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		<title>Favourite Friday: May 18 Edition</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Ally: The only favourite worth any attention this week is the news that we will be <a href="http://www.facebook.com/events/315791518497284/316077321802037/?notif_t=plan_mall_activity" target="_blank">celebrating our third blogiversary</a> next Wednesday, May 23rd at <a href="http://www.khyber.ca/carbon_arc/" target="_blank">Carbon Arc </a>(The Khyber). From 6pm-9pm, you can enjoy cupcakes and a cash bar (I realize open bar sounds more fantastic, but we haven&#8217;t made it&#8230;yet) [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Ally: </strong>The only favourite worth any attention this week is the news that we will be <a href="http://www.facebook.com/events/315791518497284/316077321802037/?notif_t=plan_mall_activity" target="_blank">celebrating our third blogiversary</a> next Wednesday, May 23rd at <a href="http://www.khyber.ca/carbon_arc/" target="_blank">Carbon Arc </a>(The Khyber). From 6pm-9pm, you can enjoy cupcakes and a cash bar (I realize open bar sounds more fantastic, but we haven&#8217;t made it&#8230;<em>yet</em>) while watching <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0112697/" target="_blank">Clueless</a>. Yes! Clueless!</p>
<p><a href="http://fashionablethings.com/2012/05/18/favourite-friday-may-18-edition/"><em>Click here to view the embedded video.</em></a></p>
<p>There will also be prizes from <a href="http://biscuitgeneralstore.com/" target="_blank">Biscuit General Store</a> and <a href="http://jandrgrimsmo.com/" target="_blank">J&amp;R Grimsmo</a> (whee!).</p>
<p>This is truly our favourite event of the year. Not only do L-A and I get to get a wee bit smashted, we get to get a wee bit smashted with our unpaid staff and readers. Nothing could be more fun. Come out?</p>
<p>I&#8217;m short on favourites this week, but here&#8217;s my main one, the blog <a href="http://www.fashiongonerogue.com" target="_blank">Fashion Gone Rogue dot com</a> and in particular the <a href="http://fashiongonerogue.com/martha-hunt-free-people-beach-bum-lookbook-anthony-nocella/" target="_blank">Martha Hunt for Free Peopl</a>e post that hit the site this week. I love me some Free People fashion, even if I&#8217;m too old to wear it:</p>
<div id="attachment_12284" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 310px"><a href="http://fashionablethings.com/2012/05/18/favourite-friday-may-18-edition/freepeople/" rel="attachment wp-att-12284"><img class="size-medium wp-image-12284" title="freepeople" src="http://fashionablethings.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/freepeople-300x187.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="187" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Oh, Summer.</p></div>
<p><a href="http://fashiongonerogue.com/martha-hunt-free-people-beach-bum-lookbook-anthony-nocella/"> Source</a></p>
<p>If I only I had ordered this <a href="http://www.freepeople.com/clothes-dresses/casablanca-sundress/" target="_blank">Free People Casablanca Sundress </a>for our birthday party. Not to late to get me a birthday prezzie?</p>
<p><a href="http://fashionablethings.com/2012/05/18/favourite-friday-may-18-edition/sundress/" rel="attachment wp-att-12285"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-12285" title="sundress" src="http://fashionablethings.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/sundress-224x300.jpg" alt="" width="224" height="300" /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.freepeople.com/clothes-dresses/casablanca-sundress/">Source</a></p>
<p>My last fave comes in the form of this week&#8217;s Crappy Pop Video of the Week. I cannot get this song out of my head, so now I&#8217;m making sure you can&#8217;t as well. Thank me at the party by buying me a glass of boxed wine.</p>
<p><a href="http://fashionablethings.com/2012/05/18/favourite-friday-may-18-edition/"><em>Click here to view the embedded video.</em></a></p>
<p>Say what you want about Nicki Minaj (I know I do), but girl has an insane body. I&#8217;d go to work in that pink bikini if I looked like that.</p>
<p><strong>L-A:</strong> She totally shows up at work in a pink bikini. Trust me. I&#8217;m in the cubicle next to her. It makes for awkward meetings.</p>
<p>Kidding!</p>
<p>Okay Friday, let&#8217;s do this. Favourites!</p>
<p><strong>1. Blogiversary.</strong></p>
<p>Obvs.</p>
<p>Ally covered this, but for reals y&#8217;all. 6pm on Wednesday at Carbon Arc: Clueless! Cupcakes! Prizes! Us! Come roll with your blogging homies!</p>
<p><a href="http://fashionablethings.com/2012/05/18/favourite-friday-may-18-edition/"><em>Click here to view the embedded video.</em></a></p>
<p><strong>2. In Search of Hipsters</strong></p>
<p>Ally is pretty sure I&#8217;m a hipster. I&#8217;m not entirely sure she&#8217;s correct. Then again, it appears even hipsters aren&#8217;t sure they&#8217;re hipsters (or they&#8217;re just insulted if you call them one).</p>
<p><a href="http://fashionablethings.com/2012/05/18/favourite-friday-may-18-edition/"><em>Click here to view the embedded video.</em></a></p>
<p>(found it because someone else -<a href="http://laurenoutloud.com/main/index.php/2012/05/14/french-journalist-goes-on-a-hipster-hunt-and-it-is-good/" target="_blank"> laurenoutloud.com </a>- did).</p>
<p><strong>3. I&#8217;m getting a new to me computer this weekend!</strong></p>
<p>I&#8217;m also taking a road trip with my husband. But that has very little to do with y&#8217;all. The computer does because it means I can blog without wanting to tear my out because the computer has frozen because I have <a href="http://www.jamesvandermemes.com/" target="_blank">JamesvanderMemes.com </a>open again. And a less frustrated me means way more blogging fun.</p>
<p><a href="http://fashionablethings.com/2012/05/18/favourite-friday-may-18-edition/grinning-hello/" rel="attachment wp-att-12290"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-12290" title="grinning-hello" src="http://fashionablethings.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/grinning-hello.gif" alt="" width="500" height="217" /></a></p>
<p><strong>4. Happy Endings Gifs</strong></p>
<p>See above. They give me happy feelings. Especially since someone else took the time to <a href="http://warmingglow.uproxx.com/2012/04/ah-mah-zing-the-80-greatest-gifs-from-happy-endings/not-my-jam" target="_blank">collect 80 of them</a> and put them in one place.</p>
<p><strong>5. What is and is not my jam.</strong></p>
<p>Again with the Happy Endings (which finished up it&#8217;s second season a few weeks ago, giving you almost four months to get caught up). But that show, thanks to Ben and Jill, is totally my jam. And now, because of that show, everything falls into one of two categories: my jam and not my jam. Examples:</p>
<p>zucchini paninis (and other tasty food that rhymes): totally my jam</p>
<p>movies about old people having feelings in India:</p>
<p><a href="http://fashionablethings.com/2012/05/18/favourite-friday-may-18-edition/not-my-jam/" rel="attachment wp-att-12291"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-12291" title="not-my-jam" src="http://fashionablethings.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/not-my-jam.gif" alt="" width="500" height="282" /></a></p>
<p>The husband can look forward to two days of my declaring what is and is not my jam. (for the record: McDonald&#8217;s breakfast sandwiches on a road trip? My jam).</p>
<p><strong>6. New favourite nail polish.</strong></p>
<p>I&#8217;ve been hesitant to go all the way to a blue polish. Turquoise? Yes. Dark Purple? Definitely. Blue? Not so sure. Until I tried a mini-manicure from <a href="http://www.remedyspa.com/" target="_blank">Remedy</a> and discovered &#8220;Swimsuit&#8230;nailed it&#8221;:</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://fashionablethings.com/2012/05/18/favourite-friday-may-18-edition/opi-swimsuit-nailed-it/" rel="attachment wp-att-12292"><img class="aligncenter  wp-image-12292" title="opi-swimsuit-nailed-it" src="http://fashionablethings.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/opi-swimsuit-nailed-it.jpg" alt="" width="180" height="264" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Sparkly, bright blue polish? Surprisingly my jam. Totally bought a bottle of it.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Okay, that&#8217;s it for this week. It&#8217;s a long weekend (May 2-4 what what&#8230;get yourself two cases of wine, friends!), so I can&#8217;t promise a post on Monday. Mostly because I&#8217;ll be traveling through Upstate New York and New England on a road trip. And Ally will be doing something fascinating. Like drinking wine and reading 50 Shades of Grey. But we&#8217;ll be back on Wednesday for reals with a post and a party. Yay!</p>
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		<title>Oh you fancy huh: Red Hot in the City</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 04:08:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>la</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>L-A: Okay, so, we get invited to stuff. And sometimes we make it. A lot of times we don&#8217;t and we feel this serious bad blogger guilt because we wish we just want to be everywhere and support all of our favourite things. But when you&#8217;re working full-time and out for different things every night [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>L-A:</strong> Okay, so, we get invited to stuff. And sometimes we make it. A lot of times we don&#8217;t and we feel this serious bad blogger guilt because we wish we just want to be everywhere and support all of our favourite things. But when you&#8217;re working full-time and out for different things every night of the week (class, children, work events, craft shows, etc), sometimes you can&#8217;t (if you are a blogger and you manage to do this, please email us your secret. Unless it&#8217;s energy drinks. I don&#8217;t do energy drinks). Which is why we feel super guilt for missing the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/MBStartUp" target="_blank">Mercedes Benz Start Up</a> and seeing the work of some of our favourite designers hit the runway to fame and fortune.</p>
<p>But! Sometimes we do make it out and we&#8217;re so frigging glad we did. Like when Unpaid Staffer Mel and I made it out to the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/MBStartUp" target="_blank">Heart and Stroke Foundation&#8217;s Red Hot in the City</a>.</p>
