Wednesday, July 29, 2009

CC loves... & Chickdowntown.com Jill Stuart Giveaway!

Here’s what CC is loving right now...
This ensemble. W, September 2004.
Designers and their Model pals: Stella McCartney with Magdalena Frackowiak and Natasha Poly, via nymag.com.
Bold black and white. This photo courtesy Fellow Fashionista Sins of my Mind.
These Glovedup Estelle Blanche fingerless puff-sleeve gloves, at glovedup.com. How fabulous are these for fall? CC adores!
This Proenza Schouler tee shirt bustier dress, at intermixonline.com
This Rachel Roy asymmetric dress, at Neiman Marcus.
This C-Neeon Rahmguss dress at fabulous Swedish retailer tresbienshop.net. CC is absolutely enamored of this shop! This dress is even more fabulous in person... it has delicate neon accents running through it so it glows in the dark ~ Hello, club girls!
This photo, courtesy Fellow Fashionista Mon Modele.
This fabulous gathered Loeffler Randall dress, at twentythirtyforty.net. This breezy spaghetti strap mini is the perfect summer frock! CC love the watercolor effect and the blousy style. Click here for more amazing, unique pieces from twentythirtyforty.net!
This Christian Lacroix Couture look, via style.com.
CC plans to recreate the Lacroix look with this fab hair extension from shanalogic.com. FYI, Shanalogic has only products by indie designers, so click here to support them!
Love, Lulu Mae ARTcessories like this gorgeous flower headpiece. Shop lovelulumae.com!
This photo from French Vogue, October 2006.
Designer Jill Stuart’s fabulous creations, like this Paris Karlie floral blouse, at Chickdowntown.com. What a romantic and delicate print ~ CC is smitten!
[Bio adapted from the Chickdowntown blog :]
Jill Stuart is nothing short of an adolescent fashion prodigy. This New Yorker launched her self-titled women’s brand in 1993, but has been surrounded by the fashion world since she was a young girl. In the ’60s, her parents owned a popular ladies boutique in Manhattan that prompted her teenage years to be spent designing in such as jewelry and handbags. At the age of 15, Bloomingdales picked up her first line of accessories. These designs were her foundation in the ’80s, which ultimately propelled her to create her first line of women’s clothing. Today, Jill Stuart is known for her supreme ability incorporate the latest trend in her designs, no matter the genre: feminine, funky, formal or flashy. She branches off of these ideas and puts her own hip twist on them, while keeping her love of ultra-girly and vintage apparel intact. Her signatures include flirty dresses, fabulous accessories, painted-on jeans and accents of lace and floral – all providing an air of sensuality, while still maintaining a classic appeal.
Chickdowntown.com has lots of other fabulous Jill Stuart pieces. Behold:
This gorgeous Jill Stuart Janeta dress. CC loves the bustier shape and fold detail.
This creamy Jill Stuart slouchy Teresa boot. How delicious are these?
This fierce Jill Stuart wide black Shelly belt. CC adores the double buckle!
This elegant Jill Stuart Windowpane Kasia skirt. So versatile and gorgeous... CC will wear this with a corset top for a party or as a crinoline under a fuller skirt or dress!
Fabulous news, darlings! CC and Chickdowntown have one of these lovely skirts to give away to a lucky CC reader! Two Day Contest! To enter, simply leave a comment about the Jill Stuart pieces featured in today’s post! One entry per blogger. International contestants welcome, as always! Good luck, darlings!
xoxox,
CC

112 comments:

Unknown said...

Love the Estelle Blanche fingerless puff-sleeve gloves - they are amazing! x

Diego R. Wyatt said...

The Rachel Roy asymmetric looks phenomenal! I also love the Jill Stuart Shelly belt and the flower headpiece. Also, I am excited to see how the Lacroix-inspired hairstyle turns out!

Paz
D.
http://freefallblog.blogspot.com

harmonyfrance said...

Love Love LOVE the slouchy boots.

Meg said...

Oh my gosh, I love the Jill Stuart dress so much! I want it!

Unknown said...

Oo, I love Stella with her Models she has to in my topthree designers and i love those puffy gloves. And i would be interested about that Lacroix hair!
XOXOX
Libby
http://fashionconfectionairy.weebly.com

stilettolover91 said...

I really like that black/white dress with the leggings!! Gorgeous look!!

http://www.hottheels.blogspot.com

Nina said...

This has got to be one of my favorite giveaways from you CC. I absolutely adore the skirt. And I also love the Janeta dress. If I had that I'll wear that the whole day, even as I go to sleep! LOL

Ela said...

These Jill Stuart pieces are so beautiful! I also love your idea of pairing the skirt with a corset top :)
Fabulous giveaway, CC! xx

Yuri said...

