Fall is definitely HERE!

Legwarmers!

I want some Legwarmers...well sort of

Above the Knee Socks!!

The best part of above the knee socks is that you can wear pumps or open toes and still stay warm in the fall. Knitted socks paired with some knee high boots looks awesome!

Creative tights! 

If you must wear tights under your dress make sure they have a creative pattern on them this fall.

Boo!!! Great Halloween Costumes 2010

Popular Costumes and great ideas for the future




Corpse Bride- if you saw this week's episode of Modern Family my advise is make your own Corpse Bride. Go to a second hand store, yard sale, etc and find a bride costume. Buy some tulle and make your own veil. Stain the garments with coffee, dark dyed jeans, or if desperate DIRT.

Mad Hatter, Alice in Wonderland, Queen of Aces- I love the new take on an old Classic. The costumes were beautiful and the make up was insane. I love everything Alice in Wonderland. My take on the costume is  to make your own. Most Alice in Wonderland costumes out there are a bit sl*tty and if that's not the image you want to portray then I would definitely try to make your own or hire someone to make it for you. The Mad Hatter Costumes are not too shabby. You can  always add more decor to the mass made costumes sold at Halloween stores.

LADY GAGA- she is perfect for Halloween. All here looks scream costume and there are so many to pick from. Just make sure that if you sport the look to also hold the attitude. She's a DIVA and anyone pretending to be Lady GAGA needs to have the same attitude.

Diana Ross- I love seeing people dressed as diana ross on Halloween. Especially kids....they're the cutest things ever! Very simple costume. Just buy a fabulous short dress, get the made up smokey, some high heel pumps, and work the hair (tease it until it makes you a whole inche taller) . If you don't have the hair than you buy a wig and tease it. 

...you can never have too MANY sweaters

I love sweaters, sweatshirts, hoodies, and you name it. My closet probably consists of 50% sweaters/hoodies/sweatshirts/cardigans/etc. Every time i walk into a store I normally gravitate towards hoodies and oversized cardigans. All the colors, styles, and sized. Now that fall is here I won't look so crazy when I'm wearing my favorite hoodie around. 




Must haves for  Fall/Winter 2010


Cardigan: a sweater, usually long-sleeved,collarless and originally knitted from wool that fastens up the front , typically with buttons.


[everyone needs a cardigan...they compliment just about anything you wear and it is easy to carry around if it is not in use]

Sweater: a knitted or crocheted upper-body garment, in either pullover or cardigan style. Constructed in various fabrics, commonly wool, and with different types of necklines. 

[ remember sweaters and sweatshirts are similar but not the same thing. everyone should have a wool sweater for cold winter days]

Sweatshirt: A casual, loose-fitting top typically made of heavyweight fleece-backed cotton or other cotton blends, with cuffs, neckline, and waistband constructed in a rib knit. 

[I usually love buying my sweatshirts in a french terry or velour fabric]

Fall Fashion inspiration....

Some fashion inspiration for fall...

CHANEL Fall 2010

       with oversized metallic bracelet....

Add a Blazer jacket to your outfit to layer it up......

Unique jewelry.......

zipper look-alike earrings- marc by marc jacob

angel wing earrings by Giles & Brother

skull and leather belt bracelet by Alexander Mcqueen

Bargain Fall Shopping

Fall is here and with a big bang! I love fall clothes, accessorizing, and shoes. Most of all I love layering. Here are some great bargain buys I found around the web and stores.

Aviator Jackets

Bargain $39.99 @ Target or Target.COM

Splurge $98.00 NastyGal.com

Ankle Booties


Bargain $39.99 at Target or Target.COM

Splurge $149.00 @ Macy's or Macys.com by MAXX Studio

Coats

Bargain $79.99 @ Macys.com by Esprit

Splurge $179.99 @ Macys.com by MICHAEL by Michael Kors

"Green" is the new PINK

GO GREEN

Not too long ago whenever you walked into a grocery store you noticed the supermarkets NEW effort to get the buyer to use reusable bags.

Most people say "no thank you" either because the grocery store charged 5 cents for each bag or doubted they would ever use them again. On top of  that the bags were usually a single color with the name of the store, not durable ,and has "0" style.

Some stores like IKEA have been doing this for years. They'll just charge you for both (.5 cents for plastic or .59 cents for BIG BLUE) but at least the big blue comes in handy (laundry, moving, etc) and reusable. 

*99% of the time a percentage of the sale of these bags go back to help the cause.

I found some bags that I think are fashionable and at the same time show that you are doing your part for the Environment. 

seabag - tote 14 x14 made from recycled sails. pricey but awesome even for arts and crafts. Check out the site and see other cute bags available from recycled materials

gogreenbags.com- wholesale manufacturers supplying stores with the option for their customers. If you own a store I would consider going to this site. 

Blueavocado.com- Blue Avacado has a great selection (patterns & colors) and many other type of reusable bags including sandwich bags.

Green Girls Market- selection of bags with quotes. 

Other cool/cheaper alternatives: 

 

Trader Joe's: awesome prints and durable ($1.00)

Ikea: now they come in different styles and offer more stylist prints (.49-$2.99)

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