Seeing Stripes

I'm obsessed with Stripes. Literally. I gravitate to it in clothes, in pillows, in shoes, in prints..it helps that stripes are completely in style and available widespread. From a fantastic house that Julie and I are obsessed with shown on MadebyGirl. I can post about these shoes as much as I want, thank you.

via Coco + Kelley. These looks are luscious!

Getting romantic in stripes

The perfect weekend wear...Where can I find it (at a steal)?!

I would love my living room to look like this.

sweats and heels? I'm not sure I could pull this off but my roommate did it.

and these too. (plus we can keep remembering the late McQueen through posting them)

did you notice the shoes??? via Coco + Kelley.

Oh, just strolling.

image via the Sartorialist

She is looking fierce with her Hermes and wedges. Wonder if she has her pajamas on under that coat? Ha!

How Tuesday: How To Be a Lady

This Tuesday's How To is about how a particular celebrity has **almost** turned into a lady. It appeared as though her onset of stardom did not come with adequate training/upbringing. As of late, the pictures prove otherwise. I am by no means her #1 fan, but Kristen Stewart has definitely improved, and she should be given credit. I mean, what has she got to be so upset about? Exactly! So it's time to embrace your newly found fame and look the part.

1. Don't slouch, hunch your shoulders, or look down. This is a rule for everyone, everyday, everywhere. No one will take you seriously if you look like you just got news that your house burned down. (how many people just sat up straight in their chairs?)

Not ideal:Much better:

2. Wash your hair. While this may seem obvious, to some it is not. I'm not saying wash it every day (because I think this has a drying effect on your hair, which is definitely not good), but let's cut the grease.

Not ideal:

3. Do your hair (again, not an up-do, but something). At first, Kristen had some kind of femullet going on, which is just not attractive! Apply some product, straighten it, put it in a pony tale, whatever you want-just something for crying out loud.

Not ideal:

Much better:

4. Wear something besides black. At first all she wore was black, and I don't think she was going to funeral after funeral. Femininity is OK. You can always wear black, but why not wear coral every now and again? (psst-that color kind of scares me, which is why I maybe have one or two items in my whole closet that are that color.)

Much better!

5. Wear heels. This helps with #1 and definitely makes you look like a lady. Plus they're bound to get some attention at the office with all your click clacking around. Just make sure you can walk.

Not ideal:Much better!

6. Wear a smile. THIS IS THE MOST IMPORTANT STEP OF ALL! If you don't have a smile, you don't have anything.

Much better!

Don't you think she has improved?

Me

image via The Sartorialist

By the way, this is a more accurate picture of what I look like, except elegantly perched on my couch. Minus the cigarette. And the fabulous clothes. And the up-do. Ok I am lying...

Sick Dayz

Let me take a second to explain my blog absence.

What started out as a plain old virus, over 2 weeks ago, turned into an infection. Fantastic! I blame the billions of children everyone seems to have at my workplace. The germs get spread around faster than rumors and the second you begin to recover-oh! You got a new germ.

I plan on resting and relaxing the entire weekend to make a full recovery for work on Monday---yayyyyyy! Happy weekend all!

Texts from 9to5

Yesterday, my big snaffu made one of my favorite sites.

Check it here on my post and here on theirs!

And if you haven't checked out that site, get ON it!

How Tuesday: How to Wear Your Colors

I know, it's Wednesday, you say. Well quit pointing out the obvious!!! I had to leave work early to get my air conditioning units checked out (the news was not good...) and ran out of time to post this. Being that high electric bills are on my brain, I almost posted about how to save money off your electric bill. Maybe next week.

Now, my mother would be shocked to find out that I am an Autumn (remember my post two weeks ago?), so whenever I wanted to wear mustard and pumpkin and cream, she always took great care to be sure that the color closest to my face did not wash me out. Some days (especially now when I feel like Casper the ghost and need a tan desperately..) you just can't wear some colors. Makes you look a little under the weather, or like you've seen a ghost. I do have some tricks I thought I'd share.

1. If you're not sure that something is your color, wear another piece over or under it that definitely is your color. Often I wear a tank over a long sleeve tee, the long sleeve tee being the one I'm sure is my color, or I wear a cardigan over the tank.

2. If you are determined to wear a top but know you look washed out, put on some bronzer/blush to brighten your cheeks.

3. In an effort to avoid ever putting on something that isn't your color or just flat out won't work, print out your color chart, take it to your closet, and see if what you have fits the chart. You may be able to pass on some things to another color chart in your family!

4. If you are not satisfied with your color chart, dye your hair or get color contacts in an effort to fit into a different bracket. I think this tip is a little far fetched, but did you see how great Nicole Balch looked after dying her hair red?? It is on her 30 before 30 list!

5. If there's a color you really want to wear but just can't make it work, wear it a different way! On the bottom (skirt, pants), around your neck (necklace), in a pair of earrings, or on your nails! Today I have purple-y fuchsia nails and would never wear this color in clothing.

Any other tips from you?