March 11th, 2010
Growing up in South Georgia, we thought that “designer” clothes came from the Gap and J.Crew (and to get J.Crew clothing – you had to drive to the a). Until one day, our senior year of high school, our fabulous Aunt / Reader Dolly brought us a ripoff of the classic Kate Spade handback she had bought on the streets in NYC.
“Something has changed within me…something is not the same…” - Elphaba, Defying Gravity, Wicked
Fast forward to years later and Kate Spade still rubs us the right way. Her clothing line is so girlie and feminine – we love! However, the pricing is not so off the streets of NYC….
March 5th, 2010
“You can have whateva you like. You can have whateva you like…” – Anya Marino, folk cover of T.I.’s hit***
There is nothin’ we love like whipping out a new spring dress when the air is still a lil chilly. And it’s so timely – now that we’ve discovered folk covers of hip hop songs, we’re really into pairing two things that aren’t supposed to go together. Red wine and shrimp. Spring dresses and cool air. Open toed boots. Hip hop and folk singers. Having a new spring wardrobe and not being completely broke. You get the drift.
So what are some cute spring work / day dresses that don’t break the bank? Banana is kicking off the new season with some cute ones. Here’s a do, and a don’t.
Do:
Don’t: No waistline = no go.
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March 4th, 2010
Reader Isa,
Words cannot describe how much we love you. Your shoes and socks combo, not so much. Thanks Reader Ace for making sure this fashion no-no was a no-more.
Love,
elaney (and interns)
March 3rd, 2010
It’s March, and we know what that means. Lots of ladies running around trying to get ready in the morning with nothing to wear. You are so sick of your winter clothes you don’t know what to do, and you have no idea what you wore last spring. The few items you can find seem a little more faded and wrinkly than they once did. There is only one cure for midseason blues…retail therapy.
We’re gotten distracted with winter, but we are officially Marching into spring by kicking off 3 straight days of fashion posts. And we are starting with everyone’s favorite warm weather attire…the swimsuit. Not feeling so sexy? Check out Spanx’s new line of swimwear. They are mostly one pieces and tankinis (btw, ladies, everyone to have 1 one piece – there are occasions when a 2 piece is not appropriate), but they have a few tiny bikinis too! They aren’t cheap (around $180), but it makes you feel cute and confident, who cares? Which ones do we like? The ones with ruffles of course!
February 10th, 2010
Jeggings, we’ve decided…we want your love. We want your ugly. We want your (fashion) disease. We want your everything. As long as it’s free (emum?). A nice girl at Anthro recommended these jeans-leggings two weeks ago, and while it was sort of fun to prance around in the dressing room in them, we just couldn’t pull the trigger. 1) you have to feel gooooood about yo body to wear these and 2) they are pretty ridiculous. However, Kell on Earth was talking about them this week (don’t think anyone who has seen Kell on Earth is going to wonder what elaneymedia.com might think about Bravo’s new wonder), so…done. You can’t be in your twenties forever. Why not? What do you think about jeggings? Do you want their ugly or do you think they’ll lead to a Bad Romance?
February 5th, 2010
Everyone has them. The inexplicable day when everything you put on looks. completely. horrible. Your skin tone looks weird; your hair looks bad. No one else will notice these subtle changes, but you are instantly and acutely aware of how much more attractive you were a mere 24 hours ago. Clothing Crisis! What to do? You can’t fight them, but you can prepare. Have a very plain outfit ready. Jeans, black top. J.Crew kind of day for us. Looks like the same for Jessica Alba. What do you do?!
