Cathi or Coco?

The Summer Look

2007-03-25T11:09:00.000-07:00

Hey, sorry it's been so long since I posted! My life suddenly got pretty busy and boring at the same time if that makes any sense and I didn't feel like updated. But now the fabulous weather has inspired me to do a post about summer clothes! I wore short, summery dresses all day yesterday and into the night. Plus I got a pedicure and drove around in a convertible. The perfect clothes for this weather, shown below.

Start with a pretty shift dress:

Juicy Couture

Free People

Fred Flare

Anthropologie
or a skirt...

J Crew

Pulled over a cute patterned bikini

Juicy Couture

Pull on some cute gold necklace like these from Fred Flare

Grab a cute bag..

Fred Flare/ little odd forest boutique

and some funky sunglasses

Fred Flare

Slip on some wedges or sandels:

Anthropologie

Keep your makeup simple

With bronzer and a dash of lip gloss

and don't forget to paint your toes!
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Chez Moi

2007-03-11T23:04:00.000-07:00

If I say so myself, I've been wearing some prrretty cute clothes in prrretty cute outift combinations recently. And of course whenever I feel cute, I take a picture of the outfit. For your viewing pleasure:

(These last two looks were my Pete Wentz inspired day. hehe)

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Not All That Glitters Is Gold..

2007-03-04T08:56:00.000-08:00

I know I've done a post on silver stuff before, but when Neiman Marcus has it pegged as a trend and puts all the fabulous designer silver stuff on one web page, I can't resist!

Dior

French Connection

Kay Unger

Dolce and Gabbana

Jimmy Choo

Judith Leiber (made with Austrian crystals!)

Manolo Blahnik

Pianegonda by Neiman Marcus

Desiro

Shu Uemura

Urban Decay (in Pyrotechnics)

Hard Candy

StAy ShInY!
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I &hearts Pete!

2007-02-27T18:46:00.000-08:00

Pete Wentz is soooo hott.

Ahhhhh. Yum, eye candy.

Ok so now onto the point of his post... although his hottness could just as well be my point.
Actually that is my point.

My sidenote is: his label Clanstine Industries is really cool! I love their stuff, and everyone knows that music and fashion go together like milk and cookies. Someday when I'm a famous designer I'm gonna have a band play at one of my fashion shows for the background music. Oooh Fall Out Boy will play. If I can afford them.

Some kick @$$ merch from Clanstine.
and just because he's beautiful:

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Dance Dance

2007-02-25T14:27:00.000-08:00

I watched Step Up last night (a little late, I know) and I totally looooooved all the clothes! As if I wasn't already obsessed enough with dance/ballet clothes, now I so want to wear tights more often. Some addddorable outfits from the flick:

An outfit I was wearing one day when I felt especially ballet:

Dance your way into someonne's heart and look adorable in dance inspired clothes as the weather warms up.
&hearts.cathi.or.coco

Oooh, Me Likey!

2007-02-20T18:41:00.000-08:00

You've got to love Juicy Couture . I got an e-mail from Neiman Marcus with some of their new stuff and Oooooh is is cute! I'd wear the whole line, pretty much, but these are my favorites, the many I'm considering splurging on.

Juicy is the NEW BLACK! This shirt is so cute! It reminds me of those House of Hollard shirts.

I love this pattern but can't decide whether I like the shirt or the mini sleeved jacket better.

I have always wanted a pair of Juicy comfy pants and these are THE ONES. They say Juicy is a girl's best friend on the waist-band. Extremely Nessa.

Long velour shirt/jacket. How do you spell comfy?

And of course these shorts. I used to not like Bermudas but these are different. And I like them very much.

I already know I'm going to a wedding in Hawaii in June and I'm probably going to another one later in the summer too. This dress would be perfect!

These are what made me start looking at all the Juicy stuff. These are SO cute! I totally need a pair!!

Stay Juicy!
&hearts.cathi.or.coco

This is why I love California.

2007-02-19T13:50:00.000-08:00

It's been really warm here the last few days. On Friday it was 78!! And the past three days have been balmy and fabulous. I am so craving to go outside and tan, which I might just do when I finish this post.
A little while ago when I was craving summer like it was apple pie, I was looking at bathing suits on Nordstrom, and there were some adorable ones. Now that it's warm I so want to be wearing one (well if I hadn't added all that weight to my thighs since the last time I saw my legs...too much apple pie ;} ). Here's my favies.

Ralph Lauren/ Roxy
The polo logos all over the first one are so cute! And everyone had this suit last year and I always loved it. The bottoms have the X and Y

Juicy Couture
Yay stripes! Not exactly nautical, but cute! And oooh golllld! I love gold, and a golden swim suit? It'll match your golden tan and look soooooo cute.

Betsey Johnson.
Betsey knows what I want! (Wow I really have a weakness for her designs). I'd wear any of these in a hearbeat. 'Nuff said.
Stay wArm! (and watch your legs. Just cuz you haven't seen them for a while doesnt mean they dont exist!)
&hearts.cathi.or.coco

It's Just a Dance Hall Drug

2007-02-11T10:01:00.000-08:00

this week i'm loving...

Boys Like Girls (get the album here)

Little Miss Sunshine and Paul Dano
This guy is hott in a different way. I think he stole the show for this movie.

Here (In Your Arms)- Hellogoodbye video

Rachel McAdam's pink highlights

Broken hearts and candy hearts

and rainy days
&hearts.cathi.or.coco

Squeeze Me, I Squeak

2007-02-07T19:20:00.000-08:00

I've always had a thing for corsets. Ever since I watched Gone With the Wind I suppose, I've wished I could live in the era of itsy-bitsy waists for all and huge puffy dresses. Maybe I was born a few major wars too late, but that doesn't mean I can't incorporate corset style into my life now. I've yet to find the perfect corset, so in the end I might try and make myself one though. Here's some good ones though.
Anthropologie:

Unknown:

Dolce & Gabbana:

Nanette Lepore:

Betsey Johnson (I think):

Suck In!
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the 'trends' issue.

2007-01-29T16:34:00.000-08:00

(@ fashion 156)

Really, you need to check out this issue of fashion 156 for yourself, because the entire issue is fabulous and I can only post so much of it. It's called the trends issue, but I'm not so sure these clothes are trends. I wish they were though, because everyone would look so fashionable in them! Hot:

Sexy Shoes(for women and men)

I love this dress.

So beautiful. Who is this model? She's captivating!

Be 'trend'-y!
&hearts.cathi.or.coco

Designer Spotlight: Nanette Lepore

2007-01-28T15:55:00.000-08:00

Since I've been posting this blog, I always keep my eyes (and camera!) open whenever I go shopping or flip through a magazine or catalogue. Looking back through some of my finds, I noticed alot of stuff from Nanette Lepore . So, I looked through her website and collections, and I LOVE what I see. It's somewhat of a cross between Chanel and Betsey Johnson, black/white and sophisticated but with enough lace and frills to keep the look young.
Shop Now @ Nanette Lepore
but first, some of her adorable stuff.

NL does nautical better than I've seen before, with pieces that are wearable .

I love this striped (if you look close!) jacket. It's young and fresh, especially with the oversized red buttons. And of course, cheetah! How did I not find this yesterday?

I saw this coat in Nordstrom, and let me tell you, it is even more fabulous in person. The pattern sparkles . And I just love this skirt! I think my mom passed on her weakness for black and white.

Yay shoes. Chunky heels without feeling like your Grandma's orthopedics, and funky patterns.

This is my favorite thing of hers that I've seen. It's so elegant and sophisticated!

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RaWr

2007-01-27T12:48:00.000-08:00

I've always had a soul-sucking (but in a good way) weakness for cheetah print.
With words like spunk, attitude, fierce and bold associated with animal prints, what could be better?
Here's my purr-worthy print picks.

(L.A.M.B $385 @ Nordstrom)
This coat from L.A.M.B is so fabulous! It's sophisticated and daring, plus it's got spunk. Love

(Betsey Johnson, $49, $211, $170, $110)
I could go on for hours about Betsey Johnson cheetah print stuff, but I decided to only pick four. (ha ha)
First, this cute little negligee. Actually, Victoria's Secret has the matching bras, panties, and robes in this pattern, they just weren't on the website. Cute stuff though. Then, the fabulous red dress. Very sexy, very summery. Light weight and adorable for those oh oh summer nights. (Sorry, i watched Grease on Thursday ;] ) Then these shoes, with the cheetah print hiding on the insides and the heels. Betsey tends to do this a lot, and it's just so delicious. I absolutly ADORE this jacket! The second it goes on sale at all I'm snatching it up, or if I ever have a bit of extra cash to burn. It's Betsey, it's pink, it's cheetah. Yum.

(Donald J Pliner $200/ Irregular Choice 55 pounds)
Two pairs of cute cheetah shoes! I really love shoes like these that are like hairy, and pumps with a tiny peep-toe. Ahhh...

(Diane von Furstenberg $275/ Marc by Marc Jacobs $368)
Why not add a zebra and a tiger to the mix? I want to wear the savananah (but not literally, that would be cruel).

And the bag that inspired this whole post? My new school bag (yes! I finally got one!) that came yesterday. I had to have them ship it to San Fran from the outlet near L.A. and then have my Dad hook up our fax machine, just to get them to ship it to my house, but it's here! And it is sooooooooooo worth it!

Stay Fierce!
&hearts.cathi.or.coco

I've Been Tagged

2007-01-27T10:07:00.000-08:00

Yay! Finals are over, and I finally have a chance to post again! Now i just have to figure out how to make the pictures work again. Anyway, I thought I'd post the five things you don't know about me and then later this weekend (i promise this time! It's a three day weekend, so i really will) i'll figure out whats up with my blogger and post my new bag and stuff.

1) Meg Cabot is my favorite author ever. I started reading Princess Diaries in like 3rd grade, and now I read all of her books.

2) My best friend and I pass a notebook back and forth every day at school, just like The Notebook Girls (the book.?) When we grow up we're gonna publish it.

3) If it's the last thing I do, I'm going to attend FIT (fashion institute of technology) sometime in my life.

4) I was born in New York City, and I desperatly want to live there when I grow up. Fashion Avenue here I come.

5) I want Karl Lagerfeld's job.

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does no one else have FINALS?

2007-01-19T18:43:00.000-08:00

Apparently not. I realize that school schedules are different around the world, but I thought at least some of you would be going through the agony of studying around the same time as me? I've spent much of this week studying for next week's finals and the rest of my time watching Beauty and the Geek, American Idol, My Name Is Earl, and You're The One That I Want -es that were clogging up my DVR. I sat down today and decided to read all your blog posts from recently, and honestly just spent the past hour and a half reading what my Google Reader called '100+' posts, although I'm pretty sure it was more like 200. PLUS, I didn't even attempt to comment on any of them, or read Style Bubble. I barely read any of the entries either, I mostly just looked at pictures. Yikes. So if any of you did your absolutly best literary work or were extremly witty in your entries from the past week, tell me and I'll actually read them! And if anyone read Style Bubble this week and thinks I need to look at the post, I'd appreciate it. Thanks!

All I will say about the Golden Globe are two things:
(Click on the names for pictures)

1) I absoluly love Reese Witherspoon, and she looked SO young and beautiful at the Golden Globes.

and
2) If Cameron Diaz's dress hadn't had that strap, it would have been fabulous.

(Apparently, I can't post pictures anymore! I'll get on fixing that and be back tomorrow with ACTUAL fashion posts!)

Loves
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I know it's boring...

2007-01-16T19:00:00.000-08:00

But the truth of the matter is I have to post my random thoughts first, and then I can gather up stuff for a cool awesome post! yay! Plus, it's amazing i'm even posting right now, since I managed to have NO time last week, but i already have time today? Soon I'm gonna be bogged down with studying for my first every FINAL which will be very stressful, but once I return, I promise I'll be back to my posting prime. Until then, please stick with me through the half-posts and the pictures of me in outfits...

"II like to picture Jesus in a tuxedo T-Shirt because it says I want to be formal, but I'm here to party." (Ricky Bobby)
Yup, that was my inspiration for this outfit, which I actually wore a long time ago, but whatever. Actually it's two outfits, one I wore out to lunch at the club, and one I wore out to the movies one afternoon. Yup, I got one of the Inspi(red) shirts! Yayyy!

Then these two pictures are actually the same outfit, but I just wore it twice (oops!) Once out to dinner with my cousins and the other today at school, with my new denim jacket! My mom and I went to the great mall yesterday and I got this jacket for 20 bucks! yay outlets!

