Tag Archives: vintage

Whoa, There’s Vintage Western Style-A-Plenty

Inspiration Notes: Vintage Western Style to clean your city palette…

We all need a deep breath some time.

For me, it happens when I get to kick back at my vacay house and leave the urban grind behind for some mountain air. I consider my family VERY lucky to live in the best, most diversified city in the world (NYC) and to be able to spend

Tags: antiques , cowboy , flea market , Jackson Hole , vintage , vintage western style , west , western style , Wyoming

When In Rome: Flea Market With Vintage Gucci, Fendi, Valentino, Chanel and more

It’s big designer names, names, names made even more enticing under the flea market tarp!

The city of Rome is truly a living architectural museum, but where do all the old fashion relics go?

A good chunk can be found on the right Sunday at the Borghetto Flaminio market.

While Porta Portese is the more widely known flea market in Rome, for me, it’s  a crowded and huge mass of junky new

Tags: Borghetto Flaminio , Chanel , Fendi , flea market , Frida Giannini , Gucci , Hermes , Italy , Porta Portese , Prada , Rome , shopping , travel , Valentino , vintage , when in Rome

Catch the Glory of Original Balenciaga at Cristobal Balenciaga, Collector of Fashions in Paris

What’s hot in Paris? In the city of French Chic, comes an important fashion exhibition in homage to master French couturier Cristobal Balenciaga… the man before the brand as many know it today.

A fabulous new exhibit of the couturier Balenciaga’s fashions has just opened. The collection is a tribute to mark the 40th anniversary of the death of the master fashion designer.

>> MORE: Costume Exhibitions and Styles and more Museums

It

Tags: Balenciaga , Collector of Fashions , costume , Couture , Museum , Paris , richard nahem , vintage

Timeless Thursday’s -Charlotte Gainsbourg Proves Some Things Never Go Out Of Style

Yes, an 11 year-old pair of jeans can be forever-cool!

Model, muse and musician Charlotte Gainsbourg’s instinctive, casual yet chic boho Parisian sense of style usually catches our eye with her often unexpected choices and while at a fete for Marc Jacobs by Louis Vuitton she surprised even more so while wearing a pair of Balenciaga jeans from 2001.

Discover tips for your own take on:

Tags: Balenciaga , Balenciaga Jeans , Charlotte Gainsbourg , Charlotte Gainsbourg Style , Classic Fashion , Effortless Style , French Chic , jeans , rocker chic , Timeless Style , vintage

Kate Middleton wears a rather bare dress for her and it looks amazing

p.s.. It’s not from this season!

It’s a First Lady and Royal day here at Fos today. I have to say that we’ve kept our pledge of only covering the looks that we feel are worth the second notice and offer something that YOU can take away.

Kate Middleton stepped out for her first solo engagement as a royal yesterday and the blogosphere was aflutter about a

Tags: Amanda Wakeley , Duchess of Cambridge , Kate Middleton , Kate Middleton style , London , timeless , vintage

Loving the Vintage Vibe at Camilla and Marc’s latest CM Resort Swimwear Collection

I've been vacating at my Western retreat and have been fixated with one of my collection of retro Hollywood ski and Western photos that I use to decorate our place.It's an early photo of Marilyn Monroe on snow skis at the beach.Don't think it's the cutesy gimmick of the shot but what Marilyn is wearing that suddenly seems to look so modern and fresh

Tags: bathing suit , C&M , Camilla & Marc , Camilla and Mark , Marilyn Monroe , Mario Testino , Resort , Resort 2012 , swimwear , vintage , Wyoming

Sharpen Your Rag Picking Prowess with Tips to Shop the Pasedena Flea Market, Cruze-arati Style

I love a good flea market for its unexpectedness and odd one-of-a-kind items. I've picked up some incredible vintage finds from Paris to New York, and many dusty points in between. So when I heard that Curvy Fashionista Marie Denee had some super tips by way of Strim Vintage Designer, Wendy Mirts on how to shop a huge flea market, like the one in

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Red Carpet Hair- French Chic Chignon for Julianna Margulies at the Golden Globes

When too many actresses chose to over do their hair, here's one look that keeps it simple and chic. YES, please do try this classic French chignon at home...There absolutely can be too much of a good thing!Sorry to report, but there were far too many actresses who opted for big fashion and big hair at Sunday's Golden Globes... a fashion victim combination that

Tags: chignon , Claire Danes , Elnet , Emma Stone , French Chic , French Chic Chignon , french chic hair , French Chic hairstyles , Golden Globes hairstyles , hair , Julianna Marguiles , Julianna Margulies Golden Globes , Leonor Greyl , Matthew Monzon , red carpet , red carpet hair , vintage , YSL

Treat Yourself With A Vintage Chanel Bag and Jewelry

Great classic style never dies... Didn't quite get what you want this holiday season? Tired or loading up on a lot of trendy pieces that have a fashion spoil date sooner than your credit card bill comes in? What to do? Don't fret?It's time to cozy up to some timeless style and nothing says it more than vintage Chanel!It's the epitome of how to

Tags: bags , Chanel , Chanel handbag , French Chic , handbags , jewelry , shop , shopbop , vintage , vintage Chanel , vintage chanel bag , Vintage Chanel bags , vintage chanel jewelry

Vintage Chic Street Style- Make It Personal

You don't need an oversized budget to have style, just some imagination.I spotted Jocelyn Spaar when she was on the job as a restaurant host and thought she looked so absolutely adorable that I had to share her style with you.mediumSo many women-- particularly ones in their twenties-- get caught up in a trend-by-numbers way of dressing. They have to have every conceivable trendy

Tags: Hometown style , Jocelyn Spaar , personal style , Street style , vintage