"Play On" Carrie Underwood

This song is basically my anthem today, except while Carrie is singing about love and relationships, I am "tailoring" her lyrics to motivate me on the dress I am working on. I tend to get to a certain point in the construction process where I just feel like giving up. I don't want to do that today. It is a beautiful, snowy, super bowl sunday and I plan on spending most of the day working on draping. Pictured is the basic form of my dress. I am pleased to say that part of the project is complete. Now comes the challenging/fun part. I am getting concerned about time constraints, seeing as I am scheduled to wear this dress on Saturday. I guess I will just have to "make it work." I know that I am going to make mistakes, I'm just going to have to play on!

"Life Less Ordinary" Carbon Leaf

This song rocks, and Carbon Leaf is one of my favorite bands! I would definitely say I live a life less ordinary, and I hope that one day I can confidently say it is extraordinary as well. One dream of mine is to create a beautiful dress that someone famous could wear to a red carpet event. I have watched the major award shows since I was a little girl, and still to this day I cut out pictures of my favorite dresses and tape them into my inspiration book. There were many gorgeous gowns at last nights SAG awards, but these three especially stood out to me. First, Michelle Monaghan looked absolutely incredible; her look was easily my favorite. Not only was her dress stunning, but I loved her hair long to one side, her make-up, and earrings. Christina Applegate always looks great. I liked the soft color of this dress and the draping. I am currently working on a dress in which I am trying to drape for the first time. I will post pictures of my progress soon! Lastly, I thought Penelope Cruz looked beautiful in this dress. I liked that it showed off her curves and went below the knee. It allows her shoes to stand out, which long dresses tend to hide. Bravo, ladies! Next week, the Grammys!

"Quando Quando Quando" Fergie

I love this song! I recently saw the movie Nine, and was so enchanted by the music, I couldn't wait a week before buying the CD. Among the four bonus tracks I found this rendition of "Quando Quando Quando," by Fergie with a little back up by Will.I.AM. I actually (and I partially blame red wine) found myself dancing around my living room the first time I heard it. I love the Black Eyed Peas family, they really have a unique sound and perspective on music. Anyways, moving on to the fashion. I have wanted to attempt to put together my own outfit using images I've found online; let me know how you think it plays out. With my big move to San Francisco on the horizon, and no job to yet pay the bills, I have of course been worrying more on what to wear to an interview, than getting the actual interview itself. Here I have put together an ensemble that I feel would be appropriate while still representing my own personal style. My vision started when I came across these fabulous pumps by Loeffler Randall on the site TenOverSix. These shoes are so beautiful; I didn't want any other part of the outfit to take away from them. I therefore searched for a simple, but classy pencil skirt, which I of course found from Banana Republic. I next wanted a "plain" white top to tuck into the skirt, that was business friendly but still interesting. This, at first glance, classic white button up, I found on Shopbop. The cool part, is that it buttons up the back as well, adding a creative detail as well as helping to define a woman's waist. Last but not least, of course, the jewelry. Since the most interesting part of the look has been the shoes, I thought it would be fun to add a chunky necklace. This one by Gerard Yosca I found on my new favorite jewelry site, Charm & Chain. So, when will this stylish but conservative outfit be mine? Probably only in my dreams, but hey, there is nothing wrong with dreaming, right?

"Hard" Rihanna feat Jeezy

All right blogosphere, your effects are showing already. Yesterday, amide a myriad of errands, I found the time to seek out and pick around the only vintage store I know of. I used to be under the impression that vintage clothing was gross; I mean who wants to wear used clothing, let alone old used clothing. But, thanks to blogs like "The Glamourai," Jessica Schroder's "What I Wore," and vintage sellers on etsy.com, I have a whole new appreciation for the style. I'm not going to lie, the idea of spending time digging through racks and bins just to maybe find a garment of interest, hasn't really been my thing. There were MANY items that I felt belonged in Cameron Diaz and Christina Applegate's movie montage in "The Sweetest Thing." In an odd way, though, it put a new spin on shopping for me. No longer was I influenced by the "made to go together" ensembles found in mall stores; in fact, there were absolutely no mannequins in Boulder's "The Goldmine" vintage shop at all. For once, I was forced to use my own creativity in determining whether or not a garment could be chic. I ended up taking two blazers and what I thought was a dress, into the fitting room. Apparently the dress was actually some sort of a jumper, and the camel plaid blazer, that I was most excited to try on, was way too large. The grey blazer, pictured above, was much more charming on me than the hanger. It fit like a glove, and I really liked the leather knot buttons. I pictured wearing it with my "american vintage" white tee, "love quotes" pink scarf, "seven for all mankind" jeans, and of course my "marc jacobs" sunglasses. This casual look will most likely be one of my sunday "adventure day" outfits! I'm thinking, brunch, window shopping, fresh markets, flowers, food and wine. That will be one heck of a great day! Yup, you know this...!

"Pirate on the Run" Pat Monahan

I've had this song stuck in my head for the past few months. It's a short song, but I love the way the two voices sound together. I am certainly a gypsy; never staying in one place for too long. While I would never say Denver is like quicksand, it is true that it gets harder to leave every day I stay. Recently I have learned to knit, thanks a wonderful teacher, my friend Dana's mom! Knitting has been a challenge I have always wanted to take on. Right now I am making a scarf, a "must-have" accessory in Colorado as well as the Bay City. I find that knitting is basically muscle memory, so I am able to work on my scarf each night while watching TV or listening to songs that make me think, just like this one.