JUST A SHORT ONE...

Hello, Hello! Just wanted to remind you that with there only being 2 days left in 2010, you know I have to put together a Best/ Worst Celeb list along with delicious pics. I might even throw in a few regular badly dressed people who offend us too. So on New Years Day when you're recovering from the dirty deeds from the night before, do check in with me for the 1st Annual Chic Girl Best/ Worst Dressed of 2010 Smackdown. It's sure to be almost as fun as ringing in 2011. Hugs and Kisses in the New Year!



YAY 2011!

 -CHIC GIRL

PEOPLE WATCHING & THE GAME



Sorry. I just couldn't help myself. 



Once a week I get out of my cozy bed, pull on my faux Uggs, and schlep over to my neighborhood Starbucks for coffee, people watching, and of course to write this blog. Now in sitting here, I realize that in my faux Uggs and  an outfit that is barely an upgrade from pjs, I still look better than almost every single person that walks in here! The really bad thing is that most of these people are in the midst of their work day! Which means they deliberately left their houses looking like a hot mess. I'm sorry but I'm appalled. But I'm also glad for the fodder it provides me with to play my favorite game, Makeover in My Head. As Sophia on the Golden Girls would say, "Picture it", a plus size woman in her approx. mid 30's just walked in wearing washed out black cargo pants, a turquoise cotton tank w/ lace trim peeking out from underneath a horribly ugly black and white flowered tunic that unfortunately is too short and too tight. To top it all off... Barney purple Birkenstocks. 3 words. WRONG, WRONG , AND WRONG. The outfit  not my Golden Girls reference. 

Anyway I digress, this is such an easy makeover I have to restrain myself from running over to share it with her. First I would switch out her once black cargos ( they rarely a good look for anyone) for a pair of jet black jeans or leggings. Both would elongate her. Second, a lightweight hip- length tunic  (looks good on everyone) in a pattern or jewel tone. Third, a  jacket or vest to add some texture to. Finish her with a funky accessory (like the earrings below), an ankle boot and a big fabulous bag. See the pieces I picked below that scream  "FASHION IS FOR EVERYONE"!

So that's the Makeover in My Head game ("we need to find a better name for it"). It's fun and everybody wins. She gets a new look and I once again get to defy the odds and transform the fashion clueless... at least in my head.

Tunic
LaneBryant.com $54.50






Donna Karan Ankle Boot
(Price Unavailable) 

                                                                      


  


Funky Pyramid Earrings
By Noir (Price Unavailable)



Fab Fur Vest $50
Ideeli.com

 

I Heart this Bag!
Hype Christie Bag (Price Unavailable)

                                                                                                            

      

Knit Jean

DKNY for Lane Bryant $59

Haven't Been Around in a While But With Good Reason...

MY CURRENT INSPIRATION...

So life has a funny way of working out. I was blessed with a new job a few weeks ago that doesn't require that I sacrafice my personal style or my soul. I'm now working for a little denim company called Joe's Jeans. Those of you in the know, know that Joe's is the answer for "denimheads" who have grown beyond Trues and Sevens. With a clean, classic vibe combined with the best feeling denim on earth, at least in my opinion, you can't help becoming a fan. What is a fact is that they really do have a style for every bodytype and a wash for any and every occasion. I guess you could say that I've become a convert. My co-workers have become my friends and my inspiration. These people have some of the best damn style! Check out the pic.While being individualists they get "it". And since you're here reading this, you clearly get "it" too!

My own style has been allowed to run rampant as well. Since my only work dress code requirement is that I wear their jeans, I can be whoever I want to be daily. I get to release my inner hippie, nerdy collegiate girl or whatever. There are elements of these characters to my everyday outfits that make getting dressed much more interesting. I guess you could say that I'm enjoying my return to the working world.