Street Style Sunday
I wasn't too into the street looks this past week, plus my brain is working super slowly thanks to a
ll the candy and chocolate I've been eating... So I hope everyone has a safe and happy Halloween!
ll the candy and chocolate I've been eating... So I hope everyone has a safe and happy Halloween!
1, styleclicker; 2-4, stockholmstreetstyle;
Need To Knit - Headgear
I'm pretty much obsessed with turban-style beanies and toppers right now. Catherine Baba and Calivintage have been rocking turbans for many moons now I know, but all of a sudden they don't seem so inaccessible. I just fell completely in love. Much more chic than a plain beanie, yet so gran-fabulous! Winter's coming fast, and I need to stock up on the hats. I like crochet more that knitting, so I also need to experiment.
Liz of Late Afternoon; knit turban: forever21.com, $8.80; sequin bow: forever21.com, $6.80;
Links a la Mode
Costume Drama: A Break From All Things Outfit
Edited by: Holier than Now
It's the Halloween season, when some of us choose to experience the thrill (or horror) of looking nothing like ourselves for a night. For those of you who blog or socially post your outfits, perhaps it's a chance to take a break from the judgmental eye of the spotlight (consider Love Brown Sugar and One More's pieces on the subject) - one night where you turn in "looking good" for looking scary, time period-accurate, or just ... a little sexier than usual. Inspired? Find last minute costume inspiration from Tickle Me Chic and more.
And for those of us who don't celebrate the witching hour, there's still a chance to step away from the closet and remind ourselves that great lingerie, shoes, bags, and jewels can make even a white tee and jeans look scary good.
Links à la Mode: October 28th
- A La Modest:7 Common Reactions to Style
- Best of Bklyn: In Favor of Knickknacks - How to Personalize Your House Into A Home
- Boheme Noir: The definitive IN/OUT list for Fall 2010 bags
- Closet Confections: Fashion Bloggers Take On Product Placement:A Video Response
- Cute and Little One: Product placement and blogger responsibility: a blogger's role in influencing product advertising.
- Daisy Dayz: Inspiring locally-designed headwear
- Fashion Cents: 3 Tips to Consider for Open-Toe Boots/Shoes for Fall
- Fête à Fête: YSL's new Rouge Pur Couture lipsticks
- Holier than Now: 11 Great Jewelry Sites You Might Not Know About
- Hunting and Gathering: Why Classic Jewelry Never Goes out of Style
- Independent Fashion Bloggers: Want to be a professional blogger?
- Interrobangs Anonymous: On going grey in your twenties
- Love Brown Sugar: Why Don't You Love Me? A curvy girl's ode to outfit posting on fashion communities
- Miss Viki: AND_i captivating jewelry show coverage, with video
- OK, Bowtie: Underneath: why everyone needs pretty underwear
- One More: Does a bloggers dress size affect readership and is the blogging community becoming divided over it?
- Ruby-Eyed Okapi: A Modest Approach to Halloween Costumes
- Style Every Day: How to change that horrible mess of jewelry on your dresser to supreme organization
- The Lingerie Addict: How to Buy Vintage Lingerie for the Perfect Pin-up Figure
- Tickle Me Chic: Fashion-inspired Halloween Costumes
- Vogue Mornings: Ten Tips for Achieving Work/Life Balance
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Photo of the Day
I love the decadent, luxurious, smoky parlor in November's VOGUE.
photo via shut up, I love that shirt on you
photo via shut up, I love that shirt on you
Drizzle, Drawing and Cookies!
No photo from yesterday. I am really grumpy about my camera quality. How do I keep breaking CF
cards? Sigh... Breaking out some watercolor pencils is much more fun for me this way. If I should
want a crummy, grainy picture, I should just draw it instead! Except trying to do plaid; it is very
difficult for the novice. The weather was miserable, but I was cozy in some knit tights, hat and
boots. Bring it on, Winter!
Since it was requested, here is the yummy recipe I used to make Butterscotch-Chip Oatmeal Raisin
cookies last week. Experiment with the added goodies (do coconuts and raisins go together?) and
try making a half-batch, since you'll probably eat them all the first day ;)
Oatmeal Raisin Chip Cookie Recipe
(yields about three dozen)
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 1 cup light brown sugar, packed
- 1/2 cup white sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 cup flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 3 cups rolled oats
- 1/2 to 1 cup raisins
- 1/2 to 1 cup chocolate chips, butterscotch chips, white chocolate, M&M's, etc.
♥ Pre-heat oven to 350°
♥ Mix the first 5 ingredients listed in a big bowl. Separately mix together the next 3 ingredients, then stir the dry mixture into the moist mixture.
♥ Stir in the oats, raisins, and other goodies. Drop by teaspoonful onto ungreased cookie sheet.
