The Unexpected by VJDesarden

Happy April Fools Day!!!

2011-04-01T09:55:00.000-07:00

I'll be back soon!!!

One Piece = Three Ways

2010-08-09T20:51:00.000-07:00

Hey Girls!

Yea, another pair of jeans. I know, I know, I am so boring. But I really do love my jeans. Don't all women love jeans? I think I have about 35 pairs of jeans. Is that normal? LOL. Well I work for a clothing company so you know, sometimes you can't help but to shop because its so convenient. I actually slowed down...a whole lot. Home ownership makes you cut back on things that you really don't want too. When I think about splurging I also think about the things that needs to be done around the house. And it works! I don't know but for me blogging can be a little pressuring. You read all your fellow bloggers blogs and all the fashionistas talking about how they got this deal and that deal. And just picked this up and that up. And you fall in love with some of the items you come across web surfing. Geesh! It can be so tempting. BUT I have stuck to my non-existent budget...LOL.

Yesterday I wore my skirt as a shirt. Now I am not the first to have done this and I certainly won't be the last.

My look for the day

This garment is suppose to be wore this way....

but fashionistas always see far and beyond

This is my fave way to wear this skirt...as a dress

FYI...I wore the shoes ~~seen here~~ with this outfit, however once I got home and kicked off my shoes it was a wrap. I was not putting them back on. <----I never did a outfit post with those shoes...however, they are just some Matisse faux snake skin T-strap flats in a natural color.

What I Am Wearing...

~ Cotton Wrap Skirt
~ True Religion Ripped Denims
~ Express Faux Ostrich Belt
~ Matisse Faux Snake Skin Sandals
~ I wore about 12 bangles that day that is not photographed here. A mixture between chunky and super thin and I also threw in a beaded bracelet. I must admit they are pretty noisy and I am the only gal in my building at work that wears bangles like that so I can't even be sneaky when I am doing bangles.
~ Leaf earrings that you really can't view here

Geesh....I took off half of the things that was apart of my outfit post before pictures. LOL

Army Green

2010-08-05T13:21:00.000-07:00

First off, shout out to the folks that are serving this country!

And special thanks to my Big Brother Vince....that retired as a Sergeant Major a few years ago...my Big Brother LaMond that served this country as well...and my niece LaNail that is also in the military and to my daddy Donaciano (don't talk about my daddy name) that came from Puerto Rico and went straight to New York with this bold street attitude that resulted in many brawls in which he used his belt as a weapon...lol...(story to follow some other time) but that was in his young YOUNG days and he wasn't fighting for his country but I guess he was fighting for something.

You guys Rock!!!

The reason for that steams from my shirt. My outfit is not snazzy or anything and is probably not worth posting. But it's actually my favorite kind of attire. Jeans and a shirt/tank. However, I really wanted to share my army green shirt/jacket.

It actually belonged to one of my brothers. And that thang is as old as they are, haha! I don't know the details of where it came from but my mom mentioned that she may have gotten it from a surplus store centuries ago. LOL. She gave it to my son to wear one day last year because it was cold when I was leaving her house and he didn't have a coat with him. I threw that what I thought was a ugly-ole-shirt-that-would-be-great-for-a-rag-to-clean-my-house in the corner of the closet. And one day finally hung it up because ironically I didn't want to look messy. And I say ironically because i can get quite messy when it comes to my clothes and shoe closets. I am sure my friends and fam will vouch for that....but right now my closets are clean! SO THERE! Anyway, this week I just happened to be drawn into this shirt. It has really cool buttons that has clusters of stars on them. ~And right now I am kicking myself for not taking any pics of the buttons. ~ It also has this old faded rugged look to it. So I like it. Thank you bro!

Once again I used the iphone to take pics so the quality is awful....I keep forgetting to charge my camera...Note to self....CHARGE YOUR DARN CAMERA!

What I Am Wearing...

~ Vintage Army Green Shirt

~ "Wife Beater" or "Sling Shot" haha! what! that's what everybody calls them :-/

~ Dark Denim H & M Skinny Jeans

~ Lucky Brand Embroidery Belt

~ Michael Kors Patent Leather Sandals

Also, I am sans-jewelry today....I did not do that on purpose.

