Link time!

Refinery29 -- Ten Fall Must-Haves*

From Refinery29: Must-have number 9

I want them all! Most of them, anyway. Fortunately, plenty of them are easy to DIY, so if you're anything like me (cheap),  you don't have to buy most of the stuff that Refinery29 actually recommends.

*There are actually twelve, not ten, for some reason...

1) Zip-front dresses: On my to-do list. I just made a zip-front skirt.

2) Full miniskirts: Done. I'll post pics of it soon. So, so easy to make, although mine is probably in the "fast" category of doing something fast or doing it right.

3) The rolled jean: I like this look, but it probably works best with taller girls, not elves like myself... I may try it with heels, though.

4) Slouch blazers: One word: Goodwill. (This is a good thing.)

5) Ankle-length trousers: Who wears trousers? Oh well, I like them anyway. I can start.

6) Floral dresses

7) Pops of orange

8) Leather pants: I miss my AA leggings! I left them along with my lamé skirt and some vital heels down in a relative's house near Long Beach and I've been lamé-less all summer long. I weep for my legs.

9) Plaid jackets: Probably something that can't be thrifted or made so easily. Still want one though.

10) Leather jackets: I'm furious at an eBay seller who was supposed to ship me a jacket form Israel like a month ago. This may be my first negative review... tsk tsk.

11) Denim shorts

12) Plaid shirts: Four and counting...

Style Bubble -- Susie Bubble on layering necklaces. 

Yet another thing I left down at school was my layered chain necklace I made last summer. Tragically, one of my models left it at the FIG fashion show and I doubt I'll ever see it again. Ah well, at least I can make another one. Here is is in a photo that was actually one of my projects for a studio art class. I was supposed to be making something 3-D into something 2-D, so the necklace became a snake and the snake became a photo of a snake. From far away, it has fangs:

SASSYBELLA -- Kate Moss’ neighbors complain about her teepees

This is just funny and has nothing to do with my lost accoutrement. Kate should invite me over so we can prance around in Minnetonkas and talk about how men are "absolute bastards." Her words, not mine--"I'm a tit man" is another profound quote from that interview. Wise words.

San Mateo Daily Journal -- The skinny on a 'Gossip Girl' wardrobe

This is pulled from another source and not written by someone on the staff. I would freak out if it was, because I intern for this paper and fashion is what I'm basically trying to write about for, like, you know, the rest of my life, so I should hope that they'd want me to write about it. The article would have been better with some visuals, in my opinion, but oh well. I appreciate anything Gossip Girl related because the show is so cheesy and horrible but so fun to watch anyway. (I love Chuck and Blair! Everyone else whines too much, so I just look at their clothes while they do it.) If you're reading this blog, you must be interested enough in fashion to already know most of the things mentioned in the article, but there it is, direct from the paper I'm currently working for.