Dear Victoria Beckham,

I'm a huge fan of your clothing and accessories!  I love how you have morphed from pop star, to queen of football WAGs, to style icon, to well respected designer all while raising four kiddos with your very handsome hubby.  Kudos to you! 

But the real reason I'm writing you is to let you know that you are free to send me any of the below items from your line to "test" out.  Seriously, I'll give you my honest opinion about how much I love them! 

I would run out and buy them myself but they are just a wee bit out of my price range *cough* (extremely expensive) *cough*.  I'll be waiting on the UPS guy! 

xoxo 
Jenny

Silk and wool blend gown - $3,845

Shopper leather tote - $2,700

Silk-gazar coat - $3,895

Pleated cotton-blend crepe mini dress - $2,950

Stretch-wool coat - $3,050

Zip-detailed stretch-wool coat - $3,295

Shopper leather and linen-canvas tote - $1,850

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Love This! - Givenchy Shark Tooth Necklace

Ever since I first laid eyes on this necklace from Givenchy's Spring 2012 collection, I've been obsessed.  It's comically large, yet totally cool.  Unfortunately it's $960 (eek).  What do you think?  Would you wear it?

Image via Style.com

Picture I took from April 2012 Bazaar

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Pantone's Color of the Year - Tangerine Tango

I'm sure everyone has heard the news about Pantone's declaration of Tangerine Tango as 2012's color of the year.  I for one am very happy since I adore orange.  But orange can be a bit scary to wear (it's a color that seems to be easier to work with in decor than in apparel, no?), I mean you don't want to look like a traffic cone or like you are celebrating Halloween.

One of my favorite colors to pair with orange right now is navy.  There are multiple examples of this pairing in the Spring 2012 collections (I first called this color combo as a trend back in September and still think it's the way to go).  A great way to incorporate the orange/navy combo is to pair an orange top with navy pants or dark denim.  In fact dark denim is a great way to ease into it.  Here are some looks I put together to show how wearable this pairing can be:

Button Front Tops by Topshop
Sandals by Steve Madden

Cardigans by Mossimo
Flats by Minnetonka

Longsleeve Tops by Mango
Totes by Brooks Brothers

Shortsleeve Tops by Bebe
Pumps by Sam Edelman

What do you think?  Is this a color combo you can get into?

My Five - Valentino Couture Spring 2012

Seems like the Valentino designers are hitting their stride, I loved all the florals (take note florals are gaining footing) and sweet details in this collection, just so darn pretty!  Here are my picks:

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My Five -Atelier Versace Spring 2012

A small collection full of color, sparkle and va-va-voom.  Here are my picks:

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My Five - Givenchy Couture Spring 2012

Here's a group shot of the compact Givenchy Couture collection (gigantic nose rings and all). Anyone up for a glamorous game of basketball?

 Even if it's not your style, you have to admit that these are impeccably crafted.  Tisci and his team are so darn creative.  In fact you have already seen one of these dresses on the red carpet on Zoe Saldana at the SAG awards last Sunday.  She looked amazing, loved this look so much!

Images via Vogue.com

My Five - Elie Saab Couture Spring 2012

Beautiful, red carpet-worthy collection of sparkly dresses in an array of yummy colors.  Oh, Mr. Saab makes princess dreams come true!  Here are my many picks:

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My Five - Giambattista Valli Couture Spring 2012

Where Dior lacks in bridging old and new (as discussed earlier today), Giambattista Valli excels at it.  In fact he makes it look so effortless, THIS is how Couture is done in the 21st century!  It's wearable, sophisticated, modern, yet timeless.  Thank you Mr. Valli, you created a masterful collection.  Oscar stylists, look here for glamorous gowns galore!  Here are my picks:

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My Five - Christian Dior Couture Spring 2012

*Sigh* I so want Dior to have some direction again, I want that SHOW that we used to get, that homage to the past while at the same time reaching to the future.  That perfect mix of technical and fantasy, old and new.  McQueen did/does this masterfully, Galliano was right there with him.  Such a shame he effed it up by being a d-bag.  Anyhoo, this collection was nice, but too much an homage to "old" Dior, as in "oh, there's the new look silhouette, from the 40's and 50's!" Oh well, enough of my rant.  Here are my picks:

Images via Vogue.com