Style Inspiration: Salvador Dali

I  first started to do my “art for fashion” inspiration series with Gustav Klimt’s Water Serpents in a previous post. I had so much fun putting together colors for outfits that best visualized the feel and character of the painting.

Salvador Dali was a Surrealist Spanish painter in the 1900s. Dali believed in having symbols in all of his works, as well as a love for luxury and bold statements (if only he designed clothes..sigh)

His Rose Meditative piece is my favorite (the rose was a symbol for simplicity and female sexual power)  see below for the style inspiration.

1. Tart Berry Rum dress $47.99//2. Turnlock crossbody bag $79.50
3. Natural wave belt $14.99// 4. Etre sandals $69.99

xoxo

Miss Neira

Atelier Mynion: Trunk show @ Persona Boston

I had a great pleasure to be invited to the Turkish designer Alp Sagnak’s trunk show for his designs: Atelier Mynion

The shindig took place at the beautiful Persona Jewelry in Kenmore Square, Boston. If you are ever around that area please stop by this place has anything from $50 to $100,000! something for everyone. It will also be the venue for a fundraiser I will be hosting with Catwalk for a Cure (it will be a fashion show + cocktail soiree) more info to come..until then please enjoy the lovely photos and designs from Tuesday night.

24K spider w diamonds

18k gold “N” charm

Got to see my two blogger friends again Najeema from A Stylized Hysteria + Lei Ann from Lei Ann..Off Duty
(and my good friend Ashley on the right in a pretty dress from H & M)

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Making Waves in Hollywood: Colored Denim

*****This guest post is written by Alessia from Luello

There are a number of ways to insert a pop of color to your daily wardrobe. None, however, is as effective or all-encompassing as this season’s latest emerging trend- brightly-colored denim.

Celebrities like Kim Kardashian, Hayden Panettiere, Rachel Bilson, Nicky Hilton, Cameron Diaz and Sarah Jessica Parker, to name only a few, have jumped on the bold-colors bandwagon. Some of them are seen here wearing colored denim by J Brand.

A celebrity embracing a trend does not necessarily mean that it will translate to the real world. However, when it comes to bold denim, the insurgence of color in your wardrobe is effortless and effectual.

Wear colored denim, but avoid getting too match-y with your accessories and tops. Your jeans should be the dominant color in your outfit, so keep the rest of the items you’re sporting basic. Stick to neutral colors, as our celebrity friends did in the above pictures, and let your statement-jeans get noticed!

Livening up your denim with bold colors brings a touch of whimsy to your wardrobe. Keep your accessories and accompanying clothes casual, and let your bright denim speak volumes.

Shop Luello.com for denim by J Brand and for other summer style ideas!

Old people can have style too!

After a little break from my blog I am glad to be back and have decided that I go crazy when I don’t post here regularly. Ahh the power of blogs. One blog in particular that I have been following (while I was on a hiatus) is Advanced Style, a blog dedicated to the “stylish and and creative older folks”.

I have never seen more creative, eclectic and SUPERB fashion anywhere else. The elderly are not afraid to  color block, accessorize and look fabulous. Personal style really does advance with age.

Here are a few of my favorites.

Grandma loves her neon colors.

From the fur, to her bakelite jewelry..she is fabulous!

Gorgeous mix of bold colors

Leopard never goes out of style

Perfect gentleman.

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Ari Seth Cohen is the mastermind and creator behind Advanced Style. You can follow him on Twitter
or just read his amazing blog and get some style inspiration!

xoxo

Miss Neira

Eve Gravel Spring/Summer 2011

Usually I adore the known designers like any other fashion crazed broad, but once in a great while I stumble upon an independent designer that wows me even more than the greats! Eve Gravel specializes in contemporary women’s clothing, everything is designed and manufactured in Montreal, Canada and her collections are to die for. Her new Spring/Summer 2011 collection is simply simple, yet so captivating. The new collection reminds me of a Parisienne who is a little sexy, a darling, a sophisticate. She is playful but chic-ly tough.

Gravel puts it so well “There are days when I feel like a woman, and others when I feel like a tomboy or a mischievous child. For me, fashion is a way of expressing a full range of emotions.”

(Check out more of the collection here)

Follow EVE GRAVEL on twitter

p.s If you are a Bostonian + you are already in love with this collection, on June 18th
and 19th they will be showcasing the Spring/Summer 2011 collection in Louis Exposure
(an event thrown at Louis Boston for emerging designers) so be there!

xoxo

Miss Neira

Happy Birthday Marilyn!

A woman’s body and the heart of a child. Happy Birthday Marilyn!
When I was younger my first glimpse of Ms.Monroe was in her 1953 romantic comedy How to Marry a Millionaire and I fell in love. I grew up watching all her movies (my mother had love for everything vintage) and I am still obsessed. While her past was rocky, and her death made her a bit infamous; there was a reason why she still remains THE sex symbol and a role model to women with ambition and sass.

Dress like Marilyn today in honor of her birthday! with 3 styles to choose from:

1. Ellingwood wedges ALDO $70.00// 2. Straw Red Band Floppy Hat TOPSHOP $45.00
3. Rose Cha Denim Swimsuit The Outnet $110

1. Everyday Bouquet dress MODCLOTH $104.99// 2. Coco Bow flats Lulu’s $59.00

1. Shrink Jersey dress Vivienne Westwood $207.00// 2. Judy Sandals Bakers $70.00
3.  Graduated Pear drop earring Deben Hams

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Today is very special to me. My two favorite people in the world share
a birthday (of course Marilyn Monroe is one of them) +  the other is my lovely
fiancee who not only inspires me every day, remains my best friend through
it all, but also makes me feel like a sex symbol
Happy Birthday love!

<3

xoxo

Miss Neira

The Color of a Popsicle

As Summer gets closer, the joy of putting away our winter boots and heavy scarves is on an ultimate high. Living in Boston has its very obvious perks, but the moody New England weather can get a bit dreary and finding ways to welcome Summer in this city is hard work! For all you Bostonians (and peeps who want Summer here and NOW) can feel a little bit better by wearing something cheery… coral =)

A favorite color of mine. Whether you are a brunette, blonde, tan or light skinned, it’s a fabulous color to wear!

1. 5th Ave day dress by Ali Ro LIT BOUTIQUE $268.00// 2. Bodycon dress w/ racerback ASOS $36.93
3. Orange cutaway halter dress Topshop $62.00

1. Chappel pumps Guess $115.00// 2. Dewey Thong sandal Free People $58.00
3. Temppest Steve Madden $79.95

1. Bead & Chain necklace Forever 21 $8.80// 2. Dot to Dot stud earrings Kate Spade $48.00
3. Embrace scarf Anthropologie $38.00

Are you craving coral?!

xoxo

Miss Neira

Style Inspiration: Gustav Klimt

There is no doubt you can withdraw inspiration from looks on the street, or the runway. There is something to be said about trying in fashion and major works of art, and Gustav Klimt’s paintings are ones that can be recreated into a wardrobe. If you have not heard of this great painter, Gustav Klimt was an Austrian artist and a respected member of the Vienna Secession movement.  His subjects were almost always a female body, feminine, erotic and saturated with colors.

Water Serpents II 1904

A casual outfit inspired by Gustav Klimt’s Water Serpents II

1. Orange Rose Smocked maxi dress by Topshop $63.00// 2. Vintage Inspired bracelet + Double Take bangles by Forever 21
3. Envi shoes “Corrina Campus Wedge” by Frye $124.57// 4. Marissa bag by Orelia $196.00