Thursday, November 16, 2006

Attire from nothing. New tendency.



Dramatic character from the 20 years of the last century inspires many designers. We can create it by taking wide dress with shoulder-strap. You don't need to put on brassiere. But fur mantelet, small bag with long thong and pearls are necessary.


GLAMOUR

You will look like celebrity in such attire. Little black dress, leggings or satin pants. Add glaring heels, bag and underthings and you are ready for a fashion party!

Your bag should be with short thong, that you can carry it underarm.






DECADENCE

If you don't have jewellery, you should'n even put on little black dress, Coco Chanel said. Pearls best match. Add little black bag 3-5 centimeters hells and you are the girl from 20s!

Tuesday, November 14, 2006

The Doctor is IN?

Whoa. Have Doc Martens gone fashion? The shoes most often seen on 80s punks (and the 00s punks who love them) and pimply junior-high kids everywhere now seem to be boasting a certain upmarket appeal, having expanded beyond their standard clodhopper boot. Don't believe me? Check it out:



Dana knee-high boot, $140.



Chloe slouchy boot, $130. Mmmmm, me likey.



Slate knee-high boot, $140.



Re-Boot tall boot, $153.95.




And my own personal pick: the Stephanie boot, featuring "butt seaming." Sexy!

Some of these boots are not quite there yet, but I think they're headed in the right direction, much like Dr. Scholl's, another formerly niche company that is now courting the fashion-forward. Not to worry, however: Doc Martens still produce some fantastically ugly shoes. To wit:



Springtime boot, $118.95.



Red velvet boot, $153.95.

And on and on, as you can imagine.

Wednesday, November 8, 2006

Corduroy: Yay or Nay?

If i hadn't just almost emptied my entire bank account with the purchase of a fabulous red ultrasuede ass accessory (read: couch), I would very much consider attending the upcoming meeting of the Corduroy Appreciation Club. There's going to be secret rituals, and speeches, and awards! It's being held on 11/11, the date that "most closely resembles corduroy." This is almost too funny for words, and yet here I am. Making words about it.

The unfortunate thing is, not only do I hold no particular love for corduroy (it strikes me as a bit too collegiate, not to mention audible), but the tickets require that attendees don at least two corduroy items. What? Who has that? Most people who own corduroy have corduroy pants. Maybe a couple pairs. What are you gonna do, wear two pairs of pants?? I suppose if you're all earthy crunchy Brooklyn girl, you might have a hat, or perhaps a jacket. Probably with Performance Fleece inside. Or perhaps a blazer. God help you if you wear a corduroy blazer and corduroy pants, though I guess that is the most likely combo, considering. Anyway, I would go and document the craziness, but unfortunately I gave away my last and only pair of corduroy pants (which were by Calvin Klein and purple and stretchy and comfy and lovely, I must admit), plus the aforementioned financial ughs.

Here are some things you could pick up if you really wanted to attend:



Gap trenchcoat, $69.99. I like trenchcoats.



These American Eagle pants look kinda cool. Though possibly just because they're gray. $44.50.



Target moto jacket, $24.99. Pretty cute style, not sure about the color.



Aha! Here's what I was talking about! The dreaded newsboy cap! Target, $9.99.



Now this would be cute. If only it weren't for children!! Jaffy by Oink Baby skirt, $40.





Luckily the site also has adult-sized items. With snails and owls! Wooh! I mean hooooo! Random Nicole skirt with snail and owl appliques, $118.

Holy crap, Dolce & Gabbana seem to have cornered the market on fugly corduroy! Check this out::



Purple paisley pants, buy it now for $59.99. Yeah, don't.



For ten times the price of that one, you can look like the same kind of wackadoo. $595 for this blazer.



If you're struggling to come up with the two-item minimum required for attendance at the corduroy event, perhaps dress your dog? Though even this pooch seems a bit upset with his dress.... Tank top and corduroy skirt, $19.99.

The Corduroy Appreciation Club meets this Saturday in cord-friendly Park Slope. I am sure it's going to be a WALE of a time...bwaaaaaahahaha! (Sorry....)

But seriously (folks), what does everyone think of corduroy? Acceptable attire for fashionable folk, or don't go there? Comment away!

Cuteness Roundup: Four Cute Things of the Day

Three of them cheap, one of them not.

1.) This adorable Fred Flare dress:
(Just $40!)
Again, sorry my more graciously endowed sisters: this one ain't for you. But it is cute, cheap and looks incredibly soft. Bonus: Fred Flare sends cute little extras with your order! (I swear I don't work for them. I just love cute little extras.)


2.) Another adorable Fred Flare dress, this one plaid:
($44)
At first I was skeptical, but check it out with pants. It's way less cutesy (and thus more tolerable):




3.) Seriously cute nautical hoodie:

($49.99, Chica Boom, ModCloth)
Again, slightly My Chemical Romance (am I sensing my own theme here?), but I'm all in favor of cute hoodies that don't look totally shlumpy and can therefore be worn with heels to work. (Well, with heels and PANTS to work).


4.) Swoon-worthy Faryl Robin cut-out pumps:

($159, Polkadotsandmoonbeams)
Love the shoes but not the price. They're not available until February 2007 or so, which is good because that gives me three months to justify spending nearly two Benjamins on shoes. Weee!

Major Newport News (PART THREE!)

Paul and Joe suede boots: $718 (via ShopBop)href="http://www.newport-news.com/shop/product_single.aspx?style_id=26217056&index=5&gp_coll_id=7516&gp_cat_id=7517&nav_cat_id=5625&category_id=5618&gp_fashcoll_id=7525">Newport News suede boots: $39

So, technically, I "SAVED" $679

Now THAT'S what I call math!

Tuesday, November 7, 2006

Midnight Midterm Cheap Shoe Update!

NEWS FLASH!
So, the aforementioned pumps arrived, and they're adorable and fit like um... second feet and are made gorgeously and are super comfy. BUT... I do believe I mortsed and ordered the wrong color...



I ordered grey (seen below), but I do like these. Though, in the odd light of my living room, they appear a bit brown-esque and I HATE brown shoes, own none and don't intend to start now. Considering how annoying it is to ship stuff back, should I just consider them purple... or actually... "eggplant," and keep them since they look adorbs with my grey skinny jeans?

DISCUSS!

Newport Shoes

Dudes. Newport News, yes that old-school mail-order catalog that's known for clothing so bad it actually may be worse than Victoria's Secret's... Stuff like this:







...yes, THAT Newport News... ACTUALLY HAS CUTE SHOES. For CHEAP! I'm not even joking around here. Observe.

I done got these:
(Suede, $39)

And these:
(Actual leather, $29)

Seriously! I absolutely love SIMPLE leather monochromatic pumps with approximately 3" heels, no bells, whistles or hoochie embellishments, and HERE THEY ARE.

Check out their sale on the aforementioned. I don't need to tell you to ignore the monstrosities at the bottom. Bad with the good, people.

More cute (again, I still can't believe I'm saying this) Newport News shoes and boots:

($39)

(Real-deal leather, $69)

(Leather, $29!)

($29!!! Suede!!!!)

And then, of course, more horbsness:











It's almost like a treasure hunt! Of cute stuff! Amongst extreme grotesqueries! Weeeee!