Pink Rock Candy – Top fashion trends, news and shopping of 2010

Spring has officially sprung and it has been effecting me in the funniest ways. Not only have I decided I want lots and lots of Native American tribal things: t-shirts, feather headbands (if I make a more Pocahontas-y one I put it up), and a dreamcatcher (which I’m currently making), but I am really honing my hippie look-a-like skills and starting to appreciate nature a whole lot more. I sort of like feeling as if I should have been an extra in Across the Universe and maybe had Jim Sturgess fall madly in love with me, but that’s just a pipe dream.

In the picture I’m wearing an entire outfit I bought from H&M, except at separate times (I didn’t realize that until now). That’s the Art By: Anna Frederiksson tee I swiped from some poor unsuspected shopper. Everything was less than $20 a piece, except for the shoes that are Nine West, but I can’t remember how much they were.

My entire family kept calling me a flower child yesterday. I just bought a couple more sparkly headbands from the Sally Beauty Supply store by my house (they’re not in this picture), one of them is bright blue and as I walked through the mall yesterday, I was complemented-ish on it and my modern day 60s outfit twice. The first time, was by the sales guy at this store called Zumiez or something. I’d never gone in the store before, but my sister is going on a cruise and they had sporty swimsuits she wanted to look at. The guy was sort of awkward and probably hitting on Blythe/me/both of us, but we had a nice conversation about headbands, mostly about how he liked mine and how the guys in Paramore like to rock the sexy sweatband.

After that we went to H&M and passed this model booth thingy. They’ve asked me 4 separate times to sign up to be a model, but after finding out I’d have to pay I decided it was stupid. I’m not going to pay anyone to take a picture of me, that’s what Spencer and Heidi do! Anyway, one of the guys at the booth starts screaming “Peace and Love, man. Peace and Love!” as I walked by, and I think I gave him a dirty look, but it was just sort of obnoxious.

After the mall, my sister and I went to a super market and bought pretty pretty orchids. I have no idea how to take care of orchids, and I hope I don’t kill them. I decided to take some artsy-ish pictures of them. You can seen them after the jump! (more…)

My brother and I like to play this game. As I flip through Vogue or any other fashion magazine, for that matter, I ‘ll point to a model and he has to tell me if he thinks she’s hot or not. It’s partially my way of remembering different models names and partially a way to make myself feel better— it always feels good to know that not every guy fawns over all models. While playing this little game las weekend, he, my sister, and I started talking about models that are “girlfriend pretty” and “model pretty”. More importantly how not only is the fashion industry full of girls that aren’t stereotypically beautiful, but are full of clothes that aren’t stereotypically pretty or even functional. That brings me to my point, Paule Ka.

Paule Ka was created in 1987 by Brazilian designer (by way of France), Serge Cajfinger. Though Cajfinger sites Jackie Kennedy, Audrey Hepburn, and Grace Kelly as inspiration, something extremely obvious in his chic sharp-lined pieces like the skinny black pedal pushers pictured above, I find my favorites from his Spring/Summer 2008 collection to be the pieces that are much more avant garde than the clothes those icons would wear. In fact, my favorite piece of of the entire collection is the taffeta and organza petal bustier dress.

In all honesty, I highly doubt I’d ever be seen in a dress like the petal bustier dress or even the black mesh bustier dress. This isn’t because I don’t find them to be alluring pieces of art, but because as much as I’m drawn to avant garde clothes they aren’t functional for my college girl lifestyle.

Paule Ka is no Gareth Pugh or John Galliano who create astonishing pieces of art that just happen to be clothing as well, but there is a bit of whimsy that seems to draw me in, especially i the brown dress which looks eerily similar to the now infamous Christian Siriano dress from Project Runway. Perhaps if I had a dazzling party to attend, I’d actually spend some money on more edgy pieces , but since that isn’t the case, I’ll settle with manifesting my lust for the eccentric and artistic into blog posts for you!

For more information on Paule Ka visit: pauleka.teaser-hosting.com

The other day I was driving to this super far mall with my siblings. It was a really nice day, and we had the windows down and were blaring the radio. (I know, so obnoxious.) Blythe and I are obsessed with Amy Winehouse. The obsession is pretty much because she laughs in the face of her problems, but I digress. “Rehab” came on the radio and we realized Jay-Z was in the background, so we turned it up louder. Apparently, he did a remix to Amy Winehouse’s “Rehab”. It was sort of amazing, and my siblings and I started talking about how much we respect Jay-Z. He doesn’t pigeon hole himself into solely being a rapper or even to solely represent black culture. We all decided if one of our children ever told us they wanted to be like 50 Cent we’d flip, but if they said they wanted to be like Jay-Z we’d totally be okay with it.

