... and this is How I DO My Style

I've been doing "it" this way for years and there's no real science to it. I simply place clothing on my bed and play match-maker with an ensemble. I usually start with one article of clothing that I def want to wear and I style the outfit around that. In this case it was the gray sweater vest. I wanted to dress up the look so I passed on wearing jeans and opted for navy trousers. A fitted blazer, Gucci loafers and a silk pocket square completed the look. Because I was wearing grays and blues, this was an "easy" outfit to style. Matching up colors, prints and patterns elevate the challenge. We'll talk about that some other time. For now, the take away is to work around a single piece of clothing and build from there. Oh and lay things out. Standing in your closet thumbing through hangers and hangers (and they better be wooden btw!) can overwhelm.

[my look: blazer-austin reed; vest-thom browne brooks brothers; shirt-7camicie; pocket square-century 21.]

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10-Day Nighttime Photography Exhibition Coming to Piedmont Park: Red Bull Illume

Red Bull Illume, the world’s largest international photography competition dedicated to action and adventure sports, is making a stop in Atlanta March 20 through March 30, 2014. Once the sun sets, locals and visitors alike are invited to stroll through Piedmont Park and take in the sights of 25 life-sized, illuminated light boxes that are touring the world as part of a unique nighttime exhibition. The images, which have been carefully selected and curated from over 28,000 submitted photographs, showcase the most exciting and creative action sports photography on the planet. Throughout the 10-day free exhibition, attendees also will have opportunities to attend lectures from the award-winning photographers, meet Red Bull athletes and more. 

The 2013 Red Bull Illume Image Quest is the third edition of the competition after 2007 and 2010.  A total of 28,257 photos were submitted in 2013 by 6,417 photographers from 124 countries around the globe.  The top 50 images, first unveiled in Hong Kong, are touring the world as part of a unique illuminated nighttime exhibition. An international panel of esteemed photo editors selected the top 50 images, naming 10 category winners and an overall 2013 Red Bull Illume winner.

“There are talented photographers and then there are gifted photographers,”

said Jym Wilson, Senior Photo Editor at USA Today and one of 50 Red Bull Illume judges globally.

“I saw a lot of talent but also saw some truly gifted photographers. These are not just action photographers but people with great technical and artistic skills.”

The Red Bull Illume kickoff event will be on

Thursday, March 20

and will begin at approximately

8 p.m.

as the sun sets over Piedmont Park.

 Located at the 10th Street side of the park inside the Charles Allen gates, the unveiling of the illuminated light boxes is open to the public and free to attend. The evening will feature performances by Red Bull athletes and live broncolor photo demonstrations by winning photographers. Cocktails will be available for guests ages 21 and up.  

After the exhibit’s 10-day stop in Atlanta, the Red Bull Illume Exhibition Tour will head to Spain and then will continue to travel around the world's capitals and cultural hubs for the next two years.  For additional details, please visit 

www.redbullillume.com

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Daily Outfit Inspiration by Demi Styles

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Happy Monday! Here's an outfit that will surely inspire you to start your week off with a bang! This is the perfect outfit to throw on after

work or class. It's great to have a

muted

outfit and

toned up

accessories.

Royal blue

is a cool 

color

to pair with

black and white

! For an edge, add knee high socks or keep it

simple

by showing some legs!

Check out where you can get this

entire

look:

Sweatshirt:

Christopher Kane

Skirt:

Scotch & Soda

Boots:

Jeffrey Campbell

Purse:

Nine West

Bracelet:

Venessa Arizaga

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GLOSSYBOX Beauty on Fashionado

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WE are thrilled to welcome Glossybox to fashionado! Ladies, if you know about Glossybox, then you share in our excitement... BUT if you don't know them, you need to. Last Fall we published a story on the giftbox trend and this is what we had to say about Glossybox: 

For a more upscale sampling subscription service, luxe-minded ladies may want to try out Glossybox. Featuring five samples each month selected according to your individual beauty profile, you'll find samples of high-end products tailored for your age and style preference delivered for $21 per month. Glossybox includes larger samples of truly high-end goods, making this a savvy way to stock up on the best for less.

We'll keep you up-to-date on the latest and best from Glossybox. In the meantime, check them out 

HERE

and order yours now!

Subscribe

to

Glossybo

x.

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First Kiss leads to First Handy

Earlier in the week we all saw the "First Kiss" video. I caught it on CNN and for the days to follow my FB news feed was slobbery wet from first kisses. Everyone talked about how sweet and tender and genuine they thought the video was. I thought it was stupid. And there was nothing creative about it. And the "actors," who were strangers, all happened to be pretty and skinny. The First Kiss video was actually a promotion for a fashion retailer called Wren. 

First Kiss has over 52M Youtube views and the parody, which is loads more fun has 4M+ 

I LOVE that even the videos' description was parodied:

*We asked twenty strangers to kiss for the first time....    

*We asked twenty strangers to jerk each other off for the first time...

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Daily Outfit Inspiration by Demi Styles

Let's push the envelope a bit with

green on green. As long as it's not

obvious

that you were actually trying to match two shades of the

same

color, you're in the

safe

zone!

Break

up the shades by adding a

colored

neutral, like

chambray

or

brown

and you're good to go! 

Check out where you can get this

entire

look:

Hat:

Lisa Battaglia

Chambray Top:

H&M

Cargo Pants:

Rag & Bone

Suede Jacket:

Mango

Purse:

Valentino

Sneakers:

Marc by Marc Jacobs

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Kendra Scott: BIG Things, small packages!

You know the saying about "big things come in small packages?" Well it's true. So what fabulous designer trinket lives inside this sunshine yellow Kendra Scott box? I don't know. Okay, I totally lie, I do know but I'm not telling just yet.

But what I will say is that it can be yours on May 16th. This is just one of many amazing silent auction items for the

7th Annual Doggies on the Catwalk!

The Texas-based fashion jewelry designer, Kendra Scott, is set to open an Atlanta location in Buckhead in late April.

WE

are very excited about it!

*Visit the

Atlanta Humane Society's

website for

information & tickets

to Doggies on the Catwalk!

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