{ behind } the scenes

immediately upon returning from milan fashion week, i rushed straight into work on a super-fun shoot, styling the spring 2012 lookbook for LL Bean Signature. the first day was spent putting together looks in their showroom...

...and the second day was spent on set!! i'm beyond happy with how this project turned out, and i can't wait to show you the results. in the meantime, here are a few sneak peeks from my brand-new instagram stream (i finally caved and am suddenly, begrudgingly addicted. it's twitter with pictures!):

anyway, stay tuned for the final photos, which i hope will be ready very soon. i swear, there was magic happening in that photo studio!!

{ FNO + taxi tv }

i recently filmed a little spot for taxi tv, in collaboration with marie claire and 7 for all mankind. keep an eye out for it while you're cruising around town this fashion week! and if you can manage to find a cab during fashion's night out, you can watch it while on your way to each of the following can't-miss events:


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in related news, i'm speaking at 11:30 EST today at lucky's FABB conference. if you're not able to make it in person, you can catch the livestream HERE.

stylin n' profilin { + 7 days of giveaways! }

a few months ago, i had an exciting opportunity to collaborate with shu uemura art of hair on a short film, which provides a behind-the-scenes peek into my life (specifically, my addiction to ever-evolving hair!), and introducing their new extreme urushi styling lacquer (which i've been faithfully using ever since). finally, the piece has been released!! i'm so blown away by how the project turned out ~ director dominic lahiff was a real inspiration to work with; i learned so much from him (and the entire blonde + co production team) about the magic of film-making. i hope you all enjoy the result:



to celebrate the video's premiere, my friends at shu uemura have generously offered to give away one deluxe hair care package per day, for the next 7 days. the prize pack includes a shampoo, hair mask, essence absolue and extreme urushi (the same product used on my hair in the video). to be entered to win:

1. follow @theglamourai and @shu_artofhair on twitter
2) copy, paste, and tweet the message below:
enter for a chance to win @shu_artofhair products! 7 winners / 7 days. see directions on @theglamourai: http://bit.ly/lj7rkE #SUAOH
3) stay tuned for @shu_artofhair to announce the winners on twitter daily (from now through sunday, june 12th) at 6pm EST. good luck everybody!! { official rules here }

{ tvland }

recently, producers from the nate berkus show contacted me about doing a feature on my apartment. one thing led to another, and the next thing i knew i was co-piloting an episode about translating your personal style into your home's decor, and given free reign to redesign a viewer's space (with a budget of only $1200!) to better reflect her fashion sense. the episode aired yesterday, but you can check out some highlights in the clips below:


UPDATERY: to answer a few reader questions, the stores i took cat to were ugly luggage & junk (both in williamsburg, brooklyn). the top i wore on the show is from aaron ashe and the skirt is shulami (via modcloth // it first appeared in THIS POST).

{ le launch }

thank you thank you THANK YOU to everyone who came out to the coach holiday launch party and said hello! i feel so fortunate to have been able to collaborate with them twice this year ~ everyone in the company is amazing and it's always enormously fun!

i'm been consistently impressed by their genuine embrace of the blogging community ~ but still my jaw dropped when i learned that this campaign was being shot by no less than their creative director reed krakoff himself! getting to work with him was truly an honor (even more so because he was completely cool and dispelled my intimidation/terror the moment i walked on set ~ he said he loved seeing the bag i designed appear in this closet post!!).

sadly, nothing can annihilate my nervousness when a video camera is put in front of my face. watch the following awkwardness at your own risk...

...and make sure to stop by your local coach store this season (or click HERE!) to see the finished initiative in action!!

{ the holidays hereafter }

now that we're nearly a week into november, there's no forgetting that the holidays are fast approaching. shops everywhere are gearing up with tinsel, prematurely blasting christmas songs ~ and yours truly is loving every minute of it!

i'm definitely not one to ho-hum the holidays; i adore this time of year! i love the increased odds of mashed potatoes being served at any dinner, the gluttonous deserts that don't 'count' until january 1st, the ritual of family traditions, and the giving and getting of gifts.

in anticipation of the season, i've been looking for fun ways to celebrate with all of you. thus, i've got a slew of giveaways planned, starting next week and continuing until december 25th. but to kick things off properly, let's start with a party:

back in july, i was asked by coach to join nine other bloggers and appear in their holiday campaign, which is slated to launch on november 17th in stores across the country. but before it's officially unveiled, you're invited to the preview event on november 12th in nyc! i can assure you from experience that coach really knows how to throw a fancy, festive fête! i hope to see you there; let's start off the holiday season in style!!

{ sneakery peekery } stylecaster shoot

remember how i mentioned shooting a fashion story with lori goldstein? well, the results will finally be released on stylecaster.com this coming tuesday, september 28th!! in the meantime, why don't you soak up some inspiration from the super-stylist herself, via this behind-the-scenes video:

{ image + video courtesy of stylecaster }

{ shop savvy }

when i was in LA this summer shooting THIS and THIS, i also got to work on this:

my own little forever21 shop-in-shop!! CLICK HERE to peruse my favorite pieces from their fall collection, or check it all out in stores later this week!