Open Back Sweaters

Happy Tuesday!

I have a new obsession called the Open Back Sweater. I just bought one myself and I appreciate the versatility in the sweater for either winter or spring ensembles. They bring just the right amount of sexy while still keeping your bits covered if you know what I mean :) I think they accentuate the nicest asset in most girls and that is their gorgeous backs; no matter what size a girl is their back is something beautiful everyone has in common. I want to post a DIY way to make an Open Back Sweater for girls needing to re-purpose their wardrobes but not spend a ton of money to do so. Let's explore a few of my favorite open back sweaters/shirts lately:

I really love the simplicity of this last sweater with her leather pants and wonderful short hairdo. A very chic ensemble with just the right amount of minimalism to pay equal amounts of attention to all parts of her outfit. If any of my readers have open back sweaters of theirs they'd like to share I would potentially feature them on my blog. E-mail me!

XOXO

JADATO

JOOMI LIM

Happy Monday!

This morning wasn't what I would call "happy" per say since I had to drive from Wichita to Kansas City. Upon waking up at 4:15 am to get ready/drive/ and get to work at 8:30 am I forgot that I used a different contact lens solution. I borrowed my parent's since I forgot mine at home and needless to say my eye felt like I had poured straight vinegar in them. After that debacle I had to let my eyes stop looking like I was a stoner and then flush them out with water. SOOOO...I made it back to Kansas City and my eyes have finally recovered. Enough about my "Case of the Mondays" let's talk about jewelry.

Looking at the website: http://www.thecoveteur.com I stumbled upon this lovely jewelry design duo/husband and wife for JOOMI LIM. You can buy their collection at Opening Ceremony and my favorite piece is only $75.00 which is a steal for Opening Ceremony. What I wouldn't give for the blue necklace with all that beadwork in the middle; doesn't it remind you of an elaborate peacock feather? I am trying to invest in more "unique" and non costume jewelry pieces to avoid it deteriorating and not maintaining any value. Do you like their stuff? Check out Opening Ceremonies website for articles title 'Shop Talk' to see more of their stuff and discover other artists in their studios. I HEART IT!

http://www.openingceremony.us/entry.asp?pid=3411

Joomi Lim & Xavier Ricolfi

Shop Talk: Joomi & Xavier of Joomi Lim

Xavier's 3-D design of the faceted skulls from Fall 2011, Immortal Beloved 

(see above and below). 

Joomi Lim BFF Skull Bracelet

XOXO

JADATO

(All images by Khira Jordan from her article Fri, May 13, 2011 OC Shop Talk: Joomi & Xavier of Joomi Lim)

Valentine's Day Gift Ideas

Hello Saturday,

I'm back in Wichita, KS my hometown hanging out with my family. My mom is so sweet still giving my sister and I Valentine Day baskets even though we are both way older these days. I love receiving them so I hope she nevers stops giving them to us :) She got me the box set of Audrey Hepburn's greatest movies.

My hubbie and I are trying to watch more classic films so I'm excited to watch all three of these from one of my favorite actresses. My mom got me some new silly socks to wear and a really great knuckle ring. I haven't been adventurous to buy one of these yet but my mom is always above the trends. I can't until Valentine's Day so I hope to give you a few gift ideas ladies/gentlemen. I'm still brewing up a few but wouldn't guys love this traveling bar set? (Remember drink responsibly :)

XOXO,

JADATO

AIGA-KC: Homegrown Fashion

Happy Friday!

Last night I had the privilege to attend AIGA-KC's event Homegrown: Fashion for my friend Sarah Nelsen. It was a really nice event to attend after a long day at work and to support the local fashion industry in Kansas City. There was a panel of local fashion and design talent that spoke about the collaborative process of design in the fashion industry. http://kc.aiga.org/event/homegrown-fashion/

The different speakers did a great job of explaining what their company is and each speaker spoke for about 10-15 minutes on their different clients/jobs/design process. The AIGA did a really nice job organizing this event and the event space in River Market is beautiful.

AIGA KC

Our Fashion Panel

Moderated by Molly Bingaman of Ladybird Styling

Sara Cramer | Handmade by Sara Cramer

Morgan Georgie and Carrie Kiefer | Ampersand Studio 

David Lloyd | Method, Kansas City 

Sarah S. Nelsen | studio será será

Jenny Wheat | Wheat Photography

Robbie and I met the ladies from Ampersand Studio and bought a new print to add to our apartment. It's bright neon pink so I'm not exactly sure where we are going to hang it but I'm sure we will find it a nice home. Be Present. I love that saying. Here are those cute ladies at Ampersand Design Studio:

XOXO

JADATO

RAW Artist KC-Voodoo Lounge

Hey readers,

Last night I went out on a school night to Voodoo Lounge to support my friend Sam Levi's RAW Natural Born Artists KC. She has really great work and I was proud to be there for her. Her booth looked amazing and I bought one of her small prints to the left. Check her website out here: http://samanthalevi.com/

Sam Levi Photo

Sam Levi Photo

I forgot to mention they had a swank photo booth option that any girl will flock to. The photo booth was even kind enough to tell you what poses to do. Photo 1: Cheerleader, Glasses, and Blue Steel. Photo 2: Love, Freezing, and favorite animal pose. My amazing friend Sarah Nelsen is the pretty short haired lady in the first photo with me and you should check out her work here: http://sarah-nelsen.com/

 

We had a lot of fun and were ready to call it a night around midnight. Again please check out my friends websites as they are super talented women in KC.

