L is for ... Lopping (It Off) & Locks of Love

Last Tuesday I went with my friends JJ and Danni to do something I've been aching to do for ages: cut off all my hair. I originally had shoulder length hair:

and cut it to this:

While I didn't have enough hair to donate any after it'd been cut off, my friend JJ cut off 10 inches (about 25.4cm) to donate to Locks of Love. There's a list here of other places you can donate hair to, as well, if you're looking into donating hair.

As well, while doing some quick research, I found out that April is the Canadian Cancer Society's to Fight Back, otherwise known as Daffodil Month. If you can, think about buying a daffodil from the CCS, to help both those fighting cancer and the beginning of spring. As soon as I arrive home, I'll be buying one to help out.

For those of you out there with short hair: suggestions for styling? Your favourite ladies with short hair? Your favourite accessories? Do's and don't's of the short hair. Send 'em all my way (well, our way, Khyri's a sporter of the short hair deal, too.)

Also: have any of you lovely people out there cut your hair for cancer before? If so, who did you donate to? What was your experience like? Would you do it again? Did you enjoy the switch from long to short hair?

Y is for ... Yielly's (Pick)

In my inbox this morning I found an e-mail from my favourite fashion magazine: Nylon. The article introduced me to a new online site, We Are Selecter. I absolutely adore everything they have on their site, even if I don't have a chance of affording any of it any time soon.



This jacket is definitely something I'd snag up in a heartbeat. I love the shape and the hood, especially that belt and the pockets. ♥

For Christmas I got a $20 giftcard for Value Village, and I'm getting lovely ideas from the site as to what I'll be looking forward to the next time I go shopping, such as this sweater, anchored heart shirt, Camiseta Little Friend, Camiseta Secret, and a few others. I'd love to see if I could find a way to make these earrings and necklace. Something I'd love to buy new, though, are these socks! They're so much fun!!

I should off to class. I'm actually really looking forward to this two hour block on Tuesdays. Multiple Photos with my favourite teacher, and I know it'll be amazing. *g*

F is for ... (John) Fluevog

I really need to get new shoes. My pitiful shoe collection is not only pitiful, but unimaginative. While there's no way in Kansas that I can afford a pair of Fluevog's (no, not even on sale. C'est la vie.). But! They are still lovely to look at.

I only know about Fluevog's through a random walk into their store in Vancouver when my friend Fran and I were wandering around Gas Town while I was visiting in February. The store was interesting and the boy behind the counter (who only came 'round to talk to Fran, she has that effect on the male (and, often times, female) population) was, as I remember, the cause of me tripping over my feet. However, before we left, I grabbed one of their 'business cards', which, really, is more a post card with a small paragraph of their history on the back. Obviously it was intriguing enough for me to a.) keep it almost a year and b.) remember it.

On my Fluevog maybeoneday list are these pairs (along with the above pair)














What pair do you wish you owned? Or, which pair do you own?

And, I am off to finish getting ready to head out to this Halloween party. We're leaving in about forty-five minutes and I still have a fairly lengthy to-do list to complete before I'm ready to leave! Ah!

I hope all you Alphabeters have a wonderfully spooky Halloween!

K is for ... Karla's (Closet)

I'm a fan of clothes (really, what girl isn't at least a minor fan?), and I have a deep rooted appreciation for fun second hand/vintage finds (especially now since I've started college) and Karla's Closet is the place to look for fun vintage clothes. Full of bright pictures and dazzling colours, she makes putting together something fun and interesting, as well as easy.

She rocks the short hair in a way that I wish I could and the way she wears bright clothes, plus the list of who/what she's wearing. Which of her outfits is your favourite, Alphabeters? (Yes, I did just make that up, why do you ask?)

I'm off to bed. Orientation starts tomorrow at 9 o'clock. This time change seems to be killing me more than it should. And you'd think with all the dancing I've been doing I'd be wiped! Ah well, I'm sure everything will slip into place. :)

P is for ... Painted (Silks)

When I was in Vancouver during February break this year, I ended up spending about four hours on Granville Island while my friend was in class. I stumbled across some absolutely amazing little shops and stores that sold wonderul pieces of art.

Alarte Silks is definitely one of those places. Everything is handdyed and no two pieces are the same. The ladies that I met while I was perusing their wares were friendly and helpful and allowed me to wander to my heart's content. I took several pictures of their wonderful pieces, though only two would upload for me here. Their site has more for you to see.

