And the Winner is…

Posted on | March 5, 2010 | No Comments

Thank you, everyone, for participating in our Echo Scarf Giveaway! That sums up our Scarf Month related giveaways, we hope you enjoyed the scarf tutorials and that those of you, who won a scarf along the way, are enjoying styling it up and trying new knots with it.

The winner of the Solid Pleated Wrapping Scarf is Miranda, Comment #116.

Miranda checked out Echo’s new Spring line and said this:

I’m coveting the nautical links dress in primary blue or khaki. Usually I’m shy about full-print dresses, but it’s so summery!

Congratulations, Miranda! Please send us your address and we’ll get that scarf out to you as soon as possible.

Echo Scarf Giveaway

Posted on | March 2, 2010 | 324 Comments

For our last scarf giveaway, we’re thrilled to be able to offer you this ‘Solid Pleated Wrapping‘ scarf in a bold pink from Echo Design. This gorgeous scarf has a similar crinkled look as the one S. wore recently, but is slightly longer at 80 x 22 inches. The longer size makes it perfect for wearing it over the shoulders in a pashmina style as well as in any number of knots around your neck.

To enter, visit Echo’s site and leave a comment tellings us which items from their Spring Line you’d most like to make your own. For a second chance to enter, leave a separate comment telling us how you would wear the pink crinkled scarf were you to win. Entries are open until Thursday, Midnight Central time, after which we’ll randomly choose a winner. Good luck!

And the winner is…

Posted on | March 1, 2010 | No Comments

Thank you all for entering our Infinity Scarf Giveaway on Friday. Our winner is Becky, Comment #17:

Becky suggested a “deep purple” scarf as a color she’s like to see offered by Kangaroo Knits next. That sounds gorgeous, great idea. For now, we hope you enjoy your black and gray Infinity Scarf, Becky, and make sure to send us your name and address so that we can ship that out to you as soon as possible.

If you didn’t win, we have one more scarf giveaway to conclude Scarf Month, so check back tomorrow for another opportunity to snatch some swag!

Post Script: Margie, the artist behind Kangaroo Knits, sent us this message:

I’ve been reading the comments of your readers during the past couple of days and I love the excellent suggestions. In fact, I would like to use some of their ideas to create skinny versions of the scarf for the spring season. I would like to thank your readers for giving me some inspiration!

A.’s Scarf Storage

Posted on | February 23, 2010 | 16 Comments

A.’s Scarf Storage, originally uploaded by academichic.

As promised, here is how I usually store my scarves. I say usually, because in all honesty, many often end up on the coat rack, a shelf in the closet, the top of my dresser, over the back of a chair, or on my bedroom floor. I keep 10 – 15 scarves on this fabulous scarf hanger and the rest in a basket.

Scarf Hanger, originally uploaded by academichic.

My sister gave me this hanger for my birthday one year and it has proved to be one of the most practical and well used gifts I have ever received. I hang it in the closet alongside my other hanging clothes. You can find a similar one at organize.com. Personally, I wish I had one, or even two, more.

Scarf Basket, originally uploaded by academichic.

I keep the rest of my scarves in a basket I purchased at Target. This works well for the scarves that are either too small, or too bulky, or too circular for the hanger. I have to admit, you can often find scarves cascading out of the basket, which I store on the top shelf in my closet, but I actually love to see the scarf waterfall when I open my closet door.

How do you store your scarves? A.

And the Winner is…

Posted on | February 22, 2010 | 1 Comment

Thanks to everyone who entered our giveaway for the vintage scarf S. thrifted in Munich! Our winner is Emily (comment #216) who wrote:

I would wear this scarf with a white t-shirt and dark brown wool trousers…I’d probably tie it using the sneaky knot, and have the scarf in place of a large necklace.

That sounds lovely, Emily, and we hope you enjoy the scarf! Send us an e-mail with your mailing address and we’ll get it out to you as soon as possible! And stay tuned for one last giveaway this Friday as our scarf month comes to a close.

Scarf Giveaway #3

Posted on | February 18, 2010 | 489 Comments

For this week’s scarf giveaway, we’re doing something a little different. This scarf wasn’t sent to us by a sponsor but instead thrifted (with love!) by S. in Munich, Germany. We would like to show our appreciation for all your support and thoughtful input during our scarf month (and always) by sending one winner a little package with the above vintage scarf from Germany. This little beauty measures 32 inches on all sides, is a large square, and 100% silk.

