Bonjour! It's Madeline!

"In an old house in Paris that was covered with vines, lived twelve little girls in two straight lines... the smallest one was Madeline."

It took me weeks to finally decide what to dress up as for Halloween... Madeline (sans the red hair.  I had a wig, but it was a disaster trying to put that thing on.)  I literally came up with this idea yesterday morning and sewed up (and patterned) my costume last night.  I'm quite proud of myself.  Clearly, I work well under pressure.  Madeline was one of my favorite shows to watch as a little girl.  Looking back, I wish I had the books.  It would be a delight to come across vintage copies of the book series.  I tried to convince the hubby to dress up as the little rascal, Pepito, but he refused.  Instead he opted for a Geek-chic look. 

During Halloween, Maui is known for being the "Mardi Gras of the Pacific".  Year's pass, tens of thousands of people would frolic to Lahaina town and join in on the debauchery festivities.  It's the one night you can get away with dressing a little slutty. :)  This year we opted to have a low key night and walked in the keiki parade with some friends and their kiddos. It was great seeing all the creative costumes.
I hope you all had a fun and safe Halloween.  What did you dress up as?

{dress, hat, book: DIY by me! | socks and shoes: Walmart}

Love, S

Out.Of.Control.

Omg.  I die.  You look bananas.  I think I just had a Chanel Heart attack!

This is year for Halloween, I decided to dress up as something completely and utterly fashionable... Rachel Zoe.  I got the idea from Carolina's Halloween for Fashionista's post.  I even got the hubby to dress up as my assistant, Brad Goreski.  We dressed up for class today and it was a hit.  Not too many people knew who we were, but everyone thought we were F.A.B.U.L.O.U.S.  I'd have to agreed.  Anyone else dressing up? 

Off to Oahu!  See ya all next week.  Have a safe weekend. Kisses.

{Zara top | Old Navy faux fur vest | Banana Republic wide leg jeans | Jessica Simpson "Dany" sandals

random sunnies | thrifted purse | F21 jewelry | Starbucks ceramic cup}

{J. Crew shirt | Levi's jeans | DIY bow tie (by moi!) | thrift shoes | random glasses + suspenders}

Oh before I go... wanted to announce the winner of the Shopbop giveaway!

Congrats to Kristy @ monochroma.chic! 

Yay!  Super excited for you.  Thanks to everyone who enter and big thanks to Shopbop.. you rock!

Love, S

Lady ShaGaga

~I'm your biggest fan, I'll follow you until you love me.. papa-paparazzi!!~

I heart Lady Gaga and what better way to celebrate Halloween than to let my inner Gaga out!! This is my take on her outfit at this year’s VMA’s (minus the blood!!). I even had my own back up dancer - my hubby.  He even carried around and ipod (with a little lego speaker attached) and danced around me. Lucky me, that my hubby loves to dress up too and was totally into it.  And yes, we both fashioned our outfits... we made it just hours before going out last night.. I guess sometimes procrastination pays off, because our costumes came out great!!

Hope everyone had a fun Halloween!

Love, S

The Inspiration

Our creation...

Costumes of Halloween past...

I love Halloween! It's a time when you can dress up and the sky's the limit!! You can be anything you want. I love creating my own pieces. I love creating costumes for others too!

Thanks to one of my favorite blogs Closet Full of Nothing, I too decided to post a few of costumes from previous Halloweens.  I wasn't able to find a couple pictures, but one year I was a geisha.  I even sewed my own kimono! Another year we all dressed up as Super Heros! I need to find that pic. It was awesome!!

I still haven't figured out what I'm doing this year!!! I need to come up with something quick. Any ideas??

Love, S