Ensemble breakdown:

• Red Jacket - Spring Street
• Black Tunic - T Party
• Black Leggings - Merona
• Red Leopard print Wedges - Bumper
• Jewelry: Dark hoop earrings & black+silver bracelet

Everyone needs a little RED & leopard in their lives! Write that down.

Last Saturday, Phoenix Fashion Week held their annual Model Search... Nearly 200 model hopefuls lined up & strutted their fabulous flair in front of a panel of judges, with the collective longing to be selected as one of the top 40 (25 women + 15 men). Winning not only the honor to rock the catwalks during Phoenix Fashion Week (Oct 5th - 8th) but the chance to be named 'Model of the Year' & opportunity to be signed with a top agency. I was one of those hopefuls... #64!! Alas, I wasn't selected... but 40 very lovely ladies & gents were!

The Models of Phoenix Fashion Week 2011:

Photo courtesy of: Steven Trujillo - Trudgephoto Photography Many congrats to the winners! I hope to work with all of them, as well as Phoenix Fashion Week very soon...

Ensemble breakdown:

• Black dress - Twenty One (Forever 21)
• Black polka dot tights - Asos
• Black patent leather pumps - Charlotte Russe
• Silver bag - (twas a gift) Fabulosity

Last night we celebrated a friends birthday (Happy Birthday Marty!) at the divine, Fogo de Chão. It was certainly an epic feast of MEAT! & I'll be honest, I intentionally chose my girly attire to throw off my caveman competition. Little known fact: meat is my favorite/main choice of sustenance, I call it the TNT-Rex diet! So don't doubt TNT boys, I may appear dainty but this girl can eat! :)

Many thanks to the GREAT Chris Tran Van, also lovingly known as our dear friend Frenchie, for his professional genius behind the camera & in editing these photos. Smiles + ♥!

Ensemble breakdown:

• Cream dress - Old Navy (Clearance - $10)
• Brown buckle belt - Unknown
• Brown embellished sandals - Colin Stuart (Victoria's Secret)
• Jewelry: Brown circle dangle earrings & brown leather/bejeweled bracelet (B. Luxe)

This was just one of those perfectly beautiful blowy days... curls & a flowy dress seemed necessary. :)