If you would like to enter the giveaway, leave us a comment telling us what your favorite item to shop vintage is. For a second chance to win, leave a separate comment telling us how you would wear this scarf or what scarf tying technique you might try on it. This giveaway is open until Sunday, Midnight Central time, after which we will randomly select a winner.

And the winner is…

Posted on | February 15, 2010 | 2 Comments

Thank you all for entering our Neck Scape Giveaway from Friday. Our winner to receive a pink Neck Scape from BabyEtte on Etsy is reader Kelley (#235), who wrote:

“I would wear it with a white tee and a teal cardi and some yellow flats”

That sounds like a gorgeous pairing, we hope you enjoy your new Neck Scape, Kelley! (Send us your name and address and we’ll get that out to you as soon as possible).

And if you didn’t win but would still like a Neck Scape of your own, you may just love our consolation prize: BabyEtte has generously offered all our readers a 10% discount off one regular priced item. The code is 10Chic63 and needs to be entered into the comments section at checkout. Happy Shopping!

And the winner is…

Posted on | February 8, 2010 | No Comments

The winner of our first Friday Giveaway of Scarf Month is…

Congratulations, Ellen, on winning this beautiful Nepali by TDM Design scarf! Ellen wrote:

I wear a lot of grey and jeans – my favorite classic-yet-comfy mom combo! I’d love to euro-loop this scarf with that sort of outfit to add style and punch.

Please send us your name and address and we’ll get this shipped out to you as soon as possible, so that you can enjoy this new addition to your classic ‘mom’ look. And stay tuned for more scarf giveaways as Scarf Month continues.

25 January 2010

Posted on | January 25, 2010 | 20 Comments

25 January 2010, originally uploaded by academichic.

Sources:

White eyelet top – TJMaxx
Jacket – Gap, thrifted
“L” pendant – Anthropologie
Leaf pendant – gift from husband, Etsy find
Shorts – DKNY, thrifted, chopped by me
Black tights – from Romania
Boots – Banana Republic

Endnotes:

Renee Sturme’s blog (formerly known as Fashion Fillers) was one of the very first style blogs I ever read. I was instantly intrigued by this beautiful Dutch girl (who’s picture I stumbled across in the wardrobe_remix pool on Flickr) with gorgous long curls and a compelling style composed of vintage and modern pieces. I loved her thrifted and somewhat mismatched aesthetic and how she interspersed it with cutting edge and über-modern elements. But mostl vividly, I rememer one of the first posts I read on her blog in which she talked about living in a small town in the Netherlands, where she definitely stood out for her eclectic wardrobe and where she was seen as somewhat of an oddity for the way she dressed. (She’s meanwhile based in Amsterdam). I was so impressed by this then (I think) sixteen year old who had such conviction in her sense of identity and style that she wasn’t afraid to stand out and be an individual challenging the status quo. Thus, Fashion Fillers appealed to me for various reasons: it represented a wardrobe made of mostly thrifted items that still managed to look stunning and up-to-date; it pushed me to become more creative in my own mixing of seemingly incongruous elements; and it encouraged me to define my own sense of style without apologizing for it.

I still check in on Renee’s blog regularly and I still find all those above mentioned components to be present in her posts. Her blog has undergone some changes but the ambitious and creative individual behind each text and outfit is still unchanged. I look forward to following her for a long time still.

So for my tribute outfit, I pulled out some Renee inspired items like the structured blazer and the cutoff jean shorts. Just like Renee loves to mix fabrics and registers in her outfits, I juxtaposed the formal blazer with the cutoff denim and the structured lines of the jeans and jacket with the looser fit of the delicate eyelet top. Layered necklaces (also a Renee classic) finish the look.

This outfit is definitely out of my usual comfort zone but there is something about it that really appeals to me and I’m finding it really exciting to push my boundaries and try something on that is outside of my usual style. Being away from campus on this research sojourn abroad has definitely allowed me to experiment with my look and wardrobe more and I think I should be taking full advantage of this situation.

Stay tuned for a DIY on making your own pair of 90s throw back cutoffs tomorrow. S.

25 January 2010, originally uploaded by academichic.

Academichic Tribute Week

Posted on | January 25, 2010 | 2 Comments

We recently celebrated the one year anniversary of our site and are now looking forward to a whole new year of academichic. As a last farewell to Year One, we thought we’d give the past another glance by looking back to those initial style bloggers who first inspired us when this project began. We’re devoting this entire week to saying thank you and paying tribute to some of those creative voices who were there at the very beginning of academichic. Join us as we celebrate some of those initial sources of inspiration…