peace, love and tie dye

Quand j'ai regardé le site de Top Shop, j'ai trouvé ces chaussure. Can you tell I've been reviewing for my French exam?! The sentence above translates, when I was looking at the Top Shop website, I found these shoes. Aren't they so cool?  It seems that "New Hippie" is in! I think that they're absolutely adorable. But there is one problem.... The elastic on the back would be incredibly painful, not to mention funny looking, because it never stretches out all the way. I would but they're £35 which is like, $70, which I don't have.  Sorry about the short post, lots of stupid reviewing to do! I hate my school! Well... lets call it a love/hate relationship...

Yours, Hippie-ly

Hannah

Frugal Fashionista

Although this is the name of my new favorite blog... its also my current state of being. I am almost BROKE! I have 34 dollars.  and that's it. But on to the post.

My current favs are..... *drum roll*

Anthropologie

Its chic and unique pieces make even your average pair of jeans runway worthy... check out some of my dreams, if I had money. The cardigans, I absolutely adore. I finally

 begged my mum to by me the blue one with lace cutouts on it (and succeeded at it!). It was 98 dollars and I'm so scared it'll rip if I wear it to school. I'm determined to wear it next week though. We get to wear our own clothes for once (I go to a strictly uniform ONLY school, which, if you think about it is quite good. It means I don't have to come up with like, 150 completely different outfits!). 

New Target Designer: Rogan Gregory

He is one of my favorite GO international designers so far. I've already bought a pair of his wide leg trousers... I'm wearing them right now! They fit perfectly and the finishing and details are absolutely gorgeous. They were $39.99, so considering my budget, my mum paid for half. It's a super cool collection. It has everything that a teenaged girl needs, swim-suits, vests, jeans, dresses, cardigans, and tops. It's pretty much fabulous!

I really really want the leggings in the picture above and the knit vest on the one above that. They are such cool pieces. They go with..... well, everything! I've got lots of reviewing to do now... exams are next week, so I'll catch up later!

Yours, studiously

Hannah

Breast Cancer Research! Support or suffer!

You know I don't mean it! Tomorrow is our schools annual cancer walk. I wasn't there last year because I was in Japan, but its supposed to be really fun. To get in the spirit of things, I decided to do a piece on breast cancer in fashion.

For ages Coach has done these key-chains that I think are absolutely adorable, and they've also done a breast cancer ones. These are really cute. My favorite is the one on the left... although I wouldn't mind having the mobile charm!

I think that they're a really good way to advertise for breast cancer, especially because they are Coach. The one above is about $58 dollars. Kind of expensive? Yes. Totally worth it? Definitely.  Juicy Couture has also played its part, except 20% of the money earned from this shirt went to research funds. I bought this shirt, and so did my friend, after we saw it in some magazine. We both know people very close to us who went through treatment and survived so we thought we would help out. I seem to have lost mine however, which was quite sad for me to discover.  What's up with Renee in that picture she looks like she's gonna be sick. While smiling. And wearing Juicy.

Any way, got to go bake cookies for the walk tomorrow!

Yours excitedly,

Hannah

2 down, 2 to go!

Oh my god. We just did a show for all the people in our grade and the one above. It was so much fun! Anyway, we're performing for all of the parents and other people tomorrow night and saturday. Most of my teachers are letting us take tests next week, just because its a school show. I've missed a French test, an English test, and a Science test! it was quite exciting. I'm tired, and am going to go to bed at 8:30, unless I'm watching last nights American Idol.

 Oh, So You Think You Can Dance starts up again soon! Season 4! Yay! I'm a dancer, and so are all my friends. So naturally we all watch the show, and so does our dance teacher. She loves the show. It's basically just a whole bunch of really talented dancers who compete to be America's best dancer. I want to be on this show, but I'm  probably never going to be good enough... and I quit ballet. It was making my life to complicated, just like gymnastics, piano, soccer, the list goes on and on. I don't really sing, but its getting to be more fun this year. I'm part of our school choir and we're singing this really confusing song, called Crimson Ivory and Aquamarine. Its weird but so much fun to sing. 