I'm drooling over the Jill STuart slouchy boots and the wide black buckle belt ^o^
Nice post!


xoxo,
http://twothousandthings.blogspot.com

Monica said...

Jill Stuart is an amazing designer. I love those khaki-colored slouch boots.

Swetha said...

That belt is cool.....!! you are an amazing blogger!! how can u be so regularly in posting?? i always get stuck with some work or other!! i cant even dedicate so much for my blog!!

PowerSweepstaking said...

Man I wish I could afford to Jill Stuart the wife seven days a week, hell if I win, she's set for Monday's..

Deine kleine Schwester said...

Hey darling,
aaaawwww, I love all those pictures. Especially the dresses with padded shoulders, the sleeve details - pretty awesome! Also the flower headpieces! I did a posting about headbands today as well!
Wishing you a Zip A Dee Doo Dah-day! :)
xoxoxo, S.
(www.modediktat.de)

Unknown said...

I love the black Shelly belt because I always need something to cinch my tiny waist!

Anonymous said...

loving this
beautiful post as always
you have such a knack for finding beautiful and inspirational pieces..loving those boots especially!

-cma
check out my blog @
cosmicaroline.blogspot.com

www.janetteria.com said...

I love the floral blouse...

XoXo

Anonymous said...

I love the Paris Karlie floral blouse, it has such an ethereal feel to it.Also love the Jill Stuart floral headpiece as well. gorgeous!

autum22@gmail.com

claradevi said...

these are awesome - you always could find beautiful items on earth, gees, you're so adorable and inspirative!

Anonymous said...

That skirt! With some kind of silky white blouse and killer heels... hello sexy!

Unknown said...

hello, gorgeous! these ensembles are beyond perfection and I just love Jill Stuart!

Carol {Everyday Delights} said...

I love the Janeta dress!

zoe aka drinkupthefashion said...

i want to win that jill stuart skirt! it's gorgeous! along with those creamy boots.

so...enter me in the contest please :)

and that cora dress is definitely divine. you and some other ladies have developed quite a crush on it.

Dani @ Weddings Fresh said...

i really like the janeta dress--i have one similar!

Unknown said...

The Paris Karlie Blouse would go perfect with the Windowpane Kasia Skirt that's being given away ;)

HiFashion said...

I love the monochrome outfits best! I'm wearing monochrome today :)

xx Leia

WendyB said...

Slouchy boots make me flash back to high school. All the cool girls had 'em!

Aline said...

wow, another amazing giveaway! that skirt is BEAUTIFUL! I love all of the Jill Stuart pieces that you featured!

Brunch at Saks said...

Ok tried to comment a second ago but wouldn't work! Hopefully this goes through! I love the boots and janeta dress! Gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous! :) XOXO

Laura said...

Hi honey...love your new banner and the blue hair piece. Another great post CC! xoxo

Frock Around the Clock said...

Oooo I love the flash of blue in that hair style - you should post a picture of how you recreated it! The flower headpiece is gorgeous too :) x

Unknown said...

wow!!! gorgeous giveaway and love the pics :))

Laura Trevey said...

I SO WANT the WIDE black shelly belt!
Fabulous!!!!

xo Laura

Natalia | Look-A-Porter said...

I am in love with Janeta dress. It's gorgeous...

xxx

P.S. I tagged you today, darling. Hope you don't mind.

Elizabeth Marie said...

Oh wow the Rachel Roy...swoon!

Jill Stuart is amazing!! That skirt!

xoxo!

Lizzie said...

Wow that blouse is sooo beautiful!! And the skirt is so cute! Jill Stuart is amazing!!

TracyZLesh @ Then I Got To Thinking said...

I love the Navy blue skirt and boots!!!

Children of the 90s said...

Love that blue striped dress...beautiful! I also used to have those colored extensions in high school, haha.

Iva Messy said...

I love black and white! such a great stunning contrast. I love the This photo from French Vogue, October 2006 photo! beautiful!

Wanderlusting said...

THIS IS THE BEST GIVEAWAY EVER!

And double thanks for making it open to everyone :)

Love shoptresbien, actualy just discovered it yesterday!

KP said...

The image in the forest of the sequined silver dress is stunning!
Jill Stuart is also amazing!
Love the post...

fringeoffashion.blogspot.com

Jaime @ laviejaime said...

I love the Jill Stuart blouse and those boots are amazing! I love slouchy boots and those are in such a gorgeous neutral color.

Lovely post!

alexkeller said...

i NEED those Teresa boots to live!

melissa kaye said...

I love the black Shelly belt and the floral blouse! All of Jill Stuart's pieces are quite amazing. :)

BonBon Rose Girls Kristin said...

That floral headpiece is incredible and so is that fabulous skirt!

