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Ahh, sometimes you can’t fight it. You see something that doesn’t seem like it should work but you love it anyway.

If you looked at all the elements of this cape individually they make no sense but together… together it becomes super CAPE.

Photo Source: Vogue Nippon October 2010

Never in a million years, would I have thought that fur tails would look this hot. This is not something that I’m drawn to in real life. I’ve seen people rock the raccoon tail and sometimes it works but most of the time – correction – 98.5% of the time it fails miserably.

In fact, I’m usually really skeeved out by fur with the head, legs and/or tail still attached.

So, in what world could I have imagined that multiple fur pellets with dyed red tips would cause me to fall into fashion lust? Not this one.

It’s hard to tell whether the cape is black or blue but I’m leaning towards a midnight navy hue, which makes me like it even more.

Let’s not even get started on the popped collar with the huge jeweled necklace on display. Or the exquisite earrings. All together, I have to admit it is ridiculously over the top- but – I love it. lots.

This is a cape you wear when you want the world to know that you are boss. That you are a bad. ass. chick. who could care less what others think of her.

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Every woman needs a bag of tricks, tools that you use when you need a little pick-me-up. I found that having a great shade of power lipstick works wonders.

Is it just me or is they something incredibly powerful about putting on lipstick? I’m not talking about lipgloss or shine but full on color-intensified, creamy lipstick.

For most women, we tend to wear lipstick when we are getting seriously dolled up, usually reserving it for special occasions. I remember watching my mother applying her lipstick to go out during the day, just to you know go to the grocery store. I used to feel a little intimated by wearing bright lipstick while the sun was out in full force, mostly because I didn’t feel like I had the time or the energy to continuously touch it up.

Lately, I’ve found that when I haven’t been in the best of moods that I’ll pull out my favorite tube of lipstick and the application instantly makes me feel sexier and powerful. Without a doubt, every single time, I always end up in a better mood. It’s as if I turned my sexy dial up from girlish to full on woman. A sex kitten in motion. In fact, I feel like whistling all day.

What are your thoughts on lipstick? Do you wear it? If yes, do you wear it everyday or save it for special occasions?

A couple of weeks ago I was able to attend the Dietch PR Fall 2010 Press Day Event at the Launch Pad Showroom in Lower Manhattan. First of all, it was an honor to be able to view some of these incredible, up and coming talent coming out of the West Coast. One of the collections I was excited to see was Le Sang des Betes which I had written about before. On top of that there were all of these amazing designers that I hadn’t heard about before.

I was blown away by the talent of the designers showcased, i.e. Gabby Applegate, who is completely self-taught but you wouldn’t be able to tell by some of the designs. I think I need the backstabber coat in my closet like now. Leather and mohair jackets – yes please!

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How is it that I still don’t have any jewelry from Digby & Iona???

I first wrote about them back in 2007 because of this awesome stag ring.

Stag Ring

Stag Ring

I still covet it.

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Hello!

This Monday is a little damp and dreary. Perusing the interwebs I found the perfect dress to beat those Monday blues. If I Only Had a Heart dress by Alexandra Grecco on Etsy.

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Well, well, it’s been a long time since I’ve made one of these lists.

That’s not to say that I haven’t been swooning over anything, I just haven’t been documenting it here.

So without further ado, here’s a quick list of what’s been making me weak at the knees.

Old episodes of Jacques Pepin & Julia Child’s Cooking At Home Show on public access television. Okay, okay. Laugh all you want but I watched it one night after a long day and really enjoyed watching the cooking antics of these old kooks. They hardly agreed on anything but it was kind of cute and charming. Julia with her distinctive, warbly voice and Jacques with his thick French accent, sometimes I didn’t know what the hell they were talking about but it was fun nevertheless.

RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 2. Good Lord, drama, drag queens, lipsynching, it’s a television extravaganza. I’m hooked. Fierce, fierce and then some more fierceness. “The time has come for you to lipsynch for your life.” – is one of my new catchphrases.

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Karen of Where Did U Get That blog is a girl after my own fashion heart. Long, flowing dresses with tough accessories, sequins, sequins and more sequins. Plus, her footwear collection is on point. I’m really loving her style.

karen of where did u get that

karen of where did u get that

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I love that design houses are releasing little videos to accompany their latest collections. Making a visual 3-5min representation of your work is an added bonus that just watching models saunter down catwalks wearing the clothes.

One of the first mini-videos I ever fell in love with was Erin Fetherston’s Wendybird directed by acclaimed Ellen Von Unwerth. Here is Vanessa Bruno’s Printemps 2010 collection starring Lou Doillon.

vanessa bruno- printemps été 2010 from maggieontherocks on Vimeo.

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I have a thing about jewelry, especially rings. Bigger=Better. Bolder=Better. Except for a few keepsake rings I have, the majority of my rings are either huge, cocktail, vintage or a combination of all.

This is why I have a thing for these wooden rings from I Am Dorkas. Yes, wooden! Plus, they have a sculptural beauty to them that I really love.

Look at how gorgeous the Riptide ring is. Good thing it can be resized because I’m seriously thinking that I might need this in my jewelry life :

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Or the aptly named, Lights Out, which really packs a punch.

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The Time Stamp ring is a hand-hammered brass two-finger beauty:_mg_1081

Designer Mariana Dorkas Jamadi has made this business a family affair working with both her mother and her beau to create stunning jewelry and lovely textiles. I’m looking forward to seeing what else they churn out.

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For anyone who isn’t in the NY city area, you may not know about the ridiculously lovely weather we’ve been experiencing lately. People have been walking around practically in a daze, stunned by the warmth of the sun and the thought of not having to wear five layers in order to keep warm. I think we say this every year, that the winter was the worst we had but this year takes the cake. I mean we’ve experienced about three blizzards! The latest one happened on me and the boy’s date night and we went out into the slushy abyss anyway in defiance of the weather gods.

So, we’ve been granted a reprieve and the warm weather has been wonderful. I can’t help but think about all the things that I want to do, all the spring clothes I want to wear. The lace dresses, shorts, sandals. I want to dig my bare feet into the grass and smell the lush aroma of cherry blossoms. It’s no surprise that I have been collecting a few photos. With the threat of rain looming for the next several days, I’m gonna use these images to keep me warm and inspired.

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1. Untitled, 2. Screen shot 2010-02-14 at 14.44.10, 3. Cherry Girl, 4. Untitled

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Hey lovelies! I know its been awhile. Here are a few things that I have been crushin on.

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This camera ring = love.

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This is what Spring/Summer looks like to me:

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