Contest Update: Win a Free Classic Trench From Chickdowntown.com

Update: The winner of the Lammar Trench Coat  is Holla_itsBabs with the following comment:

Oh-la-la! Tres HOTT! Something a TV Director DIVA would wear in a freezing cold control room while directing a newscast next to her male counterparts-giving off an air of CONFIDENCE and STYLE, exuding POWER and QUIRK with ULTIMATE COOLNESS–Nevermind the 94 degree heat outside in sunny Tampa, Florida!(Faux Fur in all it’s GLORY included, of course!) HoLLa!!! WATCH OUT, BOYS!

Congratulations  Holla_itsBabs and a big thank you to all of you who participated!

Celebrity fashion mavens like Hayden Panetierre and Charlize Theron know how to keep out the winter chill in style: the classic trench coat!   And so can you -  for free!  Chicksdowntown.com is offering one lucky Fashiongrail reader a free  BB Dakota Brown Tan Lammar Trench Coat.   The classic trench gets an updated, urban attitude styled with a nod to the 1970’s.  Crisp tailoring in a “go-with-everything” neutral, the trench is accented with multiple buckled sleeve straps and its own matching belt.  The removeable shaggy faux fur collar adds the fittingly retro finish. 

 

How to Play: Simply leave a comment on FashionGrail to the following question: Will you keep the faux fur on the trench or not?  Why?

One winner will be randomly chosen.  The contest will run from Monday, October 12  to Monday, October 19. U.S. residents only.  Have fun and good luck! 

Looking for more free stuff?  Look no further than Amy, the owner of chickdowntown.com.  Amy’s on Facebook and Twitter and loves to give away giftcards and lots of other free goodies!

Contest Update: Win A Love Quote Scarf From Chickdowntown.com

Update: The winner of the Love Quote Scarf is Maria Mares with the following comment: “My favorite is the Yumi Kim Sachiko Cream Okeefe Top! HOT!”

 

Congratulations Maria and a big thank you to all of you who participated!

Soft, airy and great with any outfit, the Love Quote Scarf is a must-have celebrity favorite.  Crafted from Italian linen and embroidered with an inspirational quote, affecionado’s like Lauren Conrad, Jessica Alba and Sienna Miller use the Love Quote Scarf to accentuate any ensemble with style and flair.  This contest is sponsored by Chickdowntown.com, where discerning fashionitas can find anything from vintage clothing to fabulous shoes.  Check out some of my favorite new designers, Yumi Kim and Mystique.  Yumi Kim, for the unfamiliar, opened her first store in NYC in 2008 attaining immediate success with her collection of designer clothes.  Her contemporary line is inspired by vintage prints and silhouettes with a touch of funk and urban feel.  Savor some of her gorgeous summer dresses at chickdowntown.com including one of my favorites, the Hippie Floral Sari Maxi Dress.

Product Description: Love Quotes Peace Wrap Scarf.  A drift of color to accent any outfit, the beautiful, semi-sheer scarf features delicate hand-knotted self fringe and a soft drape. 50 % viscose and 50 % linen.  72” long and 36” wide.  $88.

How to Play: Check out new designers Yumi Kim and Mystique at chicksdowntown.com.  Return to Fashiongrail and leave a comment to the following question: “What designer item is your favorite?”  One winner will be randomly chosen.  The contest will run from Monday, July 13 to Monday, July 27. U.S. residents only.  Have fun and good luck!

Looking for more free stuff?  Look no further than Amy, the owner of chickdowntown.com.  Amy’s on Facebook and Twitter and loves to give away giftcards and lots of other free goodies!

 

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Contest Update: Win An England’s Belle Peacock Hair Pin!

Update: The winner of the England’s Belle Peacock Hair Pin is Cafe Fashionista with the following comment: “Upper East Side is my favorite, favorite piece of the lot!  I would wear it with black skinny jeans, sleek black mid-calf boots, a cropped black blazer, and miles of white draping pearls – I believe that the pops of red within the feathers would provide the punchy color that my all-black ensemble was lacking. Also, this particular piece reminds me of a flapper, so I wouldn’t mind donning it with a short red or black fringed flapper dress – so elegant”! 

 

Congratulations Cafe Fashionista and a big thank you to all of you who participated!

