Kitten Lounge

On The Radar: Episode 1

KittenCouture — Sat, 09 May 2009 18:46:22 -0700

Each week, I will share random facts with you that are way too long for Twitter (sometimes 140 characters isn't enough) and yet a blog post would be too random. So enjoy hearing what's going on and all the events that I attended this week and will go to next week!

Snazzy Sundays: Kitten Lounge Episode 1

KittenCouture — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 14:36:13 -0800

So one of many surprises was released today! Each Sunday, I will come to you live via Mogulus talking about what's going on, giving sneak peeks and more! On Mogulus, Kitten Lounge has it's own channel which is available at any time! Currently, you can enjoy this post, DVF's induction into the Walk of Fame and also an interview during last Fashion Week with Robert Cleary of Dashing Diva!

In today's show, I let you know about Kate Hanley, the author of Chill Anywhere. She will be at East West Books at 5th Ave on 14th St on Mon Jan 12th from 7:30 - 8:30. This is a great way to get the book, get it signed and of course to meet the author that can also be seen contributing to Body + Soul, Good Housekeeping and on Martha Stewart Live! In addition, I let you know about Soul's Calling giveaway and about the need for Yes to Carrots. Finally, you got a sneek peak on Tuesday's post which will talk about the Orbit. Take some time to check in with my new station which will be live each Sunday at 3pm!

Kitten Lounge Supports Blog Action Day

KittenCouture — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 04:00:00 -0700

I am supporting Blog Action Day by lending my voice, post, etc to ensure that we all know that we can support the effort in making sure that poverty is no longer an issue for anyone. With thousands of bloggers working together, you can visit the site by clicking the logo above to lend your voice and to assist.

Fashionable Fridays: Can't Wait for the Webisodes of "On the Plus Side"

KittenCouture — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 05:00:00 -0700

On past Fashionable Fridays I have shared interesting editorials, cute outfits that I considered to be a must and how it would look amazing with denim and anything else you can get your hands on. But as of this week, something amazing has taken place and in my mind’s eye, this is as big as many of the industries that continue to bubble at the service within the fashion industry. Right now we talk about two issues, that we want our models to reflect real people in the sense that they should look healthy and not as if they are seconds from fainting. In addition, our models should also reflect us as a people – coming in a variety of hues and that there should be an increased goal to ensure that our runways give everyone an opportunity to show how garments look. The runways promoting positive health and also promoting the very awareness that Italian Vogue did in their ground breaking issue of showing various black models. I commend anyone that can be the first or be apart of any movement that aims to change the face of how we see everything around us. Although I have made strides to change something whether it is within the industry or not, I have not placed myself on a platform that says, “here I am, recognize me as I am apart of this team”.

Sarah Conley, Coutorture Community Manager, Style IT Editor, make up artist and my friend who has helped me learn much more about social media and just what it means to be connected even when you don’t see each other everyday (yet you share the same city) – is on this platform. This Fashion Week as I become excited in not only attending the shows but sharing it with you, I felt the need to focus on the preparation and what it’s like to be there in one of fashion’s greatest tests of endurance. Sarah aims to launch the ground breaking webisodes of "On the Plus Side: A Fuller Figured Fashion Week", a documentary on what it means to be a plus size woman covering New York Fashion Week. To know Sarah is to know someone that is so vibrant and passionate about what she does that you are also engaged in what she is working on as well. This is someone who has style and so much so that many of the clothing companies: NARS, Old Navy, B & Lu, Lane Bryant, Silhouettes and Kathryn Kerrigan are assisting her so she can inspire other plus sized women to embrace their inner style and to be comfortable in their own skin.

With this big step and with so many people supporting Sarah within the blogosphere (Girl Woman Beauty Brains) and in PR (PR Couture), I felt that it was necessary to show my support for my friend. I am not only supporting her by creating an exclusive lariat necklace from my line, Kitten Couture for Sarah. This necklace will be named Lola (pictured below and is constructed of Mother of Pearl, Green Chips and vibrant Red Coral), and a percentage of the proceeds will be given to an organizations that encourages young girls to strive for their goals as they continue to gain a strong sense of self.

