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If vintage inspired frocks with a modern edge and super affordable prices make you jump for joy, head on over to the new online boutique Ruche. I happened upon this lovely store today while perusing my favorite site Painfully Hip. The owner, Mai, describes her store as a modern boutique with a vintage touch. Here are some of the delightful goodies awaiting you:
Latte Polka Dotty Dress - $ 34.99
What are your picks for Fall 2008 must haves? I enjoy your suggestions and hope to see some posts dedicated to this subject and more affordable shopping ideas. Thanks!
We try to keep our focus on real world style; wearable basics, pretty clothing, and funky accessories that are affordable and of good quality. We shy away from copying runway trends and emulating celebrity style and believe this information is best kept to the fashion magazine experts. We do have favorite items and suggestions each season. In August, we’ll release our Fall newlsetter including our take on the mood for the last half of 2008. We have our eye on certain must-haves, and would love to hear more from our readers and customers. What do you want or need in your closet for Fall despite what the magazines say you must have?
We are currently coveting: continue reading…
Please welcome our second guest blogger (who wishes to remain anonymous) with a thoughtful post about labels. Warning, this one has some foul language but nothing inappropriate - I left it in for impact:
Don’t Label Me
I was a teenager in the 80s, so when I hear the word Emo, I automatically think punk. Emo has roots in the post-punk music era and many recognize it as a short version of the word emotional (hence the word emoticon). Emo is closely associated with punk because the high-energy music has you jumping in mosh pits and swinging leather, spiked cuffs in the air while banging your mohawked head from side to side. Emocore, short for emotional hardcore , is also used to describe many punk bands’ emotional performances. In these terms, I get Emo.
But fashion has snapped up Emo as a style identifier and I don’t get it. Maybe it is better understood by the generation after me, the gen Ys who are still enjoying their late teens and early twenties and didn’t experience the punk rock movement of the 80s. Or maybe it seems simple in your teens and early twenties to slap a label on something you don’t quite understand to identify someone who doesn’t fit your idea of normal. I read this comment a while ago by an anonymous poster on a student blog in response to a girl describing someone wearing all black as “emo”: continue reading…
