How to Shop Like a Pro: The Fashion Files

Selecting the right color combinations seem to be the simplest, yet most daunting task for most homeowners when decorating. You've been told to seek inspiration from all sorts of places including artwork, area rugs, drapery fabric, and even upholstery for a palette that peaks your interest and can permanently find a place within your home. My tried and true method? The runway, where else? Whether you're scoping out the season's hottest looks in fashion mags or simply scanning your wardrobe for the one item you keep coming back to, take note (and maybe some tear sheets) and shop for decor with your favorite looks in mind.

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I'm always in a BIG and BOLD mode so sunset hues like Mango's fall/winter line or kaleidoscopic rainbow colors in rich jewel tones are warming up my heart (and home) as we speak. Inject small doses or go balls out with wall-to-wall color...Find confidence in your closet, and start shopping like a pro.

scanned from MNG catalog,5,6

Peace. Love. LOL

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The Glamourai

Some girls were born with style...

As style transcends what you wear...

To what your dog wears...

To how you look...

And ultimately how you live...

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Take a cue from the Glamourai's Kelly Framel and express yourself with superfluous style. Live like you look and slowly, but surely watch as the universe puts a positive spin on your outlook...and approach to life.  Imagine the possibilities...

Happy Weekend everyone!!!

Taking off to Big Bear (yes, again) for the weekend cuz' if the snow won't come to me....

Peace. Love. LOL

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Black and Yellow

The home reno's been put on hold since I'm inundated with plenty of JKID projects to last throughout the year.  Residential, commercial, hospitality, you name it, I'm on it!  And the influx of social party hopping doesn't surrender to my work schedule either so my own private Idaho will simply have to wait y'all.  In the meantime, I'm yielding to the imaginative yellow reading from my mood ring to support my bold attempts at sustaining such stimulation, save for the fact that at any given moment it may revert back to black like it always does.  Although the fashionista in me believes that's never a bad sign :D

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Peace. Love. LOL

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Partners in Crime

Happy Happy Birthday to my darling little Bolickety BFF!!! Seems like just yesterday the Southern storms swept you out West and straight into my sunny SoCal arms. I knew it was just a matter of time before you'd trade in the spurs and chaps for skirts and stilettos, but who would've thunk that down-home Texas twang would turn into straight up Valley Girl talk (like totally)! To the H-Town hottie that's now a Bolsa babe (and a Skittles to boot!)...Here's wishing you (and me) a lifetime of crazy Caliventures and the willingness to go where the wind takes us.

Vogue Nippon (October 2004) via fgr

Happy Birthday darling...thank you for being Haute Khuuture's first and forever fan :D Love you!

Peace. Love. LOL

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Flower Power

I'm proud to proclaim surviving one of those weekends where back-to-back events with babies and birthdays usually have me beat. After a Saturday night spent celebrating with all my besties, I was up and at 'em come Sunday morn preparing for an all-day extravaganza schmoozing and boozing from 2 in the afternoon 'til 10 o'clock come nighttime. Although I haven't quite mastered the elevated octane level required to masterfully maneuver JK All-Day, I've finally succumbed to embracing secondary assistance in fluid form. My little secret? 5-hour energy baby. Considered to mimic liquid crack to many-a-skeptics, I like to down 1-hour's worth at a time (approx. 1/4 bottle) and BOOM! I'm back in the game y'all. Too pooped to partake in all the fun? One little red bottle says it CAN be done!

Thrifted blouse & skirt, Banana Republic belt, Michael Kors boots, Limited bag, F21 earrings, Natasha bracelet (cuff), gifted jeweled bracelet, F21 rings, Goody headband

I'm a walking spokesperson, man....send me some freebies pleeeeeeeze! ;D

Peace. Love. LOL

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Hip Hop and Hookahs

As promised, party pix from the bff's birthday bash last weekend where we popped bottles and piped it up 'til the wee hours of the morn.  We're nowhere near Jersey Shore but I swear this Karma Cafe was chock full of fist-pumpin', bass-thumpin', beat-beating, pouf-rockin', party poppin' peeps minus the gorillas and grenades, of course.  Looks like we've got ourselves a little Situation here guys...funfunfun!!!

Thrifted dress, Vintage belt, Steve Madden Plats and tights, F21 necklaces, rings, & earrings, Natasha bracelets

Happy Happy Birthday dahling...the celebration continues ALL WEEK LONG!!! Whoohooo!!!

Peace. Love. LOL

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