I first found this short documentary, The Colour of Beauty, over at Jezebel and became completely mesmerized during the entire 17:48 minute video.   This video follows Renee Thompson, a model who is navigating her way through the fashion industry as a model.  Renee, 24, wants to make it “big” as a model and knock ‘em [...]

I miss spring. I miss wearing peep-toe shoes and the cycle of getting pedicures on a regular basis.  I miss the blossoming flowers and  the grass turning green instead of the dirty, brown slush that used to be snow.   For me, the Easter holiday always marks the return of Spring and as a little girl,  [...]

There’s always a huge difference between posting about your wants and what you are actually able to buy when you size everything up: availability, pricing, convenience.  I wrote about what I wanted for Fall 09 with a tentative wishlist, and although I was able to get a couple of items, I’ve still had to make [...]

Although I will admit I’m a a bit biased as a native Chicagoan, I’d like to think that Chicago is a very stylish city. And while there is a street style blog in virtually every major metropolitan city in the world, the MidWasteland captures the best street style photos that display Chicago’s style. I was [...]

Beauty, Style, & the Blogosphere Edited by Ashe Mischief Beauty and Style come in many forms, and this weeks Links á la Mode choices showcase the many discussions entering the world of fashion blogging at the moment: excessive judgments, the value of personalities, and cultivating your inner beauty as well as your outer beauty. Bonne-Vie [...]

I’m pretty much a self-admitted fangirl of Azzedine Alaïa and I’ll also admit that it’s hard for me to consider much of his work as less than perfect. I would love to have a full collection of his clothing one day, but for now, a collection of photographs will have to do. The F/W 09 [...]

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I admit that I was inspired by this post from a thread on The Fashion Spot.   I love reading the tidbits from other posters about their personal style and what makes them unique.  For me, this was a bit of a challenge because I wasn’t sure if I could sum up my personal style with [...]

Over the years, I’ve heard of so many fashion rules of how to wear or how not to wear this item or that item.   In breaking these rules, you’d garner a look that let you know that you’ve stepped out of fashion bounds and you have to step back in.  For me, I don’t really [...]

Veronique Branquinho F2009 RTW I know I’m a bit late on this since it was announced in late May that Veronique Branquinho would be closing down her shop and forced to liquidate due to the current recession.  I’d written about  Branquinho’s work in a previous post and noted that she was always under the radar [...]

A few days ago I was going through a backup drive and I found some images from my old computer.  I thought I’d lost these images and I vaguely remember rounding them up from various sources a couple years ago.  They were going to be printed and they were to be added to my “mood [...]