Culture Shock

The best dreams for me are when I do something drastic or I say something completely honest and just a little bit bitchy. But the best part of it all is when everything I say, comes out perfectly phrased, honest but not too mean, and reminds me of a movie.

I think everybody in the whole world will agree that the best moments, are the ones that look like they came straight out of a movie.

As much as we try to put together our thoughts and confront the evils in our lives, its always a little less like a movie and doesn't go exactly as planned.

We try our hardest to stage moments and put together scenes... we should just realize that movies are calculated and unrealistic (like really... Jake Ryan in real life would not have the guts to wait outside a church just waiting for you, Samantha Baker, to come out behind the bride in your glitzy pink bridesmaids dress... and who ever told Jake which church!? huh!?)....

So basically I'm being the Grinch who pops your unrealistic but fantastical bubble of unreality in your head and screaming, "GET OVER IT!"

But then again, there's no harm done in dreaming a little...

Birthday cake and hangover daze both from Sixteen Candles.

Most realistic prom scene ever from Napoleon Dynamite. Classic 'zombie' dancing and awkward eye contact... never gets old.

And the most UNrealistic prom scene from High School Musical 3... I feel like our generation has failed itself... Telling your grandchildren to watch HSM to see what the 2000s was like is almost as bad as your eyes bleeding...

The perfect photo of Cher from Clueless. I hated this movie the first time I saw it.. now I love it. Expecially the clothes... expecially Muffy.

Amazingly unrealistic... but possibly probable... disaster looks from Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen and MTV's tv show Awkward.

The suicide explosion with Winnona Ryder and Christian Slater, the Heathers and Veronica, and the Heathers title all from (wouldn't you know it) Heathers.

The costume Homecoming in Never Been Kissed (worst movie on the planet... by the way).

And of course the famous Say Anything scene when John Cusack comes up to his forbidden love's window (re-created by the sexy as hell Penn Badgley in Easy A).

So... to be cheesy and quote John Lennon, "You may say I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one. I hope that someday you will join us, and the world will live as one."

Dream on.

Dr. Martens

I'M OBSESSED! IT'S OFFICIAL! AND I'M NOT SURE WHICH PAIR I SHOULD BUY! I THINK I'M LEANING TOWARDS THE FLORALS! AHH! I'M IN LOVE!

Tag, Your It!

Firstly, I hope you all liked Katie's post! She will be posting at the Fashion Forecast every so often, in addition to her own blog, The Connoisseur (click Connoisseur for her link).

Now, I am totally going to steal Katie's 'Tag, Your It!' post! It a five answers per question tag! The fun part is, is that you can do this yourself! If you're on YouTube, blogging, or anywhere else, you can take part in this! So enjoy!

no.1: Five food items you love!

-Almond Joy

-Chocolate croissants

-Chef Mike's PB&J sandwiches (haha)

-Shrimp Tempura

-Ice Cream Waffle Sandwiches (family specialty)

no.2: Five drinks you love!

-Ginger Ale

-Sierra Mist

-Chocolate Frosties

-Vanilla Bean Frappacinno

-Iced Tea/Lemonade

no.3: Five clothing items you love! (from my closet)

-H&M leather jacket

-Navy peep-toe wedges (not sure of designer!)

-Black dress with chiffon feathers (designer starts with a Z...hm)

-Green and brown Ed Hardy no lace sneakers

-One sleeved patterned Lily Pulitzer dress

no.4: Five favorite colors (in order of preference)

-royal blue

-aqua blue

-lemon yellow

-lavender

-poppy pink

no.5: Five things you want as a present (makeup excluded)

-Oh, Lola Eau de Parfum by Marc Jacobs (to complete my collection)

-Poppy Flower by Coach perfume

-Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs

-iPhone 4S White

-Teen Vogue purple leopard print case (for included iPhone!)

no.6: Five most important people in your life

-my younger brother, Thomas

-my parents, Rob and Liz

-my extended family (grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, etc.)

