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2012/02/20
We love the pictures and, frankly, the four styling offers are phenomenal ~ but only available through Tuesday at 11PM EST!
Clearly not the man himself since he passed away in 1988, but Macy’s celebrates the 100th birthday of Romare Bearden for Black History Month in conjunction with The Romare Bearden Foundation. Although the exhibition will be available February 16-19, the reception is on February 16th at 5:30PM. Born in Charlotte, NC, Bearden focused mostly heavily on the lives of travelers on their way to and from home. Displayed most prominently in Black Odyssey, his 1977 series of 20 collages based on episodes from
So what are your plans? C’mon share! “I’ll tell you mine if you tell me yours…” I’ll be enjoying the company of my new, all-consuming love interest in a super fancy hotel in an undisclosed location….sipping on red wine and dark chocolate (I’m gonna try to at least be mindful of my overall health~ ok not that healthy because I love love love the caramel with sea salt!), engaging in deep conversation about the future, laughing often, and getting kneaded and
On Saturday, January 28, 2012 Etta James was laid to rest in LA. Christina Aguilera sang a moving rendition of her famed ‘At Last‘. Etta was a soulful singer that will be remembered for the powerful rumble that cascaded from her lips ~ Enjoy!
I love football ~ no not for the uniforms (although I do admire the physiques) but for the athleticism. And because it is about more than just the gridiron, we wanted to give you the skinny on the tradition of how Super Bowl balls are made. Time Magazine did a photo essay, so as you’re rooting for your team (Go Giants!) you’ll feel a bit more educated about what’s going on. Enjoy!
In honor of our stylish website launch, we’re feeling frisky and think it’s the perfect time to do a few giveaways (read: incentives to visit our fresh-faced website)! The first giveaway: A Guide to Elegance: for every woman who wants to be well and properly dress on all occasions by Genevieve Antoine Dariaux. This book will go to the first two individuals who signs up b-styled by blueprint gold membership! The second giveaway: The Handbook of Style: A man’s guide
It’s the new year, so while I don’t fully subscribe to “new year’s resolutions” there are certain certainties we should all be resolved to do in the new year: #6: (remember the movie Mommy Dearest…with Joan Crawford) I promise “no more wire hangers!” #7: I promise to commit to one print (leopard, snakeskin, zebra, floral) in your wardrobe #8: I promise to fold not hang ALL knits (including sweaters, knit dresses, etc) #9: I promise to use my handbag only as
I am riding high after attending LeWeb in Paris (Europe’s largest social media & internet conference). Why? LeWeb gave me insight into the convergence of fashion and technology; and Rachel Sterne (bless her heart) helped to really knock it out the park! First, let’s talk about Rachel Sterne ~ she’s the 28-year-old Chief Digital Officer in Mayor Bloomberg‘s administration. Her role makes New York the only US city with the Chief Digital Officer role following London and, perhaps laying the pathway
The first speaker at LeWeb was Karl Lagerfeld. I was determined to make it from the airport (CDG) since I landed around 7am local time….and I did! As a wardrobe stylist and image consultant, it was clearly going to be one of the highlights for the entire social media event; and I was anxious to see how Karl shared the connection between fashion and technology. While he doesn’t proclaim to be able to provide insight, here are some stylish gems
LeWeb is Europe’s largest social media and internet event and yours truly, Blueprint for Style, was chosen as an Official Blogger! Look for posts and tweets ~ and they’ll be livestreaming and have YouTube videos of everything from Evernote to Facebook to Sean Parker. And, of course, we’ll be showing our outfits because J Brand Jeans and Lands’ End Canvas outfitted us! And OMG ~ Karl Lagerfeld will be among the speakers! Dennis Crowley of Foursquare is back, Daniel Ek, Co-Founder &
The winner of our contest is Anthony O ~ who shared his favorite colors (navy blue, red & black) as well as outfit selections for each color. We loved it and hope Anthony will too!! Congrats ~ and Happy Thanksgiving!
