annie

 

Isn't she just lovely? Anne Hathaway graced the pages of Vogue magazine this November. This is just a sampling of what her photo shoot entailed. The epitome of glamor and poise, Anne Hathaway is what I like to call an actual actress versus the ever so sought after famous celebrity. She seems to come completely out of her shell in her new movie Love and Other Drugs (see below ;) which as someone who has watched her since the era of the Princess Diaries films I am so excited to see. But what may even be greater is what is to come. Like all of us young twenty-somethings, the years ahead of plentiful. 

So, what's next?

PS...I loved the movie! So cute. It's such a great date movie. You'll laugh, cry, laugh, and wish nothing but great things for the two main characters. 

other drugs

Watch this. Go see it. It's Anne Hathaway's new movie with cutie pie Jake Gyllenhaal. My mom and I are planning on going to see this tomorrow, on Thanksgiving (it's kind of a tradition to go to the movies on Thanksgiving, don't ask. We are also having Chinese food. Rockin' the boat.).

I like the idea of testing what love is. And I adore the idea that love comes around exactly when you least expect it. Keeps us guessing.

Anyway, I'll keep you posted on how it is. But doesn't the trailer just look fun, funny, and real?!

meet me at boneshakers

my dad has owned a harley-davidson motorcycle ever since i was born. i've been around them and ridden them since the beginning. (i used to be taken to cheerleading practice, in seventh grade, on the back of my dad's bike...really.)

thus, it should come as no surprise that this season's infatuation with motorcycle boots has got me looking for the perfect pair.

These beauties are from JCrew. I love the brown as an alternative to the anticipated black. 

Classic black. These Frye boots will look very familiar to some, they are quite popular in their own right. In this dark black and accented with tasteful studs they certainly fit the kick butt bill of a motorcycle boot. 

The original. The best. These babies are legit motorcycle boots from Harley Davidson. Not only can you wear these on the back of a bike, but with skinny jeans, on a night out, or as an alternative to any boot outfit.


Aren't these killer? Do you have any favorites to share?

(PS...If you're nervous about rockin' motorcycle boots, here are some suggestions: consider these boots just like any other, feel free to dress them up or keep it casual. Spice it up with hard edge accents: leather jacket, silver jewelry, aviator sunglasses. Also, increase the feminine with ruffles, glitters, short hemlines. These boots are much more functional than you may think!!)

mamma c

meet my mom. ain't she cute? this is us at my uva graduation. she is my best friend and a great person to be around. i insist that all my friends meet and love her and that is how she gained the nickname "mamma c" it's what my friends call her.

she is reading real simple magazine, this december issue, and she is falling in love with Chanel No. 5! I am so proud. I've been wearing Chanel's younger version Coco for years now and love it. One of my BFF's says it smells so much like "me" that whenever she smells it she's like "WHERE IS MARY?"

Let's just say I'm so impressed with my ever so cool mother.

Chanel.

Rock on.

for mom...and all women who seem to

know exactly who they are

for the younger girls...

dancing their way to the top

my video choice of the week

this is my new favorite song of the week. i just love it. i think the line "tell me what you want from me" resonates a little too close to home for me! ;) so good. and it's the title song to a new movie i want to see...Love and Other Drugs...keep posted for my "i love annie" post

enjoy!

miss watson

in lieu of the opening of the final harry potter movie, i figured it was time to pay some homage to the cast. well really to emma watson. she is so lovely. so british. so chic. her new pixie cut is the biggest thing to hit fashion. she certainly is turning over a new page...

miss watson is gracing the covers of uk vogue and marie claire for the month of december. not to mention she is also a student at acclaimed ivy league Brown University. beauty and brains.

a little bit of the new hairdo in the press...

think you could ever go this short?

thankful giving

I just love Thanksgiving. It involves all that is right with the world--family, friends, fellowship, food, and fashion (the five F's). I secretly hope that one day my Thanksgiving table will be large and beautiful like this one above from Pottery Barn. I can just see my friends running around the kitchen and all the men on the couch watching a football game.

Aren't these just wonderful? Maybe it would be weird to eat turkey off a turkey plate, but I think otherwise. Every year I long for these plates..and one day I will have them!

The colors of fall are my favorite. Metallics are always in vogue and I love the idea of using lots of gold and tones of brown to accent the food and fun of Thanksgiving. Tonal shades are so much better than flat colors and a great way to add in festive details.

So, what does your Thanksgiving table look like?