12.22.2009

Twenties Girl Giveaway

Kittens if there’s one thing I have told you time and time again, it is that I am in complete and utter adoration of the 1920’s. A point in time marred by flappers, bobbed hair, jazz music, t-strap shoes crafted for dancing the Charleston long into the night alongside dapper boys, and New York City’s Harlem Renaissance. It was the writing of my beloved F. Scott Fitzgerald who turned me on to the era, instilling an obsession within me; but more recently I can place blame upon Sophie Kinsella. Since delving into the pages of her latest bewitching story Twenties Girl, I have come to the conclusion that, in the same fashion as the tale’s fiery protagonist Lara Lington, there is absolutely nothing wrong with allowing a little twenties flair to permeate from your pores even in the year 2009. Which, I presume, is precisely how two (2) of you lovelies will be feeling this time next week when you find out whether or not being a Twenties Girl is in your future. But alas; you’re all curious to know what I’m going on and on about, I’m sure. In true holiday spirit, and the hope of bringing a bit of old glamour and natty noir-influenced nostalgia to your winter must-reads, Café Fashionista has teamed up with Random House to bring two (2) lucky readers their very own copy of Twenties Girl! To Enter the Twenties Girl Giveaway: For one (1) entry, leave a comment on this post between now and Wednesday, December 30, 2009 at midnight PST. For two (2) entries, Twitter about this giveaway, and leave a comment on this post between now and Wednesday, December 30, 2009 at midnight PST with your Twitter URL. For three (3) entries, become a follower of Café Fashionista on Blogger/Google Reader/Google Friend Connect, and leave a comment on this post between now and Wednesday, December 30, 2009 at midnight PST (if you are already a Café Fashionista follower, please say so in your comment). I will randomly pick two (2) names out of a hat (who knows, one of them could be yours!), and announce the winner on Thursday, December 31, 2009. Good luck everyone! And yes, this Giveaway is open to everyone – U.S. or International residents! Fashionably yours! Thanks to Mountains of Books and Happy Go Ducky for the pictures.
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Kira Aderne said...

I also love the 20s, it is so fun! I adore the women's short hair and the fringes!!!

Leah said...

HI Erika! I love Twenties Girl, you were the one who told me about it right? I'm not joining this give-away anymore. Just want to drop by and say Hi! And hope you had a fun day yesterday. Big hugs!

Couture Carrie said...

Fab giveaway, darling!
Thanks!!

xoxox,
CC

Anonymous said...

Ahhhh! I would love to enter this giveaway. I've also tweeted about it (@missjordanista).

Laura Gerencser said...

Ooh! These books sound fantastic!
laura gerencser at roadrunner dot com

Laura Gerencser said...

I tweeted!
http://twitter.com/thisusernameist/status/6936085538

Laura Gerencser said...

I am also a follower!!!:):):):)

FASHION CHALET said...

2009 has seemed so unlucky to so many =( rip Ms. Murphy.

Thanks for your sweet comments. Maybe it's something to do with the name Erika, we are generous! ;)





xx

Jaime @ laviejaime said...

Sounds like a cute book! :)

Jaime @ laviejaime said...

Oh, I am a follower :)

Hope you enjoyed your bday!

Jessi said...

I've had the pleasure of doing dance gigs where I've had to dress and dance as a 20's flapper - SO fun!!

I recently became a follower, in the last few weeks or so :)

Cheers!
J

Daydream Believer said...

Oh, I want to win so badly! I love her books and this one is on my list to read!!

Erin said...

This book was wonderful!! I hope whoever wins loves it as much as I did! :-)

Anonymous said...

Yay for the giveaway! this is such a cute book!
and Im already a follower of yours!

Angie said...

I love the twenties! This book looks great.

alexkeller said...

count me in, darling!

alexkeller said...

oh i'm a follower of your blog and i tweeted! http://twitter.com/alexandrakeller/status/6938110463

Sharon Lei said...

