Balmainia & my Seventeen interview!

10.12.2009

This post comes to you in two parts

1. An interview I did with Seventeen magazine is up today on their awesome style blog!

'tis all here, my lovelies:


http://www.seventeen.com/fashion/special/style-blog/claire-geist-faboo-blog



2.
Yes, we all know it.
The Balmain sparkly mini dress/blazer/boot look was EVERYWHERE this year (after seeing the embellished heels from Spring 2009 duplicated at a Journey's store, I gave an exasperated sigh)
my thoughts on this look range between "alright, enough already!" and "This is too fun!"


So the other day I played with my own inspiration
...I whipped out this little number that has been hanging in the back of my closet for some time now....
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this dress came out of a hole-in-the-wall vintage shop in the East Village over the summer. Luckily for me, when I found it, I noticed it had no price tag and I just held it up to the groovy cashier dude & after a shrug and $20, it was mine. SCORE!!

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I also gave the look a shot with pink socks & ankle boots
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is it just me, or do i look like I'm about to sneeze?


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Tube Dress-Vintage
Knotted Tee-Cheap Monday
Denim Vest-Gap (thrifted)
Blazer-Thrifted
Docs-Thrifted
Ankle Boots-We Who See

after a while it got pretty warm out...

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Oh,Claire, you're so lame

have an awesome tuesday, everyone!

46 comments:

  1. SO GORGEOUS in every way
    thanks for sharing this and congrats on your interview
    absolutely flawless

    -cma
    check out my blog @
    cosmicaroline.blogspot.com

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  2. Congrats on your interview! I'm just loving your outfit - that dress is SUCH a good find.

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  3. GAHHHH! This dress is killing me, girl! It's perfect in every way!

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  4. I want a dress like that, only in silver! Fucking awesome!

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  5. Congrats on an excellent interview!

    (and no, you don't look like your gonna sneeze!=P)

    i-heart-fash.blogspot.com

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  6. wow the sequin dress is amazin, perfect combination paired it with the cropped tees and shirts, makes ur oufits have feminime and tomboy element at the same time, love it soo much

    xxx

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  7. DO YOU KNOW how much perfectionally perfect you look?! LOVE IT.

    But isn't it uncomfortable? Looks like one of those itchy sequin things that we just wear anyways.

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  8. it looks so amazing, not many people could pull off a gold sequined mini dress
    AND I LOVE YOUR DOCS. I saw a girl wearing the exact ones at university the other day and my jaw dropped. She saw it and it was a little awkward.

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  9. aaww love those photos where your throwing your jacket up into the air :D
    Nicky :)

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  10. I much prefer you in the pink socks and ankle boots, you look amazing!

    xx

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  11. im not sure if id wear all these things together but i must say all pieces are fiiine

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  12. seventeen AND teen vogue??? you are on fire claire :] that tube dress is awesome and the whole outift just WORKS so well :) xxx

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  13. Bargain dress, and you've made it look so versatile! I hope I can find stuff like this in New York...great interview as well.

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  14. lovvve your outfit so much, especially with the pink socks/heels. the layering and everything is so perfect. take care! and congratulations on the interview of course!

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  15. LOL CLAIRE I love these photos!! Girl, you are totally faboo.

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  16. I love the dress with the doc martens. Congrats on your interview.


    http://unsystematicstyle.blogspot.com/

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  17. Great interview - congrats!

    Also - I am DYING over your dress. It is perfection.

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  18. This dress is so rich, love statement pieces :)

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  19. Thanks for the comment :) xxx LOVE THAT DRESS SO MUCH...I adore your blog :) xxxxxxxxx Camilla

    rainbowpavingstones.blogspot.com

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  20. I've never seen a dress like that! I ADORE IT!

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  21. This look is so genius! Love it and love your blog! Just came across it today. Your hair is fab, too! I am def. following!

    Check out my blog, too!

    www.colormenana.blogspot.com

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  22. You look so awesome here. the dress is fabulous. the shots take for the last few is so dramatic. :)

    http://missheadoverheels.blogspot.com/

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  23. Yes and yes ! I adore the way you take those shots , totally amazing. And the sky background was magnificent

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  24. wow this is amazing! the vintage sequin dress combined with the denim and the docs are totally perfecto! great blog, great style, i'm FOLLLOWINGGG!

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  25. AH-mazing dress! I'm totally with you on the whole Balmain craze, sometimes I love it- sometimes I hate it!!

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  26. LOVE the dress! So cool. I love it with the shirt over top.

    Congrats on 17 great interview.
    Belle

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  27. SO lovely! I like how you can take such a glam look and make it ok for the daytime. The interview is awesome!

    I have a blog too, do you want to exchange links?

    Kisses!

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  28. Love the red hair! Always a fan!

    Thanks for visiting my blog & taking the time to leave a lovely comment! I really appreciate it!

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  29. LOVE WHAT YOU DID WITH THE SEQUIN DRESS LADY! dfe-girlify it with some docs and socks. my hero? DEFINITELY!
    click here to visit me at mode junkie!

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  30. Hey dear!
    Thanks for your lovely comment on my blog.
    OMG I really love your blog!
    ...and of course your hair and your style.
    I will follow u!!
    You totally rock.


    Love,
    Silvia

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  31. thanks for the sweet comment :)
    and congrats on the interview!

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  32. Thanks for the comment :) and I know it is soo beautiful. I'm so jealous that Dane gets to live in that kind of paradise !

    ps. I love that dress. and I just LOVE how you put that shirt on top of it like that :) so clever !

    xoxo
    http://rockther.blogspot.com/

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  33. Your blog is awesome! And your style is so unique. I will be following! Check out my blog - it's lolavee.blogspot.com and I am selling variety of vintage clothes and accessories. Follow my blog as well if you would like to keep updated when the latest vintage is for sale! Lola x

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  34. that dress is brilliant! Very lucky find, and for only $20. Oh, I love hole in the wall thrift stores. and congratulations on your interview!

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  35. The knotted tee and docs give the vintage dress such a cool, dressed down vibe. Love your blog! Congrats on the Teen Vogue interview =]


    sauvageforever.blogspot.com

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  36. Adorable outfit!!!

    Lovely blog! I will start to follow you!

    thesingular.blogspot.com

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  37. Love that dress.
    I never seem to be able to find stuff that fabulous while thrifting and stuff, so jealous!

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  38. WOW. that's seriously all i can say. this is amazing in all shit load of different ways. im so shocked and speechless.
    i wouldve never put this together, i guess im not as imaginative as you. you have an amazing talent.

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  39. Congratulations on your interview! How cool! And I love the layers you rocked with the sequins - this is a fantastic Fall look!

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  40. omg that's an amazing dress!!! drools...

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  41. congrats for the interview dear ! oh and you look so gorgeous in that sequin dress ! adore this look . :)

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  42. Congratulations on your interview! And you look so great in this outfit...love the sequins xox

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  43. Gorgeous, and I looooove your red hair!!




    www.trustme-itsparadise.blogspot.com

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  44. I am dying for your curls and hair color. beautiful!

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