Exciting!  Rue La La has teamed up with Madison Avenue Couture for an exclusive boutique offering an assortment of new and barely used vintage Chanel apparel, footwear, handbags, jewelry and accessories. This is the first time a vintage series is running on a private sale website and Rue La La brings it live to its members TODAY, July 22, 2010 at 11:00 a.m. ET.  The boutique will run for 48 hours, where members can enjoy prices up to 70% off retail.

• Chanel Vintage Black Leather and Satin Camellia-Shape Evening Bag with chain strap
• Chanel Taupe Lambskin Ruffled Vest with black net lining and logo buttons
• Chanel White Silk Mini Dress with Black Camellia “Confetti” allover appliqué

Check it out now before it sells out!

Lunch with a girlfriend and then a little beauty shopping at ULTA Beauty. That’s how the day went. Thankfully, messy pony tails are hot right now, as the wind gusts in Las Vegas were blowing about 50 mph. And that’s not an exaggeration. So a messy ponytail and a sporty tunic with a hood seemed appropriate. Just call this look wind-resistant chic.

The Details:

I love how my J Brand Skinny Jeans slim my thighs, making me aerodynamic on a windy day.

What’s black and silver and chic allover? Me!

Chanel Levres Scintillantes Glossimer in Praline Giggle is a must-have is your cosmetic bag. Seriously. This gloss looks good on any woman of any color.

The Outfit:

Top:
PH8

Jeans:
J Brand

Shoes:
Steve Madden

A couple of weeks ago, I fell in love with Julia DiNardo’s, of Fashion Pulse Daily, Adam glasses from GlassesUSA.com, which offers prescription glasses online at discount prices. Read her blog post and review here.

The high-end designer style of Julia’s Adam glasses is absolutely captivating, and if I had to wear glasses, these are the ones I would wear daily.

If you’re a frame-wearing fashionista and you’re looking for a new a pair glasses, you can now save 15% on a complete set of Adam frames, which includes anti-scratch coating. Just use code LSADAM to save. Click on the banner below to shop now and access designer style at an affordable price!

From the pages of Fashion Pulse Daily is this awesome blog post about eye wear. It’s a must-read for those of you frame-wearing fashionistas.

[The Chanel eyeglasses and my new $35 look-a-like pair]

I’d like to consider myself a reluctant ‘eyewear aficianado’; I’m not happy about the fact that I have to wear glasses, however I’ve made the most of it by owning copious amounts of them so that they better fit in with my fashionable nature. Mainly I prefer the plastic frames, but am always on the lookout for a cool vintage pair or cool new color combination I’ve yet to try. Most rcently, I’ve been lusting after a pair of Chanel 2010 eyeglasses; I tried them on, but they were WAY out of my budget! Luckily, GlassesUSA had recently contacted me to try out a complimentary pair of prescription glasses, and I couldn’t pass up the opportunity to add another pair to my collection. What I didn’t expect to find was a very similar pair of eyeglasses to the Chanel ones I lusted after — the Adam Black eyeglasses, that for $35 is a steal for BOTH the frames and the lenses.

I decided to to put them to the ultimate style test, and wore them for three days of New York Fashion Week -did they past the test? Yes! I definitely got a lot of compliments, and felt right at home in them. The lenses were crystal clear, they fit perfectly without having to be adjusted at all, and looked great with a variety of looks, from dressy to more casual.Most of our eyeglasses are manufactured in China and the United States, and with shipping at $8.95, I’m not complaining; it’s hard to beat the price and style quotient, even if you go to a bix box retailer such as Wal-Mart’s optical center. Overall, I’m very pleased with the eyeglasses and next time I feel the urge to splurge on some eyeglass frames, I will definitely check out their offerings as my first stop online!

[The author at fashion week wearing her new $35 frames. From clockwise: inside the tents with my friend Donna, at the Tory Burch presentation, backstage at Vivienne Tam]