Thor

Again, I'm super behind when it comes to looks inspired by movies. (In my defense, I spent a glorious month in Europe before starting my extremely full work weeks.) I did get to go to the midnight premiere (and drool over the GORGEOUS Chris Hemsworth). Honestly, I did. You can ask anyone who was there. But seriously, LOOK at him!

Anyway, plot line, which, with Chris in it, really didn't matter much to me, but it was a fantastic movie. (Chris, if for some reason you ever stumble across this blog, look me up!) Thor's dad Odin casts him out of Asgard because of Thor's arrogance and sends him to live on Earth without his superhuman strength. He falls in love with a scientist and his strength returns in time to help him fight his brother Loki (long story - watch the movie to find out). And, you get to see Chris Hemsworth shirtless. That's all that matters.

Dress - Paul Smith, Shoes - Rupert Sanderson, Necklace - Full Tilt, Bag - Valentino

Jeans - True Religion, Top - Elie Tahari, Jacket - Charlotte Russe, Flats - Born, Bag - Burberry

(This is Loki - he's kinda cute if you're into brooding, emo wanna be bad boys who are actually just depressed because daddy loves his older brother better.)

Pants - Goldsign, Blouse - Paperwhite, Leather jacket - Theory, Boots - Gianmarco Lorenzi, Clutch - Need Supply Co., Bracelet - Dannijo, Ring - Prive

Dress - Vila, Ring - Rosa Maria, Earrings - Kenneth Cole, Shoes - Michael Kors

Harry Potter

Since the final Harry Potter movie came out last week, I thought it was only appropriate to do a Harry Potter-themed blog to get myself back into the posting mode. I went to the midnight premiere, and I can honestly say, my outfit as a Slytherin student was not as good-looking as I apparently could have made it (although in my defense, I don't have thousands of dollars to spend on a Harry Potter-themed outfit). For each house, I created an outfit that reflected an update of each house's uniform and an everyday outfit based on the house's colors.

Gryffindor

Named for: Godric Gryffindor

Values: Courage, bravery, loyalty, nerve, chivalry

Mascot: Lion

Colors: Scarlet and gold

Head of the House: Minerva McGonagall

Ghost: Nearly Headless Nick

"You belong in Gryffindor, where dwell the brave at heart. Their daring, nerve and chivalry set Gryffindors apart."

Pants - J4AT4, Blouse - Jaeger, Shoes - Pierre Hardy, Necklace - Amrita Singh, Ring - Miss Selfridge




Blouse - Debenhams, Skirt - T by Alexander Wang, Shoes - Rupert Sanderson, Bag - Burberry, Bracelet - Kenneth Jay Lane

Hufflepuff

Named for: Helga Hufflepuff

Values: Hard work, tolerance, loyalty, fair play

Mascot: Badger

Colors: Canary yellow and midnight black

Head of the House: Pomona Sprout

Ghost: The Fat Friar

"You belong in Hufflepuff, where they are just and loyal. Those patient Hufflepuffs are true and unafraid to toil."

Skirt - Tibi, Blouse - Pippa, Shoes - Manolo Blahnik, Necklace - Karen London, Earrings - Macy's

Jeans - True Religion, Shirt - Linea, Boyfriend blazer - ASOS, Shoes - Stuart Weitzman, Bag - Cole Haan, Earrings - Loni

Ravenclaw

Named for: Rowena Ravenclaw

Values: Intelligence, creativity, learning, wit

Mascot: Eagle

Colors: Blue and bronze

Head of the House: Filius Flitwick

Ghost: The Grey Lady

"Here in wise old Ravenclaw, if you've a ready mind, those of wit and learning will always find their kind."

Shorts - Vanessa Bruno Athe, Blouse - Debenhams, Bracelet - Chanel, Shoes - Footcandy, Earrings - Gabrielle Sanchez

Skirt - Yves Saint Laurent, Blouse - Biba, Shoes - Love Burlesque, Earrings - Max & Chloe, Bag - Marc Jacobs

Slytherin

Named for: Salazar Slytherin

Values: Ambition, cunning, leadership, resourcefulness, pure wizard blood

Mascot: Serpent

Colors: Green and silver

Head of the House: Severus Snape (and then Horace Slughorn)

Ghost: The Bloody Baron

"Here you are in Slytherin where you'll make your real friends. Those cunning folk use any means to achieve their ends."

