Salon Event!

I had an idea for a salon event the other day. It could always correspond with Personal Icon month, or it could just be a free-standing salon event if we don't want to wait that long to do it. We can collectively decide that I guess. So I will explain the idea after the cut, but I will give you a little hint before the cut. :)




So my idea is to have a "Personal Style" event. Right about now you might be thinking - What in heck are you talking about Amy? Hold your horses - I'll tell you (I just realized that his post is sounding more and more like an informercial. Damn).

It is my belief that everyone has a very personalized sense of style - it's just that it's hard to see it from where you stand. It is also my belief that if someone is interested, they could really benefit (stylistically speaking) from knowing what that style is, and how they can use it to create a defined and cohesive life. So my idea is to have an all out event where we all just sit down and, through various style exercises, figure out what our most basic sense of style is (or at least what we wish it was).

I'll give you some examples of what kind of exercises I mean. 1. - write down words that you wish reflected you (I'll guarantee you that you already have clothes/other lifestyle routines that reflect those words). 2. - create a pictorial list of people who's style you always like/clothes you really really love/etc. 3. - make a list of all of the clothes you can remember from your life that you have loved an obscene amount. (i.e. you think I have a love of nautical things for no reason? four words - kitty cat sailor dress.) There will be other such exercises as well, I just haven't thought of them yet.

Besides the style exercises, we could maybe watch a very stylish movie (like Contempt which I just watched and will be the inspiration for my summer wardrobe this year, or maybe some movie that is less French. And with less of Brigitte Bardot's ass.) And maybe we could eat some stylish snacks. Like...... chocolate tuxedo strawberries? Idk - we can work on that if you all decide you are interested in having such an event. So just let me know what you all think!
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It's Going to Be a Thing : Back to School

Becky and I have been on a school uniform kick recently. Lately we've seen all of the school uniform clothes out and about, and it really got us thinking. Maybe we really missed out by not having to wear a uniform back when we were in middle and high school. Uniforms are just so sharp and well put together. I think it's pretty hard to look bad in a school uniform, although I'm sure it's possible. Maybe even having to wear school uniforms would have lessened the awkwardness of of those embarassing awkward years. We obviously didn't know how to choose flattering clothes, so maybe we would have looked better if we weren't left to our own devices. And if not, then at least we all would have looked like crap on the same level. So I started saying as a joke that I should have just worn a school uniform to school anyway even though we didn't have to. Would that have just made me super weird if I had done that? Probably. But then it stopped being a joke and I started seriously thinking - I could still do it if I really wanted to! So not only is this a "It's Going to Be a Thing" entry, this is a call to arms! Let's bring the school uniform to college! The new Urban Outfitters clothes are really inspiring to me in the "school uniform" respect, so for uniformity's (haha- I'm hilarious) sake, all of my inspirational pictures will be from them. (except for the one of the kids - obviously).




For any school uniform there is a list of basics that are absolutely required to put together any sort of respectable looking outfit. Here's my Top Ten (plus One for good measure) list of what you would need to have the most kick-"a" school uniform in college.

1. Cardigan



2. Blazer



3. Skirt



4. Suspendered Skirt and/or Jumper


5. Button Up Shirt


6. Khaki Shorts


7. Oxfords or Loafers



8. Backpack



9. Glasses for the more Studious Crowd



10. Belts


11. Hat


Looking a little deeper into the look - Steven Alan has designed this really great line called Lark and Wolff that is being sold at Urban Outfitters. I am seriously into his stuff right now and alot of his pieces would work perfectly with this look. Here is a link to a video interview that Urban Outfitters did with him. It's a really interesting video and you should totally go look if you're interested.
http://blog.urbanoutfitters.com/projects/lark_and_wolff/

Now there is so much more that could go on here. I didn't even get into sweaters, vests, ties, tights/socks, or watches. There are so many great pieces that go into a really good uniform. And keep in mind that plaids, knits, twills, navy blue, burgundy, and khaki are the key ingredients to the school uniform look. Really the key here is looking classic and put together. But of course, with any REALLY great school uniform, you have to try and break the rules a little bit and make it your own. So who's going to join me in bringing back the school uniform to the collegiate crowd?
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Blog cuts and more inspiration! And a test of sorts.

I THINK I may have figured out how to do a blog cut on our posts. So it took me a while to figure this out, and a few tries in editing the html of the blog layout, but I think that this is the best option for what we want out of a blog cut. So here's the deal - when you go to post a new post on the blog, you will notice some new text that is already in the box where you would normally type your entry. Where it says "Type your summary here" - you just replace that line with all of the text and pictures that you want to show on the regular blog. Where it says "Type rest of the post here" - is where you type all of the text and pictures that you want to appear in the cut. Just make sure not to delete any of the stuff in brackets and keep the bracketed lines where they are.

So if you DON'T want your post to have a cut, then just delete everything that's in the posting box when you go to write a new post so that the posting box is just blank like it would have been before, and just post like you normally would.

I hope I'm explaining all of this clearly - it might be a little confusing. If you're confused about anything, then just ask. I'm going to test this out a little with this post to see if it all works etc. So hopefully I'll know any answers to any questions you guys might have.

So, now that I've posted all of this technical stuff, here are some early 1900's sportswear looks that I find to be extremely inspirational whilst deciding what to wear for the lawn sport olympics - after the cut! (I hope! lol)








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