Wednesday Wishes - Chanel HC Bracelet

How come so many things on my lust list always happen to be from Chanel? Silly question, right? :)

I've been swooning over these bracelets since I first saw them on the FW 2010/2011 Haute Couture runway. There so pretty I don't even know which one to choose. Maybe I'll just have to settle on two and wear them on each wrist like the girls did in the show. What do you think? Great idea, no?

Images: 1-5 via La Chanelphile, 5 via Stockholm StreetStyle edited by The Alternative Wife

Brilliant Baubles! {Erickson Beamon}

I am literally drooling over the fabulous Erickson Beamon jewelry in this spread from Numéro. The baubles, bangles and belts are spectacular! Unfortunately it's an old edition, October 2005, so I won't be able to get my hands on any of it. I've always been a big fan of their work though so I'm sure I'll find something I can own one day. You can find the rest of the editorial here or visit here to see the most recent collection.

Images: Greg Kadel via FGR

Pile it On!

So I'm on a jewelry kick lately as you can probably tell. I love the look of layering it all on. The more, the better! Do you guys wear mutiples of certain items of jewelry or do you keep it simple?


Images: Elle Sweden via here

Baubles on Display

Cocktail rings, bangles, necklaces and earrings...oh my! So many jewels, what's a girl to do? I have a pretty large collection of jewelry (mostly costume...nothing to get too excited about ;)) and I currently have it all displayed on various stands, trays and bowls. It looks ok but I've been looking for some new organization inspiration...some ways to make it all look a little prettier.

I was thrilled to come across these little gems. A little Hermes box or LV case can do wonders, right? I think I'm going to go invest in a little orange :)


How do you all display, organize & store your jewelry?

Images: Christy Turlington by Steven Meisel, 2-4

Instant Inspiration

I was feeling a little uninspired this morning. Actually really uninspired. I didn't get much sleep because of some major back pain so 8am was feeling more like 2pm. Everything was a struggle...washing my hair, getting dressed, getting my body on the bus. No fun at all.

As I was sitting quietly on the bus I looked down at my nails and started obsessing over the fact that I need a manicure. Like pronto. It's been 5 long days that I've been walking around without anything on my nails and that's a lifetime for me. I don't mind going nail naturale when I'm at the beach and my hands are all tan but now that I'm back in the cold city everything's starting to look a little nasty so the time has come to paint those babies and whip them back into shape. Nasty nails. See when I'm tired, cranky and in pain I tend to obsess over things to focus my mind on something. So as I walked by the nail salon on my way to work I vowed to make a mad dash back to the salon at lunch to get them taken care of. Goals help on days like today and I figured that might help perk me up a little.

And since I was feeling uninspired this morning, I had no idea what to post about. I hate days like that. Gloom, doom and nothing pretty. Put me back to bed. But then, much to my delight, I just happened upon this layout from the March 2010 issue of UK Harper's Bazaar. And things instantly started to turn around because:

a.) it features my favorite model of all time Yasmin le Bon (I was a huuuuge Duranie back in the day and she's been my idol since I was 12 years old).

b.) YLB is getting a manicure in the first pix so I thought GREAT! I have something to write about!!!

and c.) as I was looking at the rest of the photos I immediately started drooling over the gorgeous gems. Hello lover, come to mama! Instant delight!

Emeralds, sapphires, diamonds and OMG that multigem floral necklace!!!. I can't pick a fave, although if I haaad to I guess I'd lean towards the tanzanite and diamond dancer ring on her left hand in this photo...


or the white and black diamond choker or white and black pave diamond ring in this one...


Which one would you choose? Hard choice, right?

Ah and now I have something new to obsess about. Goals and obsessions will help me through this. It's gonna be a good day after all :)

Images: Yasmin le Bon Haper's Bazaar UK March 2010 found here

Zip Me Up

3.1 Philip Lim

Lockheart

Kate Cusack

Versace

YSL

The spring-like weather today has awaken my oh so very dormant shopping bug. My number one must-have this spring is something with wavy layers of exposed zipper. Designers have been doing some really interesting things with zippers this season. And I just love how it's been worked in both soft & feminine or edgy punk ways. I'm not sure if I want a skirt or a shirt or a bag or maybe just a cool bracelet but I'm definitely going to be hitting up the shops soon.