Meet our Desigual "Love In Color" Twitter Contest Winners!

Elisa Beth rocks Desigual in her winning photoWe’re happy to announce that Elisa Beth, aka @lizzle03, is the grand prize winner of our Desigual "Love In Color" Twitter contest! Desigual is known for its fun patterns, bold prints, and no-holds-barred approach to color, and Elisa captured the brand's one-of-a-kind spirit unlike anyone else. So she's getting an outfit from Desigual & $200 ideeli credit thanks to the fierce pose she rocked in her vibrant Desigual dress (see right).

Congrats are also in order for Alicia Kubert Smith (@KubertSmith), Laurel Bocka (@LBocka), Staci Summers (@flgirl14), and Elizabeth Bocka (@ElizabethBocka), who each won a Desigual handbag & $25 ideeli credit.

Inspired to create your own color-saturated Desigual look? Check out our Desigual Encore sales, starting at 6 PM, Thursday, August 2. And don't forget to follow us on Twitter—find us@ideeli—for your chance to win amazing prizes from ideeli!

Desigual "Love In Color" Twitter Contest

As fashion fanatics, we love to express ourselves sartorially. And no brand inspires us to express ourselves with the same kind of unexpected originality as the Barcelona-based brand Desigual.

Known for its fun patterns, bold prints, and no-holds-barred approach to color, Desigual is adored by fashion fans around the world. So, in honor of our "Love in Color" Desigual sales this week, we've put together a bright and bold Twitter contest.

To enter, grab your fave Desigual piece—clothing, accessories, shoes, anything!—and a camera. Starting on Monday, July 23, tweet a photo of yourself rocking your Desigual look to both us (@ideeli) and @desigual using the hashtag #loveincolor. You have from 9am Monday, July 23rd, until 10am Saturday, July 28th, to enter. So grab a colorful printed, patterned, masterpiece from Desigual and start working on your pose!

The Rules:
1. To be eligible, follow us @ideeli on Twitter.
2. Tweet a photo of yourself wearing Desigual gear to both @ideeli and @desigual using the hashtag #loveincolor.
3. You can tweet photos from 9am, Monday, July 23rd until 10am Saturday, July 28th.
4. Check back on our blog on Friday, August 3rd, when we'll announce the five winners.
5. Four runners-up will each receive this Desigual handbag (right) & $25 ideeli credit. One grand prize winner will receive an outfit from Desigual & $200 ideeli credit.

Good luck, have fun, and we can’t wait to see what you come up with!
And don't forget to check out our Desigual sales, starting at 11 AM, Wednesday July 25.

*You must be 18 years of age and over to enter. Item subject to final availability. Contest only open to U.S. residents. Sorry, but we cannot ship outside the U.S. One entry per person only. Winners will be announced via our blog and will have 7 days to claim their prize. After 7 days new winners will be chosen. Winners must be followers of ideeli's Twitter account at time of drawing.

RUSH HOUR: Desigual Flats

It's no secret that we love a good giveaway. So in the spirit of all things swag, we're switching up the game with Rush Hour, a Twitter giveaway that will have you racing to the finish for sweet finds — think statement-making dresses, swoon-worthy getaways, covetable designer accessories, and tons more! This week’s prize? A covetable pair of printed flats from our favorite Barcelona-based brand.

Just when we thought we couldn’t possibly be more in love with Desigual, they give us yet another reason to get all worked up in a shopping tizzy — these (sold out) Desigual Six flats. The Spanish line known for its no-holds-barred approach to color has introduced its first ever shoe collection — check it out in our Desigual sale (ending 4/7) — for spring. So those signature brights and florals you love so much on their clothes are now available on everything from wedges to the adorable flats you see here. Whether it's a flowy dress or your favorite colored denim — your warm weather staples have finally met their match. No one ever said that a sensible flat can't be incredibly cute, too (and Desigual has certainly proven that point)!

For a chance to win a pair of Desigual Six flats, tune in to our Twitter feed and look for the hashtag #RUSHHOUR. We’ll randomly pick ONE ideeli followers to win when they tweet us the answer to the contest question.

