Memorial Day.

Memorial Day is a day to honor those who have served in the military, but mostly those who have passed away in the line of duty! My father served in Vietnam, and I have many friends and other family members who have served their time. In fact, my Grandmothers brother was a prisoner of war and was never found. And so...today I honor those who faced their worst fears to fight for the rights of every American. 
My hope is that someday we are able to become a more peaceful world, a more globalized society and that we can learn to understand how we are all equals and integrated as human beings....which would mean that peace would no longer have such a price on it! But for today...let us say simply: THANK YOU!

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I hope you have a Holiday filled with peace, surrounded by the ones you love. Oh, cute clothes and good food wouldn't hurt either...icing on the cake, right?!?!

Beijing's Burberry Delight

April 13th Beijing Fashion connoisseurs got a surprise. Burberry staged a hologram fashion show, accompanying the show was the British band Keane. Take a look: 

The dancing of the 1920's, specifically the Charleston!

The jazz music in these video's are so fun it makes you want to get up and dance! (feel free my blog followers...feel free!)

Fashion Trends Video from H & M

1920's Fashion

During this era U.S. history was changing...World War I had ended and women were granted the right to vote... =>Enter the Flapper! She was a liberal and free-thinking woman who wore short skirts, sheer stockings, had a short hair cut, which was also known as "the bob" which many times was styled in a finger waive. And she wore drastically dark makeup with art deco jewelry. The Flapper was considered youthful and boyish, as they abandoned curves and restricted corsets for a more loose fitting dress with strait lines. Flappers were pioneers in many ways, and fashion was just used (as it was intended to be) as an outlet for expression. I think for the flapper; her style was an expression of change, freedom, and liberation. She herself allowed her fashion to be an expression of free thinking. It was the fashion that flipped upside down the idea of femininity and allowed women to take control over what it expresses about them as individuals and as American women.

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Fashion with Animals...

I have always LOVED animals, and as a child sometimes I even preferred the company of animals over people. Well here are my two favorites together....Animals in Fashion Photography. I find that the photo shoots that incorporate animals have such a different feel to them. There is more something... more soul, more essence, or maybe they have just a bit more going on that is visually interesting. Either way, I love it!

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Interior Design Room Planners

When you are moving into a new space or just thinking about ways to rearrange your furniture, dont break a sweat. Online room planners can do the job for you and they are easy to play with in order to get some ideas. Rearrange all you want and save your back the pain.
Here are some helpful sites:
Thomasville Room Planner
Ethan Allen Room Planner
or Collins Room Planner
All you will need are measurements for the room, and measurements for the furniture that you already have.
This is also a great tool if you are looking to move to a smaller space, if you have the measurements, it will help you figure out if you will need to get rid of furniture and which pieces will have to go before you even begin packing.
Happy Designing Shenani-Followers.

Lace Nails

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If you would like to try this look:
1st: A clear coat of Primer.
2nd, cut out the lace to fit your fails as close as you can (fit to each individual nail).
3rd, polish can be clear or the color that you would like underneath the nail. Coat one nail immediately place the lace on top, then proceed to the next nail.
4th, make sure lace is laying as flat as possible on the nail (rolling a tooth pick along the top and tapping down gently in the edges should help with this step)
4th, With a delicate pair of scissors, cut away any loose edges. 
5th, put your clear coat of polish on top to seal the deal.
And VOILA!
Step # 6, ENJOY!

Thats one Cah-ray-zee Dress!

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Just a few crazy dresses to inspire some risk taking...Why you ask? WHY NOT?!?!
Live Large my Shenani-Followers.

It's MOVING day!

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S'more Sweet Hair

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