let the confetti fly!

cause it's new year's eve. while we sip champagne and kiss the loved ones around us we are thanking our lucky stars for 2009. this past year has been such an amazing one for us at ban.do! It started off by us winning the Sweetest Things Style from Daily Candy which we still are excited about! the beautiful no. 89 made the cover of Instyle Weddings and we found big fans of this ban.do in Taylor Swift (but Tay loves this one and this one too!) Zooey Deschanel and Katy Perry.

2009 also saw the launch of our collars and corsages which we found you beauties loved! we started our mondays funday coupon and we began giftcards which some lucky ladies recieved over the holidays!

there is so much more that we could cover but we would be going on and on (and on and on!) all we can say is thank you thank you thank you! without the support of you we would not be ban.do :) we are very excited with all the new things we will be launching in 2010 and the changes that are coming. we can't wait to share with you all our ideas. please have a safe and happy new year's evening. plus we think this and this would be perfect for ringing in the new year!

new year's sparkle

now that the holidays are over - new year's eve is right around the corner and we haven't the slightest clue what to wear for the big night. ban.do believes sparkles should be a part of your every day wardrobe, and NYE is the perfect time to go all out. this editorial shoot with the gorgeous zoe saldana published in the september issue of vanity fair got us inspired to bring out vintage glam for ringing in 2010. we love the 40's look that's happening in the photos. plus a headpiece would be the perfect addition to your NYE ensemble. perhaps we could suggest this or this? what are you planning on wearing? if you wear a ban.do be sure to send it to us at pretty@shopbando.com! :) xoxo

ps. mondays=fundays coupon code is "partylike2009" enter it at checkout and receive $30 off any one piece from our ban.do line. ends at midnight tonight. and if that isn't enough of a discount then check out our sale page. prices have been SLASHED!!

still time!

no need to cry.

there's still time to give the gift of ban.do for christmas.

a ban.do gift card, silly!

mondays = fundays coupon

hopefully you've done most of your holiday shopping! if not - there's still time to get ban.do christmas! today is the last day to recieve it by the 25th if you rush your order. (for u.s. addresses only) just choose the usps express rush option and place your order before noon today the 21st. plus, today's coupon is your perfect excuse! first 5 ladies to enter "verymerry" at checkout will recieve $15 off of heart by ban.do. we hope you have a very merry one!

p.s. check out those packages from the hermes winter 09/10 campaign. looks like santa will be making one lady very happy!

image via Hermes

vintage inspiration

we think this is a nice way to start your morning: a hot cup of coffee, cozy slippers and the Today show. so when Sarah Jessica Parker was a guest yesterday to talk about her new movie we were overwhelmed with excitement. mainly because we knew she would wear a totally amazing outfit. and boy did the girl deliver! as most of you know we here at ban.do are vintage junkies.  if it looks like it came from another decade or era we are majorly obesessed. so imagine how much our hearts fluttered at the sight of SJP's vintage look. her knitted sweater and skirt combination. love! flower appliqués. love! layered bracelets and rings. love! gorgeous 60's/70's wavy hair. l-o-v-e-! so fantastically fabulous - yes please! we hope this inspires you lovelies this weekend!

images via gossip center

thursdays can be fun days, too.

so we officially launched our new ban.do and bridal collections, and if you are on our mailing list, you already know (if you aren't, what the heck are you waiting for?). you would also know that you have until midnight tonight to get $20 off of the ban.do line if you enter "hooray" at checkout. this one is quickly becoming a crowd favorite, oh and this one, too.

and don't forget today is the last day for this.

amazing polaroids of no. 44 by chloe.

snippet and ink giveaway

we're hosting a giveaway on snippet and ink. head on over and check it out. and although the site is mainly for brides, the piece up for grabs would be perfect for non-brides, too. it's just so darn sparkly and glamorous. and heck, who doesn't want sparkles and glamour . . . especially this time of year.

sometimes paparazzi are good

especially when they get a shot of kelly osbourne wearing her cute new ban.do bow. we love you, kelly!

ps. get yourself one here.

polaroids from our ban.do photoshoot

yes, we took the vintage ballerina thing very seriously. and we are so excited about these polaroids that chloe took. we just put the new pieces up on the site, and the bridal collection, too. we haven't told anyone yet. we will soon. for now, it's our little secret.

ah, and you might also be interested in our mondays=fundays coupon code. it's good for $20 off anything from the new ban.do line. first five glamorous gals to enter "getglam" at checkout win. coupon expires at midnight.

ban.do on the today show!

hip hip hooray!
see our collars make their television debut here.
go collars, go!
get yourself one, here!

we're gleeks!

and we are proud to admit it! with that in mind, we almost collapsed when we saw jessalyn from glee wearing a ban.do in the december issue of redbook. that means we are just one degree of separation from finn hudson. swoon, swoon and double swoon.

mondays = fundays coupon

we love a good rainy day... but remember that monday is STILL a funday! First 5 ladies to enter the code "mistletoe" at checkout receive 20 bucks off ban.do. 20 bucks!!! Hurry and get going...

p.s. look for a post later on with some polaroids from the shoot last week... remember vintage glam ballerina? well it's everything we promised... and then some... no seriously....

the above cuteness is no. 101

sneak peek!!

we are soooooooooo excited about this shoot for the new ban.do collection happening RIGHT NOW that we just had to give you girls a sneak peek of what's to come. Jen just sent this polaroid over - think vintage ballerina meets 60's glam. with lots and lots of polaroid. have we mentioned how much we ♥ polaroids? happy friday!!! xoxo

katy perry in ban.do!

Katy Perry rocking this ban.do in the december issue of seventeen magazine. Yaaaay!

p.s. extra footage of why she was named one of their Style Stars of 2009 here. we love her dance moves! in ban.do. woo hoo! :)