Wednesday, December 16, 2009

growth -noun (grōth)

growth (grōth)
n.
    1. The process of growing.

    2. Full development; maturity.

  1. Development from a lower or simpler to a higher or more complex form; evolution.

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Almost, almost done.

Tuesday, December 15, 2009

rem⋅i⋅nisce -veb [rem-uh-nis]

rem⋅i⋅nisce

[rem-uh-nis]–verb (used without object), -nisced, -nisc⋅ing.
to recall past experiences, events, etc.; indulge in reminiscence.


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dress: target
locale: jetty Negril Jamaica

Monday, December 14, 2009

ad⋅ver⋅tis⋅ing -noun [ad-ver-tahy-zing]

ad⋅ver⋅tis⋅ing

[ad-ver-tahy-zing]
–noun
1.the act or practice of calling public attention to one's product, service, need, etc., esp. by paid announcements in newspapers and magazines, over radio or television, on billboards, etc.: to get more customers by advertising.

2.paid announcements; advertisements.
3.the profession of planning, designing, and writing advertisements.


Juergen Teller: Marc Jacobs Advertising 1998-2009 is SO on my Christmas list.
Best. Coffee table book. Ever.

pro⋅cras⋅ti⋅nate -verb [proh-kras-tuh-neyt, pruh-]

pro⋅cras⋅ti⋅nate

[proh-kras-tuh-neyt, pruh-]
–verb (used without object)
1.to defer action; delay: to procrastinate until an opportunity is lost.
–verb (used with object)
2.to put off till another day or time; defer; delay.

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When study breaks run too long

Friday, December 11, 2009

na·ked -adj. (nā'kĭd)

na·ked (nā'kĭd)
adj.
  1. Having no clothing on the body; nude.

  2. Having no covering, especially the usual one: a naked sword.

Dearest Lindsay,
So, we see you're getting some work. That's nice.
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Clearly you one of the first to get a copy of the issue, and attempted to destroy it before anyone else saw it. Good effort. But in future, folding paper over and over will not make it disappear no matter how tiny the square gets. I will assume that you agreed to this the morning after a night of heavy binge drinking and simply didn't have the energy to resist after which, you saw the composites and promptly set them on fire.
It's not a bad shoot, but the overt sexuality is a little tried. We've seen it all before dear. Let's make like Brittney and reinvent (skip past the shaving of the head s.v.p) You'll thank me.
x
Chels

Wednesday, December 9, 2009

par⋅fum -noun [par-fœn]

par⋅fum

[par-fœn]
French.
–noun
1.a substance, extract, or preparation for diffusing or imparting an agreeable or attractive smell, esp. a fluid containing fragrant natural oils extracted from flowers, woods, etc., or similar synthetic oils.
2.the scent, odor, or volatile particles emitted by substances that smell agreeable.

Perfumes,
in the past, I'd never really been able to find one that really tickled my fancy, growing tired of the scent literally within the hour. I'd come to realize that the slightly musky typically 'perfumed' scent just wansn't for me. Instead I'd wear scented oils like Body Shop's Satsuma and Sandalwood or Escada's Moonsparkle (it smells yummy and more like blackberries than traditional perfume). But after finding a perfume test card in a magazine the other night, I think it may be time to put add a few more bottles to my dresser.

Also, I've always had a thing for this ad campaign. Bridget Bardot, balloons and Paris. Oui Oui! Every fashionista loves this comercial: I couldn't resist having an excuse to post it:)

Friday, December 4, 2009

read⋅y-to-wear -adjective [red-ee-tuh-wair]

read⋅y-to-wear

[red-ee-tuh-wair]
–noun
1.clothing made in standard sizes; ready-made clothing.
–adjective
2.pertaining to or dealing in such clothing: the ready-to-wear business; a ready-to-wear shop.

So, yesterday morning was one of those stressful mornings. And the best way to get over those is to indulge in some good fashion reads. This time it was Elle.com for mobile's peak @ Versace's Pre-Fall Ready-To-Wear 2010.

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I would wear everything here exactly as it is. I've been loving the bright cobolt blues for the season and I could go with a punchy orange accessory now and then. Fall is more exciting with two sided wool and lamé leggings and Donatella knows it. J'adore. J'adore!


Wednesday, November 25, 2009

night -noun  [nahyt]

night


–noun
1.the beginning of this period; nightfall.
2.the darkness of night; the dark.
3.a condition or time of obscurity, ignorance, sinfulness, misfortune, etc.: the long night of European history known as the Dark Ages.

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Monday, November 23, 2009

laugh -verb [laf, lahf]

laugh

–verb (used withoutobject)


1.to express mirth, pleasure, derision, or nervousness with an audible, vocal expulsion of air from the lungs that can range from a loud burst of sound to a series of quiet chuckles and is usually accompanied by characteristic facial and bodily movements.
2.to experience the emotion so expressed: He laughed inwardly at the scene.




