A Little Wishing Never Hurt.

My birthday isn't until November, but I've already started to get ideas for what to ask for. The beginnings of my list are: YSL Parisienne perfume. The Teen Vogue Handbook, House of Harlow Sunburst ring, 90210 season 2 or 3 (the picture is actually season 4, due to Polyvore's limited choices), Coastal Scents 88 Warm palette, and the Who What Wear book.


Also, I've been meaning to share my latest Polyvore collage. Obviously very inspired by The September Issue.

Sorry about the lame post, I've spent the day in jammies watching an America's Next Top Model marathon. Something better tomorrow!

I Can Beat That.

I am so glad it is finally Friday, when I got home today I tried to watch a Project Runway rerun on Bravo and crashed towards the end. And I didn't wakeup until 6! School just makes me so incredibly tired.

Anyway, I don't have any plans for tonight so I was thinking I'd watch Breakfast At Tiffany's tonight since I read the book this week.

I don't have much going on that I can talk about today. Although, I did have a teacher make a speech today about how important it is for us to read and write. I think I do a fair share of both, but then the teacher told us he has read 84 books (for his own enjoyment, not for school) in a year before. It inspired me to try and read more. So, any suggestions? I like a fairly wide range of books. I mostly like things of the realistic fiction genre, I enjoy books that have a character who has an interest or career in fashion, I also like books with sad plots, and I'm a big fan of Meg Cabot. I'm pretty open to anything you think is good though. I prefer books to be fairly easy to comprehend, but still be thought provoking, although I am a fan of beach reads too.

Anyway, leave a comment if you have any good suggestions! I'm off to clean my room (overdue) and then settle down for the movie.

Fashion It Out Of Me.

Today when my dad came home from work he had a present for me, this book. It is called 'Figure Drawing for Fashion Design'. I'm really excited about it! I'm not much at sketching people, but I've been practicing. My dad also offered to buy me sketching materials. I already have a sketch book and pencils and stuff, but if anyone has suggestions for colored pencils or something else that might be handy, let me know.

I think I'm going to start building a collection of fashion books. My dad has been helping me out lately, so those books will make a good jumping off point. It would be hard for him to pick out clothes or something for me, but he knows I like books and he knows I like fashion, so it is the perfect gift that can't go wrong. Anyway, a bookcase full of fashion books...sounds good, doesn't it?

A few unrelated things...I love Glee, just like everyone else. I wore those floral Betsey tights I posted a while ago, and got tons of compliments. (Note to self: Buy more tights with patterns!) Today felt like a Friday, which really sucks. Tomorrow is a half day of school, which doesn't suck. And lastly, a new season of The Office premieres tonight.

Make The Hard Days Easier.

A long time ago, I read something Tim Gunn had said, probably in his book. He talked about how he has a go to outfit, something he can wear when nothing looks quite right, or when he is in a rush. It's something that has stuck with me since then. I don't exactly have a go to outfit, but I do have a few pieces I tend to trust. I have a purple dress that is amazingly flattering and versatile, and I also love a plain v-neck and skinny jeans for those days where everything seems gross when I put it on. Then I just spice it up with a giant ring or a collection of bracelets and a pair of fierce shoes.

What is your go to outfit?

A few other things...

• If you didn't pick up on it from the last post, I'm reading Breakfast at Tiffany's at the moment. I'm a little obsessed to tell the truth, you saw my Audrey picture in my room, and my Audrey keychain. I really need to buy myself a copy of the book though, I'm using a copy from the local library at the moment, and it's kind of torn up. Anyway, I've been thinking that this weekend I might do a little fashion movie marathon. So far I'm thinking Breakfast At Tiffany's, Clueless, and maybe Sex And The City: The Movie. Any other suggestions.
• Not this weekend, but the one after that I'm hoping to go away for the weekend. As long as my plans don't fall through! If all works out, I invited one of my friends to go and stay with my family at my uncle's beach house. I haven't been there in years, but apparently they renovated the house and it is now a mansion, so I'll take tons of pictures, can't say I've ever been in a mansion before. Hopefully my friend will be able to go, we could even fit in a little shopping. Plus it is the perfect time for a mini-vacation. We'll leave after school that Friday, and come home Sunday. Then we have Monday off of school, so I'll have plenty of time to do my homework and recuperate.
  
