This and That.

You lucky reader, you!

Today you get five, yes, that's right, f i v e whole different outfits from yours truly.

What did you do to deserve this? , you wonder out loud. 

It's just because you're you. :)

Saturday, October 29, 2011

Hippy dippy flower power always comes and goes.

Today, I sport this ensemble because I feel the extreme need to constantly trip over extra long floor length skirts. That and I need a big dose of colorful flowers to keep my mood and energy high to power through working on my company's creative brief and this evenings festivities.

Do your clothes help set your mood? Give you energy? Make you happy?

Bracelets, variety (gifts and Boracay, Philippines)

Top, Rubbish via Nordstroms

Tank, Gap

Dress/Skirt, Zara

Shoes, GoMax via Ambiance

Friday, Ocotber 28, 2011

I've been meaning to pick up some sparkly jeans when lo and behold (I was raised Catholic, can you tell?) my mom picked me up a pair of silver Joe's Jeans.

Score for me mamasan!

I immediately funked them up with my converse and neon green necklace this time, but perhaps the next go around I'll glam them up.

How do you think I should glam up the silver jeans?

Necklace, from my grandma's stash

Top, borrowed from a friend

Jeans, Joe's Jeans, a gift from my mom

Belt, Target

Shoes, custom Converse

Thursday, October 27, 2011

Having your own business means you can dress however you want. 

Such a sigh of relief! 

I remember working 8-5 jobs and I hated having to comply with the dress code. I felt like such a fraud, a shell of myself, whenever I put on clothes to appeal to the man. 

Glad those days are gone so I can strut in whatever I desire.

Apparently I desire advice from crazy bag ladies. 

 They're one of my biggest inspirations.

No, seriously, they are. 

They make use of what they have, dress how they want, and don't care about what other people really think. So refreshing!

What crazies inspire you?

Sunglasses, H&M

Necklaces, variety (Erica Bowman, Zafirenia, and gift from my mom 

Blazer, Modcloth

Flannel, borrowed from Hubby

Shirt, F21

Pants, Bebe

Shoes, MIA

Wednesday, October 26, 2011

Dress down glam ingredients: 

body hugging black dress

high low hem

cascade of necklaces

red lips

+

chucks

How do you ladies (and gents) casualize a glam outfit? Or, looking at it from a different angle, how do you glam up casual outfit?

Oooooo that's deep, Marie!

Necklaces, from  my grandma's stash

Dress, Free People

Shoes, custom Converse

Tuesday, October 25, 2011

Funifying (new word alert!) an LBD is as easy as homemade glitter booties.

Oh yeah, that's right kids. You heard right. I sparklified the poop out of these H&M ankle boots.

These are on fiya homies!

Even my hubby, who never ever cares about what's on my tootsies, crowned them my hot shoes.

If y'all are interested, I'll be posting a DIY glitter shoes. 

Have you glitterfied anything in your closet?

Headband, H&M
Bracelets, from India
Necklace, a magical far away place I don't recall
Dress, H&M
Shoes, H&M

Off With Her Head!

I apologize for being unable to post my outfit from Sunday on Sunday.

Yesterday I fell asleep at 9:30pm. Yes, it's true, I'm a grandma. Dentures come out at 10!

Anyhoo, I wasn't feeling very Marie yesterday. You know when you have those days when you feel just kind of blah and think to yourself Is that what I really look like? Tried brightening up my tiredness with hot pinkness (which I normally feel fantabulous in!) but sadly, it didn't do the trick. :( Mostly my face was lookin rough, so thank goodness the queen of hearts said, Off With Her Head!

Top, Sway

Skirt, vintage from my mother

Shoes, custom Converse

Three Piece Angle.

I didn't get the best of sleep last night and I promised my baby girl, Daisy, that I'd take her to Lawrence Hall of Science in Berkeley today. Ugh. I felt like poopy head McGee and decided to take the lazy girls route by wearing jeans. And I do not wear jeans often! Nothing wrong with denim - it's just that it's so overdone and there are so many many many many other options out there - why just stick to the basics?  I do love me some jean wearin time once in a while and today I unabashedly pull out the I'm a busy mom, wife, entrepreneur, and lover of life. So there. Ha! 

Here's today's choice from a three piece angle:

Rings, street vendor
Sweater, H&M
Top, Gap
Jeans, Miss Sixty
Shoes, custom Converse

Famers Market.

So I need more time to go through the Lil Palooza pictures, but in the meantime, the in between time, here are the morning after shots at a local Famers Market:

PS - I totally got the courage to sing in front of everyone last night - a FIRST! :)

Coffee, by Peet's Coffee & Tea
Sunglasses, Liz Clairborne
Blazer, Modcloth
Top, H&M
Skirt, Modcloth
Shoes, custom Converse

Manual Labor.

So we're setting up for our Lil Palooza annual live music fest in our backyard. There'll be about five bands playing with some special guests - maybe I'll even belt out a tune if I've had enough spritzers in me  ;) We're also super stoked about having our very own food truck, Naked Chorizo, (thank you to my good friend Zenia for hooking it up!) at the party this year! Woo hoo! Stay tuned for pictures later this weekend!

Anyhoo, whenever I know I'm going to literally be working my arse off (manual labor - can you believe?!), I tend to wear all black so I don't show the world the real sweat monster that lies beneath the red lips. 

What do you lovelies wear when you know you're gonna be sweatin it all day?

Sunglasses, Liz Clairborne

Necklace, VerreEncore

Top, Old Navy

Pants, Mango

Shoes, custom Converse

Dirty Pink Cardigan.

Okay, so it's not exactly dirty, but as y'all can see, I did sport the hot pinkness yesterday as well. What can I say, I love me my hot pink cardigan and tend to reach for it multiple times throughout the week. So to continue the Oh My Bra! from yesterday, I stuck with the main color scheme of hawt diggity dawg hawt hawt pink, black, and gray. Me likey big time!

I know I didn't actually post any pics of said booby holders, and so to reward you (is it really a reward? why yes indeedy!) for initially having to use your imagination, I start here thee post with a shot of le fabulous brassiere. This is the famous old tit slinger that started this whole two day bender:

Cardigan, a gift from my mother
Top, H&M
Pants, Mango
Shoes, Custom Converse

Hula Shakin' Hips.

You know how magazines, tv, the world, hell, even your mom, has tried to tell you to cover something up because they don't think it looks good? 

Wear these 12 inch heels to elongate your short legs.

Cover up your beautifully unique freckles.

Straighten your amazingly unruly naturally curly 'do.

Um, how 'bout @#$#@ that?!

Here today, I stand before you emphasizing my hips.

Oh hell yeah!

A woman's got to embrace what makes her a woman, what makes her unique, what makes her special and different from all the other gals running amuck.

In this getup, I brazenly say:

Dear World,

I've got hula shakin' child bearin hips with a matching bitable *crunch* badonkadonkie and I love that it all makes me, me.

Love,

Me 

What's something that society has told you to try and de-emphasize but instead you proudly embrace?

Repeat after me, Badonk-a-dooooooonk.

Inspired by Tyra Banks Awkward Posing.

Necklace, Erica Bowman
Sunglasses, Liz Clairborne
Top, thrifted
Dress, F21
Shoes, custom Converse

Beige Top + Red, Blue, Brown Plaid Button Down + Skinny Jeans + Converse

Beige Top, Nordstroms

Plaid Top, Hubby's

Skinny Jeans, DKNY

Shoes, Custom Converse