Have You Driven A (Geren) Ford Lately?

Ever had that "A-ha!" moment in your life where you finally realize what you've been doing all along was never really what you wanted to be doing in the first place?

That's exactly was happened to L.A.-based designer Geren Ford. After spending over a decade in the advertising world, one day she decided to put her Parsons and Otis schooling to use and launch her own clothing line.

The result? Classy, casual clothes that epitmomize the uptown girl who enjoys weekend jaunts to the the beach. Everything about Geren Ford is easy: pair the dresses with flip flops, gussy the shirts up with denim trousers and heels, cinch the tunics with your favorite wide or skinny belt, go rock 'n' roll with the Bedford vest and a ribbed tank -- the options are endless.

And if you still want to be classy, casual while lounging around the house (with or without your man), make sure to pick up some Geren Ford lingerie.

The coquette-ish short shorts will be your new best friend.

I'm Lovin' it: This Mayle tunic. The ivory, navy blue and lime green color combination is very spring/summer; it'll also go well with the on-going leggings trend that suits those particular seasons. Nautical goes romantic with stripes on the racerback and lace pockets on the front.

I'm Also Lovin': Having thoughtful roomies. Especially whenyou cook them a mango salsa chicken dinner and they reward you with a nice, fat bar of Caramilk. The diet begins tomorrow. Again.

I'm Over it: How time flies. The weekend is here already?! Before you know it, my birthday will be around the bend, meaning I'll be that much closer to the big 3-0. Well, not really. But kinda.

Track of the Day: "Queremos Paz" by Gotan Project. The track starts off soft and crescendos into a blaze of passionate, heat-inducing instrumentals without going into auditory overload. This trio -- Eduardo, Phillipe and Christoph -- from Brazil broke ground by creating a sensual hybrid between tango and electronica. Unfortunately, the only Canadian stop Gotan Project made was last year in Montreal and so far, it looks like they'll be in Europe for most of 2007. Good thing the world has MySpace Music and YouTube.

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