le collier de mes rêves

Obsessing over Valentine's beaded navajo-style necklace. Would love to have my hands on that.

without purpose

My 2010 in pictures...

NYE 2009-2010

At the Pokerstars Caribbean Adventure in the Bahamas (a yearly event)

Bringing it back with a 90s themed party

Happy birthday to me :)


Obviously rooting for Theta at Little 5

FINALLY graduated!

The greatest Polaroid ever


Attempted red hair...

St. Thomas vacation


Finished 2010 with the best NYE karaoke party everrrr

bling bling is a nail thing

We posted about Lauren Conrad doing a less sparkly version of the leopard print nails but we are absolutely in love with this sparkly gold and red manicure. Atlanta de Cadanet Taylor just posted this photo on her twitter and we though we'd share this with you. Check out Conrad's here.

les bijoux de bijou

We took a little different approach from our normal Le Placards to bring you this next one from Bijou. She has her own jewelry line called Bijouterie and she has some seriously uniquely awesome pieces so we decided to focus on her jewelry collection instead. You can buy her jewelry here and you can also check out her blog here. Meet Bijou:

Name: Bijou
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Occupation: Buyer/Stylist
Favorite Quote: "Don't try, Do it."
Favorite Designer: Valentino

How would you describe your style? Effortless Chic

Where do you get your jewelry? Anywhere from downtown, to local stores like Mimi & Hy, or online stores like Shockboutique.com!

What is on your fashion wish list at the moment? YSL shoes :)

Ring Collection - I love cocktail rings and rings with character!

My jewelry line Bijouterie is great because you can mix and match your bracelets & of course, stack them!

I love this necklace, I've been wearing it every chance I get!

Thanks so much Bijou for sharing your amazing jewelry collection!

XOXO,

♥LP

Check our more of our friends' exotic Le Placards here.

If you are interested in having your closet featured on our site e-mail us at Laplacard@gmail.com

my dashboard confessionals.

Going with casual-comfy for a standing room only concert tonight!

To infinity and beyond

I feel like everywhere I go I have been seeing this galaxy printed design on everything. Are you guys feeling this trend?

Très malade

Unfortunately I'm super sick and I have to go to class today so I'm going to go for something a little more comfy. Hopefully I'll feel better soon so I can get back to blogging.

Honeysuckle

Although it came out in WWD a little while ago, it's finally relevant now that Spring lines are beginning to hit the stores. This spring's most popular color is:

Claire Danes was seen at the Golden Globes wearing a vibrant version of this color.

I will try to post soon about some places where you can find this fun color. Until then, keep your eyes open for it!

PCA

I was definitely a little disappointed by the dresses that I saw at this years People's Choice Awards (Jan 5) but here are some that I did like.

Tons of nude heels at this year's People's Choice Awards, I mean definitely over 80% of the women were wearing nude heels. I've never seen that before. Maybe consider adding a pair to your wardrobe. I personally love the Steve Madden ones.

Amazing DIY

Just read a do it yourself for this Navajo-fur clutch and I thought it was amazing! Check out the rest of the steps here.

A very colorful Le Placard

Our newest Le Placard comes from a fashionista who has an amazing collection of inspirational fashion photos as well as a knack for putting outfits together. After immediately falling in love with her blog and feeling inspired by her photos, we've asked her to be our next Le Placard feature! Meet Sherise and check out her blog URARAA here.


Name: Sherise
Location: Singapore
Occupation: Owner/Designer of Uraraa.com, an online clothing store that is about to be launched

Favorite Designer: Proenza Schouler, 3.1 Phillip Lim

How would you describe your style? Eclecctic, fun plus a hint of darkness

Where do you get your clothes? I have a whole sample rack of clothing that I'm getting made for my online store, I also started sewing some of my clothes(I made the 1st two dresses in the picture) and once in a while I'll get key pieces from high street shops like Topshop, Zara or Warehouse. I also really like Club Monaco because they have affordable, well tailored items. I really like jewellery as well, and will get a few statement necklaces, vintage rings and unique pieces from all over the place. I travel a lot as well so I'm lucky to get items from all over Hong Kong, Australia or the US.


The 1st two dresses I made in this photo are from fabrics I got in Los Angeles and the last dress is from my sample rack.

What is on your fashion wishlist at the moment? As it's always summer here in Singapore, I wish very much that I could wear winter clothing here but it's just too impractical. I would love to have a vintage faux fur jacket or a cape but would only wear those when traveling to somewhere cold.

For right now, I'd like to add more bright separates à la Prada's Spring 2011 collection.




My wardrobe's a little bit messy, but I would say that I do have a natural preference for dresses, shirts, blazers and prints with a bit of black in it. I dont like anything too frilly and pretty, but if I did wear something frilly, I would probably tone it down with something more grungy like a lacey dress with a dull green boyfriend cardigan. I used to wear a lot of black and netural colours before but now I'm trying to liven up my colour palette!

I really love black strappy heels and nude coloured sandals - probably have too many of them.


The bracelet and bangles are previews of what's to come from my online store.

Thanks so much Sherise for sharing your colorful closet with us all the way from Singapore! We look forward to checking out your online store!

XOXO,

♥LP

Check our more of our friends' exotic Le Placards here.

If you are interested in having your closet featured on our site e-mail us at Laplacard@gmail.com

California here we come

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Really digging the tights + jean cutoffs today. Only in California can you get away with it in January =)

Fur Out

This fur skirt is so intriguing that I kept scrolling the page back up to get a look at it again. I love her outfit sans the snake print shoes. I think some patterns together are okay but I don't like them with this. But seriously, what a fabulous skirt. Where do I get one of those?

Check Yes

I am obsessed with Rachel Bilson's pea coat/cape!

Let's just feel the warmth of the fire

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Feeling like I want to just snug into my sweater all day today =)