♥ Bake 9 to 11 minutes; let cool 2 minutes before removing from pan
Late Fall Romp
Who knew a romper could work so well on a dreary, drizzly day? My floral playsuit just didn't
get enough wear this summer, so I pulled it out for a lazy day of running errands and working
on projects. I paired the light fabric with a thick scarf, woolen tights and a long sweater; along
with my car heater and some tea, I was toasty! I need more sweater-y tights, suggestions??
I found out soon after I got it that the tail on my purse in rainy weather ends up looking like a
drowned cat arm. Oh well. It blow-dries nicely ;) Still, I'm loving the downsized purse. Great for
little trips, and I can throw it into a big carryall with all my stuff for work and only carry one thing.
sweater - target dress; romper - kohl's sale; scarf - crossroads; belt - thrifted; shoes - payless; purse - h&m
That's me daydreaming about cookies. Cookies for peace? Late last night I realized I had all the
supplies, so I made Butterscotch Chip Oatmeal Raisin Spiced cookies. They were delicious!
Let me know if you want the recipe ;)
Link Love
The Blogging Diaries- Introspects, insights, and inspirations
Edited by: Marie Denee of The Curvy Fashionista - As bloggers, we often find ourselves looking to other blogs for inspiration. Sometimes we look to our closets, magazines, or in the mirror. This week's roundup fashions some of the most introspective and insightful posts from bloggers who reach across the blogosphere as they look for ways to build upon, contribute to, and pull inspiration for and from the fashion world.
- 365 Fashion Rehab: Lessons from a (Reformed) Shopaholic: A beautiful handbag repaired (for free!). One more reason to buy quality over quantity.
- Boheme Noir: The first ladies of Vogue - a closer look at the most important editors in chief.
- Daisy Dayz: Friend Friday: How to learn from your mistakes and let your blog grow
- Devilishly Pleasurable: Reflecting on the evolution of my blog and tips for better blogging!
- Fish Monkey: The notion of flattering dressing is oppressive and unnecessary. Rather than conforming, why not chose a different shape?
- Hazel Eye Personality: Who has what it takes to be the next big and game changing designer? It takes a lot of time, passion and sanity to make it in the fashion world.
- Independent Fashion Bloggers: Work Smarter, Not Harder – 3 Ways to Massively (and Permanently) Increase Your Traffic.
- Miss Viki: "Love Me" and what is wrong with our beauty ideals, if anything?
- No Guilt Fashion: I put on my game face and tried out my biggest fashion trend fear
- Passionista Place: qvc, hsn...oh my! find out why home shopping networks have become a bit of an addiction for a modern passionista like me.
- Seamstress Stories: Reflections on the role that mirrors play for our body image and self-perception.
- Showcase Edge: Indie Fashion Goes Back to the future. A look at Designers who hand-make clothing inspired by times of the past
- Sidewalk Chalk: I'm a poser, baby: 7 steps for posing naturally in outfit photos
- Stylish White Female: Transitioning from vegetarian to vegan: Some things are hard to give up. Fur is not.
- Taxonomy of my Wardrobe: Shopping the Wardrobe. My version of this month's Harper's Bazaar Buy Now wear Forever list selected from my own wardrobe.
- The Coveted: Three Way With a Long Chiffon Skirt
- The Curvy Fashionista: Nordstrom reaches out to plus size fashion bloggers to collaborate on its newest plus size endeavor- Sejour
- The Demoiselles: She is not a fashion blogger. She's just a woman, sitting in her bathtub.
- The Simply Luxurious Life: In a world that seems to be changing quicker than the seasons, what does it mean to be a lady?
- The Wondergirl: retail-me-not: waxing poetic on two interesting happenings of late in the world of specialty retailing.
- Vogue Mornings:How not to lose motivation when blogging, a few quick solutions to the problem many bloggers face.
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Into The Shadows
Brown, grey, black, with a splash of sky blue. Doesn't sound like a tasty mixture, but I thoroughly enjoyed the "no-no" pairing today. I figured out how to circumvent the striped lining in the cuffs, and now it's my favorite blazer again! Eight hours in heeled boots was a little tough, but I'm determined to wear what I want, no matter the obstacles in the way, darn it!
I've lately stumbled across some inspiring fashion illustration blogs. Largely because of Little Tin Soldier and Kelli Murray, I tried my first fashion sketch with pencil and a basic computer paint program. Erm, the first draft was not so great, but really fun! I'll have to investigate paint pens and other tools... and practice a lot.
