Diane von Furstenberg, Chloe, Marc by Marc Jacobs, Elizabeth and James, Tibi, James Perse and Yves Saint Laurent.

Warm Weather Necessities: Rebecca Minkoff

Whenever I spend a few hours in the sun, I always feel better -- the vitamin d production instantly boosts my spirits like nothing else on this planet. Or so I thought until I browsed the pages of Rebecca Minkoff. Here are some of my favorites for the spring/summer months that I would be more than happy to sport around the city:

For warm summer brunches with my friends, I would definitely slip into the Floral Ilaria Dress and a pair of wedges or stacked heel sandals. And I don't know about you kitties, but I would certainly feel much yummier after a late night downtown or in the 'burg wearing the Catwoman und my Yves Saint Laurent Platform Pumps will most certainly be on my feet. 

 I'm also in the market for a new purse and the Beloved Mini in black would be perfect, especially going into fall. The Beloved Mini appears to be quite roomy with buttery soft leather and cross body strap. Don't get me wrong, I love my Marc Jacobs Stam but it would be nice to not feel the grooves of the chain digging into my flesh when my purse is packed. 

There's also this fabulous Lover's Clutch in black snake emboss with gold plated corners. Though I already have two fabulous black clutch from Lauren Merkin in plain and patent leather, I don't have anything with texture! I'm already envisioning, tanks + denim shorts + strappy flat sandals and this fabulous beauty tucked securely underneath my arm.  

[sigh] I really enjoyed day-dreaming about these pieces. Thank you Rebecca Minkoff for the delightful escape! 

THE FAME / NYMAG Look Book Reader Feature

The email:

The SCREAMS:

A major thank you to the lovely ladies @ The Cut for making The Queen of Hearts your reader feature for this week. I'd also like thank Marc Jacobs for designing those fabulous shoes and my ex-boyfriend for pissing me off and sending me straight into the arms of Soho for some retail therapy. Without him, those fabulous shoes would not have been possible.

BLUE STAR / SHINE YOUR LIGHT

 Dress: Tolani

Shoes: Marc Jacobs

Bag: Balenciaga

Sunglasses: Dita

I've been a little bummed out these last few days. You can basically chalk it up to what I call "LIFE!" -- all of the unfortunate situations/events/etc... that you have seemingly no control over in your life. So, without even really getting into it, I'll just message a friend LIFE! and she/he will know exactly what I'm talking about.

I decided to cheer myself up by taking a few shots of one of my favorite looks for spring, with a touch of fall pieces: a silk, paisley dress, oversized vintage-esque sunglasses + leather wedge cutout shoes in bordeaux and a quilted leather bag in cognac. [don't you just love colors that are named after kinds of alcohol?] And please forgive the flamingo stance, I'm still working out the kinks in my shameless self-portraits with my SLR. 

And if you're wondering about this baby to the left, she is Wendy Brandes' Marie Antoinette Ring. I mentioned in a previous post that I was in dire need of some more rings and this baby would not disappoint. 27.64 carat amethyst, 2 carats of tsavorites, 18K gold -- I'm honestly ready to sink my teeth in, she's so delicious!One just might even say, she's fit for a queen...