Lusting for YSL...

Yves Saint Laurent “Aliama” Ankle Boot


Yves Saint Laurent “Aliama” Pump

Rihanna's Italian Vogue Couture Cover

Chanel, Sessilee, Jourdan & Arlenis for i-D

All of my model muses on one cover...I couldn't be more estactic!

Gone But Never Forgotten

Dimepiece x Cassie

Lady Gaga Paparazzi

Lady Gaga is vamped out in a shoot for OUT Magazine

And here is the video for her single Paparazzi. I love the video's concept and the style! Kudos to Lady Gaga for always giving us nothing but creativity with her music and style.

Stylish Candid:Ciara Shopping

Get a pair of shoes like Ciara's

Steve Madden Towwer Booties for $149.95

Overdoing it by gokarm featuring Marc Jacobs

Rachel Roy for Macy's Fall 2009 Lookbook

I believe in love at first sight. After viewing the Look Book for Rachel Roy for Macy’s Fall 2009 Collection...I seriously did fall in love. I believe that right now the full collection is not available but some of the pieces are currently available at macys.com. I can't wait until September, that is when more items are set to release. Besides clothing there will also be footwear, accessories and handbags.

The collection ranges from $59 to $299 for sportswear, $79 to $199 for footwear, $40 to $195 for jewelry and $69 to $109 for handbags. Mid-September there will also be a Pop-Up shop in SoHo. This is all freat news to me because I love Rachel Roy's designs as well as her a personality. There are some designers that you can't say that about. When I got to meet her at Teen Vogue's Fashion University she was sweet, soft-spoken and sophisticated!

I'm so excited about this collection hitting Macy's, I will definitely purchase some pieces.

Ready for Battle

Acne Armored Jeans S/S 2010

I'm in love with these! I just wonder how comfortable are they to wear and how do you clean them?

Bebe Does Balmain

Every season I make a style shopping-list. The list usually consists of clothing and shoes that I want or plan to buy. Being that it's more like a wish-list I sometimes include things that in reality I may not get around to buying. = (

So for Fall09 #3 on my list is: own something Balmain. Currently, I am a college student with no financial aid for tuition = ( and I only have a part-time retail job...sooo I highly doubt I will cross #3 off sometime this year. LoL.

But hey it's wishful thinking! Besides can you imagine NOT feeling like an ultimate stylista in a fab creation by Balmain something like this one from the Fall 2008 collection...

Maybe Balmain dresses are so exspensive because each piece is sprinkled with magic sexy dust. = )

And the celebs love Balmain just like me too!

I hope that my readers are not tired of my knockoff/ designer look-alike posts. I realized that lately I have been making a lot of knockoff posts and also have been writing a lot about Balmain..but I will not stop because every woman deserves a little Balmain in her life whether it's an authnetic Balmain piece or a Balaminesque piece.

I know that my store Zara has ripped-offed every great design from Balmain for their F/W collection. The studded shoes, military/band jackets, tie-dyed jeans...the list goes on. But after visiting Bebe I see they are also gulity as charged when it comes to committing the copycat crime. However, I do not care let them copy all they want because that's what FastFashion stores are for & I love to shop at both Zara & Bebe!!!

Got a serious case of Balmania? Bebe may be able to cure you...

Unzipped Lace Beaded Dress($119)

Sequin Beaded Ruched Lace Top($89)

Alexander McQueen Studded Platform Booties

Alexander McQueen Studded Platform Booties
($1000)
The design on these shoes are crazy hot! For some reason they look kind of painfull and a little hard to walk in. I love the style, they are girly and edgy all at the same time. But there is one thing about the shoes that I do not like and it's the PRICE!

So here's an alternative of the cute rocker booties thanks to Bebe! Bebe Belinda Slingback Grommet Bootie ($159)

Christian Louboutin Dillan Pumps

These are the Christian Louboutin’s “Dillian” pumps that were designed for 3.1 Phillip Lim’s Spring 2009 collection. I first seen these worn by Ciara and I immediately fell in love!

I really like the shape of the pumps, and the best part is the big ruffle/petal detail on the front which makes them stand out. They cost around 3k so I decided to search for a much cheaper alternative...

Dollhouse “Soleil” Ruffled Pumps
$48

So what do you think?!