The Gentle Flower: 100th Follower Party

The Gentle Flower is sponsoring a fabulous giveaway for your chance to win a super cool, modern concrete ring from Raine Design.

I love the uniqueness and simplicity of this ring.  For your chance to win, you can enter the giveaway here: http://thegentleflower.blogspot.com/2011/08/100th-follower-party-raine-design.html

To Sew With Love: Double Birthday Bash Giveaway Galore Day 2: $15 Gi...

Enter for your chance to win a $15 credit toward any of the gorgeous work in etsy shop Watercolorsbywayne.  There are so many beautiful things to choose from, but I think this is my favorite: 

Enter the giveaway here: http://tosewwithlove.blogspot.com/2011/08/double-birthday-bash-giveaway-galore_13.html

Headband Giveaway

Enter for your chance to win an adorable headband from pocketful of zoe.  My favorite headband is this aqua and white beauty:

I love all shades of aqua and turquoise, so I was immediately drawn to these colors.  I love the rustic but chic feel to these headbands.  They would look so cute with a sundress and wedges!  There's also a super cute headband with three aqua rosettes that would be a close runner up as my favorite.  I really like that these headbands can be either dressy or casual, depending on how you style them.  

Enter the contest here

Family Fashion and Facts: LanaOCrystal Giveaway!

Family Fashion and Facts: LanaOCrystal Giveaway!:

Enter for your chance to win a gorgeous little necklace from etsy seller LanaOcrystal. Her shop contains something for everyone.

One Day At A Time: Beautiful Beads Of Aquarius Jewelry Review and Giv...

One Day At A Time: Beautiful Beads Of Aquarius Jewelry Review and Giveaway

So much of the jewelry on etsy is beautiful, but so much of it has been done before. I still love those classic and cute pieces, but this artist does something completely different. I have honestly never seen anything like her gorgeous pieces. You can have a chance to win these lovely and unique earrings via a giveaway sponsored by One Day at a Time.

Delicately Fierce: Spring Giveaway featuring Paper Plated

Delicately Fierce: Spring Giveaway featuring Paper Plated

A spring giveaway featuring etsy seller Paperplated. You can win these adorable cupcake earrings:

Enter soon because the giveaway ends today at 2pm!

Edgy and Elegant Guess Military-Style Wool Coat

Princess seams create a tailored, form-fitting look with this military-style jacket from Guess.

Guess Fitted Military-Style Wool 3/4 Length

Elegant and edgy

By vintagequeengf from Asheville, NC on 11/6/2010

5out of 5

Sizing: Feels true to size
Sleeve Length: Feels true to length
Pros: Attractive Design, Warm, Good Cut, Comfortable, Stylish
Best Uses: Daily Use, Going Out, Work
Describe Yourself: Trendy/Stylish Dresser

This coat is fabulous. The fit is very flattering, and the length is perfect on me. Because I'm petite, sometimes pea coats are a bit too long on me, but this one is perfect.  That being said, I'm not sure how it would fit on someone who is tall.  I did order it in an X-Small, so obviously the length is going to be a bit shorter than the larger sizes.

The color is stunning, and it goes with everything (surprisingly).  I love that I can wear it with any color and any shoe.  It looks appropriate with dresses and skirts, but it also looks great with jeans.  There are some pea coats that I feel look a bit to dressy with my jeans and converse, but this one translates easily from casual to dressed-up.

The zippers and the buttons give it an edgy look, but the silhouette is elegant and classy.  I love all the details on it - there are zippers, military-style buttons, pockets, a back pleat. and banding on the cuffs.  My favorite details are the pocket zippers and the bands that encircle the cuffs:  so cool!  I really wouldn't change a thing about the styling of the coat. 

And of course, the least important, most minute detail:  is it warm?  

Relax, because not only is it super cute, but it also does what a winter coat is supposed to do.  It's a wool blend, which means I'm toasty but not itchy.  I wore it out today (it snowed this morning!) and I was comfortably cozy.