A Silver Screen Soire

Clearly, I am working on being a bit more proative about keep up with the trends. Today I became obsessed with Nonpareil Magazine’s June 2010 issue: A Silver Screen Soire.

 

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I am totally obsessed with so many of the ideas in here. There’s a DIY for lanterns shaped like Lord of the Rings’ fireworks, table settings based on The Great Gatsby and Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice, and three pages of chocolate-based recipes. I can’t wait to try out the Breakfast at Tiffany’s hair style and maybe do some baking. Great edition for some classic inspiration!

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A Tribute to Guy Harvey

I’ve been traveling or 4 months now, which is ironic to call it traveling at all as I’ve spent all but two weeks of that time in Paihia. Today, I found myself pulling out my sewing kit to repair another item that had been a victim to life in New Zealand. The sewing kit I have is from the Astor Hotel in Syntagma Square in Athens, Greece. Funny how trips connect themselves together…

While staying at the Mousetrap, I had the unfortunate duty of fixing my leggings which had ripped on the edge of my bunkbed as I fell off one night to brush my teeth. Now, I had chinos with a missing button from camping last weekend and the horror of finding a hole in my beloved Guy Harvey tshirt while doing this weeks washing.

Guy Harvey has become a symbol of not only the boating world but a pride of the South. Several times I’ve gotten compliments from local yachties who recgnize the artist even in little Paihia. Last year at Elon we had two fraternities do Guy-styled tshirts for their formal weekends, it was quite the drama to see who was more Southern even though mos students at Elon are from above the Mason-Dixon line.

This shirt has a special place for me not for either of these reasons. I tracked mine down in a dark corner of a souvenier shop in Boca Raton two years ago on Spring Break with my bffs. Instead of a marlin or swordfish, it has the Florida lighthouses depicted: Cape Canaveral, Pensacola, Key West, Jupiter Inlet and St. Augustine. I lovingly patched one of my favorite tshirts so now it looks a bit like an appandectomy patient. I’ll have to spend some time searching for a replacement on eBay and a craft to save the threadbare fabric from Good Housekeeping when I get home. It sure would be fun if we could get GH to make a Bay of Islands line, the locals would throw him a pretty good party for it.

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7(For All Mankind) LA Official Warehouse Sale

Today, fellow Eloner Kat and I checked out the first official 7 For All Mankind Watehoise Sale, hosted by thewarehousesale.com. They had the west room in the LA Convention Center and used every bit of space.

I picked out a few things from the racks and tried my hand at a few summer trends. The first thing I picked up was an awesome pink silk tank with a great ruffle going up one shoulder. I paired it with a blue and white striped denim vest and Josephine skinny jeans.

Out of the twenty-five feet of shoes, I tried on this awesome canvas pair with salmon stripes. They were definitely a hit, since they weren’t very comfortable, and matched my J. Crew shorts perfectly.

I also found a pair of white distressed Roxanne jeans which I loved, but it’s no longer summer so I couldn’t justify buying them. I paired them with this awesome flowing top, in a delicate black and white print with a bow tied at the natural waist and cross straps in the back that I absolutely loved.

Somehow, these jeans didn’t make me to be quite as leggy as the other pairs of ultra-skinny 7’s I tried on.

I also tried this cute and trendy skirt with a flouncy sapphire blouse, with a fun bow under all the ruffles on the collar.

This was definitely a learning experience. After hearing about my college roommates adventures through the Lilly Pulitzer annual sale in PA, I came prepared for the communal dressing room and tried to keep an open mind. I love the first two outfits I put together and the shoes I pulled. If I wasn’t headed down under, I might have splurged on a few pieces. Maybe I can find them on eBay when I get back!

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