Archive for November, 2008

This week’s buzz from the fashion blogosphere:

Links à la Mode : November 27th

• 39thandbroadway – Ever wonder where fashion trends come from and how they develop, long before they hit the stores?
• A Few Goody GumDrops – A Few Goody Gumdrops asks…Who needs a Mink Coat when you can have a Mink Bag!
• Being High Maintenance, not Bitchy – Being High Maintenance, not Bitchy gushes over Freeman’s Replenishing Body Lotion – the effective, but stinky moisturizer.
• Capitola Girl Jewelry Blog – I’m saying no to gift cards this holiday season, and looking to the indie sellers on Etsy for some great guy gifts.
• Clutch 22 – Tackling Black Friday and Cyber Monday this holiday season.
• Couture Allure – Couture Allure shows how to dress up your holiday hairdo with vintage accessories.
• dapper kid – Essay on the impact of the Industrial Revolution on Men’s Tailoring.
• Diary of a Style Addict – Diary of a Style Addict Reviews Paint Cosmetics fab mineral eyeshadows
• Dirty Laundry – 37 Things to Love: The Definitive List (And How I Have Way Too Much Time)
• Dogmom’s Dish – Five little luxuries for the holidays, ranging from Free to Sugardaddy Suggestible.
• dramatis personae – Why Dieting is a Dirty Word
• fashion fille – What is YOUR opinion on the trendy scarf? Fashion Fille debates keffieyahs.
• fashion in my eyes – Love of a lifetime,Coco Rocha and Roberto Bolle
• Fashion Pulse Daily – We’ve got the skinny on the upcoming Target accessory designer collaborations — including Felix Rey!
• Flights of Fab Fashion Fancy – Wearing fur, faux and real, is sooo trendy hot! Here are hot looks from all over the globe!
• Hello, Lover… Shoe Daydreams – Recognize the things that trip your relationship up and keep you from having the “real” fairy tale.
• Independent Fashion Bloggers – IFB announces the new newsletter!
• Iole in fashion – Inverno a colori / Colored Winter.
• Mademoiselle Robot – Outfit ideas for Thanksgiving.
• Pencil – a look at Suphanut Suwansanya’s, a London Fashion Designer, Autumn/ Winter 08 collection and his inspiration.
• Petite Bourgeoisie – Interview with Kristen Calavas of TheLookbook.
• Retro Chick – Putting on the Glitz, working your sequins for Work, Rest & Play.
• ShopDiary – ShopDiary invites you to access chanel-exclusives.com, the first ever online Chanel boutique, and discover a limited edition selection of Chanel accessories.
• Shopping and Info – Amazing leather jackets and boots on sale for 50% off.
• Some Like It Fashion – The shape of things to come: have your say on what ‘look’ will come to define this recession.
• Style Discovery – Style Discovery goes burlesque.
• Sweety P Style FIles – Since I haven’t been shopping in three months, I find myself in a wardrobe recession.
• Tainted & Sweet… – Thank you Daddy Karl!!!
• The Bare Skinny – Eco Friendly and Fabulous…Fashion Goes Green.
• THE COVETED – Feathers, Lashes, and Courtney Brooke Hall… vintage fashion photography.
• The Sunday Best – Contest on TheSundayBest! Big fun! Big prizes! Big…pandas?
• Your Style Star – Shop on Black Friday like a pro

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The final look in my faux fur series is definitely the most realistic for everyday attire. In fact, I’m wearing it today!

The fur piece in this outfit is a hand-me-down vest from my mom, turned inside out and tweaked with bobby pins. This is one of those times it pays to be a pack-rat. Oprah would go nuts if she saw the contents of my closet.

I’m wearing a fitted off-white shirt underneath the vest with my favorite dark, skinny jeans (yes, the ones from Forever 21…still obsessed) and gold accessories. To add a little color, I decided to wear a DIY peacock feather hair clip.

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One of my colleagues, Ian (aka Master of Social Media), caught my interest when he told me about these “furry glow leggings” a few months ago.  Upon arriving to work one day earlier this month, I noticed a pleasant, furry surprise waiting on my desk.

Designed by Martian Wear Clothing, they are basically a pair of black, furry legwarmers with built-in LED blinking lights. Initially, I wasn’t sure I could make them work in an outfit, but after trying a few different combinations, I realized they totally give the illusion of fur covered boots. Not so crazy after all, right?!

I decided to stick with a black color scheme and play with various textures to complement the fur covers, ranging from lace to latex.

While I don’t plan on using them for the lights, I can’t wait to wear them on an upcoming snowy vacay!

I’ve noticed a sudden explosion of the faux fur trend in some of my recent shopping adventures and thought it would be fun to show a few different looks, mostly via wardrobe reinvention.

For the first look, I dug up a hat I bought as a joke a  few years ago and a pair of lace-up boots I bought pre-Ugg craze. While the boots are supposed to come up to my knees, I folded them down and tied them in place to modernize them a bit.

This is almost something I could totally wear to pick out a Christmas tree…all I’m missing is a cup of hot cocoa (an maybe a few extra layers)!

In light of the Thanksgiving holiday, I created a little something to show some of the things I’m thankful for.

I also want to thank everyone for all the support thus far. I really appreciate your taking the time to stop by Clutch22.com, not to mention all the kind comments, emails and links.

Stay tuned for some fun upcoming holiday posts! Any requests??