HEIGHTS of FASHION

Training Day

Been seeing plenty of stylish girls sporting trainers 'round here (UK :-) Can't say I own a pair of athletic sneakers and if I do, they're a pair of Champions, circa 2005, brand new...does anyone really own a pair?? lol.. revamping this brand would be such a cool challege, especially after seeing this..

The winter issue of Company Magazine's "Street Style" edition has an edgy/quirky editorial featuring trainers...

The inpsirational images below have made sneaker buying not only fun but quite liberating..a trend that's comfortable, practical and affordable?? I'm down like a clown.

Here's a shot by www.carolinesmode.com of Coppenhagen's Another Nue window..dope..

..lest not we forget, and be thankful for the pioneering efforts of Wonderland fashion editor, Julia-Sarr Jamois, for being one of the first to break the high heeled barriers of fashion :-)

..I've searched central Edinburgh for them to no avail..I guess online purchase is the last resort, wish me luck!!

good night! Gisela

 

credits: jackie dixon, afterdrk, caroline's mode, camille over the rainbow, trends for the masses, hunter2k, teacup boutique london

Barney's Warehouse Sale Scores!

I live for the Barney's warehouse sale!

GIUSEPPE ZANOTTI FOR THAKOON!

PHILLIP LIM LEATHER ESPADRILLE BOOTIES

2 PAIRS OF BARNEYS COOP PLATFORMS (BLACK & LEOPARD)

MANOLO BLAHNIK BOOTIES (REMINDS ME OF ELIN KLING!) 

BARNEY'S COOP THIGH HIGH BOOTS

PROENZA SCHOULER MULTI STRAP SHOES

GIANVITO ROSSI FOR ALTUZARRA SPARKLY FUR SHOES

 

The Selby & CB2 Contest- I Made it to the TOP 50

I am not sure if you guy were following The Selby contest with CB2, but I am so happy to announce to you all that I made it to the second round.  Thanks a lot for those that voted for me. I named my entry  " The Anna dello Russo of the Heights" Below, I have included some of the pics I was contemplating submitting for the contest. I included pics of my livingroom, my office, and one of the bedrooms that I converted into a huge walk in closet. I still have to photograph my whole apt, but these give you an idea of my eclectic space. Now, I have to wait till the end of October to see if I am one of the top 15 entries. The top price would get a $10k giftcard to CB2  and a photoshoot with Todd Selby! Cross your fingers as I am looking forward to having Mr. Todd Selby meet the Anna dello Russo of the Heights...LOL. 

   

Above is one of my favorites pictures ever of my coffee table. I am obsessed with my elephant brass figurine and Clam Shell Vase where I use it to put my California grapevines.

 

      

I use the shell that I got from Jamaica to put my rings when I sometimes feel lazy to go to my closet to place them where they belong.  BTW, one of my teachers from HS is Mr. Dean Merceron, who is the mastermind behind the Lanvin book by Rizzoli. It's one of my favorite coffee tables of all times. Also, the printed pillow in the background is an Hermes Scarf that I used to cover the pillow.  I love that scarf!!!!

   

Here are some pics of one of the bedrooms that I converted into an office. I am still not done decorating the way I would love to, so I am taking my time till it's perfect. I have tons of mags and books that serve as  big inspirations. I am an avid collector of Interior mags and International Mags. Some of my favorite mags are Domino, House and Garden, House Beautiful, Elle Decor, Rue magazine, and Lonny magazine.

 

    

Before I started taking pics, I started sketching some designs for my portfolio while seeping on some Chamomile tea. 

  

Here are some pics of my closet from a couple of  different angles. This is only 1/4 of my closet, I am still working on making my closet better, so I will show you guys as I progress.