-my best friends

-my doggy, Copper! (even though he's not a person, he counts)

no.7: Five things you love about your husband/wife

-ummm.. awkward because I don't have a husband :/ haha

no.8: Five things you hate about your husband/wife

-again... doesn't relate to me!

no.9: Five people you want to remove from the Earth

-violent people (I'm a major hippie btw)

-racist people

-insecure people (be confident! your worth it!)

-thats basically it.....

no.10: Five things you love about yourself!!!

-my stomache! toned and flat, thankyouverymuch!

-my hair! we all have our times of hair-drama, but overall, I love my hair!

-my butt.... yup, I love my booty! to all the girls who have told me my butt's too big or too fat, well suck it. my butt is here to stay... and yes, you can feel jealous about your straight as a board ass(=

-my friendliness (I have been told I am super polite, haha!)

-my ability to be unique, and my ability to be myself

no.11: Five things you hate about yourself

-my hair.....

-my awful ability of secret-keeping...

-my procrastination/laziness

-my awful ability of flirting (basically non-exsistant)

-my depression...

no.12: Rate in order of preference: Money, fame, beauty, love, and health.

-love

-health

-beauty

-fame

-money

no.13: Five things your irrationally obsessed with.

-my computer

-my addiction to Alternative music

-Seth Myers<3

-SHOES

-mascara (can you say 10 different tubes?)

no.14: Name five things you would wish for on a deserted island

-a boat... I would want to leave the deserted island, clearly

-all of my books! I would need my books!

-Facebook....>obsessed<

-a bathing suit... I would clearly take advantage of the beautiful ocean

-a towel...

no.15: RAPID FIRE ROUND!!!

love or lust? --love

food or makeup? --food...but makeup is a close second

jeans or skirt? --jeans

pizza or pasta? --pasta

black or white? --white

chanel or estee lauder? --chanel

husbands or boyfriends? --boyfriends

roses or orchids? --orchids

beauty or brains? --honestly both, but brains

beach or hills? --beach

cats or dogs? --cats

tea or coffee? --ICED coffee please

books or iPod? --this is the hardest one honestly.. but books

flats or stilletos? --stilletos, however I have wear flats like everyday

That's all folks (in Porky Pig's voice)! Hope you enjoy and tag yourself!

HACKED HACKED HACKED

haha JUST KIDDING. Have I fooled you? Well, this is a great way to introduce myself so let's just cut to the chase: I am the new Fashion Forecast guest blogger. Whoop whoop! My name is Katie, and I am one of Ella's most amazing, funny, compassionate, beautiful, intelligent, fashionable and clever friends in the entire universe ;)

So what will I be talking about? Well, just about everything, just like Ella does. And if you read my blog, you would know that I love the general topic of everything-ness.

To kick off my start as a guest blogger, I am posting my 5 non-clothing recent favorites:

1. Dark Hued Nail Polishes

- Dark nail polishes are no stranger in the beauty community and have made their debut year after year with a huge customer base. Some of my favorites include OPI's Lincoln Park After Dark and Ski Teal We Drop, Essie Dive Bar, Chanel Graphite, and many, many more.

2. Riding Boots

- I absolutely LOVELOVELOVE riding boots. I personally own two pairs: one from Steve Madden and one from Frye. The Steve Madden Linderr Boots (shown first below) are zip-up, super comfortable boots in a lighter chocolate brown color. My newer pair from Frye are the Melissa Button Riding Boots in Cognac. Not only have I worn them out every day since Friday, I've even worn them inside at least twice. That's how much I love them. Although riding boots can be a pretty big investment, once you have found "the ones" that in your gut you KNOW you can't live without, buy them. Yet, if the price isn't right, try searching some more. Finding the perfect pair of boots is totally worth it, and it is just like weight loss: if you don't reach your goal, you feel like much less than a million bucks.

