A beau with a bow - file under new york club kids

What can I tell you? These two leave me speechless. Happy, but speechless.

Bedroom Inspiration ~ Dark Grey

photos: bright bold and beautiful, pinterest

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Home Renovation: Paint colors

Home Renovation: Bright Bathroom

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New York Nightlife Style - Crazy Colorful

Anyone who thinks that style = expensive hasn't been out in the city. You may hate his style (which I happen to love) but have to give him props for creativity and fearless use of color.

And a little closer detail of makeup - shown with friends.

Boys in black or white + color

These two have totally different looks but equally individual style: love the pants on the left-although the brown boots, are in my opinion, a flaw in an otherwise great look. His friend on the right is not afraid to wear white OR color - and I can't take my eyes off his green kicks.

Color Inspiration: Lilac and Honeysuckle

1. zig zag scarf 2. earrings 3. ring 4. Easter flower 5. wedding gift tag 6. earrings

Last week's color inspiration ~ Go Green

Another Color Inspiration ~ Easter Pastels

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Color Forecast for Spring 2011 : Etsy Finds

What is the color forecast for Spring 2011 you say? Bright and Bold, of course! Think Citrus colors with brilliant honeysuckle, fresh lime, and orange bursts...

Etsy Finds: floral set of orbs, eco friendly soy wax candle in meadow green container,

green and sterling silver earrings, spring tulips - vibrant original watercolor painting

Related: Beautiful Home Living ~ Using Lemons for Decoration

Color Inspiration ~ Citrus

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Seeing Red

No, she's not going to a Mad Men theme party –although her outfit is clearly inspired by the same time period– it's just how she dressed. I love when people aren't afraid to entirely commit to a style. My only critique would be that I'd rather see a sexier shoe. The red seems a bit too matchy-match with the off white accent not really matching. Other than that she's ready for cocktails at eight.

Boy in Red

I love a boy who's not afraid of a little color. The top-stitch on the jacket is cool too.

Honeysuckle ~ Pantone 2011 Color of the Year

Stop the show! Pantone just announced Honeysuckle as the 2011 Color of the Year.

As you can see in my watercolor paintings, it is one of my favorites. Here are some decorating ideas for your room when choosing Honeysuckle for your paint color.

“In times of stress, we need something to lift our spirits. Honeysuckle is a captivating, stimulating color that gets the adrenaline going – perfect to ward off the blues,” explains Leatrice Eiseman, executive director of the Pantone Color Institute®. “Honeysuckle derives its positive qualities from a powerful bond to its mother color red, the most physical, viscerally alive hue in the spectrum.”

Watercolors 1. pansies original 2. "Summer Breeze" print 3. party dress original

4. bright flowers original 5. trees original

7. girlie girl print 8. mary mary quite contrary print

More Interior Design and color inspiration ~ and

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Color Inspiration: Electric Cobalt Blue

Ice cold cobalt blues are vibrant and electric! Energizing and full of spirit ~ from interior design and fashion, to art and paint colors for your room ...

photos: blue crab print via watercolors by laura trevey, bridal shoes by nora karen,

a blonde ambition, bizbash, paintquality, furniturestoreblog, earrings by liz hutnick

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Happy Friday and a Winner!

Happy Friday everyone... I hope you have some exciting plans for the weekend. I wanted to share this wonderful illustration from my daughter, Carole Trevey. Maybe the love of bright bold and beautiful color runs in the family!

Also, the winner for the sugar plum earrings giveaway is MoonRae. Congrats!

Please e-mail your address to laura.trevey@gmail.com

Be sure to meet me here every Monday for the newest Giveaway.

and for a break at your desk ~ try this ... It's crazy!

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Color Coordinated

Rosson Crow is one artist with great fashion sense. I saw her all over NYC during fashion week and each time her ensemble completely caught my eye and imagination. ...I doubt it was planned, (tho' you never know) but I love how she's decked out in something that could be seen on a superhero and he has on the batman t-shirt. Also her eyeshadow matches his t-shirt. How brilliantly unexpected is that? So you tell me: was this planned or mere coincidence?

