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Thursday, March 4th, 2010

Take Care of Yourself

I am sick. Sicker than I can recall being in years. I’ve had flu-like symptoms for 8 days and now that I am finally back in the US, I am on antibiotics. Since I am feeling ill, I was hoping to revamp my blog. I find that I spend an inordinate amount of time sleeping [...]

Wednesday, February 24th, 2010

Gown Wishlist

I’ll admit it. I have almost no place to wear these bad boys, but it doesn’t stop me from wanting to own them! Here are some gowns that are on the top of my list!

Versace

Oscar de la Renta

Michale Kors

Giambattista Valli pre-fall

Donna Karen

Sunday, February 21st, 2010

How Long Has it Been? Pt. 2

So how long had it been? I took those pictures on Superbowl Sunday and it had been 4 weeks and 1 day since I washed it last. Yup, you read that right, just a little over a month!
“So Jo. Why would you share something like this with us?” you might be asking.
Two reasons. The first, [...]

Wednesday, February 17th, 2010

Travel Day – Switzerland to Belgium

If I hadn’t known that the Swiss and the French were so-very-different, I absolutely would have experienced culture shock earlier today.
At Leaping Lindy in Bern, Switzerland, everything ran on time. The Swiss bought our plane tickets early, arranged to pick us up on time, bought us train tickets to go to Bern from Zürich’s, put [...]

Tuesday, February 16th, 2010

Alexander McQueen committed suicide

News of this story broke on Thursday, February 11, 2010.

Lee Alexander McQueen , born in March 16th 1969 in Hackney, London. He started making dresses for his three sisters at a young age and announced his intention of becoming a fashion designer.McQueen attended Rokeby School, also he stayed as apprenticeship with Savile Row tailors Anderson [...]

Friday, February 12th, 2010

Alice in Wonderland Links

I had no idea that Alice in Wonderland was going to be such a phenomenon. Over the last week, I’ve seen so many AiW inspired articles, photo shoots, jewelry lines, merchandise and blog posts. Here are some of my favorites:
Clothing
Hot Topic
Sue Wong for Walt Disney Signature will feature pieces influenced by key story characters and [...]

Thursday, February 11th, 2010

Love me some Ru!!!

Here is the second episode!!!!!!!!!! Summary: The dolls make it rain when they compete as burlesque dancers at a hot Hollywood nightclub and weather an unexpected twist. RuPaul is joined by guest judges comedienne Kim Coles and international burlesque star Dita Von Teese!!

If you don’t know what this is, it’s RuPaul’s Drag Race!!! Find out [...]

Thursday, February 11th, 2010

Tom Binns Creates Alice In Wonderland Jewelry Line

Holy cow! What a statement piece this is!!
This is Tom Binns’ limited-edition capsule collection for Disney which was inspired by Tim Burton’s upcoming film, “Alice in Wonderland.”

The “All Heart” necklace named after the movie’s Red Queen, the most.
Price: $1,000 at Tom Binns Design online.

Tom Binns, and Irish born jewelery designer with an incredible body of [...]

Tuesday, February 9th, 2010

Sitting Down Too Long Is Bad Even If You Exercise

I recently read this article and I might be one of these people! I don’t watch TV, but I do spend a bunch of time in front of my computer. I would say I get an appropriate amount of exercise, but I spend time on airplanes, reading the news, researching stuff for Swingfashionista, and so [...]

Monday, February 8th, 2010

Ridiculous Shoes

I was stumbling around the internet and I found some ridiculous shoes. Soooooooo ridiculous, in fact, that I had to share! Some of them are still available, and some of them aren’t.

Gold ‘Priscilla’ sandals by Topshop Boutique

Irregular Choice ‘Bow Up’ flat sandals with wings on the heels

Faith ‘Cing’ point-toed platform court shoes

Harumi Watanabe sequin and [...]

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