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DIY: Canvas Sneakers with some 70s Stripes

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my seventies sneakers at the park

One of my biggest obsessions from one of my favorite decades, the seventies, is the graphic design motif of bold, colorful stripes, often cozied up next to one another in a rainbow or half rainbow. I decided I had to get this look on to my feet somehow, hence these babies: Interestingly, they also look kinda nineties since those bold stripes reared their heads in that decade too… and again now… and forever… because that’s how these trend things work. Keep reading for some how-to info. While I opted to combine the stripes into one ribbon and sew them on,…

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Renewed Faith in the Celebrity Sighting

in Other Disasters/Uncategorized

I never thought myself a candidate for “being over” celebrity sightings here in LA. But the fact is, while it’s a fun little game to see someone and confirm that it’s them… It wears off in seconds once you realize that the “Celebrities: They’re just like us!” feature in your favorite tabloid kind of has a point. I mean, on Mad Men, Jon Hamm got me all sorts of bothered… In his suits, with his hair slicked over, and his serious face… Mmmmm. And then I saw him in person… twice… ice skating. Not only was it not exciting, it…

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Reminder: A Lot of Chokers are Just Ribbons with Good PR

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Chokers have been baa-aaack for awhile now. (Where’d they go anyway?! They’re the best!) And now they’ve trickled down into all the fastest of fast fashion stores. Yet, I frequently see plain ribbon or string chokers priced at around… $15-20! Wait, what? (Or if you wanna get real crazy, Bartoli sells ribbon chokers for $115 if that’s your jam.) Get thee to a place that sells ribbons and you can have a few foxy, unique chokers for pocket change! Let’s start with the lariat style choker which was one of the first ribbons I saw priced up. These are the…

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DIY Flashy Summer Shades

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I pined for some pineapple sunglasses this year, but most of the novelty shapes I found were cheapo party favors for luaus, unfit for day-to-day. Additionally, most of them would’ve shipped from China and arrived here right as summer is winding down. So I took matters into my own hands and you can too! Do you have extra sunglasses lyin’ around? Old ones you don’t wear? I sure did! My sunglasses drawer not only yielded a pair for this project, but was in dire need of a clean out. Here are the wayfarer style glasses I ended up working with…

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