GWEN is 41...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY Gwen!! It's Gwen Stefani that is the B-day gal today. She is a shocking 41 years old!

I am only midly obsessed with her and thought I would share a few pages of my fashion journal with you.

(To preface -
She is not the only person in this journal or that might be a bit strange. She is in there a ton b/c I find her to be my favorite fashionable person probably on the planet. The other entries in my journal include other celebrities like SJP, Diane Kruger, Keira Knightly and Kate Moss. Also included are my favorite outfits, styles, patterns, eras, hairstyles and much much more. More of these entries to be included in this blog at a later date...)

These are all taken from magazine articles and photos I have found over the years. To her in honor of her amazing style and her birthday.














She has helped me out on many an occassion in which I thought I had nothing to wear. Always use your imagination with your clothes!!

Thank You GWEN for so many years of being such an amazing woman.

(p.s. I do plan to do more posting from now on. I promise!)

more Gwen...

Wow. It's been forever since my last post and who better to get back into the swing of things with... Gwen! She is always my go-to-gal for fashion, make-up, hair, everything.

Here are quite a few of my favorite red carpet looks...

2009 sherlock holmes premiere

2004 anchorman premiere in lamb

2009 oscar vanity fair party in chanel

lamb romper and of course lamb clutch

2007 oscar vanity fair party in chanel

lamb shorts

2010 met costume ball in lamb

2003 grammy awards in vivienne westwood

versace and dior

lanvin

us open in lamb

aviator premiere

2010 MOCA

2009 annual night of stars

2005 vma's in lamb

mtv vma's in louis vuitton

i have no idea where, when or what, but amazing!

2004 golden globes in valentino

2001 in dior

Well, there you have it. The most fabulous assortment of red carpet dresses ever!!

Sarah Jessica Parker

I have a small love affair with SJP. It probably has a lot to do with someone named Carrie Bradshaw, but still Sarah Jessica Parker is amazing!

*often wears Chanel
*"Lovely" is my favorite perfume
*married to Ferris Bueller
*related to an accused Salem Witch (yes, I watched "Who Do You Think You Are?")
*has wonderful designers for friends
*seems like one of the nicest people in the business. we should be friends!
*hello... she IS Carrie Bradshaw

sjp

carrie + aiden

sjp in christian louboutin shoes

sjp in chanel

sjp in jil sander jacket

sjp in l'wren scott

Yeah. Pretty cool.

And, I cannot wait for Sex and the City 2!!

Chanel Resort Collection 2010

I saw an article in Marie Claire by Nina Garcia about the new Chanel line. It had photos of the style of the runway show, the behind the scenes, and inspirations of Venice in the 1920's. Chanel's Makeup Creative Director took the makeup and hairstyles from the Italian heiress Marchesa Luisa Casati.

I immediatly fell in love with the collection, of course the B&W, simple and classic pieces, but most of all the makeup. I went home and looked it up. Luckily for style.com I was able to find the entire collection...

Chanel Resort 2010 Collection

Here are a few of my favorites...







The makeup in these photos inspired my own Halloween costume as a Flapper. I am not a pro with makeup, but my best friend happened to be in town and she is a makup artist! Ta-da! She was kind enough to do my makeup for Halloween...



So, thank you Chanel and Karl Lagerfeld for your ever beautiful clothes and imagination. They will always inspire me...