 

Designer Blair Nadeau launched her first collection entitled Modern Vintage English Luxe this past Spring and so far the response has been overwhelming for her hair pins, headbands and cocktail hats.  Dress up a jeans and tee look by adding a casual yet elegant Girl About Town, or stand out in the crowd at a party by pairing Lady Duchess with your cutest little black dress.  Each Feathered Design is handcrafted using the finest hand selected materials and created with meticulous perfection.  All Feathered pieces are custom made to order and comes shipped in its own beautiful box for safe keeping.  Check out blairnadeau.com for more!

Contest: Win A “Casual Friday’s” Necklace

Update: The winner of the casual friday necklace is Lauren with the following comment  ”http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=13118276 this is a great necklace to wear with a short pearlescent gold dress. I would want to wear one that is high waisted and fuller at the hips like this: http://s2.thisnext.com/media/230×230/Forever21-gold-dust-strapless_67857A93.jpg I would also pair that with some sexy pin up pumps with an ankle strap in cream.“

 

Congratulations Lauren and a big thank you to all of you who participated!

This week Fashiongrail features another incredibly talented artist, Anca Ariciuc, who opened her Etsy store Anca NY in 2007.  “I only like to make one of a kind pieces,” said Anca, “because for me beauty is sprung from the act of creation.”  Anca explains that the “Casual Friday’s” necklace was inspired by jewelry scraps that were taken apart and put together in other incarnations.  Anca did have a specific muse in mind when she created the Casual Friday’s necklace: “The wearer is funky and young; funny and outgoing. She likes to mix and match, and her outfits always hold an element of surprise.”  I love it!

 

Product Description: Casual Friday’s Necklace.  Retail value $50.  Two-strand asymmetrical necklace in antiqued burnished brass finish. The necklace is an eclectic mix of chains, a few charms and olivie green beads, and 19 mother of pearl coin beads.  The necklace measures 20″ at the shorter strand and 23″ at the longer one. The tassel at the bottom is 4″ long (50 cm, 57 cm, and 10 cm respectively).  Closes in the back with a lobster claw clasp.  All metal is non allergenic (no nickel in the plating). The contest will run from Monday, June 29 to Friday July 3 winner will be selected on Saturday, July 4.

 

How to Play: Go to  Anca NY and pick your favorite piece.  Return to Fashiongrail and leave a comment to the following question: “What would you wear it with?”  Make sure you name the piece you picked!  The most creative answer will win!  Have fun and good luck!

 

Canada and U.S. residents only.

Contest Update: $100 Prize From Bring It Up

Update: The winner is Kristen with the following comment: “Push up cups for sure, this mama so need them after nursing my kiddo for so long!”

 

Congratulations Kristen and a big thank you to all of you who participated!

 

Bring It Up is offering one lucky Fashiongrail reader the perfect prize for summer: Five of their top selling products!  Thanks to Bring It Up, you really can wear halters, low-cut tops and a host of other summer outfits with confidnece.  Watch the demonstration video and see for yourself.

Prize Includes:

The Original Instant Breast Lift: Translucent adhesive breast lifts that lift from the top for an elevated, smooth natural looking, beautiful shape. The original breast lift design is the strongest holding, highest elevating lift in the breast collection. Disposable, hypoallergenic, & waterproof. Fits up to a D Cup.

 

Breast Shapers: These unique, comfortable, stretch contour shaping cups were specially designed to provide maximum lift by lifting the breast from the top using Bring It Up’s patented method, resulting in perfectly shaped, uplifted breasts. Totally smooth look under clothes. Ultra-Thin, Stretch Contour Shaping Cups, Can be Worn with a Bra for Added Support, no stick center can be used up to 25 times.

 

Smooth & Lift Nipple Cover: The world’s most advanced nipple cover. You will feel these Nipple Covers were custom made to fit your size and shape. Unlike other nipple covers, there is no stickiness in the center. These unique, comfortable stretch contour nipple covers were especially designed to provide maximum nipple coverage under form fitting clothing.

 

Fashion Stick Push Up Cups: Sticks to your clothing, self supportive, self adhesive and skin friendly. Add at least a full cup size. Can be worn 100 times, easy wash and wear, adhesive regenerates after each washing.

 

Don’t Come Undone Apparel Tape: Double stick strips and dots will hold up strapless tops, secure bra or spaghetti straps, position undergarments out of sight, set accessories. The possibilities are endless.

 

How to Play:

Go to Bring It Up and pick your favorite product.  Return to Fashiongrail and leave a comment on which product is your favorite and what you would wear it with. 