   

 Hope you enjoyed taking a sneak peak of my apt.

xoxoxoxo

Maury  

A NEW DECADE: My Big 3+0

Hello Guys, 

I entered my 3rd decade this past September 10th, but was so busy with Gisela doing the whole Fashion Night out and attending fashion shows and events that I decided to celebrate my bday the following week. To celebrate, we had an intimate dinner with some of my closest friends and sisters at Azucar, a Pan-Latin Fusion Restaurant in the Theatre district in NYC.  We had a great time with tons of laughs, Sangria and very tasty food.  After dinner we went to the SkyBar Rooftop in Time Square to continue the celebration.

Here I am about to blow my candle and make a wish or a couple wishes.  I hope they all come true!! I am dreamer, so I am dreaming big.  But once you hit 30 you have to wake up and start making those dreams a reality, there is no more room for "what ifs" or "wish I did", etc. I was told the 30's are all about taking more responsibility with your life, and making things happen! I am up for the journey and the crazy and exciting challenges that come by way...welcome 30! 

  

Here are my sisters Ashley, Madelyn, Lizbeth and myself looking so chic in black. We didn't even plan our outfits. My sister Madelyn is wearing her Pierre Hardly Color block booties we got at Barneys, Lizbeth is wearing Stella McCartney Lucite heels sandals, and I am wearing Azzedine Alaia Jingle Bells Python Sandals. BTW, we are about to work on the Bisono Empire! 

 

I finally decided to wear one of my Herve Leger dresses that I bought last year on Gilt.com.  I absolutely love it but wanted to wear it to celebrate my big 30.  Gisela is wearing leather BCBG Motorcycle jacket and Celine long black dress. I am wearing Gisela's Zara boyfriend Jacket.

  

A pic of all the girls and myself before we left Azucar. I had such a great time, I couldn't had asked for a lovelier night with my girls.

Gisela, Fior, Lizbeth (lili), Ana, Madelyn, Me, Ashley( Ashes) and Lucy.

 

 This is Lucy, one of my best friends. She has the most amazing skin ever! Don't you guys agree? We go back to High School....wow, the years are going by so fast! Lucy and I travel a lot together and share the best laughs in the world....When we get together we are like two big goofballs, LOL. 

  

Here is my other best friend Fior and Gisela. Fior and I also met in High School together but we became super close in college. She just got married to the stud on the background.

  

We drank more than 6 pitchers of Azucar's Amazing Frozen Sangria...yum yum.

 

These delectable ribs were sliding right off the bones...I wish I had a plate right now.

  

Azucar's Arroz con pollo, I didn't get to tasted :( but my sisters told me it was good, but nothing compared to our moms cooking.

  

I had the Churasco with Chimichurri sauce...I loved it!

  

Here is my college friend Yovaira a.k.a. known as Yovi.  She is also my gym partner in crime...watch the legs pic below!

   

To the left is Ana, my best friend since we were little 5th graders in elementary school. The memories Ana and I have shared are beyond eon years.  I am so grateful that throughout all this time we have still managed to still stay close. She recently had a gorgeous and intimate wedding in Aruba which I went to. 

 

Here is the whole party...thanks guys for coming out and celebrating with me!

 

Gisela, I don't know if I tell you often, but I love you girl! You have shown me so much in all these years and I am truly grateful for everything we have shared, all our wonderful and sad life experiences, and the crazy lol moments. Including the crazy storm we experienced that day...lol.  May we have tons of more decades to share together!

 

 Gisela and I experiencing some LOL moments! I love it :)

    

My little sister Lili looking fabulous with her roaring 20's hairstyle and scandalous red lipstick. I keep telling her she needs to start her own blog...lets see if she listens after I should her out in here.

 

With my favorite cousin Ezequiel a.k.a. Mandy. 

 

 Yovi and I showing Shoe Porn and our best assets, our Legs... LOL

  

My beautiful sister Madelyn having a very deep and intriguing conversation with Gisela.

  

Yovi and I having posing a little bit more.

  

Lucy looking super sexy wearing her AA dress and BCBG chain sandals.

