Today the winner of the travel Giveaway:
Andi of Bacon Pecan Pie
Andi of Bacon Pecan Pie
Next Week:
More exotic vacation locales
More exotic vacation locales
Friday, July 9, 2010
Thursday, July 8, 2010
Travel Wear: Santorini, Greece
A rooftop supper in Santorini stipulates the following ensemble requirements:
1) Mix & Match Neutrals:
Fill your carry-on with interchangeable basics and add visual interest by switching out shoes, bags, and jewelry.
Fill your carry-on with interchangeable basics and add visual interest by switching out shoes, bags, and jewelry.
2) Simple but special accessories:
Don't travel with heirlooms, instead pack bold costume jewelry that adds romance without risk.
Monica Sutton - Stella & Dot Stylist$78 - stelladot.com
Don't sail by an opportunity to enter the travel wear giveaway.
Come back for another exotic ensemble tomorrow
Come back for another exotic ensemble tomorrow
Wednesday, July 7, 2010
Travel Wear: Chichen Itza, Mexico
Properly ascending the pinnacle of El Castillo stipulates two fashion qualifications:
1) An outfit both sensible and cool:
Shade your eyes, air your skin with minimal layers and breathable fabrics, and select shoes with three to five comfortable hours in their soles
Shade your eyes, air your skin with minimal layers and breathable fabrics, and select shoes with three to five comfortable hours in their soles
2) An ensemble worthy of memory:
An inordinate percentage of your scrapbook's photographs are collected on vacation, making your holiday an important wardrobe occasion. Do you really want to remember yourself in a stretched out t-shirt and dirty running shoes?
$47 - stelladot.com
You may be selected for human sacrifice if you fail to enter the travel wear giveaway. Please the fashion gods and win some earrings.
Come back for another exotic ensemble tomorrow
Come back for another exotic ensemble tomorrow
Tuesday, July 6, 2010
Travel Wear: Stella & Dot Giveaway
The heat of Satan's Arizona scented breath is seething down the neck of my slip and my elbow nooks are sweaty at 8:22 in the morning. Suitcases still lie unpacked in bedrooms, and all I can think about is where I can escape this environmental incandescence next.
While travel by trains, planes, or automobiles might be prohibitive due to reality-based constraints and commitments, travel by fashion is still a possibility. The trip may be inaccessible, but it wouldn't hurt to at least plan the outfit.
To initiate our exotic fashion adventure, a giveaway from Monica Sutton at Stella & Dot.
sponsored by:
To win a pair for your own little lobes, select an item of Stella & Dot couture and a locale you would like to wear it. Then post a comment on this, here post.
Winners will be selected at random, Friday, July 9th.
Now get your fruity drinks ready for our bon voyage tomorrow
PS: As you shop Stella & Dot, don't forget to find me (Reachel Bagley) as your hostess to ensure you get the flat $5.95 shipping rate.
Friday, July 2, 2010
Rerun: First Ladies of Fashion
Enjoy a pleasantly pretty patriotic weekend! See you on Monday for a giveaway and fashion fit for summer and travel.
The inaugural gown is not designed to clothe the first lady, pretty as she is. This frock belongs to Lady Liberty. It is an ornamental flag signaling to these fifty United States (and beyond) the grand vision of incoming leadership. Far from being haute couture, majority rules in inaugural styles. The garment should gain the vote of the preponderance of Americans. This rite-of-passage dress is basically the wedding gown of a presidency, and it's image is fixed in amber. Or at least Richard Martin, curator of the Metropolitan Museum's Costume Institute, said something smart like that. But if you don't trust him or his fancy title, follow me down below. Okay, so Americans have liked fashion from US Genesis. George W. the First was a fastidious dresser. He didn't dress himself, because that's just incongruous, but he did pick out his own fabrics, trim, and silhouette. He believed a gentleman of integrity should take great pride and care in his dress. Do you hear that fine Americans? President Washington said "It's unconstitutional to wear yoga pants and flip flops to the grocery store."
But back to the dress, Caroline Harrison, wife of 23rd President Benjamin Harrison, was the first little catwalker of her time. Following the rallying call of her husband to "buy American," she found an Indiana artist to design the silk and a New York City dressmaker to sew up her gown. In the end it was fashion candy, fancy enough to make the Whigs, Fedarlists, and the Union Party proud, if only the memory of them remained. Then there was Teddy Roosevelt's wife, Edith. She practically invented green fashion. To make a statement about preservation and conservation she reused the skirt from an existing dress and topped it with a new bodice. I bet Eleanor, wife of depression defeatist Franklin Roosevelt, learned a lot from Aunt Edith.
Now, once those WWII soldiers came home, got married, and started having babies, we got Mamie Eisenhower's pink Dior beauties. They were fresh, innocent, hopeful. This little fashion plate led post-war America into the fifties with her signature narrow fringe of bangs and a love of what came to be called "Mamie Pink." 
When the Kennedys moved into the White House, the Capitol became Camelot. The fantastical New Vision that included shooting man to the moon required inconceivable American fashion, possible only through the likes of Jacqueline Lee Bouvier Kennedy. She wore a white satin number with a cape of her own design to the inauguration gala. But more about her ladyship later. 
Movie Stars Ronald & Nancy Reagan brought glamor and the white tie back to the White House. And then everyone complained that they were too extravagant for a democratic nation. Well sillies, the Reagans were Republicans, but they did scale back to a black tie affair in the second term with not as chichi china and not so lavish linens.
