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Alexander McQueen Laptop Case at Net-A-Porter.com

Exclusive to Net-A-Porter.com is this Alexander McQueen skull-print laptop case ($395) that fits a 15" laptop. It's a great way to tote around your tech goods in style.

Pretty Up Your Tech with Coach Poppy Laptop Sleeves

I'm so tired when the typical laptop sleeve brands give us ladies a "pink" version thinking that's what we need. Boring! Thanks to Coach, we can now get an injection of style with our technology with these fun Coach Poppy laptop sleeves ($78 each at Coach). Choose from Poppy Kaleidoscope (above) or Poppy Floral Graffiti (below).

HP + Sex and the City 2: Win Tickets to SF Pre-Screening!

HP has teamed up with the new Sex and the City 2 movie! You know how I love fashion + technology so there's no better match here. Just look at how stylish Samantha looks with her HP TouchSmart600 PC and her Vivienne Tam Mini! You can watch the exclusive HP Sex and the City 2 trailer here.

The new HP 2010 Spring Collection
Technology for the digital fashionista is now available in the HP 2010 Spring Collection. Check out the sleek HP TouchSmart 600 PC and HP TouchSmart tm2 notebook featuring touch-enabled apps like Hulu, Twitter and Skype. You’ll also love the stylish HP Vivienne Tam Mini and HP Envy 15. Microsoft Windows 7, which ships on all of the systems, will help you simplify your life with features like Jumplists, Shake, Snap, and Pin. Become a fan HP on Facebook for more deals and news.

HP Haute Spot
Stop by the upcoming HP Haute Spot event from May 7-9 at the Westfield Shopping Center San Francisco and check out the new line of HP computers in a fashionable setting that Carrie would approve up. I'll be there on May 7th and will be reporting back here with an update and photos!

Sex and the City 2 Pre-Screening in SF Ticket Giveaway
For you local Bay Area Coquette readers, since it's all about "2", I'll be giving away 2 sets of 2 tickets (4 total) to 2 lucky Coquette readers who will be able to attend the special pre-screening of Sex and the City 2 in San Francisco! Just follow the rules below to enter and make sure to stop by the HP Haute Spot at the Westfield Shopping Center during May 7-9.

How to Enter:
Leave a comment below telling me why you want want to win a set of 2 tickets to see a special pre-screening of Sex and the City 2 in San Francisco. All entries must be in by May 9, 2010 at 5:00pm 7:00pm PST.

Extra Optional Entries:
1. Follow @coquette on Twitter. (Please leave your twitter handle in the comment to this post.)

2. Tweet about this contest. Click here to tweet automatically or copy and paste the following:

I just entered to win tickets for a SF pre-screening of Sex and the City 2 from @coquette and @HP_PC! Enter here: http://bit.ly/cko0mK

3. Go to the HP Haute Spot in San Francisco anytime during May 7-9, and twitpic a photo of yourself there to @coquette. (This counts for a double entry!)

Good luck everyone!

Contest Rules & Details:
This contest is open to USA only and runs from April 22, 2010 through May 9, 2010. Last chance to enter is May 9, 2010 at 5:00pm PST. Two (2) winners will be contacted by May 10, 2010. There will be two email attempts within 24 hours to contact the winners. If no response is received by Tuesday, May 11th a new winner will be selected. This prize has been provided by HP.

This contest is now closed.
Thanks to everyone who entered. Here are the winners of the pre-screening:
Stacy from Mountain View, CA and Alison from San Francisco, CA

Elle Shopping Guide - iPhone App

If you've got an iPhone, iPod Touch or even the new iPad download the free Elle Shopping Guide App for a great way to find stores in your favorite city. The updated version now has 7 additional cities which now covers: New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Miami, Philadelphia, and Washington D.C.
You can select the city where you want to shop and find stores. Say yes to location awareness and you'll be able to find stores near you in an instant! I also love the GPS maps so you can click on the globe icon next to a store's address to pop open your google map. You'll never get lost going shopping again! You can also see special offers for a particular store as well. I have this loaded up on both my iPhone and iPad. It's a fantastic shopping app!

