Chanel Resort, via style.com.
French Vogue, October 2008.
Italian Flair, June 2003.
Italian Vogue courtesy Fellow Fashionista Style on the Street.
Italian Vogue, November 2008.
Mixte editorial, 2006.
Jean Paul Gaultier printed legging, at Bergdorf Goodman.
Fishnet lace top thigh highs; this and next at StockinGirl.com.
Vintage Roses thigh highs ~ these also come as socks, leggings and tights!
American Apparel rounded fishnet stocking.
Members Only fold over denim print leggings, at shopbop.com.
Tagged by the wonderful Gemma Dilemma of Sins of My Mind with the fabulous respond & rework questionnaire ~ a CC fave!
What are your current obsessions?
Matte nail polish, edamame, iced lattes, Tiffany lamps, and corseted gowns (Nina Ricci via nymag.com; lamp at overstock.com).
Matte nail polish, edamame, iced lattes, Tiffany lamps, and corseted gowns (Nina Ricci via nymag.com; lamp at overstock.com).
My Fit Flops (they are so fabulous, darlings!), a navy American Apparel v-neck mini-dress and my VS sailboat bikini… after teaching my class, I am off to the park for some lazing and reading (avec SPF, of course!).
What do you think about the person who tagged you?
Gemma Dilemma is such a fun and creative gal; love her blogs!
The Swiss Alps, for a quick picnic!
It will all be okay in the end. If it’s not okay, it’s not the end. –Unknown
Youth does not own beauty. – Frida Giannini
Youth does not own beauty. – Frida Giannini
What is your favorite piece of clothing in your own closet?
Right now, this T-Bags dress. So comfy and breezy!
Editor or Writer at Vogue, Elle, V, W, i-D or Bazaar.
Natasha Poly. Gemma Ward. Coco Rocha. Caroline Trentini. Natalia Vodianova. Hana Soukupova. Sasha Pivovarova.
Balmain. Giambattista Valli. Rodarte. Gucci. Chloé. Dolce & Gabbana. Marchesa.
What do you consider a fashion faux pas?
Sweatpants. Crocs. Terry cloth. High-heeled sneakers.
I am a study in contrasts. Sophisticated but sexy. Daring yet demure. Approachable yet edgy. Trendy and classic in one. Sample outfit at left via theOutnet.com (CC just bought that Elizabeth & James blouse!).
Well, I once bought a St. John coat at full price and broke the 1K barrier, but the most expensive item in my closet (bought on sale at Barneys for $299 but originally $3600) is this navy Lanvin minidress from Ete 2007.
My iPhone.
What's the last thing you bought for your wardrobe?
These Pedro Garcia antique rose satin peep toe platforms at theOutnet.com.
What is your favorite skin or hair care product?
CC just discovered Perricone’s Advanced Face Firming Activator and it is simply divine… diminishes the appearance of pores, reduces wrinkles and leaves skin positively glowing. CC is in love, as her pores could previously be seen from space! Check out more Pericone products here.
What's the last thing you bought for your wardrobe?
These Pedro Garcia antique rose satin peep toe platforms at theOutnet.com.
What is your favorite skin or hair care product?
CC just discovered Perricone’s Advanced Face Firming Activator and it is simply divine… diminishes the appearance of pores, reduces wrinkles and leaves skin positively glowing. CC is in love, as her pores could previously be seen from space! Check out more Pericone products here.
so cool!
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There is just something about fishnets! So glam.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite pair of stockings from those you pictured are the purple leopard print ones! I'd love a pair like that, but have no idea how I would work them into my wardrobe! xx Leia
ReplyDeleteMy favorites have to be the graphic stockings. Neat!
ReplyDeletei love monthly giveaways......... pls do review the fit flops..im thinking of getting one...does it actually get u more toned? etc.....
ReplyDeleteawesome! I didn't get into stockings until I started watching gossip girl last year... Then I relize how fun and colorful they can be. Not to mention they keep your legs warm in winter when you're wearing dresses and skirts!!
ReplyDeletethose leggings are really fun!
ReplyDeleteI always love learning about you CC!!!
I love the idea of fishnets, but I just can't seem to get away with them! Black leggings are my staple! xoxo
ReplyDeleteThe leopard print are just fabulous!
ReplyDeleteThat Italian Flaire imagien is absolutely amazing!
