Trendspotting: Tassels

Tassels aren't just for showgirls and graduations anymore. They've been showing up on bags, necks and now, ears.

Peep Kate Hudson's oh so fabulous Stephen Russell diamond and pearl tassel earrings at the Golden Globes.

And Marc Jacobs sent these safety-pinned beauts down the runway.

Classy, vintage-looking and full of movement, tassel earrings put all the attention on your lovely face and neck. Here are some of our favorites:

ACB

Suede tassel earrings in glamorous gray

$155 - net-a-porter.com

Ivanka Trump
Pull the Trump card with these pearl, white gold and diamond swingers
$7800- ivankatrumpcollection.com


Wouters & Hendrix
Tough girl chic
$132.50- lagarconne.com


Ann Taylor
The frugalista's choice
$38- anntaylor.com

Spring in Your Step

Spring always brings a crop of fresh blooms to dresses and tops, but this season's feminine florals have found their way to an unexpected place...your feet.

Floral watercolor shines in proper-for-all-occasions Dolce & Gabbana slides in patent leather.
$495

Poppies pop on satin BCBG pumps with a modernist swirl print.
$48.92

The teeny neutral flowers on these Nina Ricci booties make them sweet and sexy.
$1250
For weekend strolling, slip on these Lanvin satin flats and put a spring in your step.
$470

Aces High

Hotel bars are normally so Business-Trip-With-Nothing-Better-To-Do or A-Convenient-Meeting-Place-For-An-Affair... but that was before the Ace.

The Ace Hotel on West 29th Street has redefined the hotel bar (and the hotel lobby, and the midtown hangout...) all in one fell swoop. With a look that's prep-school library meets hunting-enthusiast den, bellhops who resemble Dave Grohl, a whole menu of gin and tonics, plus food from the Breslin Bar next door, this is not your dad's hotel.

The lobby is always full, with a refreshingly adult (read: not Lower East Side) crowd. There's a photo booth so you can remember the night you had the best burger in Manhattan (it's lamb and it's spectacular). The downstairs space, called Liberty Hall, hosts events and concerts; but if there's nothing on, you can hang out there like we did, with a DJ, a food menu, and lots of comfy couches.

If you're there during daylight hours, visit the Portland coffee roaster Stumptown in their lobby nook for a divine jolt of joe and then browse the second NY location of Opening Ceremony, located just off the lobby. It's being billed as an anti-souvenir shop, with designers like Proenza Schouler and Alexander Wang rethinking souvenirs and travel essentials just for this location.

This is your new go-to spot. You just might forget it IS a hotel.

The Ace Hotel, 20 W. 29th Street, between 5th Ave and Broadway

Perfect for reading a hardbound leather book with a G&T in your hand

Graffiti mural wallpaper on the staircase leading up to the hotel

The Sport of Fashion Week Tweeting

IT'S FASHION WEEK, BITCHES!!!

Only four days in and New York Fashion Week already has the interwebs by its claws. Twitter is abuzz with more horribly blurry phone pics and all-caps exclamations than a Miley Cyrus concert. But we're not complaining. The instantaneous stream of info has made fashion week almost like that of a nail-biting, play-by-play sport (which we find FAR more interesting than the Olympics anyway...snore).

Shout outs to our favorite tweeters and bloggers, keeping us all in the loop this season:

NY Mag's The Cut: @cutblog
NY Time's The Moment: @themoment
WWD: @womensweardaily
Modelinia: @modelinia
Elle's Joe Zee: @mrjoezee
Gotham Mag's Ben Setiawan: @bensetiawan
Refinery29: @refinery29
Bryan Boy: @bryanboy
Fug Girls: @fuggirls

And although we may not be leading the speed tweet race, we will still chime in our two cents...at our own fashionably late pace. Check back soon for Elezar's own NYFW roundup!

TREND ALERT: The Sweetheart Sweep

Attention, everyone! A new silhouette reigned supreme at the Golden Globes red carpet last night, and we have a feeling it's here to stay. Take a peek at what we like to call "the sweetheart sweep" (coming soon to a retail rack near you).

Marion Cotillard in Dior

(wwd.com)

Jane Krakowski in J.Mendel

(wwd.com)

 

Jennifer Aniston in Valentino

(peoplestylewatch.com)

Amy Adams in Carolina Herrera

(justjared.net)

 

Alfre Woodard in Pamella Roland

(wwd.com)

Cure for the Mid-Winter Blues

Half of the country is under a major mid-winter freeze out right about now. And while we have zero control over the weather, we do have control of our wardrobes. What we need now is pops of color, people!

Here are a few vibrant accessory suggestions sure to lighten your ensemble--and your mood.

Elezar

It Girl Morgan bag

$398 - elezar.com

Dannijo

Shiloh necklace

$745 - dannijo.com

Tenley Bennett

Poppy headband

$40 - tenleybennett.com

Magaschoni

Rosette scarves

$248 each - bloomingdales.com

Fabulous NYC Charity Event!

Wish the holidays hadn't stopped? Keep the festivities alive at JOY: The Last Holiday Event of 2009 (which is really in 2010... Thursday, January 14, to be exact). For $40 in advance, $50 at the door, you can drink in the new year! Champagne, wine, scotch, music, auction... What more could you ask for? Oh yeah, a dress code of denim and diamonds! We're so there!

Thursday, January 14
7-10 pm
Le Poisson Rouge, 158 Bleecker Street, NYC
joy.eventbrite.com

All proceeds go to DOSA Camps, a network of recreational and residential summer camps for the disabled.