Old Navy Goodness: The Lust List.

I haven't been on the Old Navy site in a while so I thought I would go over and check things out just to see if they had anything that I would want, and of course, I found a couple of things that I would love to have in my wardrobe.


1.  Women's The Rock Star Super-Skinny Denim Leggings ($39.50)

2.Women's Slouch Ankle Cowboy Boots ($39.50)

3.Women's Plus Faux-Fur Vests (36.50) I'm not usually a faux fur person but I'm diggin' this!

4.Women's Plus Marled Fringed Sweater Vests ($44.50)

5. Women's Plus Striped Asymmetrical Cardigans (39.50)

6.Women's Plus Fleece Blazers ($34.50)

7. Women's Plus Mock Two-Piece Tank Dress ($29.50)

 8. Women's Plus Studded Jersey Tunics ($19.50)

9. Women's Plus Embellished Vest (49.50)

10. Women's Plus Metal-Studded Sweater Dress ($59.50)

Long Overdue Torrid Haul

So, a couple of weeks ago I blogged about getting the Torrid Regan over-the-knee boots, and have since received them and drooled all over them. I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE them! The only slight negative that I could possibly say about them is that they fit rather loose on me (I don't know if they are supposed to fit that way) as my legs tend to be on the skinny side. I also ordered the Lacey Black Peeptoe Booties, and oh my heavens, those shoes are THE BEST! They are sooo comfy which, is an issue I have with a lot of heeled shoes because of my flat feet. Everything fit well except for 2 items which I have sent back. I have to say that the nerds need love too shirt is too cute!

1. Regan Over-the-Knee Moto Boot ($68), 2. Teapot and Clock Charm Necklace ($12) 3. Silver Rose and Pearl Stretch Ring ($12) 4. The Vampire Diaries Cast Tee ($28) 5. Hematite Mixed Metal Key Cluster Necklace ($12) 6. Lacey Black Peeptoe Bootie ($42) 7. White Jersey Military Jacket ($48) 8. Born Famous Couture Grey Skull Tee ($28) 9. Black and Gold Oval Stretch Ring ($12)  10. Beige Ditsy Nerds Need Love Too Tee ($28)

Mad About Mad Men

Keeping with the whole birthday post, I have also decided to have a 1960s/Mad Men themed dinner party this year for my birthday. Mad Men is a pretty stellar show that comes on AMC on Sundays at 10/9c. Now, I don't want to give my little synopsis about the show, but what will tell you is that it's pretty sexist as is to be expected of a show based in the 60's. The women are Susie Homemakers except for the character Peggy Olson, who is a copywriter , and the men pretty much run the universe. I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE Christina Hendricks as Joan Harris! 

courtesy of AMC.com

Anywho, I was on the AMC Mad Men website the other night and they have this Mad Men yourself avatar maker, and I couldn't resist! Here is what "I would look like." 

My inspiration for the whole theme party came from this avatar. I'm thinking 8-10 people all dressed up in 1960s duds eating food and sipping on drinks fromm that era. The Mad Men site also has a 1960s Cocktail Guide that will surely serve as a great reference. I found a dress close to the look of the avatar picture that I'm pretty sure I will be wearing at my dinner party.

The dress pictured above is from JIBRI, a plus size vintage inspired clothing company.The JIBRI Pleat Peplum Iris Dress retails for $240 and with the right accessories, hair, and attitude, I know I will be able to pull my avatar look off. I will be sure to fill you guys in on party planning updates!

courtesy of AMC.com

Here's to happy party planning!

XoXo~Shenna

From London With Love

So, I am in the very early stages of planing out what I want to do for my 27th birthday next year. Initially, I wanted to go to Italy, but after much research, I have decided that going to Italy would be better suited for more romantic purposes rather than for 4 girls gallivanting around town. After much consideration and many Google searches, I have decided to plan an all girls trip over to London U.K. December 14, 2011 until the 19th. I am SO excited, and cannot wait to share all of the details with you guys as things progress along. The only thing I know that I want to do is spend my birthday (December 16th) in Paris, France AWE-SOME!!!

Until next time...


xOxO~Shenna

VOTE FOR GABI!