We had another fabulous response to the Lo & Sons contest. Reading through all of the comments this morning and last night was a ton of fun and the decision was difficult because I wanted to give so many people the bag, but in the end there can be only one winner. Winner: Shannon S. (@SweepsMama)….partly because she found a way to post a comment amid my website craziness at 11:57PM! Consulation Prize: get 35% off by going to Lo
We’re a week overdue on announcing the winner of the Stephanie Johnson ML Traveler and NO ONE bothered to tell me! Well, enough with the delay….we received fabulous participation in this contest but there can only be one winner. The winner of the ML Traveler is…….Pink Sade who said “Stylish travel to me is looking glamourous and chic without effort. Also it has to be going through airport security like a breeze and looking good while doing it.” Who can argue with that?!
In conjunction with Lo & Sons, Blueprint for Style is giving away the OG [or OMG] travel bags (The World’s Greatest Travel Bag)! This is so easy: This contest is quick….Nov 14th-15th (so the bag can reach you before your Thanksgiving travels) Tell us your favorite feature of the bag (check out the video first, so you’ll know everything!) Follow Lo & Sons on Twitter [You get an extra entry by ‘liking‘ Lo & Sons on Facebook] Bonus: get 35%
We’ve been talking about fall and sweaters for almost two months now (3 fall must-haves, a fall essential) ….everyone was sooooo ready for the hot weather to go away. Well it’s gone and you’re left to deal with the chilly temps. The one saving grace is that fall is sweater weather! We’re giving away the Kenneth Cole textured shawl cardigan. Criss-cross knit pattern Shawl-collar Ribbing at the wist, cuffs and collar Works for Thursday night with the fellas, Friday business casual,
We don’t want too much suspense….but we’ve got to create some! The winner of our Blue Claw Co garment bag giveaway won because…. He had a great answer….. his travel must-have was a pair of brogues or derby shoes He gave us a tip for lighter travel…. a more versatile shoe means less luggage He helped out his ‘better half’…. he offered to tote some of her stuff in his luggage! And who can compete with Kentucky Bourbon? And the winner
Today we announce the winner of the Blue Claw Co garment bag! This week we’ll be doing Steps 2-5 of Wardrobe Winter Wonderland. Here was Step 1. Men don’t carry many accessories, so the ones you have should be top notch…. including your wallet. Holey, raggedy, torn up is not cool — your money treats you how you treat it!
Since it’s my birthday, I’m going away…and won’t be providing any stylish insights or information until next week. In the meantime, make sure to enter one or both of our giveaways: a fabulous ML Traveler by Stephanie Johnson and a ballistic nylon and leather garment bag by Blue Claw Co. Happy Birthday to me!
ML Traveler (in Cannes) One of my favorite accessory designers is Stephanie Johnson and because it’s my birthday, I decided to give you a gift! Starting today through November 5th, Blueprint for Style in conjunction with Stephanie Johnson will be giving away the ML Traveler to the person with the best answer to this question: “What is stylish travel to you?“ Oh yeah – you can get an extra chance to win simply by tweeting I’ll be a stylish traveler with the
Gooseneck garment bag We do things that are contrary at Blueprint for Style! Today is my birthday and even though I’m heading off on a quick vacation (we’ll be back on Monday), I’m trying to hook you all up! We love Blue Claw Co and since they’ve added a few new fabulous pieces to their lineup, we thought it was time to giveaway another stylish travel item for the dapper don. Here are the giveaway parameters: Contest will run today
On Wednesday (September 28), Blueprint for Style along with Quintessential Consulting hosted a fun evening of bling and blue jeans. We played ‘hostesses with the mostest‘ to over 65 ladies and gents including @DCEventJunkie and K Street Kate interested in upping their diamond and denim style profile. Our evening of the perfect premium denim, shiny gems and yummy dessert and cupcakes (compliments of Cupcake Wishes & Birthday Dreams) was captured by the Phrozenlens. Guests not only noshed a delicious treats, but had
Frida Giannini is Gucci’s Creative Director and her Spring 2012 RTW presented in Milan is a wonderful juxaposition of retro flapper style with gilded age and new wave. I’m showing some of my favorite looks, but here are few runway to walkway notes to keep in mind: Black is the base color of choice (keeping it simple) Metallic is a fabulous and often used accent Think body skimming but not overly fitted Use of lines is all about elongating the
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