XXX Rated: feet in the nude

Now this is long over due because these were in during the spring, however I have noticed this new hot heel color is here to stay. 

When I first saw my friend's pair of nude heels, I thought to myself "ew what an ugly color".

I felt that the nude color would blend  in with the foot too much and cause it to look like a mutated foot.

I felt like at first glance, your foot would look like it grew a shoe heel! 

"Looks like you are suffering from a bionic stick growing out
of your heel... weird?" 

But then when I saw them on girls around town and on models, I noticed that my main principal of fashion went into action when someone society decided to make this trend so big.

"Fashion is based off what shows off your natural features"

I always loved heels. They make legs look longer and feet look more feminine. Personally i have a pair in the colors of red, two purple, white, four black, pink, mint green, multi colored glitter, and gold.

Now, over the summer i bought my first pair of nude Steve Madden shoes on sale at Dillards.

These nude heels are not going out of style anytime soon because.

1.) These heels do not distract from the natural look of a leg. Since they are nude they make your legs look long and feminine and there is not crazy color to take away from that.

2.)They go with everything. Literally. There is no color clashing to tackiness. And they make you look classy.

3.) Its past labor day... so you can't wear white shoes anyways.

 Get them in pumps or stilettos. They are sexy and simple. You can find them anywhere.

Anywhere from Target to Nordstroms. It basically just depends on the quality you want.

So put these on your must have this year! Trust me when I say, they aren't going anywhere. They are the genius creation that enhances physical features and make women look more sexy subtly. 

They are truly the shoe of a million outfits.

Stay Trendy!

Chunky and Sweaty, the ultimate turn on.

Chunky and sweaty

big and bulky 

oversized and sloppy

Sounds like a nightmare of adjectives...

Well this years ultimate fall/winter must have ins't exactly that, but it has the same characteristics.

Im talking about the classic sweater.

A big

chunky

thick

oversized

sweater.

forever21.com

Now, much like a lot of clothing in stores these days, I feel that the kind of sweater that is "in" is much different from the kind of sweater or cardigan you usually think about.

Simple sweaters are key.

None of this polka dots, stripes, hearts, stars, horse shoes, clovers, blue moon stuff, pots of gold, rainbow and a red ballon you see on a lot of sweaters.

An appealing look on someone is one that shows off the body but doesn't distract from natural beauty. The more simple the better.

Now, I'm not saying that sweaters with designs on them are necessarily bad, I'm just saying you must be very careful on what is tasteful with stripes and colors and what is not. 

There is such a strictly fine line between what looks food and what looks tacky. 

Your best bet for this season is to stick to bright solid colors, or neutral subtle designs. 

The best kind of sweater for this year is the chunky sweater.

The chunkier the better when it comes to sweaters.

So why are chunky sweaters so attractive and big this winter? Its very simple actually. They're simple.

Simplicity (believe it or not) has actually been what everyone has been craving this year and part of last year. It shows off natural features and makes you easier to look at. Its the same concept when it comes to dresses and t-shirts. Think about it...

The best kind of dress is a little black dress.

The best kind of shirt is your favorite color v-neck with a soft material.

Our jeans are solid colored and we wear black skirts all the time when going out.

Another factor that makes simple sweaters so popular is they are convenient. A bright pink sweater with black leggings is a simple winter look that will make you look put together and keep you comfortable. With patterns you need to  match things, and make sure everything is put together. And when all is said and done, you might look silly and over done with colors to other people.

With solid colored sweaters, you run less of a risk of being "too much".

Another reason college students and young adults love solid colors and crave it (even when you don't think about it) is you look more adult when you wear a solid color.

Patterns are related to children and their clothing print

Simplicity, connivence and maturity. Three good reasons that solid colors in sweaters (or clothes in general) are better to sway towards.

So, the reason I go on this simplicity tangent of solid colors within an article about sweaters is because sweaters have been notoriously known for being ugly and overdone and out there. Something your crazy aunt that you avoid talking to at family reunions would wear and tell everyone "I made this!!! I can make you one too!"

They're little Santas! Ain't that cute?

I know this article is mainly opinion based, but I am just saying... I see a lot of sweaters with designs on theme in stores and a lot of sold out solid sweaters. Forever21.com was out of all solid colored chunky sweaters last time I checked. So... take that as you will.

Now... with that being said. Lets move on to what STYLE of sweaters you would be on the look out for...

Chunky Sweaters

Chunky solid colored give the "snow bunny" look. These come in many different shapes sizes and colors. A chunky sweater is one that looks like this

Its basically the definition of a sweater. A knitted simple design typically solid colored sweater.

You will look soft, simple, and cuddly. Just like an Arctic rabbit. 

"Snuggle with me."

This is the kind of sweater that give the "snow bunny" look. It gives off the i'm-super-snuggly-come-cuddle-with-me-because-I-am-made-with-a-soft-material effect.

It truly is the simple, sweet, chunky sweater that makes you look adorable even in the worst of weather.

**Tip**

Keep on the look out for crop top and longer/oversized chunky sweaters. 