 

Thanks guys for visiting and I hope you enjoyed the pics. Have a wonderful and relaxing weekend. I love these Alaia sandals so much, that I am thinking about doing another posting just on them...LOL

xoxoxo

Maury

Vote: The Selby in my Place

Hello guys,

So, I am pretty sure you guys are all familiar with the fabulous Todd Selby. Well, he is having a contest with CB2 to have people show off their homes in 3 pictures and the person that wins would get 10k to spend at CB2 and an amazing shoot with him in their home. After being a huge fan of him and admiring his work, I decided that this could be a great opportunity for me to enter.  I haven't show you guys pics of my apt, but I have a beautiful 3 bedroom apt that I completely remodeled in the course of a year. I am still not done, but I feel very comfortable and it's my escape from the crazy NYC hectic lifestyle. I would love for you guys to vote for me and I promise to you guys tons more pics. I will post some before and afters as well in the future. Gisela and I are extremely passionate about Interiors that we are beginning to take this hobby/passion very seriously.  

I called my space- "Eclectic Escape: Anna dello Russo of the Heights" OMG, I WISH I WISH!!!!!

Please help me get votes for my apartment by going to the link and voting!

http://www.theselbycontest.com/entry/80545

please please please vote for me!!!! Gisela is also going to enter so we will post her entry so you guys can vote for her as well.  

A section of my living room

  
 I converted one of the bedroom and made an office to work and meet my clients

 I used the other bedroom and made it a huge walk in closet...it was one of my dreams and I made it happen. You are looking at one portion of my closet...I have lots more to show.

Please let us know what you think of the sneak peak of my apt and more importantly...VOTE VOTE VOTE

xoxoxoxo

Maury 

Gisela's Fun Filled Weekend!

God bless my sister! She eagerly offered to babysit my son for the weekend while my hubby and I spend some well-needed quality time. He travels often and he just got back from Cali this past weekend so we decided to have sort of like a 2nd honeymoon, in Jersey where we live, lol.

Here I am with my son on Thursday! His name is Jacob and I'm so happy to finally share a pic of him with you. (Daddy's in the background.)

Jacob wears an "IPOOD" onesie from Joyce Leslie stores, white cargo pants from Children's Place and Converse sneakers. I'm wearing tank top and skirt from F21 and shoes from Aldo. I fell in love with these lace-up faux snakeskin heels the minute I saw them, they reminded me of Proenza Schouler a few seasons back.

Here I am after I dropped off the lil' one to my sis on Friday. Wore these amazing, most comfortable "christmas red" Givenchy gladiators sandals which I bought 2 summers ago.


On Friday night I pulled out that dominatrix Dolce & Gabbana corset I just purchased. The hubby loved it! We went to Mansion, a popular Manhattan club, with friends. I haven't been out to a club in eons and I remembered why while I was there..lol! (F21 jeans and Marciano Guess minaudiere/clutch.)

Saturday night Idecided to stick the corset thing since the hubby loved the Dolce one. This time I pulled out my Roberto Cavalli for H&M corset which fits like a dream! I thought I'd never get into it again after the pregnancy but voila!  We ended up going to Mansion again because our close friend was celebrating his birthday there VIP style but before that we stopped at Bungalow 8, which is not that hard to get into as everyone claims. Been there a couple of times and just dig the atmosphere.

I'm wearing Roberto Cavalli for H&M corset, F21 jeans, gloves by Fredericks of Hollywood, rhinestone bracelets by Oscar de La Renta, MaxMara gladiator heels.

Thank goodness I didn't return these MaxMara gladiator heels! They are super comfortable! I was running around all night long in them without a hitch. Sorry about the close-up pic being so bad. Next time I wear them I'll take a better one.

Hope you all enjoyed my lil' weekend anecdote! Can't wait for your comments!
XOXO

Maury's Stella McCartneys Mesh and Lucite Heels

Guys, first of all I want to apologize for the millionth time for not being as active as I would love to at the moment. I am going through a big change in my life right now and trying to focus and do what I have to as a responsible adult. One of the things I have started cutting out is my shopping habits, so I haven't been really shopping for clothes but shopping for my apt that I am renovating at the moment. I will show you guys pics as soon as I start decorating it. 