Joseph Gordon Levitt of recent 500 Days of Summer and of more vintage 10 things I hate about you fame hosted SNL this weekend. Seeing as I've been living on a student budget all year
(ie: popcorn for breakfast with boxes of wine to wash it down) I don't have cable. But the one night as was at a friends watching the episode hosted by (the uber boring) January Jones of Madmen they promo'd JGL hosting. I was like YES. Even MFox couldn't get me to scour for whole online episodes of SNL but that's how it went down for this episode. Thus is the power of a well dressed man dancing to 'Make my Dreams' by Simon and Garfunkle for you (gentlemen take note).
Anyways, introduced by charming monologue Joseph performed his opening speech as a cover of Make 'Em Laugh from Singing in The Rain. It was so cute. If you have not seen Singing in The Rain you probably didn't understand it. But really, what is there to understand? He was wearing adorably endearing amounts of tweed and backflipping off walls. Just enjoy it.
Merci SNL for providing such a stylish host for your fashionista (or fashinisto) viewers.
Also, please start being funny again. New writers aren't hard to come by, just shanghai some from NYU, I'm sure they'd be happy to oblige

Wednesday, November 18, 2009

Turquoise: -noun [tur-koiz, -kwoiz]

tur⋅quoise

[tur-koiz, -kwoiz]
–noun
1.Also called turquoise blue. a greenish blue or bluish green.
re: I ended up taking matter into my own hands and mixing my paints to get my own aqua blue. Here's to making it happen:)

Beauty Want for the day:
Turquoise or Aquamarine Nailpolish.
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Re: I ended up taking matters into my own hands and mixing my acrilyc paints to get my own aqua blue:) I just put a layer of clear over my nail first and tada!

:Sunny Days-Lighthouse

Wednesday, November 11, 2009

Polaroid -noun [poh-luh-roid]

Po⋅lar⋅oid

[poh-luh-roid]
Trademark.
1.a brand of material for producing polarized light from unpolarized light by dichroism, consisting typically of a stretched sheet of colorless plastic treated with an iodine solution so as to have long, thin, parallel chains of polymeric molecules containing conductive iodine atoms. It is used widely in optical and lighting devices to reduce glare.
2.Also called Polaroid Camera, Polaroid Land Camera. the first brand of instant camera, developed by Edwin H. Land and marketed since 1948.

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Wonderful Wonderful Wonderful
Fashion Week DELIGHT! I need to get me some film. I wonder if these are real polaroids or not, they look like expired film. (Seeing as polaroid film/cameras are no longer in production*) I would love to wander around following models with my camera. It's on my list
*see the impossible project for more polaroid love!
photography: Jeremy Kost

Sunday, November 8, 2009

Magazine -noun mag⋅a⋅zine

mag⋅a⋅zine

–noun
1. a publication that is issued periodically, usually bound in a paper cover, and typically contains essays, stories, poems, etc., by many writers, and often photographs and drawings, frequently specializing in a particular subject or area, as hobbies, news, or sports.







I haven't read a proper paper fashion publication for the longest time. The blogosphere is fueled by paper, and lately paper by the blogosphere. I need a bit of both. I've got a date with my Vouge and a green tea latte toute suite!

Friday, November 6, 2009

slash -verb [slash]

slash

1[slash]
–verb (used with object)
1.to cut with a violent sweeping stroke or by striking violently and at random, as with a knife or sword.
2.to lash; whip.
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Viktor and Rolf: S/S 10
Risky, theatrical. Cut-ting (ha) edge.
Quelle Suprise? Non
Encore Encore!

photo: style.com

3-D -adjective  [three-dee]

3-D

[three-dee]
–adjective
1.of, pertaining to, or representing something in three dimensions; three-dimensional: 3-D movies.

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Pascal Grob, (of fashion bits and bobs) you inspire
This makes me want to dip into my photoshop so badly.
Wonderful Wonderful.

Wednesday, November 4, 2009

dollar -noun [dol-er]

dol⋅lar

[dol-er]
–noun
2.

a silver or nickel coin and monetary unit of Canada, equal to 100 cents.

Recession Proof Iphone Case. Yours for just a $

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FAQ:
Q) Will this case make me awesome?
A) I think that goes without saying

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Excellent in every way.

Wednesday, October 21, 2009

SOCK–noun [sok]


sock

1[sok]
–noun, plural socks or, for 1, also sox.
1.a short stocking usually reaching to the calf or just above the ankle.
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Dress: Ross' in Florida $18
Tights: Urban Outfitters Floral
Socks: H&M



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