Rome, Sweet Rome.

Word has it that Fendi will be funding the much-needed restoration of the Trevi Fountain, and I for one and supes excited that the brand has decided to step it up (see Tod's and the Colosseum last year.) I know everyone thinks that visiting Rome is exactly like a Fellini movie and they should, because it is. I was lucky enough to live and study there during my senior year of college and there is nothing more that I want in the world than the chance to go back, even if just for a day. To wander Piazza Fendi, throw another wish into the fountain, drink vino bianco like it's going out of style, and eat the best food in the known universe (well at least to this ragazza.) File as saving my coins.

[Image via: Pinterest, unknown source]

Pick Your Side: Margiela vs. Hello Kitty.

Which one will you be attending tonight? Lucky for me, I'll be at the Forever 21 at Americana which is hosting the Hello Kitty launch party and which also neighbors to H&M. File as sneaky, sneaky. 

[Images via: Tommy Ton and Me]

#FNOforever

Can you blame me for being away these past few days? The official disease that is spreading rampant this week, otherwise known as #FNOfever has taken me victim. I'm pretty sure my friends are completely sick of me saying those three little letters, but I have to admit that I am more than a little excited to get this party started. Being that this is my first official FNO with Forever 21, no expense was spared in the curating of the perfect outfit, not to mention the perfect party. Come stop by the Beverly Center and say hello if you're in town. Get your red lip done, snap a photo inside the giant Polaroid frame (#totesamaze), and sip on mocktails like you're not even 21 yet. I'll be the girl with the red lip running around with a ridiculously gigantic smile on my face the whole time. File as blot spot!

[Images via: Pinterest, combined for a little FNO inspiration by me, duh!]

My Elizabeth Taylor.

For jewel devotees and pop-culture followers alike this week is one to be remembered. That's right, it's Christie's week-long auction of the estate of Elizabeth Taylor, a woman whom I will always remember from a little chuckle I had with a (then-)boyfriend while standing in front of her engagement ring at the Cartier exhibition at San Francisco's De Young Museum a few years ago. He, after shockingly expressing his interest to tag along, seemed unimpressed by the size of the ring (one of the last pieces in the exhibition mind you) and felt it necessary for me to hold my finger up next to it just to prove his point. While the ring fetched somewhere around $7mill. at the auction block tonight, I still stand by my assertion that it was pretty sizable rock.

Speaking of which, you can stay tuned all week (like yours truly) and watch live on Christie's website to get in on all the auction action. Although Ms. Taylor may be gone, one things for sure- this woman had a seriously, insanely gorgeous collection of baubles. File as sparkle, sparkle.


[Image and quote via: Pinterest, combined by me]

Tom Ford Spring 2012.

Just a little something to perk you up on this rather chilly (well at least in the Bay Area) Monday, it's Tom Ford's spring presentation which was finally released on Friday. Go over to Vogue.com to check out all thirty six looks along with a rather long review. I would expect nothing less from the man who always leaves the fashion set wanting more. File as so amazing.

[Images via: Vogue.com]

Today: Missoni for Target.

So in case you've been living under a rock that doesn't get good cell or internet reception (my apartment could count except it's four stories up) MISSONI is at Target today. Long before I traveled to Rome, Milan and everywhere else in between last year, I fell in love with the brand that is MISSONI. I'm not sure if it's the Italian heritage, the importance on family or the exquisite fabrics that make a piece quintessentially MISSONI, but I am sure that I need all of their 400+ pieces for Target in my shopping cart, right now. I would say head to your nearest store, but after watching grown women tear apart my two nearest Target stores like they were on fire gives me little hope that there is anything left at any of them. EBay to you! File as when in Rome.

[Post-it created by Margaret for your viewing pleasure]

Versace for H&M.

Even though the news dropped last week that Versace would be unveiling their first collection with H&M come this November (the 17th to be exact for all you style stalkers out there) the biggest development yet showed up in the form of a mini preview- Donatella herself strutting down the runway post Versace Men's collection in one of the collection's affordable dresses. According to the designer, the line for H&M will be using "iconic Versace pieces of iconic Versace moments" with prints, leather, and studs of course to mix up her dramatic and exciting take on rock and roll. File as on the calendar. 

[Images via: Style.com, quotes from YouTube and The Day Before, H&M for Versace label from H&M]

Buy Alexander Wang Now.

 Less is more. Ditch all the makeup 

and keep it to the essentials—keys, 

money, and phone. It’s a lot sexier when a 

girl isn’t carrying around a bag full of tricks.

-Alexander Wang

News flash for all the fashion addicts (including myself) out there, Alexander Wang is moving from the showroom to...eBay. You heard that right. Beginning Friday June 17th at 3AM (PT) eBay's Fashion Vault will be exclusively carrying four of his newest bags for only 24 hours. Even though there won't be any mad bidding happening, shoppers will only have the option of "buy it now," I have a feeling these little lovelies including the Zelmira wallet in ponyskin for $525, the Mini Adriel bag in ostrich for $275, the Compact Quillon in metallic for $235, and the Prisma biker purse in printed ostrich for $295 will sell like hotcakes. We will just have to wait and see who can get their hands on these fast enough. File as too cool.

[Images via: Style.com]

Best Dressed CFDA Awards.

This year's CFDA Awards came and went without even a blip on the pop culture radar, but there were a few ladies who most certainly stood out on the purple carpet. Here you can check out my top five who prove that wearing whatever you're most comfortable in is always the best way to go (unless that means wearing a track suit on the red carpet, in which case I would not recommend!) Keep reading after the jump for a breakdown of who wore whom and a list of the winners who I clearly did not do so well in guessing. File under another carpet rolled up.

Fashion is Art.

Fashion to many (myself included, obviously) has always been considered its own art form so it comes as no surprise that curators are reaching into closets to compile retrospectives of some of the most iconic as well as newly established fashion houses alike. I was lucky enough to see the YSL and Cartier exhibits in last year and just recently attended the Balenciaga exhibit and symposium with the speaker Hamish Bowles at the De Young (go immediately if you're living anywhere close to San Francisco.) But even if you're not on the west coast, there are plenty of other locations where fashion will always be considered art. Check out the full list of exhibits around the world after the jump. File under more please. 

Missoni for Target.

Until Wednesday I was questioning if all my dreams could possibly come true, but after this new development in designer collaborations I am a firm believer that they can and they will. Ok, so maybe this dream wasn't too far fetched, but I have been obsessing over this Italian designer for as long as I could remember, and now I'll be able to find it, that is Missoni at Target (between September 13 and October 22, because God knows I'll need a month to round up all my purchases.) But this isn't just your typical collaborations but rather an outpouring of more than 400 items for the home and your closet priced between $3 and $600, with most retailing under $40. How much would you like to bet that I'll be yearning for the $600 item? File as starting to save immediately!

[Images via: Style.com]