Quickie Quadrangles

Fall for this tag! Here’s a fun survey I recently received from Fellow Fashionista La Petite Fashionista...

4 Things I Did Today:

1. Ran in the crunchy fall leaves in the park near my house.

2. Made oatmeal with apples and cinnamon – like having pie for breakfast!

3. Listed a bunch of stuff on ebay and craigslist.

4. Polished all my black shoes.
4 Things On My To-Do List:

1. Rake leaves (CC took these tree pics in her neighborhood!)

2. Grill chicken for dinner or pork tenderloin if I’m feeling really motivated!

3. Write a letter to my artist friend Sara in Spain. (A series of her ink blot paintings are pictured at left - so gorgeous!)

4. Get teeth cleaned and whitened!
4 Guilty Pleasures:
1. Gossip Girl, Lipstick Jungle, Dirty Sexy Money, Desperate Housewives and other such TV nonsense! Photos of DSM via starpulse.com.

2. Robust red wine and 70% cocoa dark chocolate, pref. together!

3. My bazillion fashion mag subscriptions, esp. Vogue, Bazaar, Elle & W!

4. Occasion celeb stalking on justjared, imnotobsessed and New York Post Page Six.com.

4 Random Facts about Me:

1. I hardly ever wear makeup, but I always have my nails painted.

2. My parents met in Hong Kong at a tailor shop during the Vietnam War. This is a picture of my mom when she was a Donut Dolly for the Red Cross; yes, that is a gattling gun.
3. I love writing old-fashioned “snail mail” letters or communicating online, but I don’t relish gabbing on the phone (but isn’t that photo at left from M.A.C. Cosmetics alluring?).

4. I have four siblings, all younger, 2 brothers and 2 sisters. My sister Mindy and my bother Bryan are twins.

4 Bloggers that I'm Tagging:
Poeta Fit Non Nascitur
Lenore of Lenorenevermore
Lisa of Leeselooks
La Belette Rouge

Anyone else who wants a self-searching diversion, please consider yourself tagged as well, darling!

Licorice and Clotted Cream

L&CC: An unlikely culinary pair, but a wonderful color combination! Ever so much more chic than basic B&W, in CC’s humble estimation!
At right, Armani Privé Swarovski crystal and beaded cape and silk velvet pants, featured in W.
Runway amuse bouche:

At left: Ailanto.

This and next courtesy Spanish Vogue. Visit vogue.es.
Elio Berhanyer
Paul Smith, courtesy style.com.
Temperley

This and next via nymag.com.

Christopher Kane
Accessorize Así:
Ernesto Esposito lace and suede peep toe ankle wrap platform pump, via style.it Ciao, bellas!
Betsey Johnson Reese bow pump, at revolveclothing.com
Miu Miu lightening bolt heel boots, at net-a-porter.com.
Prada sand pleated satin suede trim pumps bluefly.com – CC loves!
Colin Stuart lace-up oxford pump, at victoriassecret.com.
Crème satin Polka Dot bra. Visit forever21.com.
The chicest Trick-or-Treat bag EVER, for all that licorice? Steve Madden Medallion canvas tote, pictured at right and available at victoriassecret.com.

Talk about a fresh coat!

CC adores this graphic look: Anne Leman coat, Splendid leggings, and Giuseppe Zanotti boots, at chickdowntown.com
Biya cream floral silk and linen Madrid coat, at bluefly.com.
Foley & Corrina pleated peplum blouse, at revolveclothing.com. All you Fellow Fashionistas know how CC loves a peplum!
Dresses that are nearly good enough to eat!
Ingwa Melero Opal Elisabet Ponti mini dress. Go to chickdowntown.com.
Chloé layered chiffon gown net-a-porter.com.
NU Collective high waist dress. Visit revolveclothing.com.
Yves Saint Laurent Arabesque print dress, at Neiman Marcus.
Milly cummerbund dress, at shopbop.com.
Carmen Marc Valvo feather tier sheath, at Bergdorf Goodman.

Tell me darlings, do you prefer B&W or L&CC?

Are you a black licorice fan?

CC rather adores Good’n’Plenty . . .

Pop Quiz: How many languages were used in CC’s post today?

Delish Delicates

Anyone planning to be a Freudian Slip for Halloween (a la Meg Ryan in D.O.A.)?
For starters: A Blumarine silk dress on the runway (right) and paired with bespoke Strumpet & Pink briefs in a scandalous W editorial spread (left).
CC covets Jenny Packham's luscious lavender-rose mini dress.
This and previous runway photo via nymag.com. Other runway pics courtesy style.com except where noted.
A.F. Vandevorst lingerie look – It’s a tad raunchy but CC adores it!
Christopher Kane - sweet and sheer, yet wearable!
Antonio Berardi - helloooooo, LWD!
Antonio Marras, via nymag.com

Brazen Bustiers and Corseted Frocks
Matthew Williamson
At right: January Jones in Dolce & Gabbana, via nytimes.com.
Christian Dior black bustier
Christian Lacroix white bustier
Left: Lovely laces on a nude bustier dress at Dolce & Gabbana

Right: DSquared2's lingerie look

A.F. Vandevorst - CC loves this cheeky layering!
Ingwa Melero taupe charmeuse Sofia dress chickdowntown.com - CC is in loooooove!
Princesse Tam Tam plaid suspender basque, at asos.com.
Black Halo bustier dress, at chickdowntown.com

Rebecca Taylor Rosie floral bra cup cami dress. This and next 2 at shopbop.com.

Right: Ports 1961 tulle-trimmed slip dress with underwire bustier detail at bodice.
Left: Pencey corset vest

Nightgown for day?
Paul Smith
Luisa Beccaria
La Perla

CC is enamored of this off-the-shoulder frock and the buttery accessories it's paired with!
Cacharel...

Petticoat as overlay rather than undergarment?
Jean Paul Gaultier's precocious pink

Right: Haute Hippie mesh squares tank dress, at shopbop.com.

Left: Diane von Furstenberg teal silk slipdress with black lace trim, at barneys.com.

Would you wear this one out for cocktails, or kee it in the beaudoir?

At left: Dolce & Gabbana sheer black baby doll.

At right: Philosophy di Alberta Ferretti lace detail silk dress. Both at net-a-porter.com.

Animal instinct? A classic, at right: Dolce & Gabbana's Eva leopard chemise, at Bergdorf Goodman.

Query: Do these remind anyone of the Friends episode in which Rachel wore a nightgown to dinner with her boyfriend’s parents? CC can barely tell whether these frothy filaments are slips or dresses!
Bodacious Bras
Runway inspiration: Prada

CC adooooores a pretty bra that can be "exposed", SATC-style!
Deals of the Day: Forever 21 aqua ruffled mesh bandeau (right) and pinstripe corset bra (above).

Stella McCartney bra and slip, featured in vmagazine.com (left)and Mona Blinking floral bra (right, at net-a-porter.com).

So tell me, darlings, who are your favorite lingerie purveyors?