My Hat

"I can't imagine going without a hat. The only romantic thing left in life
is a hat!" - Mimi Waddell

Rule #1

"The only rule is don't be boring

and dress cute wherever you go.

Life is too short to blend in." - Paris Hilton

More About Those Ruffles

“R R R Ruffles Have Ridges!”
I have always had a fondness for "Ruffles" and I'm not talkin' potato chips!

Blue Badgley Mischka to die for Ruffled shoes via http://www.kellyoshiroevents.com/blog/2012/01/17/shoesday-165/

"Tea-stained laces, Victorian accents, ruffles and textured fabrics like Swiss dot and crochet
reinforce this sense of vintage feminity." -Marla Shavin

I love ruffles, flounces, layers of organzas, netting and lace. It's a happy, flirty, feminine look which i've always liked.

Fabulous

Had a great day out with friends this past Saturday. We went to the Fashion Institute of Design Museum in downtown Los Angeles. They feature really wonderful changing exhibits on all aspects of fashion and costume design. The current show is called "Fabulous" and features museum gifts and purchases of Western fashions dating from 1800 to the present. If you are interested in fashion, history and beauty this collection will be well worth your while. The exhibit is extended through Dec. 23, 2011.
It's great fun. I highly recommend.

Here Are The Details:
What: "Fabulous!", An Exhibition of 200 years of Fashion History 1800-2010
Where: FIDM Museum & Galleries 919 South Grand Avenue Los Angeles CA 90015
When: September 13-December 23, 2011

Open Tuesday through Saturday 10am to 4pm (closed Sunday, Monday) Cost: FREE!!!!!!

FIDMmuseum.org
PS Lots of fun shopping in the Museum store inside the gallery.

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Style

“Fashion can be bought. Style one must possess.”
― Edna Woolman Chase

Tops and Bottoms

"You're the top!

You're the Coliseum.

You're the top!

You're the Louvre Museum.

You're a melody from a symphony by Strauss.

You're a Bendel bonnet,

A Shakespeare's sonnet,

You're Mickey Mouse.

You're the Nile,

You're the Tower of Pisa,

You're the smile on the Mona Lisa

I'm a worthless check, a total wreck, a flop,

But if, baby, I'm the bottom

you're the top!" -Lyrics by Cole Porter

Image courtesy of N. Hoyt

"Just remember, "You're the tops!"

The Useful Bandana

Aria, a hard at work artist at 2 years old.

"Eternally fashionable, scarves make the most versatile accessory for women. The available variety of fabrics, shapes and sizes make the scarf ideal for all seasons and occasions."

-taken from an advertisement for tying scarves.

A Safe Love Affair

"You want to fall in love with a shoe, Go Ahead.
A shoe can't love you back,
but,
on the other hand,
a shoe can't hurt you too deeply either.
And there are so many nice-looking shoes." -Allan Sherman

"Before you criticize someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes. That way when you criticize them, you are a mile away from them and you have their shoes." -Jack Handey

It's In The Bag

"Balls are to men what purses are to women" - Carrie Bradshaw, Sex in the City

Incognito

Who are these mystery women in their scarves and sunglasses...hmm, I think I know the last one pictured here. How many can you identify?

...and so my dear what acting parts have you had lately?

"I wish I was born in that era: dancing with Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly, going to work at the studio dressed in beautiful pants, head scarves, and sunglasses."-Catherine Zeta-Jones