XOXO

JADATO

Haircut Inspiration

Hi readers!

I got my hair cut yesterday and was very tempted to cut it short but I got a trim instead. I have a obsessive compulsive nature to get a haircut that I had in London back in 2005 when I studied abroad there. No one has been able to get it quite right and I have ended up with an ugly mullet a few times. When someone cuts my hair wrong too I turn into that girl that shows all her emotions on her face and vow silently to never return to said salon.

Browsing the Internet for hair inspiration I got annoyed at the amount of celebrity haircuts in Google's search engine. I mean there has to be other people in the world besides celebrities that have good hair. I found a random hair model picture that I loved and I did end up loving one celebrity's hair Lily Allen. Look how pretty her hair is, her makeup, her skin is glowing, and I just love her. I will take picture tomorrow of my haircut when I don't have it pulled up in a high-pony and show you how bouncy it turned out. I realized scanning back through my old photographs that I've really kept short hair for a while. Here's to growing it super long still and taking new photographs to prove I did it!

XOXO

JADATO

Arizona Trading Company: Lawrence, KS

GOOD MORNING!

This morning is that morning where I desperately want ok NEED a Redeye coffee. Who wants to bring me one? :) I went with my friend Chelsea to Lawrence Sunday for a cheap girl date and to go eat/thrift store shopping. She had only been there one time before so we had fun just doing a girl Super Bowl date, rather than wearing sweat pants around the house eating pork grinds.

We stopped by Free State Brewery for a few brewskys and some beer battered onion rings. Can you believe we ate a full order of those things? I tried two beers that were new to me on tap: Lupulus Maximus and Fireside Imperial Pils. Chelsea had their Oatmeal Stout and another one that I don't remember the name. Here is evidence of the beers we tried and the HUGE onion rings. We also ate dinner at The Burger Stand which my friends Simon Bates and Codi Bates own and they have crazy delicious food. (See the burger picture below)

Before eating the burger the size of our head's we stopped by Arizona Trading Company to search for some cool thrift clothing. They had a Winter Coat Sale Rack in the front and I found this badass leather jacket. It's streamlined and really simple so I had to snatch it up. The best part is is was only $18.75 and was in perfect condition so I snatched that up ASAP. I bought this other amazing BCBG dress for only $5.00 and I dug for it in those trash bins you see below. I am not above digging for a deal by any means; I will post pictures of the dress at the event I attend tomorrow!

Jacket Brand: Live a Little

XOXO

JADATO

Green Lady Lounge

Whoa,

Too much happened this weekend so I'm not sure what to post about. I visited my Mecca called Green Lady Lounge in Kansas City. My maiden name is Pavlish so I want to claim I'm more Russian than perhaps I am Swedish or Norwegian. Green lady lounge had every type of red velvet imaginable, with the right amount of old jazz musicians, and drunk locals that every bar wishes they had for eternity.

My friend was turning 21....cough...29...and we stopped at La Bodega for dinner/drinks and to show off her vintage sequin butterfly top. The whole restaurant had to listen to us sing Happy Birthday but really it provided them with a story to tell their friends after their Saturday day dinner finished. Btw-My friend Sheppa is on the moped and my Robbie is next to him.

I wore green tights from Target, a black ballerina dress from Urban Outfitters, white shiny jacket from Kensie,and black sparkle dancing shoes from Shoe Carnival. I'm heading to bed now but another post tomorrow from Lawrence.

XOXO

JADATO

TGIF-Fashion

Good morning,

In future blog posts friends I feel like writing a lot of about TGIF. I love my job but I love my weekends more. For those that don't remember "From 1989-2000, Friday nights on ABC were home to the block of family-friendly sitcoms known as TGIF, which in addition to the traditional “thank God it’s Friday” stood for “thank goodness it’s funny," (Bell, 2011). Let me list those famous shows that kept us going through the bad fashions of the 1990's.

1. 'Full House' (1987-1995)

2. 'Family Matters' (1989-1998)

3. 'Perfect Strangers' (1986-1993)

4. 'Step by Step' (1991-1998)

5. 'Boy Meets World' (1993-2000)

6. 'Sabrina, the Teenage Witch' (1996-2003)

7. 'Dinosaurs' (1991-1994)

I watched ALL of these shoes and I remember certain things from each of them. Full House I realized how much I could crush on a guy, I mean that Uncle Jesse doesn't age! Family Matters made me realize how much I valued my neighbors because they weren't anything like Steve Urkel; I realized I wanted to be friends with Steve because he could build a time machine. Perfect Strangers made me realize that I could never be Potluck for college with a roommate and that I really loved all cultures. Step by Step made me realize I wanted to buy Suzanne Somers Thigh Master because I wanted to be a hot mom someday. Boy Meets World made me realize that I had a thing for bad boys but the nice ones will be the ones you really want. Sabrina, the Teenage Witch made me want a talking cat and to have two crazy aunts. Finally, Dinosaurs made me not want to fall asleep at night after watching it because that baby on the show was a creeper.

In conclusion here are some fashions for you if you want to channel your inner diva of the 1990's. I mean it wasn't all bad! We did get some really great plaid shirts out of it and a really awesome smiley face.

Dolce and Gabbana-Spring/Summer 2010

XOXO

JADATO