 

The contest will run from Monday, June 22 to June 26.  The winner will be announced on Saturday.  

Contest Update: Win a Copper Corset Ring by Mercurios

Update:  The winner of the Copper Corset Ring is Feathered Designed with the following comment: ” I adore necklaces, next to feathers, necklaces are my got to accessories, the bigger, the bolder, the more unique the better! And I love layering necklaces.  Pearls with chains, chains with woods, black and white, fringe with wood.  The possibilities are endless and what better way to add to my collection then with the Periwinkle Dream…Upcycled Chocolate Link Chain and Ribbon Choker Necklace with Copper and Goldstone accent from the Alchemy Collection.”

Congratulations Feathered Design and a big thank you to all of you who participated!

This week’s spotlight shines on indie designer Mary Jo, who has a wonderfully electic shop on Etsy called Mercurios.  Mary Jo’s style is best described as modern and raw (she doesn’t use molds or patterns — everything is free-hand).  For the contest, she has graciously donated a stunning Copper Wide Band Corset Ring (description below)  I imeediately envisioned myself wearing this bold, goth-like statement piece with a pair of jeans!  And, for those of you looking for a metaphysical connection, you’ll be happy to know that copper offers many new age advantages: copper influences the flow of blood and provides strong energy to the body and brain.  It also heals the metabolism and helps to relieve exhaustion and sexual instability (nice!).

The contest will run from Monday, June 15 to Friday, June 19.  The winner will be selected on Saturday, June 20.

How to Play: Go to Mercurios and pick your favorite accessory.  Return to Fashiongrail and leave a comment to the following question: “What would you wear it with?” The most creative answer will win!  Have fun and good luck! 

About the Prize: Copper Wide Band Corset Ring

*size 7

*patina finish

*hammered for texture & strength

*sexy, modern, victorian feel

 

Independent Fashion Bloggers Links à la Mode: Free Bird

Happiness is being a free bird…
Well, here we are in the midst of summer, this year you can’t click twice without hitting a blog giveaway, as we’ve got great giveaways on Bobbins and Bombshells, Style Symmetry, Fashion Hippo and The Coveted, and if that’s not enough, IFB has a couple of great links to more contests. Whew. And while ‘free’ doesn’t always mean stuff  you don’t have to pay for, it can also mean free as in stuff you can’t pay for, Decline Designs takes inspiration to two free spirited cinematic heroines with vivid imaginations, Brick My Lane will add rock and roll to your dancing feet, and free minded bloggers 39th and Broadway, Curvy Fashionista and Pursed Lips question the fashion industry.  

Links à la Mode : June 11th

• 39th and Broadway – What the end of an era of fashion excess means for the industry
• Bobbins and Bombshells – Celebrating first anniversary with a beauty of a give away! The prize: Pin-Up Cosmetics!
• BRICK MY LANE – How to give shoes a rock’n’roll edge using simple DIY ideas.
• CUTEMESS – How Trevor the horse and an Australian Kangaroo Paw flower came to rest on a Twelfth Street by Cynthia Vincent dress.
• Debutante Clothing – Interviews celebrity favorite vintage costume maven Carol Tanenbaum
• Decline Designs – Defining Your Personal Style, Part Three: Using Your Inspiration
• Dirty Dirty Laundry – KABLUEY! Check out my venture into the world of blue monochromatic fashion.
• Fashion Grail – Love the way Chloe Sevigny perfectly combines the elegance of a scalloped Chloe blazer and cut off shorts.
• Fashion Hippo – Three lucky readers will receive this tee as a prize. Loved by Kate Moss and many other celebrities. Ends June 18th.
• Hong Kong Fashion Geek – Update your look for less – Resort 2010 looks for recessionistas
• Independent Fashion Bloggers – Giveaway sites for freebie junkies.
• MissRedLips – In Defense of Brooches
• Pursed Lips Magazine – The CFDA Fashion Design Awards Promotes their Photoshoot, with None of the Women Nominees. Is something fishy?
• Retro Chick – Mary Queen of Charity Shops – The Review
• Style on the street – Alison Stephens, the new it model
• Style Symmetry – Vintage Snakeskin Bracelet Giveaway!
• Super Kawaii Mama – Meet Aleshia Brevard. A Vintage Style Icon you’ll never forget!
• The Capitol Fashionista – Fashion Nostalgia: The Beautiful Covers of British Vogue
• THE COVETED – The perfect giveaway for vintage lovers… win at Rice & Beans Vintage.
• The Curvy Fashionista – The State of the Curvy Community Panel Discussion at Full Figure Fashion Week
• the nerdlings – The photo shoot started off well. But words were spoken that shouldn’t have been spoken and everything else just descended into chaos.

