Seventies Style

Style inspiration for the coming warm seasons.

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M

BAKARE & Holiday Weekend Giveaway

What I wore: Shots 1 & 2: Boyfriend Tee c/o BAKARE, Tribal Mini Skirt c/o BAKARE, Dinosaur Headband by Jennifer Behr, Sunglasses by DSquared2

Shots 3 & 4: Black and Grey Striped Racer Back Tank c/o BAKARE, White Mini Skirt c/o BAKARE

Shots 5 & 6: White Burn Out Tee c/o BAKARE, Black and Grey Striped Mini Skirt c/o BAKARE

Shots 7 & 8: Off-Should Tee c/o BAKARE, Headband by France Luxe c/o JVP Media

San Diego based brand, BAKARE, whose name comes from a Nigerian word meaning "style in its own," is dedicated to creating a style movement. Urban designs reflect of an essence of individualism, as well as the designers's heritage and roots in Nigeria. Still, this brand stays completely relevant to the current trends across the globe and is just cool.

Want to join the style movement and get your hands on some of BAKARE's trendy, comfortable clothes? In celebration of the long Labor Day Holiday Weekend, we've teamed up with BAKARE head designer, Abimbola "Tito" Jose to offer you a way to to end your summer the right way...and start your fall with a bang. Enter for a chance to win a $100 Gift Certificate towards any BAKARE pieces of your choice. See the giveaway rules and regulations below.

To Enter the BAKARE $100 Gift Certificate Giveaway:

1. Follow us and leave a comment here on Blogger explaining how much you need a gift certificate for BAKARE Clothing and what you might purchase with it.

2. Add Belles&Rebelles (here) and BAKARE (here) on Twitter and tweet at us saying "@BELLESnREBELLES I want to join the @BAKARECLOTHING Style Movement!

3. "

Like" Belles&Rebelles (here) and BAKARE Clothing (here) on Facebook and leave a comment under this post about how much you'd love to get your hands on some cool BAKARE Clothes!

4. Or, lastly, j

ust click the "like" button for this post once you've joined us at our Facebook Fan Page

(here).

If you choose to do all of the above, you will be entered in the raffle four times (each action will guarantee you one raffle entry). The contest will run through the holiday weekend, ending at midnight on Labor Day, Monday, September 5, 2011.

(Contest deadline is midnight USA EST Time on Monday, September 5, 2011. The winner will be announced and notified on Tuesday, September 6, 2011.)

This contest is open to all national and international followers.

Get your comments, tweets, and Facebook "thumb-ups" in ASAP for the chance to win some money to spend on clothing of your choice from this up-and-coming stylish brand!

To learn more, see more, and to shop for Bakare Clothing, click here.

Big Thanks to Tito over at Bakare for making this Giveaway possible!

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M

Rich in Style

Nicole Richie. Always so effortlessly cool.

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M

tuc+wes Spring/Summer 2011

Comfort, style, creativity, functionality, versatility and innovation...tuc+wes has it all. Every piece from this new luxury everyday-wear brand is convertible and allows you as the consumer to be the designer. Through careful design and supremely soft fabrics, tuc + wes' first collection, which launches in Spring/Summer 2011, is To.Die.For.

To learn more, see more, and to shop for tuc+wes, click here.

Big thanks to designer Orly Shani for sending over this lookbook!

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M

Charismatic Combination

Gillian Zinser is styled to perfection.

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M

Back(pack) to School

With Labor Day Weekend behind us, the summer holiday seems to be officially over...And this is pretty much the only backpack that I would want to carry to class this fall.

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M

Peachy Keen

via lefashion

I'm into this "messy-yet-clearly-put-together" look.

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M