clara. by briaballerina featuring hair bow accessories

the nutcracker. by briaballerina featuring white pants

columbine. by briaballerina featuring steve madden heels

snow queen. by briaballerina featuring embellished dresses

spanish chocolate. by briaballerina featuring pave stud earrings

arabian coffee. by briaballerina featuring pleated harem pants

chinese tea. by briaballerina featuring butterfly earrings

marzipan. by briaballerina featuring a pencil skirt

russian. by briaballerina featuring leather jackets

sugar plum fairy. by briaballerina featuring a drape jacket

flower. by briaballerina featuring a long sleeve cardigan

menswear.

menswear. (one) by briaballerina featuring leather clutch handbags

menswear. (two) by briaballerina featuring an angora sweater

menswear. (three) by briaballerina featuring peep toe high heels

bad boyfriends.

I think that all girls can agree that boys are stupid. Sometimes. Or most of the time. But I think these ladies need better boys in their life because they totally wore the Boyfriend Blazer all wrong. Hopefully you'll learn a thing or two from these bad blazer outfits and get yourself a better man (jacket).

Bad Boyfriends

Poshhhhh!! How could you?! Here is the "fashionable" Victoria Beckham. She has been known as the most fashionable out of all of the Spice Girls, but she looks awful in this outfit! She's sporting the "cool mom" look, for sure. First of all, notice the red carpet?! I have no idea what even this is, but it doesn't matter! As soon as you set foot onto that red carpet, you're going to be judged critically by who you are and what/who you're wearing. By the looks of this outfit, it looks like Posh is just wearing some jeans from GAP, a blazer from JcPenny, and a Hanes t-shirt. Now, don't get me wrong I love GAP, JcPenny, and Hanes, but like I said before - NOT red carpet labels. I honestly don't even know what I could do to fix this outfit besides taking it all off and starting a new one. I've always looked up to Mrs. Beckham as a fashion icon, but this is just a fashion flub. No need to spice up your life, Posh. It's time to spice up your wardrobe.

This is Victoria's Secret model Karolina Kurkova. What she's doing at the Country Music Awards in 2009, I don't know. But maybe it was a better idea to stay home if you were going to wear this, Karolina. The Boyfriend Blazer is a part of an outfit, not the entire outfit!! It's too obvious that this is supposed to be solely a jacket not a dress! Believe me, this jacket is a nice one, but don't you think it's a little boring with it as just a dress? I'm imagining a pretty, pale pink, ruffled dress underneath this jacket. The boots are PERFECTION. Now use some of that modeling skills to wear some designer things, Karolina.


Enough of the bad boys. Now here's a good boyfriend.

good boyfriend by briaballerina featuring Steve J and Yoni P dresses

Items in this set:
Steve J and Yoni P Pleated Sleeveless Dress, 500 GBP
Tison crepe tuxedo jacket, $495
L.A.M.B. 'Valisa' Bootie, $355
RIKA CLUTCH BAG BLACK LEATHER -, 510 GBP
MUSSERO GIOIELLI - PINK GOLD ROSARY NECKLACE, 9.000 EUR

who needs a boyfriend when you've got a blazer?

Spring 2010 Fashion Trend #3: The Boyfriend Blazer 

louis vuitton

(left to right) emanuel ungaro, christian lacroix, jill stuart

(left to right) dvf, tracy reese, tracy reese

Don't just grab your boyfriend's blazer out of his closet! The Boyfriend Blazer is a very special article of clothing that can make a statement in an outfit. The thing about the Boyfriend Blazer is that even though it's supposed to look like a piece of men's clothing, it's fitted for a woman. The most fashionable to wear the Boyfriend Blazer this spring is with shorts, a dress, or a skirt. I think that this look could work for practically any environment: a day at the office, a day at school, or a night on the town. You'll look fashion-forward, chic, and relaxed at the same time. The thing about menswear is that you have to throw in an element of girlie into the outfit. Because if you don't, you'll end up look a bit androgynous. You're trying to for high fashion and stylish, not confused and cross-dressing. So throw in some ruffles, lace, bows, etc. so you don't lose yourself completely to the boy jacket. But seriously, girls, this article of menswear is a staple piece for this spring and summer. Don't be caught without one!

A few things to keep in mind about the blazer:

1. Go oversized! It is called the "Boyfriend Blazer"for a reason! It's as if your boyfriend was lending you his blazer. And mind you, your boyfriend is a little small because it really shouldn't be extremely large. You don't want to look like you bench 150.

2. Roll up your sleeves. This makes the outfit look more relaxed and less planned out. Whenever you dress yourself, you want to give the illusion that you don't try at all, when in reality you've been planning this outfit for weeks. Also, by exposing your wrists makes you seem very feminine.

Here's an outfit I threw together for the boyfriend blazer. I'm digging this website...

the boyfriend blazer by briaballerina featuring Christian Louboutin shoes

Items in this set:

Great Plains Cap Sleeve T-Shirt, White, XS, 13 GBP

Stone boyfriend linen blazer, 60 GBP

High-waisted linen shorts, $1,205

PIQUE CIRE 140 BOOTIES, 600 GBP

Nude fringed leather bag, $3,795

the bee's knees.

