brigitte bardot

I love Brigitte Bardot. Her whole essence is amazing. She is sexy, confidant and gorgeous. If only my hair could hold such amazing waves.

anti-heel heel

One of my classmates showed me these...interesting...shoes. Antonio Berardi has heeless heels. I know as well as any other heel wearer, you walk on your toes. But, the heel, the actually spike, the metal in stilettos is what makes the shoe a "heel."

Otherwise, I've discovered a lovely new designer. I enjoy the clothing and his other shoes very much. But the no heel idea...I'm not so sure about it.

Here are some editorial clips from antonioberardi.com...

organic textiles...for less than a gallon of water a day!

Looking for 100% organic cotton fabrics?

www.rubiegreen.com

They have adorable prints and a Web site that is even pretty.

Bonus! The owner's alma mater is Michigan State.

swing dancing date

This is what I will be wearing for the dance I'm going to. There were some complications with the dress, as in the zipper broke and I almost got stuck in it the other night. But I since went back to Forever 21 and bought a new one, with functioning zipper.


swing dancing date by gregobr8

my new love

I bought these Sunday at Scavenger Hunt, a vintage store in East Lansing. They have amazing stuff. I actually wrote an article about the shop.



vintage Tony Lama boots, $40 (steal!!)

newspaper dress

I made this for one of my apparel classes. It is made completely out of newspaper. There is some electrical tape for accents and fishing line as the waistband.

aleksandra wisniewska

Just found this new designer today. I love the color combinations, despite the collection being for spring some of it is a little dark. Though, the materials lighter and float very nicely on the body. I really enjoy the white dress, with what looks like a butterfly in the center. It would look adorable with my new boots (which I will post pictures of later).

my birthday outfit!

this is my birthday outfit. :) the actual day is kind of boring. but I'm having a party on saturday which will be much more exciting. :)


birthday by gregobr8

I just love my leopard print skirt!

presidential candidates

since the election is tomorrow, this is kind of necessary...


Obama:
http://www.wwd.com/business-news/obama-details-textile-policy-stance-1846050?src=nl/mornReport/20081030


McCain:
The only info I could find on him and the textile industry was he skipped out on a questionnaire, according to the Huffington Post.

make up

I got this shade in Shutterspeed (soft shimmering vanilla taupe/ soft charcoal/ matte bisque). I love it! I bought it for the neutral, or vanilla taupe as smashbox calls it.

It took like 10 minutes at the makeup store for me to find the right color. My mom thought I was being ridiculous. Anyway, I bought it for that color. Then used the darker shade for my flapper makeup. It worked wonderfully!



This I bought in Crash, a metallic purple. I had wanted the heavy metal glitter liner, but it turned out to be just that. Glitter. And I actually wanted color. I haven't tried it out yet. But it worked nicely on my hand at the store. :)

fall outfit

fall outfit - 10.29.08 by gregobr8

this one of my outfits for fall. hoodie, jeans, flats. I need to add some boots. I'll make sure to wear them sometime this week. also, my halloween costume has come together nicely. I make sets for it and some other costumes I saw and/or created for my friends. :)

new buys

I just bought this at forever 21 today. :) It is going to be part of my Halloween costume.

item of the week

Zoot Sports Ultra Race running shoe, $135
available at: zootsports.com
source: style.com

What I would pair with it:


item of the week 10.20.08 by gregobr8

halloween costume

halloween costume by gregobr8

item of the week

Dior Makeup Palette, $70, at www.sephora.com


Source: style.com

kate winslet as vivienne westwood

http://www.vogue.co.uk/news/daily/081006-kate-winslet-to-play-vivienne-westw.aspx

item of the week

Style.com's Item of the Week was a BCBG Max Azria poly-down jacket, $298.

BCBG Poly Down Jacket by gregobr8

concert ideal

This is what I would like my outfit to be on Friday for the concert I am going to. However, I think I may have to make adjustments. 

russia

I hereby proclaim Russia as the new 'thing.' 

There was an article in the New York Times about a week ago regarding the editor of Vogue Russia. She has been dubbed Russia's Anna Wintour. 

Today Sephora bought 45 percent state in Russian selective perfume chain Il de Beaute, according to WWD. 

And I love Russian authors. 

GO International

Jonathan Saunders is the new design for Target's GO International line. He has a lot of colorblock prints. His favorite colors seem to be blue, cilantro and black, and I'm not complaining. I really like how he has the colors co with each other. The 'looks' he has are better then the single pieces.

paris fashion week - christian lacroix

The whole line was sooo...pretty. It took quite some time to pick only a few items. I liked the color palettes and the way all the fabrics laid.

heavy metal liner

Urban Decay Heavy Metal Liner, $18 at Sephora.com

I want it. It would be so much fun for concerts or even dressing up. I love the purple color. I am going to a concert next week and am debating whether to spend the $18 at Sephora for it. This is a toughy.

umm...

Why, oh why? This is not...attractive. I think Puma should stick with athletic wear.

Puma The Black Label Speedcat Re-Luxe boot, $390.

Source: http://www.style.com/trendsshopping/itemoftheweek/092908/?mbid=sn

leather

I really like the leather leggings idea. I think it is so fun. One of my friends has a pair and they look really hot on her. I'm considering buying another pay on my next shopping excursion.

paris fashion week - a.f. vandevorst

LOVE, love, love this collection. I love girly menswear (oxymoron, I know) and the red lips are just icing on the cake.

I'm also, kind of obsessed with grey, so this collection is perfection for me.

polyvore...

So, I'm testing this out. Its called polyvore and you can make 'sets.' It is kind of fun, but I'm not sure how it works in coordination with a blog. We are about to find out...


Yay it worked!
It isn't exactly what I bought today, but, like I said, I was just playing around. Maybe I will have more of these!

shopping night!

After a long day of speech listening and interviewing, Heather and I went shopping. Victoria's Secret had a sale. We made a stop at Bath and Body Works. Then we spent way too much money at Forever 21. We even made a stop at Maggie Moo's and had ice cream to add to our horrible diets of the day.

These were my lovely buys. A new pair of black leggings because mine were getting a whole. The shirt I bought is actually white and goes really well under the navy sweater. And when I add my knotted string of pearls I look so preppy! :)

milan fashion week - dolce & gabbana

I really like short shorts.

I really like high waisted things.

I really really like these high waisted short shorts. :)

green feet

www.greenfeet.com

This Web site has a bunch of different eco-friendly items. The apparel is limited from what I've seen, but the selection of pillows is much larger than  your local department store. They have buckwheat pillows, latex pillows, maternity pillows, and even your run-of-the-mill organic cotton pillows. 

election videos

This is the SNL clip of Tina Fey as Sarah Palin and Amy Poehler as Hillary Clinton. Hilarious!

http://www.nbc.com/Saturday_Night_Live/video/clips/palin-hillary-open/656281/

This is one of Obama...even better. :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jh_158CKWAQ

london fashion week - charles anastase

I love the girly looks he has. The big platforms with socks is cute. And all the garters are so fun.


Anastase actually started out as an artist in the early 2000s, according to his Web site. It took a few years before he actually got into making clothes. His first show was based on Alice in Wonderland. I believe that has carried over some into this year's collection as well.