Spotted! Ashley Tisdale looking boho chic while strolling through Beverly Hills on February 1,2012 wearing the Itsy Bitsy Glitzy tank by Free People as she shopped at Planet Blue. The embellished top was wore with rugged denim shorts, studded boots and a slouchy beanie for that edgy fashionable look. Find similar looks at Planet Blue.
Spotted! 90210 starlet Tiffany Hines attended Sundance at the Talent Resources Suite in Park City, Utah on January 24, 2012. She was all smiles in her stylish Paul & Joe Sister’s Aurelien coat and Chevrot sweater. The Chevrot sweater is on trend with a variety of animal print sweaters this season, while the bright orange Aurelien coat adds a pop of color to her ensemble. Both clothing pieces are from Paul & Joe Sister’s FW11 Collection.
Spotted! Singer-songwriter Katy Perry promoted her new fragrance, Purr, in Manila, Philippines on January 20, 2012, wearing the Orcha dress by Ted Baker. This turtle-neck mini dress is tastefully fashionable and is uniquely patterned with dancing ballerinas on the solid black material. Dress available at www.tedbaker.com and fragrance available at Nordstrom.
Spotted! Mary Elizabeth Winstead wore the Ivana Helsinki Lake Coat 5 to the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah on Sunday, Jan 22, 2012. Available at http://www.ivanahelsinki.com/boutique/
Selene Gomez in Topshop all over sequin hot-pants.
Spotted! Single and sexy actress Selena Gomez, looked amazing in Topshop‘s all over sequin shorts. Pairing the busy, colorful design with a plain, simple top gives this look the perfect balance.
Spotted! Kourtney Kardashian can’t seem to get enough of her Isabel Lu ivory blouse. She wore it while out and about in Los Angeles on Dec. 2. Kourtney also wore this lovely blouse in November for Lamar Odom’s birthday at the El Floridita Cuban Restaurant in Hollywood, and while having lunch at Carousel in Burbank in June. The designer blouse looks significantly different when paired with different pants and accessories. Shop Isabel Lu at https://www.isabellu.com
A simple monochrome dress in a color that works on your skin tone will last for years! Change out the costume jewelry for different looks. Here I paired this dress with an orange necklace from BP Department at Nordstrom that costs an affordable $12.
SSD Founder Crystal Fambrini breaks down how she “got style.”
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Yves Saint Laurent said “fashions fade, style is external.” And we agree, but what does it mean to us? SSD believes that style is individualistic. Everyone has their own unique tastes and views on life, just because something is in “fashion” doesn’t mean it works for everyone, various factors including body shape, personal preference, budget, and lifestyle all determine style. We truly believe “style” comes from within. Your life philosophy can be reflected in your clothes, our outer appearance makes a statement on what our inner beliefs are. People do judge each other on appearances when meeting, it is the first thing we are exposed to before a conversation, so we want to help prepare you to score high points. We want to help inspire you to be the best YOU. That is really the main reason we launched Style Seen Daily in 2008.
Don’t settle for clothes or style that no longer fit you properly. Make the right statement. Don’t settle for less than what you deserve, or make someone else think you do. Throw out those BAD clothes, reflect on the statement you do want to make. We’re not saying you have to look like you stepped out of a magazine photo-shoot, just own your appearance and be happy with it, this builds confidence. Take a few more minutes to think about what you are putting on each day, as that’s how you will tackle the day. Remove the options that don’t serve your image in the most powerful way and replace with choices that always make you feel good.
The fashion industry has always been infamously known for it’s hunger, the thirst for the newest, the better, and the unexpected. Countless reality shows have been based upon the very fact that the industry is a revolving door of models, designers, and trends ad nauseum.
It is this reason why when something is discovered made so purely of a creative revolutionary essence that the entire world sits up and takes notice.
Cue the entrance of one ‘Sally LaPointe’.
From the very moment I laid eyes upon this incredible woman, I knew there was a sort of arcane fashion magic within her. Her very essence tantilizes you with the promise of something momumental. She stood out from the crowd, her then platinum locks in straight shock of mane like some incredibly plumed bird of paradise. She teetered atop sky high platform heels as she danced to the retromusic blasting at the TriBeCa Grand Hotel, a favored hang-out due it’s it’s close proximity to her design studios.
Her company was founded by her best friend and business mind Sarah Adelson, whom has the paitience of a buddhist monk in corralling the creative mind of the artist as well as defending her from the dangers that lurk within this industry. Together they emerged on their own two feet starting from the ground up, rather than the following the beaten path of interning for an established design house. Experimenting with neo-couture design techniques of her own invention, blending her painting background with clothing theory she has the ever elusive skill of creating wearable art.
She explains that everything she does comes from her own intuition and that she never realized that her conceptual and avant garde designs would stand out from the crowd. She believes she is just following how she feels at that moment, what she knows, and what is natural to her as a designer.
She has focused her perspective and made a true definining tale for each piece of clothing she creates delcaring her voice for women, and being a woman as one of strength. Sally believes a woman should be intellectually sexy not needing lavish skin exposure to show that she is truly a woman. She wants her client to be taken seriously in the world whilst still holding onto feminine wiles that seperatly defines the softer sex.
The message is clearly one that women of all shape, size and age have been starving for and the clientele speaks volumes in defense of this. Her customer base is wildly diverse ranging from fresh faced fashionistas in their teens and twenties to mature women who are wearing the exact same pieces.
Sally has even attracted the attention of Lady GaGa who has donned her designs and has since requested custom orders for public appearances such as the performance for Oprah‘s final show where GaGa donned a blood red jacket with strong shoulders from the designer. In one of her latest videos ‘Judas’, the popstar wears a custom order golden gown as the tides wash up over her like the goddess Venus. GaGa’s stylist and creative head of Mugler, Nicola Formichetti had given Sally just four descriptive words for the order, not asking for anything too specific and and she certainly delivered as the internet was set a blaze with buzzing surrounding what she wore.
Sally LaPointe has become part of the life blood of New York City now, well on her way to become one of the legendary American Designers. The once the fledgling artist now is taking her turn of serving as fashion inspiration to the new wave of unhatched designers all over the globe.
Sally LaPointe is available in New York at OAK (http://www.oaknyc.com/), as well as in Los Angeles at Church) http://churchboutique.com/).
For additional information or past collections, visit: http://www.sallylapointe.com/
“MY WORK IS ALWAYS ABOUT EVOKING A CERTAIN EMOTION TO THE VIEWER, TO CREATE A FEELING, A MOOD, TO TELL A STORY.”
– Sally LaPointe
All images care of MAO PR in association with Sally LaPointe
Lisa of Pomona, a self proclaimed “tom boy” and military veteran, had been pushed by family and friends to do some kind of makeover for the last decade. She hadn’t been in a dress for 8 years and chooses sports bras and sneakers as her staple wardrobe items. Lisa wanted a change so her daughter could see her Mom in another light. Plus, she wouldn’t mind scoring a date here and there as well. Our Stranger Change Her was the perfect fit.
First up, putting Lisa in our “Stranger Chamber” at Westside Pavilion — where shoppers shared their insight on what they thought I should do with Lisa’s one day make over.
Watch Lisa’s “before” here:
Watch Lisa’s “after” here:
Let’s look at that before and after one more time:
Lisa before and after her Stranger Change Her make over.
Special thanks to Bare Escentuals for providing make up, Macys, Nordstroms and Victoria’s Secret for clothing and ofcourse Westside Pavilion.
LIsa of Pomona (center) after her make over with Stranger Change Her stylist Crystal Fambrini (L) and style team member Kristen Ryan (right).
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