So what will Michelle Obama wear? Many have compared Michelle O to Jackie O. True they did both stand almost 6 feet tall, and leaned toward clean, sophisticated shapes. But the message behind Michelle and Jackie's wardrobe couldn't be more different. While Jackie lived in a castle in Camelot, Michelle is moving into Sherwood Forest. Michelle buys what she wears, commonly off the rack from retail establishments that everyday Americans can afford. Jackie was gifted gowns from the likes of Valentino and Givenchy that some cities couldn't afford.
The 2009 inauguration is expected to have over 1 million attendees with neighborhood balls and donated gowns for guests you aren't accustomed to gala life. While each of these preparations speaks volumes, the closing statement about the Obama administrations plans will be summed up in the frock Lady M.R.O. chooses to wear.
Now go put something pretty on and change the world!
Thursday, July 1, 2010
Rerun: Sultry Summer Accessories
Another summer favorite, if you like the taste of it, get follow up helpings
The heat of some shimmering morning in July is going to ban the use of a blowdryer. And while you'd prefer to wear your slippy out, summon the courage to don a t-shirt and jeans. Because such bravery deserves medals, pretty, sparkly medals. These badges add impact without raising the internal thermometer: a hat for your tousled locks, a necklace for your glowing collarbones, a bag stocked with sunblock and sleek waterbottles.
The heat of some shimmering morning in July is going to ban the use of a blowdryer. And while you'd prefer to wear your slippy out, summon the courage to don a t-shirt and jeans. Because such bravery deserves medals, pretty, sparkly medals. These badges add impact without raising the internal thermometer: a hat for your tousled locks, a necklace for your glowing collarbones, a bag stocked with sunblock and sleek waterbottles.Want a personalized refresher for Summer? Get your own Fashion Package, complete with a look book & virtual shopping session to compile a portfolio of uniquely customized ensembles.
Garnish Necklace
Suiting Cap
Hush Hush Tee
AG Harper Ex-Boyfriend Crop
Zowie Zinnia Tote
Smidgen Peep Toes
Additional ribbons, wreaths, and rewards below:
Garnish Necklace
Suiting Cap
Hush Hush Tee
AG Harper Ex-Boyfriend Crop
Zowie Zinnia Tote
Smidgen Peep Toes
Additional ribbons, wreaths, and rewards below:
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Rerun: Travel Packing Cluster
While I'm traveling I thought you might enjoy some of my favorite past posts. This is also a little preview of what I have planned for when I return.
'au revoir for now,
Reachel
PS: Feel free to post one of your favorite past posts in the comments.
(2 Long Layers, 1 Vest, 1 Blouse, 2 Knit Tops, 1 Skirt, 3 Pants, 1 Bracelet, 1 Necklace, 2 Earrings, 3 Shoes)
1. Deco Darling Hoodie2. Protean Pretty Vest
3. Shellseeker Cardigan
4. Budding Romance Skirt
5. AG Party Capri
6. Puckered Scoopneck
7. Brambling Blouse
8. Odette V-Neck
9. Sunset Park Pants
10. Seaside Trousers
11. Yesterday's News Cuff
12. Bubblegum Necklace
13. Little Larsen Posts14. Toe The Line Earrings
15. Keds Taffy Mini A-Line Skimmer16. Apepazza Malesia Sandal
17. BC Footwear Cocktail Hour Pump
Ten Day Forecast
Planes, Trains, & Layovers: Deco Darling Hoodie + Sunset Park Pants + Keds Taffy Mini A-Line Skimmer
Sunset Sights: Shellseeker Cardigan + Brambling Blouse + AG Party Capri + Apepazza Malesia Sandal + Little Larsen Posts
Act I Opera: Odette V-Neck + Budding Romance Skirt + Apepazza Malesia Sandal + Toe The Line Earring
Cooking Class:Protean Pretty Vest + Puckered Scoopneck + Seaside Trousers + BC Footwear Cocktail Hour Pump + Yesterday's News Cuff
Honey & Milk Facial: Odette V-Neck + Sunset Park Pants + Bubblegum Necklace + Apepazza Malesia Sandal
Melting Wax & Tablecloths: Protean Pretty Vest + Puckered Scoopneck +Bubblegum Necklace + Budding Romance Skirt + BC Footwear Cocktail Hour Pump
Farmers Market: Odette V-Neck + Protean Pretty Vest + AG Party Capri + Yesterday's News Cuff + Keds Taffy Mini A-Line Skimmer
Shore Skipping: Deco Darling Hoodie + Puckered Scoopneck + AG Party Capri + Keds Taffy Mini A-Line Skimmer + Little Larsen Posts
Museum Installations: Brambling Blouse + Odette V-Neck + Toe The Line Earring + Seaside Trousers + BC Footwear Cocktail Hour Pump
Last Hurrah: Shellseeker Cardigan + Puckered Scoopneck + Budding Romance Skirt + BC Footwear Cocktail Hour Pump + Little Larsen Posts
Grand Return: Puckered Scoopneck + Protean Pretty Vest + Sunset Park Pants + Apepazza Malesia Sandal
Clustering Commendations
When assembling a wardrobe cluster select approximately three colors as the basis of your color palette. In our example cluster we selected red, yellow, and blue. Using the hues of a favored garment print can be a lovely point of inspiration.
When embarking, try to pack by this formula: rather than one outfit per day, aim for one garment per 24 hours of adventure.
If you're not going to wear the item at least twice, don't add it to your knapsack.
There's never a good excuse for more than three pairs of shoes, and usually you can subsist on two.
Don't forget accessories, they take up a small amount of room and can significantly extend the variety of your traveling closet.
Folding in a few layers (sweaters, hoodies) may seem like a waste of carry-on space, but in reality these threads are mode multipliers. Wear your bulkiest overlay as you enplane. It will be a cozy friend in the chilly cabin as well as at the windy beach cafe.
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