<p><a href="http://fashionablethings.com/2012/05/16/oh-you-fancy-huh-red-hot-in-the-city/red-hot-in-the-city/" rel="attachment wp-att-12275"><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-12275" title="red-hot-in-the-city" src="http://fashionablethings.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/red-hot-in-the-city-300x187.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="187" /></a></p>
<p>I failed to get pictures of our outfits (because I am awesome like that), but whatever (we did look cute. Mel wore shoes that look better than they feel). We were no where near as fancy as the other ladies in the room &#8211; because ladies of Halifax &#8211; you brought it hard.</p>
<p><a href="http://fashionablethings.com/2012/05/16/oh-you-fancy-huh-red-hot-in-the-city/red-hot-crowd/" rel="attachment wp-att-12272"><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-12272" title="red-hot-crowd" src="http://fashionablethings.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/red-hot-crowd-300x177.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="177" /></a></p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>But let me back it up for a second and explain the event. We went because we were invited and it sounded cool, but it had been a busy week and we didn&#8217;t give it much thought. I come from a long line of heart disease and I still didn&#8217;t give it much thought. Why? Because it&#8217;s pretty much been all dudes with the heart disease in my fam jam. And while I do occasionally check in with the doctor on things like blood pressure (okay, she does that anyway during that annual torture session) and cholesterol (once and I was pretty smug about asking to have that checked), I don&#8217;t <em>really</em> think it&#8217;s an issue for me.</p>
<p>And that is why this event exists. To raise money and awareness about heart disease and stroke and it&#8217;s effect on women in Canada. As in, it&#8217;s actually the numero uno killer of ladies. That ladies are more likely than men to die of heart disease.</p>
<p>All of this made me realize: this event is totally my jam and not just because it was fancy. It&#8217;s my jam because this is actually a disease that affects my family. Affects me. Affects my lady friends and that includes a lot of you. So I&#8217;m pretty stoked that some ladies in our community are trying to change the way we think about the disease &#8211; not just scaring us, but reminding us that you can reduce your risk by 80% if you make a few lifestyle changes (oh man, so glad I bought those cute new sneakers now). And I&#8217;m glad they&#8217;re raising money for the cause &#8211; almost $300,000 since the start in 2010.</p>
<p>But this event, as maybe you could tell from the photos, wasn&#8217;t all about chit chat about heart disease. Oh no. It was definitely about good times. Tickets were $300, but so worth it (full disclosure: we were there with media passes). Fancy desserts? Sushi bar (where someone was making the sushi for you when it ran out)? Bruschetta bar? Veuve and Nova 7 and other wines flowing tout le temps? Yes. So worth it. (Trust. Mel was pretty stoked when the waiter walked by with a bottle of Veuve).</p>
<p>So here are the highlights of our evening out with all the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iFcuN2zI3u0" target="_blank">ladies in red</a>.</p>
<div id="attachment_12271" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 331px"><a href="http://fashionablethings.com/2012/05/16/oh-you-fancy-huh-red-hot-in-the-city/red-hot-swag/" rel="attachment wp-att-12271"><img class=" wp-image-12271 " title="red-hot-swag" src="http://fashionablethings.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/red-hot-swag.jpg" alt="" width="321" height="442" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">There was some swag from the sponsors. We love you sponsors.</p></div>
<p>Not photographed &#8211; Redken samples from <a href="http://www.jonathanneilsalon.com/" target="_blank">Jonathan Neil Salon </a>or the displays from folks like <a href="http://www.debutfashions.ca" target="_blank">Debut</a>, <a href="http://www.foreignaffair.ca/" target="_blank">Foreign Affair</a> and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/John-David-Shoes/199414323422032" target="_blank">John David Shoes</a>.</p>
<div id="attachment_12276" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 431px"><a href="http://fashionablethings.com/2012/05/16/oh-you-fancy-huh-red-hot-in-the-city/red-hot-fancy-desserts/" rel="attachment wp-att-12276"><img class=" wp-image-12276  " title="red-hot-fancy-desserts" src="http://fashionablethings.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/red-hot-fancy-desserts.jpg" alt="" width="421" height="467" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Fancy desserts. I was clearly enamoured by the macarons on a stick. That&#39;s Martha Stewart levels of awesome.</p></div>
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<p>We missed the latter fashion shows from places like <a href="http://www.foreignaffair.ca/" target="_blank">Foreign Affair</a>, but here are our favourites from <a href="http://www.millsbrothers.com/" target="_blank">Mills</a> and <a href="http://www.debutfashions.ca/about.htm" target="_blank">Debut</a>.</p>
<div id="attachment_12273" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 338px"><a href="http://fashionablethings.com/2012/05/16/oh-you-fancy-huh-red-hot-in-the-city/red-hot-mills/" rel="attachment wp-att-12273"><img class=" wp-image-12273" title="red-hot-mills" src="http://fashionablethings.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/red-hot-mills.jpg" alt="" width="328" height="450" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Sweet, totally work appropes outfits (for us agency ladies) from Mills.</p></div>
<p style="text-align: left;">Striped jacket outfit? Mel and I agreed they could package that entire outfit up up right there on the spot and we&#8217;d wear it to work the next day. Bright blue pants? I admit, the bright coloured jeans are growing on me. And the shoes? Yeah, we wanted to tackle the model and take them home with us (I decided she probably wasn&#8217;t a size ten. and that I that I shouldn&#8217;t cause a scene).</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">As <a href="http://www.youknowyoulovefashion.com/revenge/" target="_blank">giant fans of the awesome soapfest that is Revenge</a>, Mel and I agreed the following two outfits from Debut would be perfect to wear when revenging on the beaches of the Hamptons:</p>
<div id="attachment_12274" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 335px"><a href="http://fashionablethings.com/2012/05/16/oh-you-fancy-huh-red-hot-in-the-city/red-hot-debut/" rel="attachment wp-att-12274"><img class=" wp-image-12274 " title="red-hot-debut" src="http://fashionablethings.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/red-hot-debut.jpg" alt="" width="325" height="338" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">ABR: Always. Be. Revenging. (and doing it in style, of course)</p></div>
<p>We also figured they&#8217;d be good for summer weekend wear, even if you aren&#8217;t trying to take down the wealthy and powerful one by one in a complicated Count of Monte Cristo style scheme.</p>
<p>To sum up what turned out to be kind of a long blog post: this event was totes swank and I&#8217;m pretty sure I&#8217;ll be back next year. And attempting to fundraise some coin for this cause. How about y&#8217;all? Anyone want to join me? A night of looking fancy and drinking fancy drinks and eating fancy foods? I propose we get fancy and have an FPQT field trip next year.</p>
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		<title>L-A broke the Internets</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 10:31:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Ally: Sorry for the lack of post today, friends. L-A&#8217;s internet took a nap on her last night and I was up late working on a report (after enjoying a lovely mama&#8217;s day!).</p> <p>Hope you enjoyed the weekend and we&#8217;ll be back on Wednesday!</p> <p><a href="http://fashionablethings.com/2012/05/14/l-a-broke-the-internets/phoningitin/" rel="attachment wp-att-12262"></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.thinfluenced.com/2011/06/phoning-it-inh.html">Source</a></p> <p>Until then, for all you [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Ally: </strong>Sorry for the lack of post today, friends. L-A&#8217;s internet took a nap on her last night and I was up late working on a report (after enjoying a lovely mama&#8217;s day!).</p>
<p>Hope you enjoyed the weekend and we&#8217;ll be back on Wednesday!</p>
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<p><a href="http://www.thinfluenced.com/2011/06/phoning-it-inh.html">Source</a></p>
<p>Until then, for all you mother&#8217;s out there&#8230;</p>
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		<title>Favourite Friday: May 11th Edition</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 04:44:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Ally:L-A is out attending the Red Hot in the City event on behalf of the blog while I slave over my computer and catch up on work. Don&#8217;t cry for me Argentina, I&#8217;ll cut myself a break and watch some American Idol shortly.</p> <p>Let&#8217;s start out with some favourite videos.</p> <p>Warming up to Jon Hamm</p> [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Ally:</strong>L-A is out attending the Red Hot in the City event on behalf of the blog while I slave over my computer and catch up on work. Don&#8217;t cry for me Argentina, I&#8217;ll cut myself a break and watch some American Idol shortly.</p>
<p>Let&#8217;s start out with some favourite videos.</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Warming up to Jon Hamm</span></p>
<p>Obviously&#8230;</p>
<p><a href="http://fashionablethings.com/2012/05/11/favourite-friday-may-11th-edition/"><em>Click here to view the embedded video.</em></a></p>
<p>I&#8217;ve never been a Jon Hamm aficionado. My taste in Pretend Boyfriends continually irritates L-A and Official Intern Krista leaving them questioning, &#8220;WHAT IS A <a href="http://www.yelawolf.us" target="_blank">YELAWOLF</a>&#8220;? This video has me changing my mind. Don&#8217;t get me wrong, I still wouldn&#8217;t pretend date him, but I&#8217;d double date with L-A or Krista while they pretend dated him. I wonder if he&#8217;d like my pretend Yelawolf?</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">SNL and Fifty Shades of Grey</span></p>
