Saturday, January 31, 2009

Create Your Hot Look Contest

Wet Seal is having a contest for Valentine's Day. For this contest, you can create your own Valentine's Day outfits and receive a $100 Wet Seal gift card if your outfit wins. To enter; sign up for or login to the fashion community, go to "My Boutique", design an outfit, tag your outfit as "V-Day 2009", and submit it to the runway! Make sure your outfit includes at least 3 or more items in order for it to be considered. Read the contest rules for more details. I will post the outfits I created for the contest below. This article is also somewhat of a follow-up to my last blog entry since my contest outfits would also be great to wear for a Valentine date.

































The outfit with the most votes in the fashion community will win. The person with the winning outfit will receive a $100 gift card. The runner up will get a $75 gift card, and 3rd place will win a $50 gift card. The contest ends on February 13, 2009 at 11:59 PM, so start styling as soon as possible if you would like to participate! Let me know if you want me to vote for your outfits to help your chances of winning the contest. E-mail me at Charmed42787@gmail.com or send me a message via myspace. You can also send me a message through the Wet Seal fashion community. My Wet Seal screen name is Charmed42787. Please note that the oufits I posted from Wet Seal in my previous entry are not meant for the contest as I had styled them before the start date of January 23, 2009. Have fun styling, and good luck to everyone who enters the contest! And most importantly, Happy Valentine's Day!

Friday, January 30, 2009

What To Wear On A Valentine Date

Got a date this Valentine's Day but not a clue what to wear? I may just have a few suggestions for you. I have put together some outfits for Valentine's Day on Wet Seal and Charlotte Russe's websites. I've created several different outfits for many types of dates weather it is spent at a nice resturant, concert, at the movies, having a picnic in the park, etc. Don't have a date this Valentine's Day and just plan on going out with some friends instead? I've got you covered for that as well. Take a look below to get some ideas on what to wear for V-Day:












































I hope the above outfits I created help give you some ideas on what to wear this V-Day. Remember, you don't have to use the exact same pieces from the outfits I've pieced together. You can re-create these looks with your own clothes instead. You can also take one item (or a similar item) from these creations and put together your own look with it. Let me know if you have any more suggestions on what to wear for a Valentine date (or other V-Day occassions.). Also let me know if you created any outfits for V-Day online and would like me to feature them in this blog. You can also send me a picture of you wearing the outfit you plan to wear on Valentine's Day if you would like me to put it up in my blog. E-mail all links and pictures to me at Charmed42787@gmail.com.

Wednesday, January 28, 2009

Fabulous Blog Award

I got another blog award from Cursed. This one is the Fabulous Blog Award. Thank you so much Cursed!


So here are my instructions and your instructions too, if you are on my top 10 fabulous blogs!

1. Put the logo on your blog or post.
2. Nominate blogs which you think are fabulous.
3. Be sure to link to your nominees within your post.
4. Let them know that they have received this award by commenting on their blog.
5. Share the love and link to this post and to the person from whom you received your award.

So here are my fabulous blogs:

Cursed

Helene

Dibsy

Manga Dork

Poster Girl

Tine

Don't worry, I promise my next post will be about fashion. I'm already working on it. And here's a hint: it has something to do with Valentine's Day! Thank you once again for tagging me and for the award, Cursed. And thank you to all of my loyal readers who have been sticking with my blog.

Tagged

I've been tagged by Cursed, so I'm going to answer the survey questions. Sorry for going off the topic of fashion but I don't have any other blogs to put this in.

