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TheBroadroom.Nettag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5427090.post-1107893740419764012005-02-08T13:06:00.000-08:002005-02-08T12:15:40.420-08:00

Yeah, I think I am going through my Angel phase...lol It's not that I actually want to dress like Angel. He does have a very practical look though, if you're looking at it. Maybe not for Los Angeles (there was one episode where this "swami" in Ojai asked him why he was wearing a long coat in 80-degree weather--apparently vampires have no body temperature, so it doesn't matter)...but for the

TheBroadroom.Nettag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5427090.post-1107811741313897382005-02-07T13:20:00.000-08:002005-02-07T13:29:01.313-08:00

Okee...I put it on the template also. That way, it'll show up on every page of the Fashion Blog including the archives. And it'll stay on top no matter how much blogging occurs. :) Hmmm...the climate here is very different. It almost never freezes. Conversely, it doesn't get that hot in summer either. When I lived on the East Coast, I preferred the cold season to the hot. Summer in Virginia

TheBroadroom.Nettag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5427090.post-1107806724994721772005-02-07T13:01:00.000-08:002005-02-28T12:13:25.970-08:00

Okee dokee...here is the press release they gave us: Nominations Announced for 77th Academy Awards® Beverly Hills, CA Nominations for the 77th Annual Academy Awards were announced Tuesday, January 25 by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Academy members choose the nominees in their selected fields, with the exception of the Animated Feature and Foreign Language Film categories,

TheBroadroom.Nettag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5427090.post-1107725124283246412005-02-06T13:13:00.000-08:002005-02-06T13:25:24.283-08:00

Well, January was hard. So cold! So far February has been like Spring. Yesterday was around freezing point and everyone was out. People even having drinks outside. I wore my Skechers and got them muddy but it was nice to not wear boots. Now, I'd be stupid to think it's going to stay like this. It'll get cold again before Spring really gets here. I just hope it doesn't get into the -20C

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Okay, I'm a moron? I've been signing posts with --C. Naaaowww, as long as I was --J., that was not a big deal, but now "C" can mean either me or Carol. I'm going to sign as Colleen from now on...sheesh... --Colleen

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I don't know about you guys...but I can't wait until the weather changes. I am so not a cold-weather-clothing person. The sole item I'd like to wear in cold weather, I don't own. I would love to have a long leather coat...all of my leather jackets are jacket-length. grumbles... --C.

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We also have a new affiliate: American Apparel. These guys purport to be American-made and sweatshop-free. They have a wide range of women's, men's and children's clothing, including tee shirts, jackets, skirts and pants, swimsuits, etc. Free shipping on $100 orders for U.S. and Canadian orders...$7 flat shipping for orders under $100. --C.

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They have that Oscar fashion section in our link: Oscar.com. (Yep, it's the same one where you can predict the Oscar winners for a chance to win a plasma tv :D There are some other prizes too.) It's a bit odd in that it's Oscar fashion from different Oscars shows...the outstanding women's outfits. I can admit that I do watch the Oscars and mostly just to see what the women are wearing. I

TheBroadroom.Nettag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5427090.post-1099544306591870522004-11-03T20:55:00.000-08:002004-11-03T21:01:23.273-08:00

hahahaha...actually I need to get a longer shot. But I've been dying to do this ever since I got both a virtual model and these pants. --C.

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Yeah...I suppose you're right. In some ways I am living in the past though. There was some innovation before in the fall. In fact I found this outfit for my daughter that was totally 70's. I mean the actual 70's, not the current pop version of it. It has a skirt with diagonal stripes (tone on tone) and an irregular hemline. Not exactly a butterfly hem. ? I never knew what they called it even

TheBroadroom.Nettag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5427090.post-1098641896068716782004-10-24T11:11:00.000-07:002004-10-24T11:18:16.066-07:00

I'm here! I suppose I am "doing" some of this Fall's fashions. I have that poncho that you already know about... And I got some cropped jackets (one red and one beige). Plus, the leather jacket I got last Spring is actually in the right style for this year (short blazer style). But I don't call all this "doing" Fall fashion. Why? Tweed, corduroy, wool, plaid, they *always* come back in the

TheBroadroom.Nettag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5427090.post-1098470388719522532004-10-22T11:22:00.000-07:002004-10-22T11:39:48.720-07:00

Where the heck are you guys????? Hmmm...I went through a phase of first liking my 515's, then of being disappointed, then of liking them again. It could simply be a matter of breaking them in. I should say, Levi's were the gold standard of jeans in the 1970's. That's also why I went through a phase of being disappointed. I felt the quality had gone down. I suppose it has some, but then it