<p>Poor, poor quality, but please take a moment to watch this clip. You&#8217;ve heard of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fifty_Shades_of_Grey">this book</a>, yes? It&#8217;s hardcore porn for women in the form of a novel. When I finished <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_Change">Game Change</a> while on vacation, I asked El Jeffe to pick up Fifty Shades at the local Target when he was out doing errands. He asked a sales person to help him locate the book, unfortunately it was not in stock. Now that he is aware of the book&#8217;s contents, he has vowed to never forgive me.</p>
<p><a href="http://fashionablethings.com/2012/05/11/favourite-friday-may-11th-edition/"><em>Click here to view the embedded video.</em></a></p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Nicole Richie is launching a new fashion line</span></p>
<p><a href="http://fashionablethings.com/2012/05/11/favourite-friday-may-11th-edition/nicole-richie-shopping/" rel="attachment wp-att-12245"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-12245" title="nicole-richie-shopping" src="http://fashionablethings.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/nicole-richie-shopping-300x214.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="214" /></a></p>
<p>Unicorns and puppies and everything happy when I heard that Nicole Richie was launching a new line inspired by the seventies (yes, all her lines are inspired by the seventies, L-A). Here are the deets straight from <a href="http://www.flare.com/blog/post/62052--nicole-richie-launches-new-macy-s-collection">Flare.com</a>:</p>
<blockquote><p>The snappily titled “Nicole Richie for Impulse only at Macy’s” collection will be heavily inspired by the seventies. The capsule collection will be priced from $49 to $149, and will feature 25-30 items for the “modern woman.” It will debut in mid-September in about 100 Macy’s locations, so expect a lot of prints, boho silhouettes, velvet and faux leathers. No impending American road trips? The collection will be available in Canada online at <a href="http://www.macys.com/">www.macys.com</a>.</p></blockquote>
<p>Shopping online you say? See you then.</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Speaking of shopping online</span></p>
<p>I can&#8217;t tell you how much I adore my <a href="BB Dakota Official Store www.bbdakota.com" class="broken_link">BB Dakota</a> military green blazer. It&#8217;s sort of tux like (tail in the back), but it&#8217;s not too bulky to pair with jeans. I even had L-A take a photo yesterday!</p>
<div id="attachment_12242" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 310px"><a href="http://fashionablethings.com/2012/05/11/favourite-friday-may-11th-edition/bbdakota/" rel="attachment wp-att-12242"><img class="size-medium wp-image-12242" title="bbdakota" src="http://fashionablethings.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/bbdakota-300x300.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="300" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Botox courtesy of Instagram</p></div>
<p>Every time I see BB Dakota pop up in my <a href="www.beyondtherack.com" class="broken_link">Beyond the Rack</a> alerts I grab my (read: The Husband&#8217;s) credit card and purchase like mad.</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"> Crappy Pop Video of the Week</span></p>
<p>Admittedly, I&#8217;m obsessed with J-Lo and the life that she leads. I watch American Idol just to hear how many times she says &#8220;ok, baby?&#8221; I love her for her perfect hair, her costume attire, and of course her taste in men that is comparably only to my bad taste in music. So obviously, I love this song and the fact that her current boyfriend 24 year old &#8220;Casper&#8221; (YES I KNOW RIGHT!) is featured heavily.</p>
<p><a href="http://fashionablethings.com/2012/05/11/favourite-friday-may-11th-edition/"><em>Click here to view the embedded video.</em></a></p>
<p>First question, Is that a poem in the video intro? Beautiful shit. Second question, is she wearing a House of Harlow necklace?</p>
<p>It&#8217;s amazing how much damage I can do to our blog in one post when L-A is away.</p>
<p>P.S. Please tell me you caught J-Lo performing on Idol last night. Please? She brought out The Casper. It was thrilling.</p>
<p><strong>L-A:</strong> I&#8217;m not even going to try today. I have somehow managed to be out every evening for one thing or another this week. So, here&#8217;s the <del>abridged</del> mostly complete version of my un/favourite things:</p>
<p><strong>Unfavourite:</strong></p>
<p><strong>Pop Culture is kicking me while I&#8217;m down.</strong></p>
<p>First MCA dies and I&#8217;m having serious feelings and even Sabotage gets me down because I think about how there is no more MCA in the world. And then pop culture throws salt in the giant gaping wound by sending me the FYI that NBC is going to <a href="http://www.vanityfair.com/online/oscars/2012/05/nbc-cancels-30-rock-parks-and-recreation-community-tina-fey-final-season" target="_blank">&#8220;gently&#8221; cancel Parks &amp; Rec and Community</a>.</p>
<p><strong>Favourites</strong></p>
<p><strong>1.Heart and Stroke Foundation&#8217;s <a href="http://www.heartandstroke.ca/redhot" target="_blank">Red Hot in the City</a></strong></p>
<p>We got an invite and that event was crazy swank. Full post about it later, but you can bet your bottom dollars we&#8217;ll be making plans for next year. Great party for a good cause (I come from a family that has serious heart disease, so the cause is totally my jam). Also, you really can&#8217;t go wrong with a sushi station or fancy mini-desserts (pro-tip!).<strong></strong></p>
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<p><strong>2. I am totally down with that Jon Hamm video</strong></p>
<p>Still not a Jon Hamm fan though. But hearing him say &#8220;slow your roll&#8221; was amusing. Although, hilarious story: at work today Ally is all, &#8220;did you see the video where Jon Hamm answers questions from 16 year old girls?&#8221; And I didn&#8217;t think Mad Men. No, I thought former premier of NS, John Hamm, who is probably really quite old by now. And former premier John Hamm making interweb videos for young girls? So inappropes! I was really happy to find out that it was the actor everyone loves (except me. I still don&#8217;t get the appeal) and not the former premier.</p>
<p>Although, I prefer the <a href="http://vimeo.com/40501819" target="_blank">Ask a Grown Man with BJ Novak </a>(particularly how he threatens to kill Adobe multiple times. I feel that).</p>
<p><strong>3. Hunger Games. Yes.</strong></p>
<p>So. Good.</p>
<p>Do I really need to say more? Probably not. But I will. I&#8217;m going to be real with you. I don&#8217;t get the whole hoopla over Cinna. He&#8217;s a swell guy, but in the books he gets like three pages. And Peeta? Actor has a real soft face, too soft. And he&#8217;s kind of useless in a kill or be killed situation. Anyway! Despite this, I totally dug the movie and glad I finally got to go see it on the big screen. But not as much as the woman who let out a sigh of delight at the first sight of Lenny Kravitz.</p>
<p><strong>4. <a href="http://www.selectism.com/news/2012/05/09/uniqlo-wake-up-app-for-iphone-and-android/" target="_blank">UNIQLO wake up</a></strong></p>
<p>So. Much. Fun. Y&#8217;all need to download this if you have a smrt phone.</p>
<p><a href="http://fashionablethings.com/2012/05/11/favourite-friday-may-11th-edition/"><em>Click here to view the embedded video.</em></a></p>
<p>Who knew an alarm could exist that wouldn&#8217;t incite rage in me at 6:50am.</p>
<p><strong>5. This fashion video</strong></p>
<p><a href="http://fashionablethings.com/2012/05/11/favourite-friday-may-11th-edition/"><em>Click here to view the embedded video.</em></a></p>
<p>The outfits are pretty sweet, but the video is hilarious. I imagine this dude to be a Zoolander sort of fellow (I have nothing to base this on as I still haven&#8217;t seen Zoolander. I <em>know</em>). Sending us videos like this is why Martin will continue to be one of our favourite things.</p>
<p>Okay, I need some sleep before I collapse at the keyboard and start writing nonsense. Like when I was writing a post for <a href="http://www.youknowyoulovefashion.com/" target="_blank">YKYLF</a> on Wednesday night and in the middle of talking about how I feel about Gossip Girl fashion I sleep typed &#8220;Eminem&#8221;. This, my friends, is what happens when you&#8217;re low on sleep and spend your days working with Ally.</p>
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		<title>Why we were not invited to the Met Ball is beyond me but we’ll post about it anytheways</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Ally: It&#8217;s never good to start a post realizing that you are going to be scrounging for witticisms like Lohan is scrounging for change in her bargain basement purse (See? Horrible). I don&#8217;t operate well when I&#8217;m tired. Some (my husband) might say I&#8217;m a massive bitch when I&#8217;m tired. I&#8217;m tired today, people. But [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Ally:</strong> It&#8217;s never good to start a post realizing that you are going to be scrounging for witticisms like Lohan is scrounging for change in her bargain basement purse (See? Horrible). I don&#8217;t operate well when I&#8217;m tired. Some (my husband) might say I&#8217;m a massive bitch when I&#8217;m tired. I&#8217;m tired today, people. But I&#8217;m 100% committed to sharing with you my horrible taste in all things pop culture regardless of lack of sleep. I shall soldier on!</p>
<p>L-A and I had a brief email exchange today around what we were going to deliver for our Wednesday post. As L-A was a tad <del>hungover</del> &#8220;under the weather&#8221; today, she was also fighting for inspiration. What about a Random Style Icon post, suggested L-A, those are fairly easy to write she noted. Yes, true. Three more emails were sent back and forth trying to find a show we both watched. Nothing. We then tried to find a show we might have both watched as teenagers. The only thing we found?</p>
<p><a href="http://fashionablethings.com/2012/05/09/why-we-were-not-invited-to-the-met-ball-is-beyond-me-but-well-post-about-it-anytheways/"><em>Click here to view the embedded video.</em></a></p>
<p>I always wanted to be Felicity. She was <em>fierce</em> in her petticoats. L-A agrees,</p>
<blockquote><p>We totes need to do some Felicity from Road to Avonlea. Bitch started to get some mad steez after she set her sights on Gus Pike.</p></blockquote>
<p>And so it shall be. In the future though, as today we are reviewing the Met Ball <del>train wrecks </del>fashions. After looking through a few photos, I was less than inspired to continue the hunt. I turned to Official Intern Krista on The Twitter and asked for her help. Britney Spears bless her heart, she came through. But first here are my top faves and my &#8220;wtf&#8221; award.</p>
<p><strong>Ally Fave #1: Coco Rocha</strong></p>
<div id="attachment_12201" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 221px"><a href="http://fashionablethings.com/2012/05/09/why-we-were-not-invited-to-the-met-ball-is-beyond-me-but-well-post-about-it-anytheways/coco-givenchy-elizabeth-taylor/" rel="attachment wp-att-12201"><img class="size-medium wp-image-12201" title="Coco Givenchy Elizabeth Taylor" src="http://fashionablethings.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Coco-Givenchy-Elizabeth-Taylor-211x300.jpg" alt="" width="211" height="300" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">For work, no. For the Met Ball, yes.</p></div>
<p><a href="http://www.fashionmagazine.com">Source</a></p>
<p>First things first, the Met Ball means you can up the crazy. It&#8217;s the Carrie Bradshaw of Dressy Events. Therefore I will be approving of otherwise ridiculous outfits, such as the one seen above on Coco. Apparently this Givenchy number was <a href="http://stylenews.peoplestylewatch.com/2012/05/07/elizabeth-taylor-auction-item-coco-rocha/">worn by Elizabeth Taylor</a>. I can&#8217;t find a photo so you&#8217;ll have to trust my infinite wisdom. Bonus points for the hair, Coco! For the record, Krista agrees with this choice.</p>
<p><strong>Ally Fave #2: Gwyneth Paltrow</strong></p>
<p>I know without a doubt that L-A will hate this dress. WITH.OUT.A.DOUBT.</p>
<p><a href="http://fashionablethings.com/2012/05/09/why-we-were-not-invited-to-the-met-ball-is-beyond-me-but-well-post-about-it-anytheways/gwen-3/" rel="attachment wp-att-12202"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-12202" title="gwen" src="http://fashionablethings.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/gwen-213x300.jpg" alt="" width="213" height="300" /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.fashionmagazine.com/blogs/society/red-carpet-society/2012/05/08/met-best-dressed-our-10-favourite-picks-from-last-nights-gala-red-carpet/attachment/may12-metgala-gwyneth/">Source</a></p>
<p>Look, the lady eats only carrot sticks and grilled chicken (or so I read on the irresponsible gossip blogs), so let her show it off in some Prada. She looks amazing.</p>
<p><em>(<strong>L-A:</strong> Shockingly, I do not hate this).</em></p>
<p><strong>Ally Fave # 3: Scar-Jo</strong></p>
<p>Throughout the history of time women have been dressing to make other bitches jealous. Blake Lively? Pick up the phone.</p>
<p><a href="http://fashionablethings.com/2012/05/09/why-we-were-not-invited-to-the-met-ball-is-beyond-me-but-well-post-about-it-anytheways/scarlett/" rel="attachment wp-att-12212"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-12212" title="scarlett" src="http://fashionablethings.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/scarlett-213x300.jpg" alt="" width="213" height="300" /></a></p>
<p><strong>Source</strong></p>
<p>Krista filed this under &#8220;on the fence&#8221; stating, &#8220;I don&#8217;t get these dresses that are like two fundamentally different dresses put together by a blind person.&#8221;</p>
<p><strong>Ally&#8217;s &#8220;WTF You&#8217;re a Supermodel&#8221; Award: Gisele Bundchen</strong></p>
<p>I don&#8217;t know. I mean, I&#8217;m not a supermodel, but if I were I would hope that I would try a bit harder here (see Gwyneth above). This is phoning it in. I know what phoning it in is, friends. I do it all the time here on the blog and <em>this</em> is phoning it in.</p>
<p><a href="http://fashionablethings.com/2012/05/09/why-we-were-not-invited-to-the-met-ball-is-beyond-me-but-well-post-about-it-anytheways/gisele/" rel="attachment wp-att-12203"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-12203" title="gisele" src="http://fashionablethings.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/gisele-209x300.jpg" alt="" width="209" height="300" /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.fashionmagazine.com/blogs/society/red-carpet-society/2012/05/08/met-best-dressed-our-10-favourite-picks-from-last-nights-gala-red-carpet/attachment/may12-metgala-gisele/">Source</a></p>
<p>It&#8217;s the dress equivalent of a sleep aid.</p>
<p>I&#8217;m losing steam here, Krista?</p>
<p><strong>Krista:</strong> The annual Met Gala means one thing: dress porn! Better news, it&#8217;s porn you can look at on your work computer! I love this event for the singularity of its focus: pretty dresses. This is Anna Wintour&#8217;s party, and she personally approves the guest list. Every person in attendance is CHOSEN by Anna. That is amazing to me, I will never be chosen by Anna.</p>
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<div>That said, after the frenzy of award season activity, I&#8217;m terribly bored by many of the dresses that showed up at the Met Gala. Each one of them is carefully considered and exquisitely constructed, but sweet peaches, they&#8217;re boring. Or, at the very least, they&#8217;re not interesting. Being boring, you may recall from the award season liveblogs, is one of my fancy dress cardinal sins. This is an event <strong>for</strong> the Costume Institute. Go bold and brave, peoples. Or, stay home and blog about it in stretchy pants.</div>
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<div>A lot of the dresses I loved this year were Prada. No mere coincidence, the Met is <a href="http://www.metmuseum.org/en/exhibitions/listings/2012/impossible-conversations">currently running an exhibition</a> at its Costume Institute showcasing the work of Miuccia Prada and Elsa Schiaparelli. What&#8217;s that, Internet? I should go to New York right away and see it before it ends in August? You may be on to something. <em>(Editors note: I smell a guest post!)</em></div>
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<div><strong>Krista&#8217;s Overall Winner: Carey Mulligan.</strong></div>
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<div>The dress is exquisite, but also reminds me of the Met. That&#8217;s right, bear with me. The Damien Hirst pickled shark used to be at the Met and you weren&#8217;t allowed to take pictures of it. However, there was a concave mirrored sculpture by Anish Kapoor next to it that reflected the pickled shark perfectly.</div>
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<div><a href="http://fashionablethings.com/2012/05/09/why-we-were-not-invited-to-the-met-ball-is-beyond-me-but-well-post-about-it-anytheways/anish/" rel="attachment wp-att-12205"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-12205" title="anish" src="http://fashionablethings.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/anish-300x226.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="226" /></a></div>
<div><a href="http://www.metmuseum.org/Collections/search-the-collections/210017739">Source</a></div>
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<div>Long story short, it looks like this dress.</div>
<div><a href="http://fashionablethings.com/2012/05/09/why-we-were-not-invited-to-the-met-ball-is-beyond-me-but-well-post-about-it-anytheways/carey-2/" rel="attachment wp-att-12206"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-12206" title="carey" src="http://fashionablethings.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/carey-199x300.jpg" alt="" width="199" height="300" /></a></div>
<div><a href="http://cdn03.cdn.gofugyourself.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/143998445-419x629.jpg">Source</a></div>
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<div>(<strong>Ally:</strong> Again, agree! Although that museum thingy looks sort of like an ovary. Although I&#8217;ve never seen one up close. Krista&#8217;s right smart like.)</div>
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<p><strong>Krista&#8217;s Winner: Shailene Woodley.</strong></p>
<div>I just like floral prints on black. It&#8217;s my jam. On Shailene, it&#8217;s youthful, but serious. Girly, but badass. The print has enough going on for my short-attention span.</div>
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<div><a href="http://fashionablethings.com/2012/05/09/why-we-were-not-invited-to-the-met-ball-is-beyond-me-but-well-post-about-it-anytheways/schiaparelli-and-prada-impossible-conversations-costume-institute-gala/" rel="attachment wp-att-12207"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-12207" title="&quot;Schiaparelli And Prada: Impossible Conversations&quot; Costume Institute Gala" src="http://fashionablethings.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/shailene-woodley-met-ball-2012-02-206x300.jpg" alt="" width="206" height="300" /></a></div>
<div><a href="http://cdn03.cdn.justjared.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/shailene-met/shailene-woodley-met-ball-2012-02.jpg ">Source</a></div>
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<div>(<strong>Ally:</strong> Over the winter, Toddler G got the stomach flu in the middle of the night. He ended up getting sick all over the beautiful graphic patterned rug I had bought for his room at Home Depot. We had eaten lasagna for dinner that evening. With some blueberries for dessert. You see where I&#8217;m going here? I think lady found the rug we tossed out.)</div>
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<div> <strong>Krista&#8217;s Winner: Florence Welch.</strong></div>
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<div>So badass. I want to be her. Stop clutching your pearls, this is an event for the Costume Institute.</div>
<div><a href="http://fashionablethings.com/2012/05/09/why-we-were-not-invited-to-the-met-ball-is-beyond-me-but-well-post-about-it-anytheways/florence/" rel="attachment wp-att-12209"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-12209" title="florence" src="http://fashionablethings.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/florence-213x300.jpg" alt="" width="213" height="300" /></a></div>
<div><a href="http://cdn03.cdn.gofugyourself.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/144002495-419x588.jpg">Source</a></div>
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<div><em>(<strong>L-A:</strong> I&#8217;m sorry. No. This will not do. And while my thoughts on the dress are completely biased by the disappointingly contrived Coachella set by Flo here, I&#8217;m not a fan of what she&#8217;s got going on).</em></div>
<p><strong>Krista&#8217;s Winner: Jessica Biel.</strong></p>
<p>I KNOW. I can&#8217;t believe I&#8217;m saying it either. Hear me out. I like the overall style, the length, and the beaded pattern. If the hem wasn&#8217;t such a clusterbleep, this could have been closer to #1.</p>
<div><a href="http://fashionablethings.com/2012/05/09/why-we-were-not-invited-to-the-met-ball-is-beyond-me-but-well-post-about-it-anytheways/jessica-3/" rel="attachment wp-att-12210"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-12210" title="jessica" src="http://fashionablethings.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/jessica-200x300.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="300" /></a></div>
<div><a href="http://www.dlisted.com/node/45928/images/wenn5837624.jpg">Source</a></div>
<div>(<strong>Ally:</strong> Are we EVER going to get over shaggy bangs?)</div>
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<div><strong>Krista&#8217;s &#8220;Better Luck Next Time&#8221; Award: Beyonce</strong>.</div>
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<div>It either needs to look see-through or be see through and not be able to see the &#8220;magic&#8221; protecting your modesty. I don&#8217;t get the point of Beyonce&#8217;s skin-coloured dress if you can see the non-matching skin-toned body suit.</div>
<div><a href="http://fashionablethings.com/2012/05/09/why-we-were-not-invited-to-the-met-ball-is-beyond-me-but-well-post-about-it-anytheways/beyonce-3/" rel="attachment wp-att-12211"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-12211" title="beyonce" src="http://fashionablethings.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/beyonce-228x300.jpg" alt="" width="228" height="300" /></a></div>
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<div>(<strong>Ally:</strong> I cannot <em>tell</em> you how disappointed I was with Bey. I haven&#8217;t been this disappointed since she came out with &#8220;If I were a Boy&#8221;. She&#8217;s been better dressed for recent Knick games with Jay.)</div>
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<p><strong>Krista&#8217;s &#8220;On the fence&#8221; Award: Kristen Stewart.</strong></p>
<p>We get it, you&#8217;re edgy. Boring.</p>
<div><a href="http://fashionablethings.com/2012/05/09/why-we-were-not-invited-to-the-met-ball-is-beyond-me-but-well-post-about-it-anytheways/kristen-2/" rel="attachment wp-att-12213"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-12213" title="kristen" src="http://fashionablethings.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/kristen-220x300.jpg" alt="" width="220" height="300" /></a></div>
<div><a href="http://www.dlisted.com/node/45928/images/spl390541_012.jpg">Source</a></div>
<div>(Ally: This is the <em>worst thing </em>I have <em>ever</em> seen. <em>Ever.  </em>And I saw Valentine&#8217;s Day and New Year&#8217;s Eve both starring Ashton Kutcher. This hurts me more.)</div>
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<p><strong>Krista&#8217;s &#8220;On the fence&#8221; Award: January Jones.</strong></p>
<p>We get it, you&#8217;re edgy because, otherwise, you&#8217;re boring.</p>
<div><a href="http://fashionablethings.com/2012/05/09/why-we-were-not-invited-to-the-met-ball-is-beyond-me-but-well-post-about-it-anytheways/january/" rel="attachment wp-att-12214"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-12214" title="january" src="http://fashionablethings.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/january-186x300.jpg" alt="" width="186" height="300" /></a></div>
<div><a href="http://www.celebitchy.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/wenn5837842.jpg ">Source</a></div>
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<p><em>(<strong>L-A:</strong> I believe this is January reminding us that she is not actually fat. She&#8217;s also attempting to show us she can smile. and do more than a bitchface Nice try, JJ).</em></p>
<p><strong> L-A:</strong> The real trouble with this event is there is too much to talk about. So many amazing dresses. So many crazy dresses (which I will focus on). So many unanswered questions, like: Who brought Renee Zellweger out of hiding? Why were the Jonas Bros there? Why does Kristen Wiig look so cute on this red carpet, but not on others? Why did Marc Jacobs wear a sheer floor length lace button up? And what the hell is going on with Donatella Versace&#8217;s face?</p>
<p>Anyway. Dresses.</p>
<p><strong>Alexa Chung Attempts Day to Night Barbie.</strong></p>
<p>And fails. Hard.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://fashionablethings.com/2012/05/09/why-we-were-not-invited-to-the-met-ball-is-beyond-me-but-well-post-about-it-anytheways/met-gala-2012-achung-2/" rel="attachment wp-att-12231"><img class="aligncenter  wp-image-12231" title="met-gala-2012-achung" src="http://fashionablethings.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/met-gala-2012-achung1.jpg" alt="" width="224" height="336" /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.style.com/peopleparties/parties/slideshow/newyork-050812_2012_Met_Gala/" target="_blank" class="broken_link">source</a></p>
<p><strong>Lady Mary is lovely in real life.</strong></p>
<p>Not sure about the gloves, but I otherwise dig the chest armor.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://fashionablethings.com/2012/05/09/why-we-were-not-invited-to-the-met-ball-is-beyond-me-but-well-post-about-it-anytheways/met-gala-2012-ladymary/" rel="attachment wp-att-12230"><img class="aligncenter  wp-image-12230" title="met-gala-2012-ladymary" src="http://fashionablethings.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/met-gala-2012-ladymary.jpg" alt="" width="232" height="349" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.style.com/peopleparties/parties/slideshow/newyork-050812_2012_Met_Gala/" target="_blank" class="broken_link">source</a></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Channeling her character Effie Trinket maybe</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: left;">It is a costume institute, so I&#8217;m going to give Elizabeth Banks a pass for this. She&#8217;s not really channeling Effie (not enough jewel tones), but it is crazytown in the form of a dress.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://fashionablethings.com/2012/05/09/why-we-were-not-invited-to-the-met-ball-is-beyond-me-but-well-post-about-it-anytheways/met-gala-2012-ebanks/" rel="attachment wp-att-12226"><img class="aligncenter  wp-image-12226" title="met-gala-2012-ebanks" src="http://fashionablethings.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/met-gala-2012-ebanks.jpg" alt="" width="230" height="346" /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.style.com/peopleparties/parties/slideshow/newyork-050812_2012_Met_Gala/" target="_blank" class="broken_link">source</a></p>
<p><strong>Mary Kate! What has happened to you?!?</strong></p>
<p>I&#8217;m not a giant Olsen fan, but something really weird is going down with Mary Kate&#8217;s face. The dress from her own label isn&#8217;t doing her any favours either.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://fashionablethings.com/2012/05/09/why-we-were-not-invited-to-the-met-ball-is-beyond-me-but-well-post-about-it-anytheways/met-gala-2012-mkolsen/" rel="attachment wp-att-12227"><img class="aligncenter  wp-image-12227" title="met-gala-2012-mkolsen" src="http://fashionablethings.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/met-gala-2012-mkolsen.jpg" alt="" width="230" height="346" /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.style.com/peopleparties/parties/slideshow/newyork-050812_2012_Met_Gala/" target="_blank" class="broken_link">source</a></p>
<p><strong>Lady, I don&#8217;t know who you are, but you frighten me.</strong></p>
<p>Maybe it&#8217;s the angle of the angle of the photo, but that hip bone is scary stuff.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://fashionablethings.com/2012/05/09/why-we-were-not-invited-to-the-met-ball-is-beyond-me-but-well-post-about-it-anytheways/met-gala-2012-wtf/" rel="attachment wp-att-12232"><img class="aligncenter  wp-image-12232" title="met-gala-2012-wtf" src="http://fashionablethings.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/met-gala-2012-wtf.jpg" alt="" width="230" height="346" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.style.com/peopleparties/parties/slideshow/newyork-050812_2012_Met_Gala/?loop=0&amp;iphoto=42&amp;play=false&amp;cnt=204" target="_blank" class="broken_link">source</a></p>
<p style="text-align: left;">She needs to cover that up before she pokes a short man in the eye. Alber Elbaz is probably glad he wears glasses.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Emma Stone, you are too damn adorable.</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: left;">I will probably watch Spiderman because she is that much adorable (as is Andrew Garfield. So that&#8217;s another reason to see a movie about a super hero I have no investment in).</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://fashionablethings.com/2012/05/09/why-we-were-not-invited-to-the-met-ball-is-beyond-me-but-well-post-about-it-anytheways/met-gala-2012-estone/" rel="attachment wp-att-12229"><img class="aligncenter  wp-image-12229" title="met-gala-2012-estone" src="http://fashionablethings.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/met-gala-2012-estone.jpg" alt="" width="230" height="346" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.style.com/peopleparties/parties/slideshow/newyork-050812_2012_Met_Gala/" target="_blank" class="broken_link">source</a></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Anna Wintour, that fish cray.</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Literally. I think my hair hero has a cray fish on her dress.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://fashionablethings.com/2012/05/09/why-we-were-not-invited-to-the-met-ball-is-beyond-me-but-well-post-about-it-anytheways/met-gala-2012-awintour/" rel="attachment wp-att-12228"><img class="aligncenter  wp-image-12228" title="met-gala-2012-awintour" src="http://fashionablethings.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/met-gala-2012-awintour.jpg" alt="" width="192" height="288" /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.style.com/peopleparties/parties/slideshow/newyork-050812_2012_Met_Gala/" target="_blank" class="broken_link">source</a></p>