Since I’ve officially decided I really respect Jay-Z, I went on Rocawear.com to see what clothes I liked. Even though my style is not typically “urban”, I think there is a way to wear any of clothing line no matter the style and make it you. I figured jeans are always a good place to start with anyones wardrobe. I found a super cute pair of capri’s called the Roc Bling Capri. Ever since I saw SJP in her Bitten capri’s I’ve swooned over every pair of jean capris I’ve seen. I then decided to find a great top to go with the capris. I found two tops, and couldn’t make a desicion as to which I like better. The first is called the Thermal Roc Top and is super casual. I like the fun all over print, and its a hoodie. That pretty much covers all the bases of my perfect henley type top. The other top is a spagetti strap tank that can be dressed up or down. Its called the Dry Sun Tunic Top. I love the braided straps, and right now I’m totally obsessed with anything that has an empire waist. The fact that it also comes in teal with a white, brown and teal braid makes me even more stoked. To finish the look off I needed to find accessories. So I snooped some more and eventually laid eyes on super hot white peep-toe pumps and a pair of rad sunglasses. The best part of either outfit is I would feel completely comfortable wearing them.

There’s been a lot of talk about the growing number of celebs and fashionistas wearing high-waist jeans. Many people have vowed to never even pick-up a pair of high-waist jeans due to their similarity to the always gorgeous Mom Jean. Hearing the words mom jean may bring vivid images of soccer moms in minivans, but what is the real definition. Obviously for this answer I headed to the most reliable source UrbanDictionary.com. Though there were many definitions, but the most unbiased one describes mom jeans as: “…too high, too tight, tapered leg jeans which manage to showcase any bodily flaw the wearer has.” The definition continues with side effects of wearing this super sexy style of jeans. “The butt will be compressed so it doesn’t stick out, it will instead be pushed to the sides, making it look far wider than it actually is. The genital triangle will be emphasized and outlined. The hips will look wider because of the butt compression and the tapering of the legs.” Its obvious mom jeans were one of the worst inventions known to man, but where exactly is the line drawn between fashionable high-waist jeans and the treacherous mom jean?
After looking at many different pictures of high-waist jeans and mom jeans, you realize the worst part of mom jeans is the front bum look. The higher waist was initially created to camouflage the tummy many women get after pregnancy, but in all actuality it accentuates any tummy you may have. A lot of this is due to tapering and peg legs. The best way to minimize the mom jean affliction and still wear high-waist jeans is to wear jeans that have a wider leg like Jessica Simpson. This also relives the strange long butt silhouette a skinnier leg would create. Jessica looks more like a hippie than a soccer mom.
We Wanna Know: Are all high-waist jeans a no-no, or can this look actually be stylish?

I remember in the 90s colored jeans were all the rage. I’m pretty sure I had at least a green pair, a pink pair, and a red pair. I was pretty stylish for barely knowing how to pick out my own clothes (my mom dressed me well). Then all of the sudden I was sporting my green jeans and some girl in my class was like “eww, who wears colored jeans?” Well guess what random girl in my 4th grade class, I bet you’re going to be wearing colored jeans really soon, and I will be laughing inside knowing that I have my sweet revenge thanks to the trend cycle. I personally love wearing color, so why should I restrict the brights from traveling below the waist and above the ankle?
The first place I looked in my search for the cutest pair of colored jeans was Urban Outfitters. It seemed so obvious to me, but I can’t really understand why. I’m glad I visited their site though because they have tons of cute colored skinny jeans from Lux. The colors range from pastels to ultra-bright “technicolors”. I can’t get enough of the Lux Technicolor Skinnys in Kelly Green. They are almost in the blue family, but bold enough to keep all eyes on me. I also like the Lux Pastel Skinnys in Lavender. Wearing pastels on the bottom is almost wrong, but these jeans make it oh-so-right.

My next stop was Topshop. I never really think about Topshop when I’m searching for cute clothes online because it’s a UK based company, but I really like their stuff. I also giggled a little because they call jeans trousers. It reminds me of how people in the midwest say “pop” and the people on the east coast say “soda”, but I digress. Their Skinny Fit Trousers come in tons of super bright colors. I really want either the yellow or hot pink pair. For those who don’t want to stray so far from the normal jean, their Skinny Fit Trousers also come in cobalt. It’s bright, but not really out of the ordinary.

Finally, I decided to give Nordstom.com a little visit. I was bummed because they didn’t have any super bright jeans, but then I remembered that black and gray are technically colored jeans. I actually have black and gray jeans and I love them. Joe’s Jeans has a great pair of skinny jeans in gray and the best part is they’re called the “Chelsea” Stretch Jean. I love it when jeans stroke my ego. Nordstrom also has a super cute pair of black skinny jeans from Edun. Just like the Joe’s Jeans, they are stretch which is probably my favorite word when I go jean shopping.

Though I’m completely gung ho for colored jeans, I have a bit of advice. Don’t wear super bright jeans with a super bright top. If you do, someone might end up asking you to be the spokes person for Skittles. Other than that, have fun with it and don’t let them scare you because they’re only jeans for goodness sake.