Quick Tip: Tucked in Shirt

To change up a look instantly, try tucking in your top!  It makes the entire outfit more put together and polished.  Also add a trendy belt to create more definition and is very appealing to your body.  The great thing about it is you can try any kinds of tops for this, just make sure it's long enough to tuck in your bottoms!

I love how this girl uses a menswear inspired top with her high waisted Zara pants to create a business casual look. 

Click here to see her blog

|| chesley carele ||

Fall 2010 Trends from Style.com!

From my previous post you already know how excited I am for this Fall, especially when I get to spend the beginning of the season in beautiful NEW YORK! :)  Ah it's going to be amazing.  Style.com provides us fashion lovers with a guide to what's in straight from the runways. According to this, there are seven key fall trends to take note of when buying your new set of fall pieces.

Ladies, it's time to raid your mom and grandma's closets, seriously!  I looked through my mom's closet when I visited home during Christmas vacation and noticed her countless sheer silky blouses, high waisted twill pants, polished tweed jackets, and of course the floral dresses that have a vintage feel to them.  It was like going through a trendy vintage shop!  Also, steal your mom's heavy knit sweaters and wraps and layer, layer, LAYER like crazy!

Take a look at the Fall Trend Reports thanks to Style.com!

What's your favorite trend?  Do you have any fashion tips? If so, send them my way!

|| chesley carele ||

Featured: Viet Beauty Magazine

Viet Beauty Magazine, July 2010 Issue

Read the online version here
Photographer: AJ Garcia
Makeup/Hair: Van Tran
Model: Me

Olivia Palermo Looking Surprisingly Good in ASOS

Oh, Olivia Palermo, you're a trickster.  You're so mean and deceitful on The City yet everyone (including me) always puts that aside when we see your outfits looking effortlessly chic.  How does she do it?!  Someone please tell me.  Her ingenious choice in mix-matching different prints/textures together create solid and well poised outfits that millions of fashionistas adore. 

Palermo landed a cover on ASOS magazine for Autumn/Fall 2010.  Here are three of my favorites.  I am jumping up and down with excitement just thinking of what new coat I will buy haha!  My top picks are the leather trimmed cape in camel (beige/camel are big this Fall!), the sheer blue printed dress, and the high waisted pants with insane detailing on the sides.  Take a look at the rest of the looks from FabSugar UK.  What's your favorite??

|| chesley carele ||

"I would like to offer you the internship.”

Hello everyone!

It’s been a crazy couple of months since I’ve last blogged (and I apologize for the lack of blogging). I completed my junior year in college and about 3 days after my finals week I flew to New York City and will be staying here for three whole months! Oh, and did I mention I landed an internship at a big NYC based magazine? It’s definitely been a crazy summer already.

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Featured: Like.com

Like is a fashion website that is the primary source of "style inspiration for real people, by real people".  The key features on their site are Trend Forecasting, which guides the readers to take the trends from the runways and apply it to their everyday style, Style Section, and LikeWise blog.  The site keeps you up to date with what's "in" and provides readers with continuous street style inspiration.

One of my readers commented on my post back in January 2010 with a link to their website.  I somehow overlooked the link and never saw it until now.  Thankfully I did! One of the writers used one of my pictures as inspiration for an outfit post.  Take a look at the link here.

Here is the collage that they used:

January 29, 2010--Photographer, Uyen Vo

Thank you very much for the post, even though I'm super late haha.