Some random layering by MOI. I got out of the shower one day over break when I had been in my PJs all day (cuz' whats more fun than that?) and wanted to dress cute, so I paired these items together. I think it actually looks kinda cute, especially cuz i found a matching ribbon for my hair!

I saw these on Coutorture and just thought they were ridiculous and adorable at the same time! They're swarovski encrused pepper spray bottles! They are actually auctioning off some designed by celebrities, mostly the cast of My Name Is Earl (a show i LOVE! if you haven't seen it then you must tune into NBC 9 PM on thursdays!) and the money goes to the National Center on Domestic and Sexual Violence. My favorite is the one by Jaime Pressley, who plays Joy.
To see them all click here.

More later fab fashion fiends
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It's Electric

2007-01-13T12:20:00.000-08:00

Ah! I am so sorry that I haven't posted AT ALL this week. You guessed it, this was the week I went back to school! It was such a long week, and a lot of dramatic stuff happened, including me breaking up with my boyfriend, :). Anyway, I'm not busy now so I thought I'd post a two electronics that caught my eye during the week but I was too busy/lazy to post.

OMG this is so cute! I have always loved Sidekicks AND I have always loved Diane Von Furstenberg's lip-print-ed designs. Combined? It's too die for!

And of course, this week Apple introduced the iPhone. I am absolutly in LOVE with this phone! It's completly perfect, what more could you want? Personally, I'll wait until the second version comes out, because they'll work out the kinks, it will be less expensive, with more memory, AND they might start making them in colors. (like pink!) But this will be the ULTIMATE phone!

&hearts
cathi.or.coco

(PS- Sorry this was short, but I haven't had much time to think fashion this week. I have a three-day weekend though, so I'll try to spread a little love.)
(PPS- Does anyone know what happened to Coutorture? It's being werid...)

It's Those Fabulous Gilmore Girls Oh How We Have Missed Them

2007-01-07T08:16:00.000-08:00

I've been watching Gilmore Girls, well 'religiously' is how I've put it in the past (and it's true!), for about two years maybe (yeah I know, I'm a late Gilmore-bloomer, but I've made up for it with how much I love the show!) Well I came in about 5th season, if that gives you an idea.
Anyway, as much as I love this show, and even though I have heard Luke (Scott Patterson) mention that Lorelai (Lauren Graham (my all time hero)) wears 'crazy outfits all the time' (but usually with pants!), I never thought to actually pay attention much to said outfits. An 'ooh that's cute' here and a 'ommmg I'd so wear that' there and a 'why dont i have that!?' later, and eventually there are some adorable outfits that I'm not paying attention to! (Please excuse me. The show is so enjoyable I don't even need to focus on costume to enjoy it. Is that my fault?) But now I have gone through a screen-caps site and pulled out some stuff that I love, Just For You. (It's not just Lorelai/Lauren either! Rory (Alexis Bledel) has some cute stuff once she escapes from Chilton's uniforms!--gasp!)

Some FABulous dresses worn by Lorelai, and just because I can I'm going to name all these episodes, from left to right. (Lorelai's First Cotillion, Wedding Bell Blues, and... darn. Well she is standing in the Dragonfly for this picture so it's Season 4 last episode or later. Do I get points for that?)
An elegant, full length white dress (without being bridal!), this great blue dress and purple sparkly minijacket (which should not be worn together, but alone are quite quite cute) and a cute day dress for your inn-managing duties. Parfait! (which means perfect in French, not a layered dessert)

Lorelai's Tee-shirts! (The middle one is That's What You Get Folks, For Making Whopee)
I love how Lorelai has this fabulous tee collection that she incorporated into her outfits, so when she is at home she can be cozy, but when she is out and about, she looks mature enough that someone won't think 'God, that mother should dress her age' (Although no one ever thinks Lorelai is a mother anyway) I know she has thousands more good tees, but I am lazy, and stopped when I found three examples.

(The one where Old Man Twicum actually dies, dunno, and the one with Lane's Bachelorette party)
Just a few great Lorelai outfits! She layers so well! I do realize that Lorelai Gilmore is not actually dressing herself, she is being dressed by the costume department, but that would mean Lorelai Gilmore is not real, and if I have to admit that I'll cry. So I won't. Oh and in the picture on the right, that jacket is Juicy! One I posted a while ago. Haha, I've got the eye.

(Friday Night's All Right For Fighting, That's What You Get Folks For Making Whopee (?) and some unknown one in the Yale Daly News office)
Rory's college chic! (And because Paris (Liza Weil) has a cute outfit I didn't cut her out of the picture) Rory (or her character sniff sniff) has really grown into her mother's fashionable shoes. (I won't even point out that they share shoes, because it's obvious. oops) My favorite is her outfit on the far left. Which inspired this entire post. hehe.

Who can pull of work shirts like this adorable workaholic? No one.

I have brought together the two things I love, my fashion blog and Gilmore Girls.
Now I can die. (But I won't)

Copperboom ladies
&hearts.cathi.or.coco

PS- If any of you got all of the taglines and such in this post, Kudos! tell me.

"Oh my gosh! I love your shoes!"

2007-01-06T11:12:00.000-08:00

This is such a cute post that I found on Cotorture! Check it out.

Daddy Likey

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Here It Goes, Here It Goes, Here It Goes Again

2007-01-05T17:14:00.000-08:00

I'm sure you've all seen this video. Ok go on the treadmills? (How cool is this by the way?) Anyway, when I saw this video the first thing I noticed was how well dressed the guys of Ok go are! They all look so chic in their pink, vests, and ties. So I decided to look a little further into the matter, and found that Ok go are usually dressed well! Examples:

(This pic looks like Mick Jagger! Agreed?)
Don't you just love it when guys dress well? Especially in bands. It can be hard to mold their style into your own though, just because of the fact they are guys. Here's a few of my ideas to make Ok go's look your own.

Step One: Blazers Why not try a cute blazer? Over a tee or even a shiny top, like these boys do. It's masculine-chic, but still girly, especially when in a cute color. (Juicy Couture actually has a cute red velvet one that I've seen twice, but for the life of me I can't find it online. Probably because it's on sale . Try Bloomingdale's or any Juicy store.)

Step Two: Shine & Stripe Tops Shiny tops, or stripes are great. Try a bright color of shine, something you wouldn't normally wear, i.e. shocking purple. Try a low cute or buttoned top when it comes to stripes. Oh and try a Michael Stars top, like the one in the top left corner. They all have glitter embedded in the fabric. And why not layer any of these under a wool-but-fab vest?

Step Three: Ties Ties aren't just for the guys anymore! Add one to any layer to add a level of style or professionalism. Want one different than the one's in your Dad's closet? Try a metallic or a designer name one, like this Pucci one, left.

Step Four: Menswear Don't be afraid to venture off into the other side of the store! Try a mens top, it might be a bit big on you, but with your tight little jeans and jewlery, you can glam it up! Or go the other way; steal one of your little brother's tees that will fit you nice and snug. Some guys' stuff is actually cute, and a lot of designer brands make mens lines. (like Dior homme, which Mary Kate and Ashley wear all the time!)

Step Five: Button-Down Shirts Not quite ready to branch off into guy's clothes? Fine! Why not try out one of those striped shirts you've seen a million times at HCO or A&F? This one from Abercrombie and Fitch is totally the cutest one I've seen yet. It's women's wear, but it's on the edge enough to make a statement.

Steps Six and Seven: Men's Accessories and Pink You know you've seen dozens of these type of socks before when you sort socks when doing laundry. How cute would a pair be sticking out of your converse when your are wearing a mini skirt? (Can you tell that I want to raid my Dad's closet? I just think I could make some of his stuff cute!) High socks are popular anyway, so put your own spin on them--male. And, since the lead singer wore pink pants, I had to include these Juicy velour ones. That way you can be cozy while still being chic. Pair them with a vest or tie? Who's Your Daddy?

&hearts.cathi.or.coco

A Tad Scary?

2007-01-04T16:56:00.000-08:00

I was flipping through fashion156 the other day and I came across this picture:

I found this scary. This model has actually gotten so thin that she has no breasts. Her rips pop through her skin and she has no body fat.
Once you get this thin, I don't think you're even attractive anymore. Someday, when I'm a designer, I'll hire models that aren't this thin. This girl has to be at least a 0. Not healthy.

Thoughts?
&hearts.cathi.or.coco

Car-mel (Not Caramel)

2007-01-04T10:48:00.000-08:00

For New years I went down to Carmel with my cousins from NYC. It was really beautiful, and it was so cool to dip your toes in the ocean on December 30th. (hehe, thats Cali weather for you!) When I was getting ready to go to Carmel, I forgot how cool a town it is, and didn't realize it was actually a good shopping town! I found:

These adorable purses that were actually made from old liscense plates and hubcaps. Then they put rhinestones all over them. I think I really would have gotten one if they hadn't been $200. But they were too cute.
My cousins and I also found this adorable store called Nalu, that had all sorts of great clothes, like Rock and Republic, Hudson, Paige, and other jeans.

Here's a picture of my Aunt Jen and I at Nalu. We both actually ended up getting that shirt (lol), and I ended up getting the Hudsons I'm wearing.

Carmel, also has this fabulous Coach store, which is seriously the best Coach store I've ever been in, except maybe the one in NYC. Anyway, it always seems to have more purses and accessories than mine, and different ones too! Like, I found this adorable hat, above, which was so cute. I wouldn't have worn it much, but putting it on made me feel sophisticated. Plus, it was having a sale while I was there. How could I resist?

I &hearts my new purse!
A few cute outfits I wore over the weekend:

And see those jackets, the purple/pink one and the black one? They are really the same jacket! It's my mom's, reversable, and closes magnetically.
All in all, my weekend in Carmel was great.
Hope you all had a great New Years too!
&hearts.cathi.or.coco

We're Your Dreamgirls

2007-01-03T09:58:00.000-08:00

Boys we'll make you happy...

Yesterday I went to see Dreamgirls with my cousins, OMG it was sooo good! The music was fabulous, and even while I was engrossed in the plot, I had to notice the fabulous costumes. A few of my favorites:

And my favorite outfit of all...

Steppin' to the Bad Side
Happy New Year!
&hearts.cathi.or.coco

Did Me Proud

2006-12-29T13:51:00.000-08:00

I love Juicy Couture, but I realize some people don't. They find it frivilous, too expensive, and not chic. Maybe they aren't big fans of tee's with Juicy scrawled on them, or maybe they don't like velour tracksuits. (And I pitty them, I really do). But because some people don't think Juicy is quite as chic or mature as other brands, I was so proud when I got an e-mail from Neiman Marcus with this picture:

It said Shop Juicy Couture but I didn't quite believe it at first. But when I clicked on the link I was amazed.
It's such a great look, really fashionable, like their Couture Couture line, but without the thousand dollar price tag.
This outfit makes me love Juicy even more.

Thoughts?
&hearts.cathi.or.coco

(PS- Doesn't it remind you of Christina Agulaira at Fashion Rocks? I thought so!)

I Left My &hearts In San Francisco

2006-12-28T10:18:00.000-08:00

Yesterday I went into 'the city' (as we call in here, and people will know what you mean) to see Jesus Christ Superstar. But first, we had a tiny bit of time to go shopping! So we headed straight for the San Francisco Centre, and split up, my mom and me and my brother and my dad. While the boys went off to the Champs Sports, my mom and I headed to the new-ish Juicy Couture store, which I hadn't been it yet. It was so great! I didn't get anything there, but just being there was fabulous. Then we went to where we really wanted to go, the Bloomingdale's. If I had to shop in one store for the rest of my life, Bloomingdale's would be it. There is half a floor (and it's a really big floor!) that is just JEANS. hEaVeN . I went in with the intention of getting Rock and Republic's but I tried on some 26-es (whcih are my size) and they were too tight, and there werent any 27-es. :( But I did find the most fabulous Chip and Pepper's in 26 that DID fit. (Which boosted my self esteem too).

How can you resist a pair of jeans with the tagline 'You've got a sexy bum' ? It always reminds me of my English aunt, who talks with the greatest english accent.
As much as I love these jeans (I would wear them immediatly, but they still have to be hemmed, like all the jeans I buy...) there was another pair of pants that caught my eye and I have been dreaming of them since.

