Good news, peeps: red is IN this season. What? Is that cheering I hear? I KNOW! I’m so excited too!

I love red. It’s bold, it’s classy and it’s totally sexy. And if you wear it right (which is pretty easy unless you opt for some sort of pleather body suit) you can really stick out…in a good way. There are so many different ways to work this hue into your wardrobe, whether you want to totally stand out or just spice up a neutral ensemble. And there are many different shades, meaning it can look good on everyone.

So get out there, find the shade of red that matches you and paint the town in it. For under 20 buckeroos. Read More »

Who or what inspires your style? Many of us use celebrities (like Willa Holland) or TV characters (like Clarissa Explains It All) as style inspiration, even though, most of the time, they are being dressed from head to toe by the best stylists. Which we don’t have. And sometimes it’s damn near impossible to work their Hollywood looks into our not-so-Hollywood lives. I’ve made it my mission to tap into the mind of a fashion stylist and show you how to take your style inspiration – whatever it may be – and make it more you!

I saw Scarface once.  Yes, one time and I was barely paying attention.  Typically movies about Cuban drug lords and mafia crime in Miami don’t exactly thrill a Midwestern girl like me.  It’s a little difficult to relate to Tony Montana’s lifestyle choices, but Elvria, on the other hand, well that’s a whole other story.

Before everything went to total sh*t, Tony and Elvira lived the South Beach fantasy of money and power. Money was no object, so whatever Elvira wanted she got. And what she wanted was clothes. Gorgeous, expensive clothes. (I think that’s something we can all understand, no?) So yeah, maybe she snorted more nose-candy than an elementary schooler’s filled pillow case on Halloween, and perhaps she was involved in more murders than I’d normally support, but her style was impeccable and I just couldn’t look away.

I love Elvira’s style because it’s always glamorous and sexy, no matter the occasion. (And I’m definitely not the only one who idolizes it; Gucci even based the Spring/Summer 2006 ad campaign on the Scarface look!) You and I probably feel our most comfortable in sweatpants, or go out in jeans and “the cute top” combo. Not Elvira, who sleeps in slinky silk and whose “hangin’ around the house clothes” are something we’d probably wear to prom. She just always finds an excuse to dress up and make heads turn, and that’s both sexy and inspiring. Read More »

Hard to believe that in only 2 days we’ll be ringing in the new year and it’ll have been a decade since all that Y2K mumbo jumbo.

I know; that whole “only 2 days” thing freaked me out, too. Not because I’m not ready for 2010, but because I’m not ready for NYE. I’ve been so busy unwrapping presents and relaxing in front of the TV that I have yet to secure a NYE-worthy ensemble for the big countdown.

But it’s OK. As usual, Forever 21 has come to the rescue with some pretty fantabulous frocks and smocks for under $20. So grab that wad of Christmas cash (don’t worry, you won’t need much of it here!), and head over to the mall. Here are some of the goodies our BFFs at F-21 have to offer for the big, bold and boozy night. Read More »