Tip Top Runway, Glamourous Style!

Sources from the Fashion Diary of the New York Times that chic happens, and it happened and happened again and happened some more, a relentless exercise in disciplined good taste that dominated the runways all week, to the clear delight of the multinational owners of so many French labels and of the press and also of retailers anxious to come out the other side of the recession alive. This description precisely explains the event that took place in Paris for fashion week! Designer labels such as Yves Saint Laurent, Givenchy and Chanel and even a fellow blogger of a trendy blog name Funky Fashion Folkum attended the festivities. Catch up on all the runway shows in New York, London, Milan and Paris at http://www.nytimes.com/indexes/2009/10/09/fashion/index.html now guys! :)♥

Did You See Her Uniform?

Many of the student's here at LHS have a strong hate for the strict (well, not so strict anymore) dresscode that we have. Trying to make the best out of it, many students accessorize and flare their uniforms. For instance, today my friend Brielle Melecio simply wore a tee shirt and sweatpants, Lindenwold High approved of course, and added a little spice by accessorizing it with a dangling gold necklace, a gold wrist bracelet, a statement making ring and a pair of tan boots. Although this seems to be simple, it was nice to see someone wear something like that and not look like they had just rolled out of bed. I commended her and it is definitely refreshing to know that the uniform policy hasn't killed everyone's sense of style.♥

A Love Letter for You.

Sources say, most people who reside in West Philadelphia have fallen madly in love with it. An old school graffiti artist has come back to his old stomping ground to help residents continue to fall in love with West Philly with each train ride. Espo has teamed up with the Philadelphia Mural Arts Program, Septa, Pew Center for Arts & Heritage, Philadelphia Exhibitions Initiative, Brownstein Group, as well as young adults in the area. Together they have produced 50 love letter murals that are spread throughout the beloved West Philadelphia. The murals are best viewd from the EL and the project consists of 50 rooftop murals from 45th to 63rd streets along the Market Street corridor, depicting the words from love letters written by the fictional character Fire to his girlfriend Barbara.

http://www.aloveletterforyou.com/?page_id=198♥

You Better Get Up, Get Out and Do Something!

So as most would know, I was having a bit of a delay finding a sponsor. Amazingly, I found one, actually two, that seem to be happy to help me and teach me the necessities to be a successful fashion merchandiser and buyer. My mother is very anal about allowing me to get on the train or using public transportation a lot, but I knew that I needed to do what was necessary. I took my chances, disregarding my mother's 'Don't Do's', and travelled by train until I reached the Haddonfield stop and began my journey. Walking sophisticatedly with my new Nordstrom's purchased pink boots on, I felt as if I would be successful in finding the perfect shoppe. After browsing in a few and taking a few glimpse through windows, I ran into one that had music playing outside of its doors and a display of dresses, pocketbooks and jewels in the display windows. Sadly, the door was locked but I refused to pass it up and began to knock anxiously. I was then greeted by a smiling face and a warm, "Well my, I went to the restroom and stupid me, I forgot to unlock the door! Sorry about that. Hello". As soon as I stepped foot into the glam and cute little boutique , that was decked out to the tee in pink, I fell in love. The whole store was right up my alley and everything happened to turn out in my favor! Despite doing what I know my mother wouldn't totally approve on, I called her and let her know the great news and she actually commended me for taking the responsibility and getting what I knew I needed. Who knew!?♥

...And The Winners Are!

Style.com has announced that Candy Pratts Price has officially finished the 'Accessory Report' with this Spring's best bags, shoes and jewels. My two personal favorites have made the cut and I am happy to share the great news with everyone! Designer brand, LOEWE has made the list with a remarkably detailed heel accented in periwinkle, magenta, pearlized pink and an off-white. To top off the fabulous sling back shoe, the placed a beautiful tassle to add glamour and flare.

My next favorite is a TOD's alligator skin bag. It's glistening white color defines its flawlessness and beauty. It's detailed with gold platted zipper

tracks and gold bullet snaps on it's zippers. Not only is it fabulous bag but it coordinates well with my greatly admired LOEWE shoes.

http://www.style.com/trendsshopping/accessoryreport/S2010RTW/ ♥

Tips and Turns and Still Some Fun.

