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PETA2 supporters protesting outside of the Influence book signing at a NYC Barnes & Noble.
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Dear PETA and PETA2,
I don’t really get it. Why do you persist on bashing people like Anna Wintour and Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen about their furry attire. It seems to me like you’re wasting your time because I doubt they will change their fur loving ways anytime soon.
Your ‘Hairy-Kate and Trashley Trollsen’ campaign was funny when it came out earlier this year, but it’s slightly dated. They’ve topped your worst dressed list for as long as I can remember, and if it wasn’t frowned upon, I’m sure you’d gladly spatter them with red paint.
It may just be me, but all of your hate tactics just seem like a waste of time. Those who are against fur don’t need Olsen-bashing campaigns to change their opinion, and those who approve of wearing fur don’t care what you think.
Why waste the money?
Perhaps you should spend more money on your ‘Hottest Vegetarian’ award, of which the people I choose never win, or you could throw more money at celebrities that care and support your ideals, so the general public can gossip about their half-nude ads.
Maybe I’m missing the point, but as I understand it, we’re in a recession, so stop wasting your money.
Grosses Bises,
Chelsea Rae
Sometime in then near future I’ll be moving, making my life a thousand times easier. The only problem is the place I might be moving to is around the corner from Anthropologie, and down the street from an Alice + Olivia store. I may not talk about my major love of Anthros or A+O, as I do about Alexander Wang, Marc Jacobs, and Forever 21, but that doesn’t mean serious damage won’t be done if I in fact do move there.
When swooning over skirts, I always end up on the Anthropologie website, and then becoming über disappointed because I can’t quite afford a $500 skirt. This little lack of money issue is still being worked on, but I haven’t quite figured out how to be a gold digger without that icky stigma (joking?).
I first fell for Alice + Olivia, when I saw Sarah Jessica Parker wearing one of their blue sequined shift dresses. Since then, I’ve fawned over almost all of their darling babydoll dresses and cutesy shifts. In the spirit of obsessing, I decided to pretend I and no financial limitations and pick two A+O dresses I would love to sport on my birthday next Saturday.
The ‘Ombre Dress’ is very chic and perfect for a party or going out in the city. The ‘Grecian Dress’ is something I’d wear to dinner with the fam or just palling around the house with friends.
P.S. I know I’ve been MIA for a bit, but I’m back!
Temporary Hiatus. I will be back…
As I alluded to yesterday, I have been inspired to get crafty again—I’m not 100% sure if this is due to my annoying lack of money of my severe boredom. I had to voyage to two craft stores to find the few feathers I bought. Their selections are very childish-Halloween-mask, while I was looking for sophisticated-Indian-chief. Though, I didn’t find the exact feathers I wanted, I did manage to spend at least $20 on feathers and waste an entire day trying for a stroke of genius.
After trying multiple times to create some amazing, over-the-top feather hairpin, and failing miserably, I realized simple was much easier and cuter, overall
To make the feather hairpin in the picture, I just used scissors to shape the feathers slightly, wrapped black thread around the ends to keep them together, and used a needle and the same thread to attach a bobby pin and two pieces of broken necklaces. The entire process took no longer than 30 minutes, and the only thing you really need to know how to do is make a knot.
I’m super-stoked with how it turned out, and I think I might make more, but in different colors. What do you think of my new craft project, AND/OR do you know where to find a better selection of natural looking feathers (i.e. ones that aren’t died hot pink or electric blue)?
The economy is in a tailspin, the world is in an uproar, and I’m completely tired of hearing about it. Taking 3 journalism classes and a marketing class, it seems all I hear about lately is the dramatically declining economy. The one thing that usually distracts me from the monotony that is political and economic news is shopping and anything and everything fashion. Unfortunately, the fashion industry is linked to the economy meaning, when things go to shit, I can’t shop and even fashion writers start talking about it.
As much as I wish I could ignore this problem, it’s everywhere. Though I am a fairly privileged young woman, the affects of this economic crisis have definitely trickled down. There’s an article from the NY Observer, called ‘Crashion! What to Wear To the Recession’ and they reiterate the necessity of smart shopping. They say don’t waste money on fleeting trends like drop-crotch pants, but splurge on a basic blazer because it’s classic and you can wear it forever.
I feel like I’ve heard that a thousand times, but maybe now this idea will actually stick.
I find myself shopping a lot less than I did this summer, and wanting to make things instead of buying them— hello, Nylon DIY pages! My dreams of becoming a master seamstress are even more prevalent, knowing how many clothes I have stored that I will never where again unless I re-purpose them myself. I also bought a ton of feathers, because I’ve decided to carry my love of feathers into the fall and probably even winter. I made this really cute feather hair pin yesterday, and I’m so stoked about it. I’ll take pictures and post them.
What precautions and measures are you taking because of this economic down-turn?
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