DAILY CELEBRITY STYLE CRUSH: NICOLE RICHIE

THE GLAM LIFE: STYLE CRUSHIN'

Nicole Richie in Mugler Cropped Button Blouse, Balmain Stretch Leather Biker Trousers & Saint Laurent perforated Derby Oxfords...PERFECTION!!!

Glam It?  OR  Slam It?

Are you crushin' on Nicole's look?

Nail Service with Essie

THE GLAM LIFE: Introducing Essie Fall 2013 Collection

For all you fashionista nail crazed Glams out there, Essie just released their 2013 Fall collection.  Timeless style with a trendy twist.  Which one will you pick up first?!  What designs will you try?!  Oy vey!  Decisions, decisions, decisions...

Send us pics of your best Manis & Pedis, we wanna see!  

Happy painting!!


xxMD

THE GLAM LIFE CELEBRITY NEWS: Baby North West REVEALED!!

THE GLAM LIFE: CELEBRITY NEWS 

BABY NORTH WEST REVEALED...AND SHE'S ADORABLE!!

Kanye West & Kim Kardashian have a GLAM Baby in the making!!

Google + Vogue = Glam

THE GLAM LIFE: FASHION GOES FUTURISTIC

Vogue & Google Glass are teaming up for an ultra-nerdy (I'm such a nerd at heart) piece of some pretty cool gadgetry, if I do say so myself.  In one of the most famous and most glamorous fashion magazines in the world - you can i-spy Google Glass (styled "GLΛSS") in Vogue's, annual flagship September issue.  Glass is a wearable computer with an optical head-mounted display (in layman's terms, that would be glasses) is being developed by Google in the Project Glass research and development department, with the mission of producing a mass-market ubiquitous computer.  Get this, Google Glass displays information in a smartphone-like hands-free sorta way, that can interact with the Internet via natural language voice commands - kinda like Siri (for all you iPhoners out there - we won't get into what type of mobile device I currently own - one word: embarrassed).

While the frames do not currently have lenses fitted to them, Google is considering partnerships with some pretty fashion-forward, downright glam, sun-glass retailers, like Ray-Ban or Warby Parker, and soon to come, may also be in retail stores where customers can try on the futuristic specs in the flesh.  Bummer for all of the true four-eyes out there who actually use glasses to see, The Explorer Edition cannot be used by those of you with prescription glasses (present party included).  Don't fret, Google has confirmed that Glass will eventually work with frames and lenses that match the wearer's prescription; the glasses will be modular and therefore possibly attachable to normal prescription glasses.  Score!

Glass is being developed by Google X, which has worked on other futuristic technologies such as driverless cars (WHOA!). The project was announced on Google+ by Project Glass. And of course, Google has patented the design of Project Glass.  Duh.

So, what does all of this really have to do with Vogue, or fashion, you might ask?!  Well, in an effort to un-geek the futuristic specs, the Google PR team has been going hard in the paint to portray a sexier or (at the very least) a more mass market-friendly image of Glass, hence the 12-page glossy Vogue spread.  Okay, so what?!  Not only that, you have major designers like Diane von Furstenberg (love her) who had models strutting Glass on the catwalk to accessorize her Spring 2013 collection during Fashion Week.  Pretty cool!

Now, with limited functionality paired with a hefty $1,500 price tag for ONLY a prototype model (which have since sold out), Google Glass is far from a consumer product just yet.  But when it does become available to the masses (and it certainly will), will YOU be first in line to grab a pair of these futuristic, extremely fresh specs?!  Things that make you say hmmm....

Are you INSPIRED to get your pair???

Until next time...Toots!!

xxMD

DAILY CELEBRITY STYLE CRUSH: LADY GAGA

GLAM LIFE: STYLE CRUSHIN'

Lady Gaga in Balmain Fall Leather 2013 Top & Mini Skirt

                                                             

    

Glam it? OR Slam It?

Ladies Who Brunch with SWAPportunities

THE GLAM LIFE: FASHION & STYLE SWAP

Okay so, I was invited to attend brunch this past weekend at a cute little restaurant called TART, located in the Mid-Wilshire district of Los Angeles.  Just to set the scene, Mid-Wilshire is all about the hustle & bustle.  