On the fashion side of things, during my many rehearsals for the show, I was also online "shopping." Look at this fabulous Stella McCartney dress. I guess I'm addicted to her, her clothes are just so amazing! Another "dip dyed" look, also done in bright colours. I'm not sure about the vampire corset/belt thing, but maybe it's necessary to have a big belt with this look. I also adore kimono dresses, especially since I went to Japan I couldn't breathe in a real kimono. The huge sleeves are just so appealing. Its main problem isn't even showed in this pic. Its on the back of the dress. There's a huge, stupid slit going from her ankles, all the way up to her butt! Why would anyone want that? I mean, seriously?! Also, the sleeves are a little to long, they drag on the floor and that girl is tall. I also have a serious problem with this model's hair. It's foundation commercial hair. That hair-sprayed to death look so that it's not covering up their apparently flawless skin. They aren't fooling anyone. We know that the faces have been air brushed anyway!

Yours yawningly

Hannah

Cough. Sniff. Blech.

Well, I'm staying home sick from school... Again. This is my fifth time this year, I don't understand it. I'm kind of annoyed because I had a French test today, and, a show run through for our school musical, Once Upon a Mattress. It was

 recently done on Broadway with Sarah Jessica Parker cast as the lead, Winnefred.  It's super cheesy, but fun anyway. This weekend is our tech rehearsal, and it is going to take ALL DAY. Yesterday, our director had a silent meltdown because everyone had forgotten their lines, and no one had committed to their character yet. The show is in a week and I am starting to freak out. The last time I freaked out for a show was when I was four and it was my first tap recital ever. I mean at this point, we should have the show down really well and know everything.  Oh well, I guess it will all get sorted out.

I've been watching Top Chef reruns all day, I love Ryan, but now its doing that show Workout... which I can't stand. So I read People magazine. Did you know that Miley Cyrus got 50 Million dollars from her most recent tour. I can't believe people would actually pay to go to a concert just to listen to that nasal voice. I don't pride myself in being a fabulous singer, but I can tell when someone isn't. Also... didn't she just do a nude photo shoot? And  she always claims to be so down to Earth...

Yours, sickly

Hannah

Dress of The Day

I found it. This dress is absolutely gorgeous. My fashion life currently revolves around the colours yellow and orange and maybe a little bit of red. I love the granulated colour. And dip-dyed clothing is in right now, so I'm actually on trend with the rest of the world and not just myself for once. The belt is also wonderful, the way its satin ties in with the dress. Its Alice and Olivia, and I want it for my friend's bat-mitzvah this summer, because it is absolutely perfect. The theme for the party afterwards is summer, yellow and happiness. A little cheesy, I know, but still sweet.

Oh, I also jsut discovered this artist called Madita. She was on the iTunes download of the week a little while ago. I didn't really like the song they had, at first. I suppose its a bit better now. but I finally convinced myself to checkout the album. And it is fabulous. If you liked Fiest (from the iPod Nano commercial) then you will adore this lady.

I also just went to our school's Senior Showcase. Its where all the seniors who are doing performing arts put on a show, showcasing themselves. It was wonderful because I've known these people for ages and I know how great they all are at performing. Anyway, I was depressed for ages afterwards because it was basically their graduation. Ugh. Two days later and still sad. Oh well, There's No Business Like Show Business! (Annie Get Your Gun by Irving Berlin and another show I was just in!)

Yours Sniffily,

Hannah

Stella Florals

Florals have to be one of my least favorite fashion "things." They're the type of thing my great grandmother wore while she was dusting of her little china animals. But Stella McCartney has some in her latest ready to wear collection that are adorable. They're Stella!

Sorry 'bout all the "Stella" jokes. Totally cheesy but I love it. I hate the styling, her shoes are hideous, but love the sleeves, AND the print. Gorgeous silhoutte! Very typical though, but very McCartney. And the dress below is adorable as well, even though it clearly doesn't fit. The bag, is okay, kind of Kate Spade inspired, but she doesn't do florals.

LOVE IT!