ReplyDeleteYou have made me move FitFLops out of my "maybe" list and onto my "if they are good enough for Carrie they are good enough for me".;-)
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love this POST! Thanks for sharing...
ReplyDeletexo Vanessa
p.s. we will tag you at http:www.riotreport.com
Is that THE Annie Lennox? You just moved way up in my favorite people list Carrie =) BTW I have your favorite things post up today and I would just love to win your lovely getaway.
ReplyDeleteI love leggings and fishnets! I heart these picks!
ReplyDeleteTus post son maravillosos,cuantas fotos,cuantos diseños...me encantan!Besos
ReplyDeletei've wanted a pair of floral tights for months, but now that it's almost summer, i feel bad purchasing them! this has reinspired me.
ReplyDeleteI love the combination: animal print with little white dress, so cool,
ReplyDeletekisses CC
I am obsessed with stockings right now. Loving your inspirations and reading your answers =)
ReplyDeleteSo chic! Especially the nude shoes!
ReplyDeleteGreat post,dear!
FM~FP
LOVE the images on the iphone!
ReplyDeleteBTW... could you contact the cocktail napkin/invitation company and suggest my artwork for them... I think your idea is FAB! I'm ready!!!
Hi there-a lovely post my dear, I do enjoy reading more about you! The stockingirl leggings are really unique and stylish, very nice indeed!
ReplyDeleteoh those Chanel ones are fab. ...so in love with fit flops ...:)
ReplyDeleteYou always have the best of the best!
ReplyDeletei love the idea of matching stockings to the outfit(as seen in picture 2)and the jeans pair is also very cool ..i will definately try to be more experimental with my stockings!
ReplyDeletethanks for the link :-)
i basically live in leggings. so comfy!
ReplyDeletei think stockings were the greatest invention since high hills
ReplyDeleteI'm on such a leggings kick lately, and the ones you're giving away are perfect! Love the Members Only denim wash ones! And yes, big fan of Coldplay and Annie Lennox! :)
ReplyDeletexo, Becs
Anything that will make my legs look longer... so usually those awesome opaques.... and that Nina Ricci gown.. TDF...
ReplyDeleteThanks Carrie
Vitania
Great klegwear and great answers. I wish I could get an amazing deal on a Lanvin dress!
ReplyDeleteI'm with Nicole...living in leggings at the moment! Fabulous giveaway.
ReplyDeleteAnd I think I'm going to have to get some fit flops-you and Maegan are raving! :)
XOXO, EM
I LOVE stockings and always have. They can add so much to an outfit!
ReplyDeleteAnother very interesting and colorful post Carrie!
C.Elizabeth
Nice to hear you're enjoying your Fit Flops! And is it bad that I'm missing my tights and leggings now that summer's here instead of just enjoying the sun? :P
ReplyDeleteo0o! FUN!!
ReplyDeleteLoved reading your tag replies! And the Lanvin dress is a great buy! Also adore the Nina Ricci outfit you posted alont with the Italian Vogue editorial.
ReplyDeleteBy the way, finally added you to my blogroll. Can't believe it took me so long!
Love the Pedro Garcia antique rose satin peep toe platforms and such good news on the Perricone stuff!! I have HUGE pores, I need some of that ASAP. Thanks for the tip!
ReplyDeleteHmmm I might do the tag, I never do and then think I should lol.
stockings without heels? like a face without a smile :)
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Fishnets look SO good on some people...Mind you, NOT when my English teacher wore them D:
ReplyDeleteThat's a very cute Tiffany lamp btw :) xxx
HAPPY MONDAY, CC!!!!
ReplyDeleteWhat a fabulous "Flair" cover from June 2003; and I love also this heavenly white lace dress (mixte editorial)AAAhhh, so beautiful ;)
Hugs & Kisses,
mwah!
M.
Wow, these are some super gorgeous legs! Amazing pics as always, CC.
ReplyDeleteI hope you are well, my lovely love!
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Awesome photos, and those leggings are quite fantastic.
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great inspiration photos! *thanks for your support! :)
ReplyDeletenice post Carrie! lots of inspiration pics :)
ReplyDeletei enjoyed reading your Qs, what fun! Only now you've got me wanting to try the Perricone MD Activator...I've added it to my stateside shopping list!
ReplyDeletexoxo
My fav leggings are some CC logo Chanel leggings from a few years ago.
ReplyDeleteIt still cracks me up that tights and leggings were SO out for so long and that they're back with such a vengeance!
