Purple & Ombre - Two trends that go well together

If you flip though any fashion magazine these days they will tell you Purple is the IT color for Fall 08. I'm on board with that. I love a deep jewel tone to balance out the sometimes dreary weather and just as dreary colored clothes that appear in Fall.

Imagine my surprise as I was surfing Targaayy (Target for you regualr folks...LOL) when I came upon some cool (and cheap) Purple items. Many of them included two other trends you know I love patent and Ombre. So I figured I would share them with you because I love to help people look stylish and if it can be done cheaply all the better ;).



Purple & Ombre



Xhilaration® Ombre Satchel - Purple (Small $16.99




Xhilaration® Ombre Tote Bag - Purple $19.99





Women's Mossimo® Deann Ombre Patent Flats - Purple $13.99



Purple lovers only





Jasmine Small Bag - Deep Purple $16.99




Richard Chai for Target® Colorblock Tie Dress - Passion Purple $44.99




Richard Chai For Target® Printed Broken-Stripe Trench Coat - Purple/ Ebony $44.99

Loving a bargain myself I ordered the Ombre Satchel and the Jasmine Small Bag.

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Review of Heidi Montag's 2nd Clothing Line "Heidiwood"

It sucks....LOL....OK OK I'll expand on that.



I'm not Heidi Montag fan. I don't watch the show "The Hills" that she is on and I only know her name because all the gossip and fashion blogs talk about her. So this morning when I was watching The View on TV (yep I'm one of those people who watches The View) and she was on I knew who she was but didn't care. As I was about to mute the TV they said she would be showing pieces from her Heidiwood line. Curious about another celebrity clothing line I decided not to mute the TV just yet.



Well the preview of Heidiwood began on The View stage and just as I suspected it sucked. It looked unoriginal, boring, trashy and cheap. In the silhouettes, there was nothing new or creative. The colors were mostly black and dark grey with one bubble gum pink shirt and one teal blue shirt thrown in. In the choice of length for the dresses, skirt and shirts you got short or short. And in looking at pictures of the clothing close up the fabric looked cheap and unfinished. It reminded me of the clothing they use to carry in G&G or Joyce Leslie when I was younger (Any of you out there who remember those stores?...LOL). This line is the disposable underwear version of clothing. You would wear it once, and I'm hoping whoever does it will do it only on Halloween, and then throw it away. As further proof of my opinion check these outfits out called "Heart Breaker" and "Signature Required":











And I wasn't the only one who thought so. New York Magazine describes the line as "It was bad. So bad.......The stuff was the complete opposite of flattering." Stylelist said about the line "Her second collection is out now, and it's just as trashtastic as the first!....Truly, it looks like any broke, generic college girl's wardrobe.". ThinkFashion said this about the clothing line: "The clothes are terrible. Heidi’s line is a combo of trashed-up stripperwear and beachy-blah t’s and minis – a strange mix, but nothing we don’t see every Saturday when we hit the Old Navy then follow up with a lap dance at the local strip bar." I couldn't agree more.



My favorite line to describe the celebuline was from ThinkFashion. They wrote "but from a style standpoint, Heidiwood skankwear is not coming within
10 feet of our precious closet space…unless, of course, we’re seeking a
career change." I have to concur with WHOLE HEARTEDLY.....And just to reassure you all I'm not changing careers ;)



If after all this wonderful praise you still want to check the celebuline out for yourself: Click Here.

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Ombre Pumps for sale

I was browsing as I do EVERYDAY...LOL...NET-A-PORTER.COM and saw these light green Ombre Patent Leather Pumps by Rubert Sanderson on sale for $357 (down from $595). I really can't wear heels any longer but for one of you who can I think they could be a nice addition to your Fall '08 wardrobe. Any takers?

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Project Runway - Design Game

Not sure if you guys are aware of this, I know I wasn't, but Project Runway has a Design game on their website. The game is called "The Design Challenge". It allows you to create an outfit by picking a sillouette which you can then accessorize and colorize. It is fun. At least I think so ;).

I created three different looks. You should hop over there and try your hand at it. And if you have time, check out my designs and rate them for me:

1) Jeans, Shirt & Boots look

2) Pencil Skirt, Sweater & Boots look

3) Maxi Dress, Vest & Flip Flop look


Thanks

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