Ebay ♥ Brights

It's spring and I want to look like I could belong in one of Carmen Miranda's hats!

I like blacks and neutrals even though if you were to look in my closet, you would see a cornucopia of electric hues and crazy-ass prints. I stick to a simple colour palette but I just love colour and collecting pretty clothes and Ebay is a mecca for colour. Seriously, I love how I can type so many permutations of one colour and get so many results.

Take pink, for instance. You know how when you go into a store and you're looking for something specific but whatever you find just isn't quite the exact colour you want? When I do a pink search on Ebay, I usually do pink, coral pink, salmon, blush, fuchsia pink, neon pink, bright pink, rose pink and dusty rose. That way, no matter how specific my colour is, I'm sure to pass something that suits my meticulous pink needs.

Anyway, here are a bunch of cool bright-coloured items I've stumbled upon over the past few weeks, some of which are still up for auction.

thriftwares

 

Seafoam green suede leather minidress

SOLD for $183.49

 

 

Orange linen cotton top w/ cut-out back

SOLD for $51.00  

Noirohio Vintage

SOME OF THESE ITEMS ARE STILL AVAILABLE!!

 

Purple structured wool blazer

Bidding until Apr 03 @ 21:00 PDT

 

Salmon coral rayon blend high waist trousers

Bidding until Apr 03 @21:00 PDT

 

Plaid paper thin cotton button-shirt

Bidding until Apr 03 @ 21:00 PDT

 

Yellow drapey poly-rayon blazer

SOLD for $31.00

Funkin Junkie

 

Hot pink leather high waisted shorts

SOLD for $33.04

 

Cobalt blue silk high waisted shorts

SOLD for $41.00

I wish I could buy EVERYTHING but I'm going on vacation in May and I'm trying to be good and save my moolah. Money will come in handy when I want a massage on the beach or take a day-trip to the Mayan ruins.

J

Club Monaco

I have iLife again! Get ready for a barage of posts!

First up, some things I'm loving from Club Monaco. I just love the blush/dusty rose palette for Spring.

 Silk and modal Benni shirt, lace Anna skirt, silk Sonia scarf, leather Natalia shoulder bag, Chloe bracelets

 Silk Nadia shirt, silk Lindsay shorts, washed silk Iris bomber jacket, straw Cassidy hat

Washed silk Carine tank @ Shopbop

 Silk pleated Pamera skirt, fine knit Karinna cardigan

 

Fine knit Karinna cardigan and lace Anna skirt @ Shopbop 

Slouchy crepe Maggie pants @ Shopbop

J

Zac Posen Spring 2011

I am in love with Zac Posen's Spring collection. It's so cheeky of him to do a gothic, French burlesque-inspired collection for Spring, filled with dark netting and over-sized pink ostrich feathers. The pieces either look like lingerie from Kiki de Montparnasse's boudoir or dancer's costumes at the Moulin Rouge.

I really love every piece and couldn't pick a favourite but I do have to ask: who can rock that sheer feather-print body suit with the blood red jacket?

All photos courtesy of Style.

J

Burberry Prorsum Spring 2011

Now that we've seen some typical light, fresh Spring looks, looks you can probably see yourself wearing while hanging out on a lazy Sunday, picnicking in the park, or al fresco dining under the summer night sky, I'd like to share with you Burberry Prorsum's Spring collection, a 180 from traditional spring fare.

Now the collection's got your typical neon brights and their signature Spring trench coats, perfect for rainy English weather, but this collection has a really hard edge to it, one you don't really associate with flowers or rainy days. Christopher Bailey's made some of the fiercest, most dangerous-looking motorcycle jackets that I've ever seen and I want all of them! 

I can't even pick a favorite! Can you?

J

J. Crew in Hollywoodland

Photos from J. Crew's Spring catalogue featuring Sam Page, aka Colin from Gossip Girl!

All photos courtesy of J. Crew.

J