Feeling (Electric) Blue on Monday
Make your outfit pop with a bright pair of cobalt jeans.
I know it's the middle of winter but we're enjoying some unseasonably warm weather here in San Francisco. So, I felt like dressing for spring, and embracing the hottest trend: bright jeans!
Here's a break down of my outfit:
Intrigued by Inporia
Courtesy of Inporia
When I started this blog a few weeks ago, I wanted to write about something I love. Trouble is, there are two topics I love equally: fashion and technology. I wasn't even sure how to marry the two, but I thought I'd try. Turns out, there are other folks who don't think this blend of high tech and high fashion is too crazy either.
I was browsing Hacker News today and came across a post from San Francisco-based start-up Inporia. Still in stealth mode, Inporia promises to be "your personal shopping concierge, helping you find sales and new arrivals for brands and products you love."
The company secured $1.25M in seed funding last May, and has since added a few executives to its roster of "Stanford grads, Google alumni, and someone who worked at Chanel."
Favorite Grammy Red Carpet Looks
Paris Hilton in Basil Soda | Kelly Rowland in Alberta Ferretti
A Dress for the Girls
Sometimes my boyfriend accuses me of dressing for my girlfriends, and not for him. Here are some things he just doesn't understand: maxi dresses, leopard print and anything Nicole Richie might wear.
So, I wasn't surprised when I showed him this amazing Proenza Schouler shirt dress and he gave me the stink face. "Definitely not cute," he said.
In response to his utterly bad sense of style (he swears he was voted "Best Dressed" in high school and I just don't believe it!), here are some reasons this does works:
Friday, I’m in Love. Uber, Are You Tracking That?
Source: theberry.com via Cemile on Pinterest
I'm trying to put together date-night outfits every Friday. Here's this week's fabulous idea: a pink blazer over a dainty, white mini dress.
I actually can't take credit for it; my friend Cemile found it and I totally fell in love with it. Hopefully we'll be meeting our dates in different parts of the city. I'd hate to go head to head with her in a San Francisco version of "Who Wore It Best?" (She's pretty hot.) For more fashion ideas and all things SF, check out Cemile's fun blog: SFWeekends.
Okay, that was your fashion fix. Now, here's my technology musing.
I used Uber tonight to meet my boyfriend downtown for our weekly date.
Counting Down to Jason Wu for Target
The Jason Wu for Target collection hits stores Feb. 5
It's Thrifty Thursdays—the day we showcase some fabulous finds for the babe on a budget.
This week I CAN'T WAIT to get my hands on ANYTHING from the Jason Wu for Target collection. These pieces are adorable! Simply adorable!
Wish-List Wednesday: Celine Trapeze Bag
Celine Trapeze Bag (Spring 2012)
It's Wish-List Wednesday. This week I am pining over the Celine Trapeze in Multicolor Calfskin Royal Blue. It's part of the Spring 2012 collection.
Constructed of smooth multicolor calfskin leather, this designer handbag is gathered at the sides for a unique trapeze effect. It's finished with gold hardware, an embossed flap-over top and a detachable shoulder strap. Overstock has a sale on the basic black version.
The Business of Shopbop: Retargeted Ads
Shopbop does an awesome job of retargeting ads. Many times I return to the site for an item I previously abandoned.
Even if you haven't heard of retargeting advertising, you've probably been subject to it. I know I have.
My favorite fashion obsessions are following me.
I'd visit Shopbop and browse DVF shoes. Then, I'd be on Techcrunch, reading about the latest start-up planning an IPO and those cute DVF ballet flats would be staring me in the face. Teasing me. Taunting me. Next stop: NYT to keep tabs on the state of the economy. Oh damn, those shoes are there again! How did they know?!
This highly effective type of ad serve is called behavioral retargeting, and brand marketers are using it to capture your attention—and keep it.
Here's how it works:
A Creative Outlet for the Shopaholic
A Dark Night for the French Fatale
Hello, my name is Catherine and I am a shopaholic. (My friends call me "Cat.")
I started TiffTaff because I need a creative outlet. This is just a test post, and here's my first creation; I call it "A Dark Night for the French Fatale."
I'm not really sure what I'm trying to do here, except that I'd like spend my time making something beautiful—and not shopping and spending too much money for another coat, dress, handbag, pair of shoes, etc. that I don't need.
So instead, I'll put together virtual outfits. Hopefully they'll inspire me to, as my friend says, "shop my own closet" before heading to the mall. And, I hope they inspire you to get creative with your own threads.
Without further ado, here are items in this first set: