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Etsy Shop of the Week: TotusMel 2008-10-29 13:20:00 This week's Etsy shop has been one of my favorites for a long time. TotusMel creates stunning tatted accessories. My great grandmother did a lot of tatting, which is probably why I never considered tatting to be for anything other than doilies and tablecloths, but TotusMel's tatted creations make tatting into a wearable art form.The elegant pieces have endless possibilities. I love this tatted cho
Colorful Winter Coats 2008-10-29 13:11:00 Winter can cause quite a chill and a bit of dreariness. Combat both with a warm coat in a vibrant color. Keep warm and give some warmth off with a topper that cheers up the gray skis and biting wind. These colorful coats are sure to be brighten your chilliest days.Pictured:Top RowBelted wool trenchcoat, Victoria Secret, $149 on SaleGUESS by Marciano Bow Back Topper, Nordstrom, $138Puff-sleeve tent Read more:Coats
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Where Are The Tweed Dresses? 2008-10-29 08:01:00 Stores are full of tweed dresses...priced over $400. This trend is taking its sweet time trickling down to the department stores and national chains. Hopefully, in a few weeks I'll have some affordable versions for you. In the mean time, I like these tweed dresses I'll never be able to afford.RM by Roland Mouret's modern sex bomb dressMiu Miu's colorful minidressAntonio Berardi's curvy button dres Read more:Dresses
Save or Splurge: Halloween Costume 2008-10-28 19:08:00 Halloween Costumes allow us to dress in crazy, fun, extravagant ways that would not be acceptable most of the year. I love to go over the top for Halloween. However, I don't love to spend over the top.Halloween Costumes should be a creative splurge rather than a monetary splurge. Costumes can be created with makeup, items already in the closet and inexpensive thrift store and dollar store items. M Read more:Halloween
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More Button Boots 2008-10-28 12:47:00 Vaneli is a fairly blah brand of standard, low-heeled work shoes, but even the most boring brands can come up with a pretty gem once in a while. These suede "Ninon" boots have buttons, which is enough to make me squee. Going a step further, they have spat styling. Spats! At 2.75 inches, the heel is perfect for wearing all day. They're $221.95 on Endless and are available in brown with brass button Read more:Boots
Fashion Dig 2008-10-28 07:32:00 Fashion Dig is a collection of 14 (and growing) vintage shops as well as a vintage focused community. As well as the usual vintage clothing and accessory finds (of which they have an exhaustive supply), they also have a vintage fashion gallery, a list of fashion books, a calendar of national vintage events, a store locator, a vintage fashion advice column, and a community forum. The stock spans Vi Read more:Fashion
Colorful Winter Clothes 2008-10-27 14:00:00 My darling roommate majored in art and it shows in her clothes. But when the weather turns cold, she generally has to rely on accessories for bright pops of color. Well, Rachel, I found you a few bright print dresses for fall. Sorry if a few of them are shirts on your tall body.Top: orange grey and mustard circle dress, Mod Cloth $49.99coral blue and olive abstract cloud print, BCBG Max Azria, Blu Read more:Clothes
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Gossip Girl: I Must Be Missing Something 2008-10-27 09:00:00 I'll start this out with a confession -- I've read all of the original series of Gossip
Girl books, and I loved them. I read one on every break during college as a vacation from constant thinking and school work. They had great clothes and some really interesting characters, which made them worth reading in spite of the soap opera plots.The small screen version has failed to impress me. It's not t Read more:Missing
Shoe of the Week: KORS Michael Kors Slicker Boot 2008-10-27 08:26:00 Jael and I both live in a climate with rather harsh winter weather. This requires several layers of clothing and good shoe choices. As much as I would love to say white suede boots are the best winter shoe, I have to go for something more practical.These KORS Michael
Kors Slicker Lace-Up Rubber Boots are both practical and stylish. This high heel version of a traditional snow boot offers warmth, c Read more:Shoe
This Week on Fashion Me Fabulous 2008-10-24 22:51:00 -- Fashion
Me Fabulous loves knee socks and homemade socks. We'll even buy socks at crazy prices.-- Monsters can be so fashionable.-- The Frye Boot Watch continues.-- Are you ready for a chop chop?-- becca is thinking about snow. Ew. At least her outfit will keep you cute in the disgusting weather.
