Lulus Fashion Blog http://www.lulus.com/blog/fashion Lulus Fashion Blog Wed Feb 8 22:49:18 2012 en Hourly 1 <![CDATA[Bo Stanley: Curvy Icon and Carefree Surfer!]]> http://www.lulus.com/blog/fashion/bo-stanley-curvy-icon-and-carefree-surfer.html http://www.lulus.com/blog/fashion/bo-stanley-curvy-icon-and-carefree-surfer.html#post-comment Wed Feb 8 9:00:00 2012 Laurie Hartt  
 

 
A model and surfer sponsored by Billabong and other surfing brands, Bo Stanley has been featured as Vogue Italia's most recent Curvy Icon for her fresh beauty, passion for life and the outdoors, and her embrace of a healthy, natural body.
 
Here's how Vogue describes her (yeah, Vogue . . . so cool!):
 
Her toned, curvy body helps her to compete at the highest levels and is also a perfect synthesis of beauty, health and naturalness. Bo Stanley, who was born and brought up in Carpinteria, is an authentic Californian beauty: a blonde in a bikini, with a curvy, sporty physique and natural charm. It’s a far cry from the stereotype of artificial beauty, the product of the obsession with plastic surgery . . .
 
 
Bo has also recently worked with the Healthy Is the New Skinny campaign to help transform negative body images and promote self-acceptance for natural beauty and healthy living. Such a cool project - you can check it out on Facebook, too.
 
 
Just from her pictures, Bo seems like the kind of girl you'd want to hang out with all the time. Check out her blog and her website, and I think you'll find she's just as cool as she is beautiful. 
 
]]> <![CDATA[Store Haus: Constance Jablonski for Vogue Latin America]]> http://www.lulus.com/blog/fashion/store-haus-constance-jablonski-for-vogue-latin-america.html http://www.lulus.com/blog/fashion/store-haus-constance-jablonski-for-vogue-latin-america.html#post-comment Tue Feb 7 9:00:00 2012 Sienna Orlando
Even if you don't enjoy grocery shopping, you're about to get swept down the aisle with model Constance Jablonski as she peruses over pineapples and carries on with the cabbages. Purple prints (like Dolce & Gabbana's eggplant dress) create a pastel frenzy that camouflages well within busy grocery aisles and produce stands. Jean Francois Campos photographs.
 
 
]]> <![CDATA[LuLu*s Style Studio Event in NYC!]]> http://www.lulus.com/blog/fashion/lulu-s-style-studio-event-in-nyc.html http://www.lulus.com/blog/fashion/lulu-s-style-studio-event-in-nyc.html#post-comment Mon Feb 6 14:00:00 2012 Stephanie Gaito  

CALLING ALL FASHION BLOGGERS!!

Do you live in the NYC area? Visting the Big Apple for Fashion Week? We would love to have our blogging LuLu*s girls come to our event, Style Studio, this Friday in New York City! Held at Openhouse Gallery, a New York pop-up space in Nolita, this event will feature 5 of our favorite fashion bloggers, Julie from Orchid Grey, Jen from Jen Loves Kev, Laura from On the Racks, Bonnie from Flashes of Style and Bethany from Snakes Nest! Follow the Style Map you receive at the door which will help lead you to your Style Destination, one of 5 top looks comprised of super cute LuLu*s merchandise. Once you find out whether you are a Vixen, Vintage-Inspired, Sweetheart, Edgy or Uptown-Prep kind of girl, you will get personalized styling advice from a blogger representing your individual style! "Shop" your style rack for a special piece to take home...compliments of Lulus.com! We have amazing giveaways from companies like Pop Beauty, Michael Antonio, BB Dakota, Jewelmint, PopChips, EO  and more!!
 
LuLu*s Style Studio
Friday February 10th 6PM to 10 PM
Openhouse Gallery
201 Mulberry Street
New York, NY 10012
 
If you would like to come please visit this link to sign up for free! Can't wait to see you there!

 xoxo

]]> <![CDATA[Do You Pose?]]> http://www.lulus.com/blog/fashion/do-you-pose.html http://www.lulus.com/blog/fashion/do-you-pose.html#post-comment Fri Feb 3 14:00:00 2012 LuLu*s !  
Do you ladies Pose? Don't know what we are talking about? We are talking about our new fav social media site dedicated to fashion and what you're wearing. It's like if pintrest, fashion, and instagram had a child, it would be Pose.  
 
 
 
Along with updating about everything fashion related (nails, shoes, clothes, you name it) You can also link POse to your Facebook Timeline to show all your friends what mad swag you have! Below is a screencap of the feed from your desktop, but in our opinion, we love Pose more via the mobile app!
 
 
 Ready to join? Click on one of the icons below to get Pose for your phone today! And don't forget to follow Lulus!
 
           
 
xoxo
]]> <![CDATA[Prada Takes High Fashion to the Highway]]> http://www.lulus.com/blog/fashion/prada-takes-high-fashion-to-the-highway.html http://www.lulus.com/blog/fashion/prada-takes-high-fashion-to-the-highway.html#post-comment Fri Feb 3 9:00:00 2012 Annie Roos
 
 I'm not gonna lie, I've been to a few hot rod shows in my day, so when I saw Prada's Spring 2012 Ready-to-Wear collection, the little girl in the rumble seat inside me let out a little squeal of glee. Finally, fashion that my dad might even appreciate....
 
 
 
All the initial hype I read was totally shoe-centric, and they deserve it, but hello! Look at how great everything is!
 
