Promenade

Alas, I was not one of the lucky girls to attend prom this year but I did hang around to see all the pretty dresses! I have to say it got me thinking about my dress. Everyone just looked gorrrgeous. However, I saw only a small number of vintage dresses. When I think of prom, I see chiffon, tulle, lace. Classic stuff. 1950s dream girl, Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons, corsages & boutonnieres, slow dance, streamers, earth angel, yadda yadda yadda. So I went on over to my favorite vintage website, Vintageous, to check out their dresses. 

 

And sorry about the font. I cannot figure out how to make it normal. ANYWAY might even go looking for itty bitty lace gloves just to be totally over the top. 

Think Marty McFly's mom in Back to the Future without the weird incestuous escapades.

As far as normal attire goes, I am digging the floral studded thing going on in Alexander McQueen's spring ready-to-wear collection. 

And this is pretty much what I plan on wearing every day. 

Ciao, 

L

The Incredible Edible Vanishing Act

2 Legit 2 Quit. You knew we were coming back, avid followers, we would never abandon you. On behalf of myself and my partner in crime, we apologize. School, testing, work, and boyfriends have consumed us (not literally). But the boys are back in town! Oh, how I missed typing in this little beige-bordered text box.

To begin, summer is here and you know what that means. DRESSES! Oh boy, I shouldn't be getting this arroused by an article of clothing. I need flowerly-flowy-flouncy things. I mean, come on, check out that sweet Topshop dress. A-door-able. And I broke my beloved sports watch (ask anyone, I didn't take that thing off to sleep), so I've been looking for a replacement. That Betsey Johnson rosebud one is tiiight. I don't think it has a stopwatch on it though. And the Chloe sundress and bag combo: is sick. That bag makes me wanna' pack it to the brim with food, take a ride to the beach and eat in the sand.

And I don't know about you guys, but I just can't get ballet-inspired pieces off my mind lately.

Oh, hello Keira Knightley. Do me? Well, yes, anyway, these pieces are just so goregous I have been inspired to put on my own ballet slippers from my old dancing days, blast that beautiful classical from my boombox and chaîné and pihouette all morning long.

But you know what else I am dying for, my friends. A skateboard, preferably a longboard. Could you imagine, me in a ballerina sundress with flowers tearing up the New England streets? Yee.

Valete!

C

back in business.

Hey readers!

Summer is finally here! Our school just finished its graduation ceremonies today and the seniors are on their way to the real world. And I am here watching my latest Blockbuster DVD (He's Just Not That Into You) and trying to liven up our blog for vacation.

So, this summer I have failed miserably at finding a summer job. In my eagerness to find something new and different from my library job last year, I held out until the end of school hoping some ice cream parlor would hire me as a scooper. Didn't pan out. So now I'm looking for a job.

BUT on the positive side I get to go to Cape Cod in August and maybe Texas to visit a friend if I can find the cash for a plane ticket. AND I'm going to Stratford, England for a term abroad in the fall! Yay! Totally gonna check out that Top Shop action in between Shakespeare plays.

(love those canvas brogues)

Alrighty! Now I have a summer playlist with some rad tunes.

1. San Berdoo Sundburn - Eagles of Death Metal

Very chill. No death metal involved. Fuzzy guitars. Good for driving.

2. My Girl - The Temptations

Adorable song. Great way to start the summer off dancing around to soothing voices.

3. Lisztomania - Phoenix

Dance party! This is from their new album Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix. I have to describe this as fluffy. Quite fun.

4. A Bower Scene - The Decemberists

Okay so this is also from a new album The Hazards of Love. It's really preparation for those inevitable summer rainstorms. Kind of sad sounding but it has some epic guitar. Also, I love how Decemberists albums tell a story.

5. Love Shack - The B-52's

Ca-lassic. Used to listen to this all the time in 4th grade.

6. A-Punk - Vampire Weekend

7. Under African Skies - Paul Simon

Supah mellow. Good times hanging in the back of a truck with a cold Coca-Cola.

8. China Cat/Sunflower - Grateful Dead

Also mellow. Good for sleeping in the grass.

9. Electric Avenue - Eddy Grant

Such a goood song for cruising.

10. Around the Bend - Asteroid Galaxy Tour

Definitely must be blasted while at a stoplight. 

11. Bottoms Up - Keke Palmer

Lo-ver-ly song for jumping around with pals.

12. I'm Alright - Kenny Loggins

Yesss Caddyshack. Really makes me want to hang out with Rodney Dangerfield and Bill Murray.

