Thinkin Ink

J & I have been considering getting tattoos for some time now. And I mean some time...we're talkin like almost 20 years now since we first went on off to college! Well I think, see I say think, that we're ready to go ahead and take the plunge. I'm still not 100% sure of what I want to get or where I want to get it. I'm thinking maybe our monogram or maybe just her name...I just want a line drawing, no color. And I'm kinda liking the postioning of these....

Totally hot but I definitely don't have the bicep to pull this off :)

Lovin this although I could never get it soemwhere so visible.

I really love the idea of getting each others names on our ring fingers

But maybe I should just stick to these until I'm 100% sure...

Chanel transfer tattoos

Chanel is launching temporary tattoos inspired by the skin art seen on models at the Spring 2010 show in Paris.

Called Les Trompe L'Oeil de CHANEL Temporary Skin Art, these limited edition designs are based on the temporary tattoos that global creative director Peter Philips designed for the Paris runway show. Each pack contains five sheets (with 55 total designs included in each) and starting in mid-February they will be sold for $75.00 at Chanel.com and will arrive in Chanel boutiques March 1st.

I'm definitely digging the wrist ones. Not so sure about the thigh, not exactly my best feature. Probably best to skip that one and take the plunge to get a real one somewhere else :)

So who here has tattoos? What do you have and where do you have them?

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Loco For Coco!

I love the holiday break because it's the perfect time of year to catch up on all of those movies you've been dying to see but just haven't had the time. This weekend I was lucky enough to get to see Coco Avant Chanel, a beautiful picture starring Audrey Tautou as Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel.

The film cronicles Chanel's formative years from her humble beginnings as a headstrong orphan to reluctant seamstress, nightclub chanteuse and wannabe actress, and ends with a sneak peak into her rise to the heights of the fashion world.

I wouldn't exactly call this a fashion film. This is about her life before she started her fashion empire. It focuses mostly on her relationships with her sister, Adrienne, Etienne Balsan, a wealthy racehorse owner whom she befriends while she's a nightclub singer an with whom she eventually moves in with and with Arthur "Boy" Chapel, a handsome Englishman that helps open her eyes both personally & professionally.

Not to say this isn't something that fashion-lovers should see. Her innate fashion sense and the various transformations she goes through, even during her early years, will leave you chock full of inspiration.

Some of my favorite moments that show why she revolutionized the way women dressed...

• She was a natural at creating her own menswear-inspired designs.

• No more corsets!!! She told a reluctant dressmaker exactly how to make her a plain black, uncorsetted, ankle length dress for a dance with Chapel. She was so unique, standing out from the heavy corsetted, flouncy feather detailed women. All eyes were on her and everyone wanted to be like her. The birth of the LBD!

• Being inspired by the blue & white stripped shirts worn by French sailors.

• Sporting mens silk ivory, navy-trimmed pajamas.

As if I didn't want to go on a Chanel shopping spree badly enough???


I'm at least going to try to add some menswear pieces into my wardrobe.

Images: found here, here, here, here, here & here

Have Yourself A Merry!

Wishing you all a wonderful holiday. Eat, drink, get lots of gifts and be merry!!!

Oh and speaking of gifts, I have a feeling that the only Chanel I'm going to get this xmas is one along these lines. Oh there's always next year... :)


Enjoy loves!

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All I Want For Xmas

Dear Santa,

As you can see, my list is pretty short this year. I'm a lucky girl and don't really want thaaat many things. But I was really good this year so I'm hoping to find one of these items under my tree. (Notice I said one of these items...I'm not greedy :))

Thanks Santa!

xoxo

Dawn

Chanel 2.55

YSL Tribute T-Strap

Chanel Pearl Necklace

What's on your wishlist this year?

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