Christmas Gift Guide: Under $50

Perfect present picks for a secret santa, for stuffing stockings, or for keeping an eye on spending this holiday season. There's no need to break the bank!

1. Madewell Skinny Calf Hair Belt, $45:

2. Deborah Lippmann 'R&B' Mini Nail Lacquer Duet, $24:

3. Kate Spade Putting On The Ritz Stud Earrings, $48:

4. Kate Spade 2014 Desktop Spiral Calendar, $38:

5. J.Crew Stripe Painter Tee with Jeweled Brooch, $49.50:

6. Anthropologie Cheers Banner, $38:

7. Sugar Paper XOXO Noteset, $16:

8. The Fashion Insider's Guide: New York, $24.95:

9. Black Round Neck Deer Pattern Fairisle Sweater, $27.41:

10. SS Print Shop The Mantra art print, $35:

Lauren Conrad's Office + Highlights

I was more than happy to see Lauren Conrad's Paper Crown office redesign on Domaine for a couple reasons. First, I adore Lauren Conrad, her career, and her LaurenConrad.com team. Secondly, I was interning at Who What Wear when they launched Domaine so I saw a lot of behind the scenes prep for the website, making it even more of a must read for me. 

Domaine did a wonderful job of bringing Lauren's office to life by making it a streamlined, functional, and youthful haven speckled with vintage elements. What do you think?

P.S. Read below for some highlights from the week.

1. Everyone wants a great life but what pain do you want to undergo to get there? Via Huffington Post.

2. A look inside Lauren Bush Lauren's life and career (remember her wedding dress!?). Via The Zoe Report.

3. A new website dedicated to all things denim. Via Jean STORIES.

4. Spotted a couple of my favorite places around LA in Lauren Conrad's LA City Guide. Via Laurenconrad.com.

5. Another reason why Katy Perry is my absolute favorite pop singer. Via Mashable.

6. The new arrivals at Club Monaco are a collection of classic pieces that every girl can wear this winter season. Via Club Monaco.

http://www.domainehome.com/

Tory Burch's New Home Collection: Nostalgia At Its Best

Tory Burch's new home collection is inspired by her childhood and her family. It is a new venture for Tory's ever expanding brand and one I think she will find success with.

Tory on her new home collection:

Where did the concept for the collection originate? 

"The pieces are mainly inspired by my parents. The abstract monogram on the coasters is an homage to my father. We also have great entertaining pieces like a lucite tray, and ice bucket and coasters - a nod to my mother a consummate hostess. The needlepoint pillows are inspired by ones my parents made - we had them in many rooms around our house growing up." 

PLUS! I have the best Thursday pick me up for you... J.Crew released over 300 new arrivals for winter yesterday. I started having heart palpitations when I saw all the new pieces because I don't know how my wallet will handle it. What do you think about the new winter arrivals? Shop here!

http://www.elledecor.com/

Blackbird Singing In The Dead Of Night

After I get home from Supper Club tonight (at Cleo - can't wait for lots of shared plates!), my agenda consists of packing for San Francisco. I'm hopping on a plane early tomorrow morning with a handful of my girlfriends so the packing must be done tonight. Panic ensues....

This feather outfit from Oracle Fox is providing me with my greatest inspiration right now. It's making me reminisce about a Cynthia Rowley skirt I snagged up three years ago that I'm still rocking. 

Get the look:

• ASOS Lydia Dress
• Milly Feather Dress
• Nanette Lepore Feather-Hem Dress
• Press Feather Trim Miniskirt
• Vince Camuto Feather Tiered Miniskirt 

http://oraclefox.com/

A Fall Dinner Party

One of my favorite parts about decorating for Halloween in October is that many of the decorations can last into November and serve as Thanksgiving decorations as well. At my house, the theme of the tabletop decorations takes on more of a fall theme than a specific Halloween or Thanksgiving theme. So, I loved the decor for this Halloween bash because I don't find it Halloween specific at all. In my opinion, this could be the decor of any dinner party in the fall.

I'm also über inspired by this more rustic fall dinner party tablescape.

http://www.hoorayblog.com/

Tuula Vintage Sunday Outfit Inspiration

I'm majorly crushing on Jessica Stein's (of Tuula Vintage) sunny day boating outfit from her recent trip to Dubrovnik. I hope everyone is enjoying their Sunday in an equally chic outfit!

Jessica is wearing ASOS scandals and a Zimmermann dress.  

http://www.tuulavintage.com/

Tory Burch Spring 2014 Snapshots + Highlights

Well, New York Fashion Week is over & London Fashion Week is starting. It really should be called fashion month, not fashion week. Below are a few lovely photographs from the Tory Burch show as well as some of my favorite links from this week.

Tory said this of her show: "The easy glamour of the French Riviera in the late 1960s - inspired by Romy Schneider's character in La Piscine - mixed with garden elements. Blueprint, botanical, lattice, Queen Anne's lace and folly prints are paired with cleaner silhouettes and proportions in a fresh palette of green, white and coral." 

1. Darling pajama company I discovered (I love cute pjs!). Via Sleepy Jones.

2. These words on Girl Code. SO true. TOO under appreciated. Via Man Repeller.

3. The short hemlines and mod sixties vibe of the Ralph Lauren Spring 2014 collection. Via Vogue.com.

4. The new book I'm devouring this week - A Hundred Summers. Via Target.

5. This linen Paris tee I scooped up this week. Via Madewell.

http://www.toryburch.com/blog/torys-blog,default,pg.html