No Mess Monday- BCA Month: Nicholas Kirkwood Pink Loafer Pumps

 

Smart Peep-le

Happy Halloween! Not every office is costume friendly, but you’re one smart cookie, so you know you can dress up as a nerd and still adhere to protocol. You also want to keep your chic. Lucky for you, bookworm inspirations are a big trend for Fall 2011. These Nicholas Kirkwood loafer pumps (available at Kirna Zabete for $995) put a playful spin on a serious look. The tassel and kiltie details are quite proper, and the 5 inch heel is definitely severe. Still, the pink suede with metallic leather trim is ultra femme (and tres apropos for the last day of Breast Cancer Awareness Month). Wear them with a plaid mid length skirt, a fitted button up shirt, suspenders, cardigan and thick rimmed glasses. Don’t forget slightly mussed hair and a pen behind your ear for good measure.

Since it’s Halloween and all, you might as well go the spooky route at happy hour. Ask your bartender for a Bleeding Heart Martini (image and recipe via happyhourmagonline.com) at happy hour. Though it has a pink tint, it’s not the fruity concoction you might expect. In fact, it’s not sweet at all, but you’re a tough cookie in addition to being a smarty, so you prefer it that way.

Ingredients:

Dry vermouth
Bombay Sapphire Gin
Pickled baby beet placed on a cocktail skewer

Instructions:

Chill martini glass. Add the vermouth; swirl to coat the glass, then pour out. Add gin to a cocktail shaker filled with ice. Shake vigorously until chilled. Garnish with a skewered pickled baby beet, and serve immediately.

*Chances are you won’t guzzle this drink. However just in case… remember that even the most intelligent girl tends to make dumb decisions after too many drinks. Be responsible.

 

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Booze Clues: 4 Halloween Cocktails to Try

 

Putting the BOO in Booze

Belvedere Bloodsucker

1.5 oz Belvedere Pink Grapefruit
1/2 oz. Campari

Shake with ice and pour over cubed ice into a rocks glass. Top with 1.5 oz Tru Blood Beverage and garnish with a blood orange wedge. Just so you know, Tru Blood is a blood orange flavored carbonated beverage from HBO and doesn’t contain alcohol.

 

VuQo Black Cat

1 1/2 oz. VuQo
1 oz. black cherry schnapps
2 oz. Cola
2 oz. Cranberry Juice

FYI, VuQo Premium Vodka is actually distilled from coconut using a process based on ancient technology practiced in the Philippines.

 

 

Corpse Reviver # 2011

3/4 part Hendrick’s Gin

3/4 part Lillet Blanc

3/4 part Solerno Blood Orange Liqueur

3/4 part fresh lemon juice

2 drops absinthe

1 drop ROOT

 

Combine ingredients and shake well

Double strain into a chilled martini glass

 

White Ghost

1 oz Ole Smoky Moonshine Whight LIghtnin’ Corn Whiskey
2 oz lemon lime soda

Serve over ice. Garnish with Ole Smoky Moonshine Cherries or a licorice stick.

 

 

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Shoe News: Manolo Blahnik’s Green Line

 

Heel and Sustain

Manolo Blahnik and socially conscious designer, Marcia Patmos have teamed up to create the Marcia Patmos for Manolo Blahnik collection, a sustainable addition to his Spring 2012 offerings made entirely of raffia, discarded tilapia skins and cork. The collection, which is Blahnik’s first eco-minded endeavor, will feature two styles: a double strap, open-toe flat and a high-heeled strappy sandal in 4 colorways. Each will cost around $895 at Manolo Blahnik stores.

*Image and info source: WWD

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Wild Wednesday- BCA Month: Sole Boutique Leopard Booties

 

 

Daring. Untamed. Unconventional. That’s you. But you’re also quite sweet and very playful. Your footwear should reflect your personality, so try a pair of pink animal print shoes like *Sole Boutique’s “The Leopard Shoe” ($42 at Karmaloop.com). Leopard spots on pink fabric adds an eye-catching touch of funk to one of this season’s key trends. The 6.25 inch heel and 1.25 inch platform give them a little sex appeal, but since the heel isn’t a stiletto, it’s tamed enough to wear with a short skirt without looking like you’re on the prowl. Though a certain fashion favorite platform this season gives a Herman Munster vibe, bout this shoe is cutely chunky without being clunky.

 

You don’t shy away from the unusual, so you appreciate a drink with a little pizazz. This evening at happy hour, order a Pink Raspberry Margarita (image & recipe via cocktails.about.com). The funny thing about this cocktail is that the only ingredient it really has in common with a margarita is the tequila. Still, it’s a creamy, sweet, strong concoction that you’ll be glad you tried.

Ingredients:

• 1 oz Voodoo Tiki Desert Rose Tequila
• 1 oz Tequila Rose
• 1/2 oz crème de noyaux
• 1/2 oz Chambord
• 2 ½ oz cream
• dash of grenadine
• sugar for rimming
• fresh raspberries or strawberries for garnish

Preparation:

1. Rim a chilled margarita glass with sugar.
2. Pour the ingredients into a cocktail shaker with ice.
3. Shake well.
4. Strain into the prepared glass.

*Your heels today are chunky, but if you drink too many of these cocktails it may feel like you’re walking on stilts. That said, drink responsibly.

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