European Diaries: Shini and Jennifer

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Two girls, four suitcases and Europe to conquer….

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Our second day in London began with sunlight pouring through our room, and walking out onto the terrace in the morning I breathed in the city! London.. sunshine.. and warmth..not something that happens often.. so I took it as a sign that there were more great things to come.
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Those great things were Shini and Jennifer, two British based bloggers with loads of style. From the moment they arrived it was all fun. Sips of diet coke on the terrace, snapping photos and tons of swapping stories.
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My favorite part of meeting with fashion bloggers is to see their personal style and how they put together the Quiksilver Women’s Fall Collection. I am always inspired by what they come up with!
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Take a peek into Shini and Jennifer’s creative looks through the lens of Laurel Dailey.
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Shini wearing the bombshell dress and the Glass Heart Pullover
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Jennifer is wearing the Aftermath Dress
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European Diaries: Back to London

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Two girls.. four suitcases..and Europe to conquer…

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Back to Europe and all the adventures Laurel and I encountered. When we last left off.. Laurel and I had just arrived in the magical city of London. The vibe of this city is contagious.. there is such a cool crop of people scattered around this city and we were smacked in the face with one of the coolest - Constance of Constance-Victoria!
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Constance rolled into The Zetter Hotel with style and enthusiasm. She gleefully looked through the racks of the Quiksilver Womens Fall Collection and fell in love with numerous pieces.
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We were having too much fun together and couldn’t decide on only one look, so Constance pranced around the city in three!
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From Laurel’s lens you get a taste of her killer style!
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Constance wearing the Equestrian Leggings and the Rock Royalty Muscle Tee.


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Constance wearing the Sheath Leggings.


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Constance wearing the Juxtapose Skirt and the Half Past Twelve Top.
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Beth is wearing the Fade Out Muscle Tee and the Off Shore Cropped Bootleg.
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The Ragged Vest

My current fall must-have is the QSW Ragged Vest. It is the perfect layer to so many looks this season.
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I envision wearing the vest with button down tops and skinny jeans, belted at the waist with skirts and flare jeans and of course when the weather is even colder… I would toss this over a military jacket!
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How would you wear the Ragged Vest?

The Complications Striped Tee

It is officially fall here in California and to celebrate I busted out the fur (fabulous fake of course)!
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Feeling the need to stay cozy and comfy I pulled on a pair of sweatpants and my QSW Complications Striped Tee, but always one to glam it up a bit I paired it with my fur-licious blazer!
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The QSW Complication Tee is the perfect stripe tee to layer with so many looks this fall. It has become an instant staple in my closet.

STYLIT!!!

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Denim Shirt – Vintage, Denim Skinnies – QSW Iron Clad, Leopard Print Heels – Sam Edelman
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This has been three years in the making and it is finally here – THE ARRIVAL OF STYLIT!!!!
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STYLIT is a daily fashion planner that is designed to help you plan your day, week and month with personal style in mind. For years, I have written down ideas of what to wear inside my planner and have always thought – why isn’t there a planner that combines both what I need to do and what I want to wear? So I created it!
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To fully explain this little book, I created a video.. take a look.
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STYLIT will be available online starting October 11th. Check back in for ordering information.

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European Diaries: London Baby!

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Two girls, four suitcases and Europe to conquer..

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After a France whirlwind, we were off to LONDON baby! I couldn’t be more excited.. this is my city.. having lived there during the college years.. I was itching to get back to my favorite city across the pond.
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Hopping into the cute little cab we left behind another airport to arrive at the penthouse suite of The Zetter Hotel! A terrace overlooking the magical city was the cherry on top. After a few bites to eat we were off to a perfect nights sleep anticipating the next few days in London.
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Cheers!
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Laurel
snapped a few pics on top of the terrace!
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Wearing the QSW Offshore Cropped Jeans and the Fade Out Tee!

The Gig Adventures.

Lightweight. Vintage appeal. Cropped fit. Big front pocket. We love everything about The Gig cropped top. Go Start your own adventure!
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We just can’t get enough of L’Atelier des Dames!

A few months ago we introduced you to Caroline and Quitterie, two young entrepeneurs who are the heart and soul of L’atelier des Dames. Based in the South West of France, L’Atelier des Dames is the first costume jewellery brand with an eco-label certification who works in partnership with Brazilian women to produce the most amazing jewelery out of recycled fish scales - yes, fish scales!

They have just launched their Fall Winter collection and we are in love with just about every single piece this season!

Luckily, they also love us, so they’re giving us a 30% discount to all quiksilver women fans… Just go to their website and type your promotion code: “Quiksilver”.

Enjoy!

Photo: Aurélie Platel
Wearing Quiksilver Women’s Day or Night Shorts, Back Around Cardigan and Whatever tank top; L’atelier des Dames Josephine Pearl NecklaceLouise Ring.
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Photo: Aurélie Platel
Wearing Quiksilver Women’s Twenty-Four Hour top, L’Atelier des Dames Charlotte braceletearrings, and headband.
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Photo: Aurélie Platel
Wearing Quiksilver Women’s Bancroft Road skirt and X-Factor tank top, ; L’atelier des Dames Josephine Pearl NecklaceLouise Ring & headband.

Ellie Lawson acoustic: Quiksilver tour documentary and live album released

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Following her ‘first of its kind’ Quiksilver Women: Through the glass tour of the UK and Ireland Quiksilver Women Ambassador Ellie Lawson has released 2 Albums exclusively on her website to showcase her unique 2 month summer tour of Quiksilver shops.

‘Live in Covent garden’ is a collection of soul searching and socially conscious songs from both her albums ‘The Philosophy Tree’ and ‘Lost songs’ played live with her talented acoustic band in the Quiksilver Covent Garden store windows on the final date of her acoustic tour.

Alongside ‘Live in Covent Garden’ is the EP ‘Acoustic exclusives’ with recordings from live stripped down performances at the Gibson studios and other locations. This includes 2 new songs and a cover of Muse’s ‘Undisclosed Desires’

Both albums are available to buy now exclusively at http://www.ellielawson.com for the special discounted price of £4.99 for the two *when bought together*.


The first 50 people to purchase the new acoustic albums, (sample tracks at ellielawson.com/music ) will be put into a draw to win Autumn/ Winter Quiksilver Women Clothes! 3 winners will be chosen at the end of October 2010 and announced at ellielawson.com

Ellie xx