New Year's Eve Party with Circles!

Who is ready for New Year's? I feel like another holiday creeping up on us fast! Here are some fun decorating ideas for your New Year's soiree using circles which remind me of the bubbles in champagne, the round clock that ticks to midnight, and of course the infamous New Year's Ball that drops! How can you not have circles at your New Year's Party?

DIY gold circle "Kate Spade-esque" champagne glasses from Pizzazzerie

Don't get rid of those small Christmas balls yet, use them to fill champagne flutes as centerpiece decor from Martha Stewart

DIY table runner with brown kraft paper and polka dots from Oh Happy Day

Fill a vase with glitter to simulate champagne bubbles and add a little New Year's sparkly.

Super cute cake pops with gold edible glitter from Sweetapolita

Free prinables from Anna & Blue Paperie

Circle streamers from Martha Stewart

Ok no circles here, but these were too darn cute. Champagne jello shots with colorful from Perpetually Engaged

RED Valentino dress with lots of gold circle from The Outnet

I have been wanting these Kate Spade glitter shoes for over 3 years now. I am so glad they still sell them, but still have not bit the bullet to get them. 

Also fun news! We added a new little cavalier to our famiy. Her name is Pippa and joined our family a week ago! She is 8 months old, so we we were excited Pippa got to spend her first Christmas with us.

Target & Neiman Marcus Holiday Collaboration

I love Target collaborations, so I was excited when I heard there was going to be a Neiman Marcus and Target collaboration for the Christmas season. Today, we got a small glimpse of some of the items being offered from designers such as Oscar de la Renta, Prabal Gurung, Marchesa, Tory Burch, Judith Lieber and more. Here are some of my favorites and I can't wait to see what else comes out! Mark your calendars, for December 1st. Do you think this will be more popular than the Missoni collaboration?

Lela Rose top

Prabal Gurung cape

Robert Rodriguez top

Tracy Reese sequin top

Thom Brown Women's jacket

Oscar de la Renta purse

Marc Jacob metallic pouches

Marchesa girls white dress

Nina Garcia's NYC Apartment

Architectural Digest recently featured the interior of Nina Garcia's Upper East Side Apartment, which was renovated and decorated by Carlos Aparicio of Aparico + Associates. I was excited to see how this fashion maven would decorate her apartment. Nina Garcia is the fashion director at Marie Claire, judge on Project Runway and author.

The luxurious closet of Garcia who travels the world and sits front row at fashion shows. To complete her closet, notice the Salvador Dali art on the wall.

Here are a few of Garcia's fashion picks from her Pinterest for Fall 2012

Baroque/Opulence 

Lanvin

Patent Leather

Calvin Klein

Military

McQ by Alexander McQueen

Burgundy (aka the new black)

Proenza Schouler

Gold

Paco Rabanne

Jenna Lyons Inspirational Office at J.Crew

Time to take a sneak peak into Jenna Lyons, the President and Executive Creative Director at J. Crew's office and see what inspires her to create some of my favorite off the rack clothes, shoes and accessories. One of her favorites are stripes which can be seen throughout the J.Crew line and made us become immune to the shock of glitter belts, leopard calf hair flats and sequin trim. Jenna has helped launched the designer collaborations through J.Crew such as special colored Essie polishes, Lulu Frost jewelry, Cosabella lingerie, colorful New Balance tennis shoes and Timex watch straps. Standing at 6'5 in heels, this stylish working mom has helped transform J.Crew into the store you know you can always find something you gotta have.

All photos by Myra Iqbal as featured on Style List.

Lots of vintage inspirations from the colorful luggage, to the wall of photos! I am also noticing the new short hair on Jenna.

Executive Creative Director at work

Jenna's special colorful tape she found at Merci in Paris

Drawing of what Jenna thinks her body looks like

Inspiration board

More vintage and colorful inspirations that we see Jenna transform into clothes at J.Crew..I think they have cardigans in these colors.

Amazing NYC office view, and crown of J's given to Jenna from her staff

This years fall collection was inspired by "The Great Gatsby"..classic tailoring with a feminine feel.

Jenna's mementos

Some of my favorite right now!

Love this tweed jacket that is so feminine and fitted but in a fun color

Lulu Frost colorful coral and turquoise bangle is another pop of color for Fall

Cashmere henley with adorable buttons AND available in 13 colors.

Almost towering at 4 inches these cognac wedges with buckles are great for fall

Next up from Target? Missoni

Boy I was excited when I posted about the Calypso St Barths items coming to Target in May. But, what better way to bring in the fall season than with a 400+ piece collection of Missoni items to Target during Sept 13-Oct. 22. The collection will include everything from clothing (men's, women's and kids'), to dinnerware, bikes, luggage and bedsheets from $2.99-$599.99 (could that be a sofa perhaps?). So if you are a fan of Missoni's trademark colorful zig zag line and either want to start your collection or add on to your current, then mark your calendar! I don't know how I missed out on this news when it was released May! Still no official lookbook has been released showcasing the items and images have been under tight wraps, but here is a little preview.

Papparazi photo preview taken during the photo shoot from Nitrolicious