A Practical Wedding (A Great Book For Every Bride)

January 5th, 2012 No comments

Im such a fan of weddings.  Honestly, I could go to one every day.  I watch them on tv (all the time) and I love to read and talk about them.  Im totally hooked.

And while, of course, I love the fantasy and beauty of them, what Im really attracted to is the meaning of them.  Love. Commitment.  Forever.  It is just so magical. I cry absolutely every time I see a groom watch his bride walk down the aisle.

And that is what I adore most about Meg Keene, and her blog, A Practical Wedding, and now her book,  A Practical Wedding | Creative Ideas for Planning a Beautiful, Affordable and Meaningful Celebration.  Megs book guides you though how to plan a wedding that is truly meaningful to you.  One that really reflects who you are. And, as

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Categories: Fashion Looks Tags: Wedding, Wedding Great

Festive Finery with Geronimo Balloons

January 3rd, 2012 No comments

I was recently having a conversation with a friend who was dead set against the idea of including balloons as a part of any wedding decor. She thought them to be much more seven year old than sophisticated. But, I would beg to differ with the finery being offered up by Los Angeles-based Geronimo!

In the hands of Geronimo founder, Jihan Zencirli, the idea of basic balloons gets completely pin-popped as she bedecks these enormous orbs with paper adornments, ribbon, millinery, and hand cut paper fancy.

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Categories: Style Wizard Online Tags: Balloons

Trend Alert: Colored Jeans

January 2nd, 2012 No comments


On a breezy day ditch the short shorts and opt for a bright pair of jeans. Decide between denim in bright red, blue or green instead of just light, medium or dark wash. Check out some pairs we found. Trend Alert: Colored Jeans River Island’s pale pink jeans are available for purchase for $68.94 at ASOS.

Categories: Fashion Looks Tags: Jeans

French Online Retailer Features Naked Man In Ad For Children’s T-Shirts

December 30th, 2011 No comments

A French fashion chain is at the center of a scandal today over a seemingly innocuous photo of happy children in an online ad. The retailerLa Redouteused the above image of four smiling kids to sell these short sleeved boys shirts. Problem is, the ad features a totally naked man lurking in the background, penis visible and all . Heres what it looked like on the web:

Although seemingly every time we post about nudity and children, were subjected to endless comments lambasting PC Americans and explaining how the French wouldnt bat an eye at this and then they misuse Puritanical a bunch, etc the French Twittersphere has indeed erupted in outrage over the image .

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