Unlisted
This is such a model shot:
What started out dreary ended up being a pleasantly sunny day. Winter is fast approaching, and I tend to bundle up extremely to keep from feeling the chill. I'd almost forgotten how different it is to get dressed expecting to walk in rain; it also feels strange to have straightened hair now. Nearly ten years of flat-ironing and five years of coloring (mostly black) has left me with a new appreciation of my natural color and texture again. I have the urge to dye it dark brown again, or red, but I know I'll regret it. Now I just need to find some more hats to help the growing-out phase through winter...
polka-dot top - self made; jeans - wet seal; necklace - cost plus; hat - h&m
I had a pretty productive/relaxing/cathartic weekend. It's back to work, but I've had some assistance with my rose-colored glasses, and that's making this week start off well. Reading Kate Maggie's inspiring post the other morning helped me make a conscious effort to be more grateful. It's damned difficult for a negative nancy like me to invent bubbly, positive thoughts when my surroundings are less than ideal. But I figure hey, every time I think something positive like "I'm glad I have a job" or "This cake is so good," I'm NOT thinking something unneeded like "I wish I lived closer to my workplace," or "I hate traffic." Habits are hard to change, but replacing even one lousy thought with a good one can add up! More good things:
- cleared out all the rubbish in my room
- put yarn into one place
- put away clothes
- finished reading two books
- cleaned bathroom
- worked on scarves
- played with my pup ♥♥
- practiced making crochet hearts
& hi new readers!!
Links a la Mode
Coats on!
Edited by: Florrie Clarke of Intrinsically Florrie
Change is literally in the air, bringing with it the cold and rain that requires a wardrobe transition. I must confess to being ill prepared myself and as a consequence have been drenched in the freezing cold. Time to get out your boots and coat because fall is well and truly here. may stick stubbornly to my floral dresses all year round, but the difference is in the layers. So I'm on the look out for fabulous tights and there are a couple of lovely posts to help me choose or even DIY my own style.
- Links à la Mode: October 14th
- Beautifully Invisible: The Art of Fashion Photography, as told by guest contributor Casee Marie
- Best of bklyn: A guide to looking great on rainy days.
- Broke & Beautiful: Kelli Murray proves that fashion and style are both forms of art.
- Clothed Much: Blogging tips I've learned after a year and a half of blogging
- Dramatis Personae: If I Were Another Person- What would you wear if you were someone else?
- Forever Amber: My discovery of style blogging has also led to a discovery of places around my town that I didn't even know existed
- Grit and Glamour: Friend Friday: Sticks, Stones, Comments, Criticism, and Kindness
- Independent Fashion Bloggers: Bloggers Talk Monetizing Sites
- Intrinsically Florrie: A backstage look at the London Season debutantes of 2010 at the Queen Charlotte's Ball, featuring Pronovias wedding dresses and Mikimoto jewelry.
- Leia's Delights: Tutorial on how to enhance curly/wavy hair
- Love Brown Sugar: Why spend your hard-earned dollars on trends that will fade away next season? A Guide To Thrifting Trends
- Make the World a Prettier Place: A selection of beautiful vintage-inspired dresses
- Malvestida: I came across the idea of making a photoshoot about two of the things I love the most: music and fashion.
- Oranges and Apples: Beauty Essentials: Nivea Creme
- Other Dutch Animals: Mad men and English women: reject the high maintenance of the past and do vintage your way
- Skinny Purse: How To Wear Tights - Fall's Essential Foundation Garment
- Shrimp Salad Circus: Get that extra mile out of your tights with seven fun and fashionable DIY projects!
- Style Eyes: Sustainable Clothing - Progress by the UK high street and online retailers since the launch of the sustainable clothing action plan
- The Citizen Rosebud: The story a a couple of backhanded compliments
- The Coveted: Is it Fall Yet? What to wear in transitional weather.
- The New Professional: DIY: Turn an A-line into a pencil skirt.
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Things ain't like they used to be...
Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall,
Humpty Dumpty had a great fall,
All the King's horses & all the King's men
Couldn't put Humpty together again.
What else can I say? I like this shirt.
Lots.
Bye Bye Weekend!
♥ getting to spend time at home with my dog, sleeping in & playing
♥ luxurious showers, followed by clean towels & sheets
♥ freshly baked & frosted cake
Hello Monday
Humpty Dumpty had a great fall,
All the King's horses & all the King's men
Couldn't put Humpty together again.
What else can I say? I like this shirt.
Lots.
Bye Bye Weekend!
♥ getting to spend time at home with my dog, sleeping in & playing
♥ luxurious showers, followed by clean towels & sheets
♥ freshly baked & frosted cake
Hello Monday
A.D.R.
I haven't found too much lately that inspires me to make a "muse" collage, but pretty much every photo I come across of Vogue Nippon's Anna Dello Russo makes me smile. Her sheer love for clothes, costume jewelry, fantasy, and escapism come across in every outfit she concocts, and reminds me why I've always loved to play dress up. She's one of the few people I don't resent for their closets; she's earned it!
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