Ode to le Faux Pas

The weekend was super exciting for me! I got to volunteer at the 2nd annual Green Long Beach Festival, and while the the whole festival was informative, interesting and totally fun-their volunteer shirts were...well-interesting to say the least. The shirts were Rasta/Cheetah print/deep V-neck shirts. Mind you, those three adjectives should NEVER be in the same sentence, let alone on any article of clothing. Regardless of the lack of taste, the shirts did bring humor to my day and was the perfect example of what fashion faux pas' look like. Here is a mini-ode to fashion faux pas:

faux pas

noun

excuse my faux pas mistake, blunder, gaffe, indiscretion, impropriety, solecism, barbarism; informal boo-boo, blooper. See note at mistake .

Plastic, Paisley/Cow Print Cowboy Rain Boots. 

Ed Hardy inspired/Virgen De Guadalupe Hats.

 Bedazzled Angel wing ass print leggings.  

Skechers.

Why don't you love me?

"Why Don't You Love Me" - Beyoncé from Beyoncé on Vimeo.

Remember the days when MTV and VH1 would actually play music videos? Yeah me neither-luckily for us we have outlets like Vimeo and Youtube to bring those glory days back. Case and point, all the Lady Gaga's music videos. Beyonce's new video for her latest single, "Why don't you love me?", is a great music video, even cooler song, but her wardrobe in the video is KILLING IT SON! 

She channels  a 60's desperate house wife, with outfits inspired by the biggest icons of the decade including Betty Page, Marilyn and Jackie O. Now why can't  more pop stars would be more fashion savvy like Queen B?!

Voyeur:Green with Envy

As summer is approaching i've been feeling like my corazón is radiating happiness! Maybe it's because the simplest things make me smile, like a song, ice cream, and people who dress up as if they belong in fashion magazines.

The problem with summer fashion is that when the sun and heat goes up, I find that most women go for floral or bright prints to demonstrate that SUMMER IS HERE. Which is typical and expected but after a while the bright colors and floral prints becomes a bit childish and redundant. My voyeur this episode, Laurie,  shows us how to have a great summer outfit avoiding such summer cliches. 

I met Laurie at the HUB grand opening, a biking event, and immediately fell in love with her outfit. It looked effortlessly chic, cool and comfortable enough to ride a bike on a sunny day. Laurie defies the common thought that summer means bright colors and wore a vintage inspired look that looks as she just walk out of a fashion shoot. 

Kudos on Laurie being my voyeur to kick off the summer trend! <3

Voyeur: Das Las Vegas

Usually when people work @ a specialized clothing store they often THINK, that they look good. Workers at these shops eventually get lazy and just wear the name brand of the store, (here's looking @ you MetroPark employees!)
That was not the case when I walked into the Betsey Johnson boutique, located at the Miracle Mile mall in Las Vegas. Employees, Mindy Rim (Left) and Nina Ong looked beyond adorable and fashionable and both nenas were super nice!
Miss Ong went for a more classic look in all black, while keeping the outfit youthful with the black knee high socks. Miss Rim is donning a  Betsey Johnson shirt she turned into a dress by emphasizing her small waist with a nice black belt. Mindy said in regards to Betsey Johnson clothes "Betsey Johnson really knows women. She's amazing!"
Well I think both their outfits are amazing and kudos on being my fashion voyeur for Vegas!

Voyeur: My Hair routine...

On a recent facebook update status, I read a friend raving about how the Brazilian Blow Out treatment left her hair "silky smooth and straight".
Sounds great! But what about a new product for us girls that already have flat, straight hair, like me?
My hair is flat, fine and super straight, and although my curly hair girls envy it, I feel like having that hair style is soooo boring.

I've tried hair volume products, curlers, irons and even not brushing my hair for days, so the tangles could appear like more volume. Everything has failed epically.
So I decided to try something radical. I started skipping on the conditioner portion of my hair washing routine. I only conditioned once a week with a hair masque.
The conditioner weighs my already fine hair down and makes it  feel heavier and greasier. I just shampoo my hair, and opt out on the conditioner. After, I run my hair through ice cold water for a minute or two. My hair usually ends up drying straight, as usual, but with an incredible shine and bounce.
Do you guys have any "hair" tips?

I can't hear you...your shirt's too loud.

Feeling a bit overwhelmed and confused with the new health care bill being passed, I decided to leave the house and watch the homie Philly Johnson perform. Philly was participating in a once-a-month music showcase @ The Rhythm Lounge in Long Beach (I gotta support the community!)

Seeing him perform, brought up so many questions in relationship to how a how a musicians' fashion choice affects their future fans-Being at hip-hop event, I had some what of an idea of the level of flash and bling the performers were going to have, but even then I was not ready for the amount of blingitude, I encountered last night.
For the most part all the performers were male, thus I assumed the smooth swagger to come out and impress me. Instead what I witness was fashion catastrophe of swarovski's crystal shirts, the Usher look circa 1995 and at some point in the evening I even saw a small t.v. screen encrusted in some guys jacket. This experience was extremely informative in modern male fashion trends. The Hip-hop culture in general has so many wonderful fashion outlets, so last night was a bit of a bummer in the male department.
There were some men last night that did really put in effort, I just wish most of the performers could have done the same...
What do you guys think about dressing up the bling cliche @ a musical showcase?

Voyeur: Tick-Tock-You-don't stop!

Call me a sappy dork if you want but I still won't deny my love for weddings: The thought of two lives uniting forever in happiness, the wedding champagne and, of course, another perfect excuse opportunity to dress up. What is there not to love? 
Apparently boys really don't share the same excitement us girls do when it comes to dressing up for a wedding. For most straight men, it's a drag to dress up for any event. This is why you always find yourself in the middle of a sea of men's black suits.

 Geoff Tock's outfit for a recent wedding avoided the cliche of  the traditional black suit and was the epitome of modern male chic. His innovative color scheme of gray, white with a touch of purple is a contemporary approach to the default dark wedding suits. Aside from a great color palette, Geoff  is donning a suit that is well tailored, slim fit and doing exactly what it is suppose to do! His suit flatters his body type while staying within the lines of comfort. Kudos to Geoff on being my first male voyeur!

 

Geoff and a bella dama.

 (Geoff was styled by Khristian Berrio. Wardrobe is from: Zara Man, Nordstrom's and shoes from Calvin Klein)