Only 12 days until The 2010 Olympics start, hurry up Vancouver…..
all photos taken by me.
All ads supposed to be Olympic. Quick, replace this!
Wake Up and Smell the Excellence.
Testing of the Vectorial Elevation Lights last night.
Jan 31 2010
Photo City
Jan 30 2010
Girls Act Too Tough Enough Is Enough
After my rant yesterday about Whip It, I watched the rest of the movie…. (SPOILER ALERT) and I actually really liked the rest of it. 
The next scene I saw was the underwater swimming and it was so sweet with beautiful cinematography, I really liked how they didn’t come up for air like mermaids. Then the bad comes all at once; her parents find out, her best friend gets mad, Iron Maven confronts her for being only 17 and then she sees her boyfriend with another girl. The way it all crashed down on her is so true to real life and all the obstacles one will face how when they dare to do something extraordinary. And then their team didn’t win so that made me happy too. So I admit I am a fan, since I didn’t correctly predict the ending….
What is the extraordinary thing you want to do/are doing?
Mine is this blog and The Eyeline, I’m really proud of these projects.
……but I’d also like to play in a rock band.
To The Outfit
Clearly I’ve been feeling patterns this week, today’s more subtle. I’m also wearing my third fixed piece from the sewing pile.
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Mens Poet Blouse, Ebay. Floral Embroidered Belt from TroubadourVintage on Etsy. Feather Earrings, Gift from GratitudeLady on Etsy. Floral Skirt, Free from Swap. Aldo Silver Flats.
*Take It Or Leave It, The Strokes*
Jan 30 2010
How To Store Socks and Tights
Living in a small home of 600 square feet with my husband has it challenges, such as getting my own space and having company stay over but mostly storing all our stuff! When we moved in here 3 and a half years ago massive downsizing was required. One thing that I haven’t downsized since living in warm Vancouver is my tights and kneesocks collection! As it grew and grew I had to move my bathing suits and comfy pants out of the bottom drawer of my four drawer dresser and into the closet.
Here is an overall look at the bottom drawer.
I got the idea from American Apparel packing their tights into resealable plastic bags to put my other stockings into ziploc baggies. When the bags are sealed (or on an angel so not open at the top) it not only keeps them organized by color, is space saving and time saving, it also prevents snagging on the wood of the dresser as of course this drawer is overloaded! These 12 plastic bags hold 23 pairs of tights. Three pairs of much thicker tights are on their own bottom middle and a pair I haven’t opened yet at the top.
On the right side kneesocks are also organized by color and stuffed to capacity or I’d be making another sockdreams order.
If you have any tips to add, please leave them in the comments!
Want More of How I Store?
Belts
Dresses
Brooches
Scarves
Purses
Jan 29 2010
She’s Buckled Up on Navy
Warning mini rant in this paragraph! Anybody watch Whip It yet from Miss Drew Barrymore? I’m halfway through (bedtime came early last night) and I am really enjoy the styling, characters (hello Juliette Lewis) and soundtrack. What I am not happy with (SPOILER ALERT – skip to the outfit if you haven’t yet seen this movie) is the typical Hollywood story line direction it’s moving in, a pageant meet up just happens to be on the same day as the big game, Iron Maven just happens to overhear the one time Bliss mentions she is 17. So let me guess….. she goes to the pageant thing with her mother, gives her inspirational speech where in the middle she confesses she has to leave and upsets her mother, goes to the big game – is winning but then Iron Maven calls her out for being underage so they are forced to forfeit the game and she will temporarily lose the support of her teammates, but don’t worry she will win them all back and her mom will be there to see it and start to support her roller-derbying ways. Ugh, I hope I am wrong!
To The Outfit
Remember when I asked you for helpful suggestions for styling my white and navy skirt?
It was Jessica’s idea I was dying to try first since I have the perfect navy striped top, then I added in Megan’s suggestion for grey. Thanks ladies!
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Fairweather Blouse. Thrifted Skirt. Earrings won on ByHillary. The Bay Grey Sheer Tights. Jeffrey Campbell Booties, Gift from Solestruck.
Jan 29 2010
Links à la Mode: IFB Weekly Roundup
Links à la Mode: January 28th
- 39th and broadway – 5 Questions To Ask Before Beginning a Career in Fashion
- A Few Goody GumDrops – A Few Goody Gumdrops and Aspinal of London are Giving away an ever-so chic and sophisticated beige patterned skin clutch!
- Analogue Chic – Looking good while doing stuff – braving the weather and the commute with a sense of style.
- Bonne Vie – Invest in Quality Denim; featuring How-To Tips from Denim Debutante
- Cafe Fashionista – Style Secrets: Cowboy Boots Made Classy
- Cindy Whitehead – The Modern Snow Bunny
- Denim Debutante – Aeropostale Gives Back with Teens for Jeans Campaign
- dirty hems. – In the Dollhouse – Miniature inspiration and a teeny resulting DIY
- Dramatis Personae – a feature & interview with the designer behind i am dorkas
- Fasshonaburu – I challenge myself to follow my own dress code regulations in order to wow up my day to day ensembles.
- fête à fête – Clarins debuts first certified organic beauty soap
- Idiosyncratic Style – Inspired by the sartorially underrated Velma Dinkley.
- Independent Fashion Bloggers – IFB Presents : Evolving Influence Conference NYFW 2010
- kaKofonie Of si(gh)lenS – Interview with Janeane Marie Ceccanti
- Ode to Awe – I review Minx Nails, plus my glamourous Russian Garnet cocktail ring
- Oranges and Apples – Vintage teenage hair inspiration
- Retro Chick – Valentines Day is on it’s way and Retro Chick has 2 goodie bags worth over £100 each to give away to help you celebrate!
- Shoe Daydreams – Fashion Influences (?)
- Style Eyes Fashion Blog – I have avoided eco and ethical fashion in the past because of the price but I have just discovered it is affordable and stylish.
- Style Symmetry – How to Choose Items at a Clothing Swap Party
- Sway Sway Away! – A passionate plea from a member of the global community to her fashionable brothers and sister: help Haiti!
- THE COVETED – Suzy Menkes, Facehunter, LeMads & The Coveted talk about fashion blogs
- ventures of jenn – on body issues
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