Cool Shops: En Soie
I love this new boutique in the hip area of Silverlake in Los Angeles. Stocked full of their own gorgeous silk dress designs, custom jewelry, ceramics and even wine. Check it out if you’re in ...
Friends Who Rock: Ruffian
Going to The Oscars is like going to a big publicized prom. Lucky for me, the talented and sweet Ruffian boys provided me with a fabulous dress & necklace that held its own. Check out ...
Mila Kunis Miss Dior
Mila Kunis channels a fifties Hollywood starlet for her second Miss Dior handbag campaign. The black-and-white shots were taken in Los Angeles by Mario Sorrenti, and styled by Carine Roitfeld. Photo credit: Mario Sorrenti
Mag Addict: Lula – Issue 14
The latest issue of Lula is out on newsstands! Gorgeous and dreamy, as always… Happy first day of summer everyone! Wishing you all a relaxed & wonderful weekend. xx Nina Photo credit: Nina Isabella ...
Soho Window Displays
I love walking around SoHo – it’s one of my favorite NYC neighborhoods. The architecture is beautiful, brick streets & there’s such a wide variety of shops with creative & lovely window displays. Here’s a ...
The Canvas / Jason Wu Collaboration
A few of my favorite things: Jason Wu + Canvas + clean lines + a little glam. If you’re with me then get excited. The 29-year-old fashion designer has teamed up with Andrew Corrie, founder ...
Mag Addict: Lula Eye Candy
I was recently visiting a dear friend who like me, is a magazine addict. She has almost the entire catalog of Lula which is one of my favorite mags edited by ex-Voguette and the incredibly ...
Retail Therapy: Orla Kiely NYC
Seasons come and go and in New York City, and so do stores. One day they are in and the next day, well you know the rest. So we’re excited about the recent opening of ...
Glimpse at Joshua Tree Visit
The desert is generally not my landscape of choice. But when good friends Adam & Audrey invited me to Joshua Tree, California where Adam was directing and Audrey was costume designing the new James Iha ...
For The Love of Pink
Love it or hate it, it’s Valentine’s Day. Instead of making this day about someone else, I invite you all to take a moment and direct a little love back to yourself. We all work ...
Fall Ready To Wear Looks
It’s a lazy Sunday here at Casa Bella — a rare day with nothing on the calendar. As a result, I’m delightfully digging through big, thick March magazines and looks from NYC Fashion Week. Jill Stuart has ...
Artist Paula Sanz Caballero
Hope everyone had a nice weekend! I was so happy to come across an artist that I’ve long loved but did not know their name. When I was working at Details magazine, we used to ...
Mag Addict: Palm Maison
Hello lovelies! I’ve been so busy working that I’ve been neglecting my design inspiration musings! So here’s a bit of wonderful little eye candy brought to you by Palm Maison – a visual fashion magazine ...
Spring 2012 Fashion Week Videos
If you’re excited about Fashion Week but not attending any of the shows, you can still get a glimpse at the fabulous new looks. Style.com always does an amazing job of covering Fashion Week and this year ...
Q&A with Fashion Duo: Evigheden
Abigail Stewart and Marianna Barksdale are the duo behind Evigheden, the 2009 launched conceptual fashion design studio. Together they make beautifully crafted pieces that tell stories and often blur the lines between art and fashion. ...
The Dress
Ok, ok, the dress, I know! Absolutely gorgeous. We miss you Alexander. Stay classy Kate. And congrats to the royal couple. To everyone else, happy Friday… Now get back to work! x Nina Photo credits: ...
Ooh La La!
Emmanuelle Alt’s first French Vogue cover has been revealed! It stars Gisele photographed wearing Dolce & Gabbana in St. Barts by Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matatin. It’s fresh, romantic and certainly marks the start ...
Fashion Photographer Corinne Day
I love fashion but the clothes are merely fabrics until people actually bring the pieces to life. One amazing fashion photographer who captured that essence was British fashion photographer Corinne Day. She passed away a few ...
Cherry Blossom Season
It’s a bit warmer today in NYC so here’s hoping that Spring is close and warmer weather is just around the corner. There is a beautiful spread in Livingetc‘s April issue that I just have ...
Fashion Blogger Love
I’m always up for a good love story. This week, I read a great article in NY Magazine about fashion photo bloggers Scott Schuman (The Sartorialist) & Garance Dore (Garance Dore) and how they fell in love. ...
Fashion Week Photography
It’s NYC Fashion Week for a couple more days and one of my new friends and the very talented photographer Jamie Beck is documenting it beautifully. Here’s a look at some of her behind-the-scenes. More on ...
Me + Rue Magazine
I’m so pleased to announce the third issue of Rue Magazine is finally live! And yours truly is included in a couple of features, as a guest interior designer in “Expand Your Horizons” & as ...
The lovely EmersonMade
I’m finally putting 2 + 2 together: stand-out sneak peak on designsponge* last year + pretty blouse displayed yesterday on Oh Joy! = Emersonmade. The duo consist of designer Emerson and husband/partner Ryan who create ...
The Uniform
Hi everyone, Audrey Neustadter here signing on with my first post as Ciao Bella!’s fashion editor. In recent years, editors have attained celebrity status in the fashion world alongside models and designers. I’m not certain ...