I am pondering what else I can wear that shirt with that will make it stand out and bring out a more military inspired look. Any suggestions????? hmm?

My DIY bleached skinnys

2010-08-04T13:40:00.000-07:00

Hi Gals,

It's been awhile since I have done a post. Actually, a little over a week. I guess I took a blog vacation. LOL. Honestly, I haven't been overly busy or anything just getting my house together. And enjoying a little R&R! I have been in my house for 6 months now and still have boxes in the garage that needs unpacking....SMH. That just means that either I had to buy all over again what is packed or I need to get rid of some things. And its probably the latter.

Here's my ensemble from Monday...I bleached the jeans to get that dyed effect. I am not sure but I believe it was almost a year ago when I did this lil quick DIY. However, when I bleached the jeans I really wasn't digging them to much because it was too orange-y for me. But, I am usually a dare-to-be-different kind of gal....and I am loving them right now. I am thinking of shredding the front thigh section. These jeans makes me feel younger too. Hehe! Such a good thang.

The necklace above was handmade by none other than my son Kam'ren. It was a Mother's Day gift and it is absolutely my fave pic of jewelry. For obvious reasons. It has a matching bracelet 2.

Sorry for the fussiness of the photos....I took these photos with my iphone and when I enlarged them this is what happened.

The process of how I bleached my skinnys....

* Saturate a towel with bleach

* Rub the front of the jeans vertically with the bleached towel

* Blot the back of the jeans with the bleached towel (However, depending on the look you want you can do it how you like. i.e. blot the front thigh area only, exclude the back from the bleaching process, dip the bottom of the legs in bleach (I think I am really digging that last 1)

* Let them air dry

* Wash them as you normally would

* And flaunt!

There you go...if you happen to do this DIY please send me pics!!! I would love to see.

What I Am Wearing...

~ "She Fancy" H and M Tank

~ Black Skinny Jeans

~ Naughty Monkey Heels

~ Big Fat Orange Gem Ring

~ Handmade Beaded Necklace....thanks Kam for the gifts & being the best camera boy ever!

If you haven't noticed I ditched my ponytail for my fave hairstyle...THE CURLY WEAVE....I really don't like wearing ponytails bcz when I was younger my aunt would always make her lil comments about me never wearing my hair down. However, for the past few months ponytails were what my budget allowed! LOL. But I am fortunate that over a year ago I invested good hard earned money into some Indian hair that will last me for a very long time. So TAH-DAH! I'm Baccckkkkk!

Taking you back to Thursday...

2010-07-26T22:20:00.000-07:00

I didn't get a chance to do my post last Thursday....So here it is. I didn't take it "Lisa Raye" with all white. I can't pull it off like she does. And I wanted to bring out some of those vibrant colors in the shirt. I chose purple!

I have to give major shout-outs to my photography and son...Kam! He does a fab job...and all always thanks to my followers for following and leaving comments.

What I am wearing...

~ Sleeveless Floral Print shirt

~White Straight Leg Denims

~White Cotton Blazer

(from Macy's many many years ago)

~Purple Steve Madden Suede Heels

~Multi-Colored faux snake skin belt

(found at Ross, a very long time ago...this was its first wear)

~Earrings Downtown LA

EffortLESS Wednesday!!!!

2010-07-21T21:21:00.000-07:00

Uh...yea...a little known fact about me is that I love to mix-match...not sure if I mentioned this before. But I am a mix-match-on-purpose-kind-of-girl. I really don't know the reason why...BUT I think it may have something to do with my will to do what everyone else isn't, my rebel-ness, my "OH you think I wouldn't" kind of attitude. I want to be different. I AM different. I subscribe to tons of magazines purely for entertainment (to be honest most of the time I don't have the time to read the mags and some of them end up going in the holders for my guest and end up never being read by me). However, my fave mag that I always make time for is .:drum roll pls:. People Style Watch.....Oh, I so love this mag....there are such cute clothes with REAL prices...seriously! Some things I take in but I am usually not big on trend following. I wear what I want when I want. See for yourself. Today's outfit was a mixture of patterns, textures, and colors. I liked it. It was me.

It's extremely funny when I go out shopping with the gals and I may put some outfit together and ask whomever their opinion on it. I usually get a "Yea, that's something you would wear." HA! That's exactly what I wanted to hear. "You know my style, aye?" LOL. I love it!

