‘Great Gatsby’ casting

Leo will star as Jay Gatsby and Tobey Maguire is rumored to have been cast as Nick Carraway. At the beginning of the week, the only question still remaining about Baz Luhrmann’s Gatsby adaptation was a big one: who will play Daisy? The verdict is finally in — beating out ScarJo, Natalie Portman and many other young and stylish celebs, Carey Mulligan has won the role. Her reaction this week on the red carpet in LA was humble and sweet: she burst into tears. What do you think? Was Carey the right choice?  

On another note, I’m seeing Gatz this weekend at the Public. Can’t wait! 

(Via The Atlantic)

A Royal Wedding: Prince William and Kate!

 

What exciting news yesterday — Prince William is engaged! The lucky bride? Ms. Kate Middleton of course, his stunning on and off-again girlfriend of the past eight years. Now, the fun begins! What dress will she wear? When will we get our first glimpse of the ring? Who will attend the biggest celebration of Spring or Summer 2011? One thing is certain — Kate should take her style cue from Princess Diana, whose wedding-day grace, elegance and beauty still radiates today. Here, a photo of the happy couple, and a few shots of Princess Di and Prince Charles taken almost 30 years ago on their own big day!

Scarves by Payal Luthra

Wrap yourself in a beautiful (and cozy) cashmere scarf this winter, designed by the incredibly talented Payal Luthra. The detail on each is so elegant and chic! Such a gorgeous way to stay warm.

More A Cappella: The Beelzebubs on Glee

A world without a cappella — where's the fun in that? Last week's episode of Glee is a true testament to this fact. When Kurt decides to spy on the New Directions' competition, he checks out the Dalton Academy Warblers, played by the Beelzebubs from Tufts University in Boston. I love the Beelzebubs. Hello? Did you see NBC's The Sing-Off last year? They were a total hit. Here they are in Glee singing their rendition of Katy Perry's "Teenage Dream." Talk about inspiration for other a cappella groups out there. The Wheatones, the Gentlemen Callers, the Whims — you're next!

The weekend is here!

Happy weekend! I don't know how you feel, but to me this week flew by. And now it's time for more Saturday/Sunday bliss! Tonight I'm catching up with my good friend Tamar, event planning extraordinaire who's in New York from Boston. I can't wait! Then my parents are coming to town on Saturday to holiday shop and explore. Definitely an action-packed weekend! What are you up to? Anything fun planned? To get your weekend started right, here are a few happy posts from around the web: 

A light for sore eyes.

The art of a shark attack.   

Jessica Biel brings Dorian Leigh to life!

A terrific new site for parents who love to shop.

Hello gorgeous!

Great news for SJP and her Bravo series about art.

Baking cupcakes? Display each one of your creations with this.

The perfect holiday outfit! 

Mr. Sunshine: a fantastic feature on Jimmy Fallon in New York mag. 

Spectacles that give back!

Send a holiday card from Reindog.

Make your own mini-calzones: yum!

(Photo via downtownfrombehind)

Social printshop

Turn your social media presence into art with Social Printshop, a site that takes your friends' profile pictures from Facebook and creates a 20 x 40 inch poster with them for $20! It doesn't matter how many friends you have — from 40 to 4,000, one poster will include them all. Even cooler, the site will soon expand to capture your social connections from Twitter, Flickr, Foursquare and more. Not a bad way to map your friendships — and at the same time prove you have exquisite taste in modern art! 

(Via I Heart Daily)

Green coat, yellow shoes

Leave it to Blair Waldorf to get this color combination right. The bag, the shoes, the coat, the scarf — if I could steal just one look for fall, this would be it!

(Via coco+kelley)