1. What is your occupation right now? : Fashion Student and Recovery Associate at Macy's (even though I'm currently "on call" because of the bad economy).
2. What color are your socks right now? : Yellow and white gingham
3. What are you listening to right now? : Silence
4. What was the last thing that you ate? : Mac & Cheese
5. Can you drive a stick shift? : Nope
6. Last person you spoke to on the phone? : My mom
7. Do you like the person who sent this to you? : Yes, she's very nice and her blog is cool!
8. How old are you today? : 21
9. What is your favorite sport to watch on TV? : Shopping (it's a sport the way I do)!
10. What is your favorite drink? : Diet Cola.
11. Have you ever dyed your hair? : No, but I've had highlights.
12. Favorite food? : Pizza, Caesar Salad, chocolate, most pasta.
13. What is the last movie you saw? : I don't even remember, but I really want to see Confessions Of A Shopaholic!
14. Favorite day of the year? : My birthday (April 27th)!
15. How do you vent anger? : Writing it down, or talking to someone who's a good listener.
16. What is your favorite season? : Summer
17. Cherries or Blueberries? : Cherries
18. Do you want your friends to e-mail you back? : Sure
19. How many sibs do u have? : None, I'm an only child.
20. When was the last time you cried? : I don't remember.
21. Who is the friend you have had the longest that you are sending this to? :
22. What did you do last night? : Research for my Fashion Home and Accessories class.
23. What are you most afraid of? : Losing someone I care about.
24. Plain, cheese, or spicy hamburgers? : Cheese
25. Favorite dog breed? : Labrador and Golden Retrievers
26. Favorite day of the week? : Friday
27. How many states have you lived in? : 1
28. Diamonds or pearls? : Diamond, it's my birthstone.
29. What is your favorite flower? : Red roses

Thank you for tagging me Cursed!

Saturday, January 24, 2009

More Metallic Must-Haves

Last year, I wrote an article talking about how shine was everywhere. Well this year, shine is still going strong. The style of shine that has particularly caught my eye this year though, is shiny leg wear. As I was walking through various different stores at the Westfield Sunrise mall yesterday, I couldn't help but notice that metallic leggings were all over the place. When I got back home, I was inspired to go searching for more metallic leggings online . So, I thought I'd post my finds in this blog.

Latex Disco Dot Legging, $38.00, available in sizes S and M, ardenb.com

Side Zip Latex Legging, $38.00, shown in pewter; also available in black, sizes XS-L, ardenb.com

Liquid Leggings, $14.99, shown in silver; also available in black, sizes SM-LG (silver not available in SM), bakersshoes.com

Sexy 24" Legging, $34.00, available in sizes Small and Medium, bebe.com

Wet Look 27" Legging, $34.00, available in sizes X-Small-Medium, bebe.com

Aqua Women's Latex Liquid Leggings, $42,00, available in sizes small and medium, bloomingdales.com

Aqua Women's Liquid Latex Leggings with Zipper, $42.00, available in sizes Small-Large, bloomingdales.com

Glossy Open Heel & Toe Leggings, $15.80, sizes Small-Large, forever21.com

Metallic Knit Leggings, $9.99, available in sizes Small-Large, forever21.com

Metallic Leopard Leggings, $10.80, available in sizes X-Small and Small, forever21.com

Metallic Shine Knit Leggings, $13.80, forever21.com


Stirrup Gloss Leggings, $17.80, avilable in sizes X-Small-Large, forever21.com

Stirrup Leggings, $13.80, available in sizes X-Small-Large, forever21.com


Zip Ankle High Shine Leggings, $17.80, available in sizes Small and Medium, forever21.com


Gathered Ankle Glitter Legging, $17.80, available in sizes Small and Medium, forever21.com

High Shine Leggings, $13.80, shown in gold; also available in black, sizes Small-Large, forever21.com

High Waist Glossy Leggings, $22.80, available in sizes X-Small-Medium, forever21.com


Open Heel & Toe Metallic Leggings, $15.80, available in sizes X-Small-Medium, forever21.com

Shirred Glossy Leggings, $15.80, available in sizes X-Small-Large, forever21.com

Black Lame Leggings, $16.99, available in sizes SM-LG, hottopic.com

ING Faux Leather Leggings, $28.00, available in sizes S-L, macys.com

Liquid Metallic Full Foot Tights, $14.00, shown in silver; also available in gold and black, sizes small/medium and medium/large, urbanoutfitters.com

Silence & Noise Super Shiny Leggings, $38.00, shown in gold; also available in black, sizes xsmall-large, urbanoutfitters.com


These glossy leggings would be a perfect way to spice up the classic "Little Black Dress". They would also look great under a tunic top. You can even wear them under an over-sized t-shirt or boyfriend cardigan to add a feminine touch to a menswear-inspired look. If you see any other metallics that I haven't featured yet, let me know. Also tell me if there are any other leg wear trends that you would like me to write about. E-mail me at Charmed42787@gmail.com or send me a message on myspace. Keep shining!