Confessions of a Fashion Fanatic: Ro-Ro-Ro Your Boat

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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Friday, November 07, 2008

Ro-Ro-Ro Your Boat

Discovering a label I haven't heard of before makes me as happy as a clam.

Or Carrie Bradshaw in a shoe store.

Today I came across Ali Ro, a hip, downtown-ish line that's been getting major props among those in Hollywoodland. But don't think aesthetics like Yana K. or feeble design attempts by starlet designers, think upwards of Jenni Kayne or Juan Carlos Obando (whose last collection was interestingly called "Liz Goldwyn vs. Frank Miller").

Ali Ro's silhouettes are flattering and easy to wear, which -- really -- is what any girl looks for in clothing. I'm very partial to the blouson plaid dress, because it would go so very well with my collection of boots, but what's new??

Ro rocks my boat.

I'm Lovin' it: OMG. Paul Smith did a limited-edition fisheye camera with Lomography Cameras. And it's only $150. And it has those candy-colored stripes I love so much. Digital cameras, pshaw.

I'm Over it: Blenz. It's all about working the the public library downtown now. Wow, I'm a nerd.

Photo of the Day: Girl in hat taken by Facehunter! I don't know why, but it reminds me of Guy Bourdin's photography. Maybe it's because all I can see are legs and no head. Yup, that's exactly why. So Guy Bourdin.