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Friday Fashion Faves: Falling On A Friday

Is it really nearing the end of August or am I just imagining the date on my screen reads 8/24/2012?  I’m not sure about you girls and guys but it really does feel like it was just July 4th!!  Seriously, I distinctly remember craving BBQ and wanting to light sparklers with the night sky in the background.  Furthermore, it’s still hot as the deep south up here!  Getting reeeeally tired of burning my arm on the car door here peeps.

As I type, I’m looking at The Weather Channel… The high for today will be 89*…yes, you read that right…EIGHTY-NINE degrees.  I was hoping that maybe…just maybe, I could get away with wearing rolled up jeans and wedges this weekend.  We’re going to throw that thought all the way out of the window!

So, since I’ll be breaking a sweat walking to the car while fumbling for my keys and shielding my eyes from the glaring sun…I can only dream of wearing some of falls favorite pieces. Let’s take a walk through some of my favorite fall pieces…as of right now (because we all know, I’ll want 100 different things tomorrow!)

Affordable Fall Faves

1. Ankle Boot $99 Zara

2. Sweater-Love Your Style $16 Kmart

3. Off the shoulder/hip length purple sweater $44.50 Torrid/OSP

4. Wedge Bootie-Route 66 $19   Kmart

5. Faux leather jacket $35.99   Kmart

6. Bronze jeans $39.50 Ashley Stewart

Fall Budget Busters (but so TOTALLY worth it!)

1. Shearling Boot- Rachel Zoe $ 525 Neiman Marcus

2. Rabbit Fur Vest- Michael Kors $435 Neiman Marcus

3. Leopard Jeans- Lucky Brand  $129 Nordstrom

4. Zip Leather Jacket- Michael Kors $545 Neiman Marcus

5. Quilted Boot- Manolo Blahnik $1,495 Neiman Marcus

6. Long sleeve maxi dress- Rachel Pally $290 Nordstrom

Get to shopping!  Feel free to wear these now in not-so-pre-fall-temps (maybe your weather will allow it) or just save the thought for later.  Either way…enjoy your sunny/rainy/hot/cold weekend!!

Dorm Days: Quick Shopping Guide For College

Moving trucks, hot bodies, sweat, loud music, books…

OH

Hey there!!

Sorry, I was day dreaming about my first day of college when I moved to campus.  Crazy fun times y’all!  This reminds me of all the stuff I had to buy just for the smallest of cubicles we called a dorm room…which we had to share with other people.  It was still a fun time to be out and about with all the other college freshmen.

This is the time of year I enjoy so much!  Not because it’s cooler but because college starts and every home goods store has stuff on sale!!

I’m currently in a dorm room heaven right now!  You can find just about everything you need for your home or apartment at very low costs.  Just make sure the quality is up to your standards…you don’t want to pay $10 for 12 bath towels.  Something tells me those towels won’t get you dry or even hold their color through one wash!

If you’re anything like me, you’ll want to know where the sales are.  Try stores like Target, Bed Bath & Beyond, KMart, Wal-Mart, Macy’s, Lord & Taylor and etc…so on and so forth.  You can find these for yourself or if you’re a parent, be sure to check out things for their bedrooms, playrooms and even the family room!

Handy dandy towel sets!  Target is usually good about decent towel sets so this Room Essentials set would work great for your home.  Even if you don’t want to use them for yourself…think guest bathroom, kitchen, car, storage, rainy day or whatever your heart may desire.

$15

Target

4 piece fast dry towel set

 

 

Why didn’t they make these things when I was a kid?!  Screw it! I’m going to buy this…don’t judge me lol just know when you visit, this will, in fact be sitting on my kitchen counter!

 

Hello Kitty Toaster

$19.99

Target

 




 

We all know how Rena feels about her coffee.  She needs it to survive and it needs to be sweet and strong! I did happen to have one of these teeny tiny coffee makers in my dorm room back in the day.  It did the job.  They make crazy cool colors now!!

$14.99

Target

Mr. Coffee

4 cup coffee maker

 

 

 

Mixing bowls!!!  I bake.  I bake A LOT!  Bowls are used constantly.  So it doesn’t matter what they’ll be used for, they will be used.  I might want the biggest bowl of CTC ever (Cinnamon Toast Crunch)…these look like they’ll be just fine.

$9.99

5 pack mixing bowls

Target

 




 

Hope this was helpful to someone.  Be sure to pass it on to someone who’s going to campus or have kids going to college.

 

Now Trending: Tassels

Tassel

Tassel

Tassel

Tassel me, baby!

They’re in, they’re hot, they’re everywhere and I’m down for the cause!  Tassels are literally popping up on EVERYTHING!

(BEE TEE DUB/BTW….. I did sing/rap that, out loud, in the bed, in front of the laptop with my cat laying next to me.) That is more than likely a sign I’m sleep deprived but that’s neither here nor there!

Moving right along…..

 



 

Let’s see some tassels!!

Smartphone tassel charm….you are currently in my shopping cart!  For $28 by Cara Accessories, there’s nothing more chic and affordable!  It seriously looks like it costs over 100 bucks, easily!

Buy it at Nordstrom 

 

 

Did someone say booty?  I.am.in.absolute.love.with.these.booties.  Ahhh Cole Haan why must you do these things to me?!  I’m not ready to spend $400 on shoes this year so I showed these to my mom…the conversation went like this: Ooooh those are cute!  I like them, they’re only $400!! Oh really mother? So you’re saying I can have them? No, I’m saying they’re cute.