If you've never voted a day in your life whether if it was because you are not old enough, or you simply didn't think your vote would count, now is the time when you can rest assure that your vote will count, and help make someone like me and your dreams come true. Gabi or @gabifresh as she is known on twitter, is one of the top 5 candidates that are in hopes of becoming MTV's first ever TJ (Twitter Jockey). With this position, the winner will have to move IMMEDIATELY to New York, and will be given a $100,000.00 salary (amazeballs, right?). Now, I don't know Gabi personally, but I can tell you guys that having her win this position will mean so much not only to her, but to me, and the rest of the plus sexies out there. So please if you are able, text in your votes Sunday night in support of Gabi. Get your friends, mothers, fathers, sisters, brothers, cousins, coworkers, and neighbors to VOTE, VOTE, VOTE, VOTE!  

Fab Shoes. Not So Fab Big Feet!

Personally, I have never been much of a shoe girl, but recently, I have been lusting over a couple pair of shoes that I have stumbled upon on various websites. Most of my lack of  "shoe love" probably stems from the fact that I wear a size 11 shoe (a size 10 sometimes depending on how it's made), and as stated in a previous post, it makes it most difficult to find fashionable shoes in my size. One Youtuber, and fellow blogger named Tara, put me on to the shoe website, SoleStruck who's awesome enough in itself, sells fashionable size 11's. Though, I am not in agreeance with paying over $100 for any pair of shoes no matter how fabulous (a handbag, yes, but not for shoes. You can tell where my priorities lie) some of the following shoes have me thinking twice about how much dough I would dish out for shoes.


 Ruthie Davis's  SPIKE shoes retail for $1,395 and have been seen on Beyonce. I loooove anything black, studded, and with zippers. Yes please, but sadly they do not come in my size. Oh, BOO! :(

Jeffery Campbell's  BAL-NU boots retail for $189.95. These boots have a distressed look which is something that I love and better than that, they come in my size. Ring em' on up!

 

Louboutin's Men's Flat Spikes retail for $1,095. I'm much more less a tennis shoe fan than a shoe fan altogether, but I like anything that makes a daring statement. They are a men's shoe, but I'd rock them.

Any of you know where I can shop to expand my new love for shoes?

xOxO~Shenna

Honorable mentions that are not pricey, and do not come in my size:

All of the shoes above are from an ebay seller by the name of fashionstoryshop who sells from Australia.

My Autmn/Winter Must Haves for 2010 from Evans

I've been an admirer of Evans clothing for a little while now, and their Autumn/Winter collection displays exactly why their clothes are so fab to me. While some of the pieces are not up for sale on the site just yet, Evans has given us a sneak peak at what's to come. Are you excited? If you're not, get excited! I'm BURSTING!!!

According to the Evans blog , this first collection is inspired by "the great outdoors." My inner hippie chick as I refer to as Rainbow (lol), is so in love with the earth tone colors of these pieces. My faves would have to be: the green military inspired top, print dress, plaid long sleeved shirt, and brown combat boots.

Eden: 

The next "themed" pieces are my absolute fave! Just like I have the inner hippie chick inside of me, there's also that badass rocker/goth girl in me as well (she has no name). Since blue is my fave color I naturally fell in love with most of these clothes. My faves: NUMERO UNO is that fantastic structured coat with the long sides, and of course the short blue coat as well. The wet look of those blue leggings are hawt, and I like the skull print top right underneath it. 

Twilight:

 Biba is for the girly girl. The Evans blog attributes the look of these pieces to the 70's with mixes of faux fur and lace. While fur nor faux fur is really my style, I do love of course that cute little print dress as mentioned before, the long floral print dress is to die, and teal (?) little mini dress at the bottom.

Biba:

The fourth set of pieces are okay. I do LOVE Christmas which is what the style of these looks are attributed to according to the Evans blog, but I'm not a big fan of wearing Chritmasy things.The only two pieces that I would consider buying would be the hopefully faux leather brown jacket, and the gray flowy front blazer.

Rococo:

What are your must haves from the Autumn/Winter Evans collection? Tell me, I want to know!

XoXo~Shenna

Tupieta Giveaway Winner!

Last week I won a giveaway hosted by Courtney aka Tupieta for a $50 gift-certificate to Eliza Parker's website. I was so elated because I had just recently discovered her site and I fell in love with one item in particular which is the Bordeau dress.

