Fashion In Your Namaste!

For those of you that know me, know I am rather tall... 5'10" to be exact.  Therefore, finding a long pant is hard.  Life can be so hard without long pants... so, so hard.  Regardless, I found out that Victoria's Secret Yoga pants are amazing and come in several different lengths.  I go with the 36" inseam... and it's great.  The foldover yoga pant is my favorite, and they come in variety of colors.  Right now they're 2 for $50 on sale.  I wear these pants like my job, and it wouldn't surprise me if my friends make fun of me behind my back for how much I wear them.  At least I have a 36" inseam.. booyah.

Breast Cancer Awareness Gifts!

Breast Cancer Awareness Month is obviously in October, and as a part of that many businesses sell items that give a portion of the proceeds to fund research.  Ralph Lauren offers their Pink Pony collection ranging from $30-$498, and a 10% of proceeds go to the Pink Pony Fund.  There's also this cute wine glass from Home and Garden Art for $23.75.  Lastly, you could go to The Breast Cancer Site and find just about anything breast cancer related in a gift, they have bags, bracelets, bras, sweaters, etc..

October

Hello, October. The birthstone is an opal and the flower is the Calendula (the what?).  Halloween... yay.. costumes.. even better.


Here are some other observances for the month:
German American Heritage Month (yay me! sorta... my mom's probably gonna laught at that one)
National Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Domestic Violence Awareness Month (also Alpha Chi's philanthropy)
World Blindness Awareness Month

Healthy Lung Month (stop smoking!)

National Down Syndrome Awareness Month                              

What a guilty pumpkin

Fashion in Your Face!

I watch Tori & Dean: Home Sweet Hollywood.  I'm not really proud of it, but it's entertaining.  I got even more into it when I started watching all of the old school 90210 re-runs on the Soap Net.  Even more embarassing.  One thing I did find interesting is her jewelry line for HSN (Home Shopping Network).  I never ever ever watch HSN, but I went online to look at her jewelry line, and it's not half bad.  Moreover, it's not too expensive either.  MoreOVER, I read her book Stori Telling... it was good... it had pictures.  To the left is her Vintage 36" Drop Necklace ($27.97 org: $59.95).  I also like her Oval Cabochon Ring ($32.95), which also comes in ivory and black. 

Stay Organized!

Just in case you couldn't get enough, Lilly Pulitzer makes stationery!  It's not exactly news, but I think her stuff is super cute.  I have thoroughly enjoyed the "Stuck on You" sticky notes ($12), that have 4 different sticky notes inside the little folder with her prints on them.  She also has thermal mugs ($15.95) and Mix & Match Stationery sets ($15.00).  Since you can't wear her bright, springy prints all year, here they are in a different form.  You can find a good bit of her collection at Swoozies.

Fashion in Your Face!

Kenneth Jay Lane jewelry is one of my favorite things.  If I had written the song "My Favorite Things", it'd go something like this: "Raindrops on roses, and whiskers on kittens. Bright copper kettles and warm woolen mittens. Kenneth Jay Lane jewlery tied up with strings...."  You get the picture.  Anyways... it's super glitzy looking and Kate Spade even sells it in her boutiques.  Gooooo Kenneth!

What a Good Idea!

So imagine you're in the wilderness camping (your car is there of course), and you need to dry your hair.  Well now you can.  This is a Coffee Cup Power Inverter (29.99) from thinkgeek.com.  It looks like a coffee cup, plugs into your cigarette lighter, and then you can plug in your electronics.  Forgot your car charger?  Plug in your real charger!  It also allows the IPod cable to charge without using the wall socket. Woohoo. 


I have no idea if this thing is strong enough for a hair dryer... probably not.  Nor do I go camping.

Women of Tilonia

As an apparel merchandising major, I had the opportunity to hear a woman speak to us about fair trade and how she has opened the doors to many women throughout the world.  She has helped women in third world countries by distributing their goods throughout the world, allowing them to receive fair wages and benefits for themselves and their families.  One of the organizations she works with is Friends of Tilonia, Inc.  The company allows women of rural India, to produce their craft and sell it to the world... versus having to a more metropolitan area to try to find a better means of living. By supporting theses women, you not only help them survive and provide for themselves and their families, but you can get beautiful products that are less expensive than what you would pay in America.  Most of their quilts remind me of Anthropologie's bedding.. which we all know gets pretty pricey.  They also offer linens, furniture, pillows, and shawls.  What's even better is to view the bright Indian saris.  Their quilts are the famous Jaipuri Razai featherweight quilts, which are made of 100% cotton and will keep you cool when it's hot and warm when it's cold.  Pictured below is the blue and yellow floral featherweight quilt (Queen $129).

 

Bodagetta.. bahhhhh ha.

Toomer's corner in Auburn was demolished pretty much at the end of last year... to look better!  So you may ask, what happened to the OLD Toomer's corner?  Well.... it's for sale.  For $100, you can own a Toomer's brick.  The proceeds go to fund student scholarships, so I guess it's for a good cause.  It just be cool to have a brick from Toomer's corner in like 347 years, and be like "oh it's the brick great-great-great grandma Frannie invested in 347 years ago... we love great-great-great grandma Frannie"... and then they'll come give me a hug because medicine will have kept me alive that long.. and I'll still look good.  Ok, I'm done.

What A Great Idea!

Sometimes, it's hard to come up with creative birthday ideas.  Instead the Jelly of the Month club (Clark Griswold wasn't happy), how about a Year of Seeds ($69.95)?  Red Envelope has a great selection of creative gift ideas for women & men.  A year of seeds keeps on giving allllll year.  That way, every month, the person you give it to HAS to still like you.  You gave them a gift for every month...so basically if they ever get mad at you, you can be like, "No, no no.. I gave you 12 birthday gifts!"  They'll more than likely agree and forgive you.