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Well I'm having fun over here. :) The funny part...the second pair of the 515's fits differently than the first. Different rinses, exact same size, but different fit. *cough*outsourcing*cough* The first pair fits perfectly. The second, I fried it in the dryer to shrink it. Yet it's still slightly big. I don't care overly much, since you can make pants look good by wearing a belt, up until

TheBroadroom.Nettag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5427090.post-1096503024791902692004-09-29T16:54:00.000-07:002004-09-29T17:14:20.300-07:00

Here is a tip for trying on pants (unless you are super slim lol): you bring one pair into the dressing room that you think are going to be too big. That way, if everything else you brought in ends up being too small, you still have something to try on. And if everything you brought in fits, you can pat yourself on the back. It's win-win. It sounds funny but I actually did this. I'm

TheBroadroom.Nettag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5427090.post-1096498186176030642004-09-29T15:41:00.000-07:002004-09-29T15:49:46.176-07:00

Heh heh...I got the pants. I don't want to tell you how long it's been since I just went into a store and bought jeans. I've been going to the MAGS for years now. grumble I decided against Marshall's. I dunno, I just wanted the retail store experience. i.e. I wanted to find out exactly what to get, rather than having to get whatever was there. I ended up getting two pairs of jeans at

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rotfl! I see your point... I'm so far out of fashion, that the real fashion, and what I'm wearing, almost never coincide. I'm trying to think of the last time. Hermmmmm...probably in the 80's. ????? Maybe? I think the thing is this. When I was growing up, there was this group of kids at school...I was very lucky...I went to school with the kids of educated parents. They see things

TheBroadroom.Nettag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5427090.post-1095296686344335382004-09-15T17:54:00.000-07:002004-09-15T18:04:46.343-07:00

Ok, I have a rant about ponchos. It's not that I don't like them. In fact I love them! My mother made me one with a hood when I was a child. It was grey and very pretty. Not very practical with a backpack but I felt oh so pretty in it... For 15 years after that poncho, I didn't have one. When ponchos came back in style a few years ago (anyone remember that? I'm thinking at least 5 years

TheBroadroom.Nettag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5427090.post-1093684106454795612004-08-28T01:45:00.000-07:002004-08-28T02:08:26.453-07:00

Sorry for the multiple posts. I'm doing something else on the computer that's excruciatingly boring, so... :) Image courtesy of Pretty In Pink Fan Site. I'm trying to think now of my own fashion icons. The obvious ones: Diane Keaton, Chrissie Hynde, Molly Ringwald, Julia Stiles. I like individualism. I truly do not like the Hollywood style of having someone else pick out your clothes and

TheBroadroom.Nettag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5427090.post-1093681448781251112004-08-28T01:17:00.000-07:002004-08-28T01:27:09.653-07:00

Oh, this is fun. Some quotes from Pretty In Pink off imdb: Iona : Does he have... strong lips? Andie : How can you tell? Iona : Did you feel it in your knees? Andie : I felt it everywhere. Iona : Strong lips. [laughs] Iona : I know I'm old enough to be his mother, but when the Duck laid that kiss on me last night, I swear my thighs just went up in flames! He must practice on melons

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Okay...I'm here inside the virtual model program. I'm going to see if I can replicate that "volcanic ensemble" I have in the previous post--Doc Martens, faded jeans and a BR boatneck top. (Wasn't "volcanic ensemble" a phrase from Pretty In Pink?) It says "On my model...curvaceous." Is this d@man program calling me fat? :p So far all you can change is the pants. Hm. This is like something

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Okay, this broad belongs here too: The link to make your very own virtual model is here: link. I got it from Looking Like Your Mother. Once I got over laughing...because what I see is Martha Stewart, frankly...I got a cold chill as I realized, I actually look like this thing! Meaning...the program is actually pretty accurate, at least for me. I haven't tried dressing "her" yet.

TheBroadroom.Nettag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5427090.post-1092086646792389912004-08-09T14:22:00.000-07:002004-08-09T14:24:06.793-07:00

Oh, I just found out what "jorts" are. :) It's jean shorts. Apparently the term covers both cut-offs and non-cut-offs--any kind of jean shorts. This is one of those makeupalley.com terms...like "jeesh" and "meh." *g* Just thought I'd share. --J.

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Wo...this is the last one for a while. This is from a Japanese gift shop in Albany, California (right outside Berkeley). It is this one... Matsu Fine Natural Bedding & Gifts. Anyhow, whenever I have a little pocket money to spend, I treat myself by going to this shop. They have lots and lots of little, cute Japanese items, like little baby-shaped pendants and statues, stuff in the

TheBroadroom.Nettag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5427090.post-1089594514492599032004-07-11T18:06:00.000-07:002004-07-11T18:08:34.493-07:00

Hey, I put up a page about my bracelets: here. It is just odd bracelets that I've collected here and there. :) --J.

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