Paired with layered tops and a Seven For All Mankind denim jacket, were these Marc by Marc Jacobs jeans. But not these exactly. The ones I saw had one side of a zipper trail on the side seams. They were SO cute. I can remember now, while I dug through the Rock and Republic's, turning and seeing these jeans and rubbing the zipper with my finger. As soon as I woke up this morning, I looked for them on the Bloomingdale's website, but couldnt find them :(. I guess I'll check my local Nordstrom. (To add to my misery, I think they were on sale!)

I love cities.

(By the way, how do you like the new layout? I finally made it read-able! Yay. I love it, plus I am so proud of myself for knowing the littlest bit of HTML to be able to make it look like this. The header picture I took yesterday in the city, it was on the Nordstrom window. My new mantra, and the way I'm gonna live my life from now on)

Are You Dressed For It?
&hearts.cathi.or.coco

'Cuz I'm Glossy

2006-12-26T08:59:00.000-08:00

Remeber when you were little, and you had those necklaces and rings filled with lipgloss? That sticky, gooey, bright pink lipgloss, and you would smear it on your face and put on fake pearls and think you were all that and a bag of M&Ms? Well, I was looking at the Sephora website, looking for ways to spend my gift card, and you'll never guess what I found! Lipgloss in jewelry! But this is not the cheap stuff you wore when you were three. Here are my finds:

(Dior Dior Pretty Charms $55)
How cute is this? The icy charms, the locked look of it, and the broken heart inside. But of course, it's Dior.

(Hard Candy Lip Gloss Ring $6/Hard Candy Keepsake Heart Lip Gloss Compact $18)
I lllooovee the brand Hard Candy. If you don't have anything from them, I suggest you rush right out to your local Sephora, and find the cute little Hard Candy counter. All their stuff is brightly colored and adorable, just like the two lipglosses above. I absolutly loooove the compact, it's so adorable in its BeJeWeLeD glory. And what's cuter than a lip gloss ring? A lip gloss ring that says 'Kiss Me' on it.

(Sephora Piiink VIP My Deliiicious Bracelet $8)
At first, I thought this brand was cute (I can't really stay away from anything named 'Pink') and then I started to think it was a little obnoxious. I mean, who are they trying to sell this to? Sometimes it seems like the three year olds with the sticky pink faces. But this bracelet is really cute. With the heart and the rhinestone P? And it's made by Sephora, so you know the lipgloss will be good quality!

(Too Faced The Beauty Brooch Cameo Avant Guard $28.50)
This is my favorite one off all of them. Lipgloss behind a cameo charm, surrounded by hearts, jewels, and baubles. And it doesn't hurt that it looks cuter than the rest. I'm not sure I would wear it as a brooch, but I'm sure I could figure out something to do with it!

(Urban Decay Commando $26)
This one would probably look the least ridiculous if you actually wore it. Dog tags are cute, and this one is adorable, purple with a floral design and URBAN DECAY stamped into it. People might not even notice it had lipgloss in it until you opened it up!

(Juicy Couture Lip Gloss Charm $75)
You know something is the real deal when Juicy starts making it. I did notice that this Juicy one is the most expensive of all of them, but it is just too-beaver-dam cute! I love everything that Juicy makes that is gold. And this is no exception!

Stay Glossy!
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A few things I think are cute...

2006-12-22T17:27:00.000-08:00

Whoot! I'm on Winter Break!!!! Two whole weeks without an ounce of homework (well, except to read) and endless time to pArTy and hang out with my friends. Plus my totally awesome cousins are coming from NYC to ring in 2007 with us. I have a three more ideas that are on this raggedy piece of paper I write down fashion blog post ideas on when they come from me. Then I cant start new for the new year. Here they are:

(Smittens, Restoration Hardware)
I saw these while flipping through one of endless Christmas catalogues that got sent to my house this year, and thought they were so cute. Holding hands while wearing the same mitten? How adorable.

(LEGACY TWO-TONED FRAMED WRISTLET, Coach , $148)
What do you get when you cross a wristlet, a wallet, and a change purse? I think this little thing is like the cutest ever. I saw this in a catalogue too. Toooo cute!
And here's a few stocking stuffers if you are still looking for cute gift ideas:

Some jewlery, some little mirrors, some lip gloss. Most of it is from Fred Flare and the rest is from Sephora.

Merry Christmas!
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Randomies

2006-12-21T19:21:00.001-08:00

So much for the whole 'No rain' thing.
Note to self: don't wear jeans with holes in them on the first day of winter!

I just have a few tidbits of random fashion stuff to post. Tomorrow is my last day of school before winter break, and then I will have two long, luxurious weeks off. I promise a steady flow of fashion then! And for now...

I found this shirt on Fashion 156 a couple issues ago, and I just thought it was great. Sure, it's mens, but it's Prada. Plus, how cool would this look if you could pull it off?

Some really cute shoes, also found on Fashion 156. Sorry though, don't remember the brand.

And this cute Juicy Couture shirt. I don't know why I like it so much, I just do. ( It must be the oversized buttons ;] )

Here's some pictures of the makeup from the Fashion 156 'Christmas Issue' I absolutly LOVE them. It's not a kind of makeup you would really wear, but the glittery, icy, sparkles of frostbitten makeup? Heaven.

Something I just have to get off my chest, and see if anyone agrees?

Now, tell me if you think I'm crazy, but don't you just love the way your hair looks when you pull it out of the way to wash your face at night? And everytime you try and recreate this look, it NEVER works? It's like, if you put annnny effort into it, it ruins it. But at night? I love it.

Ok that's just my random thought.

sTaY cUte!
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Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snow

2006-12-20T20:49:00.000-08:00

(Uggs, True Religion jeans, Volcom jacket, Halogen sweater, handmade scarf (my best friend made it for me!))
I'm not sure about where you guys live, but recently here it's been totally freezing! No rain, no snow (psh- I wish!) just below freezing temperatures and frost. But I did find a great outfit to wear anyway!
You can do the same with some cute looking jackets, vests, scarves, gloves, and hats!

(Juicy Couture, Juicy Couture, Anthropologie)

(Free People x3)

(Fred Flare)

Stay Warm!!!
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Does Your Shirt Have A Cupcake On It?

2006-12-18T20:26:00.000-08:00

I didn't think so.

(You know you are jealous!)

( Johnny Cupcakes )

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On the first night of Hanukkah...

2006-12-17T15:40:00.000-08:00

my boyfriend gave to me:

This fabulous Coach key chain!!!

&hearts&hearts&hearts&hearts

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Popping Collars

2006-12-16T19:37:00.000-08:00

The other day I saw a girl in my French class wearing a short sleeve shirt over a polo, and I thought it looked so cute. I'd never seen/noticed anyone wearing that before. So I tried it out. The day I wore that shirt combo above, I noticed four other people with polos under shirts.

Say it with me.

P...R...E...P

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Ain't No Other

2006-12-16T08:39:00.000-08:00

You can say what you want about Christina Aguilera, but recently I've become obsessed with her. I imported my old Genie In a Bottle-era CD into my iTunes and listened to the songs I haven't since I was 8. Plus, I bought all her new songs that have the high energy and heart-broken melodies that only 'Xtina' can pull off. And whether you like her or not, you have to admit that she's come a looooong way since this era:

(Although Beautiful is one of my favorite Aguilera songs.)

(Christina at Fashion Rocks in September. I love love love her style here, the navy look but in glam gold!)
Christina is SO talented, did you know that she has a four-octave range? And I just love her old-Hollywood style these days.
I love the phonograph behind her, the mod zebra carpet, and the patten leather in these two pictures.

And who but Christina can pull off those alluring smoky eyes and bright bright red lipstick and nails, also with platinum blonde hair? (Granted, it's dyed, but it look so good on her!)
Here's a few tips for getting Baby Jane's makeup looks:

(Hard Candy Eye Candy Eyeshadow in Licorice, Bobbi Brown Sandwash Eye Palette, and CARGO SmokyEye brush)
I have all three of these. The black eye shadow is so great as a base for the smoky eyes and then the Bobbi Brown palette has shimmery eyeshadow in every color, a smoky eye for every outfit. But what will really change your life is the CARGO brush. I could never live without mine once I got it!

(Dior, Chanel, Vincent Logo)
Living with my mom has definitly taught me a thing or two about TRUE red . When I go off to college, my mom will be content with knowing I will never see a burgendy, pink-ish red, or (ack!) orangy-red, and let it pass for true red.
(Can you guess that my mom's favorite color is red?) I'm glad to say that Christina's reds have fallen into the True Red category. And so have the lipsticks above.

My mom also has always, for as long as I can remember, had True Red toe-nails. She'd never settle for less, and neither should you. The BEST True Red nail polish is Sporty Kar Red by Sation. (the right one) There's no replacement for this.
Think like this. Your red should always be the same color as a Red Ferrari.
(The other lady's nails and nail polish bottle in this picture are also True Red)

Christina's fashion style is so Old-Hollywood. Here's a few finds that reminded me of her:

And a picture that probably inspired Christina herself:

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Betsey, All I Want For Christmas Is Vous!

2006-12-14T17:09:00.000-08:00

Vous, as in plural of you. Because lately (Well really, always) Betsey Johnson has been making my heart swooon.
It all started with this picture in the Nordstrom catalog:

All of the jewels and baubles in this picture are Betsey Johnson! Oh how I love her. I think my favorite from this is the arrow through the heart necklace. I would so wear that! I do like the huge heart bracelets, but those are only practical until I sit down at school and try to write anything.

There's No Place Like Home
These are the shoes Dorthy would wear if she lived nowadays. Not exactly practical for Tornado weather and running away from wicked witches, but So So cute!

First postion, Second position, Third position, Fouth...
I think I'm starting to get obsessed with ballet style clothing. Leggings and tights, ballet flats, floppy tops and jackets, scruny skirts? So cute, so cozy. And of course, these flats would match aNyThIng. Who doesn't love bows? These are IN the fabric!

I saw this dress a while back when I was looking for Homecoming dresses. (Funny, I did get a Betsey dress, just not this one.) Anyway, ever since I saw this online (i never actually saw it in real life...) I kept running into these--\/ (psst! look down!) shoes in stores. Red, black, pink. I've seen em. Fabulous

Two absolutly stunning dresses by BJ. (How cute is it to incorporate a belt into the dress' design? Fabulous!

I am absolutly obsessed with these new Betsey wedges. They are hilarious! Chic Dangerous Daring Betsey? All of the above. I would love to wear these to a garden party with a cute little straight sided cotton dress. Either lacy tights or a ridiculous pedicure. Headband a must.
Why did I have to get wedges this summer? These are so much cuter!

(I've said it before and I'll say it again!)
Make Betsey Proud Girls!
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My New Favorite Movie

2006-12-13T17:12:00.000-08:00

This weekend I watched The Notebook twice. Once by myself (which involved a lot of sobbing) and once with my two best friends (which involved a lot of hugging). Both times I cried, but both times I also realized how great the clothes in this movie are. (That's me. Crying but loving the fashion...) I found as many pictures from the movie as I cold.

If you're a bird then I'm a bird.
What a great line is that? I love her bathing suit here! Cute cute cute. Sighhh now-a-days there is no place to wear an outfit like this. If there were though? I would in a heart beat. Headband and all.

In general, I love her dresses in this movie. How fabulous would it be to wear dresses like these all the time? Rachel McAdams never fails to look fabulous. I also love all the hat type things...
(I love how right after the top picture, she shoves the ice cream in his face and then kisses it off.)

I love this blue dress!
I love how she shows up with he suitcases and just shrugs her shoulders.
And of course...

This is my favorite scene! Who wouldn't love to lay down in the middle of the street with a gorgeous guy?

Allie: What happens if a car comes?
Noah: We die.

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It Took Me Long Enough...

2006-12-12T19:03:00.001-08:00

but I finally wore my dress to school! It took a long time and a lot of outfit changes (this is nothing like what i was wearing at first!) to find something that wasn't hideous/didnt make my hips look huge. But I think it turned out nice!

(Free People dress, Hollister shirt, DKNY tights, Uggs, A&F jacket)
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Does this ScReAm California to you?

2006-12-11T18:09:00.000-08:00

(Well, besides all the backgrounds that I added...)
I was wearing this outfit the other day and suddenly felt very California-stereotype-y. Juicy velour jacket, Uggs, jeans? Looks a lot like everyone else walking around my school with a fashion brain stem.

I also realized that I look way short in that outfit. I mean, I am short but I look even shorter than usual in that!
Huh.
Weird.