This weekend was full of events! Friday night I went from attending a fanatic packed basketball game, to spliting up with my boyfriend and coping with a big meal at a nice diner with the girls. I spent the night at my best friend's house and stayed up past midnight catching up with her. We were suppose to attend her birthday celebration at 5pm at Dave n Buster's on Saturday, sadly, our plans caught a major monkey-wrench and resulted in a trip to the hospital and 8 stitches in her ear. Fortunately, we got to her party at a reasonable time and were able to enjoy ourselves. Oh, and my boyfriend and I resolved our problems there as well and we're going to live happily ever after. We're going to skip pass Sunday so I can inform you all about my wonderful Martin Luther King Day. Many people fail to realize that it isn't just 'A Day Off' but it is a 'Day of Service'. I was up bright and early 7am Sunday morning to find any coats I knew I didn't wear anymore to take to the coat drive in Philadelphia with my uncle. I donated them and headed over to West Phila. to volunteer my time at a 'A Place Like Home', a Senior Citizen DayCare where we did activities, interacted, spent time, and fed the Senior's. It was amazing getting to see how everyone will eventually become a child again once they get older. I appreciated being around so much wisdom and knowledge and began to understand some of the hardships that they had throughout their lives. One woman stated how she came on a bus from DC to New York to hear Dr. King speak and he had died while she was travelling. That in itself shows how the use of phones and technology has changed over time. It was great to have an eye-opener. We left the facilities around 1pm and headed to the 'Famous 4th Street Deli' http://www.famous4thstreetdelivatessen.com/ on 4th St. in Downtown Phila. (where the sandwiches are almost bigger than your head) to endulge in a scrumptious lunch. After stuffing myself, I went back home to reminisce about my eventful weekend.

p.s. look how big that sandwich is!

A Former U.N Chief in a Sex Sting?

Former United Nations Chief Weapon Inspector, Scott Ritter, was arrested in Pennsylvania November 9th for having allegedly masturbated in front on a web cam while he was in an Internet chat room with an undercover cop posing as a teenage girl. He told the girl,Emily, that he was a 44 year old man. The undercover cop did tell Ritter that she was a 15 year old girl from the Poconos; however, he would continue with his wrongdoings by beginning to masturbate on camera. Becoming hesitant, he then asks the 'girl', again, how old she is and once again the answer is 15. He immediately cuts off the webcam and says that he doesn't want to get in trouble. This proves that he is fully aware of the current situation. Ritter then allegedly told the 'girl' that he fantasized about having sex with her, the officer replied, "guess u turned it off [no problem]." He then turns the webcam back on and continues until ejaculation. Sources state, The conversation with the girl allegedly took place on Feb. 7, 2009, but the police investigation investigation lasted until November. Ritter was arrested on Nov. 9 and charged with unlawful contact with a minor, criminal use of a communications facility, corruption of minors, indecent exposure, possessing instruments of crime, criminal attempt and criminal solicitation.
Ritter waived his right to a preliminary hearing last month and remains free on $25,000 bail.
Attempts to reach Ritter's attorney were unsuccessful Thursday (today). Ritter was also charged in a sex sitting in April of 2001 but the case was dismissed, as well as June 2001 but he didn't get charged. Look out young ladies.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,583027,00.html?test=latestnews♥

How's She Do It?

My mother's constant success with running a household , raising a child and working long hours is still enigmatic to me. I often wonder how she is able to do it all, will I ever be able to do as much as she does in a twentyfour hour day? She makes it seem so easy, nonchalant and gossamer and this is exactly why I think I say her phrase, "Something light, nothing major." so often. Coincidently, I was able to take on her role for a bit on this past Monday. She informed me that she would be doing a late night at work and that she would need me to cover a few errands for her. While they each seemed terribly easy, they were actually a bit hard to accomplish. I immediately grew aprreciation for her and the hard work that she does. While it was tough and a little mindracking, I was truly proud that I had taken on some of my mother's responsibilities to help her out. ♥

Are You Fierce!?

According to the Urban Dictionary, (www.urbandictionary.com), the new definition of the word 'fierce' means to be fabulous, anything glamorous, cool or awesome. Singer Beyonce' Knowles' alter-ego on stage has even been named after this. However, the question is, can everyone be fierce? Well, in the mind of Christian Siriano, Project Runway's 4th season winner, everyone is capable of being just that. Borders Express stores are going out of business and I stopped in this pass sunday and purchased this book, 'Fierce Style'. Christian Siriano is the author of the book and along with him both Rennie Dyball and the stellar Tim Gunn share their style info. The book is basically a directory to show everyone how to find their inner 'fabulous-ness' in a way. It teaches about anything of style, from how to wear your favorite jeans to when it's a right time to shop at the mall. I'm looking forward to reading this book and showing the world my new and improved Fierce Style. :)♥

Over the Weekend.

