Royal Friday's Fancies

In keeping with the Royal Wedding madness (last post, I promise!), here would be my imaginary attire to the Royal Wedding. My invite must have been lost in the mail! Don't worry, I won't hold it against Prince Harry!

All the items are British except for a few Kate Spade accessories for a proper dose of Americana. The dress is from Topshop (won't break the bank), and the jacket is Burberry for that extra dose of British punk. I've never been a fan of hats (my big bowling ball head fails to look good in them), but this Philip Treacy one is great for the occasion. Remove the hat, and voila! you can go to a formal or night out more suitable for us commoners.

Royal Friday's Fancies by edodds featuring a ruched mesh dress

Ruched mesh dress
$95 - topshop.com

Kate spade shoes
$325 - couture.zappos.com

Burberry Prorsum leather clutch
297 GBP - net-a-porter.com

Kate Spade facets jewelry
$78 - katespade.com

Philip Treacy flower hat
689 GBP - harrods.com

Happy Friday

Happy Friday to the new Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. Let the hangover begin! (ps that flower girl up front is giving some Toddlers and Tiaras-like sass)

Pink and Green Thursday

Keeping with the theme of Royal Wedding-palozza/overload/overdose, here are two pink and green looks of Kate Middleton's. Her classic style isn't groundbreaking by any means, but she's effortlessly timeless and always looks put together (her good lucks certainly don't hurt either - Wills got lucky with this one). I love the green daytime look from a polo match, and I can't help but choose this pink gown, where her and Wills look very happy.



To get a more in depth look at Kate's sartorial choices, check out What Kate Wore. I'm sure they will be going BA-NA-NAs, a la Rachel Zoe, tomorrow.

Etsy Anglophilia

Get it here!

As you can probably tell, here at Lust for Living, we’re in full blown royal wedding mode (I’ve got the fever!). While I’m not throwing a Royal Wedding watch party (head over to Monograms and Manicures to see her fabulous fete) because I like to sleep at 3 AM and am a procrastinator, I’ve found some very cute and affordable party decorations over on Etsy to help sate my Anglophilia and give ideas to those of you celebrating the occasion. Or to better lure the still single Prince Harry (sorry JJF)...

These cookies are so beautiful, I wouldn't want to eat them and ruin them! Every man loves food, I'm sure even a prince can be won through his stomach..

This Union Jack coaster will be perfect for a pint of ale or Pimm's cup, and see if you can throw down like Prince Harry (the fun one, sorry Wills)

This Union Jack paper chain is sure to please any Anglophile

Need some more Facebook tags (don't we all)? These photo booth accessories will be good convo starters and provide for good party souvenirs when paired with a Polaroid

The day is almost upon us, here's to happy partying, a happy marriage for the newlyweds, and happy prince hunting! I'll celebrate by catching some Zzzs.

Royal Gowns

In honor of the royal wedding, Huffpost Style has a great slideshow looking back at royal wedding gowns from the past. Kate Middletown's mysterious gown will probably be the talk of the wedding (if you can stand getting up at 3 am to watch it.) Here are some of my favorite royal gowns of the past:

Princess Margaret of Great Britain photo credit: Huffington Post


Princess Grace of Monaco (let the girl crush continue) photo credit: Huffington Post Princess Marie of Denmark ( I heart the sleeves) photo credit: Huffington Post

American royalty, Jackie Kennedy

And although its not a wedding gown, I thought I'd include this last picture in honor of all things royal, fabulous, and lustworthy