Bus stop #2 Alexandria from the Congo

I was driving to dog park, and got onto a busy road and there was Alexandria, I always smile at bus stop people because they are helping the environment. Then she smiled back and I made a quick U turn and ran back to get her picture. The one I have of her smiling is nothing compared to her ear to ear one. She was shy and could not believe I wanted her picture. I love other cultures, her outfit which has never seen a runway was beautiful and she was glowing. The rich dark skin against the orange in her patterned dress (which I bet has a name and I will learn it) and 1 gold necklace collar with simply white flip flops. Topped my day to see her.

Who is Kim Kardashian?

I woke up early this Sunday morning before G (hubby) put on coffee and noticed the mail had come late and my last copy of Allure was on the table in it's bag (thank you Allure that's helpful and classy) and I could not figure out who was the girl on the cover. I thought movie actress doing her junk whatever to get the word out on her latest work, no. I thought top models back from extinction, no, I really didn't figure it out until I ripped the bag off and read her name.
Ok, now I know, she is reality star from sex tape fame whose siblings all live on reality and date other reality people and Kim was dating a New Orleans Saint, Reggie Bush (I know sports) when he won the Super Bowl for the town and it was an emotional game for the country as well. Kim, what big eyelashes you have, are they real? What does she do? Design, own a couple of fashion boutiques, loves to shop elsewhere though much to the concern of her evil non step sisters. This by the way is the perfect story for our country. It's called a fairytale.
Ok lets get serious. What does she wear. She is a hearder and in the known so she gets hooked up. Dresses, she goes for a bit to gaudy Cleopat for me. I like some of her choices from Topshop,  but she rode the big shoulder dress too long. She has the skinnys the 5 inch chunks and heels from Loubou. She has most of it all there. But that is the clue for me, she is not original, she follows to please, no fashion flare. Too heavy on make up. My motto is look like you are wearing nothing but maybe a bit of lipstick. It's very I didn't look in the mirror and blah blah blah. Kim has charisma with those bedroom eyes, and curves like a Botticelli, maybe better. Kim works out. But I really don't think and I am talking Allure she needs fashion covers, it's always been a trend a complaint a story whos who is on the cover but I just never miss knowing that chick on my fashion mag. Toodles, Leota Jane

Gold is "IN" right now

Slideshow: 21 Glitzy-Gold Dresses, Skirts, Tops, and Pants -- The Cut

There are so many sparks of precious metals, sequins, metallic thread for this upcoming season. If I look back and think of Alexander McQueen's last Couture collection gold runs rampage all over the clothes. Givenchy's looks were layers of gold, sweeping and crinkling through out the collection. Back to the gold slideshow, you have a good price points, there are pieces for everyone and expect to find the shimmer everywhere. The heards have already been in sequins land and the knows are looking for new avenues to call their own. Who wants to dress like another? I don't and I make sure of it. That must be my statement piece.

Jewels that have me thinking...

Jewels in the Raw

•  GO check this link out. I am thinking of a new name for this kind of jewelry besides raw.
• Perhaps PrehistorCHIC? 
• The unfinished lines of a dress, an almost unraveling of clothing
• Rodartes' deconstruction of knitwear
• Balmain's seemingly undone cave woman dress
• it's something new I must admit
• I would revel in it I think
• Clothing so basic it's just you and not long lines of hearders that go for trend upon trend upon trend hoping to fit into the skinny jean, layered layers, hobo bag (2010 spring), chunky name shoes, statement somethings and the right colors of the season

Them Pearls...

 The days of a single strand of pearls is over. The Cut gives a great new way to look at pearls. It's one of my more favorite stories that puts the old with the new. Contrasting the pearl with heavy metals, ball barrings takes the 50's out of these ancient rocks. Check out the link and watch the slideshow


 http://nymag.com/daily/fashion/2010/07/trendlet_pearls.html?mid=fashion-alert--20100729#photo=5

this is one of Stephen's Dweck's necklaces from exoticexcess.com

Here is some of the great new necklaces and in researching this story I have found a great jeweler Stephen Dweck

 

VIOLET is coming..........

I have been going through some of the RESORT 2011 collections and check this color out!

Dior, Prada, Hermes and Jason Wu and Oscar have added violet somehow to each of their Resort collections this year. Purple has been huge for several years now but this color takes you deeper into a shade very close to blue. Get it now while no one knows it's the "it" color

Looking at "What they wear" a little closier

Look at Agyness she freaky, the dress is too big, it needs a lay to define the space. It's a wicked dress mind you but you need balance-hat or scarf-scary shoes, a sweatshirt tied around her waist.
My favorite one with all the stars keeps it simple dress and chucks. Whitney Port wears this I love a tomboy at heart.
Alexa Chung is one of those skinny girls that went to boarding school, is artistic at heart but loves history. The way she wears Chanel should be archived. In "What she wore" it's the basics a oxford boyfriend shirt, jean cutoffs and some leather metallic sandals to kill 2 birds with one stone and bags perfect.

Helen Christianson is another instinctual dresser. Her "Old Molly" label kicks laidback ass. I imagine you wake each morning in her closet, find a skirt then a tee then layer the skirt with a scarf or apron mini and off you go. She has this brilliant fit summer dress on here, with an undershirt to balance or hide the tight corset fit and the nude flats a lovely simple sign that it is summer and I am still cool.