I'm Late I'm Late for a Very Fashionable Date

image via Coco+Kelley

White is stark.

White is pure.

White is cool.

Sundays are made for looks like that.

Drape yourself in a white dress this Sunday.

You will love it!

Happy Sunday

XOXO

M

The Claws Come Out

OH.MY.GOSH!
I am so sorry for the total lack of posts!!!
My father switched internet companies and they kept giving us the run around for two weeks almost!!!
So I was without internet to post.
I thank you all for the wonderful comments and follows from the bottom of my <3
You all are wonderful!!
I will totally be commenting back soon and checking out your blogs.
Tommorrow is a busy day.
I'll be going to the zoo!!!! :] I'm so excited. I ADORE the zoo!!!!
And afterwards, I'm going to work.
You all have a WONDERFUL Thursday!!!
Be fearless!
Rawr!

XoXo
Madi

Skirting Around

Hey dears! Youre lookin mighty fine. How is your life? Are you having fun this summer? I hope so. You deserve it.

But how are you all battling this heat? I'm telling you, it's hotter than the hinges on the gates of hell here. That's just the south for ya.   Meanwhile....

I can't even begin to describe how much I'm loving bright colors lately. I colorblocked the other day. I wish I had of gotten a picture because it was adorable and so much fun! Even this weird older man stopped me on my break and told me I looked beautiful and could have been a model. I would have enjoyed it, had he not grabbd my hand with his own odly moist hand. *gag* Needless to say, I dashed away like mad and found a humungous bottle of hand sanitizer. Creepy Men always seem to find me. It never fails...

Anyway. I spy leopard print! Ohhh leopard print. Im so in love and craving it lately...Ill have to save a post for it. But just know I want it!
Anywhoooo this picture is amazing and every outfit is exquisite. Get inspired by this picture people!! Create an outfit based off of this picture.

While youre at it, just get yourself is big fabulous maxi skirt like that purple one!! Or these..

 image via mamasarollingstone.com

image via stylecovered.com

 So cute! Except don't put it with a leather (or even worse, pleather! Those suckers dont breath. It's a hot tranny mess waiting to happen) jacket(as shown above) in this heat and die of a heat stroke. I would feel responsible and really bad for you and your bad, sweaty judgement. Stay cool, darlings!! I really think I am going to try one of those big baggy tees with it. It looks so comfortable and I could get away with it for class.

 I just bought a striped maxi skirt too. Except I'm on the short side...towering at just 5'0 and 3/4 of an inch. So that means cutting it. I always seems to botch these things up too. Do any of you ever have to cut your maxi frocks? Or do you just spend the money and have it altered?

Leave me some love darlings!
Have a happy thursday!

xoxox
Madison

Special Dress Tuesday

Can we talk about how gorgeous Giambattista's 1st Couture line was?

It was epic. He really knows how to make beautiful clothes.

I actually had found my dream wedding dress in Vogue one time and it was custom made for someone by him. It was a full skirt covered in layers of tulle.

Then, the skirt came off for the reception to reveal a mermaid silhouetted gown that was so dreamy, I may have drooled all over the picture.

Here is a blurry pic and the black and white picture on the magazine page is what the dress looked like without the full skirt. *sigh*

I have dreamt and dreamt about that dress for my own wedding one day.

It seems all my mom and I talk about these days are weddings.

SO WHERE IS MY GROOM?!

haha. If you ever read this, groomy, just know you are missed!

Anyway, more of Giambattista!!!

I seriously cannot get over his line.

I may be late on posting this but the second it was up, I had it saved.

J'adore!

This is what I will be daydreaming about today at work, while I'm getting fitting rooms and putting out new shipment.

 More on this line, later.

Im off to doll up for work.

Have a beautiful day, loves!

You are fabulous!

xoxo

Madi

Lovely Summer Evenings

I love Summer. I love warm nights when your clothes and skin are sticky but there's a cool breeze caressing you and blowing your hair all messy. I love good music good food and good friends in the summer.

Hi. I have been a bad blogger this week Apparently so much that I lost a follower. (hater! I have a life!) and all I can say is that work has worn me out so much! Life has been trying to beat me up emotionally. However, I'm not going to let it. :) And tonight, I went out to this country music night downtown on Beale St. Yes, that famous Beale Street in Memphis.

"AND I WAS WALKIN IN MEMPHIS. WALKIN' WITH MY FEET TEN FEET OFF OF BEALE..."