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The Brits Got It

2006-12-07T18:09:00.001-08:00

I have always been a huge fan of London fashion. True, New York will always be my favorite city on Earth, but London runs a very close second. (Note- I have not yet been to Paris, so this all could change...well not the New York Part though.) I visited London for the first time this summer and just fell in love with the way the people walking down the street were so fashionable. Not like us ugly Americans (you have to admit, we can be ugly at times...).

(Don't ask me what issue of Teen Vogue this was in... it's probably embarassingly old)
But this girl's style is fabulous. A lot of the girls on this page tend to be British. It's great.

Plus, who could forget Top Shop! Love that store!!!

Now London is great, but this might be overdoing it...

hehe

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"You're Doing It! You're Becoming Mighty!"

2006-12-04T19:49:00.000-08:00

Anyone ever seen Space Jam? With Michael Jordan, Bugs Bunny, and all those people? Well, anyway, there is a scene in it when all the cartoon characters are doing a workout tape and the instructer yells out the quote I've put above. It's hilarious. (And so is the movie, if you haven't seen it then GO NOW AND RENT IT!) All say I felt sort of familar (or my outfit did) and when I got home today I realized that I looked sort of like the intructor! (Unfortunatly, I couldn't find a picture of her. But don't angst!...)
Ballet Chic! One of my favvve looks:

(A&Fitch white denim jacket, the black shirt says 'Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!' from when I saw Mary Poppins in London, Top Shop skirt, pink ballet tights, the leg warmers were my aunts, and black converse)

Gawd, how does Susie Bubble do it? You notice how she always has herself and her cute outfit cut out and then has a background instead? Well, I tried to do that today, and failed pretty miserable (you will notice the jagged lines, no?) and it still took me a long time. She must have a greenscreen. Or a whiteout feature. Oh you can do that on photoshop. Righttt (ignore my ranting. im just mad cuz i have no good photo editing program so i cut my pictures out on microsofty word!)

What was I saying? Oh yeah, ballet clothes! You will notice me above craftily (cough. cough) photoshoped (but not with actual Photoshop) into a ballet studio, doing the various ballet positions I still actually remember. I did ballet for 5 years but quit when I was like 10 or something. I've always sort of had a desire to go back, but never did. (Note: desire stronger now, so I could wear clothes like these more!)

This outift might be a little bit more 80s workout tape. I had a sub in Heath today and he said I looked like Jane Fonda or Olivia Newton-John. Pix below:

Jane Fonda above doing a workout, Olivia Newton-John below, at the end of Grease (oooh which is another movie, that whether you have seen it or not you should GO RENT RIGHT NOW)
That's what I'm going to do anyway.

love always,
&hearts.cathi.or.coco

Parrrrrtayy

2006-12-03T10:33:00.000-08:00

So my parents had this HUGE housewarming party last night with like a 100 people, and it was totally fun because 4 of my bestest friends were there, and spent the whole time talking, listening to music, and drinking wayyyy too much martinelli's and then a whole can of TAB at abour 10 PM. (And then one of my BFFs stayed until 1 AM, and we werent even tired). Ok, but the point of this story is to show you what I WORE. Below!

It's my new Free People dress, with a black slip under (which was my mom's, which was supposed to start at your waist when you wore it, but I wore it as a tube top), pink ballerina tights (im not even kidding. my mom was a ballerina a few years ago for halloween, and these are the same tights) and my new black ballet flats. I LoVeD how I looked but by the end of the night, I had taken off the slip, put on jeans with huge holes in them over the tights, and put my black velour jacket on. It actually didn't look half bad.

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I just LOVE this

2006-12-02T16:26:00.001-08:00

Yves St. Laurent

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Happy Holidays!!

2006-11-30T19:19:00.000-08:00

With the holidays fast approaching, I've been looking for gift ideas for my friends and boyfriend. I've gotten a few idea (and been stumped a bit too...) but along the way, I managed to find a bunch of stuff I wanted. Without further ado, is My Hanukah Wish List (Yeahhh Jew Pride!)

These Free People scrunchy skinny jeans (I posted a little while back. I just love them!)

This Johnny Cupcakes shirt (I'm asking for the pink and yellow one. How cute is a cupcake and crossbones? Adorable...)

A Sephora gift card (because this mirror is fabulous beyong belief!)

How to Walk in High Heels, A Girl's Guide to Everything (The title says it all!)

Friends Season Three and Four on DVD (To continue my collection!)

This Fred Flare Bag (SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO cute! I love it! WHo couldnt use a great little tote?)

Shirt and shorts from Hollister (not necessarily to go together. lol. The shorts I could wear with black tights under (or white tights, or pink tights..) and the shirt will go with everything i own)
And lastly...

Vera Wang Princess (my new signature scent! Because when it is 43 degrees out, ck One summer just isn't working anymore.)

Happy Early Holidays!
Stay Warm!
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Fashion 156 does layering

2006-11-27T20:06:00.000-08:00

Yayy! Ok so I was just wandering through my various bookmarked fashion blogs and site when I decided to click on fashion 156 (In case you don't know, fashion156.com is a website that posts a new issue every week, or 156 hours. Check it out here.)
I haven't visited the page in a while, but how cool is it that I went during the layering issue? (In case you haven't noticed, I love layers!
Anyway, at first I was dissapointed by the issue, but in the end I found a few styles I really liked!

(Louis Vuitton)

(Stella McCartney)
[I love these two, especially the Stella McCartney]

(Sheer blouse by Ann Valerie Has, ripped shirt custom made by Junky Styling, brown belt by Issey Miyake)

(Grey ruffled top by Noir, jacket by Vivienne Westwood, cardigan by Stella McCartney, layers and ruffles skirt by Robert Cary-Williams, distressed belt by Issey Miyake)

love and layers always
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On the Edge

2006-11-26T17:14:00.000-08:00

So I've got a couple questionable outfits here. I loved them, but I'm just wondering what the general public is thinking when they see me walk by dressed like this. What do you guys think?

Here's a picture of me from a couple days ago, do you guys think I was trying to pull off too many trends?
Peasant top, skinny jeans, ballet flats, gold jewelry, over-sized bag, big beaded necklace, headband, and metalics?
I thought it was pretty cute, but I was worried if it looked like I was trying too hard.

I kind of felt like I was dressed in an older person's clothes when I wore this. It's almost work-chic. The vest and those pants? But maybe the bright colors rescues it from being too over-mature.

My uncle thought there were too many colors in this outfit, but what does he know? Although I was dissapointed when I looked at this in a different look and the two oranges didn't match. But still, it's cute right?

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which glam fashion matches your personality?

2006-11-26T15:35:00.001-08:00

Fierce

Fierce sounds like a model pose from Zoolander, but you wear it much cooler than Ben Stiller did. Never one to go with the crowd, you thrive on fashion finds that no one else has. Search through every boutique until you find the perfect clutch for the holidays--a banana yellow one may jump off the shelf and into your arms. Bling it up with a blindingly shiny makeup compact and a cheesy-but-cute plastic heart necklace. It'll help the boys remember you're intimidating, but approachable. A spray of Lucky Number 6 will grant your holiday wishes, and plum nails will make you the star of any show. When in doubt, think: "What would Beyonce wear?" She's your fashion icon for the holidays!

which glam fashion matches your personality?
http://quiz.ivillage.com/seventeen/tests/dec_2006_fashion.htm

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(Oh Yes!) A Dress!!!

2006-11-25T18:10:00.000-08:00

I went SHOPPING today! Yayyy! And if I say so myself, I did good. I got a couple of staples I have been pining for, and that will fit in with and spice up my existing wardrobe. That's right, I got LAYERING pieces. My favorite kind of clothes (aside from Chanel...but that was obvious). Anyway, I'm too lazy to put it all up, but here's my favorite purchase of the day!

(Free People)
Of course, my dress! I've so wanted a dress to wear to school, or a 'daytime dress' as I've been saying all day. And yes, this dress WAS in my post about Free People. I never knew that the Fushia was this color rather than red. It's so much more fabulous a color than I thought. (Will totally stand out) In case you can't see the details very well, click here

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PS- Later I promise I'll post my sparkly new shoes. ;)

The Emma Bag?

2006-11-25T11:52:00.000-08:00

When I saw the ad back in the September issue of Teen Vogue, I was alreayd suspicious. I've got nothing against Emma Roberts, I've watched her show with my brother a few times and it's pretty funny, but I just didn't think a teenager (a young one too) could run a whole ad campaign for a brand like Dooney and Burke. They're much too distinguished! And I dreaded seeing the bag she would design. I'm not sure what you think, but I think I hit the nail on the head. This bag is just...bad.

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While We're Young and Beautiful...

2006-11-25T09:59:00.000-08:00

Anyone else LOVE what Carrie Underwood wore at the Thanksgiving NFL Half Time Show??

I loved it!

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The Fall of the Backpack

2006-11-21T08:04:00.000-08:00

Since I've started high school, I've noticed more and more girls sporting totes and oversized purses to carry their binders, notebooks, and pens. At first I was fine with my (plain pink) Jansport, but now I would much rather have a cute handbag instead! Here's a few of my favorites.

(Snotty Bird Bag, littleoddforest boutique , $45)
I love this bag! The little bird is so cute (and I don't like birds) and the colors would match my outfit everday! Unfortunatly this brand doesn't have a store that sells them within a 8 hour drive of me. I could order it online, but who knows if it is big enough to hold all my stuff? I guess I will have to admire it from afar...

(Esmerelda Pink tote Cut+Paste , $75)

I like this bag, but I don't like it $75 worth. It's a cute pattern, and again a color that matches me in general, but I'm not thrilled about the fabric (im not sure it would hold alll my school stuff). Plus the measurements for it are online and it isn't big enough. Cute bag though. I would use this to bring to a summer trip to some European seaside, like Santorini or the French Riviera. Or even just the Hamptons or LA..... (ahhh how I love the beach! Could you tell?)

(french duck canvas tote, Fred Flare , $24)
I absolutly adore this tote!! How can you not? Translation (by the way) is 'Can I Kiss You, You are Cute' (Now you might understand why I like it so much!) Whether or not this bag it big enough for my school things isn't a factor, I'm putting this bag on my Holiday Wish List anyway. So cute!!

(Laminated Chandelier Shopper, Topshop , £15.00)
This bag is so cute! Too bad it's so far way in London. Also too bad the exchange rate is so bad! When I went to London, everything was twice as expensive. Sigh.. Anyway. I love this bag! It's shiny, and it has a chandilier on it! What more could you want? It would be water proof for the winter rains too!!

('Holiday Stripe' Tote with Tennis Ball Pouch, Lacoste (at Nordstrom) , $55)
You had to have been wondering when the designer bags would shop up! I will not dissapoint! Above, Lacoste. I think this bag is cute, but it isn't very big. Plus, it's awfully plain. It's more summery, as well. Oh well, it was cute while it lasted. Below, Coach. I couldn't do a bag post without Coach, especially since a large part of my school's student population run around with a huge C-stamped bag under their arms. This is my favorite Coach pattern on the season! Of course, there are much smaller, much less expensive versions of this bag, but I would need the big one to use for school. (A bit ridiculous, no?) I'll just say, I doubt this will be the bag I end up getting.
(HOLIDAY PATCHWORK GALLERY TOTE, Coach , $398)

(Pompom Daydreamer Tote, Juicy Couture (at Nordstrom), $175)
According to my friend who moved to North Carolina, there are places where EVERYONE has one of these bags. She said she had to get one 'to fit in'. Well I wouldn't want to get one of these bags to fit in with the crowd, but I would totally splurge on it to stand out. That is if it came in pink. I love this bag! I love the hearts and the crowns, and the gold embroidary. The pompoms! The pastel colors with the brown (I love brown...) Maybe this is why I love Juicy Couture so much! It's are so girly, feminine, and royal.

You had to have wondered when Betsey was going to make an appearance. I controled myself and kept it down to two Betsey bags. This one is so adorable! With the hearts all over it, and you have to love red patent leather. Really makes a statement. However, I'm pretty sure this bag is only about as big as a toaster, which obviously won't work. I just love to look at it.
(Be Mine Large Hobo, Betsey Johnson, $75)

('Wild One' Tote (In Fushia), Betsey Johnson (at Nordstrom), $150)

Ohhh how I LOVE this purse! I was looking at it in normal cheetah print, and was considering it already, and when I pressed the Back button, the word 'Fushia' caught my eye. Needless to say, I was thrilled when it was Fushia AND cheetah print. I wouldn't surprise anyone who knows me by buying this bag, it's very me, but I'm sure it's a bit odd to carry my stuff in. Not everyone loves cheetah as much as I do. And you know what? I feel sorry for them!!

