Merry Christmas

To my dearest readers....this blogging journey has been an incredibly positive experience for me. I enjoy playing and sharing but mostly I enjoy all of the positive comments you leave. This experience for me has surprisingly turned into a new way to connect with people, a new way for me to reach out. Thank you for the positive and encouraging feedback! Thank you for becoming a Follower and for Reading! Your support has made this journey an incredible one where I have proven to myself that I can do this! More wonderful things to come in 2012. Please feel free to send me any comments, suggestions, query's, concerns or otherwise at:  fashionableshenanigans@gmail.com.
I hope the Holiday finds you healthy and happy with your loved ones! Merry Christmas!

Happy Thanksgiving

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I hope this Thanksgiving you get the chance to look around the table and think about the idea of losing every single person you sit with...now, I know you are probably thinking..."WTF Brooke?!?!" I truly believe in the power of living like it is your last day and many times we overlook this way of thinking because we get used to life as we know it. This Holiday I ask you to look at those you love and think about all of the wonderful things they have contributed to your life. I challenge you to live this Thanksgiving like it might be your last. They say that we don't realize what we have until we lose it, but there is a sweetness in capturing this awareness while you are still here, while you still have them. Tomorrow is never promised and I think this thought is what can truly and honestly create a feeling of thankfulness! I wish you a wonderful Thanksgiving! And I thank you for taking the time to visit my little corner of the world wide web. This blog is an incredible adventure for me and I love every minute! Thank you for visiting, thank you for reading, thank you for commenting and thank you for becoming a Follower! 

Shenani-Sunday

It is kind of rainy here in Sacramento, and I have been loving this Spring/Summer rainy weather. There is something about unpredictable weather that makes me feel like a kid again, ready for what the weather is going to surprise me with next. And I cant help but reflect with the changing weather, and the changing season about how much I have changed this winter season. A while back I was just generally in a bad place within myself. I was upset about a lot of things that I really didn't know how to make peace with. With this change of season I have refocused my every day thoughts, it is still hard work but is getting easier by the day. I pay attention to the negative thoughts and judgements and ask myself how they are serving me? Usually...they aren't serving me very well. And so, I let them go, in peace. Mostly the tough negative thoughts that come up are the judgements I have for myself (we all have them, ladies especially I think). I cant help but notice in the 21st century, that we have bought into the thought process that if you love yourself it is somehow incorrect, or you will just be waiting for someone to come along and prove you wrong. (At least this is the consensus between my closest friends and I). And so, I have made a change. I practice every day...letting go of judgement and letting it go in peace. They NEVER serve me well, so why keep them around? I have noticed that I only judge others when I am judging myself 10X more harshly. And when I cant help but judge myself, I make sure I don't judge others and somehow the judgement I have for myself doesn't come around so much, and if it does, it is much less intense. I am in more control of it, rather than it being in control of me!
And so, if you have noticed, I will not make negative posts about someone or their fashion choices. "Why?" you ask? Because deep down I know that I am just doing my best every day. And I'm sure you are too! 
And with that in mind, I will leave you with a quote filled with wisdom: "We are all bozos on the same bus, so we might as well sit back and enjoy the ride." -Wavy Gravy (Clown/Activist)
Happy Sunday, I hope you get to include a little Shenanigan like behavior in your repertoire! And allow your judgements to fade away in peace...

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ADORABLE! photo from: shisomama.wordpress.com

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Shenani-Sunday

Its Sunday folks! I hope you are getting to relax at your computer with your favorite drink, reading the blogs that you know and love. Thanks for knowing mine, and I hope you love it!
Here are some ah-mazing fashion moments for your lovely Sunday!

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The ALWAYS amazing fashion godess....Anna Dello Russo. Photo from: shiftingclothes.com

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photo from: fashion-mommy.com Kate Moss at Fashion for Relief-Haiti

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photo from: sovipzone.blogspot.com

photo from: http://www.whatwearewearing.com

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Thanks for stopping by Followers. Happy Sunday!

Wedding details

When a woman plans that special day where she is uniting with the one she loves in front of...others she loves, she wants to look as wonderful as she feels. And while on my wedding day I hope to be able to master this balancing act between looking and feeling, with just my happy glow...In reality, I know that it will be all in the details. I will want to look and feel my very best, on one of the happiest days of my life. Here are two Vintage looks I adore!

photo from: http://zsazsabellagio.blogspot.com/

I absolutely LOVE the head piece she is wearing! Then to top it off with imperfect hair, is just lovely!

photo from: http://zsazsabellagio.blogspot.com/

The back of this dress is do die for! OMG! How elegant and yet sexy with a vintage feel to it! Per-fec-tion!

After all...when it comes to looking the most beautiful you have ever looked in your whole entire life, ever, on this planet. On the day you celebrate love itself....why not stick with what you love!

And now I just HAVE to post a picture of Nicole Richie on her wedding day. Why? Because her dress was FABULOUS! And she looked so happy!

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Sunday Shenanigans!

Here for your visual entertainment for absolutely no good reason.....Suuuunnndaaayyy Sheenaniiiiggggaaaaannnnss! (Hear the crowd roar) HA! HA! Thats how it goes in my head, just thought I would share.

From the Margiela Fashion Show: photo from: http://fashionmodel.mtx5.com

More Margiela. Photo from: http://fashionmodel.mtx5.com

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Anna Dello Russo. photo from: thelookstore.com

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Happy Sunday Followers. (If you are reading this and you are not a follower, I hope you become one : ) And thank you for spreading the word about my blog however you can! 

Love the white hair look!

photo from: http://www.buamai.com/image/39502

I absolutely love this picture. I love the wig, I love the makeup and the outfit is a seemingly wonderful nod to vintage 1940's/1950's fashion. One more fun picture for your Fun Sunday : )

Shenani-Sunday!

Its that time again my fashion forward followers....Sunday Shenanigans!
I have to admit that I love looking up fashion photography on a lovely Sunday, it is a guilty pleasure. I want you, my dear readers, to know that I will take suggestions, if you have an idea for a Fashionable Shenanigans entry please let me know : ).It can be a theme, or a color combination, or have a particular focus, etc.
And for today, here are some beautiful pictures for your fashionable pleasures. I hope they tickle your fancy! Cause we all have a little fancy : )

Lily Cole photo from: abstractfashionexpressionist.blogspot.com This blog is amazing! Go and visit when you have a moment!

 

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Another Ah-Mazing fashion photo from one of my favorite blogs, check it out today!: abstractfashionexpressionist.blogspot.com

photo from: noumena4.wordpress.com

This picture is so amazing, I feel like it needs a blog entry all on its own!  Look at the eye makeup, I think she is wearing contacts. Absolutely stunning! photo from: buamai.com

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I saved the best for last... There is something about this picture that makes this runway moment seem intimate. I think its because you don't see anyone in the frame other than her. There is no commotion, it is a seemingly quiet moment, its just her and the dress. Its actually a very sweet, understated and modest fashion moment. I also LOVE the dress!!!!! Perfection! photo from: mystylelocal.net