<div id="attachment_12233" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 360px"><a href="http://fashionablethings.com/2012/05/09/why-we-were-not-invited-to-the-met-ball-is-beyond-me-but-well-post-about-it-anytheways/that-fish-is-cray/" rel="attachment wp-att-12233"><img class=" wp-image-12233  " title="that-fish-is-cray" src="http://fashionablethings.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/that-fish-is-cray.jpg" alt="" width="350" height="262" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">the inspiration behind Anna&#39;s dress?</p></div>
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		<title>Guest Blogger Mel takes on Makeup and Wins</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Ally: So even though we are back from vacation, we had to call in a guest blogger. L-A is exhausted after a weekend spent at Halifax Crafters and Ally is exhausted from catching up on work all weekend. Real life problems. Thanks to Mel for attending a session at Sephora on our behalf to learn [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>Ally: So even though we are back from vacation, we had to call in a guest blogger. L-A is exhausted after a weekend spent at Halifax Crafters and Ally is exhausted from catching up on work all weekend. Real life problems. Thanks to Mel for attending a session at Sephora on our behalf to learn how to become even more beautiful&#8230;wait, why am I thanking her? WHY DID I GO ON VACATION? </em></p>
<p><strong>Mel:</strong> Occasionally (ok all the time) being an unpaid staffer has its perks beyond Hilary Duff books.  While the ladies of FPQT were away soaking up the sun on vacay I was lucky enough to get to attend a little meet and greet with the fine folks from <a href="http://www.makeupforever.com" target="_blank">MAKEUP FOREVER</a> on behalf of the blog.</p>
<p>Full disclaimer: I wear eyeliner and mascara everyday like it’s my job with the occasional dab of concealer when I remember. Aside from that? Make-up is terrifying to me.</p>
<p>Ok, that’s maybe a bit dramatic, but I never really got into make-up. My skin is kind of sensitive and so I just figure the less stuff I can put on it the better. That and mostly I’m just really lazy….</p>
<p>Anyway, the event was held at <a href="http://www.sephora.com" target="_blank">Sephora</a> and I had the undivided attention of the wonderful PR rep and the make-up artist from MAKEUP FOREVER for well over an hour. During my session I was paired up with the lovely Latoya Perkins of the blog <a href="http://beauty-obsessed.com/" target="_blank">Beauty Obsessed</a> (sidenote- girl knows her makeup).</p>
<p>We were introduced to the HD foundation line, which was designed for folks on HD film to have flawless skin. That’s like, industrial strength flawless we’re talking here. There’s a three-step process involved in the whole system- a primer, the foundation and a finishing powder. Initially when I tried it at the event it was pretty caked on which is a big leap from my au natural look. However, upon getting it home and playing around with it, I actually really dig the whole thing. Protip- mix it with your moisturizer for a nice, light, tinted moisturizer type effect for the summer (I learned good!).</p>
<p><a href="http://fashionablethings.com/2012/05/07/guest-blogger-mel-takes-on-makeup-and-wins/photo-18/" rel="attachment wp-att-12183"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-12183" title="photo (18)" src="http://fashionablethings.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/photo-18-300x225.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="225" /></a></p>
<p>We were also introduced to the rest of the MAKEUP FOREVER product line. Fun fact, their Aqua line was developed for synchronized swimmers and they are the official sponsor of the 2012 Canadian synchronized swimming team.</p>
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<p>One of the other cool things is that all of their products can be used in combination and for multiple uses. Eyeliner can be used as lip liner, eye shadow as blush etc and also, the finishing powder for the HD foundation can be used as dry shampoo. Something else cool I learned is that one of their red lipstick shades was actually designed to be used at the actual Moulin Rouge in Paris. It is supposed to look good on all skin tones, although I did not try it as red lipstick and me = bad 80s hair band groupie. (<em>Ally/Editors Note: This is a bad thing?!</em>)</p>
<p>All told, it was a pretty informative afternoon and the folks from MAKEUP FOREVER are super friendly and passionate about what they do.</p>
<p>PS I even over accessorized in honour of LA for the occasion- bijoux care of my wonderful co-worker and <a href="http://www.stelladot.com/sites/christinabradshaw/profile" target="_blank">Stella and Dot pusher lady Christina Bradshaw</a></p>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Ally: It&#8217;s been so long I&#8217;m surprised I remembered how to log into this blog thingy. I&#8217;ve just returned from a week-long vacation in Florida. I can&#8217;t say it was restful as we were traveling with a toddler, but that&#8217;s a story for my mommy blog (which I never update). I have a new respect [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Ally: </strong>It&#8217;s been so long I&#8217;m surprised I remembered how to log into this blog thingy. I&#8217;ve just returned from a week-long vacation in Florida. I can&#8217;t say it was <em>restful</em> as we were traveling with a toddler, but that&#8217;s a story for my mommy blog (which I never update). I have a new respect for The Husband who pleaded with me to lose the day planning mindset and just go with the flow. By day three, I had come to peace with the toddler&#8217;s affinity for watching Toy Story 2 on repeat in the middle of the scorching day while hubby and I took turns walking to the beach and pool. A few of this week&#8217;s favourites are based on my week away from the grind.</p>
<p><strong>Game Change</strong></p>
<p><strong></strong><a href="http://fashionablethings.com/2012/05/04/favourite-friday-may-4th-edition/game-change/" rel="attachment wp-att-12157"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-12157" title="Game Change" src="http://fashionablethings.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Game-Change-300x300.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="300" /></a></p>
<p>The photo above basically outlines the best moments of my vacation. Sitting on the back patio with a glass of wine mid-afternoon<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_Change"> reading what is now listed as one of the top ten books</a> I&#8217;ve ever read. Seriously, folks, you need to read this if you have not already. The McCain/Palin section is so dishy. The wine was dishy as well.</p>
<p><strong>My Old Navy Fedora</strong></p>
<p>El Jeffe claims I wore it too &#8220;smooshy to my head&#8221;. Whatevs. I think I rocked it. This came in handy for the ridiculous Florida heat, and I was even able to pair it with a side braid. Where was Coachella when I needed it?</p>
<p><a href="http://fashionablethings.com/2012/05/04/favourite-friday-may-4th-edition/fedora/" rel="attachment wp-att-12158"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-12158" title="fedora" src="http://fashionablethings.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/fedora-300x300.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="300" /></a></p>
<p><strong>A new online shopping obsession comes this way&#8230;</strong></p>
<p>When checking my mail upon my return I found a dashing postcard promoting Club Monaco&#8217;s new online store. Shit, son, this is about to get mad real. I realized while I was away that I have no clothes. No clothes for a fashion blogger is creative writing disaster. When I do shop, I always end up leaving the store with yoga pants and v-neck t-shirts. I&#8217;m always rushed, mostly because I am shopping with the little dude. You&#8217;d think a self-employed communications consultant could do some shopping during the week, but you&#8217;d be wrong. Even though I&#8217;m not Catholic, I have what I can only refer to as &#8220;Catholic Guilt&#8221; over taking such a break during the work day. I have no problem with surfing the Internet for comedy gold however. Anyways! Club Monaco might be my newest online delight. I do my best shopping online with my husband&#8217;s credit card in hand. And he always has fun surprises come bill time! Win/Win! Check out <a href="http://www.clubmonaco.com" target="_blank">the site</a> if you too want to go into debt! They had me at Free Shipping and Returns.</p>
<div id="attachment_12159" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 206px"><a href="http://fashionablethings.com/2012/05/04/favourite-friday-may-4th-edition/cm/" rel="attachment wp-att-12159"><img class="size-medium wp-image-12159" title="CM" src="http://fashionablethings.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/CM-196x300.jpg" alt="" width="196" height="300" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">This might be my first purchase...</p></div>
<p><a href="http://clubmonacolookbook.com/Spring2-2012/women.html">Source</a></p>
<p><strong>Random Twitter People</strong></p>
<p>I mentioned to L-A the other day that I started following<a href="https://twitter.com/#!/natekane247"> Eminem&#8217;s brother on Twitter</a>. I follow a lot of random people mostly because I enjoy random musings (except the bitch that keeps tweeting fancy inspirational quotes each day&#8230;I have no idea why I don&#8217;t unfollow her, it seems mean when she tries to be so optimistic all the time). Nathan Mathers (or Nate Kane as he is known in hip-hop circles, cause I move in them and all), has the <em>craziest </em>@ replies I have ever seen. Basically every unbalanced female Eminem fan asks him the most <em>inappropriate</em> question on earth about his brother. We joke here about my bad choices for pretend boyfriends (see: Mark Wahlberg, Ryan Reynolds, Eminem, Sean Avery&#8230;cough, cough, WHAT? etc. etc.), but there&#8217;s a line to be crossed people. I&#8217;m not kidding. These questions are <em>inappropriate</em> hence the dramatic italics. Here&#8217;s an example:</p>
