Rosie Huntington-Whiteley has yet to disappoint at a Transformers 3 premiere or promo. Without even having seen this movie, I give Michael Bay 2 pinkies up for casting such a well dressed replacement.
at David Letterrman in Michael Kors
at Moscow premiere in Gucci
at London Premiere in Burberry
in Rio do Janeiro in Salvatore Ferragamo and Michael Kors
at Jimmy Fallon in Dolce and Gabbana and Jimmy Choo
at London after party in Burberry
This dress melts my face off!! Ugh, love it so bad it hurts.
at Times Square premiere in Antonio Berardi
at Berlin premiere
"If you want to be a doormat you have to lay yourself down first." -Oscar Wilde
Have to take a breather to organize/compile the million and one ideas and pictures I have to post. I'd need an entire week just to sort through it all. Shouldn't take me that long...sweet baby J, it better not. Hopefully I can expedite a few things before this weekend when I leave for the 4th of July.
In the words of my tweenage sisters- OMG G2GTTYLBRBLOL
in the mean time, here's a couple sneaky peekies:
Vintage Hats
Studs
DIY
Presents
"A clever person solves a problem. A wise person avoids it." -Albert Einstein
I was elated when this dress arrived earlier in the week. Not to mention relieved. I always feel much better once something I've ordered is actually in my cluthches. I hate to think it being tossed around on the back of a mail truck.
I couldn't bring myself to put it on yet though. There's something special about the very first time you wear an outfit and I want it to be on a particular occasion I have in mind. But, I brought it to life a little bit with some jewelry I plan to accessorize with. I really like necklaces that have that cool juxtaposition between costume/playful elements, and more refined jewels.
I already have a few bib/statement necklaces that would go well with the color schemes in the caftan so I layered them in a couple different combinations.
"Take time to gather up the past so that you will be able to draw from your experiences and invest them in the future." - Jim Rohn
To be perfectly honest, it's annoying to me how magazines, stylists, websites, etc are still talking about french braids and fish tails as a new trend. Um, no...they're not. Obviously they were really popular in the 80's and 90's and then hit a lull for a while, but it's been about 6 YEARS now since they've resurfaced. Meaning the babies who were born the day this picture was taken are now going into 1st grade! Don't forget your lunch little Bobby!
My first post-millennium bang braid: 2005
So please don't think this is an attempt to fill you in on something I'm sure you've known for half a decade. This is not news to anyone. (no offense if this is news to you) However- I think braids will forever be pretty. You can do them any way you'd like... inside, outside, right or left, forward or back, uptown, downtown, all around town. No matter how you twist it-they always look fly. There are a couple versions of a french braid that caught my eye this past year which I hadn't really seen before.
The first is one I've previously mentioned- the Waterfall French Braid seen here.
The second one peaked my interest when I saw one of the contestants on American Idol during auditions. I didn't pay attention to her name at the time and she didn't make it very far through the rounds, so it took me a while to track down some pictures but eventually I found an example. I literally googled "blonde girl on American Idol with crazy boyfriend and french braid"
Jacqueline Dunworth on American Idol
I love this lowered version of a braided bang. I found a really good instructional video for the look as well. The girl "Lilith the Dark Moon" who gives the hair tutorial cracks me up. English is clearly her second language, but she has a whole site within Youtube full of really good how-to's for virtually every hair style. I call this one the Swoopy French:
Alrighty then, moving on. In 2006 I decided to put a big streak of pink in my hair.
Pinkie in 2006
I ended up loving it. When it faded out, I wanted it back. So, I did it again with one of my best friends and we rocked our Barbie hair all over town.
HOLLA
I've been seeing that trend this year and I've kinda been itching to do it again.
image from WHOWHATWEAR
BUUUUUT, I can't. I've been coloring my hair since I was 14 and after one too many close encounters of losing it all due to the damage, I promised myself I wouldn't touch it for ONE WHOLE YEAR. That was this past September, and I have stuck to my commitment. I've been au naturel for almost 10 months now!
What to do, what to do...
I remembered the only other time I had a crayon color on my head was when I used to get hair wraps.
You know, the things you make your parents pay $95 (+ tip) for when you go on vacation?? They were the best. To me, they're synonymous with tan lines and Disney World. Good times.
I don't know these children. I stole this picture from a Florida travel agency's website.
I don't know how to wrap hair with string, especially my own. But, I do know how to braid so I merged the two ideas together.
tie string to your roots and use as the third section of a braid.
this one is a little bit thicker because I braided the string and then integrated it into the hair.
THE END.
"Do not be afraid of death. Be afraid of the half-lived life!" - Laird Hamilton
A few months ago I did a post called "Matchy Matchy" where chronicled my search for exactly matching separates. I found a vintage outfit that my mom said reminded her of her wedding trousseau. Okay, well here's to hoping that she had good taste in the late 70's. Long story short (no pun intended) I chopped it, but have yet to hem it. (mom- I promise I'll get it done this week)
As usual, my pursuit could not end with this one example. I had to keep looking for MORE, MORE, MORE! I mean, this outfit is cute, but I'm not doing a round off back handspring over it. So I stuck with Etsy's vintage shops since matching clothing hasn't had that recent of a go around. I found what I was looking for. And what I was looking for also led me to the realization that I have spent the last 25 years NOT knowing who Diane Freis is!!!( picture me sitting in front of my computer smacking myself on the forehead) I will cut myself a little slack because apparently her designs were super pop in the 80's when I was still a child- but I feel like I missed the boat on a potential wardrobe that would've been right up my alley. All of her clothing is colorful with mixed prints, ruffles, and tassels coming out the wazoo. Ugh, where have I been?? I thought I was cool!! I guess this another one of the universe's reminders that I am in fact- not. Ah, nuts. Anyway, as of three months ago when I started on this coordinating adventure, my efforts to find all things Diane Freis have snowballed and I am now left with a wish list a mile long of her vintage ensembles, dresses, and tops. I'M INFATUATED. Okay, get ready to scroll.....
this is thebomb.com
!!!!!!!!
My collection starts....NOW.
"Hide not your talents, they for use were made. What's a sundial in the shade?" -Benjamin Franklin
