Friday’s going to be pretty amazing, too!
CHIC: noun ˈshēk – smart elegance and sophistication especially of dress or manner; style
Friday’s going to be pretty amazing, too!
P.S. Join Alexis for Fashion Friday on December 7 at noon, presented by the Birmingham Public Library and Birmingham magazine! Yes, sequins are involved. You don’t want to miss it!
Need help taking your look from day to night, decoding tricky dress codes? Do you want to know how to look glam on a budget? Join style blogger Alexis Barton for Fashion Friday at the Birmingham Public Library on Friday, December 7 at noon, as she shares tips to help you dress your best for social occasions. The event is free, and the pleasure of your company is required!
The workshop will be held in the Central Library’s Arrington Auditorium (located at 2100 Park Place), and is brought to you by the Birmingham Public Library and Birmingham Magazine.
Special thanks to Chanda Temple!
Drumroll, please…congrats to BECCA, who won the “Send me to the Shops of Grand River” gift card giveaway! Becca, please check your email; we’ll get your prize to you shortly.
Thank you to everyone who entered!
If you haven’t heard about the totally amazing collabo headed our way, then get your life! Target and Neiman Marcus are rolling out 50 items from 24 designers including Marchesa, Tory Burch, Rodarte, Carolina Herrera, Marc Jacobs and Tracy Reese on December 1! Why is this big? Well, if you haven’t been living under a rock, then you’re aware we don’t have a Neiman Marcus in this state.
So mark your calendars, save your coins, preview the collection and get ready to shop for your life on Saturday, December 1 (in brick-and-mortar stores and online). If previous collaborations are any indication, this one is gonna be a doozy and it will be every fashionista for herself!
And if you think Target is playing this season, think again. They are offering shoppers perks like free Wi-Fi, smartphone shopping, and price-matching this season (take that, Best Buy, Amazon.com, Toys R Us and Wal-Mart!).
Drumroll, please…congrats to SARA, who won two general admission tickets to The Market! Sara, please check your email so we can get your prize to you.
Thank you to everyone who entered, and if you didn’t win you still have the opportunity to enter the “I Want a MAC-over” swag bag giveaway!
Who’s been waiting on this besides me?!
The MAC counter is in a prime location near the front of the store, and has double counters. Becky Blair, Belk Western Division Merchandise Coordinator noted, “We’re looking forward to the new MAC counter for this location.”
To celebrate, we’re giving away a MAC gift bag featuring lots of goodies: eye shadow in “Love Cycle” (a duo of baby and cobalt blue), nail lacquer in “Inert” (a so-now shade of grey), an eye shadow quad in “Parlor Smoke”, a chromagraphic pencil in “Rich Purple”, Zoom Waterfast Lash Mascara in “Waterfast Black”, Pro Longwear Lipglass in “Next Fad” (a pout-perfect pink), and a special edition Make it Perfect Brush Kit.
WANT TO WIN? Post “I want a MAC-over” in the comment section! For an extra entry, post a link to the contest on Facebook OR Twitter (choose one method and be sure to tag Alexis or @SameChicSouth so the extra entry can be verified). One winner will be chosen on Friday, November 16 at noon. Enter with a valid email address, as this is how the winner will be contacted. All decisions final.
*And in case you missed it, Nordstrom Rack is headed to Birmingham! It’s slated to open in the River Ridge Shopping Center next Spring!
***This giveaway is now closed.***
I’m dying to see this documentary about legendary “Empress of Fashion” Diana Vreeland, who led Harper’s Bazaar and Vogue and heavily influenced the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute. Unfortunately, I’ll have to content myself with the book for now; the documentary isn’t showing in Birmingham. If you’re up for the drive, head over to Atlanta to see it at the Tara Atlanta 4.
Vreeland was known for her signature style (red nails and lips!), eclectic taste and quirky sensibility (once suggesting that parents shampoo their children’s hair in dead champagne). Some of my favorite DV quotes:
“Style [is] a standard. It helps you get down the stairs. It helps you get up in the morning. It’s a way of life. Without it you’re nobody. I’m not talking about a lot of clothes.”
“You know the greatest thing is passion, without it what have you got? I mean if you love someone you can love them as much as you can love them but if it isn’t a passion, it isn’t burning, it isn’t on fire, you haven’t lived.”
“The only real elegance is in the mind; if you’ve got that, the rest really comes from it.”
“A new dress doesn’t get you anywhere; it’s the life you’re living in the dress, and the sort of life you had lived before, and what you will do in it later.”
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The ballerina bun I’ve been rocking has gotten so many unexpected compliments that I thought I should come clean. I use a very nifty bun-maker made by Conair, which I purchased at Ulta for $4.99. The kit contains a ponytail holder, 4 hairpins, and the bun-maker (It looks like a fake donut. Seriously. But it’s actually magic in a box.).
All you do is brush your hair into a ponytail, then slide the bun-maker over it until it meets your scalp. Wind your hair around the form – tucking it in as you go – secure with a pin, and voila! For extra volume or to try the messy bun look, tease your ponytail with a rat-tail comb, then wind, tuck and pin. This makes a great protective hairstyle if you’re avoiding heat, and seriously, it takes less than five minutes to do. It’s perfect for Monday mornings or when you have very little time. And it just looks polished no matter where you’re going. I’m wearing my bun in a topknot, or sometimes at the nape of my neck. Apparently you can buy even larger hair donuts at beauty supply stores; I can’t wait to style even more height-defying buns!
(And for some #Throwback Thursday fun: I’m the one with the bun in the last photo, circa 1986. Thanks Mom!)
Images via conair.com
Yes, you need them – whether they came from Forever 21, a yard sale, Mikimoto or courtesy of your mother’s jewelry box (sorry Mom; you aren’t getting yours back!). Faux or fabulously real, in a triple strand or opera-length, a beautiful set of pearls will take you anywhere.
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