Thursday, April 29, 2010

Kardashians @ bebe



It looks like the Kardashian sisters have landed a clothing collection at bebe,  it's a small collection of about 11 pieces.  It's a little bit of everything: dresses, jackets, tops, and skirts.  It definitely looks like the designs were based off of Kim's personal style.  I think some of the items are cute, although for the most part I feel like the collection is kind of plain and have already been done.  I'm sure you can find similar items at a Forever 21 for much cheaper too (no offense girls).  Also, I'm a little surprised that none of the Kardashian sisters are featured as models wearing these items on bebe's website.  But they do have a kim look-a-like!  Here are a few items from their line:


What do you think?
Who do you think actually designed these?  Kim? Khloe? or Kourtney?
Or do you think someone else is the brains behind this and the Kardashian name is the only think that is linked back to the girls?

Kisses,

Anna K.outure

Mustache....yes or no?

I know there are a lot of liberal women (granolas or dirty hippies) out there who like to go au natural, but when I see a woman who has a hairy upper lip, I can't help but cringe! I think to myself, do they know they have a mustache? And if they do know, why would they think it is attractive to have one? Now, if they don't know, how do you tell them? I think that is the BIG question here....how do you tell a woman that she has a hairy upper lip and it is disgusting without offending or embarrassing her??
You can't say "ewww, you have a mustache!!" or say, "what is that crap on your face?" That would just be mean!
I think the best way to tell your friend that she has a mustache is to pretend that you have one too. Start off the conversation by talking about beauty products and what type of treatments you go through. Then ease in the convo by saying something like, "don't you just hate when you get hair on your upper lip?"  At this point, she will either agree with you or pretend like she has no clue what you are talking about.  So either way, you should start to tell her how you get rid of your "mustache", by waxing, bleaching or plucking.  Although she will probably deny, deny, deny....I guarantee you she will go home later that night and look in the mirror and find her mustache.  Next time you see her, it would have magically disappeared!  Problem solved!

Have you ever had to deal with an issue like this with your girlfriends?  Tell me you stories!

Kisses,

Anna K.outure

Monday, April 26, 2010

Fashion Victim- **ALERT**

I witnessed one of my co-workers committing a fashion faux pas today....and it's actually not too surprising, she is a repeat offender! Anyway, she showed up wearing a short dress which is a no no for the office, but that was not the only crime she committed. She had on these thick, chunky, plastic red wedges....straight out of the '90s! They were pretty similar to this picture, except they didn't have the cut out star on the heel...thank god!

I seriously feel really embarrassed for her because she seems to be completely clueless about fashion and style. Oh, and btw she's in her mid 30's so those shoes are probably really from the '90s when she was a 20 year old hipster! Haha!!
Please do not try to bring the big, chunky plastic wedges back....they are absolutely hideous and belong back in the '90s!!

Kisses,

Anna K.outure

Saturday, April 24, 2010

9 dresses for the price of 1

Victoria's Secret has this ruched convertible dress that I have always been curious about. Looking at the pictures of the VS models showing off the different styles of this dress makes you think that it is the most gorgeous dress ever. But then again, how many of us are 6'0" tall and sexy lingerie models? I definitely am not! So, I decided to buy it and see what it's all about. When I first got the package and pulled out the dress, it looked like a huge pile of silky jersey fabric. I was totally confused on how to even put the dress on because it basically was a tube dress with ruching on the sides/back and LONG fabric straps. After playing around with it and looking at the instructions of how to create all the different looks, I figured out why they designed the dress with ruching and long straps. The long straps was the "convertible" part of the dress and allows you to cross, twist, pull up, pull down into the style you want. When you put the long straps into the style you want, you need wrap it around your body and tie it in the front or in the back. Therefore, there is a lot of gatherings and ruching, so with the dress already having the ruching part, you actually can't tell that there is fabric wrapped around your waist. The different styles you can create with this dress are:

1. Strapless
2. V-neck
3. Cross back
4. Double strap one-shoulder
5. Halter
6. Knotted strap halter
7. Twist front halter
8. Twist around
9. Back braided







Whoever created this dress is pure GENIUS!!! The dress only cost $88.00 and you basically get 9 dresses for the price of one! Now, that's what I call a steal!! I bought the black color and feel like this is probably the better color to buy because black will conceal all the fabric gatherings and ruching the best!! Now I have 9 Little Black Dresses that I can wear for any occasion!! LOVE IT! :)

Kisses,

Anna K.outure

P.S. The dress is VERY form fitting, so it's best not to eat a huge meal while wearing it. Trust me, you do not want to look like a stuffed sausage!!

Thursday, April 22, 2010

CC Skye- my new fave jewelrey designer

Chunky bracelets are all the rave this year! And I am absolutely loving it! I used to hate wearing bracelets, but 6 months ago I started buying chunky bracelets and cuffs and now I just can't get enough of them. One of my fave designers for bracelets is CC Skye. She is based in Los Angeles and is one of "Hollywood's Hottest New Designer"! Her bracelets are a work of art. She has such a creative and unique sense of style. My favorites are the leather bracelets with gold metal hardware, it's a very casual look, but still very sexy! They will dress up any outfit you wear and will always grab other people's attention!




Check out all the celebs that love CC Skye too!




Kisses,

Anna K.outure

Best Fitting Jeans EVER!- Paige Premium Denim

Paige Premium Denim made its debut back in February 2005 and I was actually there at the center of it all! I was a showroom assistant for a company that represented Paige Premium Denim. I still remember when they introduced the brand to me and announced that they will be debuting it at NY fashion week. I wasn't able to go to New York, but stayed in LA and was invited to be in the booth in LA. We were all given a pair of her jeans and mine fit like a glove! It was like Paige herself measured me and tailored the jeans to fit me perfectly! I met Paige that day, who by the way is absolutely gorgeous and super sweet in person! At that time, I totally did not know how big her denim company was going to blow up, but by the time I had already left that job her denim was flying off the racks at all the big name department stores! I still feel like her jeans have the BEST fit and over the years the styling of the jeans have just gotten better! The retail of her jeans are around $150-$200, which is the best investment you will ever make because her jeans will make anyone look GOOD! :)

Here are some of my fave styles:

Hollywood Hills


Laurel Canyon


Blue Heights


Kisses,

Anna K.outure

Tuesday, April 20, 2010

BUTT CRACK anyone?

I was looking through the internet and I came upon this website that sells butt crack covers! Yup, I said BUTT CRACK covers! It's actually called a BACKtacular gluteal cleft patch by Kimberlily!


Here is what the website says about this product:

Kimberlily wants to take the stress out of the way you dress.
If you desire to wear the lowest of the low rise jeans, have no fear we've got you covered when you're wearing a Backtacular gluteal cleft patch by Kimberlily.

WTF??!! Wow, I guess you can invent anything and somewhere someone will probably buy it! First of all, all I have to say is: if you don't want to show your crack, pull up your damn pants!! It's really just that simple!
And honestly, the only people who would even want to buy this thing are skanky ass girls who want to wear super low rise jeans and show off the butt crack patch! Don't you agree?

Kisses,

Anna K.outure

Monday, April 19, 2010

White Etiquette

So I am sure you all know that in the fashion world, wearing white after Labor Day is a big NO NO! Which I totally disagree with. I love the color white and I wear it pretty much all year round. I know this rule mainly is about wearing white shoes, but some people seem to think it is the color White in general.
So Labor Day is about 5 months away, but I think some people are already starting to feel the pressure of not being able to wear white because I have seen 3 woman who have dressed in head to toe WHITE!! Okay, now that's just tacky! I saw one woman walking down the street wearing white yoga pants and a tight white top AND she had bleached blonde hair! I guess she even tried to get her hair to be white too! Then the other 2 woman I saw wearing all white were my co-workers! Now, that is truly ironic because I work for an apparel company and am a fashion designer! Hmmm...you would think being in a fashion forward environment people would know how to dress better, right? Wrong! Don't even get me started on the outfits I see at work....that's another topic, another day :)

So what I am basically trying to say; is that wearing white after Labor Day is fine, but wearing ALL white any day of the year is just TACKY!

