Author: Rena

Fall Foliage

 
 
Dear LUCY,
 
Would you mind, GETTING IN MY CLOSET?!
 
Please and thank you,
 
xo
 
Rena.

 

Meet one of fall’s chic and sleek bag from Botkier is called Lucy.  It’s available for $395 which is pretty amazing! Imagine this paired with skinny jeans and a nice big sweater on your way to Starbucks to get my favorite of the season…Salted Caramel Mocha!

 
 

Better yet, let me just show you with this magical outfit designer web thingy called Polyvore.  I mentioned it in Tuesday’s Morning Linkage.

Coffee Run

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Botkier Lucy bag, skinny jeans, comfy wedge Toms, oversized tee and sweater…fish tail a side pony/braid, slap on a cute pair of dark sunnies and Nars lip gloss…VOILA!  Perfect outfit for running around town and grabbing that perfect cup of coffee and maybe running in Target lol!  This is pretty much my staple and go-to pieces before the weather turns to frigid degrees here in Michigan.  Everything you see in the pic is available for curvy girls so don’t be shy…go buy!!

Morning Linkage: Cup 6

I’m just gonna start with the biggest rumor of the week for us curvy girls……..
Burberry may or may not be hooking up with Adele for a curvier line of clothes! GASP!  This should work out lovely…it’s true!  I mean, did you NOT see my previous post?! Thank you,  Christopher Baily, I love you even more now! ~ Huffpost Style
What color are you? Pick your Skullcandy! ~ Engadget
Glanced at Blake Lively’s wedding ring…totally unprepared! ~ StyleWatch
Wearing a SS13 fashion style, now! ~ FabSugar

 

London’s Calling: Burberry Edition Spring/Summer 2013

Just as soon as New York Fashion Week ended, London Fashion Week started and now…Milan Fashion Week!  Can you imagine the jet lag some of these people are feeling?!  Sheesh! They’re probably use to it by now.  Well, luckily for me and you…there’s this thing called the interwebs! As with Curves and Coffee’s NYFW, we’re going to attempt to flip through thousands of pics to find my faves!  Let’s just get straight down to business…
 
 
 
 
 
If you know anything about me and I do mean any tiny little thing, you know I spent countless hours trying to find a certain bag earlier this year.  I won’t even mention the name of said bag nor will I post a picture, well maybe I will post a pic.
 

 
 
 
Point is, THAT exact bag SOLD OUT EVERYWHERE!  My name is seriously still sitting on some list in New York at the Burberry store.  Clearly, I absolutely love this brand!  Ok, back to the LFW…Burberry proved to me once again, why there’s such an infatuation with everything they produce.  In case you just want to see my faves aka a cheat sheet for those who don’t want to look at the live show…here you go!
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
All photos are courtesy of Getty Images
 
 
If you’re not flabbergasted like me (I’ve looked at the live show and the pics over and over again) then maybe I need medical attention lol! Just kidding!  Is there anything here that can’t be loved?  Ok, maybe the shiny trench coats for the finale were a tad bit Puff Daddy & Mase circa 1998 during the shiny suit era but these coats are FITTED!  That’s gotta stand for something, right? Right.
 
Wanna know something,  I love Burberry no matter what and a little birdie told me a rumor about Burberry………..stay glued to Morning Linkage tomorrow!
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Morning Linkage: Cup 4

I made a Tumblr.

I’m not sure what happens after that.

I made it because I saw pictures that I liked.

I Tumbld.

As of right now,  I’m just having my Polyvore outfits/sets go directly to my Tumblr page since I’m not exactly sure what to do with it at this moment.  I’ll probably have my blog posts go there as well just so the people of tumblr can get a glimpse.  In the meantime, if you have a Tumblr…let me know so I can stalk you, I mean follow you and have a little fun!

Oh yea, I made a Polyvore account too lol I was either busy or extremely bored this past weekend.  You can make the call.  As you can see, I love fashion.  I’m a fan of fashion be it for curvy girls like me or not, I enjoy it all the same.

