Trunk Show: Bellanca Boutique

It's not very often that we get a high end trunk show in Fayetteville. So imagine my excitement when I heard that the Virginia-based Bellanca Boutique was hosting a show at the Huske Hardware House in downtown Fayetteville.

The owner Regina C. White is a Fayetteville native and an accessories designer in her own right. Aside from offering her own earthy jewelry and handbags, White's chic boutique also sells garments and fun avant-garde accessories by the likes of designer Jenine Cotrice Addison ("Project Accessory").

I was a sucker for White's awesome speckled feather earrings! I had no choice but to buy them!

Best of all, White doesn't replicate her designs, so you're always getting a one-of-a-kind piece.

Be sure to check out her online boutique at BellancaBoutique.com. I know I will!

Tootles!

Oxfords, boots and flats (Oh my!)

It's time for some fall-inspired footwear. Here are a few pairs that I'm secretly coveting!

OXFORD BOOTIES

Color Blocked Oxfords  Anthropologie, $168

Backlash bootie  Poetic License, $98

KNEE-HIGH AND OVER-THE-KNEE BOOTS

Steve by Steve Madden "Meteour" Wedge boots Bloomingdales, $229

Chinese Laundry "Nostalgia" Over the Knee Boot Nordstrom, $99.95

FLATS

Nora Calf Hair ballet flats J. Crew, $250

Cece Tweed ballet flats J. Crew, $99.50

Fall Inspiration

I saw this impressive leopard-print handbag at New York & Company yesterday and had to pick it up. 

It screams Fall, but it's not so trendy that I'll want to toss it by next season. The only problem I have is that it's not as large as I'd prefer it to be. I tend to tote around large hobo bags that can hold my work equipment (i.e. notepad, camera, camcorder, etc.), but it may be a perfectly acceptable size for most fashionistas, just not me. 

Nonetheless, this bag was too cute to pass up, and the price was definitely right! So I purchased the brown and black version. 

Leopard Print Bag, New York & Company
$42.95