I have to put in one last thing here. I OBVIOUSLY, would get this bag (If I could) in a heartbeat. In less than a heartbeat. It a miliheartbeat. But of course, the size I would need to bring it to school? It would be nearly $3000, and that's just a guess. But still, I can't help it. I'm obsessed with this bag...

Be Fabulous!
Love Always,
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We the (Free) People...

2006-11-16T17:53:00.000-08:00

So this post is about the brand Free People. I just discovered it recently, but I already love, love, love it! Here's some of my favorite items from the Free People website .

(Knit Ruched Skinny Pant $98)
I love skinny jeans, and I loved the ruffles on these. I also love the 'no pants' look, but I think I would feel weird wearing just leggings and a dress. This is a good alternative! These jeans are so adorable, especially when they are worn with a long dress/top and lots of clinky accessories. Maybe even a belt...

(Tinsel Corset Top $88/ Viscose Flutter Applique Tie Front $68)
Here's two tops that aren't really practical this time of year, but are really cute. The first one (left) would look really cute over a white long sleeve top though... I just love all the layers and lace of the pink one! Especially the roses.)

(Rose Pointelle Dress $98/Fringed Queen Frostine $148/Crystal Roses Printed Velvet $138)
I love dresses! I have yet to get a casual one to wear to school, but Thanksgiving break is coming up (which means a lot of shopping!) and hopefully I can get one. I really like the one on the left, it also comes in three other colors, including red. Actually the red one would look really cute with the ruffly pants up there^. The right one, I know isn't very practical and I have no idea how I would wear it/what I would wear it with, but I think it's really cute. It reminds me of my old ballet uniforms...The one on the bottom is so pretty. I love velvet, especially in the winter, and I love Free People roses. (I'm actually wearing a Free People shirt with roses on it as I write this...) The mix of velvet and roses, it's like a collision of spring and winter. So cute.

(Embroidered Ruffle Wallet $48)
I love this wallet! I could totally use this for my school wallet. In fact, I might put this on my Hanukah wish list. (Once, I start one. This might be the latest I've ever gone without starting a Holiday Wish List..) It comes in a bunch of other styles, but I love the brightness of this one!

(Pattern Vintage Chair $1200)
OMG. How much would you lOvE to have this chair in your room? I showed it to my mom and she said it was adorable, but unfortunatly, she already thinks we spent too much decorating my new room. Even more unfortuntly, the chair is vintage and 1200 bucks. I would so pay for it myself if it were say 300 dollars... But it's not. :(. I can just hope that when Betsey Johnson comes out with her home decor line (due in January!) it will feature a chair like this.. (Don't the flowers on this chair remind you of Betsey??) Ahhh I want this chair...

Au revoir my free people..
&hearts.cathi.or.coco

Fashion's Pot Of Gold

2006-11-12T09:44:00.001-08:00

As winter starts up and the weather gets colder, fashion is keeping itself hot with metallic colored clothes and accessories. Here's my picks in every girl's favorite metal: gold.

(Julie Haus, $330/BCBG Maxazria $388)
Two fabulous examples of gold cloth that's pretty much as expensive as if it had been real gold. I found the Julie Haus top in Elle magazine, which is why it's sort of blurry (I took the picture on my cell phone) and the BCBG, well it was on the Bloomindale's homepage, so it would have been hard NOT to find it. The top is great, probably impractical now that the weather had turned, but I am keeping my eye out for a long-ish sleeve gold top just like it. The dress just screams 'HAPPY NEW YEAR'.

(All four are Anthropolige. From left to right: $128, $298, $198, $128)
Some cute gold flats, that would look great with the right color of leggings, and would spice up any outfit. I especially like the ruffles of the ones on the left and the ballet ties of the ones on the right. I just love lacing ties like those up my legs! Then the belts! I've been looking for a fabulous belt, or at least I will be once I find the right over-sized-but-not-too-frumpy sweater, and either of these would be great! Unfortunatly, I think the one that would work better would be the expensive one. Figures?

(True Religion Joey Metallic-Stitch Jeans, Gold, $506)
You can't make it through winter without jeans, and if you want to complete the gold look, then these jeans are for you. The photo doesn't really do the stiching justice, but they're sewn up with gold thread! How fab is that?

(Fendi bag, $1,580/ Salvatore Ferragamo, $660)
Insight to how the other side does gold. I think Be Amazing, Be Jealous 's bag she picked up in Venice Beach looks amazingly like this one! Lucky her. And these Ferragamo shoes are so glamorous. They match the lacy gold belt up there^ too.

Be Golden!
&hearts.cathi.or.coco

Scouring the (Online) Sale Racks

2006-11-11T17:17:00.000-08:00

The one store I wasn't able to hit on my fabulous shopping trip yesterday was Nordstrom, which is a shame, because 1) their Nordstrom is probably bigger than the one at my mall and 2) Nordstrom is having their Half Yearly Sale right now! So instead, I quicky ran through the sale t.b.d and Savvy departments, which is where I shop at Nordstrom. Here's a few random items that I liked.
(True Religion, $114 on sale from $172/ Juicy Couture $47 on sale from $158)
Of course I had to check the denim first! I found these True Religions, which once they are on sale this much, are almost reasonable. (Considering they are what I call 'expensive jeans') They're a great dark color, and they're very streamlines. Plus how can anyone resist the stiching that is de regulaire for True Religion jeans?
I also found these Juicy 'short capris' (I don't like to call this length of pants 'bermuda shorts' because I never liked bermuda shorts. Actually I was against them. But now I have four pairs of pants this length, and I love them all. Just don't call them bermudas) which are probably on sale because it's winter now, but in Cali I can totally still get away with these...well maybe if I wear tights under them. Plus $47? Tres cheap.

(L.A.M.B $392 on sale from $585)
Now this is barely a 'sale' price, but it still makes the coat a little bit less expensive. I don't think I could ever wear this--what can I say, I'm a sucker for cheetah print--it would make me look way too short, but if you were..say 5'8" this coat would look fabulous on you!

(Nannete Lepore, Was: $350.00, Now: $233.90/ Betsey Johnson, Was: $493.00, Now: $245.90)
I love this jacket! So feminine, so pulled together, and in such a sweet, soft, but bright color! Unfortunatly it's another not-so-sale price item, but from now on I am so keeping my eye out for a jacket like this, only about 200 dollars cheaper. And this dress (sigh, I know you're getting sick of me...) is Betsey! I had no idead Savvy had Betsey Johnson dresses in it's department. I can't wait to go back and look for some! This dress is so obviously summery, but soo cute. Matches the other jacket even.

Keep your sale eyes on and find a fabulous find this weekend!
love always,
&hearts.cathi.or.coco

"Quite a Look"

2006-11-11T08:49:00.000-08:00

When I got back from my shopping spree yesterday (Valley Fair Mall...heaven...what's the difference?) I immediatly put on two of my purchases--they just happened to be the two most expensive--and when I walked into my kitchen with them both on, that^ is what my mom said.

"That's quite a look"

And here's why I love those glasses and that jacket so much:

That's right! Chanel sunglasses and a Juicy puffy jacket!

The glasses were an extremly late promotion (graduation from 8th grade) present, that my parents had promised me, but I had never found the glasses I wanted. The jacket was just my mom being in a good mood, im guessing. :) :)!

Close ups:

You know you're jealous ;-)

&hearts.cathi.or.coco

Enjoy the RaIn while it lasts Who knows how much l o n g e r it's going to be FALLING

2006-11-05T14:02:00.000-08:00

One of my Canadian fashion blogger friends commented and asked if it was cold here yet. The answer is no. (hehe)
That's right, us spoiled Cali girls are still living a summer-y fashion life, the heaviest jacket I've had to wear yet is my Juicy velour one. It rained Thursday and Friday last week, but not even enough to flood any soccer fields. Right now my computer has informed me it is 68 degrees outside, and the forcast for this week is partly clouding with a high of 66.
Still, since we are spoiled, as soon as it drops to about 50 we will be shivering in our ripped up jeans. Not to worry though! &hearts.cathi.or.coco has cute jackets for ya!

(Juicy Couture, $158, Nordstrom )
I know I already have a Juicy jackt now, but this one is very cute. I love the idea of having writing or details on the back of stuff, I think it adds complexity and cute-ness to an outfit! Plus I love this color.

(Roxy, $56, Nordstrom again )
What Cali girl doesn't love Roxy? This jacket's not all that expensive either! I love zip-up hoodies, I've made it through many springs, winters, and falls with only them. AND this one has the adorable Roxy heart on it.

(Free People, $69.90--On sale @... Nordstrom (lol) )
I adore Free People, it's such a fabuloso brand. I'm so happy Nordstrom has so much of it. This jacket just looks so cozy, I can see myself in it walking around my house drinking hot chocolate while the rain is falling outside. (i love that, it makes my house seem so comfy.) I love the metalic studs too.

(Roxy, $84, Nordstrom )
Eventually, it is going to get colder (or cold in the first place, depending on how you look at it) and I will need a new puffy jacket! I have a hollister one in my closet, but I've worn that one so much (and it's been washed so much) that it's started to get old, the fur has gotten messed up, that I've deemed it last season (not that I usually do that to my clothes, though). This one is very cute! I like the plaid, because it's subtle.

(Andrew Marc New York, $462, Nordstrom )
I was just browsing through coats when I found this one. I'd never heard of the brand before, but the jacket was very glam! But I would never spend that much on a coat. Unless...

(Juicy, $325, Nordstrom )
I want this jacket like no other . It only made my longing for it more intense when I saw Lorelai wearing it in Gilmore Girls. It's probably not very practical, since I would only wear it two or three times a week at the most, but I would LOVE to have this jacket. I'd probably have to pay for it myself though...darn.

(Juicy, $210, Nordstrom )
You will notice that the girl in this picture looks very young. There is a reason behind that. This coat is Juicy Big Girls (or Juicy Couture for the luckiest pre-adolescent girls on the planet, aka any daughter I might have in the future). Yes, this coat does come in adult sizes, but it was no longer on bloomingdales.com, AND it is about 150 dollars more expensive. While the girls size jacket looks exactly the same, and there is a slim chance (that I clinging to) that if it comes in a size 16 I could fit in it. I love the dog on the side! Please come in a size 16!

Brrrr...All these coats have made me chilly. I'm going to go snuggle up with a hot chocolate and Teen Vogue.
Stay Warm!
&hearts.cathi.or.coco

Betsey Taaaake Me Away

2006-11-03T18:58:00.001-08:00

Take this girl as high as you can into the wild blue. Set me free oh, I pray. Closer to heaven above and closer to you, closer to you

I'm not sure how many of you actually know that song (It's actually Cowboy Take Me Away by the Dixie Chicks) but it definitly sums up my feelings about Betsey Johnson. I absolutly LOVE her, and while I was shopping Sunday I was routinly stuck with this horrible, nightmare-ish thought that came into my head when I first went to her boutique in San Fran (when I got my Homecoming dress):

There is no need for me to become a fashion designer because Betsey Johnson exists.

I could have BEEN Betsey in a past life, if she wasn't still alive. She doe's all the cute stuff I would do if I had my own line. ie- she puts hearts on the sides of a heart shaped bracelet, she has hot pink bags, she puts cheetah print on soles of impractically but fffffffffabulous shoes. I'm still planning on designing, but--who knows?--I might end up designing for Bestey. (OOOH wouldn't that be a DREAM-COME-TRUE (literally... but I won't get into that).

Anyway, here's some creations of her's I saw on Sunday that left my head spinning and me repeating 'Betsey Does It Again' more times than I can count.

Simple black, somewhat water proof bag, but with a sequin silver crown on it! Could anything be cuter? Well maybe this:

If this were a little bigger I would use it for a backpack, and if it were a little smaller I would use it as a purse and carry it anywhere I went. Actually, it doesn't have to be smaller (Who doesn't LOVE huge bags?) It would match nothing so it would match everything! It would never be in style so it would never go out of style. It's great! So cute, and it has denim! Plus look at the back pocket:

Uhh-dorable.

When I first saw this one sitting behind the counter, hiding from me in a way, I thought it was o-m-g-amazing before I even knew who the designer was. When I asked and the woman said 'It's Betsey Johnson.' I nearly slapped myself in the head. Of course it was, who else would make a purse entirely out of very heavy hearts? (this purse was really heavy empty, but so what. it's an evening bag you aren't going to put much in it.) My mom just laughed at me.

