Tightwad Tuesday: Brian Atwood Maniac Platform Pumps for Pennies

Les chats de chaton, in the left corner plant your pretty kohl-rimmed peepers upon Brian Atwood’s marvelous Maniac Hidden Platform Pumps – the very same ones seen upon the fashionably fabulous feet of Victoria Beckham, Eva Longoria, Kristin Cavallari, Kim Kardashian, Rosario Dawson, and Jessica Stroup; in the right corner prepare to swoon over ALDO’s blissful Bremseth.

Though the Bremseth beauties are slightly lighter in hue than their haute couture counterparts; for a mere $90.00, in comparison to the $650.00 needed to get crazy with the Maniac, they are le perfect compromise for the frugal fashionista looking for big-time style on a barely-there budget. Even better, they come in four charming colors (Bone, Patent Black, Bronze, and Medium Silver) – so you can splurge and get them all, should you feel so compelled!

Are you having a tightwad moment darlings, or are you plagued with a craving to splurge?


Thanks to Saks Fifth Avenue and Amazon for the pictures.


Don't forget to enter the Ooh La La, It’s Lingerie Giveaway for your chance to win the lingerie set of YOUR CHOICE from Lingerie Please.

Don't forget to enter the Heels on the Sidewalk Giveaway for your chance to win a pair of West Heels in Denim (Retail Value $149.95) from Pelle Moda.

Don't forget to enter the Retro Girl for the Summer Giveaway for your chance to win the retro swimsuit of YOUR CHOICE from Popina Swimwear.

Sunday Steals: Alexander Wang Rocco Mini Duffel Bag on a Budget

Darlings, in le left corner we have Alexander Wang’s wondrous Rocco Mini Duffel Bag – the very same one seen toted about by Rihanna, Kristin Cavallari, Ashley Tisdale, Nicky Hilton, Mary-Kate Olsen, and Jennifer Carpenter; in the right corner take a gander at the amazing Alexa Studded Calfskin Leather Bag in Black from Bag Inc.

While the Alexa is ever so slightly larger in size than the ravishing Rocco; for just $149.00, as opposed to the $875.00 price tag seen upon le ultra-covetable Wang, it is every bit as capable of adding a splash of sophisticated sassiness to one’s handbag collection – at a price that is utterly irresistible for the cheap chica!

Your turn loves…will you be thrifty or suckered into putting on your spendthrift cap?


Fashionably yours!


Thanks to Etui Maison and Bag Inc. for the pictures.


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Don't forget to enter the Gulp Green Giveaway for your chance to win a Hello Green Tomorrow Fundraising Water Bottle from Avon.

Don't forget to enter the You Know You Envy Me Giveaway for your chance to win a tube of EnvyDerm Eyelash Growth Serum (a $99.95 retail value) from EnvyDerm.

Quick Fashion Fix Giveaway Winner

Kitty cats, at this very moment I am hoping that none of you has paid a visit to the tailor’s shop in the past week to have your too-loose jeans taken in, or your too-tight black mini let out, for, as you all know, the Adjust-A-Button from bristols6 is capable of doing all this and more for mere pennies compared to what you’d pay a seamstress; and now one (1) of you is about to call it your own. Congratulations to…

…Jen of babbling! Fat days begone; you’re now armed with a quintessential tool ideal for combating any fashion flub that life throws your way!

Please e-mail me at cafefashionista@yahoo.com with your mailing address to claim your prize.

Thank you to the winner, and to everyone who entered Café Fashionista’s giveaway!


Fashionably yours!


Thanks to SoSoJuicy for the picture.

Going Native

There was a time back in the second grade when I was obsessed with Native American culture. While my classmates were snoring through study sessions, I was rapidly researching anything and everything associated with the Cherokees to the Iroquois; the Mojaves to the Navajos, and every tribe in-between. Thus, regardless of the fact that I am not in possession of a headdress, have never called a plank house home, and am much more in my element in the city rather than on a farm, I have decided that the time has come for me to go native. At least in terms of dress.

Wildfox Couture’s Light Feather Raglan Tee Shirt is calling my name. And yes, I have decided to answer. I’ll take the black, please. Despite the dark color, the dolman sleeves provide such a light, airy feel; and the loose, off-the-shoulder fit is flirty in a throwback to Jennifer Beals’ light-on-her-feet character Alex Owens in the 80’s cult film Flashdance. But the absolute piece de resistance is the colorful spread eagle and feathers emblazoned on the chest. The orange morphs to red; red morphs to pink; pink morphs to purple; purple morphs to blue. It’s an ombre effect that is both irresistible and impossible to ignore.

Can you imagine how divine this would look paired with skinny jeans and slouchy boots? Ooh, I get chills just thinking about it. Come to me now, Light Feather. I already have a space in my closet ready for you to reside.





Fashionably yours!


Thanks to Singer22 for the pictures.