My daughter...she's wearing...

Hello Kitty Cropped Jacket

Button-down in back shirt

H&M denim legging

Chuck Taylor's in Leopard print (Nordstrom)

I actually have these boyfriend jeans in 2 sizes...I am wearing the smaller pair.

I was so sloppy with the look....i left one corner of the shirt hanging out to achieve this effect.... lol

What I am Wearing...

Tropical Print Sheer Button-Down set in Black

(I love the drawstring detail under the bust area)

Patchwork Boyfriend Denims

Double Breasted Blazer with the cutest detailed button

(sorry no pic posted)

Cheap shoes purchased downtown....

(I must admit I rarely wear cheap shoes...not that I think I am too good for them or anything...but they just feel.....uh...CHEAP. I prefer to shop at discounted stores i.e. Ross, DSW, Marshalls; over buying cheap synthetic man made material shoes....sorry hard working men) LOL

Gold Crown Belt

(seen here on Adam Lambert during his American Idol days)

Some Red Earrings

Beaded Necklace

Accessory-LESS

2010-07-20T20:13:00.000-07:00

I just noticed as I were editing my photos that I had on not 1 single accessory. Not even my anklets that I have been faithfully wearing for the past few weeks. I woke up super late this morning and I guess I was in such a rush i didn't even think of going over to my jewelry armoire (that doubles as my tv stand temporarily...hahaha...therefore there are rings and earrings and all my charms at the top that I cannot get to...but when I do get to them I will feel like I have new jewels...ohh la la).

The armoire is a bit of a mess...Pls excuse me for that...LOL

Back to the real reason I am doing this post....AS I WERE SAYING...

So no accessories today...and I threw this outfit on and didn't even think twice about it. Nothing special. However, I love the colors in the shirt. And the green reminded me of my fave green shoes. So I went into my shoe closet and quickly came to a halt. I told myself..."self, you just worked all weekend standing and sitting and breaking down stuff, and your feet will be so upset at you for even stepping into a 4" platform" so I grabbed my patent leather Target ballet flats. By the way...these were shoes purchased for Halloween (I rarely wear them).

Looking at the photos, I don't think the outfit is that plain....but I would whether prefer to wear them with the green platforms. So I took my photos wearings the platforms. And you know what...my feet aren't that mad at me!

What do you guys (I mean gals) ;-) think..green platforms or black flats?

What I am Wearing...

~Butterfly Tunic

~Black Jegging

~Report Signature Strappy Platforms

~Xhilaration Patent Leather Flats

I'm an 80's BABY!!!!

2010-07-17T11:09:00.000-07:00

Like Justin Timberlake bringing SEXY back, Fashion is bringing the 80's back! And I am loving it! Isn't it great to go out and purchase the very things we grew up wearing? I used to love my acid washed overall denim dress, metallic, crazy prints and patterns and my ruffled hair scrunchies. Or even my big hair that was really a result of my hair dresser not applying enough heat in the straightening phase. LOL. The hair back in those days...and the makeup! OMG! What about smiley faces? I so loved smiley faces! I had smiley face socks, pencils holders, purses & wallets, shirts, underwear, lol, and jewelry. I surely must be rambling. LOL. But I just love the 80's. Well it's back and I love what others are doing with it.

click on photo for source

Check out this article on what people wore in the 80's. We all know. However, this is pretty fun to read.

The article mentioned jellys. I loved jelly's back then, and my daughter wears them today. It also mentions leg warmers. But I must admit I have been wearing leg warmers for the last 2 years in the winter. I will always adore leg warmers!

For 80's inspiration I always turn to my fave 80's movies...

Purple Rain

Pretty In Pink

Breakfast Club

to name just a few...Do you guys know anymore to add to the list?

One thing I can be positive that won't make it back into my wardrobe today is that awful noisy SHELL SUIT!

source

Tell me what were you guys fave 80's item and what are you wearing these days that is inspired from the 80's?

Check this link out as well!

To be continued.......(throwback pics of my 80's fashion)

ABSENCE MAKE THE HEART GROW FONDER

2010-07-16T16:14:00.000-07:00

Hey Followers!!!!