Scarves are one of those things that add to an outfit, whether it be the colour it provides or the layer or texture. And these are no exception. If you are ever in that area, make sure to drop by and take a look at what they have to offer. Even if you can't afford to buy anything at the time, the pieces are a treat to look at and a definite work of art.

A is for ... Ashley (Eckstein)

To any of my Star Wars: Clone Wars fans, I present the lovely lady who does the voice for Ahsoka Tano! (pictured below for non-fans)
This lovely lady has finally done what many females of the Star Wars fandom have been asking for for years: she's created a clothing AND jewellery line! The online store can be found here at Her Universe. While the collection isn't quite ready yet, you can bet that there's a line just waiting to get their hands on something!

This is copy/pasted from her blog:

Four years ago, when I was cast as the voice of Ahsoka Tano, I scoured the Internet looking for female Star Wars merchandise and I was disheartened by the lack of product. I was told to buy a men’s size ” small ” because there weren’t enough women that would buy merchandise made specifically for them. How could that be? The number of female fans that share my love for this amazing universe is astonishing and, as I discovered, greatly under served. I started doing my research and I found that close to 50% of all Star Wars fans and sci-fi fans in general are women. I also read hundreds of comments from female fans begging for merchandise designed and made specially for them, and not something that was an afterthought made in pink. I decided that I was going to step up to the plate and be their voice. It’s time for fangirls to be heard, recognized and rewarded!

I approve of this girl so much, it's kind of bordering on crazy! I know that, as a fan, it's ridiculously hard to a.) Find shirts, b.) Find something that fits properly, and c.) find shirts made for girls! Also: if you head on over to facebook, they've got a fanpage and are asking the fans what they would like to see on a shirt. So head on over and get the ideas going!

On a slightly related fandom note: I started obsessing watching Supernatural and in episode 4x01 Dean knows how to find Sam by asking the phone company about Wedge Antilles. I love it when fandoms collide. Also on a related note: Anyone else notice how similar Dean Winchester and Arthur Pendragon are? I'm actually wondering if there's any good crossover fic somewhere out there that explores what would happen if they met.

Alright! I got that out of my system! (Though, Antilles and Arthur both begin with 'a'. THIS IS RELEVANT TO OUR INTERESTS. -cough-)

Hopefully I'll be back more regularly. School's just been getting the best of me lately. -sadpandaface- But 63 more days until graduation and then summer! =D

A is for ... Amazing (Sale!)

I've been apart of the steamfashion comm over at LJ for a few months now. Now while I might not be into steam punk the way some of these people are (mine is more of an idle curiosity that's elevated every time someone posts pictures), but I can appreciate the imagination and invention that goes into the style.

Rivkasmom is a site that sells steam punk inspired jewellery and is having a 50% off sale on everything on the site! In order to get the discount, use the coupon code HERPDERP. This is the piece that I bought, it'll go lovely with my grad dress in June. However, if I had the money, the one below is what I would buy. Even with the discount it's a little steep for me. But beautiful nonetheless.

So head on over to the site and see if there's anything you'd like and can afford. And if not, just take the time to look at the prettiness and the imagination that went into every piece.

A is for ... (Claire &) Arnaud

In grade two I ended up doing a unit (a very long unit) in Japanese culture. That unit is one of the few things that stick out in my mind as something that I loved about elementary school. Of course we got to do some of the basic things like learning origami. I loved that part....even though I can't remember any of it any more.

Claire & Arnaud, however, obviously remember more than what they learned in a grade two Japanese culture unit. Their jewellery is all about origami and the folds. Right now it's mostly animals for their collection (deer, rabbits, parrots, and dinosaurs!), and they're either in gold, silver, and black enamel.

They're absolutely stunning and I'm in love, which is saying something. I'm not a huge fan of jewellery, and I don't wear it often. But this dinosaur one is something I would put some money down for:

So adorable! Which one's your favourite?

H is for ... (Margaret) Howell

I'll be honest, I seldom (until now, never) look at images of runway collections from websites such as style.com. I have a lovely assortment of bloggers that I visit regularly who post images of wonderful outfits from the runway so I never feel compelled to actively seek out images/videos/whatever. That was the case until I saw Margaret Howell's A/W collection. I think I stumbled across it on two blogs and was immediately enthralled by her use of belts to complete her looks (all 32 looks that were shown featured a belt in one form or another) , the use of grey and black as the base colours and the odd flashes of mustard or red.