http://pinkrockcandy.net/fashion A fashion and shopping blog Tue, 26 Aug 2008 17:03:05 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en My mom constantly expresses her staunch disdain for the many pair of skinny jeans I own. She says they don't look right, and yadda ya, but still I persist on buying them and ignore her protests. I figure, its my money, and if in the event I do actually look ... http://pinkrockcandy.net/fashion/2008/08/26/going-wide/ Where do you go to get you casual, multi-purpose, no-frills clothes? American Apparel of course! All of their basics are good quality and aren't made in sweatshops. Sure, they may be a tad over-priced but if I can rationalize thousand dollar Louboutins then I can definitely understand the necessity for ... http://pinkrockcandy.net/fashion/2008/08/25/aas-multi-dress-dress/ Dear Loves, I'll be back in a week. I might update a couple times if I get the chance. Until then, fawn over my favorite ad and maybe even collection of the season, Blumarine. Grosse Bisse, Chelsea Rae p.s. T -18 days until fashion week. Get excited, or stressed, whichever comes first! Click to Enlarge. Model: ... http://pinkrockcandy.net/fashion/2008/08/18/6-days-7-nights/ Everyone, including myself has been counting the seconds until they can buy Comme des Garcons at H&M. The past week has been full of small, blurry, and/or pixelated 'sneak peeks', but as per usual, the cool cats at Fashionista.com provide us with the first full sneak peek. After first being ... http://pinkrockcandy.net/fashion/2008/08/15/jaime-les-garcons-from-cdg/ Vintage. Vintage. Vintage. Everyone talks about how they love to vintage shop or about their favorite vintage finds. I, on the other hand suck at vintage shopping. I never know where to look, and even when I actually make it to a vintage shop my mom's voice is in the ... http://pinkrockcandy.net/fashion/2008/08/12/1918-vintage-is-sexy/ It's not secret— I love headbands! Most of the week my hair is spent tied under some sort of headband whether they're to keep my hair out of my face or simply for decoration I have them on. Sometimes, I even wear more than one, and on the rare occasion ... http://pinkrockcandy.net/fashion/2008/08/11/its-an-erykah-bando/ All summer, I've successfully fulfilled my pledge to wear skirts/dresses. I could probably count the number of times I've worn pants on both hands, and I have a feeling my love for the swishy, breezy, girlie bottoms will continue throughout the fall. However, one of my favorite things about fall ... http://pinkrockcandy.net/fashion/2008/08/08/1-skirt-2-skirt/ With every hour passed, the anticipation of New York Fashion Week increases. Tentative schedules are posted, money is collected for press passes, excuses are concocted to skip class, and designers are frenzied trying to finish their collections. New York City, London, Milan, and Paris are considered the big guns in ... http://pinkrockcandy.net/fashion/2008/08/04/its-always-fashion-week-somewhere/ The interweb is chock full of pictures featuring, the perfectly coiffed uber-stylish guys fashion fairy tales are made of. Some of them may be businessmen in the perfectly tailored Tom Ford suit, and others are those ultra-hip indie hotties who can make the neon, acid washed skinny jeans look good ... http://pinkrockcandy.net/fashion/2008/07/30/me-and-the-little-brother/ Rumors, rumors everywhere. Is Marc married? No one cares! For the past week-ish all I've been hearing on the fashion gossip side is Marc Jacobs is getting married to new beau Lorenzo Martone. Everyone's surprised because they've only been together for a few months and were supposed to have been ... http://pinkrockcandy.net/fashion/2008/07/29/dear-marc-we-dont-care/ At the end of July, I always start to get a bit antsy. I know my summer is coming to an end, and it makes me really sad, but at the same time, I get beyond excited for what new styles I will see at Fashion Week in September. I ... http://pinkrockcandy.net/fashion/2008/07/28/making-mr-rogers-proud/ Its a commonly know fact that without inspiration its hard to even string a couple words together to make a sentence, much less an entire post. This is usually referred to as writer's block and the cure is unknown. I guess I could have caught a case of what the ... http://pinkrockcandy.net/fashion/2008/07/25/new-oxfords-too-cool-for-school/ I've been MIA for a while, but for a good reason. My parents renewed their vows for their 20th anniversary this weekend, and not only did I have to play bridesmaid, but I had to play partial wedding planner, hostess, photographer, and drag racer— now I know how tired Barbie ... http://pinkrockcandy.net/fashion/2008/07/21/celebrating-20-years-of-love/ There are days when all I do is thin about blogging, and then there are days when if I even look at my computer I feel sick to my stomach. Luckily, I think every blogger has those days so I don't feel so bad. Speaking of bloggers, my favorite thing ... http://pinkrockcandy.net/fashion/2008/07/16/id-like-to-thank-the-academy-err/ Truth. Sometimes I feel a bit like a tool. I play nice, go to work, do my homework/get good grades, eat my vegetables (most times), listen to popular music, use proper grammar, and yes, even follow some stupid clothing trends. I'm part of the machine, and sometimes I feel helplessly ... http://pinkrockcandy.net/fashion/2008/07/14/sometimes-i-rock/