i do!

OMG, saw Breaking Dawn Part 1 tonight, (finally), and was SO impressed with Mrs. Cullen's wedding gear.  Bravo Carolina Herrera !!  When asked how she was inspired the designer said "It was a combination of things, I got inspiration from the book and descriptions from Stephenie Meyer. You had to really take in consideration the whole story — which was this innocent girl with the first true love of her life. It had to be magical."  It took her six months to create and was a long process involving many sketches which she still has, she told e! news. 

Magical it was!!  Like a nerdster I bawled through the ENTIRE ceremony, literally bawled, the entire time.  I loved the vintage feel but that it wasn't too "old school".  Most importantly when I read Breaking Dawn I imagined the dress (and quite honestly the entire movie) exactly as I saw it on screen, which is an incredible feeling! 

I never forget about shoes, OBVI!  Only the best for Bella, which of course meant Manolo Blahnik.  The "Swan" pump is a satin embellished pump and is part of the resort spring 2012 collection, available NOW! 

Reportedly, Carolina Herrera plans to sell the gown in her CHNY boutiques in NYC, however the price and exact number of gowns have not been revealed. The official "replica" dress is selling at Alfred Angelo (barf) for approximately $800.  Um, no thanks.  I'm so not a fan of creating cheapie versions of timeless classics.  Herrera or nothing !!  In any case, lets take a moment to ooh and aah again shall we? 

Designer Carolina Herrera w/ Kristen Stewart @ Breaking Dawn premiere

BRAVO!

Magic Moment! 

 French Chantilly lace peekaboo back.  MAJOR

The "swan"

manolo blahnik- available at www.neimanmarcus.com

these are a few of my favorite things :

OFFICIAL STYLE LUSH CHRISTMAS LIST.: 
(in case youre wondering)  These are some of my must haves that I can't get enough of, and a few extras of course.  Bank on this list getting longer as Christmas Shopping ensues :)

m c q u e e n

long live mcqueen.  This gown KEEPS coming back to me and I can't help but imagine MYSELF in it...eventually... a girl can dream

vogue oct 11

harpers bazaar aug 11

the loose weave

As someone who gets their hair blown out at least once a week, its needless to say I'm NOT a hair guru: BUT I love a good lookin weave!  (I call hair weave, regardless if its real or.. attached)  October Vogue featured a fab article in the beauty section about loose "undone" hair which I've ALWAYS been a fan of.  The "it looks like she did it herself" hair style is in full effect this season so relax ladies and enjoy the messy is in phase.  The idea is not to look like a complete mess but rather "less done" as opposed to over styled, product filled, etc.  Two of my favorites are the side loose braid (shown below) and a loose bun (always a bun fan no matter what!)

loose braid at lanvin

side braid on r ZOE

side sweapt at rodarte

back view and i love the idea throwing a comb in, so sexy sophisticate !

chanel.com

its almost here : versace for H&M

Sigh.  As if missoni for target weren't enough, Donatella Versace's collection for H&M hits stores November 19.  Ads are out and the collection includes a 40 piece women and 20 piece mens array.  For me, Versace is pure Italian glitz glam and flash.  More is more is more and the designs are always FEARLESS from sky high slits to outlandish prints theres really nothing like it.  These designs are no exception, pure classic Versace.  Here are some previews what do we think wittle lushies?! :

I meaaaaaan xx, stylelush

so savile !

last week wednesday was amaze at savile row where www.lestylelush.com celebrated its official launch party!  All of my favorite people were there and it was a night to remember for sure.  With a mini fashion presentation a must, I styled two favorite models, elissa and jayde.  I rocked my silence&noise black mini and vintage sequin blazer (HUGE) and had a ball!  A huge thanks to everyone for their continued support and I truly hope you enjoyed the party because I know I did :)  Special thanks to Mike Vaughan & pound 4 pound design, my team Brianne and Gabrielle, Jayde and Elissa, Richard Alexander @AMG , Brian & Jimmy Foster @ AMG, & Stephy Gray for EVERYthing.  Omg i sound like I just won an oscar, loves it.  Here are a few of my favorite shots from the event:

bonnie&clyde

my amazing makeup artist and bff brianne planned a mother daughter shoot with her and her fabulous 12 year old, Taylor.  The concept very Thelma and Louise meets hitchhiker glam meets mod squad meets CHIC, here are a few of my favorite candids.  It was SUCH an amazing day I had so much fun styling these AMAZING ladies (juliette ordonia photography (www.julietteordonia.com), hair by gabrielle lipp/mua brianne stephens)

taylor shay redbulling before look 1

look 1:  don't forget your fur when hitchhiking, or your metallic red leggings, duh!

