versace still thinking miami

versace and Miami have a long and seriously depressing history, but we can thank him, in a perverse and dark way, for bringing the fashion world's attention to our tropical paradise. Now, we can thank his legacy, the Versace label, for pairing up with H&M and making a holiday in Miami look that any modern mami would love- only, you can't buy it. Not just because we don't have an H&M nearby YET, but because it's only available in Europe.

images via h&m.com

eleven pipers pipping

who the heck wants a piper pipping? I see no hands. But who wants this ultra-rad jaguar bathing suit to wear in mid December? ME! ME! ME!

image via net-a-porter

thanks for nothing chacha

found this while doing a quick google for what "sabanero" means... thanks for nothing ChaCha.

does any one know what it means? It appears to be a contested debate on the internet.

(Meaning I didn't find it in the first round of Googling) 

image via chacha 

dreaming of a green christmas

even the grinch would be green with envy for a plant wall this Christmas. Even the most boring of cookie-cutter Brickell apartment balconies would be super sweet with a plant filled wall or for the adventurous designer try a whole wall on the inside of a house.

available at woolypocket.com 

and shop now for 30% off select items

And check out the Miami River's very own Jungle Wall. (and not that I condone this or anything... actually I do... but I think this would be a sweet spot to sneak into and pop a bottle of champy on one of these semi-cool December nights). 

Don't forget to check out our local gift guides here and here. 

Make that hard earned dinero work for someone working near you.

Felicidades. 

nice christmas local gift guide II

batik.

miami marlins. 

moustache and friends. 

nektar de stagni. 

wvum. 

miami gets huff po and refinery

miami has a lot more to read. In the past few weeks both Huffington Post, Arianna Huffington and AOL's liberal little baby, and Refinery 29, the daily fashion and other frivolous things that I love so much site, opened local chapters.

and look at that, it appears that the people at Refinery actually know a thing or two about Miami in the holidays. Check out their guide for how to roast a pig including notes on a caja china.

ho-ho-ho

yeah, something about these little Alexander Wang pom pom slippers is more ho-ho-ho and naughty than nice. They'd make the most perfect addition to a LBD look for a holiday hoedown near you. 

photo via the man repeller 

nacimiento de jesus

for the baby in your life, for the birth of Jesus, try a FriendsWithYou print available on Exhibition A, a sale site for up and coming contemporary artists, that will hopefully be worth a lot some day. Apparently, they think this is well suited for a nursery. I think it will probably give that babe in a manger nightmares.

rock of ages trailer released

if you've been dying to see Miami as LA and lots of wigs, including one particularly insane on on Tom Cruise (and... Alec Baldwin), plus loads of local extras with teased hair- here's your first look at the Rock of Ages trailer.