Tuesday, March 31, 2009

don't let it get you down


"BREAKING NEWS: LA LANPHEAR HAS TRADED IN HER HEELS FOR DANCING SHOES!!!
AFTER SEVERAL RUNINS WITH THE PLATINUM BLONDE, SHE’S MADE IT CLEAR THAT SHE JUST WANTS TO DANCE. LOL. I KIND OF SUSPECTED IT WHEN SHE EXCITEDLY DANCED HER WAY OVER TO ME AT ALEXANDER WANG AND THEN DANCED THE FOLLOWING NIGHT AWAY AT CLUB SANDWICH. SHE TOLD ME OVER DINNER LAST NIGHT THAT WHAT WAS CONSIDERED TO JUST BE WEEKEND SHOES HAS NOW BEEN REPLACED AS HER EVERYDAY SHOES. THEY’RE NOT BY ANY DESIGNER IF YOU’RE WONDERING, JUST SOME LOCAL FIND AT A SHOE SHOP. SHE HAD THE METAL HEEL REPLACED WITH A WOODEN ONE AND NOW SHE FAITHFULLY WEARS THEM EVERYDAY. SHE SAID SHE WAS A LITTLE CONCERNED ABOUT THE LONG TERM EFFECTS OF WEARING SUPER HIGH HEELS AND WOULD RATHER BE COMFORTABLE DURING THE LONG HOURS OF FASHION WEEK, THAT’S UNTIL PARIS FASHION WEEK ARRIVES AND IT’S A WHOLE DIFFERENT BALL GAME. YOU HEARD IT HERE FIRST: JUST DANCE, DON’T WOBBLE."

From Jak and Jil


Of course, Jak and Jil is talking about the super stylish and badass Kate Lanphear, Senior Fashion and Style editor for Elle US.

I just love how she found non-designer shoes that she loved and had them re-heeled to make them wearable for every day. It's fun to DIY sometimes but if you don't have the skill-level for something like a drastic alteration, tailoring or shoe modification, don't let it hold you down; you can always get it done somewhere close by, usually for cheaper than you'd think. When my favourite pair of Payless lace-up oxfords lost one of the pieces on its heel, I took them into a shoe-repair shop and had them fixed (the noisy plastic heel-caps replaced with new, better, rubber heel-caps) within a day and for only 6 dollars! I was amazed at how cheap it was and so far my heels have held up swimmingly. It's also nice to frequent local family-owned businesses like seamstresses, tailors and shoe-repair shops because in this economy, they HAVE to do quality work and bring in clients to stay afloat so you know you're getting the best service that can be offered.

Now to find some gold disco shoes at Value Village...

Monday, March 30, 2009

Breaking the silence


What better way to end blog-strike 2009 (not on purpose lol) than a delicious photo of Justin Timberlake with beard and glasses?

Tuesday, March 17, 2009

this is criminal



After:



Babies better watch their backs, people are trying to make them look terrifying and unnatural

Sunday, March 15, 2009

girl power

Even though I was approximately 2 years old in 1991 when this episode of House of Style first aired, I'm still allowed to be nostalgic for the 90's right? No? Well I'm still allowed to love how female-positive they were.
...And to want every outfit Deee-Lite's Lady Miss Kier ever wore.



p.s. Is everyone aware that House Of Style is coming back? It's going to be hosted by Chanel Iman. I'm not sure how I feel. I feel kinda funny.

rly prty song

no words necessary

Saturday, March 14, 2009

Hello Dear

rock my world

Friday, March 13, 2009

oh. my. god.

Ladies and gentlemen, I have arrived:

I wish it were really him and not some bot :(


Follow me on Twitter! (haha)

Monday, March 9, 2009

iawtc

this made me lolololololol


from Lolita

Sunday, March 1, 2009

there's something in the air

I'm deeply sorry for my inexplicable absence. Honestly I don't know what came over me. But readers, donut fret because I have found a pair of shoes so spectacular that they jolted me out of my no-update-blog phase so here I am.
Strongly contemplating using my Paypal account for the very first time (yeah, I've never really shopped online...except for that Dashboard Confessional hoodie I made my parents buy me in 9th grade. Oopsy)
These heavenly beauties are from Mod Cloth. Somebody take my mind off these shoes I'm about to explodeholyshit