The Sweetest Editor of Them All

On Miss Saturday Morning, we try to deliver the best in fashion. Although we haven't been around for too long, we've showed you some hot looks, cool collaborations, and stylish parties, and today is our proudest Saturday morning yet. Today we bring you an interview from the Editor-at-Large of DailyCandy, a fabulous website that, once you subscribe (it's free!), will send you emails with ideas regarding food fashion, beauty, home, and nightlife in many cities around the United States and the UK including Miami, New York, and London. She recently modeled in the advertisements for fashion designer Isaac Mizrahi's spring/summer 2009 line for Liz Claiborne, and to round off this impressive resume, she also does style features on The Today Show. So here today we bring you the sweetest editor we know: 
Miss Dannielle Kyrillos. 

Dannielle Kyrillos and her husband J.P. Kyrillos

As Editor-at-Large at DailyCandy, what is a typical day for you?

The best part about having the words, “at large” in my title is that they indicate it’s my job to be out and about, seeing the latest and greatest with my own eyes and spreading the word about DailyCandy. So no two days are identical.  A big part of my role is contextualizing DailyCandy’s content into neat little packages that become television segments.  I go on shows like “Today,” “E! News” and local morning news programs to talk about our most recent discoveries.  Each day is a mix of developing new ideas, creating segments, preparing to take them on TV and actually performing them on camera.

How would you describe your personal style?

I’m secretly a little bit of a hippie, and I love to travel, so “luxe bohemian” might be a good description.  I love textiles from around the world, ethnic-inspired patterns, rich embroidery and easy silhouettes.  I’m obsessed with vintage clothing because it connects us to other eras and other people’s histories. I feel like each of our outfits is a costume for the day, and our choices depend on what we’re up to.  Entertaining friends?  Hostess costume.  Biking in the park?  Parisian girl in the 1960s costume.  Visiting a new city?  Global sophisticate costume.

Who are your design influences/favorite designers?

Way back in the 1960s, there was a gorgeous woman named Talitha Getty, wife of billionaire oil heir John Paul Getty, who epitomized global, boho elegance, and she’s a real style inspiration to me. She lived in Morocco for a time and made caftans glamorous. Modern designers like Isaac Mizrahi and Catherine Malandrino, who make pretty things that make women feel feminine but not fussy, are favorites. I love dresses, and a neat Russian lady named Yoana Baraschi makes really wearable pieces that look super in pictures and on television.

Talitha Getty, one of Dannielle's style influences

What was it like to work with Isaac Mizrahi?

He is such an amazing person: kindhearted, hilarious and whip-smart, and he makes everyone around him feel good and shine in whatever they’re doing.  Every time I work with Isaac I learn something incredibly useful, and I have a blast doing so.

Dannielle and Isaac Mizrahi in his design studio

You appeared in an advertisement for the spring/summer 2009 Liz Claiborne line designed by Isaac Mizrahi. What did you learn about the fashion industry from the experience?

That was one of the most fun things I’ve ever been lucky enough to be a part of.  It taught me that so many more people are involved in producing one dress, or one advertising photo, than you can possibly imagine.  Even if one man conceptualized the dress, the overall effort is collaborative.  That ad campaign was shot by the famous fashion photographer, Arthur Elgort, so getting to know him and be a part of his work for a day or two was the best part.  It takes a crew of nearly one hundred people to produce such a campaign, from the photographer’s assistants to the stylists to the people who block off the sidewalk to the people who cater everyone’s lunch!

Dannielle in the Liz Claiborne Spring/Summer 2009 Advertisement

Dannielles Ad on a New York City bus

When choosing things to talk about for DailyCandy, what are your criteria?

It’s our job as DailyCandy editors to introduce our readers to things that surprise and delight them, so we look for fashion, accessories, food, home décor, beauty products and random fun stuff that is new, different, intriguing, playful, but most of all useful.  We want to discover items that make life more colorful, more fun, but especially more convenient.  I love when we write about a fashion line that is really a one-woman operation, and hearing that she was overwhelmed by the response from our readers.  That’s why we do it!

Any last words?

The most important thing anyone can wear is self-confidence.  If you wear what you like and what makes you feel good, you will look good.  Never be afraid of what anyone says, and never take anything too seriously.

Dannielle and Isaac


So next time you're in need of some help shopping or planning out your weekend, check out DailyCandy and the awesome work Dannielle has done there at www.dailycandy.com. She's clearly the sweetest editor around.

xoxo,

Christina Anne and Taryn Juliette

The Sunny Side of Things

Dear Readers,

As most of you know, school is winding down and summer is winding... well, up. As this is all occuring, we've been a bit busy organizing ourselves and haven't been able to create a post worthy of all you fabulous people. Don't fret though, because this Saturday we are going to be showing the hottest set of posts ever to grace this blog, and some giveways may be in your future. So dry your eyes, go outside, and please, take a look at the sunny side of things.

xoxo

Christina Anne and Taryn Juliette

Party Like It's 1959.

