November 2007

My Black Friday Deals From OLD NAVY [Style It Less]

Besides going to the PX(military dept. store) I really didn’t go anywhere else except OLD NAVY. And we didn’t even get out of the house until about 11am. I love bargains but not crazy enough to face the mad crowd. Not today anyway, heh. Even at the PX I didn’t really find anything clothing wise. I saw my $17 electric griddle and I was good..LOL. YES, I’m a fashionista who loves to cook hence my giddiness over kitchen gadgets. Anyway, back to fashion. I only found 2 things from OLD NAVY. Well 2 things that I cared to look for anyway. I knew I wanted to get jeans coz besides Levi’s and L.E.I jeans, Old Navy Jeans make my derriere look really good which is why it’s a favorite brand of mine.

The Flirt jeans. Dark wash and flare-boot cut. I had to dig a little bit for my size from the leftover mayhem that the BLACK Friday shoppers left behind but I found it. Thank God. It used to be $30, on sale for $15.

Navy blue nautical mini dress. It’s the only one I really cared for after witnessing the mess under the pile of rummage on the clearance section. There are other nice stuff in very good sale prices but they were all too big and it was seriously pissing me off digging through all the whole thing. I saw this mini dress and I was done.

That’s about it. I found a couple stuff for the baby girl, paid for ‘em and was out of there. I didn’t plan on sticking around to watch crazy people get even more crazier. Frankly, they take the joy out of shopping.

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Source: My Black Friday Deals From OLD NAVY [Style It Less]

Birdwatching With Avril Lavigne [Snap Judgment]

[Los Angeles, November 21. Image via Flynet]

Source: Birdwatching With Avril Lavigne [Snap Judgment]

Sarah Jessica Parker Shows Up On Project Runway; Contestants Go Apeshit [Clips]

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Project Runway is sort of lackluster in comparison to previous seasons. I think it’s because there isn’t a “bad guy” yet: You know, no Jeffrey, no Santino, no Wendy Pepper. The contestants seem kinda nice and a little too genuine. This was particularly obvious when celebrity guest judge/fashion icon Sarah Jessica Parker showed up to poach one of the designs for her inexpensive and unimpressive clothing line Bitten. The designers totally lost their shit when she entered the room, and Chris March (aka the Harvey Fierstein lookalike) even started crying. It was all a little too reminiscent of Oprah’s Favorite Things audience.

Source: Sarah Jessica Parker Shows Up On Project Runway; Contestants Go Apeshit [Clips]

Crazy Black Friday Shopping! [Aging Fabulous]

First, I hope you have recovered from Thanksgiving and had a wonderful day of food, friends, and fun. I did. I was not nearly as exhausted as I thought I would be last night, and everything  pretty much went off as planned.

This morning was a little crazier than I thought, though. I really wanted to scoop up that Sony VAIO for $399 at Best Buy for my two younger ones, but a friend told me that yesterday at noon there were people already camped outside the door, so I decided not to even bother. But crowds were everywhere I went this morning. 

I was at Staples right when they opened at 6:00 AM and got a Color Laser Printer for $99.99. It was not a gift or a planned purchase. But then I saw it in the flyer yesterday, and I knew I had to get it.  That is a great deal.

Then I headed on over to Target, which was a mob scene. I hadn’t planned on going there either, but my sister was already there and was finding deals fast and furious. She told me about an under-counter mount TV like the one on my Wish List that she threw in her cart just in case I wanted it. I was thrilled to find out that it was actually a 12″ Wide Screen AudioVox for $199 - even a better deal than what the 9″ originally was. So, again, I bought myself a present. I picked up a few toys and games that are not on anyone’s list, but at $5 and $7, they are great gifts for the Toys for Tots drive. The lines at Target were out of this world, and there was some kind of credit card problem, where everyone in line was being declined. It was an internal problem, but each and every card had to be called in. I almost left the line to pass up the bargains, but I didn’t.

After Target for some reason I decided to head into the Mall, but quickly left. No deal was worth the crowds and all of the pushing and shoving.