13. Paper Planes - M.I.A.

Cool beans.

14. Two Coins - Dispatch

Good for summer nights.

15. Baiao Destemperado - Barbatuques

Super weird song. I don't even know. But it sounds great. Trust me.

16. Summer Wind - Michael Buble

Ah yes. Classy Michael Buble. So nice to hear this anywhere, anytime.

So yeah! I will actually post about fashion soon and maybe Miss C will post as well.

TTFN,

L

101. Just as cool.

Okay! Here are the Oscars pictures as promised. (click on pictures to see larger)
 Natalie Portman looks perfect in her pink dress. Vanessa Hudgens on the other hand compared herself to Audrey Hepburn. That is a no-no. And her dress is just pretending to be the mermaid/fishtail style. It's too wide. The only thing I liked about her outfit were her earrings.

 Taraji P. Henson looks gorgeous in a white ruffled/layered gown. And her statement necklace is beautiful. Heidi Klum has a good idea with the origami type dress, and red is a good color for her. But the folds of this dress just don't fall in the right place. I think it's too sharp/angular. Her earrings on the other hand are pretty neat. They're huge conglomerations of diamonds and pink stones.

 Sarah Jessica Parker has a "barely mint" dress with a full skirt and detailed bodice with belt. I don't like the boob position of this dress. It looks rather uncomfortable. The same goes for Penelope Cruz. The dress is a very nice white vintage dress with lace climbing up and down the skirt, but the boobs are squished. However, she does remind me of a very nice, fluffy swan.

 WHY oh why does Miley Cyrus get to be at the Oscars? I do in fact like her dress. It's layered like petals with crystal and sequin outlines. Very cute. And I didn't even know Marion Cotillard was at the Oscars, but she looks lovely as usual in a dark blue gown with full skirt.

 I loved Marissa Tomei's pleated dress. It's a great pale color and the millions of folds accentuate her curves. Diane Lane looks great for her age. She is so pretty. And she's wearing a classy black dress. She can't go wrong.

 Jessica Beal opted for an unusual column dress that was a nice surprise amid the full skirts and fishtails. The big fold/bow on the front is neat-o and she looks rather regal. I have a two part spiel about Freida Pinto. I loved her dress, the bright blue is a great color and the lacy detail is awesome, but I've never been a fan of the "one-sleeve." Especially lacy ones. It's just weird. But, I will forgive her because...SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE IS AWESOME. If you haven't seen it, you definitely should.

 Anyways, here's Freida again and Dev Patel. Rumors have been circulating about an off-screen romance and I am totally in favor of that because they are both so cute! Sadly, they have both denied this. On to other fashion, Evan Rachel Wood from the Wrestler is quite possibly the classiest chick at the Oscars. At first I thought the ivory dress was way too white for her skin, but I've grown to like it. Her ginger locks are up in a structurally perfect wave and her perfect posture helps to carry off the subtle pleating and pale color.

 Brangelina. Black dress. BRIGHT EMERALD JEWLERY. 'Nuff said. Beyonce looks fabulous in a black and gold fishtail/mermaid type gown. Her hair is nicely pulled back to she can flaunt the gold floral pattern. I think the black and gold combo worked better for Beyonce than Halle Berry. I love Halle, but her dress was just not as good as it could be.

 Woohoo! Anne Hathaway showed up in a white dress which at first appears just shiny. Upon closer Fashion Police inspection with Jay Manuel, I discovered that it is actually covered in paillettes. These are "spangles used to ornament a dress or costume." Or "a small shiny object." Basically, millions of little shiny discs adorned Anne's dress in addition to crystals and stuff. It was so rad and heavy, she had to change into something more comfortable for her song and dance number with Hugh Jackman. Amy Adams, nominated for her super serious role in Doubt, wore a brilliant red dress with black corset-y details. What really made me like her outfit was her bib necklace that was made of tons of semi-precious stones and stuff. Very chic.

So that is the Oscars as I saw it fashion-wise. Perhaps I will feel motivated enough to have  history of the academy awards or something.

Later skater,

L

ONE HUNDRED, BABY.

Ladies and gentleman, our one hundredth post!

After a super long hiatus, my partner and I are finally done with school! For two weeks. So I look forward to writing some really good posts.

First off, I gotta talk about the Oscars even though they're old news. Hugh Jackman was awesome. He's funny and good-looking and his opening number was so cool. The musical montage in the middle was also neat-o.

However, Blogger is being a pain so I'm putting the dresses and pretty things in another post.

Stay tuned!