a mini Oscars party

To celebrate the Oscars, I invited my mom and dear friend, Diana, over for a little impromptu party - complete with pizza, popcorn, ballots and bingo.

My mom took first place by correctly identifying the winners in 10 of the 24 categories. And she won bingo. I hope she buys a lottery ticket or two and keeps her winning streak alive.


I found the Oscars bingo and ballots via Pinterest at this website. Such a fun idea!

smitten kitten | style icons

While my interior design aesthetic runs more toward a clean and modern look, my fashion aesthetic is definitely more pretty and feminine. I love ruffles, bows, appliqué, skirts and dresses, classic pieces that can be worn for years mixed with sweet, soft, sometimes trendy pieces (right now, I'm loving statement necklaces!).

I love everything about the looks of these women - my style icons.

Olivia Palermo
Sure, she's cast as the villian who drove Whitney and Erin crazy on The City, but love her or hate her, you cannot question her impecable style.  And did you know? She's also been rumored to have been the inspiration for Gossip Girl's Blair Waldorf.

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Gwyneth Paltrow
Another love her or loathe her kind of gal. I happen to love her - I mean, come on, she chronicled her travels through Spain with Mario Batali and Mark Bittman and even featured a restaurant from Almunecar, one of the cities I lived in while studying in Spain. She also has a fabulous lifestyle newsletter called Goop, which I highly recommend. 

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Lauren Conrad
Can you tell that my old guilty pleasure may have been watching MTV on Tuesday nights? Lauren mixes laid-back California style with put-together pretty. And I love it.

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Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
Saving the best for last. No list of style icons would be complete with without  reference to this woman. Style plus substance, she always looked flawless.

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