Bold Brights!

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To combat the dreary mood of the rainy late autumn day I'm having, today's post is all about bright bold colours. This fabulous trend is one which I think works well in all seasons. What better pick-me-up than a pop of bright pink, lemon yellow, or kelly green?



Wishing you all a gorgeously colourful and happy day!

Fab Frock Friday: The Cloud Dress by Oscar de la Renta

A gauzy confection, known as The Cloud Dress, designed by Oscar de la Renta for Fall 2012, as shown in a pre-runway show fitting, modeled by Arizona Muse...



For your Fab Frock Friday pleasure.



Have a beautiful weekend, everyone!





(all images found here)

Garden Party Glamour

Floral frocks and a fabulous garden in which to frolic...
I love the feel of this 1990s fashion spread, full of such joie de vivre. That is the era when I fell in love with fashion. I wore plenty of long dresses back then. I've got a few long skirts in my closet now, actually. Maybe 90s styles will make a comeback... I wouldn't mind that, so long as it doesn't mean a return to

The Wanderers

I'm feeling a bit of wanderlust, since I'm about to go away on holiday, for a few days, with my beloved G. This fashion spread suits my mood today. Hope you all enjoy it too!
(Photography by Lincoln Pilcher for Vogue Australia, found at Dust Jacket)

Louis Vuitton Cruise 2012

I love the 1920s-inspired spring day in Paris theme in the Louis Vuitton Cruise 2012 ad campaign. Model Arizona Muse looks utterly gorgeous. Wavy cropped hair is a look I always enjoy seeing. But let's not forget the clothes! I'll take the navy and teal striped dress, please, as well as the coral cardigan worn with it. Throw in those fab shades, and a chic handbag (LV's specialty, of

seeing spots

 Photo by Signe Vilstrup *** Photo by James Henkel *** Room designed by Tim Walker Suno Spring 2012
*** Marc Jacobs Bartsch hand-painted wall pattern, found here
 Dorothy Perkins *** ***Oscar de la Renta *** Sonia Rykiel *** Oscar de la RentaKate Spade
I used to have a white skirt with black polka dots, way back when. I remember twirling in it, delighting at the way the circle skirt rippled

Christian Dior Pre-Fall 2012

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Dior... always stunning. What more can I say?

Fab Frock Friday: white dresses with black bows

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Paule Ka Fall 2009

Giorgio Armani 2009
I find the look of a white dress accented with a crisp black bow to be incredibly striking. I would love to make a sexy white pencil skirt with black bows, inspired by the first image, and pair it with a simple black top, like my black cowl-neck tank, which shows just the right amount of decolletage--not too much, not too little. (I suppose that

Fab Frock Friday: aqua-grey ruffles

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I just love this aqua and grey ruffled dress. Don't you? I wish I knew where it was from. It is such a perfect party dress.

Golden Twenties

 Creamy, golden, elegant... I love the "Great Gatsby"-inspired mood of these images.
Sophie Holmes photographed by Pasquale Abbattista for "Golden Twenties" spread in Elle Germany, June 2011 (found here)

Fab Frock Friday: The Little Black Dress

 BHLDN Alberta Ferretti Spring 2012 Nordstrom Elie Saab Spring 2011 *** Oscar de la Renta *** oasis Ralph Lauren Mulberry Vera Wang S/S 2012 *** Burberry Reem Acra Alice & Oliviaanthropologie*** Zac Posen RTW S/S 2012 3.1 Phillip Lim L'Wren Scott *** *** Dorothy Perkins *** Zuhair Murad S/S 2009

Every woman should have a beautiful Little Black Dress, as we all know (or two or three or more!). 

Fab Frock Friday - pale & sparkly

 Elie Saab Couture Elie Saab Couture *** *** *** source unknown *** Jenny Packham *** *** *** *** *** Elie Saab Spring 2006
I'm so in the mood for all things pale, pretty, and sparkly right now. Maybe this mood has something to do with winter's arrival, and the falling snow I got to see yesterday. Or maybe it is just because such things are always lovely (yes, I'm sure that is it!). I'm

Fabulous Frock Friday!