Hi Erika! What a fun giveaway. I've been looking for a new book to read... and this looks fab. Count me in on the giveaway.. and of course I follow you. :)

Hope you're having a lovely day!

Love & Aloha, Sharon
www.elisharon.blogspot.com
mademoisellekitty@gmail.com

Sharon Lei said...

Hi Erika! What a fun giveaway. I've been looking for a new book to read... and this looks fab. Count me in on the giveaway.. and of course I follow you. :)

Hope you're having a lovely day!

Love & Aloha, Sharon
www.elisharon.blogspot.com
mademoisellekitty@gmail.com

bananas. said...

OHHHH!!! such a good giveaway! i'm not entering since i already read it just recently. i didn't think i would like it as much as all of sophie's other books but i ended up LOVING IT!

so to everyone, i can vouch...THIS IS A GOOD BOOK! good luck!

Nikolett said...

Erika you are so thoughtful :) I love having some new books to read! I've been a follower for a while because I love your blogs (even though I've been horrible on catching up, sorry)!

ana said...

Lovely giveaway!!!! I'm in :)

Mimi said...

Wow! A fashionable and educational giveaway! That book looks very great considering I love anything about the twenties!

S.Elisabeth said...

Yes yes yes! I find 20's fashion incredibly intriguing. And Sophie Kinsella is by far my favorite modern author. I love love her books and their ability to cheer me up.
I'm a follower and I've tweeted =)
http://twitter.com/SElisabeth17

Elizabeth Marie said...

I am in! I almost bought this on Amazon last night!! Reading is helping my insomnia yayyy!!!

I miss you...I'll call you later with my man voice hahaha

meraldia said...

I adore F. Scott Fitzgerald and the twenties! I don't even remember how many times I have watched The Great Gatsby! I hope I will win this book! It will be a perfect Christmas present for myself :)

www.janetteria.com said...

I'm a follower already! Nice giveaway!

X♥X♥

Jessica said...

I have had my eye on this book for a while! PLEASE please please let me win!!

Jessica said...

Also, I am a follower!

Jessica said...

and I just tweeted it! Fingers crossed...

Rachel @ The Haute Notes said...

Great giveaway! I've been planning to read this once I'm finished the Shopaholic series. I heard it's good too!

Rachel @ The Haute Notes said...

Great giveaway! I've been planning to read this once I'm finished the Shopaholic series. I heard it's good too!

Melissa said...

Hi!

I am following your blog and I tweeted about this giveaway (http://twitter.com/melissawaldron).

This sounds like a great book. Thanks for the opportunity.

Iva Messy said...

OMG!!! SUCH a fabulous giveaway!! Seriously I love all of her books....I won't enter this giveaway since I am reading it right now ;) BUT whoever wins is one lucky reader!! Awesome giveaway! ;)

Taylor Sterling said...

Lovely giveaway!! I would lvoe to get to read this baby!

Lauren Johnson said...

Hi Erika!

I am a college student/blogger as well and follow your blog on Google Reader.

I ADORE Sophie Kinsella and could use a new book to read over winter break. LOVE '20s fashion and NYC's Harlem Renaissance. It looks fantastic!

JennieDang said...

Yess! Another book give a way! I love these. Thank you, I love your blog. I'm also a follower. :D

Unknown said...

oh, i wanna win!!!! i'm already your follower!

xx,
betz
http://herarmoire.blogspot.com

Jen said...

I love the 20s. I love Sophie Kinsella. I love you and your blog! Fab giveaway, and it looks like a really great book to get lost in during the horrible January months. Exciting!

Nicole Marie said...

oh fun!! i'm in need of some good new books!

English Rose ♥ said...

Darling I adore the 20s and F Scott Fitzgerald - I regularly switch between fantasies of being Daisy Buchanan and Nicole Diver

Of course I will adopt you! Only if you adopt me right back - A hot Christmas sounds ideal right now

Fab giveaway, i've been meaning to read this book after reading all of Sophie Kinsella's other books and absolutely adoring them.