<p><a href="http://fashionablethings.com/2012/05/04/favourite-friday-may-4th-edition/tweet/" rel="attachment wp-att-12160"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-12160" title="tweet" src="http://fashionablethings.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/tweet-300x126.png" alt="" width="300" height="126" /></a></p>
<p>Stop. Note her user name. Under &#8220;Marshall&#8217;s Baby&#8221;. Look for it.</p>
<p>You see it?</p>
<p>This young lady requires a mentor. Stat. WHO IS MONITORING HER INTERNET USAGE?!</p>
<p>Anyway, I feel for the poor guy. That shit can&#8217;t be nice to wake up to on your iPhone. And his music isn&#8217;t so bad. It&#8217;s rather catchy. Although I have the worst taste in music. Which brings me to the Crappy Pop Video of the Week.</p>
<p><a href="http://fashionablethings.com/2012/05/04/favourite-friday-may-4th-edition/"><em>Click here to view the embedded video.</em></a></p>
<p>I have no idea what&#8217;s happening here. I watched it twice (I&#8217;ll personally hand L-A $50 if she completes the same task) and I&#8217;ve got nothing. Still, nothing but mad love for Usher. Defining music for my early twenties&#8230;when I was sort of off my rocker.</p>
<p>Happy Friday, friends. Good to be back. xoxo.</p>
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<p><strong>L-A:</strong> I have to keep the favourites short this week. Why? Because I need to go make stuff for a craft fair on Saturday. But more about that later. First things first:</p>
<p><strong>1. What the hell was that video?</strong></p>
<p>No. Really. What was happening there. Who is having sex with whom? Is it consensual? Who is shooting whom? So. Many. Questions. And not nearly enough energy to care to watch the whole thing. That&#8217;s right friends. I would rather be out $50 than watch that video once, let alone twice.</p>
<p><strong>2. Craft Show!!</strong></p>
<p>This is why I&#8217;m keeping it short:</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://fashionablethings.com/2012/05/04/favourite-friday-may-4th-edition/crafters-instagrammed/" rel="attachment wp-att-12165"><img class="aligncenter  wp-image-12165" title="crafters-instagrammed" src="http://fashionablethings.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/crafters-instagrammed.jpg" alt="" width="332" height="332" /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://halifaxcrafters.ca" target="_blank">Halifax Crafters</a> is happening Saturday and Sunday and I&#8217;m pretty sure this is the least prepared I&#8217;ve ever been. I say this often, but this time, I really really mean it. Anyway, if you&#8217;re in Halifax, stop by to say hi and see just how unprepared I really am.</p>
<p><strong>3. THIS!</strong></p>
<p>Totally, 100% a favourite.</p>
<div id="attachment_12166" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 356px"><a href="http://fashionablethings.com/2012/05/04/favourite-friday-may-4th-edition/tattoo-bandage/" rel="attachment wp-att-12166"><img class=" wp-image-12166" title="tattoo-bandage" src="http://fashionablethings.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/tattoo-bandage.jpg" alt="" width="346" height="346" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">oh...what&#39;s that? Could it be?</p></div>
<div id="attachment_12167" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 317px"><a href="http://fashionablethings.com/2012/05/04/favourite-friday-may-4th-edition/tattoo/" rel="attachment wp-att-12167"><img class=" wp-image-12167  " title="tattoo" src="http://fashionablethings.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/tattoo.jpg" alt="" width="307" height="307" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Oh snap! It totally is a tattoo!</p></div>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>We&#8217;re still in the healing days, but I do enjoy having it and I stare at it a lot. I went to <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sostattoos" target="_blank">Sin on Skin</a> on Blowers (by Pizza Corner) and I&#8217;m so pleased with the whole experience, I&#8217;ll totally go back to see Eldrick for the other wrist. It was not nearly as painful as I imagined. In fact, I used the words &#8220;kind of ouchy&#8221; with the tattoo artist (I have zero street cred).</p>
<p><strong>4. Coachella</strong></p>
<p>Also still totally a favourite. It damn near killed me, but I want to go back.</p>
<p><a href="http://fashionablethings.com/2012/05/02/coachella-2012/coachella-ferris-2/" rel="attachment wp-att-12150"><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-12150" title="coachella-ferris" src="http://fashionablethings.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/coachella-ferris1-225x300.jpg" alt="" width="225" height="300" /></a></p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p><strong>5. Cash Mob!</strong></p>
<p>The adorable new store downtown &#8211; <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/363491260364361/" target="_blank">J&amp;R Grimsmo &#8211; is the happy  target of a cash mob</a>. Y&#8217;all need to get down there and spend some cash. The only thing stopping me from being there tomorrow to buy a nautical themed pillow is a craft fair.</p>
<p><strong>6. I need to make up for that video</strong></p>
<p>I&#8217;m sorry. I can&#8217;t leave you with that song in your head. Here&#8217;s my jam of the week for you:</p>
<p><a href="http://fashionablethings.com/2012/05/04/favourite-friday-may-4th-edition/"><em>Click here to view the embedded video.</em></a></p>
<p>I wish I had seen her at Coachella, but I had to make some tough choices during that time slot. This won out:</p>
<p><a href="http://fashionablethings.com/2012/05/04/favourite-friday-may-4th-edition/"><em>Click here to view the embedded video.</em></a></p>
<p>Well, sort of. Minus the Abed and a little less Troy and a little more this:</p>
<p><a href="http://fashionablethings.com/2012/05/04/favourite-friday-may-4th-edition/"><em>Click here to view the embedded video.</em></a></p>
<p>You see, tough choices.</p>
<p>Anyway, May the Fourth be with you! (yessss&#8230;Star Wars joke!)</p>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>L-A: Right. So you may be aware that I attended a musical event called Coachella.</p> <p><a href="http://fashionablethings.com/2012/05/02/coachella-2012/coachella-thisway/" rel="attachment wp-att-12146"></a></p> <p>And that I may have had some <a title="Unreasonable Anxiety: Coachella style" href="http://fashionablethings.com/2012/04/11/unreasonable-anxiety-coachella-style/">unreasonable pre-event anxiety</a> about what to wear because I knew it&#8217;d be hot and because every fashion blog and magazine in the Western World [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>L-A:</strong> Right. So you may be aware that I attended a musical event called Coachella.</p>
<p><a href="http://fashionablethings.com/2012/05/02/coachella-2012/coachella-thisway/" rel="attachment wp-att-12146"><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-12146" title="coachella-thisway" src="http://fashionablethings.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/coachella-thisway-300x251.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="251" /></a></p>
<p>And that I may have had some <a title="Unreasonable Anxiety: Coachella style" href="http://fashionablethings.com/2012/04/11/unreasonable-anxiety-coachella-style/">unreasonable pre-event anxiety</a> about what to wear because I knew it&#8217;d be hot and because every fashion blog and magazine in the Western World was talking about what to wear. My post-event reaction to that anxiety? BAHAHAHAHA. If I learned anything from my Coachella experience it is this:</p>
<h3 style="text-align: center;">There is nothing too ridiculous or too inappropriate for Coachella.</h3>
<p>There. <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v3rhQc666Sg" target="_blank">The More you Know</a>. You can avoid the anxiety should you want to go next year (and you should. It&#8217;s worth it).</p>
<p>You need evidence? Well okay. We&#8217;ll start light and work our way up.</p>
<p><strong>1. The Fringe</strong></p>
<p>Fringe was really effing popular. I really wish I had a photo of the girl in the fringe top with the fringed moccasins and the saggy crochet bikini bottom, but alas, this is all I&#8217;ve got:</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://fashionablethings.com/2012/05/02/coachella-2012/coachella-fringe/" rel="attachment wp-att-12138"><img class="aligncenter  wp-image-12138" title="coachella-fringe" src="http://fashionablethings.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/coachella-fringe.jpg" alt="" width="228" height="360" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Her friend had done the same thing to her t-shirt. They weren&#8217;t the only ones. Although, this one was cuter than some. If you like it, I&#8217;ve discovered it&#8217;s from <a href="http://peaceloveworld.com/index.php/new-collections/love2love/fringe/just-love-l2l-fringe-red-tee-PDPA.html" target="_blank">Peace Love World</a>.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>2. Costumes</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: left;">A way to spot your friends? Perhaps. It&#8217;s nice to be able to spot them in a crowd. But some of those costumes had to be hot.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://fashionablethings.com/2012/05/02/coachella-2012/coachella-waldo/" rel="attachment wp-att-12142"><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-12142" title="coachella-waldo" src="http://fashionablethings.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/coachella-waldo-300x225.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="225" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: left;">The Where&#8217;s Waldo outfits were okay. At least they incorporated shorts. Not pictured: those wearing giant furry mascot heads.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>3. Pajamas.</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: left;">With cats on them.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://fashionablethings.com/2012/05/02/coachella-2012/coachella-pinkjammies/" rel="attachment wp-att-12140"><img class="aligncenter  wp-image-12140" title="coachella-pinkjammies" src="http://fashionablethings.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/coachella-pinkjammies.jpg" alt="" width="293" height="390" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>4. Tutus.</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: left;">This was not the only one.</p>