Contest Update: Win A Free Clutch By Third Willow

Update:  The winner of the Etsy Clara’s Metropolitan Clutch is carlyjcais with the following comment: “ What lovely clutches! I’d choose Clara’s Metropolitan Clutch from The Conservatory Collection (the black pattern with the yellow ribbon accent). I’d pair it with this cool pair of 80’s pleat-front pants I picked up at Goodwill (cuffed, of course), a pair of platform strappy black sandals, a cream blazer with DIY gold studding on the lapel, a double-wrap black belt with tiny gold stud detailing, and a dangly feather earrings made of black-and-white partridge feathers and dyed long yellow rooster feathers (to pick up the beautiful yellow in the clutch). Plus some chunky bangles, and some long necklaces over a white tank underneath. Black, white and yellow – perfect!”

Congratulations Carly and a big thank you to all of you who participated!

Etsy has a treasure trove of creative souls and I recently stumbled upon an incredibly talented indie designer with a shop called Third Willow. Third Willow has graciously offered one lucky Fashiongrail devotee a remarkable handcrafted and vintage inspired pierce: Clara’s Metropolitan Clutch.  The contest will run from Monday, June 8 to Friday June 12 winner will be selected on Saturday, June 13.

How to Play: Go to Third Willow and pick your favorite clutch.  Return to Fashiongrail and leave a comment to the following question: “What would you wear it with?”  Make sure you name the clutch you picked!  The most creative answer will win!  Have fun and good luck!

Product Description: Clara’s Metropolitan Clutch in gray-green cotton fabric with a printed tweed pattern has ruffled detail and saddle brown, croc embossed leather ribbon accenting, and is lined in lustrous, black taffeta with interfacing added for structure and support.  Bag is approximately 11″ wide at the base with an 11” opening x 5” tall x 1″ deep (when filled).  The flap closure of the bag covers the entire opening of the clutch. The clutch closure also includes a silver magnetic snap.  This is a great clutch for lunch with the girls, but just sassy enough for nights out dancing. Clara’s Metropolitan Clutch is also formal enough for weddings and proms. It’s the perfect accessory to go with the perfect little cocktail dress or a great pair of jeans and heels!  Interior of bag has three generous sized pockets for cell phones, ipods, make-up, keys, or anything else you may need to find quickly in your handbag!

Links à la Mode: IFB Weekly Roundup

Super Kawaii Mama – A cracking interview with a very worthy girl crush – Amelia Arsenic!
Style Symmetry – Seven Questions with Susie of Style Bubble!
Solo Lisa – Canadian jewelry line DESIGN + CONQUER puts a bold, quirky spin on the meaning of geek chic
The Coveted – Win a $250 gift certificate for Avelle (formerly Bag, Borrow or Steal) luxury handbags!
Agent Dreamer - Hearts Idil Vice
Tickle the Blog - Make your existing make-up into summer beauty must-haves!
Ono Lady – Too cool for school, NYLON magazine have just recently celebrated their 10th anniversary
Dramatis Personae – Ashe Mischief Asks Herself “Why Develop Your Wardrobe’s Color Palette?”
fete a fete - Guerlain’s new summer Terracotta lip glosses, Fard Indien, and the new Rouge G lipstick!
The Capitola Fashionista – The 15 Must Have Sandals for this Summer
Style With Anna – The Hottest Swimwear and Bikini Trends for Spring/Summer 2009
A Few Goody Gumdrops – is giving away a Hana Elite Ceramic Flat Iron for Mother’s Day. Enter to Win!
Capitola Girl – So ready for summer on The Devil Wears Etsy
Two Thousand Things – Celebrity Walk-In Wardrobes and some pictures for reference
The Curvy Fashionista – A Curvy Fashionista declaring her fashionable existence in a straight world
Fashion Grail – Get Miranda Kerr’s look for less!
Misslikey - my view on the night at Met’s
Fashion Pulse Daily – Khaki goes beyond its preppy stigma with the new Gap designer collaboration
Brick My Lane – DIY: how to make an “organic” spike Rock’n’Roll belt

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