3. Style by Lauren Conrad

- Yes, this favorite is a book *gasp! I bought Lauren Conrad's Style back in December of 2010, and I have probably re-read it 984359205345732 times. In fact, I am currently rereading it AGAIN. Ella, I know your not the biggest fan of Lauren Conrad, but this book is a MUST for any fashion addicts. She mentions her must-have basics for a perfect wardrobe and the best dresses to wear to different occasions, describes how to create the best winged eyeliner look, and even decodes the attire requirements for special occasions.

4. Philosophy's Purity Cleanser+Clarisonic Mia

- I know, I know, this is technically 2 things, but c'mon, give me a break. These two products are like two peas in a pod: they just aren't the same without one another. I have been washing my face twice a day, once in the morning and once before bed, everyday using my Clarisonic with Purity and let me tell you, my skin has never been better. Of course, this doesn't count the occasional breakout that I just have to rub at, but the rest of my skin is brighter, cleaner, and just altogether feels better. Plus, the Clarisonic Mia comes in a variety of colors!

5. New Music: BRITISH BOY BANDS

- Ella is going to laugh at me for posting this, but I have to mention this I JUST HAVE TO. Okay, compose yourself. One Direction. ONEDIRECTIONONEDIRECTIONONEDIRECTION. I have loveeeeeed the super hot, super talented, super amazing British boy band since August, when I discovered them on Youtube right before the "What Makes You Beautiful" video came out. I am obsessed. Absolutely, positively, completely OBSESSED. Harry Styles, marry me...?

And that's it! Sorry that this is super long, but I've got tons to say...well, actually I've got tons to write. I'm so excited to write again! Until then, please check out my brand new blog, "the connoisseur":

http://www. katieemei.blogspot.com

and of course follow both of us on tumblr:

katiemei.tumblr.com (Katie)

ciaobellazz.tumblr.com (Ella)

See you on the flippy (creds to Ella's wonderous family)!

Katie

Recent Obsession with Lanvin

So as I daily update my Tumblr (for link, go to the Where To Find Me section, scroll down on the right), I started realizing that I kept reblogging a lot of Lanvin ads and photos. I started Following their tag, and now I feel like I reblog Lanvin absolutly every day!

It was kind of shocking to become obsessed with a brand before you've even bought any of their clothes. Usually, you buy something then become interested in the brand. This was vice versa for me. I became into them before I had even seen any of their clothes in person. I had heard of them a lot and had seen the hysteria of Lanvin for H&M. But I have never seen anybody in their clothes (remember: teenager growing up in small town in New Jersey.... not many people wearing Lanvin head to toe).

So... some Lanvin for everyone's enjoyment!(=

Yay or No Way: Neons for Fall

Lots of major brands are doing the daring, being bold and brashy. They're pulling
out their neons.
This is like one of those red flags crazy Spanish people do when they're trying to
fight bulls (at least their matador jackets can be fashionable). The neons are
making a come back, but what I don't get is:
why in the fall? I'm all for 80's punchy neons and bright pieces, but in my humble
opinion, fall is reserved for darker hues and deeper tints. Why wear neon orange
and look like a crossing guard when everyone and everything around you in
hunkering down for the upcoming winter?
Don't get me wrong, I am all for unique-ness and individuality. But I personally
think that the people I look up too and would die for, have drunk a few too many
pumpkin martini's issuing the new fall season in.
But what do you think?
You all said No Way to floral jeans (which didn't die all too quick believe it or not)
and to the ever present... and ever un-flattering... bohemian skirts. So what do
you think of this new trend?
Is it a hit, or a complete and utter miss?

(Photo featuring Michael Kors and his new fall line in neon colors.)

Your Going To Need A Netflix Account

If you haven't been able to tell by now (your only excuse if you live under a rock or if you go to an all girls school in Idaho...), I'm really into media. Movies, film, television, photography, advertising, ad campiagns, etc. And I expecially like vintage media. Think mid 90's and back. I could have ruled the 80s... just by the way.

