Archive for January, 2007
{ January 25, 2007 @ 10:18 am }
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{ Celebrity Style, Event Fashion, Photo Galleries, Shop for Fashion, Style on a Budget }
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White may have dominated the recent Golden Globe’s red carpet but the famed Little Black Dress will never go out of style. Here are some recent party pictures where the “LBD” looked lovely. Below this celebrity gallery check out some amazing sales where you can have this timeless look for so much less, you may be tempted to fill your closet. Photos, Style.com
Byrdie Bell and Tina Chai, in Thakoon, with the designer at a cocktail party thrown in his honor at Maurice Villency. Sabine Heller, in Ruffian, with Annie Churchill, in Thakoon, and Vogue’s Valerie Boster. Tinsley Mortimer and Dabney Mercer, both in dresses by Julie Haus, with Fabiola Beracasa, in Chanel. Marchesa’s Georgina Chapman and Keren Craig, in their own designs.
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{ January 20, 2007 @ 8:43 pm }
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{ Art, Dances, Education, Holiday History, Parties }
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Many people know that a Sadie Hawkin’s dance is an event where the girls ask the boys, not the other way around. If you don’t know the background you may think it’s named for a famous feminist or at the very least a real person.
It is actually named for a comic strip character, “Sadie Hawkins the homeliest gal in the hills” who was a part of the Lil Abner series by Al Capp. It was on November 15, 1937, and the story is that Sadie’s father was worried she would never meet and marry a man… … continue reading this entry.
{ January 17, 2007 @ 12:49 am }
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{ Celebrity Style, Event Fashion, Formal Events, Parties, Photo Galleries, TV, Tuxedo }
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Here are some gorgeous fashions from the parties and events in and around the Golden Globes that I thought were lovely. Cameron Diaz, photo credits celebritymound.com
Cameron Diaz and Leonardo DiCaprio, Sheryl Crow, Justin Timberlake and Eva Longoria, Ashley Olsen, Jerry O’Connell and Rebecca Romijn, Michelle Trachtenberg, Molly Sims, Paris Hilton, Vanessa Minnillo, Mischa Barton, Heidi Klum and Seal, Marc Anthony and Jennifer Lopez, Hilary Swank, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie.
{ January 15, 2007 @ 5:59 am }
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{ Art, Fun links, Portfolios, Prom }
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When someone isn’t old enough to go to the prom sometimes they have fun looking forward to it and creating art about it. Even if someone has been to the prom they may still have fond enough memories to create prom-themed art, both fantasy and realistic.
This is a cute assemblage of pictures of the doll brand Bratz in an early line called “Formal Funk” which was prom and formal dance themed. Click for full sized view! Art by Jordan. Bratz doll fan clubs: Bratz TV, and Bratz World
More cute Prom themed art:
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{ January 15, 2007 @ 3:39 am }
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{ Advice, After Party, Dances, Essentials, Event Decor, Event Theme, Fashion Advice, Formal Events, Fund-raisers, Parties, Prom, Prom Themes, Prom planning, Social Advice }
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Why would you consider joining the Prom planning committee? It’s an incredible opportunity to create a night your fellow classmates will remember for the rest of their lives. If that isn’t enough, think of the satisfaction of knowing you were one of the people who made it happen. All those smiles and stories that will be told for years to come, will be because of you and the others who made it happen! Photo, perfectproms.com
You will also learn how to work well with a diverse group of people and these skills will benefit you in many other settings such as college and future jobs. Even if you will be self-employed one day you will always need to know how to pull together a group of people to accomplish a goal, so why not start learning those skills now? Plus, it’s so much fun.
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{ January 15, 2007 @ 1:26 am }
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{ Celebrity Style, Music, Photo Galleries }
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Sarah Brightman, singer, songwriter and performer, is legendary for her style. She always looks like she is ready for a ball in a fairy kingdom or a visit with Mermaids in Atlantis. Instead of making it look uncomfortable she looks natural to be in gowns and dresses that Cinderella would envy. I think you could grab anything from her closet and be ready for a formal dance or prom. Combine this with an incredible voice and talent she is a true icon of style and substance. Here is a mini “Inspiration Scrapbook” of her looks and glamour. She is proof that beauty and elegance are ageless and timeless.