Oh Memphis, you know? The Birthplace of Rock and Roll. :) Home of the Blues. THE BEST BBQ YOU WILL EVER PUT TO YOUR LIPS! Some say it's so good, you could slap yo' mamma. I say...Almost. I love her too much. :p

Anyway, I don't even like country music too much. But this was great. I went with my best friend boy, Thomas. We met some friends Jessica and Cody who just got married and ate at a burger place called Dyers. Right there in that little burger place that's been around Memphis since the 30's...I had a taste of heaven. A deep fried chocolate twinkie with powdered sugar and strawberry sauce! Oh glitter, it was one off-the-hook rager for my tastebuds! It's times like these that I need a camera. And guess which genius didnt take one? This girl. There was a fight. We witnessed some crazy arrests. I played Don't Stop Believing over 5 times in a row on the way home. My beard fetish grew lots more from drooling over the band's bassist.

I needed tonight. SO MUCH.
And now, these images do not match this post.
But Im back to say this:

THIS WEEKEND

GET

YOUR

FLASHY
FUN

ON

Jeffrey Campbell Foxy Wood Shoes..$155

Charlotte Russe 35.00 now on sale for 25.50 online.

And Be Safe  <3
Imma have Words of Wisdom tomorrow.
Lots of Love
XOXO
Madi

Bonjour, Mon Ami

Hello all. I hope you dolls had a fabulous weekend!
The fish fry was a blast.

Someone made peach cobbler and homemade icecream. I had homemade chocolate with the cobbler.

It was so good, I think my tongue rolled out of my mouth onto the floor. And a bunch of us gals sat around watching Say Yes to the Dress while the men played games. We also watched Drop Dead Diva. If you haven't seen either, you should definitley watch them!
Then on Sunday, I went to church and my dad tore the house down preaching. There is nothing like when you can feel like a sermon was meant just for you. Like God had you in mind when He inspired the preacher for that service. Then, that night, I went into work...and left with a mannequin! We were getting rid of old ones and I asked them for one. My company was so gracious to give me one. I am in love with it! I need to name it. Right now her name is Roxanne. :]

My apologies for not posting yesterday. I simply just didn't feel like it.

Today I went to T.J Maxx. I adore T.J. Maxx. Who doesn't? I had so many things in my hand but I cant spend a lot of money right now. I don't need to spend any at all. But I bought a striped maxi skirt and this shirt:

This is obviously not me. I just googled the shirt and snatched the image. I think this belongs to forevertwentysomething. Correct me if Im wrong.

I just couldn't resist the shirt though. :]

There's a pocker under "blog" It was super cute and only $7.99. Can't beat that!

Now onto Special Dress Tuesday. I just want more dresses altogether. I found one today im kicking myself over. I am just going to have to go back and get it. Plain and Simple.

Anyway.

Tonight was the first time I saw this dress.

And I'm in love <3

It's old I KNOW.

This post may not get a lot of comments, but I am so inspired. And I will take these colors and put them into an outfit. I alreay found the perfect top.

I think this dress left so many women breathless, it needs a moment of honor on this blog.

What are some unexpected places you have found inspiration?

XOXO

Madison

Stripes Again

via Coco+Kelley

Spend a Saturday reading.

Have yourself a lazy saturday with a cup of tea darlings!

But make sure you look as chic as this!

:]

XOXO
Madison

Too Cool for Classic

Burberry Blue Labels SS 11 lookbook

Glamour Magazine 1967

Glamour April 1967

Marc by Marc Jacobbs SS 11

Tory Burch SS11

Stripes! Maybe it's too late for me to post this. I dont really care!

Ive been inspired right from the pages of Glamour Magazine.

And from F21 today.

It's still summer and I cannot get enough.

It's the middle of summer actuallyyyyyy

I'm going to a fish fry in the country tonight.

That's right.

Good ole sweet tea, fried fish, cole slaw, french fries, and hush puppies!!!

I'm praying to God someone makes peach cobbler, too. My tongue would roll out of my mouth, probably.

YOU CAN'T BEAT SOUTHERN FOOD!

Besides, sushi of course.

So today, I headed into work at 7 :30 A.M. to move Mannequins and boxes.

It's riveting, I know.

BUT, I quite enjoy working mornings. And I enjoy work because I love all the possibilities I have to style a customer. She walks in and tells me her story and where she's going. (Yes, in the south, everyone tells you their life story. It is necesary for me to know their business so I can them find an outfit. Why? Noone actually really knows. But I keep up with my customers' lives. We build relationships that way)

And we take a journey around the store as I learn her likes and dislikes.

She agrees to try new things and get out of her comfort zone.

