Isaac Sellam

Sheer Dot

Sheer Dot

By lida on April 24, 2010

26 Comments

We celebrated a friend’s birthday last night so, as you can imagine, I’m a little low on energy today.  I felt like wearing something light and delicate so I layered my sheer Etro blouse over a sheer polka-dot dress. The belt softens the transition from the one garment to another while visually separating them at the same time. The top part of the dress conveniently assumes the role of a camisole that a sheer blouse often requires and the bottom is turned into a skit. I’ve never layered sheer on sheer before but I think it works.

Continue reading →

That Big Scrumptious Apple

That Big Scrumptious Apple

By lida on April 1, 2010

21 Comments

I went picture crazy when I was in Manhattan. I thought to warn you in advance because I wouldn’t want anyone to have a ‘Lida’s face’ overdose by the end of the post :) . There might be moments when you think that I repeated the same pics a few times but I assure you that they are all if fact somehow different. You might also notice that the outfit only slightly varies with yesterday’s look-of-the-day. I had to repeat an outfit two days in a row due to a packing miscalculation…what a painful confession. However, my beloved cashmere blanket (my dear aunt Laura knitted) played such a central role in today’s look that I hope it almost makes up for the repetition. New York was a bit chilly so the blanky kept me warm and cozy. No matter how I wrapped or hung it over my body it just seemed to work in the context of Manhattan – that big, scrumptious apple is just magical.

Continue reading →

Moonlit Philly

Moonlit Philly

By lida on March 31, 2010

9 Comments

And so my fleeting love afair with Philly continues. The grad school open-house finished by 5 and we were free to explore a different aspect of what the city had to offer. I guess you could call this the “lifestyle portion” of our ‘research.’  After we got back to the hotel, I quickly changed into something a little more…informal. The semi-classic coat was replaced with a dusted suede jacket and the cream fitted dress with a hooded short dress. I was now ready for any combination of site seeing, tasting, and indulging in the ‘yet untried.’ Considering the multitude of activities I planned to jam into the one night, I wore my Uggs for any parts involving prolonged walking. I brought my trusty Guillaume Hinfrays with me for restaurants and lounges. This is where having a large purse definitely comes in handy and the whole switching-footwear-maneuver allows the flexibility to go from comfortable to fabulous in seconds.

Continue reading →

Lucky St. Patrick’s Day Fashionistas

Lucky St. Patrick's Day Fashionistas

By lida on March 17, 2010

5 Comments

I was working on set last night so I didn’t get to make a St. Patrick’s Day post. Aside from a themed lunch there wasn’t much of a celebration on set. However, nothing is going to stop me from joining in the fun of this fabulous Irish festivity largely consisting of wearing green and drinking beer…how enticing! So my dear fashionistas, throw on your favorite green dress and please enjoy responsibly :) . Have a lucky St. Patrick’s day!!!

Continue reading →

Taupe Shenanigans

Taupe Shenanigans

By lida on February 17, 2010

6 Comments

Today’s look-of-the-day is of taupe and light grey shades. I had quite an adventure putting it together. It started when I was trying to wrap the Cuban bean necklace around my wrist and it broke. I’m now finding beans in the most unlikely of places in my room. Some of the beans must have flown and rolled pretty far to end up where they did: in one of my boots in the closet, on the TV, and unfortunately for one of them – underneath my foot as I stepped on it (about a minute ago). Well, that’s one of the potential drawbacks of all this fashionista play. There are unavoidable losses to be had. Anyhow, I think it’s a small price to pay for a look (at least in this case). I gathered all the beans that I could find, without waisting too much time, and put together a smaller necklace. It was originally about double the length of what you see here. I guess you could say that my little, one-convertable-peso worth, Cuban-bean-necklace took one for the team :) .

Continue reading →