Of course, I came home from shopping with a fiery passion to look up more Betsey stuff online, and here are a few of my favorites:

I almost bought this shirt back when I bought the tuxedo shirt. It's just so funny!

I also saw this belt at the boutique as well. It's hugly fat but strangly doesn't seem abnoxious at all. I know, I tried it on. I totally LOVE it!!!!!

I almost want to buy one of these watches just to get the box, but I never wear a watch. It's a shame really. Maybe I should start so I can get one of these boxes!

I would love to wear a sweater like this, but I don't think I could pull it off without looking like an overgrown pre-schooler. This model looks good in it though. Actually, she looks good in everything. Look below for examples. Who is this girl? I envy her ability to wear anything.

I've tried one of these vests on twice in Nordstrom and the conclusion I have come to it that it would be much easier to wear if you were flat chested. This model isn't flat chested though! I think it's quite unfair. Especially because of the fantabulous back of the vest. It's enough to make me try it on again:

*Sigh* What a joy it would be to live in Betsey clothes and accessories. Well, maybe someday.

Have a style-icious weekend!
♥cathi.or.coco

Out N About/In Honor Of Bagels/Shopping Spreeee = The Last Two Weeks Of Fashion In My Life

2006-11-02T19:35:00.000-08:00

Sunday was a very fashion-y day. everywhere I looked there was more stuff to post about! Plus I have a backlash of pix of me in fashion-forward outfits! But due to visitors and Halloween (from which I will post my AH-dorable costume ASAP) I couldn't post any of it until now, so I'll just turn this into a super fatty fashion blog entry. You are in for quite a treat...

First: Me in Fashiony Outfits-

(BCBG Fashion Rocks Shirt, American Eagle long sleeve shirt, BCBG shorts, and black Converse)
I LOVE this shirt. A couple weekends ago my family went into Santana Row for the day, which is this very fancy sophisticated 'town' not far from where I live that has all these high-end stores (Like Gucci, Feragamo, Cole Haan, and-yes- BCBG Maxazria) and restaurants. Anyway, my dad and I went into the BCBG boutique and I found this! I was actually wondering if someone was going to make a shirt of this show, which I DID watch--although I'm ashamed to admit it sat on my TiVo for about a month first--and loved. (Christina Agularia is so talented!) This shirt is like the fashionista's version of a band t-shirt . Close up:

Here's some layers , layers , & more layers from your's truly:

(bebe shirt, Abercrombie shorts (they were full length but I cut them off), Express orange shirt, coach sneakers)

(Juicy Couture jeans--yes they are *nEw!*- Abercrombie blue shirt, Topshop pink shirt, & Libby lu sneakers)

(You've seen all of this before, just a new combo)

(Ahhh-dorable Free People top & the juicy jeans)

(Juicy velour jacket--In honor of bagels!, and Free people top)

(Lacoste long sleeve polo, Flounce puffy sleeved sweater, seven jeans)
^^What I wore today, and it was called both 'styleicious' and 'preppy' just what I was going for!

So back to.... first thing Sunday morning (8 AM-ugh) I had a game in my soccer tournament--which we lost, so I got to go shopping!--and after my dad and I stopped by Noah's Bagels to get breakfast. On the drive back to our town--about half an hour--I'd taken off my cleats and slipped on some slippers but to go in the bagel store I tied on some more cleats. When I got into the shop I was apalled by my actions. I immediatly saw a girl in a soccer uniform, a lady in Victoria's Secret PINK pj pants, and three velour Juicy-esque track suits.
Needless to say, next time I'm wearing the slippers in, especially because they were these beautiful babes:

Anyway then I got to go shopping, which included buying a lot of the new stuff showed in the outfits up there^ and the discovery of some truly beautiful but very expensive headbands. I didn't get one but I took pix!:

They're PERFECT for the rainy season, especially if, like me, you straighten your hair and within minutes of walking out the door in the morning it already looks like such a mess you want to tie it up into a messy bun. You could use it for an awesome accessorie. Of course, if you don't want to dish out about 78 bucks for one of those, you can do what I always do when I have a bad hair day:

Might look a little weird in the rain, but why not. be brave! be different!

♥cathi.or.coco
(i hope u enjoyed that cuz it took a lot of work. ;)

YES!

2006-10-29T10:26:00.000-08:00

Who didn't love this movie?

This show is going on my Must Watch List

Xo-CaThi-Or-cOCo-oX

The Puff Sleeve

2006-10-27T17:17:00.000-07:00

So the other day I was on the phone with a friend of mine for over an hour, and since I'm just slightly ADD I couldn't JUST talk on the phone, but I was immersed in a conversation so I couldn't read fashion blogs either. Instead, I ended up at Nordstrom.com (which can be very dangerous) and bookmarked about 20 things that I now have-to-have . So instead of boring you and making your eyes glaze over by putting them in one post, I think I'll separate them into categories. (And today's is puff sleeves!) I'm pretty busy this weekend though, I have a soccer tournament and my grandparents are visiting, so if I don't post, it's not for lack of material, but for lack of time! Anyway, while I still do have time, here's the Puffs!

(Custo Barcelona, $78, here
I actually marked this one a few weeks ago because I thought the design was cute, but while sorting them today, I realized it has puff sleeves!
(In case you haven't figured it out yet, 'puff sleeves' are those oooh-so-adorable sleeves that puff out. Quite self-explanitory actually)
I just love this shirt!

(French Connection, Now currently unavailable??)
When I book marked this you could still buy it! Actually, I think it was on sale for half price. Maybe you could check the FC website for it, but I just think it's so cute! Three quarter length sleevs and puffs go together so well. I also LOVE the color of it. Well who wouldn't?

(Hard Tail, 60, here )
I think I might like this shirt better in blue, or even in black. But I love the subtly puffy sleeves and the matching ruffles at the top. Reealllly cute!

Have a puff-sleeve-fabulous weekend!
xoxo
Cathi>Or>Coco

(PS- Does anyone else think its dangerous that I found out how to bold italic underline and link to stuff? I thought so too.

Dove Commercial

2006-10-23T16:47:00.000-07:00

Fashions fade, Style Is eternal
You've probably seen this a lot on other blogs, but I had to post it! It makes so much sense.
Be Beautiful! (You Already Are)
xoxo
Cathi

Rise and Shine!

2006-10-18T19:27:00.000-07:00

Checking my e-mail today, I got an e-mail from Bloomingdale's and it had the cutest ad-line I thought I'd post it.

How perfect a name for shiny high heels? Perfect.

Anyway, it inspired me to check out the mod shoes at Bloomingdale's and report them for you. Here's my favies!
(These are the ones in the ad)

It's pretty weird that I've never really investigated this brand, I'm sure they've been in Teen Vogue forever, because I just found these in an ad that looked way familiar. Anyway, they're Charles by Charles David, $115 here.
I also like these from Charles David...

But duh, when have I not been a slave to leopard print?

This pair combines two other things I'm a slave to, Stuart Weitzman and stiletos!! I've love Stuart since I met Meg Cabot (another one of my idols) and she was wearing pink ones, which I got later for my Bat Mitzvah. Stiletos? I'm not sure why I love them, but whenever I see shoes like this I can't resist trying them on! Definitly good for winter too!
Here's a couple adorable pairs from Neiman Marcus.

Dolce and Gabbana, $425.

Juicy Couture, $295 (they come in silver too!).

Bettye Muller, $345.
OOh... i love pumps...
No, I just love shoes in general!!!

Kisses,
C athi
O or
C oco

JUICY bum

2006-10-16T19:36:00.000-07:00

Does anybody else desperately wanta pair of these?

Yup, the Juicy sweats with 'Juicy' on the butt are back, the same ones I've been craving since Gilmore Girls immortalized them (like they can do by refrencing to anything)

Emily: You have the word "Juicy" on your rear end.
Lorelai: Well, if I knew you were coming over, I would've changed.
Emily: Into what? A brassiere with the word "Tasty" on it?

They're only a hundred bucks, which I guess is a little much for sweats, but they are JUICY sweats, plus they are velour. I could buy them if I really wanted too, so I'm not sure what's stopping me. Maybe it's the fact that my mother just might kill me if I got them, despite my ooh-so subtles hints that I want them.

I guess in the end I could always do the same thing as Joy on My Name Is Earl did,
sew 'Juicy' on the seats of normal sweats.

Just kidding I would never do that (plus it would look horrible).

I just thought that was really funny

x-es + o-es

C+aThi or C+oCo

Style Bubble ROX My World and/or LINKS (!!!)

2006-10-15T15:22:00.000-07:00

Yayy!! So I've officially been linked to Style Bubble (http://stylebubble.typepad.com/style_bubble/), which was my inspiration to starting this blog in the first place! I'm under 'Newcomers and Upstarts' which totally defines this, considering I haven't gotten nearly as good as Susie Bubble, who posts three to four times daily and I consider much more fashion expert-y than me. (However it is easier when you A) live in London and 2) Don't go to school anymore. Still I'm proud to be linked on her site.
Anyway, it got me thinking. I try and link to the blogs I spend the most time browsing, and I guess I'm linked into enough to get a lot of visitors (my profile views just exploded one weekend, from like 100 (which I knew was just my friends) to like 400 (which I guess is from fashion bloggers)) but I'd love to link to other blogs if you'd like! Just comment on this post if you want to!

<3's

CatHi and/or CoCo

Betsey Does it Again

2006-10-14T08:29:00.000-07:00

So this morning I was just browsing around the Bestey Johnson website and I found the video of her spring runway show:

http://www.betseyjohnson.com/video_spring07.htm

This should be required viewing for every budding fashion critic, model, or designer. It's so much different than other runway shows, and in my opinion, so much better! Have you ever noticed how at say Dior or even, I'm sorry to say it, Chanel how the model's are so cold? They never smile, they just walk down the runway with a surly look on their face, and I have to say it has ALWAYS bothered me!

I mean come on, if you were walking around in Chanel couture from head to toe, wouldn't you be smiling? I know I would.
That's why this show is so much better! The models are flirty, they shake their hips and purse their lips, and most of all they smile. I think that the entire show has a more youthful, fun feel to it. And you have to give it to Betsey, she's how old? 64 years old, and she ends the show with a cartwheel in high heels. (Oooh, plus, I have the shirt she was wearing in white! Ha, you thought it was really a suit didnt you??)
Anyway, here are just a FEW of my favorites (I would wear anything made by Betsey) from this Fashion Walk Of Fame-r (As well as her plaque, which is just soooo Bestey I had to put it in here):

Betsey Johnson's Walk Of Fame Plaque, in New York's Fashiuon District (See details here: http://www.fashioncenter.com/WalkofFame/WalkofFame2002Hon.html)

and of course...

Make Betsey proud girls!
xxx ooo
cAt/cOco

Fashion Fabulous

2006-10-12T18:16:00.000-07:00

So this last week I've had three outfits I've been pretty proud of for their fashion stylishness. Actually today, someone said that so me. They were like 'Whoa, stylish.' So I know I'm doing something right. I just love wearing something that make me stick out from my 900 student Freshmen class. Anyway, without further ado, my fashion ne faux pas pas (that would make them GOOD) from the week:

(Forever 21 shirt, Hollister jeans, Converse)
So everytime I wear my skinny jeans, I either feel like I'm wearing my mom's jeans (a weird feeling I can't seem to shake and I don't know why) or like one of those emo guys (I must be emmmmmmo... ok I'll stop know) wearing girls' jeans (tighter than a pair of my little sister's jeans, which lok great on me by the way--ok ill really stop now) and converse (stole my sister's mascara and now I'm grounded for a week--promise). But I still think I did a good job balancing skater and girly (you cant see it but I was wearing a choker-ish necklace with lots of blue gemstones hanging off of it.) without actually being a girly skater guy (cuz their guys look like chicks...)!

(Libby Lu sneakers, Abercrombie and Fitch leggings, Hollister denim shorts, Topshop shirt, Victoria's Secret PINK glovelets)
So this is what I wore today, and I got mixed resluts for it. My friends all thought it was cute, and that one girl did say 'whoa stylish' but when I walked past this one group of sophomores or juniors (i dont know, they were just older than me) I heard this one girl say 'my mom would never let me leave the house looking like that' and they were looking at me. I don't think there is anything especially wrong with this outfit, but whatever. I can't totally take credit for it because despite my craving to wear leggings with shorts before this, I never did until a good friend of me wore them and looked totally cute. Then I decided to give it a go. But you know you are totally jealous of my glovelets with a short sleeve shirt (just like i said i liked!) and my hott libby lu shoes!!

