leggins: diesel

jacket: yigal azrouel - shoes: christian louboutin

dress: jean paul gaultier

jacket: susan woo - skirt: the row