Paper Lashes

I just found out about cut paper lashes when looking for feather lashes on Sephora.com. I am so in love right now. I wore fake lashes for the first time at the fashion show and thought that decorative lashes would be a cool summer photo shoot idea. xoxo

La Belle Fleur

La Belle Fleur by colette featuring origins cosmetics

I have really been inspired by flowers and floral prints lately. I think it has to do with the fact I am in a spring mood. However, this snowstorm really messed me up and confused all of the flowers. This gorgeous dress is from my love Elie Saab. I usually don't wear a lot of pink or florals right now. Most of my clothes are black, blue, or grey. I want to revamp my entire closet this summer with a classic/trendy versatile wardrobe. I have clothes in there from the 8th grade and I am finishing my freshman year of college. So, SPRING CLEANING AHOY! xo

Work It!

Hello Loves! Sorry I have not been able to post for a while. Next week is finals, so right now is crunch time. Saturday I was in the fashion show at my college and Sunday I had orientation for work. Here are some pictures of me from the show! Enjoy!

[The first 5 photos are by my roommate- Brittany Juravich]

My friend Elman and the dress he made. The top is entirely hand sequined. 

Me and my friends Sarah and Natalli, who were also models.

Junk of the Heart

Junk of the Heart by colette featuring an envelope clutch

I hope all of you are having as great a day as I am. Today I found out that I got the job at TJMAxx! Also, our professor liked our Marketing presentation. And most exciting is that May 27 I am going to be seeing my favorite band, The Kooks, with my best friend!!! I have been swarmed with work lately, but this summer I want to start taking pictures of my outfits as a summer project and then posting them on here for you guys. xo

Brit Chicks Challenge

Hi everyone! I have not abandoned you, I promise! I have been so busy with the end of the semester quickly approaching, which means tests, papers, projects galore. I am sharing with you a little incompletel project I have slowly been working on on polyvore. Enjoy!

Brit Chicks Challenge by colette on polyvore.com

Liebster Blog Award

Thank you Berry from Perfect Shade of Brown for nominating me for the Liebster blog award!  The Liebster is an award given to up and coming blogs, having less than 200 followers. The word "Liebster" is of German origin, meaning "Beloved, Dearest, or Favorite". I started this blog in order to share my thoughts and opinions on fashion with all of you. I am glad you have liked it so far and I always enjoy reading all of your posts and comments! So here are some amazing blogs that I have chosen to pass this on to! xoxo

Liam from The Couture Critic

Kat Mellon from Kat Mellon

Jamie E. Anthony from Bijou Minou

Adelyn Ann from The Couture Review

Haus and Home

In order to accept the award, you must do the following:
1. Link back to the person who gave it to you.
2. Post the award to your blog.
3. Give the award to 5 bloggers with less than 200 followers.
4. Leave a comment on the 5 blogs to let them know that they have been offered this award.

Happy Easter

Happy Easter by colette featuring print dresses

This Givenchy dress is the perfect dress for spring. The print is in the color of the season, orange, as a graphic floral. The orange pops against a complementary light blue background. I love how modest the cut is so that none of the pattern is obscured by a low neckline or super short skirt. I hope you all had a nice time this weekend! xo

19!

19! by colette featuring heart jewelry

Hey guys! I am 19 today! Sorry I haven't been able to update in a while. My life has been crazy between homework, projects, and the fashion show. Thank you all for being so amazing. I always look for to reading your comments and posts! <3

A Dose of Norman Norell

Norman Norell: Evening Suit, 1963-65

I am enticing you to read this post with a picture of a gorgeous Norman Norell dress. Sadly, my life has been consumed with finishing projects- which includes my fashion designers paper about Norman Norell and Karl Lagerfeld. I get to go home Friday though because Saturday is my b-day and I will hopefully get an interview Monday morning for TJMAxx. For a small dose of Fashion History, Norman Norell was the first great couture designer in America making beautiful Ready-to-Wear during the world wars and the sixties. One of the many designs he was famous for were fully sequined "mermaid" gowns that were made to look like glimmering fish scales. So when you see something fully sequined or beaded, think of Norman Norell.

And if any of you do time on your hands, feel free to check out my Tumblr blogs!

Fashion blog: http://daisy-couture.tumblr.com (majority is couture)

Jewelry blog: http://a-stronomy.tumblr.com (of all kinds)

Personal blog: http://passion-rouge.tumblr.com (just pictures of things I find pretty)

"18th Century Cosmo"

I saw this when I was on memebase............ when I obviously should be studying. I found this fake Cosmopolitan magazine amusing since I was working on my fashion history homework earlier. Then of course, I had to inspect the image- making a mental inventory of what I saw: bell sleeves, rounded neckline, chemise, and so on. I find the "101 Ways to Drop A Handkerchief" very amusing because it reminds of when in Pride and Prejudice Lydia tries to drop her handkerchief in order for an officer to pick it up for her and later asks Lizzie if she dropped hers on purpose too when Wickham picks her handkerchief off the ground. My magazines of choice are Vogue, Instyle, and Glamour because of the amount of fashion content and beautiful spreads. I also like to look at all off the ads that fill up the pages to see what's trending in fashion, marketing, or to be jealous that I can't afford anything.

Lost in a Fashion Fairytale

Lost in a Fashion Fairytale by colette on polyvore.com

This is the theme of our fashion show this year at our college. I am modeling in the Hansel & Gretel and Red Riding Hood segments. This is my interpretation of how I see each of the sections. Fashion show playlist below:
Goldilocks: Paganini Rocks- Robortom ft. Au Revoir Simone
Hansel & Gretel: The Truth is in the Dirt- Karen Elson
Snow White: Requiem for a Dream (Lux Aeterna)- Hans Zimmer
Sleeping Beauty: Our Time- Amanda Jenssen
Red Riding Hood: Unbreakable- Fireflight