Love Taylor

Ex Rachel Zoe right-hand gal Taylor Jacobsonn has a new blog, Love Taylor on the EverydayMinerals.com site. I love her recent post on the Insider's Guide to LA with a list of her favorite shopping spots. (I love Resurection!) The photography on the site is beautiful and her posts so far are fun. I'm looking forward to reading this blog regularly and seeing more of her real personality shine through. Go Taylor!

And read this recent interview with Smashbox Studios to get the scoop on her fashion creativity and life after Rachel Zoe.

Update: 2/5 7pm: If I can be extra nerdy here, Taylor tweeted me! Didn't expect it. I heart the Internet!

Project Runway Season 7 & HP TouchSmart PCs

A new season of Project Runway starts Thursday, January 14th at 10pm ET/PT on Lifetime! This time the fashion designers will have the opportunity to unleash their creativity using HP TouchSmart PCs and HP TouchSmart tm2 notebooks, both powered with Intel processors. The screen of the tm2 can be rotated around and converted to slate mode, morphing it into a sketchpad with digital pen. This allows the designers to draw, sketch and take notes with lots of options for colors, brushes and effects. Personally, I've drawn before using a wacom tablet and my computer but never directly on the screen. This will be pretty cool to watch! I totally want to try one out.

You'll also have the chance to get involved and win by entering the Judge Your Way to a New Notebook contest which goes live on January 14th. Just enter and predict your choices for the final top three designers that will show their collections at New York’s Fashion Week. If you guess correctly, you will be entered to win a premium HP Envy 15 notebook PC powered by the latest Intel processor.

Mulberry for Apple Launches

The new Mulberry line for Apple products has launched! Pick up this Daira Sleeve for a 13" Mac Book ($550) or a cute Daria Mini Messenger for iPhone ($250) which also has room for your cash and cards. The Seth for 15" MacBook Pro ($895) is a perfect slim leather bag for your laptop and essentials. But I'm loving this purple patent leather Melanie Zip Folio ($395) which I hope would totally fit my Mac Book Air.

See the entire collection and colors on the Mullberry site.

Coach Gift Finder iPhone App

Ever since I went to NY in September during Fashion Week as a special guest of Coach, my mother-in-law in France has been more curious about the brand and of course, the handbags. For Christmas, I was hoping to give her a new updated bag but haven't had time to figure out which one.
Enter in the new free Coach Gift Finder iPhone App! Just select who the gift is for, how much you are willing to spend, and a favorite color. Then the little iPhone app works it's magic and boom! You get a side-scrolling list of options of bags and accessories. Just click on each individual item you are interested in and you can locate a store for purchase or email yourself or a friend a link to it. It's the easiest way to browse and shop! Do this when you are waiting for the train or in a waiting in line. It's fun to see all the options that come up.

My mother-in-law loves brown so I found some great choices. I can't say exactly which one because sometimes she reads Coquette so I can't ruin the surprise. But seriously, try this out for anyone on your list -- even the men. There's some great picks!

You can also tell a friend about the app via email or Facebook and find a store near you (love that it uses the GPS in my iPhone).
Download the Coach Gift Finder iPhone App from iTunes

Mulberry Accessories for Apple Products

Your Apple laptops, iPhones and more will get more chic soon with the launch of the new Mulberry accessories for Apple products. The line of bags and gadget holders for men and women feature protective padding, headphone access, and Mulberry's luxe leather and designs. The collection includes bags in Mulberry's natural leathers as well as gorgeous MacBook and MacBook Pro sleeves and small bags in the season's colors or a bold smudged leopard print.

The goods will be available Nov 1st in stores the UK. Then starting December 1st, they will be available online. Sign up via the Mulberry web site to find out when they arrive.

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Chanel Coco Cocoon

Chanel recently launched Chanel Coco Cocoon (say that 10 times fast!), a line of puffy bags (handbags, travel bags, and small leather goods) with a campaign featuring singer Lily Allen in a "Breakfast at Tiffany's Theme". I'm loving the photographs in the ad campaign which you can download for your computer or iPhone as wallpapers.

This video gives you a good idea on what the bags are like. It's cool they are reversible, but I'm just not sure that I'm into them. Great styling for the video.