Pink Rock Candy-Blog

When it comes to magazines, there are two absolute truths in my world. Truth 1, it will take a lot for me to stop flipping through while glancing at pictures and actually read an article. Truth 2, I hate limiting my magazine “reading” to just fashion magazines.

I tend to flip through everything from Vogue to AP to Highlights— only at the dentist’s office, though.

The other day, I was glancing through the new Modern Bride magazine— no, I’m not getting married— with Kate Hudson and Anne Hathaway on the cover and saw the most amazing aqua dress by Milly. I fell for Milly dresses around the same time I started PRC, and it seems the girlie allure still isn’t lost on me.

The aqua, cotton voile ‘Crescent Beach’ dress is part of Milly’s ‘Cabana’ collection, which, I assume, is their clever name for the resort collection.

Though I privately scoff at women who can afford to buy from resort collections and actually take a holiday in the winter, I can’t help but adore this dress. It has a very flirty, ‘love is in the air’ feel, and I think it would be perfect for racing through the throngs of gray, black, and denim on campus or in NYC, spreading cheer to anyone who catches a glimpse of me.

It makes me want all this winter’s rain and flurries to disappear, so the sun can come out and the temperature can once again rise to at least 75 degrees. Until then, I’ll just save for the dress and dream of the warmer weather sure to come.

Bloggers seem to be buzzing about Hayden-Harnett’s diffusion handbag line at Target coming this December, but my 2008 has been so utterly disastrous not even $50 designer-ish bags can make me feel better. All I want to do is look to next year and hope for better luck. That being said, I’m not immune to the charms of Brooklyn-based label Hayden-Hartnett and would love to kick 2009 off wearing one of their frocks.

To be honest, I hadn’t heard of Hayden-Hartnett before their Target collaboration, and if I had, I don’t remember it. So, instead of being that spaz who pretends she knows about everything “cool” even if she’s doesn’t know a lick of background info, I decided to head straight to the Hayden-Hartnett website and get a feel for the clothes.

Though I knew Hayden-Hartnett was best known for their bags, I couldn’t help ignoring the urge to view their adorable handbag creations and skip right to the dresses. Usually when I like the dresses a designer creates, I tend to like everything they design. The first thing that caught my eye was this fantastic ‘Laurel Leather Trim Party Dress’. It was simple and enchanting, garnering it a top spot in my list of dresses I’d love to rock on New Year’s Eve.

Sure, I know that it’s a strapless dress and the East Coast usually sees snow on December 31st, but I figure I’ll be inside comfy warm house and won’t have to worry about exterior weather conditions. Plus, that’s what coats are for right?

I’ve started to compile a list of my dream NYE dresses on Pronto.com, the dresses range from just under $30 to over $650. I guess you can say I don’t have any idea what I really want, but all the dresses definitely have a bit of panache.

Photo Credit: NeimanMarcus.com

Sometime in then near future I’ll be moving, making my life a thousand times easier. The only problem is the place I might be moving to is around the corner from Anthropologie, and down the street from an Alice + Olivia store. I may not talk about my major love of Anthros or A+O, as I do about Alexander Wang, Marc Jacobs, and Forever 21, but that doesn’t mean serious damage won’t be done if I in fact do move there.

When swooning over skirts, I always end up on the Anthropologie website, and then becoming über disappointed because I can’t quite afford a $500 skirt. This little lack of money issue is still being worked on, but I haven’t quite figured out how to be a gold digger without that icky stigma (joking?).

I first fell for Alice + Olivia, when I saw Sarah Jessica Parker wearing one of their blue sequined shift dresses. Since then, I’ve fawned over almost all of their darling babydoll dresses and cutesy shifts. In the spirit of obsessing, I decided to pretend I and no financial limitations and pick two A+O dresses I would love to sport on my birthday next Saturday.

The ‘Ombre Dress’ is very chic and perfect for a party or going out in the city. The ‘Grecian Dress’ is something I’d wear to dinner with the fam or just palling around the house with friends.

P.S. I know I’ve been MIA for a bit, but I’m back!

It’s no secret how amazing Alexander McQueen’s Fall/Winter 2008 collection was. I’ve seen the lovely ballerina style dresses in almost every slightly fashion related magazines, but with these great collections people tend to forget their fantastic diffusion counterparts. Case in point, the fall/winter McQ collection which is on Net-A-Porter.com and has one of the most adorable and indispensable dresses I’ve seen in a while.

The gray ‘draped tank dress’ initially caught my eye because of the tied black belt. I have a tendency to loathe dresses that come nicely packaged with accessories, but I think I might actually wear this dress with is extra-long black sash. Something about it is very rogue-y and completely endearing.

Also, who doesn’t need a fantastic wool jersey dress for fall? I know if I had $585 to blow, I’d definitely buy it!

Last but not least, just picture this dress with extra-bright shoes, maybe even these hot pink Giambattista Valli platforms, and a heap of large bangles. This dress would even look awesome with some lace tights or maroon colored thigh highs. The combinations are endless, and my love is priceless. Swoon!

p.s. Don’t forget to check out the latest photos from London Fashion Week!

I’m slowly settling back into school— unfortunately— but, I can’t seem to let the great times of this summer go. Though I pretty much worked everyday, I still enjoyed every minute of it and every dollar earned and spent on new clothes. While rummaging through my closet today, there it was, just staring at me, the bridesmaid dress I wore to my parents vow renewal— another mark of a summer well spent, but what do I do with the dress now?

The pearlescent fabric makes it completely useless for day-to-day wear as a dress, but with a bit of folding, some shimming to get in on, and a belt to keep it in place, the dress makes quite the skirt. The only problem with having loads of extra material under the skirt is it gives me an ass like Kim Kardashian, but I guess some guys like that, right? To be honest, life would be much easier if I just cut the top of the dress off and the seam, bit I can’t cut the dress up just yet because (A) I’m still a terrible seamstress, (B) I only bought the dress in June, and (C) I’m the type of person who saves things for good, and I might one day have to wear this dress somewhere— at least that’s what I’m telling myself.

I also went to Target the other day to buy school supplies, and though I did my fair share of frolicking through the aisles of pens, notebooks, and folders, I ended up in the shoe section where I picked up these cute purple moccasins. I’m still sort of in shock as to how much I actually like the shoes because when I was little, my grandma tried to get me to buy moccasins, and I bitched and whined about how gross they are. Oh, how things change!

Fashion week officially starts tomorrow, and unfortunately I won’t be heading to the tents this season, but that’s okay because the exhausted student in me would much rather sleep my free time away. I am however really bummed that I missed the Fashion Indie Brooklyn Bridge fashion show, you can read all about it on Fashion Indie.

What clothes do you plan to take with you from summer to fall or even into winter?