Ok, I hate to burst some of you guys' bubbles but not EVERY spot you see is leopard!! lol..I have seen people say 8 different animal spots are ALLL leopard, no no no. Designers do draw inspiration from other felines in the animal kingdom besides the leopard! I will break it down to let you know which spots are which!! Yes, Eboni to the rescue yet again..lol..

Ok, Im going to assume that everyone has seen at least THREE (3) of these spots on a dress, shirt, shoe, handbag, ect. So I am going to break down the prints ok? Going left to right- This is the ONLY leopard print up there. If you look closely, it contains both open and closed small spots. It is also more orange in tone than the other prints. It kind of looks somewhat like a paw, ok, that was the best analogy I could come up with. Next, this is waht we call a jaguar. If you notice, it is extremely close to the leopard's spot but they are more open and actually paw-like than the leopard print. Ok? Moving on, third we have the cheetah. I do not know how people get leopard and cheetah mixed up but, hey, to each his own. I do realize no one really stares into the spots all that hard and tries to analyze them like I do. LOL. You can decipher the spots her because they are just that, spots. They are much smaller and are very to completely closed. They look like black polka dots. As we continue, we have what is called an ocelot, please dont ask me what it is because I dont know. But what i DO know is that these ARE technically spots even though they appear to be leaning more towards stripes. It's spots are curvy and has the tendency in some areas to form into short stripes. Last but not least is the snow leopard, if you mixed this one up with the actual leopard, its ok! No sweat, just dont do it again! As I stated before, the leopard has a more orange tone, in comparison, the snow leopard is much paler and has open and closed spots. You good now? Well, my work is done! Hopefully this has given you much needed help, lol. Be sure to keep an eye out because I will be going into if animal prints are still in, and if so, for how long. Oooo should you throw away that leopard or cheetah dress or keep it for fall? DUN DUN DUUUNNNN!!!

My girl hit me on twitter to do a post on earring necklaces. I had already knew what she was talkin bout soon as I read it because I had seen them for the first time ever (along with most of the free world) on Rihanna at the beginning of this month on theybf.com (my favorite gossip site!). I saw them, liked them but did not think much of them until I really started to research them for this post. These are called "earlaces" because they are an earring and a necklace.


I liked these earrings (not the rest of the outfit, rih rih was slippin! even tho I still had her as
one of my fashionistas) but I had ALREADY knew that they were not going to be liked by everyone. And I was right. A lot of sites have put this look down *along with her outfit* and, when reading the responses, saw that many everyday people were not feeling it either. I think these earrings are so different its ridiculous and that is what I look for, something that you are not going to see walking down every street corner. If it were like that, then what would be the purpose of doing this? I understand that not everyone is going to jump on the look, but regarding it as gawdy or just plain ugly is jumping the gun as well. The thing that people need to know about fashion is that just because YOU would not wear it does not make it ugly. There are plenty of things that top designers put out *as I look through their runway collections* that I do not particularly care for, but to say they are ugly just because I do not care for them is ignorant. It is about being original and standing out from the say, 20,000 other designers trying to make it in the SAME field.


Now, I digress. These earrings had the entire fashion world hunting down the designer because this look, according to Marie Claire has "never been seen before in the world of accessories". And she has been found! She is a designer by the name of Dechel Mckillion and is based out of L.A. I found her, FINALLY (I was looking for 30 min on these earrings) on Rihannadaily.com and saw that she has her own site called spacelitevintage.com where you can purchase a pair for $60 which is not bad. Above are the pictures of the designer wearing the designs herself. There really is not much information on this designer at all, my apologies, but I am definately putting her on my designer watch list just in case she springs up. I would def be careful rockin these though because one good tug or club fight can completely destroy your earlobes, so these are NOT for those fight club type girls (stef, Im lookin at you sideways because you almost there! lol).

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N.Y.L.A SHOES

Ok, this brand should be familiar to some. I have seen their shoes before and I like them. I think the overall style of this brand is fairly consistent with the trends of today but the major reason I put this look up is because they are more affordable than the others I have posted. NOT SAYING that because they are cheaper they are ugly and cheap and all that other stuff. They do have nice shoes that are reasonably priced and trendy. The only problem with this brand is the fact that they are just that, nice shoes, trendy and well-priced. Nothing about them really make me say O MY GOD!! I HAVE TO HAVE THEM!!! Do not get me wrong, I do like them but like I said, I love shoes that make my jaw drop when I look at them or are unlike the ones I can see on any girl walking down the mall. This is the brand for girls walking down the mall. And it is not bad because I do not believe that EVERY shoe needs to be just out of this world ridiculous. You must realize that not all shoes are suitable for work and they must be toned down to meet the professional atmosphere. These shoes are perfect for that. They are trendy while being good for a work place as well as a night out with the girls. I feel that there needs to be a balance in everyones closet because too much of one thing is never good. We have to change up and keep it moving because rocking the same look over and over, ya'll know how that is.

These are Aspen boots by N.Y.L.A and I just think they are so cute. Although boot season is, and has been, over--(well, the ankle boots are still coo) it just lets you know that they have a variety of cute styles for each season. I really think that you guys should try to look at this brand and check it out because they are rather affordable, saving you some money to go out with them in-->how beautiful is that?!?!

REPORT SIGNATURE

Report Signature, for some reason like the others, is a hard brand to try much information on- UGH!! I found close to nothing on the background on these shoes and it frustrates me. I mean, I know most don't care but I would like to bring forth @ least who is in charge of design, where they got their start, when they got it and if they have showrooms or actual stores. If you go on their site http://www.reportsignature.com/ you can find their contact information and I guess ask the questions (if you care) or find out where some stores that carry the brand are located near you. And if you design, they do have a section about wanting to work for the corporation where they are looking for shoe designers so if you are serious about it, you can go check out their page. In the meantime, you can check out more styles from this brand on their site as well as other sites such as Zappos, Amazon and Heels.com. Below featured are a few that I thought were pretty cute. What I like about this brand is about the same from what I liked about Pour La Victoire. They bring you sexy, classy shoes while keeping them chic and able to be conformed to different types of environments.


Below, clockwise: Lucie Sandal (retails for $180) and comes in white and black. I chose the multi-color because I just like shoes that are different and going to stand out and who can tell me these wouldn't? 2) Newbury that retails at about $179, making them a tad cheaper than Pour La Victoire shoes if they are too expensive. These can be worn in a variety of social situations because its neutral tone and sophisticated style. 3) These heels were published in Elle mag in Jan.2009 edition. From what I understand they will not be put out into production 4) Masonic heel is retailing for about $250. I would not advise trying to bust these out at work or in a business enviornment, they are a bit too flashy like the Lucie heels. But I just think they are perfect for a date or girls night out

There are a lot of people who mix and match the terms haute couture and ready to wear up as if they refer to the same design. In reality, they are completely different styles of dress and design, even down to the stitching. Well, fear no more people I am here to the rescue lol. I will gently break down the difference between the terms so that no one shall be confused any longer!

HAUTE COUTURE