 
I love how she incorporated the classic car motif in so many ways, yet makes the traditionally masculine concept seem so feminine and sweet. Think muscle car-meets-pin-up, with a little fifties housewife mixed in. Prints, micro prints, racing stripes, flames, and full-on hot rod decals and embroidery... Oh my! And the color palette! Who wants to hop in my '57 Chevy with me and speed on down to the malt shop? (No, I don't actually have a '57 Chevy, or know where you'd find a malt shop nowadays).
 
 
But really, let's get back to the shoes, am I right? Spoilers, wings, chrome, flames, and even tail lights, plus the occasional bow or jewels? I could gush for hours.
 

(Images courtesy of Style.com & BitRebels)
]]> <![CDATA[Accessory Spotlight: Guatemala Stripes]]> http://www.lulus.com/blog/fashion/accessory-spotlight-guatemala-stripes.html http://www.lulus.com/blog/fashion/accessory-spotlight-guatemala-stripes.html#post-comment Thu Feb 2 9:00:00 2012 Annie Roos
 
It began with these three cuties from Rocket Dog, then all of a sudden... they were everywhere!
I'm loving these woven stripes, which are nearly impossible to nail down to any single name. I've heard: Guatemala stripes, aguayo stripes, woven stripes, tribal stripes, ethnic stripes, Peruvian stripes, boho stripes, Navajo stripes... the list goes on. And on..... Whatever you choose to call them, I'm loving the bright colors for spring and summer. And we have a ton in stock here at LuLu*s! Now! And it's not just us. Check out some of the high fashion doppelangers on the Spring runways.
 
Cardon, Spring 2012: 
 
 
Carven, Spring 2012:
 
 
Shoes! From Carven, Rupert Sanderson, and Chelsea Paris:
 


 You like? Check out all of the shoes and accessories we have in stock, right here at LuLu*s!
 





(Images courtesy of Style.com & Trendhunter)
]]> <![CDATA[Street Spotlight: Sao Paulo Fashion Week]]> http://www.lulus.com/blog/fashion/street-spotlight-sao-paulo-fashion-week.html http://www.lulus.com/blog/fashion/street-spotlight-sao-paulo-fashion-week.html#post-comment Wed Feb 1 14:00:00 2012 Cara Fox-Galassi  
I am a huge fan/follower of street style around the globe. I love discovering local flair and being able to be inspired by it and interpret it into my own wardrobe. So I thought it was about time we brought some more street style fashions to the Lulu*s blog so you ladies could be inspired just like me!

A couple weeks ago Brazil had it's fashion week, and Facehunter, an awesome street style blog, caught some amazing fashion and flair from the patrons of the shows. Check out some of my favorite outfits below!
 
 
(images via facehunter)
 
]]> <![CDATA[Style Votebook: Cold Shoulder vs. One Shoulder]]> http://www.lulus.com/blog/fashion/style-votebook-cold-shoulder-vs-one-shoulder.html http://www.lulus.com/blog/fashion/style-votebook-cold-shoulder-vs-one-shoulder.html#post-comment Wed Feb 1 9:00:00 2012 Sienna Orlando
Out with the old and in with new . . . so goes the world of fashion.
 
The past few years have brought a lot of attention to the shoulders, first with the one-shouldered craze, and more recently with the open, "cold shoulder" look. Take a peek at some of these recent styles, reflect, and be sure to vote for your favorite trend in the comments!
 
 
 
 
 
 
It's time to give YOUR opinion on the matter. Who beats who? The One Shoulder or the Cold Shoulder?  
]]> <![CDATA[Best of Pre-Fall 2012]]> http://www.lulus.com/blog/fashion/best-of-pre-fall-2012.html http://www.lulus.com/blog/fashion/best-of-pre-fall-2012.html#post-comment Wed Jan 25 14:00:00 2012 Cara Fox-Galassi  
Okay, so if you didn't know, we just finished the pre-fall season for 2012. Below I  highlighted my 10 favorite collections from the pre-fall season, in no particular order. You can agree with me or not, it's okay, it's what make the world turn, you know? You can always comment with your thoughts (wink wink, nudge nudge). 
 




 


 

 



 
*So Chanel would totally make this list (it was one of my fav shows) but we already did a blog on it. So, don't freak out, k?
]]> <![CDATA[Prada Presents: Il Palazzo. A Palace of Role Play]]> http://www.lulus.com/blog/fashion/prada-presents-il-palazzo-a-palace-of-role-play.html http://www.lulus.com/blog/fashion/prada-presents-il-palazzo-a-palace-of-role-play.html#post-comment Mon Jan 23 14:00:00 2012 Cara Fox-Galassi  
I know we normally talk about exclusively women clothes here at Lulu's, but Miuccia Prada's AW 2012 Menswear show was too good to pass up. Plus it allows me to report on menswear, which I love almost as much as womenswear. Almost. 
 
 
Prada exclaimed from backstage that this show was "A parody of male power." She made sure nothing was as it appeared. The formal clothes were cut from denim, what appeared to be mohair was really cotton. The baroque patterns on the pieces are composed of football helmets or Native American headdresses. Each look more impressive than the next.

 
The piece de resistance came at the end of the show, when Miuccia paraded out actors. And not your Channing Tatum, chiseled abs type. No she brought out the strong brooding types. The award winning types (No offense, Channing, but, you know). From Emile Hirsch, to Jamie Bell, to Willem Dafoe, each played their part as the walked down the runway. 
 
 
 

Tim Blank, of Style.com, described it best:
 
"If you accept that actors play archetypes, then each of them represented a particular kind of man. It wasn't only the accompanying soundtrack of Michael Nyman's music from The Cook, The Thief, His Wife, and Her Lover that cued Tim Roth as a gangster or Adrien Brody as a dandy."
 
Did yout enjoy this runway show as much as I did? Or are you like "eh" about menswear. Let me know! xoxo
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