{give-away: champagne satin clutch}

Today's give-away is a stunningly lovely Georgia clutch in champagne satin by Emma Gordon London!

As perfect with jeans by day as it is with sequins by night, the Georgia clutch is entirely handmade by Emma in her home studio in London:

Incredibly, Emma still hand makes every order herself from start to finish and offers a special made-to-order service for weddings or parties or even to custom match your favourite outfits . . .

To enter, {click here} to visit Emma Gordon London, or {here} to visit Emma's Etsy shop, then leave a comment below.

{bonne chance!/good luck!}

* one winner will be randomly selected and contacted by e-mail after Wednesday, October 7, 2009; give-away open to all countries; image 1 - via a glamorous little side project

{give-away: gunmetal cuff}

Today's give-away is the beautiful and contemporary gunmetal Vivienne Cuff by Bing Bang Jewelry in NYC!

Rock + refined and perfect for Fall, the Vivienne Cuff was designed by Anna Sheffield, who has worked with Marc Jacobs and Phillip Lim, and is the designer behind Bing Bang and her own high-end line of jewelry.

To enter, {click here} to visit Bing Bang, or {here} to visit Anna Sheffield, then leave a comment below.

{p.s.} also: a fun iphone app

{bonne chance!/good luck!}

* winner will be randomly selected and contacted by e-mail after Monday, September 7, 2009

{happy monday + a give-away!}

Good morning! After a weekend of dinner dates, sunlit walks along the waterfront and a little champagne, ready for a fun and busy week -- hope your weekend was lovely!

Crazy excited about today's give-away: an ultra-chic and summer-perfect jet black charmeuse jumpsuit from chickdowntown!

Wile away balmy summer nights in this sexy strapless jumpsuit of the softest shimmer of silk by ABS by Allen B. Schwartz, whose collections are worn by New York and L.A. fashionistas like Jennifer Hudson, Natalie Portman and Mischa Barton . . .

To enter, {click here} to visit the chickdowntown website, then leave a comment below.

{bonne chance!/good luck!}

{p.s.} facebook + twitter {+ tig twitter}

* a winner will be randomly selected after Monday, July 6, 2009; if you do not have a blog or contact e-mail on your blog, please include it with your comment for notification -- contest open to readers including international

{happy monday + a give-away}

Completely excited to announce this week's give-away: a Hayden-Harnett Havana shoulder bag!

The Havana hobo is New York-based Hayden-Harnett's best-selling style, and was updated from the original launch collection with a new dual pocket front and now holds more of your stylish necessities than before. The Havana is available in rich brown buttery soft leather with fold-over double-flaps. {strap drop 7-11"}

To enter, visit the Hayden-Harnett website to see what's new, then leave a comment below along with your name and e-mail address.

{bonne chance / good luck!}

{Special thanks to Hayden-Harnett, who are regular readers, for contacting me and making this fantastically stylish give-away possible.}

{entries will be accepted until midnight, Sunday, November 30, 2008}

{happy weekend + and the winner is . . .}

{a letter from Sarah Watson:}
Thank you so much to everyone who participated in the This is Glamorous Top Five Tuesday draw. It was so lovely to see such nice comments about our shower curtain, even if prompted by the prospect of a free one.

The Catherine shower curtain was designed by us here in London but it is actually made by wonderful linen factory in Lithuania. We designed it on paper before we’d even thought about fabric. We loved the idea of ruffles, but finding a linen that worked with them proved a real challenge, and in the end, our partner had to weave a fabric especially. We’ve only produced 150 – so they’re pretty special.

. . .

and the winner is . . .
Christine in Boston {Congratulations!}

The winner was randomly selected, but special mention must go to Marissa who used the term Victorian Pantalones: not used often enough and has made us begin to think about other fabulous designs. Suzy with the Irving Berlin poem, and Chellie D for being the first person to electronically bat eyelashes at us. Oh, and All Things Bright and Beautiful for persistence and making us chuckle! And finally, Heather, we absolutely think more young boys should be surrounded by ruffles.

--Sarah

{Have a great Friday the 13th and a fantastic weekend, everyone!}

Christine, please e-mail your contact information, and the parcel will be shipped from London, England
{images: "Republican Party" by Bruce Weber for W July 2002}

{top five tuesday + a chance to win}

{"Through the Looking Glass" photographed by Annie Leibovitz for Vogue US December 2004; model: Natalia Vodianova; via style.com}

This week's {top five} is all about ruffles, since they're fun and flirty, and that's the kind of mood I'm in . . .

Also, still crazy about Balineum's ruffled Catherine shower curtain, and this week, there's a chance to win one.

Good news is, the UK-based company ships anywhere in the world, so anyone anywhere can enter: just leave a comment below, and a winner will be randomly selected by the curtain's designer, Sarah Watson, and announced here on Friday, June 13, 2008.

bonne chance! / good luck!

{top five:}
1. this shower curtain
2. this tablecloth
3. this girl at Cannes
4. this photoshoot
5. this bikini