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Fashion Friday 8/2/13

On By angeliquejamailIn accessories, Alanna McAuley, Alternative Limb Project, amputation, artificial limbs, beauty, body image, fashion, Fashion Fridays, Sophie de Oliveira BarataLeave a comment

This week’s installment of Fashion Friday comes to us from Alanna McAuley, who is actually a former student of mine.  (Long former.  She’s graduated from college now.)  She recently stumbled upon a really wonderful advancement in fashion geared toward a highly specific and selective group of people… Continue reading “Fashion Friday 8/2/13” →

Fashion Friday 6/21/13

On By angeliquejamailIn acceptance, beauty, breast cancer, femininity, goddesses9 Comments
This week’s Fashion Friday comes to us from my friend Cecelia. Yay! It’s a bit different from the usual fare but something excellent.
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Side note: I’ve been so grateful to our guest bloggers who have been stepping in while I’m traveling and finishing novel revisions. You’ll hear more Fashion Friday stuff from me next month, and I’ll get back to posting other writings very soon, too.  Lots of publication-type irons in the fire at the moment. Everyone’s patience is SO appreciated.
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Now, without further ado…

Fashion Friday 5/17/13

On By angeliquejamailIn accessories, beads, beauty, fashion, Fashion Fridays, hair, hair ornaments, hairstyles4 Comments

Okay, so it’s not a hat this time, but it is something delightful to wear on your head.

This adornment was made by Saorsa Studio of Beads.
This adornment was made by Saorsa Studio of Beads.

Or more specifically, in your hair.

green glass hair beads (close-up)
It works best, I think, if you have a coarse or curly texture to your locks, to put this ornament in when your hair is still a bit damp, as mine is in these pictures. The stick holds the hair pretty well this way; most of mine is piled up here, twisted only slightly, and still feels secure.

The beads are green and a very pale amber-orange.

green glass hair beads with roses
I love this rose bush. It grows roses in three different colors – white, pink, and fuschia — even though it came from one single bareroot plant. It also thrives better than any of our other rose bushes or climbing rose vines. Now that the rains have stopped for a while, maybe I can tend to the garden a bit more. You know, in my copious amounts of free time.

An ornament like this also looks very lovely with a full up-do for a daytime/work look.  (Wearing it with one’s hair down is a bit more romantic.)  Even a severe chignon can look very feminine with beads dripping from it.

What interesting things have you worn in your hair before?

Fashion Friday 4/12/13

On By angeliquejamailIn fashion, Fashion Fridays, nail art, nailpolish4 Comments

One of the most fun and low-impact ways to experiment with one’s appearance is with nail art.  It’s a short-term commitment at best and is small enough not to freak people out when you do it.  Sometimes inconspicuous, sometimes splashy, it’s still just on your fingernails, so it’s all low-key.  Even less noticeable is nail art on your toes, even if you wear sandals.

 

left hand tropical nail art

 

This effect was created with ordinary nail polish for a base coat, and then the flower designs were hand-painted using different sizes of brush and metal tips.  In case the colors don’t show up well on your screen, the base coat is mauve, the flowers are white shot through with green, and there are understated silver glitter accents at their centers.  The flowers weren’t all situated in the middles of all my nails so as to look more…natural?  Is that what we’re going for here?  Anyway, less cookie cutter.  The overall effect is surprisingly tropical and lovely for spring.

 

right hand tropical nail art

And just in case you’ve forgotten, tomorrow is the 13th of the month, so rêveurs and rêveuses, dress accordingly!  I’ll be posting here.  Will you come out of the woodwork and join me?  

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