So, I decided to put together a little list. My favorite movies and tv shows of the vinyl age (plus, some of the best sleepover-type movies of OUR generation). Start putting together a Netflix queue (like literally, Netflix will satisfy all of your media needs in life, no joke) or find a library or some place that still rents movies out. There are still a few Blockbuster's gripping on some place. And take my advice... WATCH/LISTEN to this stuff! Your going to love it! I swear.... and if you don't, keep going down the list. Don't dispair. At one movie or tv show your going to find your 'click' and totally relate to one of the super quirky stars. I promise.

MOVIES:
1. 10 Things I Hate About You
(the spin-off tv show from 2009 was awful..)
2. Sixteen Candles
3. Footloose
(and if you can, watch this before the new one comes out in a week!)
4. The Breakfast Club
5. Never Been Kissed*
6. Say Anything
(if you've seen Easy A, Emma Stone makes a reference to this one in one of her monoluges)
7. Clueless
(hated this the first time I watched it, but I have come to love the girl empowerment, we can do anything schtick)
8. Napolean Dynamite
(2004 but... STILL COUNTS!)
9. Dirty Dancing
10. Beaches
(this was pretty bad actually... but it still has to go in the list)
11. Bring It On
(still a little more current... but Kristen Dunst is awesome so WHATEVER)
12. Mean Girls
(if you haven't seen this movie yet.... well there's a 30% chance you have no life ;)
13. The Princess Diaries
(a little young for us teenagers but its still cute and represents the early 2000s perfectly)
14. She Gets What She Wants
15. Girls Just Want To Have Fun
(again... I'll kill you if you don't watch this)

*I star this because yes it is an iconic 90's Drew Barrymore film... however it royally sucked. Like big time. Majorly.

SO WATCH THOSE EITHER ON A RAINY NIGHT OR WITH A BUNCH OF GIRL FRIENDS!

TV SHOWS:
1. My So-Called Life
(only lasted one season, that fact alone made me cry)
2. Buffy The Vampire Slayer
(wrote a post specifically on Buffy's style back-in-the-day)
3. The Wonder Years
4. Happy Days
5. Freaks and Geeks
(if you don't watch this, I'll kill you. This is probably my favorite... Emma Cusano is going to kill me when she reads this! Haha!)
6. Facts of Life
7. 90210
8. Gilmore Girls
(still airs re-runs, I wish my mom and I were as hip as Lorelai and Rory...)
9. Skins
(if you don't watch the U.K. version of this, don't bother watching it at all.)
10. Degrassi
(still films, but the classic Canadian roots are where to watch it)



AND MY PERSONAL (AND RANDOM) FAVORITES:
1. Zombieland
(although gory, maybe my favorite movie... ever? Tallahasse is a win.)
2. Tin Man
(parts 1, 2, &3)
3. Step Up 2: The Streets
4. The Office
(favorite tv show ever, hands down)
5. Gossip Girl
6. Glee
7. Confessions of a Shopaholic
8. The Stepfather
(thriller/horror, but AMAZING)
9. The Fugitive
(classic Tommy Lee Jones and Harrison Ford in their prime)
10. Jaws
11. Hey Hey It's Esther Blueburger
(I have no idea why I like this... it's cheesy with no plot, I just think it portrays teens
and friendship very well... SPOILER: favorite scene, when all four girls are lined up on the
playground assigned a boy to kiss, and Esther has to stand on a box to reach her guy..)
12. Kick-Ass


So there you have it... some very long lists. If you've seen any of these movies/tv shows comment with you feedback, or if there's anything I should add..... :)

Let's Hear It For The Boy

i wish guys still danced like kevin bacon..




Just watched FootLoose starring Kevin Bacon back in his heyday. Watch it, all of you. Now.







Kevin Bacon (Ren) and his gorgoues haired 'love intrest' Lorie Singer (Ariel).











The adrenaline junkie, Ariel, again..



Title sequences...

So I hope you all watch this amazing movie, and boys.. learn some dance moves, please!

Fall Looks 2011

Just a few photos to get you thinking about FALL! A whole trend list and my Fall-haul (haha!) coming soon! So stay put until then!












And by the way.... I'm in love with Jeffery Campbell... no joke. ^