When I first saw these in my Elle.com email, surprisingly, I wasn't completely turned off by the look. Actually I was more intrigued than anything else...
Pairing socks with stylish shoes can be an unforgivable faux pas, but French designer Delphine Murat is futhering socks' fashion cause. Her minisocks (minisock.com) are the must-have accessory if you're looking to add color to plain pumps or a neutral outfit. They also protect feet from pinching and chafing from uncomfortable shoes, so you can feel like you're wearing socks and sandals without having to look like you are.
I've checked out their site and the minisocks come in a myriad of colors and styles. And like I said, personally, I'm not all that opposed to them. I can see them looking cute done right and paired with a cute and quirky outfit. But I wanna know what you guys think? Do you like it? Hate it? Don't care? Would you wear them? I wanna know your style verdict.
Minisocks
I've been tagged by two fab fashion bloggers: Adventures in the Stiletto Jungle and Shopalicious. The rules for this game of tag are that each player starts with 7 random facts/ habits about him or herself. Then the people who are tagged need to then report this fact on their blog along with their 7 things, along with these rules. They then tag 7 others and list their names on their blog. They are also asked to leave a comment for each of the tagged, letting them know they have been tagged and to read the blog. Got it? Ok, here goes:
In a not that subtle marketing ploy for Rihanna's song (not that the song, "UMBRELLA" which gets eleventy thousand plays per day already, even needs more exposure..) you can now purchase Rihanna's 2 color satin stick umbrella for yourself!
Iman. Born in 1955. Still looking hot. See more. [TMZ]
Wouldn't you like to be alerted when items you wanted in your own size went on sale? I would! Personally, it would save a lot of time that I spend "stalking" things until they actually go on sale (I can't tell you how long I've been "stalking" these Very Prive pumps, but hey, that's a whole other story...). Well the new "personal shopping site" Shop It To Me is here to help! Shop It To Me is an online service that sends you email alerts about clothing that matches your size and brand preferences as soon as it goes on sale.
The service is free and takes less than two minutes to sign up. Just check off from dozens of well-known brands and retailers, then indicate your items of interest (shoes, purses, dress, jewelry, etc.), and then set up a frequency of how often to be sent a custom email alert complete with photos, sale price, and links to the online retailer or online store where you can purchase the item! Simple! And so time saving! Why not get the heads up when sites put your fave brands on sale in your size?! I've signed myself up already! So why don't you check 'em out too!
Check out Shop It To Me now!
Ok GAP. I see you. Finally doing something cute and fresh. Hopefully this means ya'll are coming out of ya'll's seemingly never-ending style slump, because I'm feeling this look right here. Super basic but still stylish. Nice. How about you guys? Do you like this look? Would you wear it?
White Solid Ruffled Shirt Dress $69.50
Black Solid French Cuff Shirt Dress $69.50
See more GAP dresses here.
White is red HOT for summer, and these two dresses Halle's wearing couldn't be cuter. Want to get your own? Get Halle's white embroidered Catherine Malandrino for $375, and her Velvet by Graham & Spencer dress for only $98!
I do! Sometimes. What?! It's summertime, so it's HOT! That, and I try to avoid panty lines whenever and however I can. So yes, occasionally I go "au naturale" under my clothes. COMPLETELY au naturale. But that's me. I'm renegade. A risk taker. A rebel, if you will. And I can handle myself in public (sans undies) much better than most of young Hollywood. Which is why I was too excited to discover Commandos- it's soft cotton comfort without the panties! So I just had to let ya'll know about it too. And their website is too funny the way they casually toss around the words "coochie", and "vagina". Classy! See? Leave it to Hip Candy to link you up with the most sophisticated shopping sites on the web. I know most of you are probably "side-eyeing" this post real hard right about now. And yes, I realize that I recently blogged about ditching your bras for pasties, but try to keep an open mind here too, ok? Now, I haven't actually tried Commandos yet, so I can't really give you my first hand experience, but you can be sure that I'm gonna try 'em! What are Commandos you ask? Commandos are a uniquely shaped disposable patch of cotton that safely sticks in the curved seam of your jeans or pants so you can go underwear free in cotton comfort and protection. And you can score a pack of 8 for about $16. So when you have a minute, check 'em out for yourself!
Punk prep design duo Libertine will join Luella Bartley, Proenza Schouler, Patrick Robinson and others who've already collaborated on affordable lines for Target by launching their line this Sunday, July 15 and it'll run through September 15, 2007.
On occasion and from time to time, I sometimes leave the house without a bra on. Ok... so maybe it's really most of the time, but I'm not keeping count. It's very freeing to be braless! And bras aren't always that comfortable anyway, especially in the warmer months. That being said, I don't want to walk into a cold building and *bling* all of a sudden, my "high beams" are on blast for the world to see. Which is why I love breast petals! Bristols6, the company who sells "Nippies" online recently sent some to me to try, and OMG! I love them. I got the sequined hearts from their bridal collection and some cool striped stars. Nippies are fun and ready for a night out! L'il Kim took this look to a bit of an extreme a while back, although I think I still prefer to wear mine in a more concealed fashion, thank you. But check 'em out! I personally have never seen them in so many styles and colors (they even have butterflies!) And their double stick stylin' tape has turned me into a believer as well (the stylin' tape is the same type stuff JLo used to keep that green Versace dress that she wore a while back from flying wide open). The tape kept me perfectly closed in when I wore them recently with a slightly plunging neckline. And believe me, I shook and shimmied to put 'em to the test. Indeed, they passed.
Find out where all the clean toilets are in your city! [MizPee]
Some of the girliest girls will still rock a pair of Chuck Taylor All Stars or their inspired counterparts. I currently own a pair in red, heather grey, and black. You get automatic "cool points" for just owning and sporting a pair IMO. I think that they have a casually dressed down but still very "cool-like-that" vibe to them. I like to wear mine with jeans, shorts and even t-shirt dresses. Why? Because I'm cool like that, lol! But I'd like to know what you think about this sneaker look. Do you like it? Hate it? Don't care? Would you wear it? I wanna know your style verdict.
So, ok... YES. I happen to LOVE cartoons. I have both the Cartoon Network and the spinoff network (with the good throwback cartoons!) Boomerang. I'm also most fond of all manner of animated family movies. Disney, Pixar, Dreamworks, all of 'em. I currently own "Sleeping Beauty", "Beauty and the Beast", "The Aristocats", "The Jungle Book", "The Lion King I and II", among many others. I saw "Madagascar", "Happy Feet", and "Surf's Up" all on their opening weekends. So naturally, I could not wait until this new one came out with the mouse who is actually this master chef, and with PARIS as the backdrop? Oh, I was sooo there. And what an absolute cute movie it was! It lived up to every single one of my expectations. But I'm not so naive to think that this movie is gonna be for everybody. You really need to have an open mind while you're sitting there watching it. I mean, it's about a "rat" in a "fine dining" restaurant handling and cooking food. Some people aren't gonna be able to get past that. Some people may even be a little grossed out even though its an animated flick. But for those who can handle it, I thought this movie had a wonderfully refreshing plot and storyline. And without giving anything away, I can say that it was well written, well acted and well animated. I loved it! This one is definitely on my list to own.