Summer's almost here and we couldn't be more ecstatic. But when going over summer wardrobes, the undeniable fact was that our bathing suits were lacking in creativity. We're so over the one note bikini that have been plaguing our beaches. This summer try something cute, flirty, and very trendy: go Vintage!

You can check some out here: http://www.vintagebathingsuits.net/

Personally, we love this one:

The ruching in this suit gives is a a classy feel while the playful jewelry and hat make it an absolutely adorable & youthful look. 

So play around with some vintage styles in your closet this summer, that way you can party like it's, well, 1959.

xoxo,

Christina Anne and Taryn Juliette

Please note that the picture used in this post is not the property of Miss Saturday Morning. Thank you.

The Style of the American Woman

The Metropolitan Museum of Art: Where art meets fashion and creates beauty.


At this years Costume Institute Gala, the stars didn't hesitate to blend trendy and Haute Couture when they stepped out onto the red carpet wearing some of the most breathtaking gowns that have debuted this year. The theme was "American Woman" to celebrate the Met's new exhibit done in collaboration with The Costume Institute called "American Woman: Fashioning a National Identity. With this in mind, stars graced the red carpet in a variety of colors with red, white, and blue being the most prominent.


Our favorite look was Sienna Miller who showed up looking divine in an Emilio Pucci gown.

We love all the textures in this look.

We love the playful lengths and the leg peek-a-boo going on in the dress.

And with attractive eye candy, Jude Law, Sienna steals the red carpet at this years Gala.

But that's not all! 
Here are some of the looks that we also loved from this years Costume Institue Gala:

Thandie Newton rocked an oragami purple Vivienne Westwood gown.

Karolina Kurkova looked like a modern greek goddess in Altuzarra.

Camilla Belle in a classic red gown designed by Jason Wu, right.


The gala was filled with inspiring fashions, and the exhibit is up at The Metropolitan Museum of Art from May 5 through August 15, so if you're in New York City any time soon, we highly suggest you try to check it out!
xoxo,
Christina Anne and Taryn Juliette

Please note that all pictures are not property of Miss Saturday Morning. Thank you.

Hottest Look of the Week - A Pop of Color

This weeks hottest look has a pop of color to it. The Marc Jacobs motorcycle jacket is a designer splurge, but the five dollar classic tank is what makes the outfit pop and it's a total steal ( available at Pink Zone stores). The Jolt jeans have all the bells and whistles (studs being absolutely fabulous right now) and when you put it all together, voila, you have the fashionably adorable girl next door.

xoxo,

Christina Anne and Taryn Juliette

With Liberty and Justice for All

Stop, Collaborate, and Design?

Clearly that's what has been going through the creative minds of those at Liberty of London.

Liberty was originally a famous department store in the West End shopping district of London, England, where practically everyone went to get the hottest new styles. Then, in 2005, they launched their own private label that includes things like dresses, skirts, and housewares in the craziest, most beautiful floral prints. This line is sold both in their store and off their website, http://www.liberty.co.uk/. Now, they are engaging in two different collaborations. One is with Target, where they created a fun line of spring/summer floral prints for things like clothes and bedding. The other is with MAC Cosmetics, where they inspired a line of brightly colored shades of makeup with fun, pop art print packaging known as Give Me Liberty of London. So, next time you have the urge to be a bit British and have fun with prints, check out Liberty of London for Target and Give Me Liberty of London by MAC Cosmetics. We guarantee that you'll feel freed.

Our favorite Liberty of London for Target advertisment.

(I bought one of those pillows last week!)

The Give Me Liberty of London by MAC Cosmetics advertisement.

Makeup from the new MAC collection.

(I love Give Me Liberty of London Tinted Lipglass in English Accents and Nail Laquer in Blue India.)

xoxo,

Christina Anne

Please Note: All of the pictures used in this post are not the property of Miss Saturday Morning and have been copyrighted by Target and MAC Cosmetics.

The ideel[i] Sample Sale

Ah, the Sample Sale. What a novel idea. Designers selling merchandise for over 70% off, who wouldn't want to get in on this action? But then your hair gets pulled, and the lady next to you steals those Jimmy Choos you just grabbed; this just got personal.

We love getting fabulous sample sale items as much as the next girl, but we like to do it in a safer way, so we shop ideeli. Ideeli is an amazing sample sale website where you can get everything from Betsey Johnson to Prada at incredible markdowns, but it still has that sample sale rush with a ticking timer on the page. They also offer cool giveaways, and joining is totally free! So go ahead, buy those Jimmy Choos, and stay calm, cool, and collected while doing so. It's perfectly ideel[i].

http://www.ideeli.com/

P.S. If you invite a friend, you get $25 when they make their first purchase. Talk about fabulous!

xoxo,

Christina Anne and Taryn Juliette