<div id="attachment_12149" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 303px"><a href="http://fashionablethings.com/2012/05/02/coachella-2012/coachella-tutu/" rel="attachment wp-att-12149"><img class=" wp-image-12149" title="coachella-tutu" src="http://fashionablethings.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/coachella-tutu.jpg" alt="" width="293" height="390" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Pretty much how Ally would dress if she went to Coachella instead of Florida.</p></div>
<p style="text-align: left;">Bikini tops were super popular. Better still, just a bikini with a fanny pack. Or bikinis with chains hanging from them. That one was real klassy. Also, no tops. Which caused me concern for boob sunburn.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>5. I can&#8217;t&#8230;even&#8230;what?</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Some outfits just don&#8217;t want to be categorized.</p>
<div id="attachment_12144" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 303px"><a href="http://fashionablethings.com/2012/05/02/coachella-2012/coachella-wtf-2/" rel="attachment wp-att-12144"><img class=" wp-image-12144" title="coachella-wtf" src="http://fashionablethings.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/coachella-wtf1.jpg" alt="" width="293" height="390" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">excuse me miss, but you have muppets attached to your legs.</p></div>
<p style="text-align: left;">Not everyone was completely ridiculous. Here&#8217;s some outfits that were as practical as you can get in 110 degree heat:</p>
<div id="attachment_12139" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 370px"><a href="http://fashionablethings.com/2012/05/02/coachella-2012/coachella-parasol/" rel="attachment wp-att-12139"><img class=" wp-image-12139" title="coachella-parasol" src="http://fashionablethings.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/coachella-parasol.jpg" alt="" width="360" height="270" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">parasols!</p></div>
<div id="attachment_12145" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 303px"><a href="http://fashionablethings.com/2012/05/02/coachella-2012/coachella-umbrella/" rel="attachment wp-att-12145"><img class=" wp-image-12145 " title="coachella-umbrella" src="http://fashionablethings.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/coachella-umbrella.jpg" alt="" width="293" height="390" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">this made me wish I took my mom up on the umbrella offer. Also, there&#39;s a pony on her skirt - I like it.</p></div>
<p>There were other outfits that worked, but I didn&#8217;t photograph. Maxi dresses seemed super practical for a change. And shorts. I don&#8217;t wear shorts, so I kind of envied anyone who did. And at least two girls had on a linen striped dress that I think is from Anthropologie and I totally wanted to beat them up and steal their dress (I didn&#8217;t).</p>
<p>For me, the trick was to cover as much as possible (thus avoiding massive sunburn) without getting heat stroke. So what did I wear? Okay, here it is, your turn to judge my Coachella style (or lack thereof):</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://fashionablethings.com/2012/05/02/coachella-2012/la-at-coachella-fpqt/" rel="attachment wp-att-12143"><img class="aligncenter  wp-image-12143" title="la-at-coachella-fpqt" src="http://fashionablethings.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/la-at-coachella-fpqt.jpg" alt="" width="501" height="296" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: left;">(Note: I am not photogenic and can&#8217;t pose for shit. I need to study Lea Michele some more).</p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Day 1:</strong> Joe Fresh skirt, H&amp;M top, Hudson Bay bag, giant sunglasses, and still red TOMS. Yes. I bought TOMS. They are lightweight, cover my feet and surprisingly comfortable. I was still accessorizing at this point with rings and a necklace. Those were gone by mid-Day 1. Too effing hot. My fingers got fat and swollen as I dehydrated.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Day 2:</strong> Shopping local! Dress is <a href="http://www.prettythingsboutique.com/" target="_blank">Pretty Things</a>, Shoes (TOMS) were from <a href="http://biscuitgeneralstore.com/" target="_blank">Biscuit</a>) and hat was from <a href="http://wildflowerclothing.com/" target="_blank">Wildflower</a>. Ray Bans &#8211; totally found in the field. Yes, I kept them. No, I don&#8217;t regret it. I added the cotton scarf in attempt to cover my shoulders as I started to burn on Day 1. I got compliments on the dress and other Canadians spotted my bag. (oddly, despite the look on my face, I actually asked to have that photo taken). By the end of Day 2, the TOMS were not so red and not as comfortable as I would ideally like. But I don&#8217;t think there are many shoes that hold up to 12 hours of standing in a field. My knees and back ached and I thought I might puke during Radiohead. It&#8217;s like I ran a marathon.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Day 3:</strong> nautical + floral (Joe Fresh + old H&amp;M). I was starting to give up on life and style at this point, I was so tired. But I was still stoked to see bands and Holographic Tupac (who EXPLODED INTO STARS) was that day.  I started to wet down the scarf to keep my neck cool and discovered that things like gatorade are really quite useful. What up, electrolytes?!  My TOMS looked like a pair I&#8217;ve owned and worn everyday for three years.</p>
<div id="attachment_12141" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 400px"><a href="http://fashionablethings.com/2012/05/02/coachella-2012/coachella-toms/" rel="attachment wp-att-12141"><img class=" wp-image-12141 " title="coachella-toms" src="http://fashionablethings.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/coachella-toms.jpg" alt="" width="390" height="293" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">oh poor shoes.</p></div>
<p><strong>Hair:</strong> Everyday was a Lauren Conrad side braid and two knobs at the back of my head. I couldn&#8217;t deal with hair.</p>
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<p>It was an awesome three days though. As much as they hurt, they&#8217;re like a marathon in that you finish up feeling like, &#8220;holy crap! yes! I did just survive three days of 100+ degrees AND I saw 30 bands. Some of which were super awesome and I may never have seen otherwise.&#8221; I also figured out how to do Coachella and exactly how to dress by the end of day three. So I need to go back and apply my lessons. Which will not include wearing muppet skin legwarmers.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://fashionablethings.com/2012/05/02/coachella-2012/coachella-ferris-2/" rel="attachment wp-att-12150"><img class="aligncenter  wp-image-12150" title="coachella-ferris" src="http://fashionablethings.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/coachella-ferris1.jpg" alt="" width="293" height="390" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: left;">p.s. pretty pictures I took of Coachella can be found on the Instagram (lesleyhyphenanne).</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">pps. I totally kind of saw Ally&#8217;s boyfriend, Eminem. Other than those on stage, no celebrity sightings.</p>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>L-A:</strong> We&#8217;ll get back to our regularly scheduled posts on Wednesday. I had a case of jet lag and the remains of a head cold yesterday, so I&#8217;m totes phoning it in. In the meantime, check out the nauticalish Sperry wedges I got on my vacation. I need it to be summer already so I can wear them all the time. </p>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>L-A: ummm&#8230;we forgot to write a post. So, here&#8217;s my desert spirit animal.</p> <p>&#160;</p> <p>I don&#8217;t actually get the whole spirit animal trend. I mean, I thought I did. And then I heard Blair Waldorf say it on Gossip Girl and figured if it&#8217;s happening there, then whatever it is, it&#8217;s over. I only declared [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>L-A:</strong> ummm&#8230;we forgot to write a post. So, here&#8217;s my desert spirit animal.</p>
<div id="attachment_12125" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 230px"><a href="http://fashionablethings.com/2012/04/25/oops-we-did-it-again-post-forgotten/lindsay-lohan-coachella-2012/" rel="attachment wp-att-12125"><img class="size-medium wp-image-12125" title="lindsay-lohan-coachella-2012" src="http://fashionablethings.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/lindsay-lohan-coachella-2012-220x300.jpg" alt="" width="220" height="300" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">I totally missed seeing her. Probably because she doesn&#39;t look like Lindsay Lohan anymore.</p></div>
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<p>I don&#8217;t actually get the whole spirit animal trend. I mean, I thought I did. And then I heard Blair Waldorf say it on Gossip Girl and figured if it&#8217;s happening there, then whatever it is, it&#8217;s over. I only declared mine today because I have a sore throat and Lindsay Lohan voice from a weekend of second hand smoking various things and yelling loudly.</p>
<p>I still promise to update you about what I saw at Coachella&#8230;but you&#8217;ll have to wait another day or so (emphasis on the &#8220;or so&#8221; as I&#8217;m headed to San Diego tomorrow). I can tell you one lesson I learned: there is nothing too ridiculous or too inappropriate for that place. Nothing. Also, the other lesson: Coachella is what I assume running a marathon is like. By the end of Saturday, I was sore, sweaty, tired and felt like puking. But I also felt like what I just did was all kinds of awesome. I think the final count of bands I watched was just shy of thirty. My legs still hurt and my brand new red TOMS are a dusty mess. While I never was in any danger of running a marathon, I certainly won&#8217;t now.</p>
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