“Anything can happen to anyone at any time and you shouldn’t just live through the days, or you lose them. You should do what you can to enjoy every moment.” – Sarah Brightman
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{ January 12, 2007 @ 7:45 am }
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{ Art, Children, Dress-up Games, Fun links, Games, Prom }
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{ January 11, 2007 @ 7:55 pm }
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{ Celebrity Style, Elegant Prom Gowns, Fashion Designers, Models, News, Prom gown, Shop for Fashion, Style on a Budget, TV, Videos }
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He of course designs much more, but here in this You Tube Video he speaks about the Prom Gowns, and Amanda Fields, the lovely model also from Project Runway, shows off another of his designs. I know some of the other models weren’t saying the nicest things about Amanda on the show but I have met her and spent time with she and her mom and sister and she is very sweet and wise about all of that. It does not bother her and she just keeps going for her dreams and wishes the others well no matter what.
I love Nick’s passion for design and wanting to create lovely affordable gowns for the Prom. Check his designs out here! Watch the video:
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{ January 10, 2007 @ 12:58 am }
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{ Art, Celebrity Style, Education, Interesting Links, Models, News, Photo Galleries, Portfolios }
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Stop allowing others, and yourself, to get you down about your looks and every little line and bump on your face. I guarantee what you look at in magazines is not real. Artists can even touch up frames of films and videos. Need proof? Pictures in magazines are re-touched and if you were to meet those models and celebs in real life they would not look that perfect. Yes they do this on male celebs and models too. Photo, Dove Real Beauty
Dove Evolution Film “How did our idea of beauty become so distorted?”
Glen Feron, Art of Re-Touching Place your cursor over the pictures to see the before and after.
Yossi Bitton Make-up Before and After Gallery
Fluid Effect’s Website Click Portfolio, click “agree”, click “before and after”, when the pictures come up click the before button to the left to see the work they did to make it look that perfect.
So next time some negative person tries to put you down because you don’t look as special-effects perfect as some girl in a magazine just smile and walk away because you know the truth, and the person being negative to you probably does too. Don’t waste your time. Just be who you are because that magazine perfection is a work of digital art, not real life art, and YOU are a real life work of art. That’s always better than something that ends up in a recycling bin any day. Photo, PRweb
{ January 8, 2007 @ 8:28 pm }
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{ Accessories, Alternative fashion, Art, Gifts, Jewelry, Shop for Fashion }
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These are some cool alternatives to the sparkling gems we love. These may actually start conversations and get you a little playful envy! Creative adornment by artistic people for lovely evenings out… very nice to keep for yourself or give as gifts. Photo, ToyMe Sneaker
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{ January 8, 2007 @ 3:49 am }
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{ Accessories, Alternative fashion, Essentials, Gifts, How-to, Menswear, Shop for Fashion }
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Formal fashion has men wearing a variety of accessories and one of them is a tie. No need for a tie to be boring or ugly. They can be a way of expressing a personal interest, hobby, profession and even to be funny. It’s nice to see a dash of color on usually dark colored formal suits. Check out some of these fun and beautiful ties available online. Photo, Sovereign Beck Ties
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{ January 6, 2007 @ 9:07 pm }
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{ Books, Celebrity Style, Dances, Education, Event Theme, Gifts, Music, News, Parties, Photo Galleries, Prom, Prom Themes, Prom planning, Special Events, Very Cool People }
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Seems like Racine Wisconsin (location of the film “The World’s Best Prom”) is not the only town that knows how to throw a Prom!
