In the spirit of the holidays — (And to thank all my readers and sponsors!) I have decided that a nice giveaway is in order. :-) The thing is, I can't quite decide what to give away. I have gotten it down to three choices. And as much as I would love to have all three up for grabs, I'm just not that rich. And in cases like this, isn't it best that YOU, the reader, should decide? In order to make it more fun...
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So Claire surprised me with a bouquet of flowers on my birthday. (Her grandparents had paid for it, but they told me that she had picked it out and she presented it to me while shouting, "Heppy buh-she-dey umma!") Of course I immediately placed the flowers in a vase and displayed them prominently on our kitchen table. And I guess Claire understands the concept of birthday gifts, because she would continually point to the flowers and say, "꽃!" (kkot, or flower in Korean) "Umma buh-she-dey!" "That's right, you gave them to umma for my birthday. Thank you!" I would reply. Then she would nod proudly, smile, and walk away. Well, after about the fifth time she did this, she looked a bit thoughtful, then added,...
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I met my 30th birthday with a bittersweet goodbye to my twenties. My 31st birthday began with projectile vomit. And today...
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Sigh. You know I’m a sucker for holiday-themed store displays. I personally have not yet had a chance to check out the famed NYC displays in person this year, but I have been following them via the web, and — as it seems to be the case every holiday season — each store has outdone itself once again.
Now, I am not a fashionista by any means (and to be completely honest, Vogue bores me to tears), but I am aware that there exist numerous fashion meccas around the world, and that each major city boasts its own high-end department stores.
Today, let’s take a trip to Harrods in London.
This year, Harrods has decided to bring to its window displays popular Disney princesses adorned in beautiful dresses designed by some of best designers in the world. And in order to promote — and celebrate! — these collaborations, Harrods Magazine did a photo shoot with the gowns just before they made their way to the mannequins in the Harrods displays.
Check them out below — I seem to be partial to Mulan’s and Snow White’s dresses, while Aurora’s and Rapunzel’s are pieces I wouldn’t wear even if they gave them to me for free. How about you?
Ariel from The Little Mermaid,
by Marchesa:
Once in a while, when I get bored, I like to look through the archives of this blog and reflect upon (and laugh at!) all the things I have shared with the web over the years. Because, heck, after 1,801 posts, even I don't remember everything. There's also the braggart in me who likes to shout, "Hey! I once wrote this years ago! You should go check it out because I think it's awesome!" (Or the part of me that likes to roll her eyes and exclaim, "Well, if you had read my blog you would know I had written about this in the past!") So I have decided to start sharing with y'all certain posts from this blog's vault of archives. I can't promise that this...
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