Project Design: Cozy Slipper Socks 2008-10-24 22:46:00 Project Design is our own friendly competition where we put together collection of independent designers for you to rate on your very own imaginary runway.This week at Fashion Me Fabulous has been all about the socks. Jael found cute knee socks. I asked how much you would pay for them. And our Etsy find this week were lace up socks. Since the weather is getting chilly, here are some great cozy soc Read more:Project
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Unmentionables 2008-10-24 12:51:00 Book: Unmentionables: A Brief History of Underwear by Elaine Benson and John Esten, published in 1996.Pros: This was a great introduction to the basic evolution of all types of underwear, and John Esten did an excellent job of finding old paintings and photographs to illustrate more obscure eras of underwear history. It was surprising how current some of the advertisements and editorials from the
Cutie Bootie 2008-10-24 08:05:00 One more cute boot before we release you into the wilds of the weekend. These Corso Como "Dodie" booties are perfect for displaying you favorite fall socks and tights. A black ribbon helps frame the peeping front of the bootie. The wedge heel makes them comfortable, while that little curve at the bottom adds sex appeal. They're available in black, but I prefer the unrealistic to keep clean bone ve
$150 Challenge: First Snow 2008-10-23 19:59:00 The $150 Challenge
is FMF's effort to show that great style doesn't require great sums of money. The goal of the $150 is to create a look where all of the pieces combined, including shoes and accessories, cost no more than $150.This week's look is in preparation for the first snow of the year. I'm in Michigan right now and it has been reported that snow is on it's way as early as Sunday. I love th Read more:First
Spat At 2008-10-23 12:32:00 becca and I have both become obsessed with spats lately. Many shoes and boots currently available hit on this and my button fetish, yet I'd like to have some spats I can move from one shoe to another. Les Frivolites on Etsy makes loopy, girly spats out of quality leather. These gold spats, or gaiters as she calls them, have been marked down to $95 and would work with shoes and boots. They're perfe
Inspiration From Strange Places: Monster Mash 2008-10-23 08:05:00 I'm certainly ready for Halloween as I've been looking to classic monsters for outfit inspiration.Mummy's usually evoke images of decay and hanging gauze, but with the plethora of bandage dresses in stores you can chicly pay homage to one of horror's oldest creatures. Along with the grey bandage dress, I picked a wrap coat, a fringed purse and strappy sandals. The skull jewelry that I included her Read more:Inspiration
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Three Projects I Have To Try 2008-10-22 13:14:00 I'm not super crafty, but I am super cheap. Since I only work part time, I need to occupy myself with something other than Mahjong and the desire to shop.Because I love feathers but can't really afford most of what's on the market, I want to try Fashionista's DIY feather jacket. Their solution for keeping the jacket machine washable is brilliant.Fops and Dandies (which I can't link you to anymore) Read more:Projects
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Etsy Find of the Week: ilusoria's Lace Up Socks 2008-10-22 12:58:00 It's apparently sock week here at FMF. Jael showed us some fun Knee Socks
, and I pondered how much I would pay for them. Esty shop, ilusoria, offers these fun and unique lace up socks. Some are knee length and others are ankle length. There are a lot of two tone socks too, but these green ones (pictured left) are my favorites.I think these socks could be a lot of fun. I'm not sure how I would wea
Cut Your Hair 2008-10-22 08:09:00 Someone I work with recently went from a teased, long-tressed blonde to a jagged edge brunette bob. It aged her at least three years, which is perfect because she's eighteen and just starting out in life. Her new hair is fun and modern but will lend an air of respectability in a professional setting.This isn't the first time I've seen this happen. Young women, especially here in the midwest, are f
Frye Boot Sale! 2008-10-21 13:00:00 I predicted the Frye Ava bootie would be a big seller this year. I might be wrong as Piperlime looks like they want to move them out. They've been discounted from $378 to $301.50 for both the black and olive versions. It's still available in most sizes.
