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{30 Days of Fashion}: Day 17

January 17th, 2011:

Tank; Gap body
Long sleeve tee; Ross
LOST tee; TeeFury
Skinny jeans; Forever 21
Boots; GoJane

A day off. Unfortunately, not to have a whole lot of fun, but rather to do a bunch of errands. And to top it off, it was pouring rain outside. So much so, that a tornado warning was put in effect for all of South Florida. And a tornado warning is not complete without a full-on soaking, which happened when I went to do groceries. Nothing like having to run like the wind under a torrential downpour while pushing a shopping cart full of groceries. You should try it, really.

Anyways, how much do I love TeeFury and their fandom tees! If you are not familiar with the site, a new tee is available daily, but only for 24 hours. These tees are only $9, and I have to say that they are one of the best fitting shirts I have ever bought. Back in the days when LOST was on the air (moment of silence), every Tuesday the site featured a new LOST themed tee. A couple of weeks ago, the site decided to reminisce and featured this great tee that I am wearing on a Tuesday! There’s nothing wrong with living in the past, right? Of course not! 😉

Tamiami Truckers Food Court

Some of Miami’s best food trucks decided to pay West Kendall a visit once more this past Friday as part of the now weekly, Tamiami Trucks Food Court. As you all know, I attended the event last week, but I forgot to bring my trusty camera (blasphemy). This time, I made sure it was packed in my purse before heading out the door so I could share the yums with all of you out there in the blogosphere.

There weren’t quite as many trucks this time around, but felt like there were double the attendees! I was happy to see that friends had carpooled from Broward in order to attend the event, as our poor little West Kendall hood usually doesn’t get the attention it really should (I happen to love my neighborhood). Due to this, the lines were pretty epic. It wasn’t out of the realm of possibilities to have to wait an hour plus to get a burger, but in my case, it was well worth it.

My first stop was Dos Lokos. My hubs had tried them last week and could not stop raving for days. The fact that their Super Loko burger boasted a fried egg (amongst other goodies) sealed the deal. This burger was going in my belly. And that was a fact. After quite the hellacious line (I guess news travels fast), I finally got my dirty paws on my (altered) Super Loko. It was all sorts of wonderful. The multiple patties, the crumbled chips, that delicious fried egg. It was heaven. I’m currently stalking them on Twitter because I doubt I’ll have the willpower to wait for these weekly events. I bow down to you, Dos Lokos!

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{30 Days of Fashion}: Day 16

January 16th, 2011:

Top; Harajuku Lovers found at Loehmann’s
Skinny jeans; Target
Faux converse; Gap
Watch; Crow
Polish; Essie’s Mint Candy Apple
Shades; Forever 21

Gwen Stefani is my idol. I would really love to be her when I grow up, Gavin Rossdale included. Anywho, I basically love anything she creates, including her fashion lines: L.A.M.B. and Harajuku Lovers. Luckily, I can score both at my nearby Nordstrom Rack and Loehmann’s for half the price, which makes both my heart and wallet happy. Sweet. I loved everything about this top, from it’s ghetto 80’s feel to the cut. It had to be mine! I immediately thought it would look great paired with skinny jeans, and whaddayaknow – it did!

I rocked this outfit to a great late brunch at POC in Coral Gables with friends and then shortly after a food-induced coma, to the Sports Grill to catch up with another pair of good friends. It was a nice way to spend a Sunday, and even better since I knew Monday was a holiday! I hope you all have a great day, whether you off or not. Thanks, MLK!

Golden Globes Fashion Recap

I am embarrassed to say that I forgot that the Golden Globes were yesterday! I woke up from a very much needed nap at 6pm, and freaked out when I saw my Twitter stream! The red carpet was in full effect and I was clueless – thankfully, my hubs got on it and hit the record button on our DVR. Crisis averted.

I have to admit that I wasn’t impressed with this year’s dresses. They just generally fell flat for me. But there were a choice few that really peaked my interest. In regards to the awards, I am so proud of David Fincher, Trent Reznor and the rest of the cast and crew of The Social Network. So very well deserved. I also teared up for Chris Colfer, of Glee, who won best supporting actor in a series, especially after he dedicated the award to the anti-bullying movement. Class act, that one.

But back to the gowns! Wondering who made my best and worst list? Well, wonder no longer…here it is!

Glee’s Dianna Agron, Easy A’s Emma Stone, Black Swan’s Natalie Portman, Temple Grandin’s Claire Danes, Mad Men’s January Jones, Black Swan’s Mila Kunis and Covert Affair’s Piper Perabo all made my best of list.

Halle Berry, Scarlett Johansson, Tron’s Olivia Wilde, Blue Valentine’s Michelle Williams and The King’s Speech’s Helena Bonham Carter, unfortunately did not.

I wish I could have gone into more detail as to why I loved and hated each outfit, but I sat back and enjoyed the show with no laptop in hand (only wine), so before I knew it, it was past my bedtime. I’d love to discuss with all of you in comments though – do you all agree, disagree or have more gowns to add to either list? Let me know!

{30 Days of Fashion}: Day 15

January 15th, 2011:

Sports bra; ??
Loose-fitting tee; Gap
Yoga pants; Marshalls
Sneakers; Target

OK, so…it was important for me to keep with the 30 days no matter what. Even if I didn’t look my absolute most fashionable. Even if I had a schlubby day. And today was one of those days. I started the day with a spinning class, and then went on to do 239482 errands, clean the house and do laundry. How glamorous, right? Well, since it was such a highly domestic day, I didn’t exactly change into something more fashion forward, so excuse me this one time. At least I was able to knock myself out (although not naturally), and get a full night’s rest after what seemed like a week of anxiety-driven insomnia. Hooray for the little things in life!