Kisses,

Anna K.outure

Studs

Metal studs are so hot right now! They look great on shoes, handbags, clothing, etc! I love buying pieces that are girly and with the added hardware, it gives it a very rock & roll edge, which I LOVE! I bought this pair of black stiletto sandals from Report Signature. The metal studs all over the shoe are so sexy and I love to wear these shoes with my little black dresses. You always want to wear something more basic when wearing these shoes because you don't want to draw attention else where.

Then I also got this pink handbag from this random store called Lara's Closet, at the Americana Mall in Glendale, Ca. The color and flower decor of the bag is super cute, but the silver metal studs makes it more unique and funky! I couldn't resist buying it because it definitely reflects my personality to a tee: sweet and cute, but also a little feisty! :)


Kisses,

Anna K.outure

Sunday, April 18, 2010

Retail Therapy

It is that time of the month again....YUP time for some retail therapy!! I have been soo stressed out at work and I feel like I deserve to spend some major money on myself! And shopping always makes me feel better, although I'm sure my check book will have to disagree with that! Haha!

So, I got together with 2 of my sexy girlfriends and we headed out to the Desert Hills Premium Outlets in Cabazon, Ca! My goal was to stick to a budget of less than $500, but that went out the window as soon as we got there! The first store that we went to was Michael Kors and I was in heaven! I love his hand bags and literally had to tell myself that I already bought a new hand bag a couple of weeks ago, therefore I really don't need another one right now. But there was this adorable brown zebra print hand bag that was screaming my name, so to compromise with myself, I bought a clutch instead, which is considered a half of a hand bag, right? Haha, there are so many ways that I have to trick myself into still getting what I want...I know it's a little sad!
The clutch that I bought is black/grey zebra print with silver metal studs on it, can you tell I like zebra print? I also bought a pretty white/grey printed halter dress.



Then it was off to Banana republic, one of my fave stores for buying the basics. I ended up buying a pair of cuffed capri jeans, which fit like a glove! I also got a gorgeous strapless white/grey satin dress, which was a little big on top, but fixable, because the smallest size they had available was 0 and I really needed a petite 0. And lastly I got 2 printed shirts that I can wear to work or wherever.

Next, we went to Aldo, one of my fave shoe stores because they always have killer high stilettos! I bought two pairs of stiletto peep toe pumps, one in black color and one in a nude color. A girl can't have enough shoes so when there is a style you like, you might as well buy a few colors of of it! :) I also bought 2 necklaces and a pair of earrings.

Then, we went to Saks 5th Avenue Off 5th and this is one of my fave stores for buying designer jeans!! I bought a pair of Paige premium jeans (best fitting jeans ever) and also a pair of Seven jeans.
Finally, I thought our shopping excursion had come to an end until we ended up going into the L'occitane, where of course I HAD to buy some hand lotion!
So after the day was over I added up my receipts to see how much money I ended up spending and the total came to about $850!! Yikes! I wasn't anticipating spending that much, but damnit it was ALL worth it!! Not only did I come away with amazing goodies, but I had so much fun hanging out with my girls all day! So today was definitely a SUCCESS!!

Kisses,

Anna K.outure

Sunday, April 4, 2010

Sunshine in the Dark

There are time when people get lost.. and began to questioning themselves. Sometimes i don't know what I'm doing anymore, or the reason why I did that. I 'm just following where my heart taking me. I want to run chasing the sunset until my both legs are broken, I would do anything as long I got faith. But right now my faith is dim, and my heart has crushed. I keep on staring, I keep on smiling even my heart cries. I stared myself in the mirror asking who am I and what I've been looking for, and yet i got no answer. I believe everything's happens for a reason but i never could find it. I'm longing for my purpose of life, i' m longing for my eternal happiness. My soul is lost in loneliness, then you came like a warm sunshine in the dark and saved my lonely soul. I'd do anything I could to achieve happiness, but why the happiness i desire has to come from beyond my reach. I couldn't move forward and i had gone too far to turn back. Please tell me where i should go because i don't know anymore where i' m going to. Your name scarred in my heart and this wound will never heals even washed by thousand tears the pain will stay remains. You made me down on my knees and have my heart dragged away from me. But still i want to embrace you forever. I want to hold you in my arms and never let you go, even it means slowly stabbing the dagger deeper to my heart.