Today Gisela and I met really quick to attend the Stella McCartney Sample Sale in Chelsea. It was an ok sale. A lot of stuff was from 50%-80% off. I was going to go a little bananas buying knits, a tailored jacket, and a pair of great stirrups tuxedo pants, but then I told myself I should be smarter about my purchases and just bought a pair of Spring 09 Mesh and Lucite heels which I been lusting for. They are the sister to those amazing heels we have all been seeing on Mary Kate Olsen this spring. Mine were on retail for $1395 at 80% off, you do the math...I HAD TO BUY THEM! 

Mary Kate Olsen wearing Stella McCartney's Mesh Heels. I love Mary Kate's version but I think mine are more edgy and futuristic...all thanks to the Amazing LUCITE heel!

Runway Pics of Stella McCartney's Spring 09

in Nude, Red, and Black

Gisela bought this cute cashmere knit brown hat from Stella's Pre-Fall Collection. You know she had to get something, she has this problem where she can't leave a store without at least getting one thing.   She loves Japanese Toyko style and loves how they were their knit hats, she is going to sport it just like them. How cool!

Photos: Style.com, Intheircloset.com

Bringing Home Baby!

Yes! After years of lusting after these and Maury and I kicking ourselves in the ass for not buying them on the Victoria's Secret site in 2006, I finally got the Sam Edelman "Zoe" Balenciaga knock offs from ebay. It's the most decent price I found in the past months and its in very good condition. Needless to say I'm freakin excited! But then, I almost shit my pants today when I read this post by Alexandra on the LF Store blog: Fashionlane

"June 22, 2009: This bad ass boot is by Sam Edelman and its called "Zoe". I have wanted it ever since I saw MK Olsen wearing the Balenciaga ages ago. Bloggers alike found the Sam Edelman for Vitcoria Secret version from a while back, but it sold out like nobody's business. With that said, I had to make it happen somehow. Seven months ago I had a meeting with the design team at SE and they made it just for LF Stores (YAY!). It's coming in mid July, so if you have to have it email me and I will put you on the wait list."

Can you believe this?!!!!!!!!

Image: fashionlane.blogpsot

Recessionista Fashionista

From Barney's to Mandees, from riches to rags, lool! I am the "recessionita fashionista" LOL! Can't shop like I used to at Bergdorfs and Saks but I will not fret! Went to the mall with baby today and wasn't planning on buying anything but I came across this cute Aldo leather, fringed/studded bag on sale and I just had to have it for the price of $35. Figured it'd make a cool diaper bag which I've been in need of. Next, got those Balmain rhinestone heels from Zigi Soho. They are the best knock offs I've seen made and for $60! I know the trend is probably passe now, but they looked so good in person, not the most comfy though. And lastly, a Charlotte Russe pleather jacket for $60. This was another fake that I thought was done well! What do you guys think of these low-end pieces?

Isabel Marant Zara Knock Off Boots

Being as I cannot and perhaps will never, get a hold of those sp09 Isabel Marant boots, nor the FW09 studded ankle booties, I decided to purchase these well done Marant Zara knock offs this weekend. Couldn't go wrong with a price tag of $89 down from $229. I was debating whether to get the flat boots for $40 or the high-heeled ones and I spent almost an hour trying to decide in the freakin dressing room. In the end I said why can't I buy both? So I did. I figured the high ones I can rock when I'm hanging out sans baby, and the flat ones I can wear when I'm with baby.

I was inspired by both the SP08 and SP09 Isabel Marant collections and this is what I came up with for a fall look:

Zara blazer, Zara tank, Kill City jeans, Betsey Johnson studded belt, Adrienne Vittadini silk fringed scarf, Marc Jacobs Stam, F21 watch, Mina bag, Zara boots.


Isabel Marant SP09


Here's a close-up of the boots, found these on the net because my camera ran out of batteries :-(

I will wear these soon so stay tuned for pics:

Images: mystylelounge.blogspot, natitata.blogspot, elle.com