ReplyDeleteI love collants, specially stay-ups with lace on top. My favourites are 20 den black ones! Lovely interview dear!
ReplyDeleteGreat! I <3 these:
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congratulations for your blog, and thanks for visit my blog.
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http://newfashionanddesigners.blogspot.com/
kisses
Diana
one of my favorite outfit combos is a mini dress, a pair of statement heels and good quality tights but your selection makes my plain ones look pretty boring! on a sidenote, is that nina ricci gown real?
ReplyDeleteI'd love to win the tights!! I wear them all the time to make short skirts more family-gathering friendly hehe :) I adoreeee fit flops I bought them last year and they lasted me during a 2 week stay in Spain! Soooo cushiony and nice, not sure how much they did to my legs though! xoxo
ReplyDeleteI love leggings!!!
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Gorgeousss...
ReplyDeleteI was at 'The Swiss Alps'...well almost!...but I was in the mountains! Great week CC darlin'
~XO*
Does this mean that if I leave the spam comment, "Hey, I just wrote a post. Come by my blog and read it" that I won't be entered into your lovely contest?
ReplyDeleteWell, I won't take any chance. :)
Be nice to one of your newest fans, Couture Carrie, and send some stockings my way.
-Francesca
Annie Lennox is so talented! Love her :D
ReplyDeleteI love your giveaways!
ReplyDeleteNow if only I could win... ;]
Bisous,
La C.
i love the vintage roses thigh highs! so adorable! it's so classic yet so trendy. i'm not actually a 'leggings & tights' person, but that kind of stuff is something that anyone must try to work on :)
ReplyDeleteand i love the way you describe your personal style, i do believe that every woman has their own fashion diversity.. ;)
great stuffs and great answers CC! and i will do the questions and answers on my blog too, hope you'll see it next time :)
-cr
Wow, incredible legwear here! :)
ReplyDeleteLOVE LOVE LOVE that Nina Ricci dress/pic, and your Elizabeth & James blouse (that outfit is so simple, elegant & gorgeous)!
xx
This is why we all <3 CC! The printed stockings from Chanel and McQueen drive me wild. Girls, pay attention!
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Omgosh I love love love tights and leggings right now!!
ReplyDeleteI love all of it and your answers are always so interesting!!
ReplyDeleteyour lists and my lists are awfully similar:) I can't even repeat here what the priciest things I've ever purchased are...let's just say that one is French and has the same initials as YOU and other is Italian and also has your initials embedded in its fabulous name. sigh... :)
ReplyDeleteand I'd LOVE to win!! those leggings/stockings are fabulous.
I honestly think fishnets could be the sexiest thing on earth. Maybe even sexier, the stockings with the dark line along the back of the leg....I have heard some great things about Dr. Perricone...let me know what you think in about 3 weeks, tell me if you see any differences...always curious...
ReplyDeleteGreat answers. Coldplay, Balmain, Dolce & Gabbana, lots of gorgeous models, The Swiss Alps and corseted gowns.
ReplyDeleteIt's great to learn so much about you.
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i love wearing leggings, they are so versatile!
ReplyDeleteMan those Chanel Cruise babies are my dream come true!
ReplyDeletei can't handle stockings, but i hear ya on your dream job!
ReplyDeleteChanel...ohhh I'm drooling!
ReplyDeleteThose leopard leggings are divine. I think they are so cute. I think I am going to look for those next fall.
ReplyDeleteneat giveaway and fun post! they remind me a bit of the strirrup leggings I used to rock in my youth!:)
ReplyDeleteI love the look of colored or patterned stockings
I'll take the legwear and the legs! Love that Gucci ad - it makes me want to wear heavy purple eyeshadow! :)
ReplyDeletei love stockings!!! and the good new is that now its cold and raining in Mexico so finally i can wear them! yay!!!
ReplyDeletebig kisS
www.tardeotemprano.net
My eyes went blind at high heeled sneakers. I didn't even know they made those kinds of things. *shudders*
ReplyDeleteHey Carrie. Love the pics as usual. The one of the girl with the car is my favorite.
ReplyDeleteCool giveaway. I love those Chanel leggings!
ReplyDeleteDamn, Carrie. I heart your questionnaires! I might have to take up your challenge this time. As for the stockings, I'm totally digging legwear these days! I just purchased a few online the other day and they just arrived. Hint: white fishnets. Yes white.