Skirt - Gestuz, Blouse - Vivienne Westwood, Shoes - Zara, Bracelet - Camelia, Earrings - Amrita Singh

Dress - Diane von Furstenberg, Boots - Alexander McQueen, Cuff - Monica Vinader, Bag - Zagliani

Activewear for Under $75

I go to probably one of the most outdoors-y colleges in North Carolina, but I don't really spend a whole lot of time outside. I've always thought that it was just because I prefer staying in the air conditioning (or the heat, depending on the day) reading a book on the couch rather than being outside where I'd sweat and start to look gross. My newest revelation, though, is that I've just never come up with an outdoor activity I liked enough to actually convince myself to stay outside long enough to accomplish any type of exercise. Because of this, I've created a summer resolution - I'm going to exercise and spend more time outside. To help me with this goal, I created five outfits based on the five most participated in activities in Boone. (Although, at the same time, I'm a broke college student, so each outfit is under $75).

Hiking ($74.41)

Pants - Target ($12.99), Top - Target ($14.99), Socks - Old Navy ($6.50), Shoes - New Balance ($29.98 at Shoe Dept.), Water bottle - Nalgene ($9.95 at REI)

Running ($69.66)

Shorts - Old Navy ($15), Sports bra - Target ($15.99), Shoes - Fila ($29.98 at Shoe Dept.), Socks - Old Navy ($6.50), Ponytail holders - Target ($2.19)









Swimming ($72.97)


Top - Old Navy ($19.99), Bottoms - Old Navy ($17.50), Coverup - Target ($17.99), Sandals - Old Navy ($7.50), Towel - Target ($9.99)

Yoga ($49.21)

Pants - Old Navy ($14.99), Top - Old Navy ($12.94), Yoga mat - Target ($17.99), Headband - Target ($3.29)

Cycling ($70.45)

Bike shorts - Target ($7.99), Tank top - Old Navy (12.94), Shoes - Air Sports World ($19.98 at Shoe Dept.), Helmet - Walmart ($29.54)

The Royal Wedding

So one of the most eligible bachelors of our time is officially married (although Harry's still on the market for the time being). The wedding was beautiful, the hats were big, and most importantly, Kate's (sorry, Princess Catherine's) dress was flawless. Designed by Sarah Burton for Alexander McQueen, this dress fit her well, and even though she was required to have sleeves, I can't imagine this dress without them. She wore a tiara, borrowed from her grandmother-in-law, with her veil, something that could be considered a controversy. Even Fergie (previously married to Prince Andrew) didn't put a tiara on until after she officially became a princess; however, I think the tiara pulled the whole outfit together beautifully. The veil itself was ivory tuile and the Royal School of Needlework hand-embroidered flowers on the edges. The lace on the dress was handmade in England specifically for Kate's dress, so no other lace in the world is exactly like it. Made of ivory and white satin, the dress had more fullness than I would have expected from her (I was actually expecting her to wear a dress closer to what her sister wore - a very simple white dress), but it worked for her.

For more information about the dress (or how she literally kept her dress under lock and key until she put it on this morning in order to keep both her husband and the public from seeing it) and the royal wedding in general, go to http://www.officialroyalwedding2011.org/.

*Photo credit: Yahoo!

Degrassi - Holly J.

Last summer, I found my new obsession - Degrassi. I know that it's about 11 seasons in now and I completely missed all the seasons that had the old characters in it, but I still love it. The show takes place in Canada, and somehow all the girls on this show are extremely well dressed. Especially Holly J. And Fiona, but right now I'm just focusing on Holly J. She's an over-achiever and at one point was dating Declan, the very good looking heir to Coyne fortune. She's also the reason I bought a pair of loafers last summer. Holly J. always dresses classy, even when she's sick; she's definitely one of my top 10 fashion inspirations.

Jacket - Steven Alan, Top - Tilly's, Skirt - Jil Sander, Shoes - Brian Atwood, Earring - Nina Butvic, Sunglasses - Roberto Cavalli

Blouse - Gap, Jeans - 7 For All Mankind, Necklace - Avalaya, Shoes - Steve Madden, Headband - Hairflowers, Bag - Kate Spade

Dress - Modcloth, Shoes - Giuseppe Zanotti, Bracelets - G by Guess

Blouse - Corey Lynn Carter, Cardigan - Rob-ert, Skirt - Velvet, Shoes - Christian Dior, Headband - Anisha

The Great Gatsby

I was lying in bed this morning for about an hour trying to figure out why in the world I'm an English major and what I was planning on doing with my life. Well, as it turns out, I have no clue what I want to do with my major since at the same time there are a million things I could do (journalism, PR, even marketing or advertisting, OR...I could just go to law school - they are always looking for humanities majors) and nothing I can do (besides teach, but I've already completely ruled that one out). On the plus side, I know that the reason I'm majoring in English is that I love to read (the thing that has kept me from posting anything in the last month - too many English classes at one time = having to read about 50 books at once). So I went back through my mental list of books I've read that have kept me going through the books that I've hated, and the first one I came up with was The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald. As it turns out, the 1974 movie (which I based all of these outfits on) is being remade and is set to release in 2012 with Leo DiCaprio as Gatsby (need I say more?) and Carey Mulligan as Daisy. I'm pretty excited. If you skimmed this book in high school (like I did with pretty much every Dickens book assigned), here's the basic plot line: Jay Gatsby is in love with Daisy, he goes away to war, and comes back to find that she's married into old money - Tom Buchanan. He then spends all his time remaking himself and becoming part of the nouveau riche in East Egg, living in a house like this ------>

