Showing posts with label Fantasy Friday. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Fantasy Friday. Show all posts
Friday, September 16, 2011
Fantasy Friday: Wigs
Today's post is for all of us who'd love to try a vivid hair color, but aren't ready for a fulltime commitment. These wigs are all at MissVioletLace. She has many colors, but it is the green wigs that are on my "Someday when I have $75 to play with, I'll buy one of those" list.
Friday, September 2, 2011
Fantasy Friday: Athleta
I love to browse the Athleta catalog and website. Athleta models are all smiling women who surf and hike on beautiful beaches and mountain trails. Their hair is windblown yet perfect and they hike forested paths while wearing cute skirts. They also do yoga in beautiful locations.
I neither hike nor surf. I live in Las Vegas. No forest. No beaches except the fake ones on the Strip. And I like living here.
Athleta does have something I need in my desert life: sleeveless shirts. Athleta carries fabulous tank tops that have inner support like a bra--an actual bra not an elastic "shelf bra"--and they're sized like a bra.
And they are way out of my price range. That's why I mention this company on Fantasy Friday.
However, Athleta does have clearance sales. I bought one of those tank tops on clearance and I wore it at least twice a week the last two summers. It's still in great shape.
I also bought a swimsuit at Athleta a couple years ago and I loved it! Their idea of a "full coverage tankini bottom" was a bit different from mine, so I was thankful I bought the shorts to go over it!
This year I bought an Athleta tankini on ebay--I bought the two pieces from different sellers on Ebay. I like the individual fit that a tankini provides, and Athleta offers a "meet and greet" length so there's no gap between the tankini pieces. (I prefer not to get a sunburned tummy.) This time I made sure the tankini bottom was actually shorts.
If you're looking for a few summery items, check Athleta's clearance. You might find something in a non-fantasy price range.
I neither hike nor surf. I live in Las Vegas. No forest. No beaches except the fake ones on the Strip. And I like living here.
Athleta does have something I need in my desert life: sleeveless shirts. Athleta carries fabulous tank tops that have inner support like a bra--an actual bra not an elastic "shelf bra"--and they're sized like a bra.
And they are way out of my price range. That's why I mention this company on Fantasy Friday.
However, Athleta does have clearance sales. I bought one of those tank tops on clearance and I wore it at least twice a week the last two summers. It's still in great shape.
I also bought a swimsuit at Athleta a couple years ago and I loved it! Their idea of a "full coverage tankini bottom" was a bit different from mine, so I was thankful I bought the shorts to go over it!
This year I bought an Athleta tankini on ebay--I bought the two pieces from different sellers on Ebay. I like the individual fit that a tankini provides, and Athleta offers a "meet and greet" length so there's no gap between the tankini pieces. (I prefer not to get a sunburned tummy.) This time I made sure the tankini bottom was actually shorts.
If you're looking for a few summery items, check Athleta's clearance. You might find something in a non-fantasy price range.
Friday, August 26, 2011
Fantasy Friday: Pixie Cuts
My fantasy hairstyle is a pixie cut.
Like Victoria Beckham
or Margaret Feinberg
(That's a great book, by the way.)
But my hair is too curly. I've asked several stylists and they refuse to cut my hair that way. It just won't work for me. Sigh.
So instead I'm going to ask for this look at my next hair appointment:
I was so happy when Melanie Moore won So You Think You Can Dance, because I knew that meant it would be easy to find a photo of her to take to my hair stylist.
Do you have a fantasy hair style? Something you would love to do if you had a different hair texture or more patience with styling aids or longer hair or ....
Like Victoria Beckham
or Margaret Feinberg
(That's a great book, by the way.)
But my hair is too curly. I've asked several stylists and they refuse to cut my hair that way. It just won't work for me. Sigh.
So instead I'm going to ask for this look at my next hair appointment:
I was so happy when Melanie Moore won So You Think You Can Dance, because I knew that meant it would be easy to find a photo of her to take to my hair stylist.
Do you have a fantasy hair style? Something you would love to do if you had a different hair texture or more patience with styling aids or longer hair or ....
Friday, August 19, 2011
Fantasy Friday: tartan skirt
Every year in April we attend a Celtic Festival. It's held in a park where peacocks roam freely, their colorful feathers blending with the kilt-wearing men and women who stroll around playing bagpipes and dancing in Irish or Scottish traditions.
I always look for a kilt or a tartan skirt, but they're rather expensive, and women's kilts tend to be very short or very long.
I found a tartan skirt online that I absolutely love. It's a straight skirt, which is more flattering for me than an A-line, and it's just below knee-length. The price keeps it a Fantasy Friday item (not to mention the very short season in which the desert is cool enough to wear a wool skirt), but I do love to look at it.
Wouldn't this be fabulous in fall with a pair of riding boots?
I'd choose the Irish National tartan:
How about you? Is there an item on your clothing wish list that reflects your heritage?
I always look for a kilt or a tartan skirt, but they're rather expensive, and women's kilts tend to be very short or very long.
I found a tartan skirt online that I absolutely love. It's a straight skirt, which is more flattering for me than an A-line, and it's just below knee-length. The price keeps it a Fantasy Friday item (not to mention the very short season in which the desert is cool enough to wear a wool skirt), but I do love to look at it.
Wouldn't this be fabulous in fall with a pair of riding boots?