My sister and I met my Mother for a quick breakfast, and then we all went to a seasonal Christmas store where everything was 50% off. It was packed, but I love to decorate and they had some really beautiful Christmas items in there. I had a basket full of more lights, garland, pretty gold decorations and even some outdoor decorations. I checked out, said good bye to my family and shopping was done for the day.

It was crazy, and 2 1/2 hours worth was definitely enough for me. But I am in full decorating spirit now. I wonder if I can urge my husband to drag all of the Christmas stuff out a few days early. Nah - maybe I should just go back to bed.

Source: Crazy Black Friday Shopping! [Aging Fabulous]

Going on a Warm Vacation? Try the 15 Dollar Store. [Dapper Diva]

 

Now let me preface this by saying that discount stores are, by nature, dangerous shopping grounds. You never know what you’ll find, and the quality can be scary if you’re not careful. But I can’t resist the 15 Dollar Store, which has Junior Plus pieces perfect for those of us who are going to head out on a cruise or take a warm vacation. Even if you’re not, try layering a chiffon top under a lightweight sweater this winter for style and comfort. I personally like this Shirred Chiffon Sleeveless Top.

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Source: Going on a Warm Vacation? Try the 15 Dollar Store. [Dapper Diva]

Threadspot spotted Top 7 Hottest T-shirt Girls [The Daily Tee]

Here’s cool list from my fellow T-shirt blogger, Mike Payne: Top 7 Hottest T-Shirt Girls on the Web, although well I don’t totally agree with the list since I see more T-shirt girls as I browse dozens of tee shops in daily basis.

Heh, seriously maybe I should make my own list later; but for now enjoy Mike’s list. It’s pretty hot list!

*Hey at least, I already have one girl on my list, the SnorgTees girl

Source: Threadspot spotted Top 7 Hottest T-shirt Girls [The Daily Tee]

Darla Baker in Nylon Magazine December 2007

Source: Darla Baker in Nylon Magazine December 2007

Saying Hello and Goodbye to the Frock

I think I shall have to soon learn the pains of not being able to keep any of the loveliness that I pull for photoshoots.  As the shiny black Brittique box arrived in my office and I pulled out this Tata Naka dress, I got the most heavy thud of deja vu, with memories of buying new party dresses flooding back.  The black velvet peter pan collared dress that I wore when I was three.  The yellow tulle bridesmaid dress that had a mini train of fake flowers attached to it (my sister wore the pink version).  Then the number of 80’s prom dresses I acquired when I went through a phase of having just discovered vintage promgear and literally going wild over anything poofy, shiny or sparkly.  Of course, in material/monetary value, none of that compares to the literal weight and cost of this Tata Naka dress.  There’s a lot of fabric on this gold brocade coat dress with a scalloped hem.  Everything about it has a ‘big’ factor - the oversized scallop on the hem, the huge poofy bow, the puffed up sleeves, the buttons (is it me or is there something oddly rewarding about doing up huge rounded buttons….?). 

Designed by identical Georgian twins Tamara and Natasha Surguladze, Tata-Naka is one of those labels that has been around a while in London and in my opinion is quite underrated.  I love their ability to go and do something whimsical and completely selfish, taking inspiration from their motherland of Georgia.  Their collection for AW07-8 is my favourite to date (Brittique also sell the mini mouse dress which I raved about a while ago…) and since then I can’t seem to find the whereabouts of their SS08 collection…

Getting back to the dress though, this is a party frock by all definitions.  It ticks all those boxes so much that I’m forced to use the word ‘frock’.  It basically is the adult version of one of those dresses that you might have worn when you were five except ten times more luxurious.   I don’t normally do straight-forward ‘pretty’ or ‘glam’ but with a dress like this you really are forced to wear it with some party shoes (Georgina Goodman in this case), a headband and some gloves for the final party touch.  In other words, going with what the grandeur of the frock is telling you to do.   

