Sweater Weather

Count on the Carrie Diaries to brighten up this dull February weather with cute and cozy sweaters, and this week it was Dorrit who stood out the most:

   Dorrit in a Marc by Marc Jacobs Cardigan:

Available via Saks

...and an adorable Topshop Bunny Sweater:

Topshop

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Laura

And the Oscar goes to....

So many pastels, so much lace, and so many great cuts....

Alicia Vikander in Ellie Saab

Eddie Redmayne and girlfriend Hannah Bagshawe in Burberry

Amanda Seyfried in Alexander McQueen

Kristen Stewart in Reem Acra

And finally Amy Adams in Oscar de La Renta

Whose Oscar dress would you love to steal?

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Step into Spring

I'm done! Done with winter that is, and after 3 months of snow boots I can't wait to step into flats, oxfords, and cute sneakers...

leopard sneakers (Zara) / blush oxfords (Tamaris) /bunny flats (ASOS) / rubber flats (Hunter)

The oxfords are my favorite out of the bunch (and already waiting in my shoe closet), but I definitely wouldn't mind the Hunters (bad weather flats? Brilliant!), and the bunny flats are obviously the perfect Easter shoe, and well you can never have enough cool sneakers - or leopard for that matter.

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Laura

Cookie Cuisine

Macarons aren't just cookies, they are mystical creatures only found in the worlds of Blair Waldorf and Eloise, so the idea of making them at home in my kitchen instead of going out to buy a pink boxed pack of five seemed a little scary. 

But hey, I found a Macaron mix on Amazon, frozen raspberries in my freezer, and a whole lot of food coloring from my cupcake adventures.  I was all set, and it seemed like the perfect Saturday afternoon adventure.  Until.... 

Well let's just say Ladurée won't hire me anytime soon, and these things (whatever they are...) don't even taste like Macarons. But I will try again, from scratch this time…

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Laura

Specs-tacular

I was on the hunt for new glasses when I saw Warby Parker's Hayworth collection, aka the red lipstick of eyewear. Classic, cool, and inspired by old Hollywood they are exactly what I was looking for:  

The Edgeworth in Striped Sassafras

The only downside is that they don't ship to Europe...  I guess my search isn't over yet.

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Laura

Trench Kisses

Burberry's fall collection never fails to get me excited, and thanks to the amazingness that is the interwebs I can swoon about it without having to attend London Fashion week (not that I'd be opposed to that…)

Here are some highlights from the Burberry Prorsum Autumn/Winter 2013 show "Trench Kisses":

I want to trench kiss you Christopher...  

Oh, and the music was brilliant, too. 

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Laura

(picture credit: Burberry )

Meta is the Middle Name

Lets face it, which TV fan doesn't use the internet to connect with other like minded fans? This can go from composing a tweet that consists mainly of emoticons to express one's excitement (or frustration) about the latest cliffhanger ending, to participating in role-plays that might appear almost psychotic to people outside the community (the fandom).

The CW's newest show Cult explores this idea of what happens when fiction blurs with reality. The show takes us to the fictional set of the hit TV show Cult, a drama about a young investigator (Alona Tal) trying to take down the leader of a cult who captured her family. So far so good, but then we meet Nate (James Pizzinato), a young screw-up who seeks help from his older brother Jeff (Matthew Davis) because he is convinced that someone is after him -  someone from a TV show.

Jeff writes this off as just another one of his brother's juvenile obsessions, and walks out on him (yeah, I don't blame him either). But when Nate disappears even the skeptical Jeff can't dismiss the signs that point to the show, and teams up with clever production assistant Skye (Jessica Lucas) to find his missing brother.

Technically Cult has two main story lines, the one of the show within the show, and the one surrounding the investigation of that show and it's fanbase, and if you want, a third one about us, the viewers, trying to figure out this  meta-maze of a show.

As for me, I'm hooked, the cast is great, the mystery intriguing, and it has that post modern noir vibe (that's a thing now) I love so much. Let's just say it has the potential to become a cult hit (no pun intended).

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Watch Cult, Series Premiere Tuesday Feb. 19 on the CW

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Laura

Red

Happy Valentine's Day my lovelies, did anyone try my Strawberry bouquet? If you didn't there's still time today, just get dressed, hit the supermarket, and...  I lost you at "get dressed", didn't I? Well it's alright here are a few TV inspired Valentine's Day outfit ideas. All in the color of love.

Carrie's Red Urban Outfitters Peplum from The Carrie Diaries

Emma's/Sutton's Red BCBG Dress from The Lying Game

or a red Trench Coat, 'cause that's always a good idea (Pretty Little Liars)

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Laura