trick or treat

Happy Halloween! 

This weekend I dressed up as a traffic cone and the Wardrobe from The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe. What was the most creative costume you have seen the past couple of days??

No matter if you're dressing up in a costume or orange and black, passing out candy, tying shoe laces for eager trick-or-treaters, watching Hocus Pocus, or slowly working your way into a sugar coma...Have a wonderful holiday!

Toodles!

Happy Halloween weekend looks!

Check out this my outfit on this week's Friday's Fancies at {long distance loving}

Get the festive, yet casual look:

SPLENDID cotton and modal blend turtleneck top $52

Barbour Women's Calvary Polarquilt Jacket $220

MiH Jeans Londa Kara $230

Tory Burch Eddie Patent-Leather Ballet Flats $180

Longchamp Le Pliage Tote Bag $125

Asos Flat Hoop Earring $14

Topshop Pumpkin Cable Scarf $32

OPI Nail Varnish-"Y'ALL COME BACK YA HERE" $17

Wisconsin made: Gourmet Caramel Apples $36/2 pack

silk scarves

I found this "how-to" video on my friend Sarah's blog, La vida encantadora.

 This is a great tutorial for a variety of ways to tie silk scarves...check it out!

                                         

coffee table displays

Have you ever played the game Concentration? 

My mom used to have all of us play it when she hosted parties for us at our house as kids. She would fill a cookie sheet with random knick-knacks ranging from a tooth pick, to a photograph, to a head band, to a pack of raisins and on and on. We were given 1 minute to look at the collection of items, trying to remember EVERYTHING that was on the sheet. After a minute, my mom would cover the tray and we had 2 minutes to write down everything that we could possibly think of. It was nearly impossible, I don't think I ever got half of the items on the tray, but it was still was so much fun. 

I came across these pictures of coffee tables and the elaborate and festive displays reminded me of the childhood party game. See if you can dress your table up to impress like these!

#nowplaying So Far Away

In the mood for a little Carole King tonight..."So Far Away"

skull

What about a little skull motif to your wardrobe?? 

With the arrival of a couple of "eerie" holidays in our near future...how about incorporating a subtle Halloween/Day of the Dead character to your outfit?

Check out rebeccaminkoff and alexandermcqueen for some pieces!

outfit crush!!

via: The Sartorialist

Think in Pink

In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness month, here is a little segment on the color pink. Wearing pink serves as a reminder to draw attention to all of those who have battled breast cancer. In addition, it adds a pop of color to the often dreary fall days. Think Pink!

Check out my Friday's Fancies on {long distance loving}

Get the look:

Audrey coat $150

J.Crew Minnie $70 (these are my FAVORITE pants!)

Kate Spade Elise Calf Hair Skimmer $225

Hobo International 'Sadie' Patent Leather Wallet $98

Kate Spade Enamel Garden Stud Earrings $48

Fulton London Scene Kensington Umbrella $30

orange and purple

Words of Inspiration

"When the opportunity to get away from our everyday presents itself-we take it. Whether it's for an afternoon, a day, or a month. During those times we ditch our daily routine to go off and discover, we find things that inspire us. And those inspirations inevitably come to life in the styles we create. But more important, these getaways allow us to reconnect with the lifestyle our brand is rooted in."

LandsEnd Canvas

 

 

ready to wear: fall style

waiting to be worn on a fall day

via:  The Simply Luxurious Life

paris in the fall

Dreaming of being smack-dab in the middle of this scene today!

The Queen of Beige

"She was dressed in a peignoir of beige lace with a blond wig above false eyelashes-a kind of Mt. Rushmore of the cosmetician's art."

-Dwight Whitney

facebook page!

For those of you who have facebook accounts, be sure to become a fan of Twirling Clare on facebook! 

It's another way for you to follow the blog as I share links to my daily posts. In addition, I post other images, videos, and songs throughout the week!

I reached 100 'likes' last week and I would love to have more! 

Check out the facebook page: Twirling Clare and click "like"

Keep twirling with Clare!

Toodles!

Happy Fall! {long distance loving}

It's Friday...so check me out again on Friday's Fancies at {long distance loving}

Here's where you can shop the look:

Mango Openwork Knitted Sweater $36

JCrew Knitted Wool Cape $200

Kenneth Cole Cropped Pant Trousers $100

Madewell Minnetonka Moccasins $40

Michael Kors Leather Oversize Clutch $325

Charm&Chain Gold Chloe Studs $45

Salvatore Ferragamo Printed Scarf $144

Kate Spade Aspen Polarized $128

hanging plates

buttons up the back

And as a contrast to yesterday's post...button everything up! It's not getting any warmer outside, so here are some glimpses at how to still draw attention to your back despite the cooler temps!