But as she covers NYFW and explores "On the Plus Side", we will also play her videos here as well to keep you in the loop! I have had the honor of hearing this from a plan to seeing it morph into an amazing plan. Although Sarah's focus is on representing a positive statement on being a plus sized woman and participating in NYFW, I can't help thinking that this is also a cry for all of us to enjoy who we are no matter our size, height, appearance etc! Stay tuned and also stay tuned to the sites mentioned within this post who will also be covering this. If you are a company that is interested in assisting Sarah, then please reach out so that you can be apart of this event as well!

The Kitten Lounge & See Pretty Things Received an Award

KittenCouture — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 23:10:44 -0700

Today was so hectic that I didn't get to sit down and check in with some of my favorite blogs - which is always unfortunate because you miss something. Well it wasn't until I got home tonight, via Gchat, that my friend - Sarah of Style It told me that I had won an award and directed me to her site!

The Brilliante Award highlights those blogs that are amazing and allows the person who receives it to pass it on to other blogs that they love. You can only give this to 7 people and it must be that number - tough choice but rules are rules and I am so not giving it back! I love passing kudos on and letting others know why I like something so without further ado my 7 picks for this award:

*I definitely want to be more green around the home and with a move coming up and a lot of furniture and items to be purchased, I have quickly grown attached to Jennae's blog, Green Your Decor. I love supporting this and bringing it into my home; however, I love knowing that I have a great resource to find some great leads. Between her site and Domino - I am so caught up on my decor needs!

*My mom and I work on various business projects together and it's nice to not only have that sense of team but to know that you're with family at the same time. I love Girl-Woman-Beauty-Brains and I love that this is a great lifestyle blog and am always eager to see what the super duo - Beckie and Jamie are talking about. It's like yet another slice of home and you can never have too much of that!

*I remember when I first came across Katie when I saw that she had jewelry pouches. In fact, she was one of the first people I blogged about on my first blog, Kitten Couture Blog and then was one of the first accessories people I blogged about on See Pretty Things. Since then, I continue to blog about her pieces as I am a HUGE fan of supporting indies and I continue to check in with her on her blog Fashionmista which is so cute whether she is talking about her wedding, graphic projects or how to keep people who work from home motivated. She is always out there and I love being connected to someone who shows so much of themselves and helps others as well.

*As some of you know, my day job is working at Lacoste at the corporate offices and thankfully I have always been a tennis fan and since working there, have embraced golf as well. I watched it growing up as a kid but now being surrounded the sport, having a friend whose dad is a golf pro and always keeping an eye out for how great our product looks on Christie Kerr, I have also enjoyed Golf Girl's Blog! Patricia brings fashion to golf and lets us all know about it!

*If it wasn't for Sarah of Style It, I wouldn't know about a lot of applications that I use now such as Twitter, Twitterfeed and there are a lot more. It was because of her that a few months ago, I learned about iJustine and I love popping in on her site to see what she's up to and I agree with Sarah that her underwater Flip footage is super funny. I am always excited to learn about new items even if I don't have one (no iPhone I'm still pleased with my Pearl!).

*Last summer I came across Fashion is Spinach and I was in love. In my mind, it's like the Anthropologie of fashion blogs. I love the tidbits and the way that everything comes together but whether she is talking vintage, showing runway images or talking about being the winner of the Eddy's contest, she has a great voice and one that I love visiting.

*You can't be in the city and not think about where you're going to eat, what's a great place to have a drink and occassionaly, what do you want to cook? I have a lot of sites that I read to keep me up to date on what's the next best thing and since I walk around the city a lot, I love finding things on my own. But I am a huge fan of Restaurant Girl and love that she always suggests a place that I love when I go or sometimes without reading her review or knowing that one will be created, I go to a place that she has gone to as well. You always have to have a great resource and she is one of mine!

These are my 7 picks who I will pass this award on to! I look forward to continuing to read their sites, to talk with you through Twitter and to learn more about the areas you cover!

Trendy Thursdays: Be Cool & Keep it Clean

KittenCouture — Thu, 29 May 2008 05:00:00 -0700

The best thing about being apart of the Coutorture network is to see a variety of writers that talk about various areas in fashion and beauty. When I first started writing, my focus was purely accessories. I enjoy writing about all items that within this category on See Pretty Things. Of course after writing about this, I realized that I wanted to be able to bring in entertainment and style so I included that within this blog - The Kitten Lounge. This site has definitely stepped it up by adding additional elements and today I launch Beauty! I am really excited that going forward, Thursday will covers makeup and cosmetics. I want to share with you my favorite products and those that have just hit the market! Previously I have posted about this here and there but to have this as an ongoing selection makes me very happy!

