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Daily Soup / / / Post Classical School Girl No it’s not...

Tue, 14 May 2013 23:29:43 -0500

Daily Soup / / / Post Classical School Girl

No it’s not the 70’s and 80’s with Kelly Kapowski or Molly Ringwald, it’s not the 90’s with Clueless and Britney Spears, it’s not the thousands either with awkward crop tops, terrible cornrows, and teenage heart throbs, it’s a new era of teenage-girl-ism. The spring look book from WILDFOX, inspired by Clueless, reminded me that no matter how much we wish that we could go back to a time where wearing neon was acceptable and valley girls were appreciated - but we all know that that will not be happening anytime soon (I’m talking to you justice). I realized that we are, in history terms, in the post classical age of the general teenage school girl. Let’s face it, only so many movies can be made about the shy girl behind the locker, braces, and 4-eyes becoming the talk of the town and getting the star quarterback, the time is over for these cliches.

How To / / / Emphasize the eyes Take it from these runway...

Sun, 12 May 2013 22:51:00 -0500

How To / / / Emphasize the eyes

Take it from these runway queens : bold eyes can make the look! Personally I love the pink lashes but a nice smoky eye or pop of color will do. Just remember to take the blush and toner easy or else you’ll end up looking like a kardashian - which is ok if you’re goin for that….

serenading-solitude: deerhoof: jensensations: Ryan Gosling...

Fri, 10 May 2013 13:23:18 -0500

serenading-solitude:

deerhoof:

jensensations:

Ryan Gosling won’t eat his cereal (x)

GOD

this is the best gif set ever

ralphlauren: RL STYLE GUIDE Get the Look: Gatsby Glamour To...

Fri, 10 May 2013 09:04:36 -0500

ralphlauren:

RL STYLE GUIDE

Get the Look: Gatsby Glamour

To celebrate the premier of Baz Luhrmann’s new film adaptation of The Great Gatsby, we’re borrowing Daisy Buchanan’s romantic style as interpreted by Mia Farrow in the 1974 version for our own looks

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Fri, 10 May 2013 09:01:51 -0500

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XTEAM 2013 - SUMMER My lacrosse teams’ inspirational...

Wed, 08 May 2013 16:51:10 -0500

XTEAM 2013 - SUMMER

My lacrosse teams’ inspirational video before our amazing 2013 summer begins. PREPARE YOURSELF FOR BADASSITY.

BABBLR

Wed, 08 May 2013 16:46:09 -0500

swirly is now on Babblr - hit me up with all of your fashionista needs!

How to / / / Silhouettes Don’t get hung up on matchy...

Tue, 07 May 2013 22:33:00 -0500

How to / / / Silhouettes

Don’t get hung up on matchy matchy outfits - trying to color block and whatnot - just stick with the classic black and white if you are in a fashion flash (btw check out my new “key ingredients” page to get the 411 on the linguistics of style). When wearing a B&W, one must always be cautious of the silhouette. The silhouette is everything in a simple look, because there is no color there must be shape. Master this by either appealing to your natural curves with a tight fitting piece of Saran-wrap labeled “dress” or by creating a new waist with a cupcake / B-line skirt. Since I have no curves and my mother believes that mini dresses are the devil, I’ll go with the second. Although, I wish I could pull of that immaculate high cut black dress that Tuula Vintage has, too bad I’m not an Australian blonde bombshell. The key to a simple look is to not over do it with styling and to wear only the best, none of that Target or Forever 21 crap that only lasts as many days as the amount of dollars it is worth.

The Honest Toddler

Tue, 07 May 2013 21:46:37 -0500

The Honest Toddler:

Daily Soup / / / Littluns

I grew up watching the 1989 film “Look Who’s Talking”. You know the one with the babies that narrated their live and what not. I thought that all babies were like that.

WELL I WAS RIGHT.

The Honest Toddler is a blog, and now book, written from a toddler’s perspective about the everyday hardships of the typical suburban 2 to about 4 year old. With a 7 step guide on how to get kicked out of preschool, warnings on new roommates, notes to mothers, and an open letter to Juice CEO’s everywhere, you will be prepared for whatever life throws at you. If you don’t believe that it rates a 16 on the 1-10 hilarious scale here is an excerpt from the recent “Birthday Party” post :: “To say that the party was off the chain doesn’t even begin to describe; this party broke the chain in half. This party melted the chain down and using precious metals made an even crazier chain. It started at 2PM, unheard of in the toddler world where events are usually either pre or post-nap. But the chosen time was intentional. The host wanted to send a message: No lightweights.”