I agree to not bling her out, though that is my favorite thing to do.

And sometimes she we disagree. Sometimes we agree.

Sometimes I try to force customers and my associates to buy things that I love because I already spent MY money. So I vicariously try to shop through them.

But she leaves happy and smiling because she looks fabulous.

And thats what its all about!

The whole experience of working in a mall is quite enjoyable. 

Yesterday, I was having an ok day. It wasn't terrible but it wasn't amazing. 

Then, I went on break and got a new Coconut Mocha Frap from Starbucks (which was divine), heard some kickin blues music as I waited for it, read some great words about faith and artistry mixing, and saw colors and textures in store windows. It's a beautiful sensory overload.

And it lifted my mood instantly. 

And sometimes its all a load of crap and I want to strangle people.

 Sometimes, when youre tired or grumpy, you just need a pick me up.

Go out and see things. Taste things. Get inspired!

That's my challenge to you this weekend, whether youre tired and grumpy, or not.

Just get inspired!

Oh and go pick up some colorful stripes this weekend because you need it.

(I'm forcing a purchase on you. Feel the peer pressure.)

Have a wonderful Friday!!

:]

XoXo

Madison

Another short post today, loves!

I wanted to share this from Vogue's best dressed list recently.

One word: STUNNING!

I'm in a hurry and I love all of your responses to yesterdays post.

I think I will add words of wisdom to every wednesday.

We all could benefit from it and wouldn't you know that later on last night, I needed those words!!

It applied to me perfectly.

Anywho, Ill be back with more after Im home from work.

Another day styling and selling outfits!

What are you doing today?

xoxox

Madison

Words of Wisdom:  Don't let conflict stay in your life. Fix it and move on. Repair your friendships because we all need a friend. We have to stick together. Read Proverbs 6:1-6

I read the scripture this morning and it hit me. I thought I'd share that.

Photographer: Tommy Ton
From: Paris Fashion Week.

Every season we count on our faithful sartorial superhero, Tommy Ton, to capture the best of the best at fashion week. I find this image absolutely riveting. The colors and the way the fabric flows just reach out and grab my interest! That orange is hot!!! Also, The stones in that clutch are gorgeous! I have many more pictures to post but today will be a short post. Im going to try to spend the day cleaning and sifting through my closet. Im still viewing the couture collections and grabbing my fav's. My computer is going kind of slow lately and were getting new internet tomorrow so it could be a bit of a process. Thank you to everyone who has been commenting and following though. You all are wonderful. Have a Happy Wednesday!

Special Dress Tuesday:The Golden Era

Welcome to Sylvana Ward Durrett and Daniela Taplin Lundberg's Birthday Party-featured on Vogue.com

I have always been inspired by the Twenties. Fashion is taking cues from the 60's and 70's right now, it's true. However, I couldn't NOT share all this fabulous frivolity with your eyeballs. I adore the trends out right now, but these dresses just sparkled and glittered with jewels and feathers so much I started to drool all over my keyboard. For the day after the fourth, I would most definitely be inspired to look like this. They look like fireworks and firecrackers in their own right! What do you think? Are you in love this Tuesday? :] Have a sizzlin' fifth.
xoxo
Madi

P.S. I'd like to give out a big THANK YOU to all of the lovely new followers! For some reason, I havent been able to see my followers, just the number of follows. I am hoping this will change soon and then I can see who you all are and check out every blog! :] Until then, if youd like me to know, leave me a comment! All of you are just dolls for wanting to follow me. I appreciate you, loves! X's and O's!

Stars and Stripes Forever

via CityofBlackbirds photobucket

It's time to C E L E B R A T E !!!!

(Most of these images are french, its true, but they know how to celebrate stars and stripes in a chic way)

Baby, youre a firework and there's no stopping you from being free!
Let's celebrate our independance and NEVER forget what it took for us to have independance.
All good things don't come without a fight and lives have been taken for this good thing we call AMERICA.
But I honor all of those who have died and fought for me.
And I honor GOD because He was with the people who started this country  and fought in the Revolutionary War. There are so many success stories we have after praying for God to help us in Battle. They put God first in this country, and I will put Him first here too.
Here's to YOU America!!!
God bless the U.S.A !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

xoxo
Madi

Independant Woman

image via FashionCanvas


It's one day closer to the Fourth, loves.
Kick back, Relax, Enjoy your independance and BEAT THIS HEAT!
XoXoXo
Madi

WHITE HOT

 Chill out today and look hot doing it while rocking white.
You cant go wrong.
Happy Saturday, loves.
xoxo
Madi