So check it out….
And….
BONUS!
Here’s more Morning Linkage!
  • Venus Williams made a BIG runway debut for Eleven! ~ Huffpost Style
  • Shaun White did what?! ~ TMZ
  • Plus Model Mag is really my new fave site to visit! ~ PMM
  • Nicki Minaj on Idol and reportedly feuding with MC…why is idol still on?! ~ MTV

NYFW: SS2013: The BIG Finish

Whew!  Mercedes Benz New York Fashion Week is donezo!  Let’s recap, shall we—- umm look down and click click click 😉  Under each fave, I’ve included which designers are featured.  If you want to know more about each designer….click the name above the pics! 
Enjoy!

~BCBG
~Arise
~Charlotte Ronson
~Nicole Miller
~Rebecca Minkoff
~ELLE
~Herve Leger
~DKNY
~Mara Hoffman
~LACOSTE
~Jill Stuart
~Badgley Mischka
~Carolina Herrera
~Donna Karan New York
~DVF
~Czar
~Joanna Mastroianni
~Monique Lhuillier
~Clover Canyon
~Holmes & Yang
~Kors
~Lela Rose
~Rachel Zoe

 SS2013: The BIG Finish

Diesel Black Gold

I’m starting with a video!  Wanna know why?
Because I loved EVERYTHING about this show!
From the skate boarders to the clothes…
I.WANT.IT.ALL.

pictures above courtesy of MBFW
I loved scrolling and clicking through thousands of runway looks but what I missed the most were the “behind the scenes” shots.  After searching several sites I stumbled upon  Dazed Digital and my heart beat with contentment!  Check out the pics and interviews from a couple of my lust/loves of fashion like Phillip Lim, Prabal Gurung and Alexander Wang


 
pictures via Dazed Digital
While on my final journey through fashion week,  I couldn’t choose just several pics from these last designers, just like Diesel, I loved EVERYTHING!  So with that being said, enjoy the runway looks via video!  
Last but certainly not least….


The End! 
Thanks for sharing the fun of NYFW Spring/Summer Women’s Wear 2013 with me!

Around Town: Things to Do

It’s officially the weekend!!! After 5pm on Friday, what are you going to do?  Well, besides take a nap and do some online shopping of course!  The weather is finally feeling like Fall and it’s raining here in Michigan.  I have an elaborate weekend planned that entails washing the curly-thick-long-craziness that is my hair.  Oh, and I’ll also be outside!  As a pet lover, I enjoy helping out whenever I can.  So when I heard a local non-profit animal rescue place needed volunteers, I hopped on it!  PAWS of Michigan will be in the park aka Paws in the Park…. Fun tail-wagging times shall be had by all!


Happenings:



Michigan Fashion Week
September 15th
Southfield, MI

Michigan Fash Fest
September 15th
Birmingham,MI

Ann Arbor, MI
Tonight (Friday-Saturday) 5pm-1am
Belle Isle Aquarium
Detroit, MI
Saturdays
September 15th & 16th
8am-4pm & 10am-4pm
Ann Arbor, MI

Sure there are tons of other things happening around town this weekend…just have to go looking!  Hope everyone has a lovely weekend!

NYFW Faves: SS2013 Part 4

Hope everyone is enjoying my handpicked faves from this years Spring/Summer extravaganza!  It was touch and go for a minute there earlier this week…dizzy from the all the patterns, lack of caffeine and sleep…didn’t think I was gonna make it through to watch live shows from my computer!!  Clearly I did and that made it all the more fun to cuddle up in bed sans make-up and heels to watch the shows!

Just when you think you’ve seen it all or had just about enough fashion for one week…some designer restores your faith in humanity with its’ first look!  I’m not saying these shows were anything less than stellar but I was concerned about a few things or lack thereof from a couple designers.  Luckily, it there were only a few looks I completely despised.  Thankfully for you, you won’t see those here, I like showcasing things that I actually enjoyed from fashion week.

Ok, back to the fashions!!
Part 4
All photos above are courtesy of MBFW