He didn’t choose the toddler life, the toddler life chose him.

On Trend / / / Meshing Well Covering up… Kinda…...

Mon, 06 May 2013 10:45:39 -0500

On Trend / / / Meshing Well

Covering up… Kinda…

Rumi Neely nails it

Daily Soup / / / My Fashion Icon I keep on seeing these posts...

Sun, 05 May 2013 20:23:00 -0500

Daily Soup / / / My Fashion Icon

I keep on seeing these posts about everyone’s “fashion icon” from the past, but they are by people who are already icons! I guess everyone has to have a role model, so Edna will be mine. Mod, posh, chic - label her whatever you like but she is most definitely my favorite Disney character of all time.

glamour: Spring cleaning tips and tricks from fashion...

Sun, 05 May 2013 19:32:16 -0500

glamour:

Spring cleaning tips and tricks from fashion merchandisers. Illustration: Lindsay Mound

Inspiration / / / The Romantic

Sun, 05 May 2013 16:51:09 -0500

Inspiration / / / The Romantic

ralphlauren: Ralph Lauren Collection Trendsetter Diane Kruger...

Sat, 04 May 2013 13:29:00 -0500

ralphlauren:

Ralph Lauren Collection

Trendsetter Diane Kruger is ready for spring in a silk Ralph Lauren Collection dress as featured in the April Issue of InStyle

Must Have / / / Nasty Gal summer essentials »...

Fri, 03 May 2013 08:57:00 -0500

Must Have / / / Nasty Gal summer essentials » http://www.nastygal.com/whats-new/

gq: Natural Born Killers Women get flustered under fire....

Fri, 03 May 2013 07:39:00 -0500

gq:

Natural Born Killers

Women get flustered under fire. They’re too fragile, too emotional. They lack the ferocity required to take a life. They can’t handle pain. They’re a distraction, a threat to cohesion, a provocative tease to close-quartered men. These are the sort of myths you hear from people who oppose the U.S. military’s evolving new rules about women in combat, who have earned medals fighting alongside men, the war stories they tell don’t sound a thing like myths.

You can find them on Etsy or Ebay by searching for Chanel...

Thu, 02 May 2013 07:42:00 -0500

You can find them on Etsy or Ebay by searching for Chanel Nailpolish Phone Case (image: nettenestea)

Must Haves / / / summer denim from Planet Blue »...

Wed, 01 May 2013 08:59:00 -0500

Must Haves / / / summer denim from Planet Blue » http://shopplanetblue.com

theoinglis: I saw someone tweet about Jessica Hische’s new font...

Sun, 28 Apr 2013 07:44:14 -0500

theoinglis:

I saw someone tweet about Jessica Hische’s new font Minot today, and had a quick look at her website for the first time in ages. I was quite surprised to see a lot of work I didn’t recognise, since she is so popular I’d usually expect to see all her new work somewhere or other online ( although I’m definitely not looking at as much stuff now I’m working all the time). This advertising campaign for Bing is one such project that is new to me;

“Bing put together a really fun campaign this year that I was pumped to be a part of—each day they had a letterer create a search term, something you would do in the summer. For a week, my lettering was posted one day at a time, but it was really fun to see what some of the other letterers did for the project!” jessicahische.is/doingthingsthissummer

Her website is looking excellent as ever, I think I once blogged about it’s Teen Girl Mode, pleased to see it has now been joined by Swiss Mode and Field Notes Mode (hint: click the heart in the top right corner), quite a fun feature!

Daily Soup / / / a momentarily beached mermaid After being...

Sun, 28 Apr 2013 07:40:00 -0500

Daily Soup / / / a momentarily beached mermaid

After being cooped up for so long, due to my concussion, I realized how much I love my life. Even though I’m always so busy from school to lacrosse to track to student council to my blog to art class to coaching to my pony and to everything else, I wouldn’t want to change a thing. I do not fear of doing too much because I know there is nothing I cannot achieve and I now cannot imagine doing nothing at all. You know how in movies the main character is usually the outcast striving to be in the middle of the social world, but in my life I couldn’t imagine that being the only thing that I do. Recently a party-er, popular girl in my math class asked “Why would you not want to be me? My life is perfect!”, but then I thought well.. perfect for those who are content with that life. What I’m trying to say is..

In a way this concussion was a blessing in disguise, excuse the cliché. Although it ended my lacrosse season, it gave me a chance to realize how lucky I am to be me.