Urban Tigress

I am digging everything about Pharah: The detailing in her hair, her gorgeous eyes and defined brows, the bright pop of gold that's her jacket and the red boots. This is a girl decked out to party and wearing clothes comfortable enough to go all night yet with enough glam to still get attention. You definitely want to know what after party she's going to...but I promised not to tell!

Christoper Lee Sauve does The Big Top

Last night Christoper Lee Sauve had a runway show and pop-up shop at Big Top, Amanda Lepore's party at Carnival. A designer of witty and sometimes acerbic t-shirts, Christopher first became well known for his "SAVE ANNA" t-shirt a few seasons back and to quote from his website,

His current popularity began when rumors began to circulate the bloggosphere that ANNA WINTOUR was being replaced as editor of VOGUE. The now iconic t-shirt he created simply read: SAVE ANNA.

But it would be a less-likely, Bravo reality show vixen that would usher SAUVÉ into the mainstream,
“She would always say, I DIE. BANANAS. over and over again,” says the artist in regards to celebrity stylist RACHEL ZOE. “After I produced the shirt I received a letter from Zoe’s attorney saying that she trademarked the words ‘I Die.’ And ‘Bananas.’ I sent this letter to the press and a media sensation was born. How can someone trademark a fruit?” As a response to the cease and desist letter, SAUVÉ created the FREE THE FRUIT campaign which garnered support from around the globe. It was from this line that the ART (TM) BANANAS t-shirt, which is currently in production, was born.
 



I have been a fan of his since Save ANNA and not only is he super talented but he's a super genuine person with amazing energy. So I was thrilled to be a model in his show with many of the people I normally photograph including Malik So Chic, Jordan Fox, the many beautiful boyz of Manhattan nightlife, and of course Miss Amanda Lepore herself...wearing her own likeness on her t-shirt - of course! And along with the t-shirts were brilliant hats (shown in both photos above) by the fabulous Deryck Todd who will be debuting his full collection later this fall, and shades by Mercura.

So check out Christopher's website where you can order your own custom t-shirt to look pretty in because God don't like ugly!
***photos by George Perez. Thanks GeoXge! :)

NYFW style trend -black & red

We all know that black is big with people in fashion and New Yorkers, so it's nice to see a bit of red adding a jolt of color. 

Fashion Week: Night 4 was fierce and fabulous

I know that we just officially finished "Day 5" but I had to post a few photos from the Tommy Hilfiger party. I was going to stay home Sunday night but a call from my friend Aleks to come to the Tommy Hilfiger show and 25th Anniversary party got me out of Brooklyn. The show was too crowded to shoot but the party? A-MA-ZING! (so good I skipped another "exclusive" party to stay)

No I don't know what the hell this girl is wearing either but I could not keep my eyes off her. She has that kind of presence. Oh and she's gorgeous!!!

And these 3 are poptarts –I mean popSTARS in Japan. But I lost their card so if you recognize them let me know. And if you like more of the model-y blackstage photos follow me on twitter where I'll be posting them regularly.

Making a Statement

Every once in a while I hear someone refer to an article of clothing as a "statement piece" and while  I'm not always sure what qualifies.. I think her jacket definitely does! She caught my attention immediately when she walked into the BlackBook Magazine party with her friends. It's a Stephen Sprouse design and I love the pop art aesthetic mixed with the glamour that comes from it being entirely sequined...which is kind of hard to see in the photo. A really great look!

Seen at Black Book Magazine party

Last night I shot the Black Book Magazine party at the new Gansevoort Hotel on 29th and Park. It was a fun party full of pretty people. These girls were also really nice, and I love that they are wearing color! I find that I am wearing more and more black and with fashion week coming it's so easy to fall into the black uniform trap. So it's great to see fun flirty dresses that are fearless when it comes to adding a little color into our lives!

Amanda Dolan at her opening

The fall art season has not yet begun and I've gone to two gallery openings this weekend. Painter Amanda Dolan art is decidely feminine -dripping with hearts and the color pink– but underneath there is something a little bit darker and edgier, not unlike the artist herself. Her dress split in red and black almost seems like a reflection of this...if we were to take it literally, which we won't. If you're in Soho check out her show at the Ward-Nasse gallery now through September 16th.

Peggy Noland in her pop-up shop!

Designer Peggy Noland has a pop-up shop at The Hole Gallery with her crazy, colorful styles for sales. Check it out while you can.