It’s an extremely diverse, well-educated and densely populated residential neighborhood in Central Los Angeles.  This area is host to tons of great shopping, good eats and fanciful bars. 

It’s a happening area to say the least.  

So, this wasn't just any ol’ brunch though; this was a brunch offering a come up (cue music), in walks the SWAPportunity.  Definition – (noun) an opportunity to make a swap.  The SWAPportunity worked like this (follow closely):

Bring two items gently worn that you don’t mind parting with (like seriously, you wouldn't care seeing your item on someone else who’s rocking the ish out of it!).  And please, no Indian-givers.  

Okay so, pick a number from 1-7 (or however many people are participating). Choose from one of the blind items (no peeking)!

Numbers 1-7 can pick whatever items they choose, BUT (here’s the kicker), they can also have those items “taken” from them (so I’d advise having a poker face IF you like what you've picked).  If for some reason your item is “stolen”, don’t fret, you get another chance to choose something else OR you can steal something from someone else.  You just can’t steal back the item that was just taken from you.  Um…that was a mouthful.

The person that chose number 7 (or the last person) is sitting pretty.  They can choose a new item, OR steal from someone else.  This is the best position to be in because the last person has now seen what everyone has picked.  Not fair, but fair! 

Last but not least, an item can only be “stolen/taken” up to three times, and after that, it’s a wrap.  The person to steal the item last, WINS!

All in all, this was super fun!   Not only is it a bunch of fashionistas getting together and giving away adorable items (in most cases), but you’re catching up with friends, possibly making new ones, plus, getting your grub and drink on.  What could be better than this?!  Not to mention, this was a bottomless mimosa and bloody Mary type of brunch, so the champs and vodka was definitely flowing.  Way to go Oscar (he was our server)!!  My glass was NEVA empty.  Holler!! And, what’s better than drunk shopping?!  FREE drunk shopping, right!  Brunch wasn't all that expensive either.  I got away with spending right around $30 bucks.  On budget for me!  I win.

So, the moral of the story is, if you have glam GF's, and you love getting together, spending time, chit chatting and sip sipping, than arranging a SWAPportunity is highly recommended!!

Get to it Glams, times-a-tickin.

Until next time…toots!!

xxMD

Good Eats, Good Company – Equator Café, Pasadena CA

THE GLAM LIFE: A FOODIES CORNER

LIVE TO EAT!!

I’m always super hyped when I find a great restaurant, lounge or bar that’s easy on my six year Louis Vuiton Joey wallet.  Yes, I said six years, but when you pay for quality it’s built to last.  Actually, it was gifted to me by a past suitor, but who’s bragging?  Certainly not me, that’s so not my style, but the fact that its Louis V means that it will always be in heavy style rotation, right?!  “Fashion fades, style is eternal.”  What?!  I didn't say it, YSL did.  Ha!

So, back to the topic at hand, I can’t really take all of the credit for this gem of a find (thanks to my lovely friend Coco, boho-chic fashionista and foodie), but I can share by spreading the word.

About a week ago, a girlfriend of mine and I caught up in Oldtown/Downtown Pasadena (cute little suburbanite city right outside of LA) at a place called Equator Café.  It’s an eclectic hodgepodge of Asian, French and Gothic Bordeaux all fused into one.  The eats are delish, mostly consisting of an infused Asian cuisine with tidbits of American fare tucked in here and there. 

We shared the Chicken Sate ($1 - might I add), Seaweed Salad, and for all the cheese lovers out there, blue cheese fresh cut French fries – to die for, literally!!  The fries are A-MA-ZING!!  It was like a blue cheese gravy river spread all over the fries.  Heaven in your mouth!  Plus, they have the normal entrees to choose from as well.  

As for libations, they have a pretty good selection of mouth watering martinis, creative cocktails, a solid beer selection, all types of wines and trendy specialty drinks.  Not to mention, great happy hour selections, like $1 Tuesday Martinis and $3 cocktails and apps on Thursday.  

It's a very chill vibe during the week, with a DJ spinning on certain days, so I’m sure it gets super crowded at those times.

Definitely somewhere worth checking out, especially if in this neck of the woods!  Be inspired to try new things and different places...

Until next time...toots!

xxMD