popculturegrrl

Happy almost Halloween! Halloween is one of my favorite holidays. Probably because I love fall and pumpkin flavor things. And dressing up! This year my bf and I are going to a party (one of my sister’s friends is having) as Caesar and Calpernia. I tried and tried to talk him into being Andy Warhol and Edie Sedgwick but that didn’t work out so well. Neither did Sandy and Danny from Grease. I like my costume though. I have cool headpiece thingy and am planning to do fun makeup and wear lots of glitter. I will make sure to take pictures. Also, my little niece, Kourtnie, (who is four months old today) is going as a ladybug. Well, she’s not really going anywhere. Just dressing up. She is going to look so cute. Pictures of her as well.

Alrighty, as promised…my favorite boots for fall…(click on image to make bigger). And also, sorry the picture is all grainy. I scanned it in and tried to fix it, but clearly to no avail. AND also, the entire thing is too big to upload so I have to do it in parts. So…here is the first part:

 So if this picture was the full thing, the Vera Wang boots would actually be the star/center of the show. I am crushing on them hardcore. I love them. I wish they were on my feet right now!I love the slouchy over-the-heel look of them with the buckle. Plus the wedge. I think they would look good with just about everything, but my dream outfit would be a white button down shirt, a black full skirt and black tights. Or if you can pull it off, a pencil skirt. Also, they would look perfect with a cute little black babydoll dress as well. See, go with everything.

The Margiela’s are my second fav. I love the chunky wedge look. I envision wearing them (well you know, if I actually could afford them), with skinny jeans or gray cords, white tee and some sort of longish sweater coat. And a scarf.

The Loubs, Prada and BCBG shoes are all a little more formal and would look great with dresses (perhaps for the holiday season). The Prada’s could even be more casual with skinny jeans or leggings and a long button down shirt with a belt. Actually all three could be worn with pants. The Loubs I envision with those bloomer/hammer pants that are in or even a black Audrey Hepburn-esque skinny pant. Yes, I am aware that not everyone can wear the skinny jean look (myself included) BUT like I said, cute with dresses, leggings and skirts. I love the ruffles on the BCBG’s. The silver heel took me at first, but I think it adds a little spunk to the shoe. The ruffles are the perfect amount. Not too much. Just don’t wear them with ruffles! As for the Pradas, I adore the looseness of the front. And the Loubs are just so sexy without being too much or tacky or trashy.

The Chie Mahara’s, which I guess are technically not boots, well show boots really, are my favorite for casual. To me, they remind me of a modern (and platform) version of a bowling shoe. They would look cute with jeans (skinny and otherwise) or cords. I think they are a great way to spruce up a casual outfit. I really love the laces as well. The whole design just works well with this show. If you go to Chie’s Web site, she really has some amazing and gorgeous shoes!!

Alrighty, well hope you enjoy! How do you all feel about the boots?! More sooooooon!!

xoxo

SO I am getting tired of using song titles and lyrics as my titles. So I am trying my hand at creativity. I am sure I will be back to the usual by the next post.

Anways…so my newest blog obsession at the moment: Sea of Shoes. OMFG this girl is one amazing fashionista. I can’t stand it (in a good way). Her mother also has a blog called Atlantis Home. Together, they have the most incredible collection of shoes I have ever seen. I am so jealous! Such awesome shoes. It makes me want to run right out to Neimans and Barneys and feed my addiction, sadly, I do not make enough money to get myself a pair of $895 Miu Miu shoes, but still, a girl can dream. However, I am for sure going to be hitting up sales at all those stores. They have taught me that wearing past seasons, totally okay. And their clothes? Good lord. Amazing as well. And they wear things twice. And go thrifting. And sell stuff online. I want to be them! And their house? Beyond words. I want Judy (the mother) to come and decorate my apartment. Its flawless, simply flawless.

ZOMG where is popculturegrrl? Haha I’m here just busy. Boo. I hate when I don’t have time to write or be creative. Anyways, I have everything I need for my first collage…all about boots! Hooray! BUT I have to finish wrapping up some stuff (sending thank yous) from a huge Chicago NOW event a few weeks ago. I need to get those thank yous out before I do anything else. So working on them now.

A few things, I am kind of oddly excited for Tokio Hotel’s new album Humanoid because as you all know, I am apparently secretly a 15-year-old emo girl trapped in a 29-year-old woman’s body. I also bought the new La Roux and the new Gossip. Currently downloading that one, so haven’t had much of a listen. But the new La Roux is awesome. I love every song. Bulletproof is my fav. I also downloaded some of the songs from Glee: Somebody to Love and Maybe this Time. Do people watch that show? I went to highschool/was in show choir with the creator Ian Brennan. I hope he does a guest spot on it and sings. He has a great voice.

Anyways, not sure how I feel about Hillary Duff joining the cast of Gossip Girl. I’m also not sure how I am feeling about Gossip Girl this season. My favorite new shows right now are The Good Wife (CBS) and Glee (Fox). And I am enjoying FlashForward because I will follow JJ Abrams to any network with any show. The only thing, since its on Thursdays, along with Fringe, its a lot of thinking and paying attention in one night hahaha.

Castle is my favorite as well. Nathan Fillion is hawt. I think I would watch him read the phone book.

Reading: The Vampire Lastat by Anne Rice. Vampires done right, IMO.

xoxo