SERENDIPITY

I'm watching Serendipity on tv right now and I realized that Kate Beckinsale makes fairly timeless fashion choices.  The clothes she wears in this movie may not be exactly on point with the trends today but even in real life she stays true to her own personal style.  I think she wears really good jeans, what I like to call real person jeans....and she definitely mixes up the wash and style.  She seems very partial to baggy jeans which I love!

TOMS

So you guys have probably heard of Toms; the shoe company that donates a pair of shoes for every pair you buy to a child in a third world country.  My cousins were telling me about them this week and they are apparently very comfortable shoes.  You can't buy them in stores just online at their website but at 50 bucks a pop thats not too bad considering you're technically buying two pairs of shoes.

In this story: all shoes toms.com

rock hard

Natural unfinished stones are making a comeback in jewelry.  These are great because they go well with casual clothes and make you look snazzy.

From top to bottom: Vintage emerald earrings (20.00 etsy.com), Mineral Pendent necklace (29.00 urbanoutfitters.com), Rock Candy necklace (39.00 Anthropologie)

The RED carpet!

Ok so alot of women at the oscars this year dazzled and there weren't too many uglies but I will say I think it came down to styling and who had the best complete look!  I narrowed it down to my top two best dressed and top two worst.  So lets do best first....

...and the winner is Mila Kunis in lavender Elie Saab.  This dress was not only fitted perfectly it was also the right color both for her and fashionably.  The dress itself is very fashion forward and she really pulled it off which is why I chose it as my favorite.  So now for the runner up....

14 year old actress Hailee Steinfeld in custom Marchesa.  This was so age appropriate! and she looked so cute especially with that headband.  So now for the worst dressed women of the night.....

Marissa Tomei in vintage Charles James....this dress did not fit her correctly and really short people should just avoid mermaid style dresses.  The color was also not a good choice for both her and the red carpet cameras....DISASTER.  And the runner up is....

Nicole Kidman in Dior.....this dress pictures well, but on tv you could tell it did not fit her correctly and there was something weird about the middle piece.....honestly she looks a bit like she belongs in Graceland and that looks like a giant ganga leaf in the center.....oh and the shoes......just not good.  So during the actual show I had a few favorite outfits....

Anne Hathaway looks so cute in that suit and I LOVED Mandy Moore's performance gown it was amazing and sooo the perfect hue of blue.  Also even though this is just a well fitted jersey knit dress I believe Jennifer Lawrence in Calvin Klein deserves a mention because she looked so hot in this dress but it was a little plain for the Oscars.....

my so called life.....

My So Called Life was THE coolest and realest teen show of the 90's that got cancelled.  An amazing cast, real issues, and awesome 90's grunge-wear this show still has a cult following so many years later (check it out on youtube).  So I know you guys aren't going to buy a box of red hair dye like Claire Danes character on the show but you could go a little grunge at least for a day.  Like Dr Martens. Remember those? Oh they are back in a big way and revamped for this century.  So pull out some some flannel friends because if you live where there's winter like me....its going to be a few more months of dressing warm so you might as well look cute while you do it.

In this story: Purple Dr. Martens (140.00 urbanoutfitters.com), Converse OneStar dress (14.98 target.com), Xhilaration leggings (5.00 target.com), Cheap Monday sheer sweater (85.00 urbanoutfitters.com)

where did you get those pants?!

 You know what's super cool right now?  Culottes! or Palazzo pants (if you're European or just like pretending to be).  What's great about culottes is that they are comfortable and they can be worn casual or dressy.  Besides these haven't hit too many stores yet so you can be ahead of everyone else.  People will want to know where you got your pants.

In this post: Palazzo pants (asos.com 44.58), Zara Culottes (99.00)

outfit of the moment

    So anyone who watched this weeks Glee episode would know that Britney was declared fashionista at school and everyone was wearing that sweater of hers or Rachels.....whatever.  While I will say I love Britney and I like the idea of her sweater it kind of reminded me of that unicorn sweater from that Lizzie McGuire episode where she's totally embarrassed to wear it on picture day AND I think I liked Lizzie's grandma made unicorn sweater more.  Maybe thats just me.  I was however totally obsessing over the hotness of Santana's little sailor jean trouser outfit (pictured below).  I think its safe to say this ones a little easier to pull off.

Hot right? Now you try.  The suspenders (and hangover) are optional but I think they add a little something extra if you're willing to be fierce ;)

In this story: Vintage American Eagle jeans (ae.com 49.50), Abercrombie and Fitch top (48.00), Urban Outfitters suspenders (20.00)