• It is officially time for America's Next Top Model. I saw an ad where Mr. Jay was saying they're doing a nude shoot! Drama! I know they never produce top models, and it is really better to lose (or so it seems), but I can't help but watch. Plus, did anyone who is watching notice how awesome the model's house is this cycle? It was amazing.
  

I'd Eat Every Meal With You.

"She was never without glasses, she was always well groomed, there was a consequential good taste in the plainness of her clothes, the blues and the grays and lack of luster that made her, herself, shine so."

I've Got A Feeling.

First of all, I don't know what is going on with the pictures lately. I used to use a different (better) camera, but it needs a new memory card, so I've been using a different one lately, and it keeps giving me problems. It washes the color out of things a lot of the time and the corners of photos seem to end up dark. (And sorry you can see a piece of my hair, a little gross but I didn't see it until I had uploaded these.)

Anyway, the first thing are my newly painted nails. Today they're painted 'passion purple'. In the photo they look blue, for some odd reason. In person they're a very vibrant purple with a pretty pinkish shimmer. I want to wear bright colors before it starts getting cooler, then I'll switch to darker ones.

On my vacation during the summer I had a bunch of purchases I wanted to show you guys but never had a camera that would work. So, one of the things I bought are these cute friendship bracelets. They were only about $3 each outside of a hippie store near the boardwalk. I thought they were really fun and cute. Today I wore a blue cardigan from H&M, and this skirt in raspberry (it is nowhere near the short on me), with a black tee and the first bracelet. The pinky/magenta in the bracelet is identical to the color in the skirt. I also wore shoes with a giant heel, and almost missed my bus after school because I have to walk so slowly in order to not tumble down the stairs. I was really feeling the bright colors today, hence the outfit. Usually I'm into darker colors, especially black, but I try to wear at least 2-3 skirts or dresses each week in order to mix things up, and I was trying to find a way to wear that magenta skirt, and this came to me.

I went to Walmart yesterday and when I was looking for a new deoderant I came across this body mist. It was really cheap, and it smells so good. I love citrus flavors and scents so so so much, and this has a great one.

Anywho, this was kind of a dull post. Is there anything you'd like to see more of on here? Anything fashion or beauty related is fair game, or just stuff about my daily life.

Send The Issue To Press.

I went to see The September Issue yesterday with my mother, and I have to say I really enjoyed it. I had to go a little out of my way to see it because it was hardly playing anywhere here, but the drive was definitely worth it.

Just seeing the workings of a major magazine was awesome, but I also quite enjoyed seeing Anna and her daughter Bee together, as well as their dog (surprisingly not a lap dog, and quite cute). I also enjoyed everyone's criticisms about Sienna Miller, especially her hair, and a few comments made by Anna towards the camera man about his weight.

Really, it is a must see for anyone with even the slightest interest in fashion.

Also, Anna wore a lot of necklaces like the one in that photo. She had a few different colors, but that particular one seemed to be her go-to. She wore the necklace throughout the film, maybe we'll see similar necklaces everywhere soon?

Now, I don't want to sound like somebody who saw The Devil Wears Prada and liked it so much they thought it meant they were fit to work in fashion. However, after seeing The September Issue, I'd have to say it definitely cemented the fact that I want to work in fashion. I guess I've known for a while, I was debated between careers in fashion/writing/television for a bit of time in ninth grade, but ever since I'd say, the end of the first semester, I was sure. But something about the movie, there was definitely a moment where I thought, "For sure. I want to be in this field." Not to mention, I probably had the stupidest grin on my face throughout the movie.

So yeah, it was really good. Go see it! If you already have, tell me what you thought.

On to something else. My current favorite thing to do is watch 'room tours' on youtube, where people give tours of their rooms. They're quite fun to watch. I love seeing people's super organized rooms because it makes me want everything in mine to be perfect. I was even inspired to clean my bathroom up a little last night. (So hard for me to keep that clean, I always end up with my counter covered in hair and face products.)

Anyway, I don't have much going on today. I'm going to practice driving later and then I might try a little sketching before I do my homework. And then tonight, the Design Star finale is on! Have wonderful days, I'm off to eat the chocolate chip muffin my parents got me. (Late breakfast.)