I am truly sorry for the lack of posting this past week. I am at an conference and have been busy prior to my arrival here. Anyhow, everything has been great and I am enjoying my work outside the office environment! And I really wish I had time to take at least one photo of my outfit yesterday. I had gotten so many compliments, and the Co-founder and head designer even stopped to tell me how much she loved the way I was wearing my skirt as a dress, hehe! I was ecstatic!!! I will be doing a posting tomorrow morning, so stay tuned! Now that I said that I have to stick to my word. LOL. Luv you guys!

EffortLESS Wednesday!!!!

2010-07-07T22:11:00.000-07:00

Howdy!!!!

This morning was such a breeze for me...It's nothing more classic, simple and chic than a white button down and some denims. I love my look today. I have two kids to get ready in the morning and I am always running behind, therefore I am always pulling things out my closet that would give me the cutest look in the smallest amount of time. I am definitely not one that has time to try on outfits. I simply visualize and go for the kill....LOL! That's exactly what I did today! Besides, the weather here in L.A. has been really iffy. We had an earthquake today as well...it tickled me so much seeing my coworker Kara run around the office trying to find the safest spot... LOL! She's from Chicago so she's not quite used to them.

I am no photographer but I played around with iPhoto and edited the above picture and it looks sort of....shall I say..... flawless...its definitely hiding all flaws

What I am Wearing...

~ White Ruched Button Down Shirt...gift

~ True Religion Ripped Denims

~ Stripped Belt

~ Matisse Sandals

~ Matisse "Throw it all in Here" Leather Bag

~ Kukuly's Earrings

~ Glass Bangles

~ Payless Military Green Cap

Happy EffortLESS Wednesday!!!

The Day After

2010-07-05T22:22:00.000-07:00

Geesh! It seems as tho every time I sit down with my laptop and decide to do a post I get writers' block. What's up with that, huh?!?! Why is it? Maybe I am still a bit nervous about writing publicly. Anyone has any suggestions to getting over this umm...shall we call it blog-blockage. Most times I have to continue telling myself "just do it, dive right in and get on with it already!"LOL. So that's exactly where I am.

Yesterday was the 4th of July and I really wish I had some awesome outfit to reveal to you guys. But I don't. Truth is, after looking at the pictures later that evening I thought my look looked like something that belonged in some old men bikers mag. And that I should be on the back of someones hog, introducing him as my "old man." SERIOUSLY!!! At least I could say we had some fun! And I absolutely enjoyed my day. I did get a compliment....but I don't think it was deserved....see for yourself....

what did i tell ya! biker chick gone wrong! we had a great time doing our Karaoke thang tho....

So on to the next day!

Check out my look for today... I call it WALK THE TALK (that's actually the name of the shoes wore here)

I love my stocking!

What I am Wearing...

~ Floral Print Dress (purchased in New York)

~ Lace Stocking

~ Naughty Monkey Heels

~ Brown Skinny Belt

~ Jewelry...all Miscellaneous

Hope you guys had a great 4th of July!

4th of July threads...

2010-07-02T01:13:00.000-07:00

4th of July Outfit by vjdesarden featuring Dsquared2 shoes

Links a la Mode:Oh, Brave New World

2010-07-01T23:28:00.000-07:00

Links à la Mode : The IFB Weekly Roundup, July 1

Oh, Brave New World…

Edited by: Ashe Mischief of Dramatis Personae
That has such bloggers in it! From a ballsy and confident “I Like Being Fat” at Return to Sender to Awakened Aesthetics post on greenwashing & buying American to Cake Not Coke’s expose on Venus Williams’ controversial courtside fashion, fashion bloggers are brave and bold. Just the way I like them.

