I’m a big fan of the bowl cut; I had one last year, and shore it off for summer! Now, all I want is my China Phillips circa 1993 hair back! I’m all over this dramatic, eye-shielding version and its barely-strawberry hue!

And, when it comes to long locks, there’s nothing like a well-made braid for an infusion of instant style! I love the side-part-accentuating french braids, pictured above! Killer.

xoxo,
Elissa

P.S. Congrats to the winner of Calico’s I ♥ Unicorns giveaway…

Larkin // Nov 17, 2010 at 3:22 pm (Edit)

oh i SUPER love this-
http://www.shopcalico.com/products/Sequin-Butterfly-Top.html it reminds me of late 90′s mariah carey strung out on abba at the disco!

Our winner was chosen randomly via random.org. Thanks to everyone who entered, and be sure to follow Calico on BlogLovin’ Facebook and Twitter for behind-the-scenes access, up-to-the-minute news, exclusive sales–and of course MORE GIVEAWAYS!

{Images from Marie Claire, October 2010}

…ASHLEY!

Ashley // May 20, 2010 at 11:43 pm (Edit)

My favorite piece is the far away places wrap – it’s absolutely gorgeous!

Look for an e-mail coming from Amy at Every Little Counts, on how to claim your prize!

Thanks to everyone who entered and thanks to ELC for hosting this awesome co-giveaway with us!

Don’t forget to check out the Every Little Counts blog to see who won our Calico Giftcard! And stay tuned for more giveaways coming soon…

The winner of our please+thankyou Giveaway is…

@previouslyowned

Congrats on your win, and thanks for following us!

But that’s not all… we had so many awesome comments and tweets from this contest, we couldn’t stop there! We had to giveaway a couple $25 giftcards to our new online store!

Congrats to @putonyeredshoes & @chiquechic!

Contact us via e-mail to claim your prizes and thanks to every who entered!

And please stay tuned for Calico’s INSANELY FABULOUS online store, launching THIS WEDNESDAY!…

xoxo

Here we are in Bryant Park on our first gorgeous winter day in Manhattan!

I’m wearing vintage trousers, cheetah print coat, and fur trim cardigan, with American Apparel cropped tee and Jeffrey Cambell Tick wedges…

My accessory du jour? Cody’s “Gold Pony” please+thankyou necklace–we actually sold this one right off my neck later that night!

John wears vintage fur coat, black Urban Outfitters skinnies, vintage shades, oversize H&M knit scarf, and Colen Haan driving gloves.

The first event on our agenda (and my personal fave of our three-day jaunt) was Evolving Influence, the Independent Fashion Bloggers Conference, organized by Jennine Jacob Tamm from The Coveted.

Held at the Helen Mills theater, the IFB Conference was packed with stylish bloggers from all over! It was so much fun to mingle with friends and make new acquaintances in the Blogosphere! The day-long conference was broken up into four panel discussions spanning issues such as monetizing your blog, blog ethics, and the future of blogging. Each panel featured a different line-up of notable bloggers and industry professionals. It was really inspiring and interesting to hear from people who have built up their brands, grown thousands of followers, and launched entire careers based on blogging!

Snapped these pics of Cody, looking adorable at IFBcon!…

{Cody wears a vintage skirt as a strapless dress, vintage cropped tux jacket, and vintage ankle booties…}

…One of her UH-mazing necklaces, of course!…

…And her fave vintage pigeon handbag!}

Speaking of amazing people, Team Calico is a big fan of Tavi! Her lately controversial blog, StyleRookie, is smart, funny, and obviously all the rage. When she arrived at IFBcon, folks crowded around, snapping pics like there was no tomorrow. (See below. I was one of those people…)

Tavi is the blogger’s Mick Jagger.

Cody loves Tavi. Here is the blurry evidence of their IFBcon meeting.

This was the final panel, and our fave, because it had two of our fave’s–Tavi and SusieBubble–as well as NEW fave’s, Phil from StreetPeeper, BryanBoy, and the girls behind Fashionista.com!

Loooove this IFBcon attendee‘s look! Especially the SHOES! She told us she found these to-die-for vintage platforms on MarketPublique!

After the panel discussions, there was a fabulous cocktail party, compliments of Couturious! I wish I had taken a pic of the SERIOUS spread they laid out, complete with wine! It was amazing! We all mingled and took pics and had a grand time.

Rad BlackBerry shot of Amy Lynn Chase of PunkyStyle with Jeninne of The Coveted

BOSTON BLOGGERS REPRESENT! Amy Lynn of PunkyStyle, Cassie from MySecretBoston, and Lei Ann of Give Me Platforms

Cute peeps. LOVED this girl’s fur trim coat!

Stay tuned to the blog this week, because more New York Fashion Week coverage from me, Bisi, Cody, and John is coming up!

Also, it’s time to announce the WINNER of our Frozen Peas necklace giveaway!

danielleruckus // Feb 8, 2010 at 7:19 pm

oh snap! I was eyeing this at the Selah D’or trunk show!

my fave animal is an okapi.

http://www.ics.uci.edu/~eppstein/pix/sdz2/Okapi-m.jpg

yes, it is real…and it rules.

Thank you for entering, Danielle, and for having THE WEIRDEST favorite animal we’ve ever heard of!

Our next giveaway will be via Twitter, where we’ll give away one of Cody’s please+thankyou necklaces! Keep your eyes peeled!…

xoxo,
Elissa

We’re so happy that our readers loved the giveaway and left us tons of comments! Now for the results!

The winner is…

jenni has her head in the clouds // Feb 2, 2010 at 9:23 am (Edit)

wow, I love this!

Congrats, Jenni, and thanks for reading Calico’s blog! Please e-mail us by Saturday, February 13 to claim your prize. Be sure to include your address in your message, so we can ship your new clutch ASAP!

We were so thrilled with the response to our Shara Porter giveaway that we’re wasting no time in launching another! Up for grabs this week is a super-cute necklace from Frozen Peas Accessories!

This adorable horse pendant is hand-printed white leather with a small, brown feather accent.

This contest has two-step entry process:  First, comment on this entry and tell us your fave animal. Next, sign up for our e-newsletter (located in the right column of the blog.) You must enter the SAME e-mail for both your blog comment and your e-news subscription to qualify. Enter our Frozen Peas giveaway until Wednesday, February 15. The winner will be chosen the Thursday, February 16. And yes, this giveaway is open to international readers, too!

Good luck!

xoxo,
Team Calico