Bloggers Trending: Over-Sized Twisted White Tee

Style Blogger, Karla of Karla's Closet

" All Tied Up " blog post

her look caught my attention because of the full skirt. then i realized i had saved Arielle's photo (below) because of the knot detail. as you can see Karla is wearing a basic top from Madewell which she added the twist to. OUTFIT IDEA!

for some reason as a pre-teen, i would always do this to my tops except it would be a side knot and not on my midriff. once i was in high school, our uniforms were basic white tops and navy blue pants. my pants were SUPER tight (i seriously couldn't even bend down) and my tops were XL (i wasn't a big girl) - idk why i wore them that big? i seriously just didn't care. BUT because they were XL, i would knot down and create some sort of bow out of it - to only undo after 5 minutes lbecause the disciplinary was always on my ass about my fashion sense. WHERE WAS GOSSIP GIRL at my age! :( 

Style Blogger, Arielle of Something Navy

"BandStand" blog post

Arielle tells us on her post, that this white piece is not a tee but a dress. However, I feel like I can pull this off with one of my dad's XL white tees. hmmmm, I guess we will wait and see.

MoodBoard: August 2011

I've been trying to post the most I can - I actually have a lot of ideas but when you back home (pack your two year Italian & New Yorker life in 3 suitcases) and are still trying to settle back into your third world - your mind goes crazy, culture shock perhaps?

Anyways, here's my August 2011 mood board influenced by my 2 favorite Resort 2012 looks, D&G's StarStruck Fall 2011 collection, paparazzi shots of what we will see in the following season of Gossip Girls, my Nicaraguan designer Shantall Lacayo, and 2 random prints - Middles Eastern/Central asian by Bokja and Fall's MUST HAVE Snake by YSL.

Now I am going to brag about Shantall - First of all, CONGRATULATIONS to my girl for debuting her amazing Fall/Winter 2011 collection "LATIDOS GREEN HEART" in Nicaragua and for appearing in Harper's Bazaar Argentina edition and CNN Español. Her latest collection can be best described as sensually mystic. Just think, walking through the undiscovered rainforests and rivers banks of Nicaragua and living an episode of the Discovery Channel's "I Survived" - you become the wet swampy leaves, mossy trees, and ferocious jaguar - you ARE nature, you ARE the animal. The collection is overwhelmed with high slits, seductive cuts, 'alligator spiky skin-like' details, dramatic draping, and Shantall's trademark pleats in diverse fabrics.

Shantall Lacayo's creations can be found at boutiques Portel Nous (Argentina) and Ponte Vecchio (Nicaragua) or at her atelier showrooms in both Argentina and Nicaragua.