If I don't speak to you before, have a wonderfully safe and chic Christmas my darling =]

English Rose x

FASHION SNAG said...

I also love the 20s. Fringe dresses, oh la la! xoxo

www.FashionSnag.com

Tights Lover said...

That was a great era...so I'm sure that is an amazing book! Great giveaway!

Sherin said...

I love the 1920's! Being a flapper was one of my most fun halloween costumes. I'm also a follower, via blogger.

M said...

Yes, the 20s seemed to be a fantastic era... the haircuts, the flapper dresses, the dancing! I wish I could go "visit" in a time machine! :)

Also, this book is most likely a great vacation read. I'm already a follower, so please count me in!

That Chelsea Girl™ said...

Thw Great Gatsby is my favorite book ever. I will have to check this one out :)

shelby h.k. said...

ooo sounds like a great read! thanks for the giveaway!

my twitter url is http://twitter.com/shelbyhk

and i'm already a follower! (mais bien sur!)

The F Word Online said...

i havent read this one yet, but i love sophie kinsella. great giveaway! slash i was wondering if you'd like to exchange links with me - would love for u to stop by more often :)

xx lue

Emily said...

I tweeted :) http://twitter.com/secret_doors

and I'm a follower of course!

The F Word Online said...

oops ! sorry i got google followers mixed up with linking. i took mine off so i've just linked you instead : ) thanks !

xx lue

Melissa Blake said...

Oh, I'd love to win!!!! :)

Unknown said...

I love her books, and these two look interesting and super fabulous :)Hint hint.
XOXOX
Libby
http://fashionconfectionairy.weebly.com

Aline said...

i can't believe i hadn't heard of this...love her books and this time period!

Unknown said...

great giveaway!
I'm already a follower by the way :).. happy holidays!

Laura Trevey said...

How generous of you!!
Merry Merry ~~~

xoxo

Nina said...

Yey, Erika! Another thing we have in common ... I think flapper dresses are the bomb!

Nina

Style, She Wrote said...

I hope I win! It's my favorite period!

Anonymous said...

Ooooooh I want to win this!! Happy holidays, gorgeous!

Pretty in a Power Suit said...

I loved the Shopaholic series. Can't wait to read this newest book from Sophie Kinsella!
-Tawney

Niki said...

oooo pick me! I love this series.

xo Niki

http://ahautemess.blogspot.com

Lauren said...

sounds cute - and the cover art is adorable!

Jennifer Fabulous said...

Fabulous giveaway! Twenties Girl is one of my FAVORITE books. I adore Sophie Kinsella. Please do not enter me in this giveaway though, even though I'm a follower and one of your biggest fans. I already own it and I would hate to take a chance away from someone who hasn't read it yet. :)

glee said...

wow! How i would love to have a copy of this. I have not met twenties girl before, thus, it's a great chance to devour the book.

Caitlin @ Candyfloss & Persie said...

Why hello Darling! I love the 20s as well, probably not as much as you but I do enjoy them! However, I am just not down with the taping down of the chests... I'm all about bras- but other than that, flappers have a great look.

1. Commenting you about the giveaway!
2. I tweeted you (and at you) @caitielady08
3. I follow you!


http://candyflosspersie.blogspot.com/

Amelia said...

I'm a big fan of the 20s, too. Such a fun decade!

Anonymous said...

gorgeous darling
love your blog, love the inspiration
keep it up, i love coming by and seeing what beauty you have to show
thanks for sharing as always
and thanks for the sweet comments, come enter my giveaway for a perricone hydrating nutrient mask!

-cma
COSMICaroline.blogspot.com

Treacle said...

Yay! I'd love to enter your giveaway. Thank you. :-)

jill said...

Okay, E, yet another thing we're totally on the same page about. I've always been in love with the twenties. The Great Gatsby is the thing my husband & I agree about (the best novel, ever). The last paragraph is one of the most beautiful string of words I've ever read.