Shooting Stars Mag said...

Oh, that's a lovely skirt. I think one of my other favorites was the top. Very light and pretty.

-Lauren

Verdigris Vie said...

Love the new banner!

Can't get enough of the gray and cobalt blue thing !!

ciao ciao

Fastidious Babe said...

owww loving the links! i dont think i can pull off the poofed sleeves though! :(

Milltini said...

I love all of the Jill Stuart pieces, but that wide black belt is made to go with anything and everything!!! Tres, tres chic CC!

erika sorocco said...

The Estelle Blanche fingerless puff-sleeve gloves are to die for. Now we can comfortable wear sleeveless frocks year-round! :)

Anna said...

I love that Janeta dress and the JS boots. GORGEOUS.

xo

mimi said...

i would love any of these and i just lost 34 lbs so i need some new threads..love the jill stuart dress!!

Maria Confer said...

What an amazing giveaway!! I want to wear the Jill Stuart dress with the creamy slouchy boots with the belt around the waist!! Adore the skirt and it's lovely layers.

Amanda K said...

The Jill Stuart Windowpane Kasia skirt is gorgeous. I love it.

Susan said...

oh that Janeta dress is a dream! another fab giveaway, darling Carrie :)
happy Thursday, xoxo

Virginia de la Reynares said...

That Jill Stuart dress Janeta is something to die for!

Jennifer Fabulous said...

Everything you picked was fab! I especially love the puffy fingerless gloves and those gorgeous creamy JS boots!

Allison said...

Oooh, I just adore that Jill Stuart floral blouse - it's so feminine and beautiful :)
I also love that first outfit you pictured - it's just gorgeous!

noone said...

I love the JS Windowpane Kasia skirt, it's so pretty and light! Kind of reminds me of what Blair Waldrof would wear on GG :D

miriam (Björn Borg) said...

sweet post, i love the red hair darling in her stripes!

miriam (Björn Borg) said...

sweet post, i love the red hair darling in her stripes!

Stephanie said...

The Janeta dress gives me goosebumps! I love the shape of the dress. So unique and perfect for a formal work meeting or an afterhours cocktail party!

Anonymous said...

love it all!
xx

Ellie Beam said...

All the Jill Stuart pieces are tres chic. Especially the peasant blouse, which would be real cute with leggings and those boots!

Siljesfashion said...

That flower piece is amazing, so is the Lacroix hairtstyle!

jennifer57 said...

love the Jill Stuart blouse

Unknown said...

Hey CC! I haven't seen a blogger with this much style in a long time. Its great to see someone who really embraces fashion. And I have found other great bloggers too thanks to you. I would like to let you know how much I enjoy your blog.

Keep Blogging,
April Posh

of poshforlife.blogspot.com

Lisa said...

wow the black stella belt is just FIERCE! what beautiful pieces featured here

Anonymous said...

id like to win that skirt! i will wear it with a red top and peep-toe booties.

and you have a fabulous blog. i cant believe i only found you now.

♥ Cara Mia ♥ said...

now cc, you'll have to post a pic with the fab blue extension! :)

lovin' the js boots....pretty fly!

Hunters Glory said...

Tall model makes the Eiffel Tower shrink....great picture!

!\_

Noble Beeyotch said...

WOW!!!.....i am not too fond of slouchy boots, but the JS Teresa slouchy boots look quite chic!!

and the skirt you are giving away....it would be so perfect as daywear...pairing it with the perfect tank, skinny belt and heels.....i so want this

Steph said...

The Windowpane Kasia skirt is so lovely, and would look great with a blazer and corset top. Thanks for the comments love! xx

Steph
http://bonjourblondie.blogspot.com/

Pink Links said...

That Jill Stuart Janeta Dress is very beautiful. I also love the flower headpiece:)

Lovely day!

E said...

oh that ruffled skirt is just incredible. I love the sheer overlay.

Ashley said...

I love how delicate the Jill Stuart pieces are, so beautiful and feminine! Exactly what I need in my wardrobe!

KikiZoe86(at)yahoo(dot)com

-Ashley
http://breakfastatsaks.blogspot.com

Petra Bellejambes said...

The boots, dear Carrie, are delicious enough that I will forgoe food until the happy day that I win them.

Whatever will I do with the things that don't fit then?

Keith said...

These are all wonderful. Hard to pick a favorite. Thanks for sharing them with us. Hope your week is going well. Take care. Cheers!

Sara said...

that skirt is fab! i've already thought of 3 different ways i would wear it. and those boots are perfect.

Anonymous said...

those slouchy boots are fab! I want them... in every color! Another great post, CC!!
Cheers!

Brigadeiro said...

That delicate floral blouse is just gorgeous! :)
xx

Posh Culture said...

