http://www.stateofchic.com All about style and shopping Thu, 13 Aug 2009 14:56:03 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Shop at Supre.com.au for your chance to win! Submit your contest entries here. http://www.stateofchic.com/2009/08/win-tickets-to-the-american-music-awards-supre/ // // ]]> Coco Chic by StateOfChic featuring Forever21   Topshop Textured preppy cardigan: topshop.com   £35.00 Forever21 Bow front halter top: forever21.com US$17.80 American Eagle Outfitters Tuxedo bermuda shorts: ae.com US$34.50 Wet Seal Maryjane ballet flat: wetseal.com US$9.99 Miss Selfridge Bead pearl effect bracelet: misselfridge.com £6.00 Modcloth Girl with pearl flower earrings: modcloth.com US$12.99   Inspired by socialite Olivia Palermo's French Chic, check out this ... http://www.stateofchic.com/2009/08/monochrome-french-chic/ In the spirit of Comme Des Garcon's bohemian guerilla stores, Gucci is launching the 'Gucci Icon-Temporary' - a pop-up store retailing limited edition trainers that will travel the world. The first pop-up store is slated to launch in SoHo, New York this October, lasting a few weeks before moving to another ... http://www.stateofchic.com/2009/08/gucci-goes-guerilla/ Sienna Miller's photo spread in Nylon magazine, points the way to the return of grunge. Bid au revoir to the 1980s, and bonjour the 1990s! Source: Nylon magazine The Dr Marten's boots I used to scrimp and save so hard for (grunge epitomised my teenage years), are now back with a vengeance! ... http://www.stateofchic.com/2009/08/boot-licker/ It's official, the 1990s are back before we've even exhausted the 1980s era of capitalist OTT fashion. Stirrup pants? Those were so last year! As we move from Dynasty to Seinfeld, the fashion emblem of the 1990s minimalism zeitgeist that once propelled Donna Karan to sartorial stratosphere is back - the ... http://www.stateofchic.com/2009/07/welcome-back-the-90s/ Known for its colourful knitwear, Italian fashion house opens its first hotel in Edinburgh! Following on the coat tails of Versace and Bulgari, Missoni is branching into hospitality in three unusual locations - first in Edinburgh, then in Kuwait later this year and Oman in 2012. Decked out in the signature ... http://www.stateofchic.com/2009/07/hotel-missoni/ The Queen Mother of fashion blogs, The Sartorialist, has published a coffee table book. Here's what Amazon.com has to say: Book Description Scott Schuman just wanted to take photographs of people on the street who looked great. His now famous blog ('the bellwether American site that turned photo blogging into an art ... http://www.stateofchic.com/2009/07/coffee-table-book-of-the-year/ How cool! This colorful, pliable square bangle is a fun fashion accessory made of innovative lightweight Technogel®. Get it from the uber-cool MoMA store online at US$30! http://www.stateofchic.com/2009/06/jelly-bangle/ Electric Youth by StateOfChic featuring Glitter and Twisted brooches Inspired by Debbie Gibson, a mix of the glamorous and the sporty. Dress up the rainbow Reebok high-tops with a Boyfriend blazer, add a dash of glam with an assortment of sparkling brooches, and cap the look with a bowler hat and ... http://www.stateofchic.com/2009/06/electric-youth/ Nice talent spotting by Les Mads (a great fashion blog!) who discovered Georgia May Jagger in Vogue Russia, that is the inspiration behind the 80s Julia Roberts in Pretty Woman street urchin looks that I'm putting together. Georgia Lee Jagger in Vogue Russia by StateOfChic on Polyvore.com http://www.stateofchic.com/2009/05/the-street-urchin-look-inspired-by-georgia-may-jagger/