What’s the contest question, you ask? Get on Twitter and find out!

Here's a recap:

1. Follow us @ideeli on Twitter.

2. Tune in 9am-6pm every Friday for a surprise giveaway lasting just 1 hour.
3. We'll announce the contest question when we announce the giveaway.

4. Tweet your answer with the hash tag #RUSHHOUR to enter the giveaway (or if you're just excited, we won't mind)
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5. We'll announce winners soon after the contest ends.


Sound good? Do you feel the need for speed? See you at Rush Hour!

*Winners will be chosen at random, and must be 18 years of age and over. Item subject to final availability. Contest only open to U.S. residents. Sorry, but we cannot ship outside the U.S. One entry per person only. Winners will be announced via Twitter and will have 7 days to claim their prize. After 7 days new winners will be chosen. Winners must be followers of ideeli's Twitter account at time of drawing.

Sneak Peek: Desigual Shoes

There's color, and then there's Desigual. The Barcelona-based design house hasn't simply banished beige, it's embraced a no-holds-barred, more-is-more approach to color. And now, with the launch of its first-ever shoe collection for spring 2012, our feet can finally make a splash, too.

To celebrate the parade of pretty spring styles that will be hitting ideeli on Wednesday, 4/4, we’ve put together a primer on how to wear these colorful shoes — and we reached out to some of our fashionable blogger friends to help us out. The women behind The Budget Babe, Already Pretty, AfroBella, and Eye4Style each picked their favorite Desigual shoes from our sale (sneakers, heels, flats, wedges) and showed us how to make them pop without reverting to an all-neutral outfit. Here are the colorful results — click on the links below to learn more about what each blogger thought of her Desigual shoes!

The Budget Babe and her Desigual Flats
"I was inspired by the bright colors and fun print of the flats — perfect for spring! I decided to dress up your basic T-shirt and jeans with my Desigual flats and a vivid pink blazer, great for a casual work day or the weekend." —Dianna, The Budget Babe

AfroBella and her Desigual Sneakers
"Desigual shoes can give life to more understated ensembles, or be the exclamation point on an already-vibrant outfit. I rocked mine with skinny jeans, but they’d be equally cute with wide-leg jeans or a super-cute chambray dress!” —Patrice, AfroBella

Already Pretty and her Desigual Heels
"One way to tie printed shoes into an outfit is to repeat a graphic motif in multiple places. If the shoes feature stripes, try a striped top. If the shoes contain a floral element, do a floral scarf. Of course, too many prints will make for an overly busy ensemble. Don't go overboard — and be sure to include some complementary solids!" —Sally, Already Pretty

Eye4Style and her Desigual Wedges
"Here, a navy blouse acts as a neutral, while the lavender jeans pick up on the subtle hints of purple in the wedge. If color's not your thing, these can also act as the perfect foil to neutrals — try mixing in a cropped white skinny jean or a sweet eyelet skirt." —Dina, Eye4Style

To score your own pair of bold and beautiful Desigual shoes, check back Wednesday for the launch of our Desigual shoe sale!

Mark your Calendar: Desigual is coming!

It's no secret we’ve got a thing for this Barcelona-based brand (click here for further proof). What’s not to love about their wild prints and no-holds-barred use of color? In lieu of our unwavering obsession, we’re proclaiming Wednesday, March 28th, Desigual Day here at ideeli—they’re practically taking over the site. Here are three reasons why you’ll want to follow all the Desigual fun:

1. Desigual and spring go hand-in-hand.
The season officially started on March 20th, so if you haven’t started updating your closet, well, you’re late. (We joke.) But you will want to start stocking up on colorful, beach-perfect pieces from our women’s, men’s, and kids’ collections.

2. Desigual is totally unique.
Whether it's a flirty dress or an artfully designed tee, they take the time to make sure every single style is perfectly made—and also perfectly off center. (When that much thought goes into a design, you know it's really special.)

3. Desigual is flat out fun.
We dare you to look at a Desigual piece and try not to smile. The parade of colors and prints are so addictive, you'll find yourself obsessing over the just-right piece for you.

Curious about how to pronounce Desigual? Just click here!