Bold Shoes

Never one to shy away from a bold shoe, I had to share these Alexander Wang Metallic Loafer Pumps in PINK! Penny loafer heels were my favorite shoe to wear in the 90s. I wish I could have these for my wedding. But we are on a budget and I'm going to prove I can stick to it! I need to go dig up my old burgundy pair, cause I can't afford these. 

This next pair is also bold and creepy. They remind me of a Tales from the dark side episode that scarred me so deeply I never wore my favorite pair of red mary janes again. 

What was Prada thinking? It doesn't look as bad when its on the foot, then it just looks like flesh colored socks. But the flesh color just reminds me of a prosthetic. And the image of the severed dancing legs from that Darkside episode still haunts me...

Lanvin for H&M

I'm all for collaborations between designers, and H&M is notorious for theirs. This is one I actually like because H&M managed to make it still look like couture with out compromising Lanvin's designs. Lucky mag has a preview and a video.

Update:
The release day quickly approaches and you have to decide if you want to wait in line for a piece of Lanvin. I'm having 2nd thoughts since the H&M in DC will be opening at 8am tomorrow and I don't wake up at 8 for anyone. Last time I did that was for the Running of the Brides and that was a tremendous waste of time.

But I do have my eyes set on this skirt and that dress up top. The dresses are priced at 199 and 249. The skirt below is 59.95.

LANVIN FOR H&M. SEE THE FULL COLLECTION AT HM.COM

My 1st Digital Perm

Having craved wavy locks for ages, I finally decided to get a perm after reading about digital perms. So its supposed to give you looser curls. I went to a Chinese beauty salon after looking up every salon in NOVA that had one. Most were Chinese or Korean salons and there was one American salon that charged 300! I paid $150 and that included a cut. First there was a wash, then a cut to thin out my hair. Now I have never gotten a perm ever so I dont know what these steps are called so I'm just gonna make em up. The 1st was some kind of conditioning with a hot rotating halo for 20 or so mins. Then the hair was rolled and hooked up to the digital perm machine for like 20mins. Then I sat under a blowdrying dome for 10mins. They then put a horseshoe shaped dish around my neck and rinsed the perm with a solution. Finally wash and blowdryed a bit. She insisted that my hair be air dried. And this is the result after air drying.

Here I'm nervous about the perms cause the rollers looked small.

I have to wait a week before I do any major styling, but I think I can get the big waves I want with blow drying. And then color! I'm leaning towards a dark caramel color but that may be too far on the blonde side. But then again its almost fall so I could do a red color. Decisions Decisions

Boater Hats

Currently the accessory to have in your wardrobe. Boater hats you ask?? You mean the ones the GOP party goers wear at conventions? and the hats favored by Barbershop quartets? and, and the ones those Venetian canal singing-boat paddlers wear in Vegas? Yes.

Unfortunately they're hard to find here in the states. Its taken awhile to catch on. Marc Jacobs had them for his Spring 2009 line but that didn't last. So Tokyo has reignited the trend fast and furiously like all trends they embrace. So well probably be seeing more hats soon as the trend trickles down.

Fortunately for you I did some shopping for you. You're Welcome. Forever 21 has a black or tan one, and UO has a felt one, which I imagine wouldn't be wise to wear in this heat.

They're all over the Japanese fashion mags, and even on Gossip Girls. What you think? I like them, they remind me of the 90s when hats were really in. I'm also a lover of old movies, so I've always wanted one since seeing them on actor-dancer-singer Fred Astaire.

Check out Tokyofashion.com it shows the craze in Japan. In fact it shows girls going into the shops wearing boater hats just to get more boater hats. Its that hot.

Its Summer!! and that means shopping for Fall!!

So you should check out your local shops and see if they have a pre-season sale going on. Like Nordstrom's does right now. They put all their new fall pieces on sale for a couple weeks. I just provided some of my favorite samples of this Fall's offering. You'll notice they're all jackets and coats. Cause that's all I usually shop for. Everything else under the jacket I'll just layer up.

 

Tibi Ritz Tweed coat
I love that its convertible. I feel I get more for my money. 

And Tweed is a must for Fall. 

 

This Burberry coat is a throw back to the 50s Big Baggy Coats that hid everything, but you know lurking under there were some curves. Also a timeless classic that will last generations.

 

Catherine Malandrino textured wool coat

Loveeee Oversized, coats with this one its all about the Ruffles.

Don't forget the boots! or booties.
Sam Edelman Torin Booties, Suede also a must for fall.

Bakers shoes

Connie sent me a link of these shoes, which look exactly like the Badgley Mischkas I got, but of course much cheaper at only 49.99 each. They come in White, Black, and Red. Now if I need another color, I know where to go. I use to love Bakers, then they shut down the only one in town and we all mourned. But we moved on got older and made more money, so I hardly hit up this store now that they're back. But Bakers is definately worth browsing for designer copies.