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About a month ago, I spent a day looking up information on the Ruby Slipper Collection that was unveiled at Bryant Park Fashion Week last fall.  Back when I hunted down all of these photos, I knew plenty more details concerning the project.  Since I waited forever to post this, many of those details slipped my memory.

However, I do remember that these shoes are going to be auctioned off for charity.  That modern shoe designers were asked to interpret the ruby red slipper for current times.  That the shoes are on tour all over the world. And that at one point there was an official website of some sorts that I ran across.

So, here are the beautiful shoes.  Which ones are your favorites?

7/8/09 10:11:12

What were we doing?

I had just returned from a run (5K on a treadmill… mmm…) and was making dinner (gorgonzola white wine cream sauce – I loved it, Brad did not).

Brad was up to some shennanigans on his laptop – checking emails, Obama-bashers, or APX – safe bets.

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Taking a picture?  Me too.

{image and idea from here}

the colors duke, the colors!!!

I love colors.  And I love wearing them.  And I love that Pantone releases reports of the bi-annual color trends.  See fall’s colors here.

Color fascinates me.  The way they play off of each other.  The moods and feelings they evoke.

Sometimes I’ll think of a color scheme in my head, then design an outfit around it.  Sometimes I’ll pick a top, then decide what color I want to wear with it, and figure out my clothes that way.  Sometimes I’ll wear all neutrals with one focal color.

Whatever it may be, color influences what I wear, what I make, what I eat, what I surround myself with.

Thank you Pantone for studying color.

And thank you fall for having such a rich collection of colors.

(yes, I’m starting to think ahead to fall wardrobe already! but don’t worry, I’m still savoring my Super Lemon and Fuschia Red and Palace Blue!)

News Flash

Voting Day Starts Today!

That’s right, over at our blog about ourselves, there is a post to choose which sunglasses we’ll be sharing this summer (remember the exciting proposition?).  VOTE HERE.

(Why do all my pictures decide to be sideways?  Lame.)

Claire’s Sells Shoes?!

And they’re cute?!  I saw this pair of gladiators online and thought: pretty good looking for only $18.  Of course, they’re not leather which probably decreases the comfy factor, but for the good looks, it’s not too shabby (of course, I have yet to see them in person so that could change).

why i want to see this movie:

1| Cute looking clothes

2| Fun sounding story

3| Zooey Deschanel.

sharing the love…

I’m loving this video about this couple (it has that Amelie vibe to it)…

Meet the Brockintons from ashley brockinton on Vimeo.

And I’m loving the idea behind this post… Matching an outfit to the type of dog someone has?  Awesome.

Project Summer: Shades + Friends + Mail + Pictures = AWESOME

Alright, so I found this AWESOME idea while blogstalking today.

Here’s the rundown:

I buy some sweet sunglasses.

We send them all over to everyone and everywhere.

You take a picture of you wearing the sunglasses.

Then you send them off to someone else (yes, you must pay the shipping).

I’m not quite decided how the photo sharing will work out, or how the chain will work out (there are still some kinks that need working through), but won’t this be so fun!?

Any tips or suggestions would be appreciated, as well as nominations for what to name this project. I’m starting preparations and planning early and thinking of actually sending it all off on the first day of summer (June 21?). Depending on how positive the response is, I might start sooner!! are you in?!

photos from today in a new-school photobooth,but they’re AWESOME because they’re STICKERS!! Also, I do not have a scanner for the summer, so this is my way of scanning.

gimme gimme – i need, i need!!

oh my gosh!! i am very much in love with these earrings.  i’m pretty sure that owning them will make me infinitely cooler.  and funner.  and happier.  that sounds like a necessity, right?

buy them for me here

requested: Q&A

After I finish packing, taking my last finals, cleaning, graduating, moving, sewing, and driving, I plan on getting back to blogging.
As a request from a friend, I will attempt to answer outfit questions… For example, future posts include “How to Dress Up a Band Shirt/Wear It Like You’re Not a High School Punk Fug” and “Miss Haley Goes to Washington: Legally Blonde in Real Life.”

I will also take any other requests that are not vulgar nor above my ability to dress other people (while the ability to dress myself still remains questionable)….

If you like this idea, I’ll take your “aye” in the comments. If you don’t, keep it to yourself.

{photo by simplicity photography}