(Juicy Couture socks, Converse, Abercrombie skirt, A&F shirt, bebe shirt)
This was totally my favorite outfit all week!! A couple weeks ago when I went to the mall with some friends, one of my friends from a different school bought V.S. PINK knee-high socks and since then I've been wondering about my own knee-highs and how to wear them. Luckily, I pulled together this outfit, and LOVED it.

I just love it when someone takes an extra couple second out of their day to look me up and down, pause to see my creations, or even say 'I love what you're wearing' like happened to me this week too. When girls that *I* think of as well dressed tell me they like how I pull stuff together, then I know I'm doing really good.

Fabulously,
CaThIoRcOcO

PS- I know you want to know, the song's I Must Be Emo by Hollywood Undead ;)

The Ultimate Homecoming Dress (And Bar Mitzvah Dress)

2006-10-08T07:44:00.000-07:00

Yesterday me and the family went into San Francisco, in search of a Homecoming dress for me, to go to the new Bloomingdale's and to have dinner with our friends who live in SF. Anyway, while I was eating Breakfast I realized that there was probably a BESTEY JOHNSON store in SF, it being a city and everything? So I looked up where it was--2031 Fillmore Street--and it was the first place we went once we got into the city.

You know how a lot of high quality retailers will have like only 10 dresses in one size each and that's all thats in the store? Bestey Johnson wasn't like that. As soon as I walked in I was already in heaven! There were sooooo many dresses, and in the back there were even more dresses. I started grabbing all sorts of dresses, my mom and dad started grabbing dresses (in whatever sizes we wanted to ;] ) and one of the store attendants--Amy, my hero-- started grabbing dresses and putting them in a dressing room. By the time I went in there were about 15 dresses in there, and the first one I tried on ended up being the one I got for Homecoming.

It's really hard to capture how amazing it is on camera. It sparkles when I spin, and it makes my waist look so incredibly tiny!!
I knew from when I tried this one on that I looooooooved it and wanted to wear it to Homecoming, but I still had 14 dresses to try on! So I tried some more on, one slinky black one competed with the first one, but I ended up getting the one above, it was on sale too!!
But then I tried on this dress and it fit soooooo well and was so adorable...

...that I got it for Grant's Bar Mitzvah. Sure it's a year away from Homecoming, but I'm not going to change my mind about a dress like that. It's so pretty!!
So like I said, Amy, the woman who was helping us, is totally my hero. Because before I even tried on one dress, she asked me what my shoe size was and when I came out with the first dress on, she had tons of matching shoes for me to try with the dresses. Including, these:

Which I proceeded to wear with every dress I tried on, even though they were a size too big and my ankle was swollen, because they were so stunning AND comfortable! Anyway, we orded my size from a store in New York because they were the only stores who had my size. I can't wait until they get here though!
THEN when I was trying on the dress again, to decide which one to get, she asked me if I had pierced ears, and came back with these:

and then when I needed a necklace came back with this:

So yes, when it comes around to Homecoming time, I will, literaly, be wearing Betsey Johnson from head to toe.
Yay!
x <3 o x <3 o
c.A.t.H.i.O.r.C.o.C.o

Cathi or Coco Does Layers

2006-10-04T17:17:00.000-07:00

In honor of October, I've started my fall outfits! Jeans, boots, and layers-layers-layers!! I take what I see in all my fashion sources, and mold them to work for a normal high school day. Without further ado, here's my outifts from the last three days. Tell me what you think!

Monday:

(Hollister sweater and brown cami, Abercrombie and Fitch skirt, Nordstrom leggings, Ugg boots)
I LOVE this outfit because it felt super fall-y. I also love it because I've never seen anyone at my school dress like this, even though people LIVE in A&F, Hollister, and Ugg boots. It's what my generation is wearing with my own twist. Anyone could have worn this, but no one did. ;)

(Hazel shirt, Free People mini-jacket, Forever 21 skirt)
Then for Monday night (Yom Kippur services) I just put on some new clothes, and kept the boots and leggings (what can I say, I love them!) This outfit I love too, although unfortunatly it's a little bit too dressy for school. I think it's pretty cool how the colors go together without really matching, just like the sweater above (that sweater DOESN'T have orange in it). I never really wore much orange before, maybe I should more often!

Tuesday:
(True Religion jeans, Banana Republic cami, Scrapbook jacket/shirt)
Ok, so this outfit isn't layer-y, unless you consider a cami under another shirt layering. Which, considering I used to wear a cami under everything I ever wore, I don't. Still, I had to take a picture of it because a) My hair was absolutly perfect that day :) and 2) It has the COOLEST back of an outfit I've ever worn. (I told you the back had an anchor on it, well here it is!) Plus the true religion pockets are so cool. I don't usually like buttony back pockets because I can't put anything in them--and get it out easily-- and sometimes back pocket designs just don't look good with buttons, but I think True Religions should always have buttons! I love True Religion jeans, the back pockets are lower and the seams turn into the back and it just looks really cool... But enough about the jeans. I'll have a denim post once I get bored of my own outfits. Just expect it to be long and filled with brand names, because I LOVE jeans!

Wednesday:

(American Eagle shirt, BCBG vest, Abercrombie and Fitch jeans, Ugg boots, Victoria's Secret Pink glovelets)
This is my it's-supposed-to-rain-today outfit! (Which it did, but barely... But whatever I was still warm when everyone else was cold!) Someone today said that I looked like Robin Hood, but I don't think so? I think it was the vest. (OH that reminds me, so Monday my friends said I looked like and American Girl doll and Tuesday I looked like Polly Pocket. I'm usually a Barbie, so it was a change... lol)
And then once I got home and started burning up because it was much warmer than ourside, I took a few layers off, put on a cami that was on the floor from yesterday, and got this:

I love the way the glovelets (as I call them) look without a long sleeve shirt. They're pointless anway (If my fingers were actually cold I'd probably wear these OVER gloves!) but they look so cool when the rest of you looks like summer. Hehe!

Ta Ta,
(I'll try to be fashionable 2mro too!)
c-c-c-cathi or c-c-c-coco!

So Much For the Forecast...

2006-10-01T16:09:00.000-07:00

Soo.... It started raining. Which means we may not have another dry day until March. Happy Winter everybody!
So much for my velvet and boots. I mean I'm still gonna wear them, I'll just have to be more careful.
Anyway, here's my outfit for going to temple tonight--dressy a la rainy weather--which I pretty much threw together because I don't have cold weather dressy stuff, I don't even have closed toe fancy shoes! Thus the ballet flats:

(Roxy ballet flats, Angie skirt, Abercrombie and Fitch shirt, Cabi over shirt)
Au revoir!
c-a-t-h-i-o-r-c-o-c-o

It's Officially Fall!

2006-10-01T11:50:00.000-07:00

Happy October everyone, it's freaking cold!!!
It seems like I bought my Uggs the exact right day, because when I went on a walk this morning, I definitely needed them!
(My Layered Walking Look:)

(Ugg boots, Victoria's Secret Pink sweats, Hollister shirt and jacket)
Anyway, I'm actually really excited, because my weather forcast is showing my cold weather all week, but NO RAIN. Usually here in Cali it'll start raining around now, and won't stop for months. But instead, it's just going to be cold this week, which means I can wear tons of layers, like my Uggs and velvet BCBG vest, and they won't get ruined by the rain!
Plus I love layers, you can wear all sorts of cute clothes at the same time, and then when you're inside, you can take some of the layers off, and still look cute!
(My Layered At Home Look:)

(same VS pink sweats, VS pink glovelets, Tease Tees tank, and my aunt's old leggings)
(Ignore my hair in these pictures--I know it looks bad!)
Anyway, I'll take pictures of my outfits this week--in all their layers, boots, and leggings glory--and post them up here.
Stay Warm!!
c;a;t;h;i:o;r:c;o;c;o

Starting My Scrapbook (Collection)

2006-10-01T09:09:00.000-07:00

So remember when I found that brand called Scrapbook, that I thought looked like my shirt that I made? (The purple one with the hearts) Anyway, I was in Nordstrom yesterday and wandered over to juniors looking at cute daytime dresses and found this adorable shirt/jacket:

The back is really cute too, it has a big blue anchor on it. I figure I'll wear it over like a cami or something and then just not take it off during the day.
Anyway, once I found this shirt and was going to try it on, walking towards the dressing room I found two other really cute shirts that were both Scrapbook too! This is so my new brand. There was also this really cute shirt, that was like pink with little flowers on it and then at the top there was like a half circle around the color and then it had buttons going down, kind of like suit or something. I tried it on, but it was too weird. Really cute idea though. Even the tag on the inside is cute! Look:

I'm totally keeping an eye on this one.
Hearts,
cAtHi<3or<3cOcO

Good Things Come In Nordstrom Bags

2006-09-30T19:01:00.000-07:00

I realized this as I walked into my house a couple minutes ago and found the Nordstrom bag in out kitchen. My dad brought it home with him when he left us at the mall, so it was waiting for me.
The last time I got something awesome (My seven jeans!) They were also in a Nordstrom bag, remember that? I made you all guess what was in the bag?
I'm not gonna make you guess what is in this bag, I'll tell you.

!!!!
I'm wearing them right now, and they are soooooo comfortable. I'm already dreading taking them off, whenever that might be. It was really funny though because before I bought them, I hadn't seen anyone wear them this season, but right after I bought them, I saw four people walking around the mall wearing Uggs (including one girl who had them in the same color as mine and two friends walking around with the same color Uggs, hair, and jeans.)

But still, I love them!!!!

x-es and o-es
C-athi or C-oco

Johnny Cupcakes

2006-09-13T21:07:00.000-07:00

Today I bought the Cute is What We Aim For CD on iTunes and I was clicking around there site and found a link to the brand Johnny Cupcakes:

" The mysterious Johnny Cupcakes creates & pushes all sorts of limited edition/exclusive clothing & accessories for both ladies & gents, all with cupcakes encoded within his designs. Johnny makes a living of traveling all over, throwing his coined "Cupperwear Parties" at random galleries, colleges, boutiques, apartments, & so forth. Everyone likes cupcakes.
Have you had your cupcake today? "

I absolutely LOVE this brand!!! There are so many cute things I so want to get!! (website: http://www.johnnycupcakes.com/)

I just love the cupcake and crossbones logo- its so cute!!

cAtHiOrCoCo

The Shiny-ing

2006-09-06T19:22:00.000-07:00

As our lives get more and more retro... (Anyone heard of this movie yet? http://www.dreamgirls.dreamworks.com/ It's loosely based on the lives of Diana Ross and the Supremes:)

...our clothes get more and more shiny!!! (Don't you just love shiny stuff??)

Think about it. It might not necessarily be the 60s fashion coming back in (mod accessories and glitz) even though it is. More likely for decades stuff has just been getting shiny-er and shiny-er. I dont think anyone wore metallics during World War II. Anyway I just love shiny stuff, so here are my favies and shiny stuff from my collection.

I think this is pretty cute. I'm not sure if I could pull it off, but if i could I would so wear this. It looks just like one of my Daddy's ties! (I think I'm starting to become a vest/mini jacket freak. uh oh...) It's really cute with the button up shirt under it too! Next is this really cute Just Cavalli dress! Don't think I didn't notice the little bit of cheetah peaking out from the halter strap either. It just really doesnt look good on this model, but I bet it would be really cute!
I love this sweater! This is from Teen Vogue (yup still going through it!) under some section that I think was supposed to be German somehow, but it looks like Rodeo Drive in the winter to me! Or New York City sneaking through a heavy rain jacket and scarf. Speaking of jackets...you couldnt mix this one with the sweater but its soooooo adorable! I have a fashion sweet tooth for metalic gold stuff, and this jacket fits the bill! I love the whole outfit revolving around it too.

Ok ready? Here come's my shiny stuff! (Maybe I'll just put it all in one big picture.)

Wow, I really don't have all that much shiny stuff....Although I didn't put my shiny gold London bag because you all already saw that. Well this is great! It means I need more metallics! (Oh yeah and above you see, ECI New York Petites top, La Regale evening bag, Libby Lu (OHHHH yeah) sneakers, Roxy ballet flats, and Betsey Johnson skirt.)

Be Shiny!
C\A\T\H\I\O\R\C\O\C\O

Fashionably Late?

