well, that's just fabulous

Later that day, I got to thinking about relationships. There are those that open you up to new and exotic. Those that are old and familiar. Those that bring up lots of questions. Those that bring you somewhere unexpected. Those that bring you far from where you started. And those that bring you back.

But the most exciting, challenging, and significant relationship of all..is the one you have with yourself. And if you find someone to love the you you love, well, that's just fabulous.

Carrie Bradshaw

2 minute season 2

i really love my...GOSSIP GIRL! cannot wait until Season 3 begins! and if you missed the 2nd, catch up with this...

(video courtesy of Gossip Girl Insider)

first love - animated

years of style...and sex

other than the poignant monologue of the fabulous Carrie Bradshaw, i couldn't help but notice how timeless the style is. carrie ranging from boyfriend jeans (and practically everything else she wore), charlotte in classy sheaths and trenches, miranda in feminized menswear, and samantha with body-con dresses. how many Christian Louboutin red-soles made cameos, accessories galore, and carrie's medium waved bob. cute men too [;

if there's anything out there that would be the absolute go-to for style, it would definitely be any season of Sex and the City. it was like resurfaced trends galore. definitely have to love how fashion errs on the recycling side. the recession is bringing out the true face of style...your own.

i really love my...TV SHOW

GOSSIP GIRL! LOVE LOVE LOVE it! there is just something about the too-mature-for-school drama and the inexplicably covetous wardrobe that captures my attention. thank goodness for online episodes, because this entire semester i had to miss it for long nights at the library =x

and other than being my favorite character, Blair Waldorf, Leighton Meester is practically my style muse. adore her as Leighton, commend her as B.

sue me for being a fan, but i cannot wait to go on the tour around the city's sights on the show via On Location. it's like a day in the life of "Manhattan's elite." (: [they also do a Sex and the City tour lol]

a month late, but check out their spread in April 2nd's Rolling Stone. a steamy shoot, to say the least, and amazing photography, courtesy of Terry Richardson.

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take it back. wayyy back.

the thing about american idol...you hear songs you probably haven't heard in FOREVER! case in point, Dusty Springfield's "You Don't Have to Say You Love Me," and Taylor Dayne's "Love Will Lead You Back."  

here are some renditions by american idol contestants: Nadia Turner, Stephanie Edwards, and Ramiele Malubay.

Love Will Lead You Back - Taylor Dane

You Dont Have To Say You Love Me - Dusty Springfield

Gossip Girls like sneakers!

leather mini skirt and sneakers? only queen B would pull it off. Leighton Meester for Reebok, in November of 2008. i simply adore her. the kicks remind me of chucks.

and of course, lil J followed, with the Nike Viral Campaign. i must say, these are sick. i'd want them in black. check out her video.

great minds think alike

mel always told me i was the "B" in our relationship (:

we even have the same birthday outfit (mine is the singificantly more affordable version though, of course). great (style) minds DO think alike. she beat me to the reveal though. wait until december.

Blair: Bill Blass Backless Flamenco Blouse ($1,990), Nanette Lepore Dance Floor Mini Skirt ($225), Giuseppe Zanotti "Plato" Satin Pumps ($396)

Me: Forever 21 Satin Ruffle Trim Wrap Blouse ($20) - which is personally altered to make it backless, Silence & Noise Knit Tulip Skirt ($48), BCBG "Turn" Suede + Leather Pumps ($99)

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