Links à la Mode: July 1

Awakened Aesthetic: On Independence Day, we’re told to “buy American.” This eco girl is telling you to think twice.
Bonne Vie discusses online auction sites; Are they frauds or a fair gamble?
Cake Not Coke: Venus William’s Daring on the Court Fashions…
Dedicated Follower of Fashion: Interview with Actor/Activist: Adrian Grenier & TV Producer: Peter Glatzer creators of SHIFT, and eco fashion media platform.
Dramatis Personae: What’s so Dazzling about Shoe Dazzle?
fête á fête: Atelier Cologne – new French luxe fragrance house.
Grechen Blogs: do you read blogs about blogging? do you find the helpful? are the relevant to the fashion blogging community?
haute.halifax: A review of several collections inspired by women of the G8 by local Nova Scotian designers
(IT Hunter): ‘Alice Springs’ pseudonym used by June Newton, Helmut Newton’s wife, to sign her photos first international retrospective
Miss Jones & Me: Boyfriend Booty
Ode to Awe: After months of being unable to locate them online, Japan’s Transvestite brand is found
Oranges & Apples: Is it worth buying more expensive nail polish?
Pixie in Pumps: My take on jewelry storage, creative but not cluttered or tacky.
Profresh Style: Daily Makeup Routine!
Retro Chick: The meaning of Vintage
Return to Sender: I Like Being Fat
Speak Femme:While rummaging around in my grandmother’s sewing room, I found the most amazing guide to sewing and style, courtesy of Vogue.
Sugar & Spice: To Friendship
The Coveted: Pull up a chair, we’re flipping through Elle’s Music Issue
The Curvy Fashionista: What do you do when your shoes do not fit? Opt for a custom pair with Jen+Kim Shoes!

the fashionista under my roof....

2010-06-28T21:35:00.000-07:00

Meet Betty RAI (my daughter)....

Don't let those innocent looks fool you! She's sharing and caring, but she has a sass out of this world....the smartest lil thing I have ever met.

She's 3 and love fashion, having fun, and talking back!

And I was fortunate enough to get an interview out of her....

What are your favorite things to do? "Watching Noggin. Taking pictures. Playing with bro bro. Playing games. Singing. Taking pictures and dressing myself. Doing mommy's hair. Doing mommy makeup. And helping mommy clean and cook! I love doing exciting stuff and silly stuff and crazy mouth stuff (she means silly faces)." LOL!

Her fashion sense: Pretty much screams individuality! She loves mixing patterns, layering, and mommy high heels.

Bethany who are your fashion icons? "Mommy, Brooklyn and Trinity (best friends) and Niki (mommy best friend) and Daddy, but he's not a girl"

Bethany FAVORITE phases:

"Y'all look fannnnccyyy!"

"You look pretty __________"

"HI GUYS!!!!!"

"Trust ME!

"That would be delightful"

"That's fascinating"

"Auntie Tari and her big ole shoes like a cowboy" ~Bethany

Favorite colors? "Pink and purple"

Five things you can't live without?

My Ugg boots
Lipgloss
My bro bro
My purse (which is actually a duffel bag, lol)
My polka dot blank-y

Meet the bro bro....he's pretty awesome too!

He loves video games and watching Nick and playing with me!!!!

His name is Kam and he's 8!

Kam's favorite colors are blue and green. He's not into fashion like me and mommy, but he loves being the man behind the camera!

Hope you enjoyed us!!!

The LOVE Movement

2010-06-24T10:08:00.000-07:00

The love movement....

Love is the key!!!!

Smile, Laugh, give Thanks, and Love today and Forever more!!!!!

http://www.diddyblog.com/

I <3 YOU!!!!!!

EffortLESS Wednesday!!!!

2010-06-23T22:59:00.000-07:00

Hi Ladies!!!!

Here's this Wednesday EffortLESS selection:

This week effortless outfit is pretty simple and just right for the welcoming of Summer.....It was a beautiful day and lately I haven't been getting out for lunch. But I was surprised to have a lunch date today. So I was able to get out of the cold air-conditioned building and greet the sun. I was so excited to find that a mall near my job has these cool Karaoke booths (pictured below EffortLESS post)....I LOVE Karaoke!!!! OMGosh, I am getting that tingling feeling just talking about it. I know what I may be spending my lunch time doing from now on...LOLOL!!!!!

Does anyone else hate it when at the end of the day their bottoms feel a bit baggy....when they seem to fit the way you liked in the morning? It is as if I lost leg weight through-out the day. hmm. Why can't it be that easy around my mid-section?!

What I am Wearing....

