Adding this quickly for those of you who are fans of Firefly (or Serenity … loved the movie, love the series) one of the dresses used for Inara in the series Firefly is up for auction on ebay:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=4802203528#ff

Sometimes I’m totally oblivious to what’s going on with TV so since this has to do with fashion (ok, scantily clad models in bras that are actually worth the money for real women too) I thought I should post this.

VICTORIA’S SECRET FASHION SHOW
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 6
10/9C ON CBS
http://www.victoriassecret.com/

I got this via e-mail. You all should know by now that they like to show some skin so use your own judgement if you’re easily offended.

Abercrombie and Fitch – Christmas 2005 AF Film

Exclusive Screening
Showing November 30 – December 6

VIEW THE FILM
http://abercrombie-email.com/a/tBDjyGMAR$Hc0AayzrhAZ9dhgQx/text3

You will have to select what format you want the movie to play in.

Fashion bloggers this week are sharing our “views on fashion, consumption, individuality, and the importance of fashion in our lives” through Black Friday. For more info and background see my initial post. http://clothingcult.com/?p=42

Today IS Black Friday. Part of me wants to say something profound about fashion. But really, I just want to really take a day off and I suggest you do the same.

Ideas for things to do today (that aren’t hectic, work or shopping related):
– Drink a warm cup of tea while reading a book (if you don’t have a book, call the library and see if they’re open.)
– Haul out the faux Christmas trees or holiday decor and decorate (you know things are going to get hectic in the weeks to come so if it’s not something you dread, you might as well do it now.)
– Clean house if you don’t consider it too much work. (Sometimes there’s good work – the kind that’s not part of your daily/weekly pattern.)
– Take a nap.
– Eat leftovers.
– Play a board game with friends (heck, invite friends over the hang out or make a mad escape from the mall if they’re the insane type.)
– Look at the things you’ve been putting off doing and make a to do list that you don’t have to start working on today.
– Clean the fridge … ok maybe you did that when you shoved leftover turkey in there.
– Clean out your closet. Play dress up and see if you can find a clothing combo that you hadn’t thought of that looks surprisingly good.
– Take out your makeup and experiment. Or give yourself a facial with products you already have at home.
– If you’re at your family’s house, stop reading this and hang out with your family.
– GET OFF YOUR COMPUTER – it’s nice to take a technology break. That’s what I will be doing today (I wrote this before I went to bed last night.)

Happy day after Thanksgiving!!! (I should have said Happy Thanksgiving yesterday.)

Fashion bloggers this week are sharing our “views on fashion, consumption, individuality, and the importance of fashion in our lives” through Black Friday. For more info and background see my initial post. http://clothingcult.com/?p=42

Wear it, wear it well, wear it with confidence.

In an earlier post I commented: “Open yourself up to people with your posture (don’t glare, cross your arms, slouch) – be confident!” http://clothingcult.com/?p=48

A couple of days ago I came across this at fashiontribes.typepad.com:
http://www.typepad.com/t/trackback/3717363l

(and then another article from Style Intelligence http://styleintelligence.blogspot.com/2005/11/fashion-as-expression-of-individuality.html
)
Which made me start thinking more and more.

Wear it, wear it well, wear it with confidence. Wear it with confidence – whatever it is. Stop doubting in yourself. Maybe this is at least part of what fashion is made of beyond the general shapes of fabric that fit our body type best.

Almost Girl responded to Fashiontribes’ post:

A thought I had the other day, something I want to ponder:
Was boho chic really the result of celebs like Mary-Kate trying to exude that “leave me alone” look? The one many celebs seem to don when ducking from paparazzi and trying to live some semblance of a normal life? Are we mistaking their loungewear and disguises as fashion as a result of the paparazzi ‘s exuberance to get these people on film?

Ok – just something I was pondering – I didn’t manage to follow any of the boho chic style evolution because I didn’t really like it and knew what the stores were carrying wasn’t going to look right or even good on me. At least I have the sense to realize it’s not going to look good on me.

That’s part of the problem, people see it on a celeb, the celeb looks good, they look happy, they have their makeup done, they might be airbrushed , and the regular people out there say “hey, I want that – I want to look like that – she looks cute – I’ll go buy that shirt – I’ll go buy those pants – I’ll be cute.” Wanna see what happens when they aren’t wearing makeup and haven’t been airbrushed or photoshopped? http://www.ebaumsworld.com/celeb.html

So here’s a little experiment I want to propose:
Send me your photos and I will select 3 people to do a photoshop makeover (I promise this will be good – and I’ll get your approval to post the final product in case you’re worried.) Before and afters will be displayed here so that people can see how much difference a little touching-up will make. In order to have a chance and being one of the 3 photoshop makeovers you must certify that you are 18 years of age, you must certify that you or a friend have taken the photo, and you must be fully clothed (or a modest bikini at minimum.)

Because I don’t know how quickly you all will send in pictures, I will post here again when I stop taking photo submissions. E-mail to: photoshopme@clothingcult.com

This will be fun! 🙂