I'd choose the Irish National tartan:
How about you? Is there an item on your clothing wish list that reflects your heritage?
Friday, August 12, 2011
Fantasy Friday: StyleFind
InStyle magazine has always been my favorite fashion magazine--it's just style without any gossip. I just discovered something on their website. It's called "Style Find" (you can go directly to stylefind.com) and it lists all the current trends in clothing and makeup and accessories with photos and links to buy the items.
I'm including this as a Fantasy, because most of the items there have over-the-top prices, but there are some real-life, stay-at-home-mom items too. For example, I clicked on "vests" and found one I like for $25, next to a fur vest for $975.
It's fun just to scroll through and see the different shapes and colors and textures.
In keeping with Friday's Fantasy theme, I'll show you a fringed vest which costs the equivalent of a month's rent and a car payment,
these amazing shoes that my cat would destroy in half an hour,
and this colorful purse.
Don't wear all three at the same time. :)
I'm including this as a Fantasy, because most of the items there have over-the-top prices, but there are some real-life, stay-at-home-mom items too. For example, I clicked on "vests" and found one I like for $25, next to a fur vest for $975.
It's fun just to scroll through and see the different shapes and colors and textures.
In keeping with Friday's Fantasy theme, I'll show you a fringed vest which costs the equivalent of a month's rent and a car payment,
these amazing shoes that my cat would destroy in half an hour,
and this colorful purse.
Don't wear all three at the same time. :)
Friday, August 5, 2011
Fantasy Friday: Fantastic Hats
On Fridays I like to discuss fantasy fashions--those beautiful things that I love to look at but will never wear.
Clothing fairy tales.
And in those clothing fairy tales, I wear hats. Of course I wear hats occasionally in real life, but the hats in my fantasy are not just any hats. These hats are suitable for a Countess.
Sophie, Countess of Wessex, to be precise. (She's married to Queen Elizabeth's youngest son, you know.)
My favorite royal hat-wearer.
I love the way she chooses hats in quiet neutral colors but the textures and the shapes of the hats take them over-the-top.
She does wear colorful hats too:
In a few days, I'll post photos of my Real Life Hats for Autumn. But none of them approach Sophie's hats in grandeur. And that's ok. My cats would eat the feathers.
I've been collecting these photos for several months, and I think most of them came from The Mad Hatter blog, which is the best royal hat blog ever.
Clothing fairy tales.
And in those clothing fairy tales, I wear hats. Of course I wear hats occasionally in real life, but the hats in my fantasy are not just any hats. These hats are suitable for a Countess.
Sophie, Countess of Wessex, to be precise. (She's married to Queen Elizabeth's youngest son, you know.)
My favorite royal hat-wearer.
I love the way she chooses hats in quiet neutral colors but the textures and the shapes of the hats take them over-the-top.
She does wear colorful hats too:
In a few days, I'll post photos of my Real Life Hats for Autumn. But none of them approach Sophie's hats in grandeur. And that's ok. My cats would eat the feathers.
I've been collecting these photos for several months, and I think most of them came from The Mad Hatter blog, which is the best royal hat blog ever.
Friday, July 29, 2011
Fantasy Friday: Boden
Yesterday the Boden catalog arrived. Boden carries expensive clothing for a lifestyle I do not live. Their clothes are suitable for a windy walk near the lighthouse,
hanging out in the pasture,
a stroll down cobbled streets
or a rest on a park bench on a misty day.
The catalog is full of brightly patterned cardigans (it will be too warm to wear anything like this in the desert until November) and tall boots (again, too warm, and far out of my budget).
So I use the catalog as a lovely bit of fantasy to glimpse a life on a different continent (Europe), a life in which I would probably be chilly, but "chilly" sounds delightful on a July day in Las Vegas.
Even fantasy is useful though, because I saw two things in the catalog that I put on my fall wardrobe plan. I'm going to watch for a dark denim skirt
and a tweed skirt.
And these two photos tell me I might want a pair of gray tights too.
As I visit Ross and Marshall's and Penney's, I'll keep these in mind. It helps to have a plan, because without a plan I buy very pretty things that don't go with each other or anything else in my wardrobe, and that gets expensive because then I need more clothes to go with the new clothes...you can see how important a plan is when you're on a budget.
Do you have a favorite catalog that you enjoy without ever placing an order?
hanging out in the pasture,
a stroll down cobbled streets
or a rest on a park bench on a misty day.
The catalog is full of brightly patterned cardigans (it will be too warm to wear anything like this in the desert until November) and tall boots (again, too warm, and far out of my budget).
So I use the catalog as a lovely bit of fantasy to glimpse a life on a different continent (Europe), a life in which I would probably be chilly, but "chilly" sounds delightful on a July day in Las Vegas.
Even fantasy is useful though, because I saw two things in the catalog that I put on my fall wardrobe plan. I'm going to watch for a dark denim skirt
and a tweed skirt.
And these two photos tell me I might want a pair of gray tights too.
As I visit Ross and Marshall's and Penney's, I'll keep these in mind. It helps to have a plan, because without a plan I buy very pretty things that don't go with each other or anything else in my wardrobe, and that gets expensive because then I need more clothes to go with the new clothes...you can see how important a plan is when you're on a budget.
Do you have a favorite catalog that you enjoy without ever placing an order?
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