KATELAND: December 2010

12/29/10

Caroline B of Stockholm Streetstyle and Caroline's Mode, is a Swedish Blogger Extrordinaire with style that's to die for! She's epitome of my personal style, on much more grand payscale of course... I should say what I would like my personal style to be: Chic basics, borderline uniform. With a wardrobe full of Helmut Lang, Isabel Marant, T by Alexander Wang, McQ by Alexander McQueen, and a plethora of Balenciaga Motorcycle bags (did I mention that's my favorite handbag of all time?) this women is pretty much who I want to be, or at least dress like!

all images from Caroline's Mode

DIY Biker Style

I've been on a bit of a creative kick lately... from rearranging the decor of my home to making handbags and repurposing vintage clothing, it's safe to say I'm on a roll!! My most recent project didn't involve making a purse, but rather embellishing one. My boyfriend's family bought me a handbag for Christmas and as cute as it was, I immediately saw the possibility of improvement.

I wish I would have a taken a "before" picture, but basically I just cut strips of leather from a pair of shorts I bought a local thrift store and pull them through the existing metal rings. With a pair of scissors and a thrift store find I turned a cute bag into an AMAZING bag!!!

12/21/10

C'est Chic

If budgets were nonexistent my ultimate this would be my ultimate night-out look. I love an over-sized tee with leather shorts. In this case I'd pair them with tights and a fitted blazer, and the Pièce de résistance is the Mulberry Alexa bag and Giuseppe Zanotti leopard wedges.

In clockwise order:

1. McQ tailored blazer $545

2.Wildfox Couture tee $85

3. Mulberry Alexa Handbag $1250

4. Giuseppe Zanotti leopard wedges $1195

5. Maison Martin Margiela leather shorts $790

6. basic black tights from anywhere!

12/17/10

loving leopard coats

This post is dedicated to my friend Sara T (check out her blog), who asked me way to wear her new leopard coat. While it's a bit cold in the midwest for shorts, I'm loving this look from Aimee Song of Song of Style!

12/15/10

Tom Ford Women's Collection

Tom Ford's Women's Collection Debut Pics!

image via style.com, Steven Meisel

OOO la la! What an artist! And he's not too bad on the eyes either ;)

Heart Broken

I've had my eye on this Wildfox Couture sweatshirt for SO LONG, and waited and waited for it to go on sale... I put it in my cart last night on the Urban Outfitters website so I could buy it today, and now it's SOLD OUT! Just my luck... I was so excited :(