~ Button down shirt

~ White shorts (had these babies for a long long time)

~ Denim hooded jacket (gifted to me by bestie, Niki)

~Matisse sandals (My fave cousin works for Matisse shoes!!!! I so love it! I am sure these shoes sell retail for...well i dunno but I only paid a whopping $10....yep that's right TEN BUCKS....so when I have the urge to splurge and I am on a budget...meaning I have lil to no dough for shopping I shop for Matisse shoes)

~ Dream Catcher Earrings....purchased Downtown LA $1

~ New York charm bracelet....purchased in NY

~ Denim/Pink Suede 2-sided bracelet...purchased in HS from Nordstrom

~ Live in Love Leather Band bracelet....FREE from Lucky Brand w/purchases a long time ago

~ Chain with Bling Bling decorative ring wore on it

Yeap! I went bracelet crazy today....I love accessories!!!

*****Karaoke Booth*****

How super cool is this? And they even have different language booths!

Thank you all for being followers! Its really appreciated and make me feel so loved!!!

~Luv u Ronnie

Smile, Laugh, give Thanks, and Love today and forever more!!!

Recognition: AdoreDAILY

2010-06-21T15:06:00.000-07:00

Hey yall!

This past weekend I happened to stumble upon this fabulous blog. http://jessieadore.com/blog/. The creator is Jessie, she has beauty, brains, big hair and this amazing style that I am so in love with already. I couldn't pull myself away from my laptop for about 2 hours on Saturday surfing her site. I haven't looked through all of her looks as of yet. But she has some great inspirational flicks for us, check it out! I am totally inspired AGAIN. Where has Fashion blogging been all my life? There really are some creative fashionistas out there. Kudos to you all! Keep up the amazing work of art.

Here is my absolute favorite look of Jessie's!

Src: http://jessieadore.com/blog/

What do you guys think?

I can not wait to put together my version of this Jessie inspired creation.

I think she is just gorgeous and that outfit......DOPE! She reminds me of Raven Simone.

SRC: queenunique

So go ahead and open up another tab.....head on over there! Check out those witty titles, her awesome style and she even has a great sense of interior design.

ALSO......check out the posting "Sometimes, my brain escapes me"

I am not a fan of sweat pants at all. But I took one look at the pictures and was stunned. Jessie had me wanting to go out to Wal-Mart and grab me a pair. LOL

Have FUN!

Ahh! Great company, lots of laughs, and such a awesome bday gathering

2010-06-20T22:27:00.000-07:00

Now after all that I am totally relaxed!!! Just what I needed.....loved ones. And they were so freaking hilarious! We spent hours after the club and about 4 hours today at my house clowning around....I laughed so hard I cried listening to the guys "bag" on each other.

Besides prayer, the remedy to feeling better about anything you may be going through......laughter and great people to be around!

As you all may have read Friday, I was ecstatic about hanging out with my best friend and the old gang for her birthday. We had an awesome time at the Saddle Ranch on Saturday. And I wanted share a few photos of our eventful night.......

The Sunset Strip

The Birthday Girl

Sieda's Rocking Bull Ride

Heeeyyyyyyyy Now!

Meet the Friends and Family

Clockwise: Me, Keisha, Tari, and LaWanna

Lt-Rt: Keisha, Me, and Lil B

PHOTO OF THE MOMENT!

2 Drunken Hotties...lol

This night was a blast!!! And I wore one of my designs! I don't have a clear full body shot of it but I think you can catch it on the bull riding picture. Speaking of the riding of THE BULL. I was completely nervous when I was pressured into getting on that mechanical beast. I was totally against it, but the odds were against ME. I even covered my eyes when I walked through the gate to mount the bull. SO EMBARRASSING! However, I rode that baby and what do you know. I got on it a second time! ;-) Yayy!!!!

Lesson of the day: Get over your fears by facing them!!! LOL

Thanks for reading!!!!

~Luv Ronnie

Live-Life-Lovely

Happy Friday!!!!!!

2010-06-18T16:34:00.000-07:00

HAPPY FRIDAY FASHIONISTAS!!!!!

What a awesome way to start the weekend! The Lakers won last night and there are about a million and 1 parties happening this weekend because of the big win. Thanks to The LAKERS for giving us L.A. people a great reason to party!!! However, we never need a good reason to party......we celebrate EVERYTHING! getting over a cold, kids getting a B, just got a new outfit and need to be the center of attn and show it off......did I prove my point???