Spring 2010 Trend #2: Knee High or Over-the-Knee Socks

alexander wang spring/summer 2010 collection

tracy reese

To be honest, I've always loved this trend. Ever since I was a little girl, I thought that knee high socks were the cutest thing in the world. I secretly wanted to be a Catholic School girl just so I could wear some. And you know what, in 2007, it happened. My dream of being a Catholic School girl came true when I was sent to Catholic school in 7th grade. But that's not the point of this post.

Here I'm going to tell you some simple guidelines when picking out those knee high socks!

1. Like I said before: knee high socks made me think of a Catholic School girl. But, in reality, that's not the look that you really want to go for. You want to go for hip, high fashion, and hot. Therefore, when matching up some socks with a skirt, avoid plaid prints. If not, you'll go straight to fashion hell.

2. Find the right length of socks for you. If you have more muscular thighs, don't get thigh high socks or they're bring more attention to those strong thighs of yours. Try some socks that hit right below your knee for it creates a more flattering line of your leg.

3. If you're short (like me), go for the knee highs and pair them up with a shorter hemline. Show some leg, girl! Because the shorter sock and shorter hemline create the illusion of having legs that are a mile long. What shorty wouldn't want that. General rule: don't pick a hemline that is longer than mid-thigh.

4. If it's a little chilly out, go for some knitted socks! But avoid chunky knits because they were sooooo 2007.

5. My favorite fashion trend: knee high socks over tights. I've done it before, and I felt absolutely chic. Experiment with different colors and textures of socks to go over some sheer, patterned tights. And I promise, you will look fab.u.lous.

I found this really cool website called Polyvore where it lets you create your own looks with different pieces of clothing from different stores! So, here's the knee-high sock outfit that I created. I threw in another spring fashion trend in there, can you figure what it is?

pretty (with a dash of) pink by briaballerina featuring Marc by Marc Jacobs bags

Items in this set:
Zip Front Jumper, $275
Urban Knit Knee High Socks, $20
Leather Boots - Miss Palace, Grey suede, 375 AUD
Hillier hobo bag, $400
Amazon.com: 10k Yellow Gold Pink Quartz and Diamond Earrings: Jewelry, $195

you have be thin to be in.

Recently, I have posted a couple profiles of a couple of my favorite models. I went googly eyed over their tall, slender, nearly perfect bodies. And I'm going to be completely honest: I became envious. Looking at these girls, I couldn't help but wish that I was several inches taller and had a few less inches around the waist. Ever since the 1990's, the extremely thin look for fashion has been "in" thanks to British model Kate Moss.

Skinny here. Skinny there. Everywhere you looked, there was a slim girl that was considered gorgeous. In the past, so many girls have been turned down my model agencies for being "too big" and were told to lose weight to be ever be considered again. Many models are incredibly under-weight, but some designers could care less about their health and cared more if they would even fit into the outfits in their collection. When I was little, I was only skin and bones. I was the skinniest little girl you would've seen thanks to my rapid metabolism. But as I grew older, it slowed down, therefore, making me gain a few pounds. And all girls know that the older you get, the more self-conscious you get about the way you look. So as my love for fashion grew, I started flipping through the big-girl fashion magazines such as Vogue, Elle, Nylon, etc., and the images of the tiny waisted girls wouldn't go away!

I think that girls in my generation are put under a lot of pressure from the fashion industry and media to be this super skinny, cookie-cutter, trendy kind of girl. And I think that this is the one single thing that I hate about the fashion industry. The true fact is that most high fashion models are naturally skinny. Most of them don't have or never even had an eating disorder. Many of them are just built with a tiny frame and a very small percentage of fat on their bodies. Yet girls across the world are striving for that 23" waistline.

But in reality, is this considered to be "gorgeous" or "perfect"?

Not only am I having a fit with these several accusations of eating disorders existing in the fashion industry, but the Council for Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) has also created plans to educate and bring awareness to eating disorders that exist in the fashion world. So times are changing!! Many designers, such as Nicole Miller, are requiring that models that would like to model their fashion lines have to have a certain BMI (body mass index). This encourages many models to live a healthy life style if being a model is really what they want to do. At fashion shows, designers are even requiring food to be kept backstage for the models to eat.

So, all of you that despise the fashion industry for making this false image of girls, I was right there with you. But this the great news I've chosen to tell you that all is well in the fashion world.
Now stop starving yourselves and get on the treadmill and eat healthier instead!

Here's what I have to say: I think that beauty is more than what is on the outside. Someone is truly beautiful when they are comfortable and confident in their own skin. Don't let the judgment of too many opinions lower your self-image. Love your body because it's the only one you've got for the rest of your life!

r'el dade.

This lovely lady is R'el Dade. I actually just discovered her recently, and she is a girl to watch out for on the runway!! Her interesting look has been described as "alien-like", but that look has landed her several shows with Valentino, Dior, Armani, and Lela Rose. My favorite things about her are her uniquely shaped face, far apart eyes, and perfectly pouty lips. She stands at a height of 5'11" and a waist-line of 23". What's new?

Here is R'el walking for Brian Reyes.

Here she is at Lela Rose's Spring Collection show for this year. Let me just say that this color looks absolutely fabulous on her! She's totally working it because of her gorgeous skin tone.

This was taken at the 2009 New York Fashion Week Marc by Marc Jacobs show in September. She totally rocks that head-wrap.

And there is that cute fashion sense that models have. It's the little black dress that every girl needs in her wardrobe.