While I’m thoroughly enjoying the extensive variety of designs coming out of Chanel these past years, I’m concerned whether this design house might be extending itself

Unless you enjoy writing emails that get ignored, thinks it’s fun to be hung up on 50 times in a row, and find pleasure in being treated like a nuisance by a snotty customer service rep, don’t order jack shit from Max & Chloe (MaxandChloe.com). It was so long ago that I placed an order with Max & Chloe.. I can’t e

Have you ever seen true Camel Toe? there’s a way in which the female anatomy really looks like the toe of a camel! The kind of Camel Toe I am accustomed to seeing is more like Camel Hoof.

In any case, Camel Toe, Camel Hoof, Camel Foot.. it’s all pretty bad for fashion so let’s all try to protect ourselves from having camel toe ladies.

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13 Best Celebrity Camel Toe’s

Graduating college (a mini-lifetime ago) felt like the start of real life — liberation from academic torture and I guess partial-liberation from my parents. I had a job lined up, was moving in with a best-friend, and overall felt invincible heading into the "real" world. I was fortunate enough to have the funds saved up to take a trip to Hawaii with a few of my best girl friends whom I had grown up with. Our trip to Hawaii was… well if you’ve ever been there you know it’s impossible to have a bad time there unless you are really unlucky or really uptight. I’ll spare you the details of all the girl bonding good fun we had on the islands but share with you one quick shopping tip: You MUST drop by Aloha Rag at the Ala Moana Mall. I mean if you’re going to drive all the way out to see the USS Arizona Memorial.. or trek up to the North Shore for some Matsumoto shaved ice then you can certainly make time to get yourself over to the

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D&G Tube Dress
D&G Denim Pant
D&G Belt Strap Cami
Thomas Wylde Tank Top

Has the recession affected you like it’s affecting me? I feel gloomy these days and I just wish the same depressing headlines didn’t have to keep hitting us over the head day after day, reminding us how the economy is falling apart. Isn’t it weird how even though we’re making the same amount of money (those of us in salaried jobs) we feel like we can’t spend the way we did just 6 months ago? I find myself questioning my purchases and stalling on buying anything I don’t absolutely need.

The fashion industry has been through recessions before and it knows we’ve got some tough times to endure together. Come fall, we should we seeing a lot more black on the racks.

I’ve really worn myself with the online shopping thing this year. Check this out.. I haven’t stepped foot in a mall yet but I’m almost done with my Christmas shopping. Is that scary or what? Yes, I must say I have mastered the art of online shopping this year. First off, I must say THANK YOU KABOODLE. I would not be here today without you. Hope you guys are doing well! Secondly, thank you to all the online retailers working so hard to make it easy to spend my money. Seriously, I really appreciate the effort guys.

So what I’d like to do now is share with my luxe readers my top 10 luxe gifts (plus a few luxe for less gifts) for Christmas 2007.

We’re hardwired this way.

People who watch more TV are more satisfied with their friendships, just as if they had more friends and socialized more frequently. Another study found that teens who keep up to date on celebrity gossip are popular, with strong social networks—the interest in pop culture indicates a healthy drive for independence from parents.
Calin Flora writes in Psychology Today.

They’re beautiful, but they’re enigmatic: We rarely get any sense of their personalities."

Binghamton psychology professors Kevin Kniffin

Hopefully you’ve heard about Sarah Jessica Parker’s new line coming out called "Bitten". I liked the name first thing. The clothes themselves are not anything to write home to Mom about but there’s some things about this line that I think are commendable.

First off, everything costs $20 or less. That’s just cool. As suggested in "Is Forever21 Helping or Hurting the Fashion Industry" I’m all for the mass market appeal of these discount fashion lines. Secondly, I think the fusion of celebrity image with a clothing line is a great twist of marketing. From what I can tell, I’m not exactly on the The Budget Fashionista writes,

Don’t!
Camille Winbush at the "Disturbia" Los Angeles Premiere

The cut of Camille’s bouse is cute but with those wide leg jeans she looks frumped out! The flowy tips of the blouse draw your eyes to her midsection… which doesn’t seem to work well on this figure. If I were her I’d stay away from these handkerchief blouses. If you do wear this kind of top it should be paired with more a more streamlined bottom, like skinny/narrow tailored pants or leggings.

I can’t stress how important the fit of your clothes are. If you look closely Camille’s blouse is drooping all over the place.  She could have tied it tighter around her neck.

I’m also NOT feeling this combo of cork platforms with those heavy looking wide leg jeans.

The truth is layering clothes gets easier the more you experiment. I’ve also learned that the best layered looks happen on accident so it’s best if you can be openminded and creative when trying to layer clothes. It’s also important to not take yourself too seriously. There’s no point to fear failure in this. We’ve all done it. We’ve all walked out there one day with a really funky assortment, totally wrong — even all the celebs have done it one day or another. At least we won’t be on US Magazine front cover with a full analysis on how we wore it wrong!

Definitions

A “layer” of clothing is considered any article or clothing or accessory.

Things that qualify as a layer:

• Outerwear: Jackets, coats, vests
• Inner Apparel (tops): Long sleeve-shirts, short-sleeve-shirts, tube tops, sweaters, turtlenecks, tank tops.
• Inner Apparel (bottoms): Skirts, pants, jeans, leggings.
• Accesories: scarves, belts, hats, headbands, gloves, sunglasses, don’t forget eyeglasses count too! –I even count colored contact lenses.
• Jewelery: Necklaces, earrings, watches, bracelets, rings, chokers

Layering Tips

1. Consider all your options
   The reason what I wanted to call out all the various items that qualify as layers is because I think oftentimes people forget about all the creative things you can use to differentiate your look. At the end of the day I think layering is really just a simplication of what is trully advanced coordination of looks/outfits.
2. Don’t limit yourself to seasonal items
   For example, don’t limit yourself to winter pieces just because it’s winter. BUT do not constrain yourself to your winter wardrobe. The best thing about layering is you can use pieces from your spring and summer wardrobe.
3. Don’t overdo it
   Limit yourself to no more than 5-6 layers, and DO NOT exceed 10 layers (that includes jewelery and accessories)