Low Rise... More like, Your Panties-Are-A-Risin

I think we can all agree that the low rise jeans, pants, shorts, skirts, etc are not in style anymore. It seems that the fashion now-a-days is keepin it realllll classy! Wherever I go, for the most part, the lower half of girls (talkin 'bout that waistline peeps) are fully covered. THANK GOD! I remember a time in my childhood when showing stomach was the thing to do! I'm not going to deny that I had a couple pairs of low low rise jeans and my belly was left bare. Yikes! Low rise, to me, seems kinda skanky now. I'm so glad that women's fashion has changed for the better and now most waistlines are high, or just at the waistline.

To give you an idea, the average rise (distance from the crotch up the zipper to the button holding the pants together) of jeans is around 12 inches, whereas low rise jeans average around 7 inches (That's almost half of regular jeans!) and may be as small as 3 to 4 inches... Time to invest in some suspenders!! With those measurements Im surprised girl's va-jay-jays aren't hanging out cause I know I've spotted some thongs peepin with some unattractive crack action! Ew. Not a good look. Come on, if you want to get some, save it for boyfriend to see all that GIRL!!! You want people to stare at your beautiful face and not at your ass-ets poppin outta the south! It's all about positive attention, not "Look at the free peep show!" Dont put it all out there, save some for the mind to wonder about...better yet, save a lot! Please!

I've got mad love for all my girls so please keep it Grade A for the rest of us who actually keep ourselves together! I want men to appreciate and respect us...With janky girls out there who are sending the wrong message, that can't fully happen. Have some pride! Let's go! (Photo credit to Free People Jeans (LOVE THAT BRAND) ) Xoxo SP

Pin her up on the Wall Boys/Confidence=Biggest Sexy (Part 2: Trends)

This second half has an underlying theme of Female Empowerment for sure. This piece is all about the old school, pin-up babes back in the day who exuded massive amounts of confidence. Forget those Flappers who shimmied their way to an -almost- stripper status, its all about the strong woman who could do it all on her own. "WHO NEEDS A MAN!" This was the mindset of the women during the World Wars. Their husbands left them to take care of the house, kids, and yet they still had time to be beautiful. This 'independence' era for females made for the strongest generation of women to this day in my opinion.... Love you Grandmammy Shirley (you're my rock)!

Getting to the point, most of the looks that Urban O pulled were vintage, florals, tie-ups (button ups that wouldn't button but tie high above the waist exposing stomach) tubes, and even a totally Marilyn Monroe -esk dress. Peep the photos attached.

ALSO! Bandanas are making a comeback (more so for all you fashionista girls than guys). You don't have to be a gang-banger to sport your fashion. I mean, if the bandana makes you feel hard like Rihanna, more power to ya! Just refrain from putting guns in the air, only peace signs please.

In my personal opinion, these items will be trends continuing into summer season, so go out and try on some of these styles. See if you feel like yourself in any...I'll bet you catch the powerful, confident attitude and feel proud to be a woman. Ps. For all you males out there, don't think I forgot about you in this post.... You need to get yourself a girly with this attitude. She's bossy! Xoxo SP

Flip It Real Good (Part 1:Trends)

Yesterday I promised that I would do a piece on some of the trends that I saw shopping in SF. This will be a short and sweet post (because it's only the first half of the two part post) but within the next couple days I will have some juicy posts for y'all to read. (I'm currently drafting out interview questions for the upcoming Primo and Kristen Riley Photography pieces...stay glued)

So you can obviously tell I am a big groupie for Forever 21 and Urban O but eventually I will branch out... I'm just working with what I got for now. But Im gonna have to dismiss Urbz tonight because their sunglasses section is ridic. And I dont mean that in a good way. They need to stop being obsessed with NEON colors. Neon was out daaaaaays ago. It's like, I really don't know what kind of customers/how much of the population are telling the company that neon sunglasses are still in high demand.....must be all those raver kids. And even then, who wears sunglasses at night? Smh. Whatevs! Basically Urbiez needs to step their game up and get on that Forev shit! Cause they are bringing the heat lately with affordable fashion... I stumbled upon some sick Flip-Ups (sunglasses that are able to flip up the lenses) which had the top layer being shaded sunglasses that flipped up to show the next layer of non-prescription, nerd-type lenses. (Photos attached...Kim K modeling! Whaddup) Lady Gaga, the Messiah of the New-SpaceAge fashion, always rocks the shit out of a pair of outrageously sexy frames...even the Flip-Ups. Nice. Some people might think this style of frame is semi-"out there" but you know what? Being "out" is being in and I'd rather be out there than nothing at all. Ya Feeeeeel me? And even if your not feelin me, I guess I'll just be feelin myself. No pun intended.

Stay fitted until next post.....Part 2 is about to be BANANAS! After tonight's midget post, I'm going ape-shit on all my upcoming pieces so watch out! Xoxo SP

Brass Knuckles ;)

We all know the two-finger-ring trend has been around for a few fashion seasons now, ever since Lauren Conrad debuted hers in a Hill's episode. The trend took off in the celebrity/fashion world long ago, but I think the general youth has just caught onto this more recently, probably because the major retailers of America are just now making these rings available to the public at an afforable price. High-end fashion retailers, like Homeroom clothing, sell these fashion-must-haves starting at 96 buckaroooooos (See gold/silver pair)! I love these rings, but that's outrageous for an accessory! So for all my girlies, Forever 21 stores have caught on and made many in cute styles starting at $3.80. (See Floral/Gold...My friend Kim K bought that exact ring) You can wear these on your pinky-ringman finger or rock the ringman-middle finger type style. And if you really wanna be a Diva, get a custom made ring with your name on it! Either way, get your fingers into one of these while they're HOT! This is like the Madonna of accessories! I already got mine! (See iPhone pic haha) --SP