OMGoooshh!! Your style is on another level..
Love your blog

Unknown said...

I not sure I could walk in those Teresa boot but they are so amazing. They would make any outfit look 100 times better

Peter Breese said...

Let's make it 80 comments! Nice post and I dig the prior as well. You have such a wonderful range of interests. Always great to visit.

jess said...

I love the Jill Stuart skirt so much. The french Vogue photo is very pretty.

Jacquie said...

What a fab giveaway - what a wonderful designer. This skirt has such a gorgeous classic look but could be made to look very hip and funky.

sisters in black frocks said...

jill is one of my top 10 designers. so simple yet fashion forward

LenoreNeverM♡re said...

The Janeta dress gives me a wahhh feeling somehow! Fab giveaway CC!

xo*

Incon said...

those boots are divine!!!!

C hunie, got the top from jc penny i believe.

Lady Thirty said...

I really really love the Jill Stuart Janeta dress! It´s so cute!

love the post!

xoxo

Lady Thirty

Unknown said...

Rachel Roy and Jill Stuart are just stunning!
X

Giveaways and Specials said...

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Mom Fashion World said...

i love the clothes, boots,
and blue braided hair!

p.s. thanks for the bday wishes for mr. freddy. i appreciate it alot. i posted some pics on my blog taken from his bday.

http://momfashionworld.blogspot.com/

Anonymous said...

another fabulous, fabulous giveaway!!!! I have a huge weakness for jill stuart-I'm totally in love with her Purple Adela dress (from the chickdowntown site) and of course her signature slouchy boots. They're both drool-worthy, for sure :-) I would probably pair the slouchy boots with some opaque tights and a mini dress with a cute school-boy blazer for the fall. ohh, I'm getting tingly even thinking about it--I hope I win!!! :-)

Beth Connolly said...

Love the Jill Stuart skirt. Those puff sleeve gloves left me weak at the knees-I'm ordering them in black-did you see the black patent also!

Kati said...

I love the big purple flowers in the hair!

leeselooks said...

cc!!!

jillstuart is so simplistic + natural and i love it,

especially those nude boots !!!

oh and their ad campaigns. yes.
xxxx

Arushi Khosla said...

I adore the Proenza Schouler T-shirt bustier dress. I have something similar, in fact.
And I love that amazing picture from Sins of My Mind.
The Loeffer Randall dress..soemthing like what I saw Leighton Meester wearing..?
I am extremely impressed ad fascinated by Jill Stuart's story.
The Janeta dress and the creamy Teresa boot are just divine.
The Windowpane Casia skirt is pure love.
Fab post, as usual CC!

Gabbi said...

Wonderful loves dear CC and AMAZING giveaway (as always), what a gorgeous skirt and such awesome colors.♥

Madeleine said...

What an adorable little dress Janeta dress by Jill steward and oh yes...boots, I just love slouchy boots

Madeleine444[at]gmail[dot]com

Dream Sequins said...

Tres Bien definitely carries many of my favorite Swede designers. How "Swede" it is. Haha!

sunchicka said...

Jill Stuart's pieces to me is a cross between modern futuristic & avante-garde. I enjoy watching her collections evolve every season.

A BIT COQUETTISH said...

I love how beautiful that dress is! (: That bustier detail is fantastic!

bisous,
La C.

Anonymous said...

Oh my, that Jill Stuart skirt is absolutely gorgeous! I love the deep navy color...

Anonymous said...

The jill stuart janeta dress is my favorite! I love how the top front is two lengths
Olivia

Midtown Girl said...

the couture clown look is stunning. And those boots are mine!!

XOXO MG

throuthehaze said...

I love those boots!

Marian said...

CC you always have the most fab giveaways! You spoil us darling.
I have been a fan of Jill Stuarts design aesethic for as long as i can remember. She does that mix of simple-feminine-modern- right- now with slight retro twists perfectly.
I would love to enter the chickdowntown.com and CC competition - I need those boots in my shoe closet like yesterdaya and that skirt would be perfect with a crop crochet/knit top and a pair of fierce shoes!
kisses
marian

Anonymous said...

CC, you always have the best giveaways! Love Jill Stuart's chic and modern pieces. I'm with you on that amazing blue dress with the bustier top and those slouchy boots. Super fab.

xo, Becs

Zara said...

I ADORE the Jill Stuart slouchy boots! I am such a boot addict... Absolutely gorgeous xoxo

Zevaa said...

I adore that photo in Paris. It's really sexy and stylish.

These creamy Jill Stuart boots are fantastic. Want the belt, too.

Unknown said...

I love love love Jill Stuart! I've met her and she just radiates.

Amazing Style said...

lovely post! i will check out your recommendations