They are a way to take a classic clothing article that has been around for literally decades, maybe even centuries, with a more modern style.
Wear your chunkies right!

Tightish Sweater Dresses

Sweater dresses, also know as "knit dresses", are also very popular this year. Much like the simple chunky sweaters, they are cozy and simple. In fact they are even more simple because they don't even require a bottom (other than some black leggings or tights). 

The best part about these dresses is the fact they make you look more put together. A sweater dress can be worn to anything from a casual party to a job interview. It has a huge range of appropriate settings to where theme to.

**Tip**

Sweater dresses this year are much different than sweater dresses from last year. Look for ones that are more form fitting and simple. Last year and the year before it was more acceptable to wear the "baby doll" style but this year, you just look like a child. 

Get the over sized looking ones, the ones that look like your boyfriend gave you this sweater and it just HAPPENS to over your booty

or

Get the tight ones that show off your lady curves, but also still look make you look like Ski Slope Barbie.

Here are some more tips to put together a sweater dress look

http://maolaun.hubpages.com/hub/sweater-dress-black

Designer/ Retro Graphic Sweatshirts

These are the kind of sweaters that are just fun. The ones you wear when you go to the movies with your friends, wear to an early class, or to a guys apartment that you like. It gives you a humorous style with a look that say "I'm just funny and trendy... and I didnt even try to be".

 Graphic sweatshirts (especially retro looking ones), oversized, sequence, and burnout are good examples of simple sweatshirts that are easy and silly. Keep an eye out for retro looking university or business sweatshirts (such as the FBI Urban Outfitters one) at thrift stores and garage sales.

I have a hot pink one with a giraffe wearing glasses on it. 

These are very simple and fun. They will make you look a little less serious and more bright.

Be on the look out for unique sweatshirts. 

Hopefully this gives you a better idea of clothing to add to your closet

Forever 21, Urban Outfitters, American Apparel, Old Navy, Aerie, JCrew and thrift stores are probably your best bet to find these clothing articles.
People looking fine in sweaters!

Remember; simple, soft, cuddly, and bright. 

Don't go crazy with stripes and dots.

You may think you look good, but you could just be a hot mess.

Stay Trendy!

Resurrected as a Thread Blogger (the re-introduction)

Hey everyone! My name is Kelly Ginsburg and I am now officially a blogger for Ohio University's Thread magazine.

I write a non opinion based blog focused on current trends for the upcoming season, what to be on the look out for, why it is popular, and where to get it for the best price. I understand we are all thrifty college students and need to find the best price while still keeping up to date on fashion. 

It all started one day in summer...

Naturally, I wanted to look good when I went back to school, but I couldn't decide what to try to squeeze into my little sorority house closet. 

Should I bring my leather jacket from winter 2010? Are Ugg boots still acceptable? Is a tight black skirt still the only going out "must have" for the weekend?

 These are all questions that were racing through my mind, so I decided to do a little research to see if I needed anything. I didn't want to be "that girl" who thought I still looked cool when I actually didn't.

 I went to www.Google.com and typed in the search engine "fall trends for 2011" and this is what came up...

....?

What am I suppose to do with that? The more I searched, the more disappointed I became. I couldn't fathom the thought of walking into Crystal with tall fluffy boots or a kimono on.

Then I saw a link that was called "Fall 2011's Most Wearable Trends". I thought to myself "Finally! Tell me the must haves!" It came up with this...

Wait what? That is most wearable? That can't be right. Why couldn't someone just tell me what was going to be "in". Why did everything over media related to fashion and trends have to be so monstrous and male repelling? I just wanted to know what to get before I went to school!

Then it hit me... the more I looked at these "high fashion" trends, the more I realized there was a pattern that leads into every day outfits! Its a trickling down effect where "high fashion" clothes keep getting broken down to basics until it becomes what we wear on campus life.

These aren't JUST hideous obnoxious jackets. 

These are professional jackets.

These are jackets going for the "business" look.

These are jackets focused on being tight around the rib cage and flowing out towards the bottom.

These are jackets made to make you look slimmer.

These are blazers.

See, it breaks down. You just need to know how to look at it and what to be on the look out for. In all reality, it will take a season to go from what we saw up there to a regular blazer you would find at Forever 21. 

So that is where I come in. I look for the pattern and relay it back to you. I am a Trends-lator.

A few facts about me!

• First and far most important: I love large hair accessories. Bows, flowers, hats, head bands, ribbon, anything. I have more bows and hair flowers than I do any other article of clothing.