Then he and Daisy have a thing but she won't leave her jerk of a husband. If I go any farther, there'll be some major spoilers, but it's a really good book. (Also, Jake, Reinvented by Gordon Korman is a modern young adult fiction book based on Great Gatsby which I like just as much, and probably takes less time to read.)

"A phrase began to beat in my ears with a sort of heady excitement: 'There are only the pursued, the pursuing, the busy, and the tired.'"

Dress - Dorothy Perkins, Cardigan - Emily Temple, Necklace - Charm & Chain, Hat - Marks & Spencer, Shoes - Qupid

Pants - J. Crew, Blazer - J. Crew, Shirt - Jos A Bank, Tie - Jos A Bank, Shoes - Kenneth Cole, Hat - Kangol

"One thing's sure and nothing's surer. The rich get richer and the poor get - children."

Skirt - Ralph Lauren, Cardigan - Dorothy Perkins, Cami - People Tree, Shoes - Stuart Weitzman, Necklace - Rue 21, Hat - Juicy Couture

Pants - J. Crew, Cardigan - J. Crew, Shirt - J. Crew, Shoes - J. Crew

(I've found my new obsession.)

"It makes me sad because I've never seen such - such beautiful shirts before."

Dress - My Sugarland, Shoes - Dolce & Gabbana, Necklace - J. Crew, Earrings - CZC Pearl Blossom

Pants - Woolrich Woolen Mills, Shirt - Our Legacy, Shoes - Stacy Adams

And as a bonus...

Martini glass - Crate & Barrel, Picnic basket - Crate & Barrel, Blanket - JCJ Silver

Easy A

"Vengeance, adultery, crimes of passion" = best rap ever. I love Easy A... not just because it has Emma Stone, plays off of Nathaniel Hawthorne's Scarlet Letter and is wildly hilarious, but it openly calls attention to the fact that it's a movie.

WARNING: The rest of this post will contain some spoilers, so if you haven't seen the movie, just skip the words and look at the pictures.

After the rap, for instance, Mr. Griffith, says, "I'm not gonna rap for you because it's been done in every bad movie you've ever seen"... but that's what I love about this movie. Well.. that and the plethora of fantastic lines:

"We've had nine classes together, since kindergarten... ten if you count Religions of Other Cultures, which you didn't because you called it science fiction and refused to go."

"Are you really that repulsed by lady parts? What do you think I have down there? A gnome?"

"No judgment, but you kind of look like a stripper. A high-end stripper, for governors or athletes."

"Where are you from originally?"

"I had a horrible reputation... I slept with a whole bunch of people. Mostly guys."

and, of course...

"My apologies to Mark Twain."

"So what's with your new look? It's very whore couture." - Brandon

Jeans - Superfine, Corset - corsets-uk.com, Bag - Maison Martin Margiela, Sunglasses - Ray-Ban, Necklace - myjewelrybox.com, Earrings - Dower & Hall, Shoes - GLAM

"You're being pretty cavalier about this. Aren't you supposed to be eternally in love with him and shit?" - Rhiannon

"Yes... I believe so, if I was the Gossip Girl in Sweet Valley of the Traveling Pants." - Olive

Jeans - Current/Elliott, Cami - BKE, Vest - BB Dakota, Necklace - Lee Angel, Earrings - Alexis Bittar, Shoes - Christian Louboutin

"Oh my God! The illusion is shattered! This is exactly why they put you in the gas chamber if you take off your head at Disney World." - Olive

"Actually, I think they just, you know, they fire you. You're thinking of Disneyland. Disney World is much more liberal." - Todd

"Oh yeah! I always forget Disney World went blue in the last election." - Olive

Jeans - Current/Elliott, Tank top - Old Navy, Necklace - Lee Angel, Earrings - Amrita Singh, Bag - Rebecca Minkoff, Shoes - Schutz

"George is not a sexy name. George is like what you name your teddy bear, not the name you wanna scream out during climax." Rhiannon

Jeans - Current/Elliott, Cami - deb, Jacket - Speigel, Bag - Matt & Nat Miles, Earrings - Amrita Singh, Necklace - Brian Danielle, Flats - Jimmy Choo