 Oscar de la Renta gown and Balenciaga jacket (via)


Oscar de la Renta gown (via)




trio of dresses by Tory Burch (via)
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Today is our first Fabulous Frock Friday, a new feature series, which I think will be a lot of fun. (Also to be known as Fab Frock Friday, for short.) I never tire of seeing beautiful dresses and glamorous gowns! Seems like a good way to kick off the weekend,

Pink day!

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butterfly beauty

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This outfit is like a daydream...rather impractical, but so pretty, I can't help but wish I had somewhere to wear it to. The butterfly dress is like an escape to a garden paradise. I added the tights, scarf, and coat, for those of us in cooler climates, but the butterflies just seem so spring-like, I

Sharon's friend, actor Tony Curtis dies at 85, News on Polanski, and Sharon and Heidi Klum

Sadly, Sharon's co-star and friend Tony Curtis has passed away at age 85.  Here is an article on this:

http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/movies/us-actor-tony-curtis-dies-at-85-20100930-15z68.html

I thought it would be nice to have a sort of tribute to Tony with showing some great photos of him when he worked with Sharon on "Don't Make Waves":

My best wishes go to Curtis' family and may he Rest in Peace.

Here is a new article on Roman:

http://www.stirlingobserver.co.uk/stirling-news/local-news-stirling/news-stirling/2010/09/29/troubled-polanski-still-movie-genius-51226-27357038/

And after 13 years, Heidi Klum has decided to stop posing for Victoria's Secret.  She reminds me of Sharon and to be honest, I have to wonder what Sharon would have looked like in Victoria's Secret fashions? ;)

For more pics of Heidi on the runway in the past 13 years for Victoria's Secret go to:

http://lifestyle.msn.com/your-look/celebrity-style/staticslideshowinstyle.aspx?cp-documentid=25783145&GT1=32075

carocora.com is online

hey! now you can visit carolin´s new collection at carocora.com!have fun,

carocora.com is online

hey! now you can visit carolin´s new collection at carocora.com!have fun,

Special Edition of Photo Comparison of the Week: Sharon Tate & Catherine Denueve!

It is interesting to note that many press agencies mistake Sharon photos for Catherine Deneuve and vice versa.  Of course, I'm sure Sharon would love this since she was a Deneuve fan herself.  I've often thought these two could be sisters.  And I'll bet Sharon would have aged well like Deneuve.

So I thought I would assemble some photos of these two stunning women:

Here they are as little girls with Catherine pictured first...

I found so many photos of both women that were alike that I did not know when to stop!  Sorry but that is why this post is late today.  I almost thought about having a 'day 2' of comparison pics between these two.  Amazing!  And amazingly beautiful!

Tommy Hilfiger and Sharon Tate Plus Photo Comparison of the week

I read this on a fashion webpage on the net today:



http://www.newsday.com/blogs/entertainment/talk-of-the-tents-1.811932/tommy-hilfiger-is-california-dreamin-1.1458579



Tommy Hilfiger is California dreamin'

Friday September 18, 2009 5:41 AM By Joseph V. Amodio

Tommy wants to take us all to Southern California this spring. You game? Not the SoCal of deficits and brushfires, but the golden, breezy realm of Farrah Fawcett, Lauren Hutton, Sharon Tate, where blonde locks and champagne flow and a strapless , dusty rose, drape-back dress looks like a towel clinging to a starlet. His dress hems (like smart rolled-cuff shorts) are short,—but pants are loose. And the palette—navy, pink, white, azure—so easy to mix with stuff in your closet. Rock on, Tommay!

I include some photos of Hilfiger's latest ad campaign and I also added some of Sharon that are comparable. Also, added is a photo of the model from the session who is also reminiscent of Sharon. Her name is Shannan Click.

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