 

Kiltie Bootie

$448

by

Cole Haan

 

 

ALL of the Coach fall line needs to be in my closet!  Everything has a tassel and everything is gorgeous!  When I first saw the soon-to-be fall line via my favorite site in the whole wide world… (PurseBlog) I was not so amazed but NOW…I want it all!  Literally, the entire site could be posted right here but I’ll just post a few faves…check out the rest at Coach.com

 



 

 

 

 

Bobbles!  These Michael Kors Earrings….perfect for day or night wear!  Personally, if I wore these, it would be the only piece of jewelry I’d wear from the neck up….just so they pop!

Tassel Drop $125

The look of perfection!  Fall season…let’s go!  I’d pair these with denim shorts since it’s not quite cool enough for long jeans just yet.

 

 

 

$158

Dolce Vita Bronx Slip On

 

 

Here’s a peasant flowy top $146 by Karen Kane.  I’ve never worn this designer before so I’m not too sure how it would fit.  It’s also fun finding new designers for curvy girls!  Gives us more options and plenty of things to look forward to in the future.

 

 

Oh, hello there Jeffrey Campbell!  How cute are these?! The “Gabi” flat with tassels on the back….I’m sold!

$124 at Nordstrom

 

If seeing all those swinging tassels didn’t make you want something with a tassel…I’m so beyond sorry.  You’re going to have to get use to something hanging on you…it’s provocative.  Well, that’s all folks!!  Not that it was only a little bit!  It was tons of tassels for your tempted eyes!  Say that tongue twister five times fast!  Happy shopping!

 

Going For Gold Accessories

The Olympics are over and all that’s left is the medal count!  USA won a total of 104 medals which hurled them to the top!  Winning an astonishing 46 GOLD, 29 SILVER and 29 BRONZE medals over the worlds’ competition!

Wouldn’t it be nice to be golden?  OF COURSE! I figured out a way to take the easy way out (which doesn’t involve sweating or having your make up melt away.)  Well, it isn’t exactly rocket science…just wear something GOLD!

Accessorize It

Wrap Bracelets by Tory Burch $95 Nordstrom

 

 

 

Gold Watch by Anne Klein $65 Nordstrom

 

 

Nail It

 

 

Nicole Gold Texture $7 Target.com

 

 

 

Deborah Lippman Swagga Like Us $18

 

 



 

 

Essie Good as Gold $7.99

 

 

Sonia Kashuk $4

Both at Target.com

 

 

 

Wear It

 

Peplum Sequined Top $59

 



 

Dolce Vita Sandals $69 Zappos

 

 

 

Gold Belt $34 ASOS Curve

Good luck in going for wearing the gold ladies!!



Bag To School

It’s that time again!

That dreaded time for students and that blissful time for their parents.  Time to buy book bags to fill with supplies and lunch bags to fill with umm… lunch! For students OVER the age of grade school it’s time for you to look stylish with your backpack …here’s a few that I think you’ll LOVE!

From least expensive bags to those that will bust your wallet.  All stylish mess schleppers nonetheless!

 

 



 

 

Attention Women’s Linked Bag

$14.99

Kmart.com

 

 

Nicole Lee

Scalloped Satchel

$69.99

Target.com

 

 

 

 

Ikat Backpack

$258

Coach

 

 

 

 

Madison Patent Tote

$328

Coach

 

 



 

PS1 Large

$1,995

 ProenzaSchouler

 

 

 

Luggage Phantom Suede

$2,000+

Celine

Hope you enjoyed these picks!

 

London’s Calling! Patriotic Plus Size Olympic Style

It’s summer and it’s 2012 and that means, the Olympics are here!


After being in action for a full week now, I can say with confidence…I’ll never be an Olympian! LOL! Have you see these chicks arms?! Goodness!


Anywho…


Watching the Olympics has given me a little bit of USA fever! I woke up this morning looking for anything red, white or blue to show my love for this country. 


(Insert me belting out Star Spangled Banner in the middle of my apartment)


So after looking in my closet and realizing I don’t have that many American flag colored items, I wondered if anyone else had this issue.  That led me to a quick search. Here are a few things that you can wear to show your support without wearing a flag outside.  Who really wants to wear a flag as an outfit?  More power to you if that’s what you chose to wear today (if you’re actually a spectator in London!)


If you’re chilling here in the states like moi, watching previously recorded programming via NBC…here’s what we can wear:

Colored jeans! They’re EVERYWHERE! I mean EVERYWHERE! They look good on any body type too so don’t be afraid to wear a pair! For us curvy girls…find these at Saks!

 

 

James Jeans

$172

Courtesy of Salon Z at Saks

For your eyes…anything with a cat-eye shape is definitely “in” right now.  A cheap and uber chic way to add any color to your outfit…sunglasses!

 

Sunglasses from OldNavy.com 

White $4.97

For your feet…how about a super cute pair of Superga’s!! Classic style that can be worn even when you’re not feeling festive!

 

 

Superga 2750 Cotu Classic in Navy

$65 

Available at http://www.superga-usa.com/

 

 

 

But, you can still wear that flag if you want…

 

 

Saving Pennies: Balenciaga Wants

There is absolutely nothing I want more than THIS! Except maybe a castle overlooking my own private lake but I’m being realistic here!  I’ve had dreams of carrying this bag in the crook of my arm for several months now…I’m even on a shopping ban so I can kiss it!


Meet the bag that will deplete my savings.

Balenciaga City Polka Dots Tempete
$1,645.00
Courtesy of Balenciaga.com