More Importantly.............

It's my BFF Keisha's bday on Saturday so I will be partying with her on Sunset in Hollywood. HOLLA!!!!!

Happy Birthday Best Friend.....KEISHA!!!!!!!

I HEART YOU

and

Glad to have you around!

(she is actually taller than me but she was being funny)

Have a great Weekend everyone and be safe....

look cute, stay fly, take pics, give love and be open for receiving it too!!!

Luv Ronnie!

Oh! and Happy Father's Day to all the GREAT DADs out there!!!!

~Ronnie~

2010-06-16T23:49:00.000-07:00

The Face behind FASHION ~VJDesarden~

Mom who loves fashion. I started designing when I was a very young girl. I used to design clothes for my barbie dolls using decorative paper towels and sewing thread and socks! In high school I was enrolled in fashion design class. My friends and I were so into fashion. We would do things like change the color of our nail polish everyday to coordinate with our outfits & and take pics at the 1 hour photo shop like EVERY OTHER DAY. We would love to make clothes in sewing class and wear them to school as soon as the project was complete. A few years after high school, I decided to start my own clothing line under the name of KADO Klothing. Named after my son Kam’ren Dominick. I started with a logo design and created t-shirts that was given away as promotion. This never went anywhere because I didn't keep to it. To be successful at something we must eat, sleep and breath it....

I LOVE Fashion.....

and I don't care what anyone else is wearing, I am going to be me. I am going to start the trend.

I am the Rebel of Life and Fashion!

2 things I strongly believe.....fashion doesn't necessarily have to make sense

and

SHOES are investments too! ;-)

EffortLESS Wednesday!!!!

2010-06-16T22:59:00.000-07:00

Hey!!!

Jump for joy! It's about that time!!!!

This outfit was one of my fave's! I might actually wear these pieces together again. For me, it complimented my body type. I have long legs, and in JHS and HS I hated them. Because I was super skinny and was called BONES! LOL. But today, I love them! I learned what you suppose to do with them, LMAO! *Get your mind out the gutter* I am talking about Fashion here. If you know me then you know that I am slender. I may be top heavy but not at all am I apple-bottomed. I wish I was! Well, there were these few months last year when I did gain some weight and I loved it! I had a lil booty....well so much for dreaming, I am back to my old self. LOL.

This outfit hides all my flaws and gives me a lil extra where needed!

FYI....I wasn't sure about wearing the belt, in certain seating positions it accentuated my belly rolls. That definitely wasn't the look I was going for. But once I got to work Kara gave me the green light. So I went with it.

EffortLESS Wednesday presents: Bling, Patent Leather, Vintage

For slender gyrls like myself, I suggest when going for a sexy/edgy kind of look like I was in these photos, go for the blazers that cut at the waistline (that is if a blazer is incorporated with your look) and for the gryls that don't really carry much rump weight, stretchy pants with back pockets always portray a lil more than what it really is. ;-)

The contour of the tuxedo shirt and by adding this belt gave me somewhat of a hourglass figure..."Who knew I ever had it in me?"

The Accessories......

Ashy black ruffled blazer, tuxedo shirt, & indigo blue jeggings, wrap-around belt: vintage (from my moms closet), patent leather peep-toe booties: Aldo's, ring: compton boutique

Cool Pic~

Flick courtesy of Essence.com

Don'cha just love Dawn from Dirty Money earrings!!!! The shoes are pretty hott too!!!

From Day to Night

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My first Polyvore creation

From Day to Night by vjdesarden featuring TFNC dresses

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EffortLESS Wednesday and everything else!

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Greetings!

Happy EffortLESS Wednesday to you all!

A lil food for thought!

~Those who go to Him for help are happy, and they are never disgraced~ Psalm 34:5 NCV

Smiling does the heart good. Age will not dim our smiles, and they announce our happiness to the world. When we wear a happy face despite our circumstances, we may find that our inward spirit changes to match the outward smile. Excerpt taken from Whispers of Wisdom for Single Moms

Todays EffortLESS outfit was just that, EffortLESS! I think I may have gotten dressed in 10 minutes, LOL. Well if you know me then you know that is the norm of my life. Okay, ?. Could i have actually said "Well if you know me then you know that that is the norm of my life" That always bug me......

