AMA-zing

first things first. i will not post pictures of "gaga". i hereby state that i fully understand that the purpose of art, along with self expression, is to evoke an emotional response from the viewer. as an artist, i know that on every level of myself. ok. so you're an artist. that's nice. however, i also know that each response is personal, and i simply do not give a rat's anus about art for the sake of "shock". i could not possibly care less. i don't care about Damian Hirst, and i don't care about lady gaga. i don't give a crap.

that said, let's talk about some other people at the AMA's last night, shall we? overall i was a bit underwhelmed at the style. everything just sort of blurred into one big puddle of same-ness. Mary Kate Olsen once said that she didn't care if she looked crazy in what she wore, she just didn't want to look like everyone else. and last night everyone looked like everyone else. STEP IT UP PEOPLE. express yourself for goodness sake. even the stage outfits - BOOOOORING.
Adam Lambert - we know by now. you're so flamboyant. goodie for you. pardon me while i pass out with boredom. all of you ladies with short short dresses? oooh - shocking. i've not seen that 45,000 other times. for god's sake people - are you so tired you can't even try?????

exception? gorgeous miss RiRi here. ok,ok, we all know i'm a bit obsessed with her. but honestly - at least the girl gives half a crap about being an individual. clearly this is not a street outfit. but i kind of can't stop looking at it. i might have skipped the studded shoulder pads, but other than that, it's hot. she looks friggin HOT.

mizz Kate Hudson. i recently caught part of "almost famous" on tv. one of my favorite movies of all time - acting that literally tears my heart up - costuming to die for - and KATE HUDSON. i fell so completely and utterly in love with this girl watching her - she is luminous. and she is, in life, my kind of girl style wise. she's a luxe hippie rock and roll chick. SHE can rock this look that makes everyone else look like they're wearing mommy's dress. she lights it up from the inside out. be the clothes, don't just wear the clothes. that is the only way you make style work for you.

mister JayZ. tuxedo tuxedo tuxedo. blah blah blah. but wait! here comes a man who is rockin it right. there is nothing earth shattering about this suit - but this man owns the friggin room when he walks into it wearing this. kudos sir. kudos to you.

and lastly - this one's really just for you ladies to look at. Alex Rodriguez. you know what he's wearing? confidence. and it is HOT.

as Forrest Gump would say "i guess that's about all i have to say about that"

daily love affair

i'm a lover, not a fighter. i love to love. and i love pretty things. sigh. there's a lot of love there!

with that in mind let us wander to the loveliness of Halle Berry. once again looking completely gorgeous, seemingly without trying very hard. luxe-hippie gorgeous. of course it's easy when you look like her - but even if you don't - if you throw a few simple items together in the right way - it's perfection.

i love the dress, i love the bag, and as my bf would note "you really love those shoes don't you?". i do. i own several pairs. i lusted after the first pair for about a year, they were Prada, and there was no way i could afford them. so i stalked them. and i found them on ebay thank you very much. i have had them re-soled, mended, and i will continue to forever. i LOVE them. as a far more affordable option, Bernardo makes a perfect pair of these shoes (the style is named "milly") if you are so inclined. they are just flat out (pardon the pun) sexy in their barely-there-ness. love, love love.

a little love affair

sometimes i am a sucker. and when i saw this little get-up on the very adorable Miranda Kerr, i got sucked right in. not a brand new concept - but how freakin cute does this tube top/long skirt combo look? love, love, love. throw on that big belt - please. how much better could it get? oh i know - add some great sunlasses. BINGO. (i would add a big ol' stack of bangles myself... but that's just me. accessorize as you see fit my dears)

here's where the sucker part comes in. i don't think i've even thought about tube tops in at least a decade. but i saw this picture, and it has been simmering in a corner of my brain ever since... so on the 14 hour drive home from the beach i made the big decision. damn it, i said to myself, i'm buyin' a tube top!

reality kicked in when i went online - as in "where the h*ll am i going to find one?!" lo and behold, there is a website dedicated to the things! and it's even a cheap thrill!! god i love when that happens. so - my order is placed, and i even got a tube top bra to keep it all decent. the minute that package arrives - i'm breakin out the cute long skirt and happy hippie chic - here i come!

nieves lavi - me lovee

ye shall learn, as we go along the stylie path together, that i am obsessed with Nicole Richie. not the too skinny hot mess girl she was, but the woman she is now. cute, cute mommy with a bangin' body and a fantastic bohemiam, luxe-hippie style. i love her.

a couple of years ago, i was cruisin the mags, as is my wont. and i saw her wearing an oh-so-adorable mini dress. i did my hunt and it turned out the dress was from Nieves Lavi. so i went on hunt part deux. found myself at Saks, before taking my visiting niece to American Girl (or as i now know, "little girls addicted to dolls like they were crack") for a special birthday tea and shopping spree. anyhoo - i grabbed some Nieves Lavi pieces and hit the dressing room with my little lady in tow. tried on the first dress - and she said out loud "wow - that is so flattering". two things here - one: how cute is that, and i love her two: if a 10 year old says that - it's real. they don't know enough to say "no that doesn't make you look fat". dress was purchased and my love affair began. they do sell on their website, and also have a list of other retailers and websites who sell them.

most of their pieces are silk - and so ridiculously light and comfortable, and yes, flattering that you could live in them. they do also do cotton pieces. i hunt and i scour, because the-e-stylist likes things on sale. i'm just that way...and i have collected a few dresses and tops that i LOVE. they feel like air on your skin and as a special bonus, you get to feel just a little bit Nicole Richie bohemian luxe-hippie for a day. it's a win-win sitcho my friends.

i loves me Yankees

hmmmm... you might be thinking. i thought this was a style blog? what are the Yankees doing here? well... you see...what i did was... a little celbri-sport coupling. one of my favorite (and HOT) Yankees is Alex Rodriguez. yum. he happens to be dating one adorable ms. Kate Hudson... who happens to have a really cute luxe-hippie sense of style. see that? it's like i'm a magician or something.

Kate hasn't done any spectucalar stylin in the past couple of weeks, aside from sporting (haha) really cute chunky turqouise jewelry at a baseball game. i just wanted to have a little moment combining my love of two things.

there, i've done it.