I don’t think it is any secret how much I love fashion accessories.  I think you can take the simplest outfit and dramatically up the style quotient with great accessories.

I’m feeling generous today, so I have a nice little giveaway item to share with you.  Simply leave a comment below telling us what your favorite accessory item is and why.  Every comment will be “tossed in a hat” and a winner will be drawn from all the entries.

I really debated keeping this Polka Dot Pin for myself.  It is soooo cute!  I wear a lot of black and white, so I could think of a dozen or so ways to wear this. 

Seriously, you’d better comment below in order to win it before I change my mind!  Happy weekend, everyone!

Back in January, I posted a complete list of items that I carry in my planner’s emergency kit.  One of the many items included is Hollywood Fashion Tape.  Last week as I was enjoying a little retail therapy, I noticed that there is now lovely new packaging for the products, along with a new “Red Carpet Assortment” with 5 unique shapes.  SCORE!

Hollywood Fashion Tape

I’m feeling rather generous today, so in keeping with my promise to commence with several new giveaway’s on the blog, I’m pleased to announce this contest giveaway. 

I will gift to one individual, a Hollywood Fashion Tape duo – The Original easy to use strips, and the new, “Red Carpet Assortment” double stick strips in 5 unique shapes.  The two items together are a $12 value and I will mail to you anywhere in the Continental United States.  The contest will end at midnight EST tomorrow night (Tuesday, June 8th) in anticipation of another giveaway that starts Wednesday morning!

Winning is easy and fun for everyone…just add a comment to the post (below) with a short and sweet retelling of your funniest ever wedding attire mishap – aka “wardrobe malfunction”.  Whichever story makes me (and the blog readers) laugh the most wins. 

For those of you who are reading but not contributing, help your friends out by re-tweeting their stories and encouraging others to chime in.  After all, it is wedding season (and a Monday), so we could all use a good laugh!

Good luck!

Or, said another way, what makes a planner stylish?

I like this question so much, I think I’ll have a contest to get your feedback!  Read on…

The thing about style is that it is subjective.  Things that I place a high style quotient on may be the worst thing you’ve ever seen and vice versa.  My definition of a stylish planner would be someone that is grace under pressure, appears fresh and put together for the duration of the event day.  Anyone can be stylish at a planners luncheon or a new venue grand opening when all that is to be done is to mingle and imbibe.  However, it is HARD to be stylish on the wedding/event day – all the very looong day!  Can I get an AMEN?!

I have one terrific book to giveaway to the best comment posted in reply to this question.  Aptly named, The Little Black Book of Style by Nina Garcia (of Project Runway).

Here’s the jacket description:  Every time you dress, you assert your identity. With style, you tell the world your story. In that way, style affords you opportunities to think about your appearance as a quality of your creative character. The Little Black Book of Style helps you to explore your own fashion voice—the piece of you that joyously revels in the glamorous experience of creating your best self. From cultivating good taste to guarding against definite fashion faux pas, Nina Garcia offers readers the ultimate guide to follow when it comes to dressing their best. Including tips on how and when to wear an outfit, occasion-appropriate wear, advice on how to combine colors and textures, and inspiration on how to achieve your own signature look, you learn how to experiment, storyboard, archive, and play. Timeless and universal, this book seeks to remind women that eternal style is internal style, and that everyone has what it takes to discover themselves through the colorful palette that is fashion.

You’ll love this book for its function as your fashion and style encyclopedia.  Also, it has some of the coolest artwork I’ve seen in a long time!

Share your thoughts until midnight on Wednesday, November 25th, 2009 and the best comment will receive the book delivered to your door by your friendly neighborhood postman.  Think of it as a Christmas gift from me to you!

Inquiring minds want to know…what do you think makes a planner stylish?

Who’s The Most Stylish Planner?  Twitter Contest!

I am so pleased to announce our very first Twitter contest – YAY!!

I’m really glad you are here, reading this new blog that I have been dreaming about for months now.  Thank you, thank you, thank you!  Wait – that just doesn’t seem like enough – I can do better than that…how about a giveaway?!

In honor of you, The Stylish Planners of the world, I would like to give one lucky winner a wonderful book that I refer to often.

Must-Have Read: The New Secrets of Style

InStyle‘s latest book, The New Secrets of Style, is full of smart shopping strategies, dress-your-best tips and celebrity inspiration. Tap into your personal style, find out what cuts look best on your body and learn the difference between a shift and a sheath. Finally, the age-old question of “what to wear?” just got easier.

Suggested Retail Price:   $29.99

All you have to do is:

1)      Follow The Stylish Planner™ on Twitter:  @StylishPlanner

2)      Send a tweet telling us who you think should be named the Most Stylish Planner

We will:

• Put all the tweets in a basket (well, after all they aren’t eggs anymore!) and randomly select one winner.  (Please note the book will be awarded to a nominator, not the nominatee – does that make sense?!)

• Share the nominations and voting results with you in a future post

• Conduct an in-depth interview with the Most Stylish Planner and award her (or him) a box of Godiva Chocolates!  {Maybe she won’t be so stylish if we fatten her up and she can’t fit in her skinny clothes anymore!!  I know, that was snarky, please forgive me!}

Ulterior motives and all, I’m so excited to see the outcome!

Cast your vote (send me a tweet) by Wednesday, November 25^th, 2009 at midnight.

Winners will be announced on Monday, November 30th^!