With that being said I am including my 2nd favorite item that I love using. Those who know me know that I love my MAC Studio Fix powder. I love the coverage and how natural it is and whenever I am out and about, this is in my bag and knows that it is time to travel. Recently, I became a fan of
as I have her baked products that include bronzer and eye shadow. As we transitioned from winter to spring and on to summer (and because I am never without my lip gloss or balm), I wanted to find a nice Lip Strip that would ensure that my lips would stay soft! This soft sugar scrub comes in a tiny cute container and can be massaged on the lip for about one minute. I love that there is a great peppermint taste if you happen to taste it by accident and upon first use, this $15 product is absolutely worth having! Available exclusively on Sephora.com - this is a must have no matter where you go. I use it about once a week after I have used my mask. It's a nice quick spa with great results.

Fashionable Fridays: Embracing Summer

KittenCouture — Fri, 16 May 2008 05:00:00 -0700

First off, Coutorture has an amazing segment that looks at amazing designs and pairs them with starfish. For example, looking at this beautiful dress, you can see a bit of the starfish on the right! If you love this gallery, you will want to visit Coutorture to see additional images that are apart of the "Three As Four for Starfish" Gallery. I love how seeing the two images together, generate a lot of similarities. Obviously, you can also enjoy other fashion shows and interesting editorials that they have created on their own! It's always nice to know that there is something fashionable going on and between visiting this site and seeing other blogs such as this that are apart of the community, you will never run short of getting your fix satisfied! These images are not only fashionable; however, it leads to something that will be introduced on The Kitten Lounge over the next few weeks!

As many of you know, I am all about style, entertainment and a great time as well. To this end, I want to introduce the component of travel. Throughout the next few weeks of the summer and going into Indian Summer/the fall, I will be taking you into places that are a car, plane or train ride away. We all have our favorite places to go to and sometimes with half day Fridays and extended weekends you want to go somewhere that you weren't aware of whether it is down the turnpike or in another state! I hope to bring you cute restaurants, boutiques and so much more. It will be like an ongoing travel guide of sorts which you can refer to no matter when you opt to go! If you have a place you would like to highlight, let me know as I am getting my Ame & Lulu bag packed for these great weekends!

Treasure Tuesdays: THINK CITRUS ~ As You Like It

KittenCouture — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 05:00:00 -0700

While at Project in Vegas, I learned about an amazing design house, Sogoli. What caught my eye was the fact that although you see all of these pieces, it is the same chain. I love that you can wear it as a long necklace, a sash of sorts and you can wrap it around your neck as a choker too. This is such a great way to wear pieces like this and you are not limited to wearing it like this. I also love the pop of color of this item and that it works so well within THINK CITRUS which is perfect. Visit Sogoli to see which pieces you'll wear with your tunic, tank dress and so much more. Visit the sister blog See Pretty Things to see another color which is also perfect for this season as well.

Mingling Mondays: THINK CITRUS ~ Amai Tea & Bakehouse

KittenCouture — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 05:00:00 -0700

Today's installment of Mingling Mondays brings me to one of my favorite places. Originally, I found out about Amai on a trip to Tavalon Tea Bar on 14th street which has a variety of teas and carries baked goods that are from various bakeries. I had the best Green Tea cookie (since people know that I am such a fan of anything that has this in it). Thankfully, Tavalon Tea Bar provides information about who made such a delicious treat that I Googled it and came across the blog LovesCool. There I found that Kelli, was the owner of Amai and at the time, they were sold at area retailers. I let her know how much I loved her cookies and posted about it on a blog that I ran at that time. I loved that her blog was focused on desserts and I always checked in. Then I found out that Kelli was actually opening her own shop and was so excited that I could get these cookies and more. Amai Tea and Bake House opened late October and they have definitely been on the lips of area residents, celebs and she was also nominated in Time Out NY as well which is amazing.

Not only can you visit the shop (which is perfect for mingling) but you can also order the Green Tea Tea Sweet Cookies and additional sweet treats from the site. In terms of THINK CITRUS, the perfect treat would be the Lemon Grass and Ginger. If you buy the tins of cookies, you can reuse the container to store your tea which is perfect (and they are super cute)! Support this talented dessert shop and check out her blog as well.