“Pennsbury High School outside Philadelphia takes its senior prom seriously. No, seriously. Hordes of people in the 73,000-strong local community come out to see the outlandish parade (fire trucks, stretch Hummers) carrying some 1,200 attendants to the school’s red carpet. The 2003 prom is the all-stops-out climax of Michael Bamberger’s deeply affecting Wonderland” EW.com”
Sometimes dreams really do come true. Check out this book about the year in the life of a high school that has at its center the preparations for their Prom. Among the stories of the lives of some of the students and teachers they have a collective dream to have John Mayer play their event. This book brought them the attention they needed for the next year’s Prom to have a memorable ending. Photo, smilez0724
“It was great to get back to the simplicity of just showing up somewhere and playing,” he says. “But the best part is realizing that not a single drop of that moment is going to be lost on these kids. It will be written on their brains for the rest of their lives. It was really exciting. I’m thinking I should start doing six proms a night.” John Mayer
Costa says that even after Mayer made his exit, the students were buzzing for hours. “People came up to me the entire night and hugged me or gave me high-fives,” he says. “The girls were crying and the guys were ecstatic. This stuff just doesn’t happen. It’s too movie-like. For those few moments, it was perfect.”
From Rolling Stone’s coverage of the event.
smilez0724’s photos of that special Prom night and John Mayer.
Purchase the book on Amazon.com
Related Links:
EW.com’s article on the event.
San Francisco Chronicle’s detailed review and article on the book.
Rolling Stone’s article about the event.
People.com’s story on John Mayer’s Prom performance.
Gregg Latterman on VH1 reveals that John Mayer did not even go to his own Prom.
Yahoo Music’s mention of the Mayer Prom appearance.
Pennsbury High School’s Website
{ January 5, 2007 @ 1:51 pm }
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Added more wonderful pictures to the Inspiration Scrapbook.. click here!
{ January 4, 2007 @ 3:11 pm }
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{ Birthdays, Holiday History, Parties }
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Sweet Sixteen, Quinceanera, Bar/Bat Mitzvah (12 and 13 years old), are birthdays and celebrations we know the best to be special. But we also put a lot of emphasis on 18 and 21 too. All of these mark a transition from childhood into adulthood at different stages of our lives. Photo and Cake, Mamamousse.com
There are also other milestone ages to look forward to as you grow up. Marking the start of decades has a lot of significance to people. You always hear “turning the Big Four-Oh” and other phrases like that at turning 30, 40, 50 etc. These ages have more significance to some people as they enter that particular decade of their lives. Some throw a party at this point but may not make a big deal or even officially celebrate the years in between.
Other countries have birthday and age traditons that differ from the US. Deseret News had an interesting question posed to them and their answer shows you a glimpse into what other countries view as special ages:
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{ January 3, 2007 @ 7:18 pm }
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{ Accessories, Event Fashion, Prom Accessories, Shop for Fashion }
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If all you need on a formal night out is lipstick, credit card or some cash, and a compact to touch up the occasional shine then all you need is one of these lovely little bags. Small enough to not interfere with your look and pretty enough to add a dash of glitz these are very sweet. All are $80 or less on sale at Nordstrom.
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{ January 3, 2007 @ 8:02 am }
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{ Dances, Elegant Prom Gowns, Event Fashion, Formal Events, Formal Gowns Under $100, Parties, Prom, Prom Dresses, Prom Dresses Under $100, Prom fashion, Prom gown, Sexy Prom Dresses, Shop for Fashion }
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I like to peek in on website’s sales to see what gowns are under $100 because sales are the best places to find gowns that once cost much more and are now being marked down. Some cute gowns and dresses are priced to start at under $100 but isn’t it fun to get a dress for under that when it was once a lot more? Of course the most important thing is looking good but who doesn’t like a great sale? All gowns and photos, eDressme.com
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{ January 2, 2007 @ 11:33 pm }
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{ Accessories, Advice, Art, Crafts, DIY Fashion, Education, Event Fashion, Fashion Advice, Fashion How-tos, Formal Events, How-to, Prom, Prom Accessories, Prom fashion, Style on a Budget }
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Some gowns come with a shawl when you purchase them. They are usually made of the same fabric, and are pretty I’m sure, but if you don’t want that “matchy-matchy” look consider creating a shawl yourself. It could be another creative expression on your glittering night. Photo, Sewing.org
Dream a little dream of shawls..
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