I went to my bestfriend's house over the weekend and got to see some old friends and classmates from my old high school. It's great seeing people you once spent 5 days of the week with! I learned that certain cliques and groups have broken apart and some have gotten even bigger. I spent a lot of time catching up and conversing with everyone, I was very refreshed to know that no one had forgotten about me.♥

Breaking News from CNN.

Officials say that 8 people have been shot, 3 fatally, and 3 dead at a factory by the name of ABB Inc in St. Louis. Police have mentioned that the suspected shooter has been armed with an assault rifle at the scene of the shooting. They also believe that the suspect may still be on the premises. A 911 call was made around 6:30 this morning to the police office in the area. The police have evacuated the building, fortunately, due to the heavy snow in the area a lot of workers were not able to make it to work. It has not been classified yet that the suspect is an employee or not.


http://www.cnn.com/2010/Crime/01/07/factory.shootings/index.html♥

Taking the Role of Being a Role Model.

As many may know, I am a Senior Mentor for a class of freshman that attend my school. This happens to be something that I actually love doing and is quite a great role to brag about. The kids that I mentor, a small group of 7, are all different and each have their own unique personalities and I love working with them. I love being able to help them when they are having hardships with family members or difficulty understanding their work. It feels good knowing that I'm sort of like an older sister to them. However, there is an extent and a boundary that remains between both the students and myself that let's them know that I have some sort of authority and let's me know that they aren't children but young adults. This in itself can definitely be categorized or titled as an adult responsibility. There are things that have to be done throughout the class period that gradually teach me the skills of being a successful role model to my peers and people around me. These skills that I learned have certainly taught me to act as a mature young lady more and more everyday.♥

I checked out this book from the schools library. It had caught my interest by just the title alone. 'Careers Without College'. Although I am definitely eager to continue my education in order to be a Fashion Merchandiser major, a title like this would catch anyones attention. The book seems to be a little dated by the choice if text font on the cover, the corny pink line scribbled under the title and the fashion designs it illustrates, but the information, however, is still accurate. This book basically breaks fashion and its different fields down in different categories and explains what each one requires. Such as fashion designing, modeling, sales representatives, visual display designing, retail salesperson occupations, and the fashion world in general. For each category there are sections that explain something like a 'What You Need to Know' description, as well as the occupations necessary skills needed, required education and theses pros and cons titled as, 'The Good News and Bad News'. These list inform you about both the bad side and the good side of the career that you are reading about and planning on persuing.

The parts of the book that I favor the most are sales representation and visual display designing. I have learned that sales representators are not just buyers but they are mostly negotiators and business people that help get fashions into stores and sold. Which is basically what I want to do in school, sort of. Visual display designing is pretty self explanatory, in this occupation someone has to present a store, or mall or clothing sale by displaying it to the public. This is what we see when we look at advertisments and sale signs and clothing mannequins.

I was actually suprised that this book caught my interest the way that it has and I have a feeling that I will definitely enjoy reading this, and I am sure that this will be of great help to my upcoming Research Paper. ♥

Fashion and Its Many Details.

I see myself walking on a sidewalk packed with a miraculous amount of rushing people in a busy city, all having places to go. In my eyes, I don’t see the obvious, which is the fact that these people are all headed to their destinations, but I’m glancing at the various styles of clothing and different ensembles that they are each wearing. The black quilted Chanel bag hung hip side by a gold chain strap the lady on the corner waiting for a taxi is carrying catches my eye, whether than noticing the crosswalk light change on my side of the street. Maybe even the CQ Magazine that a rushed businessman is carrying on his way to work. These sort of things spark my interest incredibly. I have always been taken away by the mere concept of fashion and its importance to the world. Many people believe that fashion just consist of clothing that we wear, however, it means so much more than that. So many little details take place. In almost every aspect of life I see creativity and I enjoy expressing it. From a young age I had always been curious about how clothing is made, or how it gets presented to the world, how its prices are configured or how a mall decides on which pieces will be displayed in its stores. Fashion Merchandising/Marketing shall be the answer to my questions. I plan to show why certain things in the fashion world are done the way they are and how fashion and clothing gets so successful to its consumers in our world today.