7 Things & Orient Ladies Watch Giveaway!

Tagged by the lovely Noemie of No’s Land to state 7 Things about CC:
1) CC is totally obsessed with T by Alexander Wang. Just bought this striped dress!
2) CC loves fedoras!
3) CC and illustrator Peter Breese submitted an article to Vogue; cross your fingers for us!
4) CC is smitten with DG.
This quote courtesy Melodramatisch.
5) CC is quite taken with this Designer Consignment store.
6) CC’s youngest brother, who is putting himself through graduate school to get his MFA, is currently having a sale. Buy lots of cool stuff like this book here.
7) CC adores her Fellow Fashionistas and loves to give back to all her loyal Followers!
Fabulous news, darlings! CC is giving this forest green face Orient ladies watch to one lucky CC reader! Orient has lots of other fabulous models, too, like this 2er00003b. 7 Day Contest: To enter, simply leave a relevant comment on this post! For an extra entry, Tweet this contest, including @couturecarrie, and leave a separate comment telling me that you have done so! Winner to be chosen via random.org on December 17, 2009. Good luck, darlings!
xoxox,
CC
P.S. CC is tagging all of her Fellow Fashionistas to list 7 things about themselves!

Magnificent Millinery

The runways were rife with haute hats! From English countryside to concrete jungle, the inspirations were multiple, and the millinery exquisite!
At right: Philip Treacy for Ralph Lauren.
Photo by David Slijper for W Magazine.
Karen Henriksen for Ports 1961 felted wool hat.
This photo courtesy wwd.com.
Runway photos via Vogue Paris unless otherwise noted.

Carolina Herrera hunting chic
These fabulous feathers were one of the highlights of the fall collections!

Note that the model is wearing a scarf as a head wrap beneath this wonderful tweed fedora!
Celine leather riding cap

Christian Dior printed pony fur
Christian Dior monochrome cowgirl
Comme de Garcons









Dolce & Gabbana glam newsboy
Doo.ri
Russian sable . . .
. . . and green cashmere turban
Jean Paul Gaultier gets foxy!

James Coviello
Ladylike glamour
This photo via style.com.
John Galliano offered the most fanciful variety of hats on the Fall 2008 runway . . .
From "soft serve" millinery
to floral decadence a la grandma's shower cap!
to sculptural Claes Oldenberg style confections . . .
to felt flower power
Jeremy Scott channels the Riddler
Marc Jacobs "faux" hawk


Marni transparent rain hat





Ralph Lauren plaid, feathers, and leopard
Roberto Cavalli velvet banded fedora
Vanessa Bruno fur decadence in winter white
Yohji Yamamoto
What to buy and where?
Topshop has some fantastic hats for autumn!
Photo above via topshop.com.
Here are 12 ways to top off your autumn ensembles!

1) Headpiece
Left:
J. Smith Bespoke Millinery
Photo courtesy http://elfashionista.net/

Below:
Laura Kranitz feathered headpiece, at laurakranitz.com

2) Cloche – a bell-shaped fitted hat popularized in the 1920s

At left, Gucci
Rag & Bone Deckard Cloche, at eluxury.com
3) Fedora
Phillip Treacy for Superfine black fedora. Visit presseboutique.com
4) Bowler
This Forever 21 wool “cocktail” bowler is just $18.80
5) Floppy
Camel Ashbury hat, $19.50 at alloy.com
6) Newsboy
or “Gatsby”

J. Crew wool tweed newsboy
7) Beret

Donna Karan
(left)
and Chanel
(below right)
8) Kepi - French army hat with a flat circular cap and visor
A. Kurtz snap down cap, at revolveclothing.com
9) Flat
Diesel cream Ferenz cap, at revolveclothing.com
10) Balmoral Bonnet - a traditional Scottish cap worn with Highland Dress; named after Balmoral Castle, a Royal residence in Scotland.
Try the Gossip Girl take on the trend: a plaid pom pom cap from hatattack.com. GG photos via tvguide.com.
CC also loves this Eugenia Kim plaid brim hat, available at bluefly.com.
11) Ear flap
Eugenia Kim houndstooth hat
Go to bluefly.com
12) Sailor
Not just for Gilligan!
How gorgeous is this Oscar de la Renta jeweled cap?


How will you be wearing fall's magnificent millinery?