I think this dress is sooooooooooo super cutes! It is retailed at $189 which is a far cry from $50 dollars, but I plan on saving up to purchase it very soon. Please visit Eliza Parker's site and check out all of the other fab stuff she has. And also check out Courtney's blog... it's awesome!

Getting To Know Me Through Film

You can tell a lot about a person from the types of movies that they like, and I am no exception. Books, music, movies, and television have had a large influence over me for the past 25 years of my life. My very first movie that I saw at the theater was "The Little Mermaid" and ever since then, I have been in love with the movie screen. Here I attempted to painstakingly narrow down my TOP 10 movies of all time (it was close to impossible) and a brief description of why I love them.

10. What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993)

This movie had two of my favorite actors of all time, Leonardo DiCaprio, and Johnny Depp. I loved this movie because I felt that Leo's performance as a mentally handicapped person was so believable that I almost forgot he was acting. It's a beautiful story about self sacrifice all in the name of family. If you have never seen it then I would highly recommend it. If you are a crier like I am (lol) watch out for the birthday cake scene, it's a tearjerker.

9) Step Brothers (2008)

Anything dealing with Will Ferrell makes me burst into laughter, and having the added bonus of John C. Reilly made me almost pee my pants. This movie has the best quotes, and if you know me, you know that I quote this movie quite frequently. 

8) Clueless (1995)

 
Basically if you were alive in the 90's then you know all about this movie. This movie had such a huge impact on what was the IT things to wear: Calvin Klein, Mary Jane shoes, plaid skirts, cardigans, knee-high socks/stockings, and don't forget the famous saying, "As If!" It's a must see for any girl or guy!

7) Jetsons The Movie (1990)

The Jetsons has always been my favorite cartoon even though there was only 1 season ever made of the show. I've always been into futuristic things so this was right up my ally. I had my first cartoon character crush on Apollo Blue, and I've always loved Rosie's sarcastic attitude.

6) Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)

I have always been a child who has loved magic and at the age of 25, nothing has changed. Though I love the Potter series as a whole, this particular installment stood out because I love Christmas and the scenes at the Yule Ball is like Christmas times 1 million for me.

5) Girl, Interrupted (1999)

Angelina Jolie, enough said, lol.

4) Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)

I have never met a Tim Burton movie that I didn't love, and this one has both Christmas and Halloween in it. It's a dark cartoon, but the story is so incredibly relate-able; trying to be something that you're not. Another MUST movie if you have not seen it.

3) Pretty In Pink (1986)

The quintessential 80's movie. John Huges's movies have a knack for capturing what it's like to be a teenager in any decade. Duckie is one of my favorite characters of all time.


2) Hocus Pocus (1993)

 


The movie where SJP (Sarah Jessica Parker) traded in her Manolo Blahnik's in NYC for enchanting little kids and sucking their souls from their bodies all in a quest for youth. This is a fun little movie about 3 witches from 1693 in Salem, MA who were supposed to be hanged for witchcraft, but instead cursed the town with a promise of vengeance when a virgin lit their black flame candle on the night of a full moon. 300 years later a virgin indeed lights the magical candle, and the sisters are set free to wreak havoc on the towns children. I've had an infatuation with witches for a long time, and in fact, seriously tried to be one at one point. Great family movie for Halloween.

1) Cruel Intentions (1999)

This was the first adult themed movie I saw in a theater (I was 14 at the time). It is an adaptation of the book The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare with a modern twist. Drugs, sex, and money...HELL YES! I know this movie better than I know my own mothers phone number (I don't even know her number by the way). I loved this movie so much so that I even bought the soundtrack. I can remember the entire audience gasping at the end of the movie when... well you'll just have to see it to know why and if you've always seen it then you already know why. Not saying that it is THE BEST movie ever made, but after 11 years, it's the movie that has had the biggest and the longest impression on my life.



XoXo~Shenna

A Messy Giveaway (CLOSED)

One of my favourite bloggers, Messy Carla is having an awesome giveaway celebrating her reaching 450 blog followers! Check it out here Messy Carla's 450 Followers Giveaway for all the dets on how to enter and what she's giving away.

xOxO~Shenna