We lived for a period before London, on Long Island, in the area where I grew up, which is major Great Gatsby territory (our little barn was renovated in the 20s, and was part of one of the estates in the area: the big house was actually owned by another novelist, Leon Uris). And I keep a copy of Tender is the Night by my bed, for when I'm between novels, & just open it to any page.

I didn't even know Sophie Kinsella wrote this book. But I'm not entering the competition (apart from winning the 'longest comment' award). Will look for it here in London.

On one last thing about the flapper period: besides that it's my favourite style, it also influenced the sixties style, which is always being referenced. I don't think there was any period that so radically changed the style from what came before, as that decade.

Bethany said...

Thanks for such a great giveaway! I was a flapper for Halloween. Love the 20s.

I'm also a follower!

Audrey Allure said...

i love the 20s! and i am already a follower :)

Unknown said...

Smoochies Darln'! I love the twenties & I think that it was such an innocent era, with a certain spice for life. Just to be formal: I am commenting on this giveaway, I tweeted about the giveaway @shopwestlandctr, and of course I follow you!

Daydream Believer said...

Oh, and I now get THREE entries because I'm your follower, I Tweeted about this, and I commented! Hooray!! :-)

daisychain said...

I adore Sophie Kinsellas book, what a fab giveaway!

Midtown Girl said...

Count me in darling!

Totally a lover & follower of your beautiful blog & will side bar this for you too (not for an extra entry, just to show some love!)

XOXO
Amy

Jen Hsieh said...

i'm a follower of yours of course :)
and i love this giveaway so much! i read almost all of sophie kinsella's books this past summer, they were my guilty pleasure. :)
crossing my fingers and my toes and anything else i can cross!!!

Ela said...

I didn't realize this was out! What a fun and fabulous giveaway!
I seriously thought I was already following. My bad, I am now :)

mode.ulation said...

I've been longing to read this Sophie Kinsella novel since I've been absolutely intrigued by the Shopaholic series! And thanks for all your lovely comments on mode.ulation =).

Nubiasnonsense said...

Count me in, Seems like a cool giveaway and I love shopaholics!

Little Bow Prep said...

Lovely giveaway. Sounds like a darling book.

Anonymous said...

i love shopaholic!

Stylista Fitness said...

I love Sophie Kinsella! She cracks me UP!

Stylista Fitness said...

tweeted

http://twitter.com/styleezta/status/7110142850

Stylista Fitness said...

follower

Kate said...

I adore the 20s as well :)

Kate
blue_distinction@yahoo.com
And I'm a follower!

Becky Tjandera said...

Erika ! I thought this giveaway ended last Wednesday . My mistake . Haha . I'd love to win ! Really love this book , I always go to the bookstore to see if it's come out with a smaller edition or not . Because the big one is so expensive haha .

Becky Tjandera said...

Tweeted :D http://twitter.com/beckyregina/status/7117383294

Becky Tjandera said...

And I'm your follower ! :)

Metta said...

Oh I love sophie kinsella!! count me in and of course I'm your follower..^^

Metta said...

http://twitter.com/metta_lavoie
here is my twitter..

Metta said...

I'm your follower already..so count me in okay? xp

Hope Adela Pasztor said...

i love this book! i really want to win! =)

http://pinkchampagnefashion.blogspot.com/

Danielle @ Story of Style said...

Oh wow, I didn't even know Sophie Kinsella came out with this book!!! Incredible. I loved the Confessions of a Shopaholic series. She is such an awesome writer!!

Danielle @ Story of Style said...

Second entry: http://twitter.com/DLAuerbach

Danielle @ Story of Style said...

Third entry...I'm a follower now! I really thought I already was because I read your blog often, but now I guess it is just official!

whitstu said...

Love the 1920s too! And i love your blog!

M said...

I'm a follower via Google Reader & I looove your blog =)

Thanks for the great giveaway!

Laura said...

I would like to be entered! I love Sophie Kinsella and your blog!! Thanks.

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