Save or Splurge: Knee Socks 2008-10-21 12:58:00 Yesterday, Jael Paris wrote about fun knee socks. Being a girl who loves skirts I'm surprised I don't have more knee socks. They're fun, cute, warm, and they can be worn under pants for extra warmth in the super chilly months. My lack of knee socks must be remedied. Now I just have to figure out how much I'd spend.Socks
, overall, are a save for me. I have big feet and often buy "extended size" soc
Fearless Vintage 2008-10-21 07:45:00 Fearless Vintage
has been on Etsy for only a few months, but the owner has been in vintage sales for 35 years. What you see in the shop is a fraction of the inventory, and the owners run the largest vintage shop in Texas with over 100,000 items in stock. The physical store focuses on the 1940s and 50s, Fashion Me Fabulous readers' favorite era, but the Etsy shop is primarily shoes of various decad Read more:Fearless
Shoe of the Week: Betsey Johnson 'Tadium' Oxford 2008-10-20 18:16:00 Betsey Johnson
's cute cut-out oxford with a super high skinny wedge is the kind of shoe that stops me in my tracks as I walk through the shoe department. It's actually done this to me every time I've passed by it in a store. The $248.95 price tag is much to high for me, but that's probably a good thing because I'd be forced to buy this shoe if I could even kind of afford it. They come in navy with Read more:Betsey Johnson
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Pearl Stack Ring 2008-10-20 12:22:00 With the economy taking a downturn, I start thinking about higher end goods. This may seem strange, but it helps me save my money instead of spending it all on $20 goods. Furthermore, the money is spent on classic, quality items even becca would splurge on.Lately, I've focused on jewelry. There are some fun trendy items I like, but I can't imagine spending that money on plastic. Also fun but far m Read more:Pearl
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Knee Socks! 2008-10-20 07:26:00 You declared your love for knee socks a few weeks ago, and I'm right there with you. You can be preppy with argyle or fun with wild designs. For fall, nothing is more comfortable and worth the money than a pair of angora knee socks. Once the nip in the air turns to a bite, knee socks are an everyday necessity for wearing under pants and boots. Until it's time to cover up, here are some ways to fla Read more:Socks
Shoe of the Week: Chocolat Blu Carson Boot 2008-11-17 13:34:00 I love a lace-up boot. My first real shoe purchase, which I saved forever for in high school, was a pair of lace up, leather boots. These boots take lace-up to the next level with the bold, leather lacing that twists up the side of the boot.Jael and I are both loving this boot. She actually suggested it for shoe of the week without knowing I had already picked it.Chocolat Blu makes the Carson
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Love or Loathe: Flower Purse 2008-11-17 13:16:00 On the one hand, I think a bold woman could completely pull this off as an every day bag. It could also be really cute for evening with a simple dress. On the other hand, I think I had a purse like this when I was in middle school and thus wouldn't be able to carry it without flash backs of frizzy hair and OMG HE JUST LOOKED AT ME! If you're interested, this rose bag by LimeNRose is $24.99 on ebag Read more:Loathe
Fall Deals at The Cube by Marshalls 2008-11-17 09:27:00 FMF reviewed Marshalls' new in-store designer juniors boutique section, The Cube, when it opened this summer. With the arrival of fall, The Cube is stocked with new fall fashions and great deals. Since I love deals, I'm a frequent Marshalls shopper, and I was pleased to find some fun looks for fall.If you've already begun shopping for holiday party dresses, stop by The Cube. I found a ton of cute,
Color Inspiration: Color Wheel 2008-11-17 07:12:00 I know you're not really into the monochromatic look, no matter what Dior is pushing, but what do you think of bold primary or secondary colors? The trick with these, of course is that you have to match the colors correctly. A primary look featuring baby blue and navy doesn't really communicate the point. Would you wear a simplified color wheel?Primary by Fashion Me FabulousSecondary by Fashion Me Read more:Color
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This Week on Fashion Me Fabulous 2008-11-14 20:22:00 This week FMF took flight on fall's feather fashions. Are feathers a save or splurge for you?If you say 'save,' do you dare to DIY feather headbands or feather hair clips?Buy into feather accessories, feather clothes and feathers on the cheap?Share in our fantasies for feather collars and hats.Vote for your favorite featherless feather accessories.
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