     

• I love heels. They make the legs look long and beautiful
• I HATE jeans. The man upstairs gave me beautiful legs to show off and I am not suffocating them with denim. Leggings are a blessing to me.
• If you ask "does this look good?", that better be an open invitation to tell you my opinion. I will not say "CHAAA YOU LOOK HAWT!" if I don't think you do. I aim to inform and help, not please your wants. 
• Forever 21 is my favorite clothing store... no questions asked. I even worked there for a summer.
• I love a good deal and I would much rather pay less for something that is Forever 21 brand than something from Nordstroms that looks the exact same.
• Betsey Johnson is my favorite designer.
• I want to be an event planner one day... preferably a wedding planner or putting together fashion shows. 
• I love Love more than anything. I love couples, romance movies, weddings, and seeing two people truly happy with each other.
• I believe all fashion is based on what would "attract" someone sexually. For example; heels will always be in style because they show of the legs and make women look more attractive. Army boots however is a fun fad that will not even make it to the end of 2011 because nobody is going to be drawn to a girl marching around in military shoes.
• Victoria's Secret, not Aerie.

So there, now you know a few more facts about me. Hopefully this will give you a better idea of who I am and why I write what I write. I can't wait to blog more for Thread! I hope you guys find what I have to saw helpful and educational! See you later

Stay Trendy.

-Kellyisthatgirl.

A girl is prettiest when she smiles =]

"You're never fully dressed,

though you may look your best.

You're never fully dressed without a smile"

-Annie

A smile. A natural accessory that isn't bought in a mall or on an online shopping site. It is the only free accessory we are given in life. 

A smile is something we should use more to our benefit. A great smile will over shadow frizzed hair, pit stains, or a ripped skirt. 

A smile is an inexpensive way to change your looks.  ~Charles Gordy

I know you're probably thinking

"I don't need to be told to smile. that isnt a fashion advice. Its just life advice."

Well false. 

According to dictionary.com the exact definition of "fashion" is

fash·ion

   [fash-uhn]  Show IPA

noun

1.

a prevailing custom or style of dress, etiquette, socializing,etc.: the latest fashion in dresses.

2.

conventional usage in dress, manners, etc., especially of polite society, or conformity to it: the dictates of fashion; tobe out of fashion.

So obviously, a smile is apart of fashion. And it puts together a whole image more than just clothes are. For example; here is the queen of modeling Tyra Banks with the same dress and hair style.

In my opinion, smiling makes all the difference between being attracted to someone and just looking at someone. 

To learn more about Tyra Banks and the art of smiling check out Perez Hiltion's post Smiling 101 With Tyrannosaurus Banks

Reasons to Why We Should Smile:

1. Smiling subconsciously puts you in a better mood. 
• Smiling and happiness go hand in hand, for example, much like the smell of pumpkin and spice go with fall . When you smell a pumpkin spice scent, you're going to think of fall because you associate the two together because they are linked to each other. Obviously smiling is associated with happiness. So after years of smiling only when you're happy, when you smile you're going to think of happiness. So if you force yourself to smile more, you will instantly become more linked to being happy. So if you smile, you will become closer to being happy.
  
2. Smiling is contagious. 
• When you smile, you make everyone around instantly feel better. Think of who you would rather be around; someone who smiles or someone who frowns.
  
3. Smiling makes us more attractive.
• It is proven that men are drawn to women who smile. It leaves a friendly impression of you in their mind and the body language makes men feel more comfortable around you and make you come off as more approachable. . It also exerts confidence and it is well known that men think confidence is sexy. Smiling is also a form of flirting.
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4. Smiling makes you more healthy. 
• It decreases stress hormones and increases immunity cells. The more you smile the more physically and mentally healthy you will be.
  
5. Smiling people don't kill their husbands. They just don't. 
• Smiling requires muscle movement. Muscle movement releases endorphins. And as we all know endorphins create happy people. Happy people don't kill their husbands.
  
  

1. Smiling keeps your youthful face in tact.
• Since you work your face muscles when you smile, your face becomes more tight and tone. It works much like any other work out of muscle exercise. The more "fit" your face muscles are, the less wrinkles you will have.
  "Wrinkles should merely indicate where smiles have been."  ~Mark Twain
  
2. Smiling makes you look confident (whether you are or aren't).
• when you smile, you look like you are confident and successful. As if you don't have a care in the world. When you're at a job interview or flirting with a guy then you should definitely wear your smile. 

Learn more from my source!

Just like any other clothing article or accessory, some smiles are better than others. So how can you make sure you have the best smile?

• Brush your teeth at least TWICE a day
• Floss #stopbeinglazy
• Get braces or invisaline (seriously, it helps)
•  Mouth wash
• Avoid soda and red wine.
• Avoid a lot of sugar
• don't smoke 
• get whitening strips 
• Crest 3D Coupons
• Use a straw when you drink soda so it doesn't hit against your teeth. 
• Add crowns or implants over oddly shaped teeth. 
• Use chapstick or Vaseline to keep your lips soft. 
• Put scotch tape over your lips to pull off dead skin on your lips.
• Use lip stick/ gloss that goes best with your outfit and complexion.
• How to apply lipstick.
• Be happy! A happy smile is better than a fake smile.

So next time you go out or you just want to feel better in general, try smiling. Smile to your self and practice your smile in your reflection. It doesn't matter what you are wearing, if you have a scowl on your face, you won't be even remotely attractive. A good smile can make a decent outfit and a mediocre girl (looks wise) go from a 7 to a 10. Women are always most beautiful when they smile. Its the oldest trick in the book.