the it lists – fashion & trend blog

Ladies, only five more months until Sex and the City 2 is out in theatres.

What will Carrie Bradshaw be wearing? Let’s be honest, SATC2’s storyline is not the main reason we enjoy the movie series. We get a fashion high just by living vicariously through Carrie, Charlotte, Samantha, and Miranda.

Soon, you can get your hands on jewelry inspired by these sexy ladies. Yes, Dogeared is coming out with a SATC jewelry line. You can choose from either a gold or silver chain adorned with charms like a diamond, the Eiffel Tower, or stilettos. Each piece is accompanied by a famous quote from the show, like when Charlotte York said, “I’ve been dating since I was 15. I’m exhausted! Where is he?”

Prices range from $55 to $200. The line will be available this Spring at HBO.com and Dogeared.com. Please be fashionably patient!

From thigh-high boots, to chunky neck jewelery, accessories are the “it” trend this season. What about accessories for your accessories?

Shoe Jewelery has been popping up tons on runways to fashion blogs everywhere. With good reason:

1. They are cool.
2. Fun & inexpensive way to spruce up your wardrobe.
3. Breathe new life to pumps, that may have found their way to the back of your closet.

Simple or rock star crazy! But keep in mind, like any accessory, it should compliment your outfit.

For subtle and simple: add a thin chain, long enough for the chain to loosely drape around your ankle, (Lanvin’s SS2010 collection featured beautiful, gold chains); or feminine and edgy, add a bright coloured feather shoe clip.
For that bad ass rock star look: layers of chains of different sizes, on a pair of ankle boots will do the trick. LitterSF has amazing designs (The “Jay Walks has mini bullets on them!).

Now, the land of the forgotten pumps is no longer. And all the shoes rejoiced.

Target GO International: Bing Bang jewelry designer Anna Sheffield Fabsugar

Dreamy Pieces for Spring: Draped Dress, Silk Ruffle Blouse & Denim Cropped Vest Couture in the City

Metallic T-Strap Floral Sandal Omiru

Look Book:  Geren Ford Nylon Magazine

I kept on noticing these gorgeous flashes of bright Chinese silk, framed in silver and dangling from the necks of fellow gals on the same Christmas social circuit. Not one to shy from gushing my praise and asking where something is from I received the same answer: Shi Studio.

Teal rectangles, royal blue dragons, red ovals. Oh my.

Shi (pronouced "she") , means poetic expression in Chinese and is a collaborative evolution of ideas and aesthetic. Shi Studio is the creation of glass artist, Cory Judge and accessories designer, Honor Cienska.

Shi Studio jewelry is of the many highlights of Fashion Forward Canada, an online fashion boutique dedicated to emerging indie fashion. A collective of indie designers passionate about and committed to creating global awareness of Canadian style and originality.  Also check out: Sans Soucie, Amber Jewellery, and Nicole Bridger.

Shopping just got geekier! Like.com is the first true visual search engine, where the contents of photos are used to search and retrieve similar items. In Shop-inese what that means to you is this…

Want to know where to buy that trendy new bag that Jessica Alba was photographed with last weekend? The sparkly new watch Paris was snapped in? Like.com can look for it without you even knowing the designer.
 
Don’t have an image to run thru the search engine? Instead start with text so – if you enter a text query, like “jet black almond toe wedges,” Like.com will convert that query and look for related image results.

The site launched today returns results only for shoes, jewelry, hand bags and clothing, but more categories are coming soon. See a sample search here.

I know it’s a bit geeky for fashion, but think of all the pretty things you can now find. And best of all Like.com is offering free shipping to the first 10,000 fashionistas.

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Faint Jewelry is always fun, fashionable, fresh – and always original! Kristin Balter collects Swarovski crystal from Austria, firepolished glass from Czech Republic, and murano glass from Italy and then hand makes jewel creations in Vancouver, BC.

Last spring I tripped upon Faint looking for a bit of fun sparkle. I’m the proud owner of this chocolate and baby blue combo. The "shimmering gem blue droplet" on the bottom is plastic, but as Erika’s grandma used to say "a man on horseback couldn’t tell," or if he was sitting next to you. Maybe if they were laying bedside. Bottom line is that you get enough sparkle for your buck. 

The latest fall line looks to be the best yet – even better quality & better style. From jet black jewels (I’m addicted to and can’t stop buying) to this great Francesca Fiore blue larimar and rubellite drop necklace (middle below) that comes in a 30" length – which is perfect for doubling up and getting the trendy multi-chain look.

You can buy Faint online at Snazzy Girl (which is all Canadian pricing!) and if you’re actually in Faint’s hometown try Rain Salon.