Regional UIL

Regional's in this tiny town is a huge ordeal. We have 24 students competing in the Regional meet on April 19. In my event, looking classy is a definite MUST, because it is a speaking event and there are judges. They say they don't look at your personal image, but I personally think they do. If it were REALLY close between two students and they had nothing else to judge- it would matter whether you were wearing jeans and a t-shirt (not that any one would dare to do so) or you were wearing a women's skirt suit. My "Coach" - it's hard to call her a "Coach" because she is this sweet little librarian who doesn't exactly fit the mean Coach category- She prefers us to wear black because it is classy. At the district meet I wore a white and black button up shirt, black pencil skirt, nude hose, black pointed flats, and my mother's pearl set. In a couple of weeks at Regional's I will be wearing a black top with pearls and silver beads around the neck line, black and white stripped knee length skirt, nude hose, black pumps or black flats, and my mother's pearl set once again (I'm pretty sure it's good luck), BUT I will only be wearing what is listed above if the weather allows me because we all know that the weather around here is CRAZY. Last weekend was beautiful! I'm talking jeans shorts beautiful and then this week is snows. This weather is out of control.       

Spring FEVER

 

Spring Trends Worth Trying:

 

Cropped Palazzo Pants

Tunics Over Pants

Short-Sleeved Sweatshirts

Wide Stripes (one of my FAVS)

Birkenstock-Style Sandals (I don't exactly think these are a fashion statement, but that's just me)

 The Half-Tuck

 Peplum (LOVE LOVE LOVE)

Drop Waist Bottoms

Board Straight hair

Metallic

Printed Shorts

Mirrored sunglasses

Colorful sneakers

Overalls (throwback! woooo!)

Ankle Boots (not sure about this one either)

Eighties Cramped hair

Maxi Dress (I love these- and think any size or height can pull them off)

Blazers

Polka Dots

Shorts Suit

Spring Cap

Blue Smokey Eye (I would be careful with this one, colorful eye shadow can SOMETIMES make the wrong impression)

 

Another Fashion choice that is very popular this spring is mixing and matching print. 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Spring Break

Spring break 2013!

What will you be wearing over spring break? Swim Suits and Shorts or Ski Jackets and Gloves.

Spring break is coming at the perfect time this year! In the Texas Panhandle we have no idea about the weather. One day its 77 with wind and the next day is 53 with wind. Notice the wind : Texas Panhandle wind is blowing pretty much 6 out of the 7 days of the week. This Spring break HOPEFULLY I will be wearing shorts and short sleeve tops during my free time, but everyday day over spring break(except Sunday) I will sporting either softball work out gear OR my softball uniform.

"Everyday is a fashion show & the world is your runway..."

 

Stacy London

Stacy London was born May 25, 1969. She was born and raised in New York. She is known worldwide as a stylist/fashion consultant, author, and magazine most known for her role as co-host on What Not to Wear. What Not to Wear is a American makeover show. The participants are nominated by friends, co-workers, or relatives and then they are flown to New York where the hosts on What not to Wear go through the participant's entire closet and throw away every single piece of clothing that is not "in-style" and for the most part that means that the participant's walk away with their clothes in the trash, but there is a catch: Each participant gets 5,000 to buy themselves a entire brand new wardrobe, but the new clothes have to pass Stacy and Clinton's inspection.

Stacy in well known for her grey streak in her hair, some people consider that her "signature look".

Project Runway

Project Runway is a reality TV show where 12 or more fashion designers from across the world compete in a competition. During the show there are many projects that have to be done with each project there are different rules and regulations that the contestants. The competitors create a piece or pieces at the end of each contest and those pieces are walked down the runway on models and are judged by an array of judges. At the end of each week one fashion designer is sent packing back home, with nothing in their hands while the rest of the contestants survived one more week and are one elimination closer to the price of $100,000 to start his or her own design line, a feature spread in Elle magazine, a mentor ship from a design firm, and of course the bragging rights. Some of the seasons have even included a new car as part of the prize package. On January 24, 2013 the 11 season of Project Runway began on Bravo Network. There have also been 2 All star seasons. Heidi Klum, Nina Garcia, and Michael Kors are all judges on the show. (You can read more about Michael Kors on one of my earlier blogs.)     

      

Fashion Police

Segments:

Busted! Celebrities are caught wearing the same outfit at two or more different events.

Gotta have it! Make it Stop!trends among celebrities are discussed deciding whether we should have them or make them stop

Hot Ticket. Which the panelist discuss looks by celebrities shown at the premiere of a movie or an Hollywood event

Starlet or Streetwalker? a photograph of a person with their face obscured is presented, often the person in question will sport revealing or disheveled clothing. Joan and each of the guests has a paddle with 'Starlet' written on one side and 'Street walker' written on the other. The persons outfit is generally ridiculed, before Joan and each of the guests holds up their paddle to declare whether they think the person in question is a starlet or a street walker before the mystery persons identity is revealed.

Guess Me From Behind the hosts guess a celebrity based solely from their behind

Look Who's Trending a weekly segment where the hosts talk about the latest celebrities' fashion dishes, news, and/or trends, majoritically from Twitter

Ad Sanity  hosts guess & talk about a celebrity ad based on one thing, "What do they want to tell & sell in ad?".

Fan Find hosts talk about one picture that is sent from the Fashion Police fans via Twitter with #FanFind

(and a few other inappropriate ones)

 

 

 

Kelly Osbourne, Joan Rivers, Giuliana Rancic,George Kotsiopoulos

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CHANEL

The Young life of CoCo Chansel.

We all know of the legendary fashion designer Coco Chanel, but most don't really know her background. (At least I didn't) Her full name is Gabrielle Bonheur Chanel. Chanel was born on August 19, 1884 in Saumur, France. Although Chanel was named after her father Albert Chanel, he and Chanel's mother were not bewed. She was the daughter of mother, Eugénie "Jeanne" Devolle, a laundrywoman. When her mother had first given birth to Chanel her name was legally registered Chansel. Chanel was 12 years old when her mother died of a horrible case of bronchitis at the young age of 31. Chanel was not an only child either, she had 4 other siblings. Chanel's father sent his 2 sons out to work as farm laborers and sent his 3 daughters to central France. When Chanel turned 18, she was too old to remain at Aubazine, the school her and her 2 sisters were attending while in France, she was sent to a boarding house for Catholic girls in Moulins.

Chanel had a very successful business making clothing, jewelry, make-up, and perfume.

Chanel did not grow up with an easy life, she had to work for what she had.

Chanel died on January 10,1971 at the age of 87 in her sleep.