Get out your spring list babe.

OK- so a few of you have been asking me what I'm thinking about for this spring.
Listen to this- loose, flare pants (sorry Rach), bright colors, prints and a lot of crisp white. I'm thinking a bunch of droopy hats, Ray Bans, wedges (Miu Miu and Jeffrey Campbell especially) and some capes, shawls and blanket/wraps. And most definitely turbans. I know that it's a lot, but dare I say... minimalist..?

Here's my cheap and easy under $ 100 shopping guide for Spring 11. 

Sparkle & Fade Chiffon Trousers
Urban Outfitters
$ 59. 00

Studio Linen T-Shirt
Zara
$ 29. 00

Narrow Leg Studio Trousers
Zara
$ 59. 00

                            

American Apparel Wool Floppy Hat
$ 55.00

Deena & Ozzy Leopard Print Blanket Scarf
Urban Outfitters
$ 19. 99

Mango Trousers
$ 89. 00

Silk Front T-Shirt
Zara
$ 35. 90

xx-THEFASHIONSHRIMP

Singles awareness day. Call 1-800SINGLES to donate.

Valentine's day.
 A day dreaded by singles who are forced to smile when they pass by the couples and pretend they don't want to strangle them. 


Camera's charging, but even if it wasn't, a jacket of red roses is damn appropriate for Valentine's day, it doesn't go with the rest of the article.

Alright, let me post a few pictures from a shoot I did not too long ago with friends. The theme was 'Russian Ballet'. Man, I could never do enough Russian Ballet shoots (some more in the snow, but that's for later.)

Denisa Dvorakov for Russian Vogue Feb. 11

xx-THEFASHIONSHRIMP

'Don't lose your blob!'

'Don't lose your blob!'- Billy Elliot


Bored, and uninspired. Just a couple of hollywood/pills/botox whatchamacallit thing going on. Sorry bloggers.


xx-THEFASHIONSHRIMP

Nebula obsession.

OK, OK, OK...


I know what you're thinking... Nebula was cool when Christopher Kane had the stars all splattered over his designs in his ss10 collection. FORGIVE ME, but I still love Nebula. I was casually online and then I remembered his clothes, but god- his name!, it took me ages to find him, and a few minutes to find the price of his clothing. Man, I could never afford a measly tee let alone what I want most... a dress. *sigh*


Well! I didn't let that let me down, and for another hour I frantically searched for a way to somehow dye (I'm not really that dumb- just tired.) a fabric nebula. And then I stumbled upon a website where a woman had made a nebula dress herself! Like with fabric and all!


I have decided that the nebula dress shall be my project and with the help of a friend's mom (who, I hope will agree to embark upon this amazing journey toward my Nebula dress) who knows how to sow, I will one day wear that Nebula dress.


Next weekend I'll buy my fabric and find a pattern! I'll keep you posted!


*and just so you don't feel like you wasted your time on hearing my story, here's nebula, just in case you're living under a rock.*

I spy with my cat-eyed eyebrowed Prada glasses...

Obsessed. Prada has done it again.
I am drooling over these glasses.
It's really a hate-the-whole-eyebrow-thing-Prada's-got-goin'-on, or LURVE-the-fricken-crap-out-of-it.


Man, I wish I could see the price tag, to be able to take out some money from the bank... But I'm going to New York soon, so I suppose I'll wait until I stroll down 5th avenue, (very casually as though I've 'been there done that', not, you know, shrieking and jumping on the heels I'll have to take off 20 minutes after we leave the hotel.)

OK- KMN.
I have just died inside. 
The glasses are RUNWAY-ONLY. Which means that only if by the luckiest chance in the universe, I tumble upon someone selling them (and God knows how they'd get them-or if they're real) that I would be able to et my hands upon them.


Since I was writing this article as I was researching, I had written a whole bunch of mouth watering things about the shades, you'll have to forgive me or killing all your hopes and dreams too, (I truly know how you feel.)


I shall now exceunt and curl up in a ball. (Or look for them like a hawk on eBay until I find them.)


xx-THEFASHIONSHRIMP

All a woman needs.

All a woman needs. by THEFASHIONSHRIMP featuring platform shoes

You know we all need these essentials, (and why not kick in a couple nice shades and say, a cupcake? Or maybe a Roberto Cavalli dress... You know, just for the heck of it.)

The little black dress. The dress that pays for itself. The beautifully classic, classy and stylish (that will never go out of style) INVESTMENT, that every woman has (or needs) in her closet.
My fave? That fluffy tuile Valentino up there. Is it not just to die for?

Okay, so shoes. Prada, Jimmy Choo, Christian Louboutin, been there, done that, (not really, I wish though).
Stop reading for a second and take a look at these three masterpieces:

Nude. Nothing can make a plain look look more classy than nude pumps (and isn't it even better when they happen to be Pradas?)

Black. Because we just can never have enough black. It's just like, THE LAW, you know what I'm saying?

Red. Classy, sexy and Christian Louboutin's on top of it. It's a recipe really if you think about it, just add the red pumps, and dance your night away in them sexy shoes.

That bring us to the clutches. You know you'll use them OVER, and OVER, and OVER again, once again, these are investments.

I've been talking about investments alot, lemme explain.

You could buy 10 pairs of black pumps, thinking: 'You can never have enough black pumps!', well darling- that's true, but listen to this- most of these shoes you bought because of their low price, and who says low price, says low quality.
Of course when you're buying designer, you're paying for the quality and the label, but when you think of it, you're getting more out of the more expensive shoe. Yes. It's paying itself off.

You'll wear your cheap shoes 10 times and they'll start to get ruined and the heels will soon snap off, and you'll be down 10 shoes. Wake up hun- with the money you spent on 10 crappy shoes, you could've bought a nice pair of Louboutins that would've lasted you an eternity.

Same goes with the dress (unless you put on weight, but that's yet another issue.) and the clutch.
My friend's grandmother has had a Chanel bag for more than 50 years and still uses it.


xx-THEFASHIONSHRIMP

OH MON DIEU.

OH MON DIEU. by THEFASHIONSHRIMP on Polyvore.com

My frenchiness is exposed.

All french designers, Chanel, Yves St. Laurent, Christian Dior, Louis Vuitton, Cartier, Christian Louboutin...

French fashion is the best fashion.