Amai Tea & Bake House 171 3rd Ave (Btwn 16th/17th Sts) NY, NY

Treasure Tuesdays: Check Out See Pretty Things

KittenCouture — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 22:17:06 -0800

People love reading my thoughts on entertainment, fashion and general musings; however, it all started when I began blogging about accessories! Oh yes, I am just a little obsessed when it comes to accessories and if you are or have always wondered what's out there and how it can be worn into your style, visit See Pretty Things. Here you will find daily posts that are all about jewelry, handbags and so much more. Named "Best Accessories Blog 2006" by Accessories Magazine, this is definitely a site to visit. If you happen to be in Vegas during Project, Magic or the Accessories Show - let me know as I will be visiting others.

Tuesday Treasures: See Pretty Things

KittenCouture — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 13:10:00 -0800

To make sure that you get to know about the accessories and designers that you should know about, make sure you visit See Pretty Things! Named, Accessories Magazine's "Best Accessory Blog of 2006" - this is definitely a site for those that are accessories obsessed or simply curious about this end of the fashion/style spectrum. This blog has your daily fix of all things accessories and ensures that you know a great way to incorporate it into your wardrobe! In addition, you don't have to be selfish, you can also make sure that others get to know your great style by choosing these items as gifts when you're not sure what you should get (or what's out there). Take a daily 5 minute break and make sure you bookmark this site! To find out more, you'll have to visit the site and get connected to who I'm watching next!

Snazzy Sundays: Rachel Ray

KittenCouture — Sun, 30 Dec 2007 05:00:00 -0800

I can claim many titles, Internet Personality, designer, accessories obsessed, etc; however, when I speak with friends on the great debate on where they sit as a Baker vs a Cook - I do sit silently thinking that it would be nice to learn some recipes. I have to say that it can be a little intimidating. Somehow the idea of dealing in fashion, writing about accessories on See Pretty Things, posting here and designing for Kitten Couture - I never run out of ideas or steam; however, the idea of cooking makes me run for healthy takeout or wimping out by making salads. Maybe I'm not being completely fair since I have found ways to limp by - I am a fan of chicken. Not to say that I don't do chicken well (thanks to Wholefoods having pre-marinated chickens of various seasonings); however, I would like to know how to make some sides and do a little something. Ironically enough, I do enjoy watching the Food Network; however, I have yet to become completely introduced to the inner workings of my kitchen. A cookbook is definitely something that I should think about having and one of the cooks I respect is Rachael Ray who is able to integrate taking things that are pre-made with those things that you do yourself and within 30 mins. I also love that she has this cookbook of 365 items that you can make without any repeats! This is something that interests me! Run out and begin your collection with this book and I hope to let you know of successful recipes that I have been able to create and maybe I will create my own (baby steps). Check out various items from Rachael Ray that are available on Food Network and also check out her very own site as well.

Trendy Thursdays: Visit Amai NYC

KittenCouture — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 08:00:00 -0800

I love it! One of my favorite blogs about baked goods is Loves Cool. This is such a great blog about a baking diva who has the BEST Green Teas cookies that I ever had. These cookies were at Tavalon Tea Bar and I happened to find out that she made them. Finally her much anticipated Amai Tea & Bake House has been opened for a little over a month. With office parties, holiday hangouts and more on the horizon, make sure that you drop by here to pick up a few things to add a little something extra to this event! This is perfect for the weekend or as a way to meet up with a friend before you go out to dinner.

Amai Tea & Bake House
171 3rd Avenue
(between 16th and 17th streets)
New York, NY 10003

Trendy Thursdays: Happy Thanksgiving - Let The Cyber Sales Begin

KittenCouture — Thu, 22 Nov 2007 08:00:00 -0800

I love it! It's official, we're in the holiday season now! It's all about parties, gifts, amazing food and spending time with those that can't wait to see us! I love this time of year, you can deal with the change in temperature since you become so focused on all the good stuff. So enjoy reading posts you haven't read in awhile and check out my sister blog See Pretty Things, an accessory blog that satisfies your daily accessories fix! There are great gifting items there as well. When you finish, click on links and read others that are absolutely amazing as well.

If you want to kick off your shopping, relax at home and enjoy Kitten Couture, resort inspired jewelry that is currently have a limited time sale! Get many of your favorite lariats at a GREAT price. I am so excited to officially present some new pieces and to know that these will be worn to your functions and will find its way into wrapped gifts as well. Happy Thanksgiving and make sure to give everyone your love!!