Confessions of a Fashion Fanatic: Gimme Some Kimchi

Confessions of a Fashion Fanatic

The daily chronicle of a fashion-and-beauty obsessed, style-writing, pseudo-Angeleno who made her way from the Great White North to La-La Land -- otherwise known as Los Angeles, California -- and back again. Till the next big city calls out her name, that is.

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I'm a Vancouverite who moonlighted as an Angeleno. My momma is the best in the entire world, and I'll argue you hoarse on that one. I've been in love only once in my life. The East Coast calls me but the West Coast is in my blood. Social butterflies -- and party animals -- are a great species. Fashion and writing will be the death of me, but what a way to go. Carine Roitfeld is fabulous. I would die a painful death if art, design, photography, fashion, music and dancing did not exist. Always kind of wondered why Smurfette was the only girl in town. I can't draw. Absolutely believe everything happens for a reason. I feel so lucky to have the girlfriends that I do. I'm a total sun baby. Think I might be a workaholic. I may have slight road rage. Ice cream and hockey are religions. I buy too many glossy magazines. Nothing beats someone with a killer sense of humor. Chivalry is really not dead. I'm a victim of minor vertigo and a serious lead foot. Always up for meeting people from paths different than mine and crossing paths with old friends. At the very end of it all, I want to be able to look back and say: Yeah, I sure lived a damn good life.

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Wednesday, December 13, 2006

Gimme Some Kimchi

No, no. I'm not talking about kimchi, the pungent Korean pickled cabbage.

I'm talking about the brand Kimchi & Blue: off-center and quirky, yet cute. Not to mention slightly on the junior trendy side. And resident out-of-house clothing label darling of Urban Outfitters, the ultimate store for trend fixes.

Here are some K & B styles to whet your style palette:

PS. I'm SO getting the blouse in image #1. Don't try and stop me.

I'm Lovin' it: The upcoming January issue of Vogue Magazine with Angelina Jolie, fashionably ringing in 2007 with a glorious bang and her beautiful mug on the cover. We know she's gorgeous beyond comprehension. Now it's time to finally hear her dish about her main man: Brad!

I'm Over it: Stressing over how many sweaters, coats, boots, tights and hats I have to pack in less than two weeks for my trip to Vancouver. I have a gut feeling my baggage will be thisclose to being over the allowable weight limit. That'll be another $40 - $50. Oy!

Album Buy of the Week: "Stars of CCTV" by Hard-Fi. These blokes from the U.K. range from danceable to emo. I traispsed into Tower Records with my friend C. yesterday, trying to kill some time while waiting for a table at Cheesecake Factory. While distracted by a daydream of my upcoming order of chicken madeira, I somehow bought this very yellow album. Alright. No more excuses for buying so much vinyl...I've wanted this one for weeks. I'm a Tower Records junkie. Check out track #7 -- it's a cross between Coldplay and Keane during one of their ballads. And most everyone knows they're also from England. Is there musical genre cohesion happening across the pond??