look 2: Juliette helping Taylor get her Thelma on!  moms having a major pink moment and we LOVE it

it DOESN'T get better than patent pink combats/giant tutu

These amazing cars on loan set the scene perfectly thanks RONNIE!!

I had to get my hitchhiker on after we wrapped. "helping people never goes out of STYLE" amen!

honored to shoot the photographer , Juliette while she channelled gangster :)

what an stylelush day.. stay tuned for final edits xoxo stylelush.

emmys, duh.

the Emmy red carpet was on fire tonight!  The evenings leading ladies were decked out in jewel tones, shimmer and lots of RED!  Some did it right and as always other missed the mark.  Seriously.  Here are my faaaavorites, and ... the others :) 

venice =love

candids and final images coming soon but video preview???  i think so!!!


KNEWVO X Venice Beach from Retro Williams on Vimeo.

desert fox

had the pleasure of shooting my lovely makeup artist, brianne stephens for "tatted up" magazine, sin city edition.  Here are a few candids I took in my fav looks.    Stay tuned for final images when mag comes out next month !

feather hair piece made by me :) 

xoxo style lush

artisan boudoir shoot

had a to die for shoot with Juliette Ordonia (www.julietteordonia.com), makeup artist
Brianne Stephens and hair by Melissa Ferriera. Super boudoir feel with a few sassy extras  -

SO SASS, here are my favorites, and there are still a few more to come !!  We are in the process of putting together our next project together so stay tuned. 

BOOM! xoxo

sneak peak !

did a boudoir shoot last month and am just about ready to post the final edits, here is one of my favs :

j. ordonia photo

mua: makeup by bri

hair: gabrielle lipp

and meeeeeee BOOM!

wedgies!

super stoked for summer- especially sumer shoozies!! im in love with wedges and THIS is the time for them.  Wedges work day and night-- trust. 
This season I'm especially obsessed with jeffery campbell !!  Amazing in every style but his innovative wedges are to die :

"tick" in neutral

www.revolveclothing.com

as seen on ashley tisdale in black

LOVING:

"snickers" $130

shopbop.com

"el cajon" $145

www.singer22.com

*perfect for the pool because stilletos are NOT.

"mariel" $122

www.revolveclothing.com

*love these with a basic romper !

 t strap rainbow wedge $148

urban outfitters

*do not be afraid to hippy it up in these - jean shorts and a loose white vneck -BOOM

"get in line" $160

www.modcloth.com

*perfect for a sassy night out

$148

www.shopstyle.com

"rocks wedge" $148

urban outfitters

*great with a skinny jean . super chic

Shopping on line is great, but Jeffrey Campbell has a great assortment at Urban Outfitters so you can meet them in person !!

xoxo style lush

boudoir BOOM

the first sneak peek from last weeks boudoir shoot with photographer juliette ordonia.  Such an amazing day can't wait to share the rest with you all !  Visit www.facebook.com/ilikithestylist for candids !

ill wear my prada!

just finished march vogue (cover to cover as i should)  This adorable striped prada keeps showing up in my life so I figured that meant I needed to blog about it and or own it :)  First seen on actress Hailee Steinfeld at the 2011 SAGS red carpet, I just ran into it again in model Amber Valletta's "lady be good" spread in this month's Vogue.  Love love loves !

Prada's current collection embodies the bright colored sophistication that is the trend this season.  And as always it does it with such perfection.  see:

horizontal striped done right

prada 2011

perfect. Hailee Steinfeld

2011 SAGS

Model Amber Valletta

Vogue march 2011

prada runway/ eva mendez.

to die for.

Take notes!

xoxo , me