Bay Area Fashionista

Twisted Silver’s Love Knot earrings are hot for summer!

Twisted Silver has done it again! The Bay Area jewelry design house has created a sweet yet edgy pair of earrings for summer made with salvaged glass, Japanese pearls from the 1950’s. The edgy pearls make the Love Knot earrings classic and fresh. The deterioration on the pearls has been preserved to perfection adding an unusual dimension to the beads.

The Love Knot earrings from Twisted Silver offer versatility with the summer’s hottest trends from the runway. The feminine or”vintage” trend offers a perfect ensemble for the Love Knot earrings; accentuating the classic glass pearls. Due to the artistic appeal of the earrings, Twisted Silver’s Love knot earrings also work well with the current boho-chic trend from the runways. The brass metal brings the earrings down to earth allowing them to work well with jeans, casual attire and summer dresses. The glass pearls offer a bit of dressy sass allowing the earrings to be worn with semi-formal attire. Love it!

The Love Knot earrings from Twisted Silver can be found online at twisted-silver.com. Use code INSIDERS for 15% off of your purchase! Happy shopping and stay fabulous

Santana Row Poolside Soirée raised money for charity and showed fabulous fashions

Santana Row held their Poolside Soiree on Saturday May 14, 2011 and it featured an inspirational speech from Taylor Armstrong, Real Housewives of Beverly Hills as well as amazing looks from Santana Row retailers. Before the fashion show, Santana Row did not hold back and treated guests to an enticing “Style Boutique” and appetizers from many of the appetizing restaurants on “The Row.”

Santana Row retailers showed hot and on-trend ensembles from BCBG, Franco Uomo, Pink Stripes Boutique, Brooks Brothers, Cole Haan, Ted Baker, Oakley, Penelope Boutique, Beau Bijou, Blues Jean Bar, Donald J. Pliner, Jest Jewels, Free People, Big Buddha, Tommy Bahama, San Francisco Shirt Company, Furla, Boutique Harajuku, Anne Fontaine, Eli Thomas for Men and Priscilla of Boston.

Taylor Armstrong was on hand to help raise money for the Family Violence Protection Fund. The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star gave a heartfelt speech to kick off the event and then posed for pictures with fans during the after-party.

The show was filled with some of the summer’s hottest trends including bright colors of blue, lace, sheer fabrics, wide leg pants, florals and fabulous handbags.

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The “IT” list is in for summer 2011 nail color

Nail polish trends have been swinging back and forth from very light to very dark over the past few seasons. As Fashionistas move into summer and begin to pare down their spring wardrobe in preparation for steamy temperatures, everyone is beginning to see their black shaded finger-tips as a bit, well, shall we say, so last season!

While Black Pearl from Chanel and similar shades from designers and beauty companies across the globe have graced the fingertips of the fashion-savvy since December 2010, fingertips have rebelled for summer and are going pale beige or bright pink.

Instead of one dominant color for nails this summer, the “IT” fingertips shade is either beige or bright pink while the “IT” toe color is either bright pink or sunshine yellow; Mimosa by Chanel to be exact. While black polish still has its place in nail color royalty for the summer, the shade has been relegated to the toes and paired with beige fingertips.

Wondering what exact shades to look for this summer? Mimosa by Chanel is the ultimate yellow for your toes. Morning Rose is the “IT” shade of pink for all of your nails and Beige Petale is the neutral beige for your fingertips. The one nail color rule this summer is that bright colors, other than pink, belong on your toes. Fingers are to be kept neutral in either beige or spring’s black.

The reasoning behind this “nail polish color rule” is that bright and bold colors in apparel and accessories are HOT for summer and Fashionistas need to be able to wear any shade they please, without having to worry about their fingertips clashing with their ensembles.

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