Here is this Wednesdays' EffortLESS Fashion.......

This whole outfit was based off of wearing these Blue Suede Shoes. I love mis-matching my shoes!!!! I just love it. It's so edgy and funky! But looking at the complete outfit it goes in some weird way. The eagle on my shirt is blue and I have some blue embroidery in my belt but that's about it. I wanted the shoes to stand out.

What I am Wearing.....

~ American Eagle Ribbed Polo

~ Khaki pants purchased many many years ago from Target

~ Royal Blue Platforms from DSW

~ Flower embroidered Belt from Lucky Brand

~ Bracelet Aldo Accessories

~ Bubble-eyed Owl necklace Kukuly's

~ Baby Elephant pink earrings located under Cameron's chin on the InStyle mag (borrowed from my Bethany)

Happy EffortLESS Wednesday!!!!

~ heart Ronnie

To all the readers that want to see posts more often, I am trying to get a good schedule going so that I can make that happen. I am currently working on building my website so all the research and time put into that sometimes consume me....Not to mention Solo Motherhood and raising 2! LOL.....

Wednesday's EffortLESS Fashion

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Hey Gals and Guys (if there’s any that stop by)!

Today is EffortLESS Wednesday! Yesterday was EffortLESS Wednesday. And this week have certainly flew by, having Monday off and all. I had an awesome Memorial Day Weekend! It felt like a mimi vacation even though I didn’t go far from L.A. My bestie and I had plans of going to the lake and spending the night out in the woods, I know, so not me! LOL. So we didn’t stay overnight….phew! We ended up partying the night away on Saturday and sleeping in on Sunday and partying again Sunday night! And on Monday sleeping in and finally made our way up a hill to see our kids….and ended up going out to eat and for a drink again….Man, doesn’t all that sound awesome. What’s even better my kids love, love, loved my bestie moms house. That’s their new favorite grandma! So it was so easy to enjoy myself knowing my kids were having a blast. The highlight of Sunday night was that the whole time I was sitting at this bar in Santa Monica (the name of the bar is a swore secrecy), this swain sat across from me and stared all damn night….literally….and he even smiled and pointed me out to his friend. It was uncomfortable at first because it was so obviously to the whole bar but after a while, what could I do. And he lost out because while he was doing all the smiling, flirting and pointing, someone else approached me and he and his friends kept myself and my friends entertained for the rest of the night! LOL! Anyway, I am sure I am missing some other highlights of my weekend, but all in all it was the best I had in a very long time. Now that I am rejuvenated and back to work and more work and my beautiful children and my home and this blog….I am was ready for the EffortLESS Wednesday!

Here are few few snapshots of my Memorial Day weekend in fashion...

How was your Memorial Day Weekend?

Meet the kids! Kam’ren and Bethany

This is ~~the~~ actually the outfit I wore today, But I am going to highlight an outfit I wore last week.

What I Am Wearing...

~ Blazer by American Rag....I love the vintage look of it

~ v-neck shirt

~ Black Leggings Pants by Angel (the ones that Kara always said are so super tight)

~ Embroidered Belt by Lucky Brand

~ Earrings from Peru...This was my first time wearing these, Kara loves them!

~ Lucky Green Angel Hair Pasta straps platforms by Report Signature (these are actually by best friends pumps, if you think I had a mean shoe game ((for those of you that know me)) my bestie Tari has hundreds of shoes, when I am at her house I am in HEAVEN....I mean greek God-like men serving champagne, Angels playing the violin, the whole nine) She actually purchased me a pair of these in tan but for some reason the heel felt feeble...so you all know Nordstroms policy....I returned them for another pair of awesome shoes.

Here's the EffortLESS Wednesday Highlight.....

What I Am Wearing......

~ Off white tank from American Eagle

~ High waist Denims

~ Brown leather Belt

~ “One of a kind” Riveted Blazer

~ Gold bow platforms by Carols Santana

~ Bangles from Downtown LA

~ Bead & Chain Necklace

~ Butterfly earrings thats all the rave (gift from Kara)

Meet the 2 women I have talked about so much in this Blog....

Tari & Kara (praying).....

Happy EffortLESS Fashion Days!!!

~heart Ronnie