Inspiration Friday/Saturday: Flight of the Conchords

1.  Sorry I'm so late on getting this published, my family dragged me by the ear to the beach before I could get a post up this morning and...well, we just got home.  So here I am.

2.  You may think I'm somewhat insane after you realize what I'm about to say.  It's ok, the truth had to come out eventually.

3.  There is the potential that this will be my last post before I leave for China.  I don't know if I'll have much time/the energy to post while I'm there, so don't be surprised if you don't hear from me for a month or so!

Here's the deal: I have a fairly offbeat sense of humor. I'm a naturally awkward person and tend to gravitate toward comedy that's fairly awkward. Movies I like include Driving Lessons, Eagle vs. Shark (which stars Jemaine of FotC) and Step Brothers. Making fun of awkwardness by exaggerating it is hilarious. Which brings me to Flight of the Conchords. It's a show on HBO about two crazy awkward guys from New Zealand in an electro-funk band living in New York. Their manager is also a New Zealander and also wicked awkward. As is their one fan. Probably one of my favorite quotes from the show is "I'm not crying, it's just rain on my face. I was cutting onions 'cuz I'm making a lasagna...for one!"

I digress. What I'm bringing this to, obviously, is the way Jemaine and Bret dress. Like awkward guys with minimal style sense. And what they do have seems to have been gained in the early 1990s. I wasn't able to find a copy of it, but they did a great promotional shoot for the show in entirely denim outfits. It's hysterical.

As stated before, I'm awkward and fairly nerdy. I try to keep this out of my dress as much as possible. These guys don't.



I started styling a Polyvore set for the show, though, and came to realize that a certain amount of nerdiness is totally chic right now. Pegged jeans? Flannel shirts? T-shirts layered over long sleeved shirts? Argyle? Shit yeah! So I feel much better giving you this and still being able to hold my head in a somewhat not-totally-lame fashion.


Do you know how many times I used the word awkward in this post? Too many.

Links à la Mode

Here's this week's IFB link roundup! As always, the links are great! My personal favorites are The Coveted's post on 1930's glamour, Frassy's DIY necklace and Little Black Book's review of statement-making tights.

• AuctionDivaFashion - Vintage Hawaiian Pineapple Dress
  
• dramatis personae - Boundaries between designing & knock-offs
  
• Dress Me Up Dollie - Weekend Update
  
• Fashion Journalist in the City - Vintage Vogue
  
• Frassy - D.I.Y Chanel Bottle Pendant Necklace
  
• Independent Fashion Bloggers - How NOT to get ripped off
  
• la boudoir - A review of all this falls fashion trends - straight from the runway.
  
• Little Black Book - Style Trend: Statement Tights!
  
• Mademoiselle Robot - This week’s interview with the extremely gifted Nubby Twiglet.
  
• Or False Glitter - Fur in Fashion: Glamorous or grotesque?
  
• poetic & chic - The frequent J.Crew catalogs in my mailbox are a constant source of torture!
  
• Retro Chick - Vintage Clothing & Retro Style - Autumn Florals: Keep on blooming
  
• ShopDiary - Impulse Buy: Should I keep? Or sell? Should I save up for another Chanel?
  
• THE COVETED - Coveting Chinatown, a Visit to 1930’s LA
  

Want to share the love? IFB members can go to the forums here. Not a member? If your blog qualifies, you can sign up here!

What I Wore: 8/27/08

1. I'm awesome
2. Went to a get-together for China last night, the people are all pretty chill. I'm getting nervous to go. I.e. starting to look for reasons not to go. Eesh!
3. I wore a dress today.



Dress, Bitten Sarah Jessica Parker for Steve and Barry's; leggings, Old Navy; cardigan, Torrid; shoes and necklace, Target.

It's too small in the chest. I should probably get rid of it but...it's so pretty!

What I Wore: 8/26/08

T-Shirt, necklace, Old Navy; cami, jeans, Z. Cavaricci for Torrid; shoes, Bitten Sarah Jessica Parker for Steve and Barry's.

I'm quite fond of today's shoot for some reason. Nothing too exciting going on today. I have a get together for my China trip tonight. T minus 5 days!!!!

Runway Report: Behnaz Sarafpour

More on the Fall ready to wear lines. I'd never heard of Behnaz Sarafpour before this fall, but I'm so glad I finally did! Her collection is full of deliciously wearable dresses with artistic embellishments, muted metallics and monochrome palettes. I actually don't even have words to describe how in love with her clothes I am. She's going up there with Elie Saab in my book.

















Get it yourself:



The look is all about the perfect LBD, metallics that don't look trashy and totally wearable seperates.

Images: Elle.com

Weekend Update 8/25/08

This weekend was like any other weekend--started off strong with some heavy drinking on Thursday and peetered into nothingness by Sunday night. This is the way I like to live my life.

Saturday was my going away party (I leave for China in less than a week!) and like all parties I throw, there was minimal turnout, but it was OK. I had a pretty good time, even if it wasn't what I had planned for. And there's a fuck ton of PBR in my fridge still. E'rybody loves PBR, right? OK, there's also some Sam Adams and quite a few microbrews (a seasonal called "Twilight!!"), too. I suppose I'm digressing here, the beer content of my fridge really has nothing to do with fashion--except maybe for accounting for part of my need to wear plus-sized clothes!



This is a combination of what I wore today and a couple of pictures of Kaitlin, Elaura and Heidi from the party on Saturday. The details on what I wore:

Cardigan, Xhilaration at Target; T-Shirt, Old Navy; Pants, Torrid; Shoes, Xhilaration at Target.

I'm comfortable, I love my old man cardigan, which has become crazy soft with the constant washing it's been going through. And I L-O-V-E these jellies, even if they are almost noisier than wearing a pair of heels. I just don't care.

Something you may not know is that I really do go to school (during the school year, at least) and am actually a double major. I may have mentioned advertising a few times on here, as it's my primary major, but I don't think I've said much about art. Well, my other major is art. I don't actually make much art and I haven't taken an art course in a few terms, but I'm an art major and I do have a specific style...I turn photographs into comic-like computer illustrations. I made quite a few this weekend, that's why I'm bringing it up. I thought I'd show you:



This is Heidi from an outing earlier this summer. All the leaves in this took me forever to draw and fill in, but I'm fond of it. Do you like?

Inspiration Friday: Rich Pinks

This Fall, one of the trends I'm really looking forward to seeing pan out is rich berry colors! Yay! Pink is absolutely, without a doubt my favorite color, so seeing it used in a sophisticated, grown up way on the Fall runways made me smile on the inside. For your weekend inspiration, I've gathered a variety of things in pink so you can see how easy it'll be to incorporate pink into your life--a little or a lot at a time! There are items at every price point--from Forever 21 to Burberry--and at every level of subtlety--from nail polish to a statement jacket. Enjoy!