Or I could slope back to my natural ways and go layering away/de-pretty-fying again…

When I have to pack this back in its shiny box, it will be a sad farewell.  Though, if I was keeping the dress, you can be damn well sure that I’d be getting the shoes to go with the dress…. (yup…still harbouring an obsessiong with them…).  I was delighted that a State-side boutique had also fallen in love with Tata Naka’s charm and are probably the one of the few stockists in the world to sell their shoes…   

Source: Saying Hello and Goodbye to the Frock

The Jezebel Reader: Profile Of A Bleeding-Heart, Bleeding-Sexed, Socially-Conscious Clive Owen-Worshiping Slob [Jezebel: The Marketing Survey]

Dear Reader:
As our esteemed colleague Anna announced this morning, today is our six month anniversary. Now give yourselves a pat on the back for contributing to our momentous growth and all around well-being. Done? Great. After a few days of extensive data mining, we’d like to take this opportunity to present to you a psychographic profile of the average Jezebel reader. Who is this elusive hussy? Is she for or against period sex? Does she think Tyra Banks had a nose job? Does she like black, white or Asian babies best? We used the scientifically infallible method of culling your poll answers to create a foolproof Jezebel reader profile. Our results after the jump.

In the bedroom, Jezebel might be described as a “sloppy vixen.”

• She explored early: over half of you learned how to orgasm before the age of 15, and nearly a third of you can masturbate if someone else is in the room, thanks to the freshman dormroom situation.
• Over 40% of you would totally bone down with your friends exes, but only if there were no emotional attachment.
• And a third of you have HPV. Perhaps you got it from your friend’s ex-boyfriend?
• In her defense, if Jezebel is a slut, she’s an honest slut: nearly half of you only lie by a 1-3 partner margin of error when giving your “number”; 27% of you don’t even know your number.
• Jezebel prefers “Sade sex” to “Slayer sex”, and forget doing her up the ass; 35% of you are haven’t even had butt sex, and less than a quarter of you actually like it.
• And the room she likes to get down in? It’s 54% likely to make Moe’s look clean.
• And who she gets down with? He’s a lot more likely to force you to watch “Stripes” than go anywhere near, like, guns and shit.

  Meanwhile, Jezebel’s stance on current affairs might be described as “bleeding-heart realist.”

  • When it comes to cuteness, Jez is mostly color-blind. In movie stars you are most likely to fantasize over the Caucasian Clive Owen, but when it comes to babies you kind of want a Maddox, although you love the rest of the Jolie-Pitt babes pretty evenly. You’re deeply appalled by racism in celebrities, even when they are as dumb as Paris Hilton. You’re good at compartmentalizing; you’ll admit it when an enemy of democracy happens to be kind of hot. But when it comes to democracy protesters you narrowly prefer Pakistan’s lawyers to Burma’s monks, though much of that margin can be attributed to the dramatically-increased likelihood that the lawyers will actually have sex with you. You aren’t delusional.
  • Which may explain why Jezebel is deeply skeptical that violent sex offenders can be rehabilitated, even when they are underage. About 20% of you wanted to see that group of teenage gang rapist-pornographers castrated and/or sentenced to death.
  • Jez has a nose for white lies and falsehoods: almost half of you believe Tyra banks is lying when she says she’s never had plastic surgery.
  • Nearly 60% of you expect you’ll vote for Hillary, but half of that 60% admit it would only to be to get Bill back and make it stop.
  • Because a mere 7.2% of you wanted Bush to be our president in 2004, and that number has not gotten higher since.

  The Jezebel lifestyle is definitely something to aspire to.

  • Over 50% of you think you’re to old to have an abortion when your eggs are too old to hock on the black market .
  • And once born, of you think three or maybe four is too old to be carrying around a kid.
  • 81% of you think Michael Lohan is a better parenting role model than the “White Oprah.”
  • You’re highbrow about your media consumption: 64% of you prefer Tina Fey’s comedic gems to Kim Kardashian’s gem of an ass, and basically all of you would rather read anything than Teen Vogue.
  • And finally, definitely all of you drink too much. What a segue! Go do that now!

  So anyway, there you have it — a brief glimpse into the heart, soul and boy-panties of your garden-variety Jezebel. She’s an HPV-havin’, Tyra-disbelievin’, bleeding-heart slob who chronically masturbates to fantasies of Clive Owen, and we wouldn’t have her any other way.

Source: The Jezebel Reader: Profile Of A Bleeding-Heart, Bleeding-Sexed, Socially-Conscious Clive Owen-Worshiping Slob [Jezebel: The Marketing Survey]