2006-08-28T09:36:00.000-07:00

The other night I was having a fashion crisis regarding a too short, too tight sparkly red tube top dress, red fishnets, and a gold belt. By the time I realized that red fishnets DON'T go well with glitzy red tube top dresses, it was too late. I got stuck in the dress (my dad brought it back from London when I was in 4th grade or something) and it took 15 minutes and frizzing my hair to get it off. I wondered, was being 'fashionably late' called that because the person who was late was having a fashion crisis? I think so.
I did end up with a cute (not especially fashion forward) outfit to wear (below) but it made me realize how much I need white fishnets.

(Banana Republic cami and overshirt, Ice baby skirt, and Lulu Johnson shoes.)
Now this is a very scary thing to realize because I only got the red ones for Halloween. But leggings and tights are getting big this year (what with all the layering) and I saw a pair for like five dollars at Brass Plum the last time I was in Nordstrom.

White fishnets I could wear with the red dress, and I could wait until the end of the night to get it stuck around my head.

Ta ta
C/-\t |-| I or C( )c( )

Trends I Saw Coming

2006-08-25T10:35:00.000-07:00

The more I flipped through Teen Vogue (It was a big issue ok? There was a lot of stuff in there. Plus I still have the normal Vogue that I picked up at the airport in Chicago so you all stil have lots of magazine inspired fashion blogging to go...) the more I noticed styles that I already have been wearing. Score for me! I love it when this happens. Here's a few things from the SEPTEMEBER issue of Teen Vogue with stuff from my own collection and when I got it. (Now you can see my fashion forsightedness.)

Under top ten trends to have for fall, number 7 (which you can tell from the big 7 next to this ballet slipper) was cheetah accessoires! I don't even have to tell you how much I am ahead of this one, as I am sitting at my desk with a cheetah print bulliton board and a little cheetah chair to hold my cell phone. The background of the computer is cheetah. My backpack all last year was fuzzy and cheetah. It doesn't help heal my obsession that my mom bought about 30 yards of cheetah fabric to make curtaisn out of and then decided she didn't like the fabric, leaving me to make endless skirts and such out of it! Here's my pair of cheetah ballet flats (with a twist! they're pink and have an open toe= so cute!) that I got in London at the end of June.

The next one I noticed was a metalic bag under the arm of a model showing a layered look (I loved the look, you'll see it here room.) This one just made me smile it looked so much like my own bag, at right. I originally wanted one of these after I saw a pink one with key chains at Topshop (This was another London purchase) but it was like 70 pounds and the American dollar is so weak it would cost about $140 dollars. Instead I found this one at the Covent Garden open market for 15 pounds and decided I liked the gold much better. When we visited some native London friends of my dad's, I got complements on it too, so I think I captured the London style.

Tailored shorts! They go super well with leggings, tights, and all the layering for this fall. This one I feel especially proud of, since I bought mine in New York in APRIL plus, they are BCBG, a brand I totally love. I originally saw these in Santana Row who knows when, but they were brown. They were like 180 dollars or something though. So when I went to New York I found a BCBG section in Bloomingdales I believe it was, with a whole bunch of clothes 75% off. That's where I found my shorts! But actually just the other day when I was at Macy's I saw the original brown ones something like 40% off, which always hurts. But I like these tan ones better.

Yay, gold chains! I love gold accessories when I want to stand out a little more than with silver, so when I saw this chain & key at Urban Outfitters, I had to get it. (Ok I liked it because of the key a lot more than the chain, but this still counts as me seeing the future, fashion-wise. Right?) (Oh yeah I got this in London too. I know there are Urban Oufitters all of Northern Cali, but I never went to one before and I always wanted to, so I weny in. And it was a good idea! See?) I actually have another gold chain with all these beads hanging off it that I got at Brass Plum for 3 dollars instead of 18. (Because I'm just skilled like that.) but I love this key more!

The other day when I was looking through Brass Plum, I noticed a couple of cute shirts all from this brand called Scrapbook. But compare the messy hearts and sewn on shapes of the brand to the shirt I made at right. I bleached on my hearts and their's look so similar! If you go here: http://shop.nordstrom.com/C/6005910/0~2378467~6002281~6005910?origin=BrandsDlp&pbo=1 You can see some of the other sewn on hearts and moons, very similar to my pocket on the purple shirt! I was so on top of this one.

I'll be back when I predict another trend... or just find something about fashion to talk about.
*c*a*t*h*i*o*r*c*o*c*o*

Cute Boots

2006-08-24T14:08:00.000-07:00

"They're my, "I don't need my boyfriend, I don't need my parents, I've got great boots", boots!!"

Sound familiar? It's Rachel in the first ever episode of friends! (Unfortunatly she goes on to say she bought them with a credit card which her father pays for...but the idea was good.) Just like Rachel, the models of Teen Vogue were wearing lots and lots of boots this issue! And I'm not talking about Prince Henry's boots on the Horoscopes pages (to the left), but they were just allllllll over.They even had a whole spread of Model's Own Boots:

So for your viewing pleasure, here are my favorites...

(Can't you all just see me wearing these? They're Roger Vivier, who before this I'd never heard of, but I googled him and found out he designed the shoes for Christian Dior!!)
(Ps-In case you were wondering why it says 'Glam Rock' next to the boots, its because this was on a spread about how rock n' roll has influenced fashion over the years, which I totally agree with by the way.)

So this page was someone dressed up as Jessica Simpson (The article was about stars with clothing brands) but I liked the boots. These aren't my favorites but I've always liked the style of a tie up boot. (Mostly this picture makes me want to google Jeffrey though.)

In the A through Z of trends, G stood for Grand Central, but it could just have easily stood for Gladiator Sandals, which is what the models at Chanel's show that took place in Grand Central were wearing. Yes, I know they aren't exactly boots, but how high they are and how they snap on, they were close enough to boots for me. Plus they are so cute! They are like fishnet-esque shoes! If there were a flatter version, or with other than wedge heels (too many trends at once, I'd have put them on normal heels) I would so wear these.

Even though my first ever purse was from Nine West (a lavender leather bag) and my mom has their shoes in her closet, I never thought of Nine West as a teen or young adult brand. That is until I saw C is for Collaborations and these adorable rain boots. Thakoon, a high end women's wear from a fashion writer turned designer, and Nine West worked together on these, and they are so much less expensive than either brand normally is. These would be about $75. I LOVE these, especially the way the modle is wearing them with tall white wool socks. They look so perfect for rain weather!

These are so Kirsten Dunst in Marie-Antoniette, a flash back to the royal times with big skirts and corsets (My favorite era!). They're Irregular Choice, a brand I'd never heard of but I looked them up on Zappos.com (like the magazine said!) and found their shoes so cute! They are so eclectic, Just loook at these: http://www.zappos.com/n/p/dp/14736932/c/66571.html
I'm definitly keeping my eye on this brand!

And last, but not least, what I think is the timeless classic. Some have dubbed these out of style, but I think, especially with all the layers coming back in this fall, they are going to be as big and as easy to wear as ever:

As soon as it gets cold enough I'm getting some real Uggs (I've already had three pairs of knockoffs), the tall brown ones at Nordstrom. Yay!
Au revoir, and remember, feet need friends (like cute boots) too.
<3 cathiorcoco E>

Seven Vests For All Mankind

2006-08-23T17:19:00.000-07:00

So... I went to the mall today for some back to school shopping.
And when we were walking past Macy's the door we were near led into impluse, the section with all the expensive jeans (<3 <3 <3). So I walked in to see if maybe they would have the Victoria Beckham Rock and Republic jeans I've been craving since I saw them in London. (For those of you who haven't seen them, or heard me gush about them, here is the backpocket:)

I didn't find the jeans ( :-[ ) but I did stumble onto the most adorable denim vest by Seven For All Mankind. AND just today I saw a girl wearing a black vest and thought it was so adorable, especially the way it had a strap on the back. Well the vest I found was similar but denim, and it even had the little strap!

I think my favorite park of the whole vest has to be the buttons though.

<--(Free People Shirt)
The whole thing is just adorable.
When I was trying it on I was wearing a white cami under a pink shirt, you know the way how you can see the shirt under? Totally not a good look for the vest though. As soon as I cam home though I tried it on over this new Free People shirt I got and it looks totally cute. Plus it's not the same color as my Sevens so I can wear them together!!! (My Seven Jeans)--\/

Toodles
(@th! 0r (0(0

...And Then in the Morning I Put on My Face (an ode to my makeup)

2006-08-22T13:34:00.000-07:00

Here's a picture of me. Looks pretty ordinary, but look closer. On the curly-haired side of my face, I'm not wearing any makeup. This is how I look when I wake up in the morning. But what abouty the the straight-haired side? On the straight-haired side I am wearing all of this:

(Pictured: Maybelline Volume + Length mascara in Brownish Black, Aveda pure-fume shimmer stick in Pearl Moon, Tweezeraman Eyelash Curler, CARGO SmokyEye brush, Benefit Lemon-Aid, Benefit Dandelion, Sephore Slim Pencil-Eye in Dark Grey, Chanel Iridescent Face Powder and brush, Saks Fifth Avenue 48 Color Eyeshadow Palette, Physicians Formula Powder Palette Multi-Colored Blush in Blushing Berry, Bare Escentuals foundation in medium, Benefit Kitten Goes to Paris (Powder in a Puff), ck one summer perfume, Dove Anti-Frizz Cream, my straightener, Exuviance Professional Facial Clenser, Aveda Protecting Lotion, Duac Topical Gel, Never to Busy to be Beautiful brush, and another random brush.)

I could never get through my day without this stuff!! And how cute is my foundation brush? (it's the sparkly pink one) I'm so proud of my makeup collection. My most highly recomended item out of all of it is the CARGO eye brush. It's the little blue one (it used to say CARGO on it but it kind of wore off) with the silver and then the brush. I love this brush! It's really thin one way so you can use it to put on shadow as an eyeliner, or to turn shadow into wet eyeliner. The other way it's great for making smoky eyes and blending colors together. I use this for all of my eye shadow, it's just magic.

Another one I'd recomend is my foundation, the bare escentuals powder foundation. It blends into your skin without looking too fake, but still makes you're face matte and perfect. It covers up zits but it doesn't hide beauty marks!

Now, I have to talk about my straghtener. Straightener=Life. That's all I have to say.

I LOVE Benefit, You might have noticed from the list. The Lemon-Aid is lightly yellow-tinted gel (I'm not sure if it's gel but its like dry gel) that makes your eyelids look pretty and makes your eyeshadow stay on longer. The Dandelion is blush that lights up your face, and the Kitten Goes to Paris is my REALLY sparkly glitter puff powder that is IN the puff!

I just got the ck one summer after using a sample all summer and falling totally in love with the smell. Now I have it for school so I can still smell like the beach!

Any mascara by Maybelline is great, especially with a eyelash curler (every girl should have one!)

I think I've gushed about my makeup enough, though I could go on for ever. I won't make you listen though.

'til later powder puffs
CATHI/or/CocO

8/20/06: My Fashion Randomie

2006-08-20T19:59:00.000-07:00

Since I just got back from Chicago, and just barely got rid of my plane hair with a quick shower, this is gonna be short. Without further ado, my fashion clip from the weekend...(just one, more later)

I painted my toes dark dark purple for the sole reason that it was the darkest color I had in my nail polish drawer (I know it was dark because as soon as I painted them my brother goes 'whoa black toes, like goth?' to which I replied 'dark purple, like we are going to a funeral tomorrow?') so they weren't supposed to make a fashion statement as much as be my toe polish in mouring, but sometime during the weekend I started loving the color! It's a million layers of Revlon 'Stilletto Red', show below right (Red? Please. And in the household I was raised in, I know red.) with a layer of Nail Slicks 'Purple Frost' in the middle, shown below left.

Maybe next time I get my acrilyics done I'll get the tips in purple.
What do you guys think of my toesies? (I'm in a weird add -ies to the end of words mood, just roll with it please.)

Off I go!
cAtHiOrCoCo

Juicy? Not So Much...

2006-08-16T09:45:00.000-07:00

What is this perfume ad supposed to mean?

As much as I love Juicy Couture (Have you SEEN their jeans? Here's the pocket:)

I hate this ad. The tatooed all over guy next to the girls in pastel floor length gowns and easter egg colored wigs? Which leads me to the backpage of the ad:

The ancient little old ladies? And are they wearing Juicy Couture clothes, since they are in the ad?

This whole ad I don't think reflects the self defined youth and sweetness of Juicy Couture clothing. The question is, does it define the perfume it's advertising? Will one smell of it make you think of tatooed-and-pierced guys and little old ladies? I'm almost afraid to find out.

CaThI~oR~cOcO