ReplyDeletecoooooooooooooooooooooooolllllllllllllll!!!!!
ReplyDeleteI am really into stockings now...thanks to your monthly giveaways...thanks for the inspiration.
ReplyDeleteAnnie Lennox! I adore her too. I have never heard of Fit Flops...I need to check them out.
ReplyDeletelong time no commentt!!
ReplyDeletei love the red stockings with the OTT heels. looks divine!
hey, i love denim leggings! so slimming
ReplyDeletesexy looks interesting mrs.mommyyatgmaildotcom
ReplyDeleteOh, I'd really like to have them!
ReplyDeleteGreat giveaway and tag dear CC, I'm very much with you on the edamame's (yummy snack) and I loved both your antique rose satin peep toe platforms and that gorgeous T-Bags dress.
ReplyDeleteps. Saw Annie with Sting about 5 years ago, they were amazing!xo
Love I Phone and al pics !!!
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I adore legwear. And I LOOOOOVE stockings!!
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I can't see my previous comment, did I miss it??
ReplyDeleteAm I out?? OH I so wish to win those leggings :( LOVE THEM
xoxo
wow, some hot prints right thurr. love the patterened tights, the prints are almost there but not there.
ReplyDeleteYour blog is filled with such lovely things!
- frouu/ nadia
i adore fishnets.. i really wish i could pull them off. and the leopard print tights are just adorable! great photos doll!
ReplyDeleteOooh, CC, that t-bags dress is divine. And it looks comfy too. Winner!
ReplyDeleteAlso, how on earth did you manage to score a Lanvin dress for so little!!!?!?! Uber jealous of the American designer shopping market...we Aussies have a way to go, I tell you.
p.s. LOVE hosiery....legwear is my absolute go to!
p.p.s. I had me a mini-photoshoot yesterday, with the E&J tee being the main feature....check it out.
I love this tee, thank you so much bella :D
I love the leggins.. bring them back for the past.. it is great!
ReplyDeletehmmmn what r d odds to me winning even though the item is for ladies?
ReplyDeleteThe i-D cover of natasha poly is so awesome.
ReplyDeleteIt's great that leggings and hosiery came back to fashion. I've been dying to wear one! :)
ReplyDeletethe italian vogue ones remind me of those multicoloured puddles you see, theyre made from oil i think? and when the sun shines on them it makes rainbows!
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Love the heel in those leggings.
ReplyDeletebeautiful stockings! i bought myself three pairs this weekend!
ReplyDeleteOooh! Annie Lennox is wearing Westwood! I like...!!
ReplyDeleteI love girls in fishnets.
ReplyDeleteas always, love the photo collage
ReplyDeleteLOVE the fishnets! And I've heard Perricone is amazing, now I really believe it!
ReplyDeleteAh, another fab giveaway. I'm in love with this blog...
ReplyDeleteI've heard really good things about that Perricone!
ReplyDeleteThat's my post !
ReplyDeleteI tried to throw something out from my closet today, and then I counted the tights and well... OMG !! It looked more like a Pantone or a Pattern calender than an actual drawer ! xD
Love, love, love fun tights.
I agree with you 100 percent on the Crocs.
ReplyDeleteI love fishnets and Perricone - it actually makes my skin look tighter and even.
ReplyDeleteI have 0 but I do have almost 2000 songs in Itunes. I'm currently hung up on listening to Taylor Swift, Sugarland, Ralph Stanley and Motley Crue. Weird, I know.
ReplyDelete"I am a study in contrasts."
ReplyDeleteI think that's the best way to be when it comes to style. It's too boring to just be one thing: chic, preppy, punk, etc. Why not be a big combination of everything?!
Hi Carrie = ) I love your give away's, you are so generous.. sorry I have not been by in a week... = (
ReplyDeleteHad to rush "Madison" to the hospital..
I read all the time though... I know I can always count on you to cheer me up with your fabulous posts.
I LOVE A.L. the photo album cover looks like Cate B., right?
I LOVE Annie Lennox! She is just GREAT! Sunny greetings from germany, geisslein
ReplyDeleteLoving the legging and stocking look right now!
ReplyDeleteLove the contrasts!!
ReplyDeleteI love stockings! I want to see more of the classy 1940s glam stocking - with the black line up the back (I guess I'm not dedicated enough to run mascara up my leg....).
ReplyDeleteTights!!! and perricone!!! One of my most fave posts as of yet :)
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