<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8632517616918669388</id><updated>2011-12-14T19:38:32.258-08:00</updated><category term='Summer'/><category term='Shoes'/><category term='Purses'/><category term='Swim'/><category term='Hats'/><category term='Eyewear'/><category term='Outerwear'/><category term='Press'/><category term='Shopping'/><category term='Dresses'/><category term='Accessories'/><category term='Atrocities'/><category term='Makeup'/><category term='Shirts'/><category term='Jewelry'/><category term='Retro'/><title type='text'>[x] is the new black</title><subtitle type='html'></subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://xisthenewblack.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8632517616918669388/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://xisthenewblack.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>Beth</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/01515262114527158120</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>49</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8632517616918669388.post-6292906636529009663</id><published>2009-09-06T11:58:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2009-09-06T12:20:52.910-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Indie Fashion is Amazing</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://www.ShopSnoflake.com/clothing/Snoflake/Gavin.html"&gt;&lt;img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 190px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3hp8bbBoBKc/SqQK0OV7xlI/AAAAAAAABVs/xr4bLOlxdBw/s320/Screen+shot+2009-09-06+at+3.16.13+PM.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378435747306784338" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://www.ShopSnoflake.com/clothing/Snoflake/Juliette.html"&gt;&lt;img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3hp8bbBoBKc/SqQLJ8adStI/AAAAAAAABV0/3R0xNf6b70A/s320/ShopSnoflake_com-product-21-2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378436120451042002" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;


&lt;a href="http://www.FloraAndFaunaBoutique.ca/clothing/Flora-and-Fauna-Boutique/Holiday-Bliss-Dress.html"&gt;&lt;img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3hp8bbBoBKc/SqQGZwrG9GI/AAAAAAAABVM/fRNQrvdcu78/s320/FloraAndFaunaBoutique_com-product-18-1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378430894619423842" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;  &lt;a href="http://www.FloraAndFaunaBoutique.ca/clothing/Flora-and-Fauna-Boutique/Bear-Paw-Top.html"&gt;&lt;img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3hp8bbBoBKc/SqQG3HSx2NI/AAAAAAAABVU/_ue8pLnUC9s/s320/FloraAndFaunaBoutique_com-product-15-1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378431398907599058" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;  &lt;a href="http://www.JenniferGlasgowBoutique.com/clothing/Jennifer-Glasgow/Veronica.html"&gt;&lt;img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3hp8bbBoBKc/SqQJTAu6sVI/AAAAAAAABVc/lRQHaHIEisA/s320/JenniferGlasgowBoutique_com-product-2-2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378434077206163794" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div&gt;
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&lt;a href="http://www.karmaloop.com/products.aspx?ProductID=64862&amp;amp;VendorCode=BRX"&gt;&lt;img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 131px; height: 200px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3hp8bbBoBKc/Sp3S-vCMHHI/AAAAAAAABUs/sQaRRm132Jo/s200/FIDDLER-BLKzoom6.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376685505369611378" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;  &lt;a href="http://www.karmaloop.com/products.aspx?ProductID=66808&amp;amp;VendorCode=BRX"&gt;&lt;img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 131px; height: 200px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3hp8bbBoBKc/Sp3TNrpGYaI/AAAAAAAABU0/VY7Bdx1igfI/s200/GAIN02-GRYzoom6.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376685762157109666" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://www.karmaloop.com/products.aspx?ProductID=64855&amp;amp;VendorCode=BRX"&gt;&lt;img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 131px; height: 200px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3hp8bbBoBKc/Sp3Tej9VbQI/AAAAAAAABU8/0G5-jfOc1fk/s200/STROLL-BLK-HRBNzoom6.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376686052152274178" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://www.karmaloop.com/products.aspx?ProductID=58030&amp;amp;VendorCode=RVC"&gt;&lt;img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 131px; height: 200px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3hp8bbBoBKc/Sp3T18_4v5I/AAAAAAAABVE/UMv7DacpEBg/s200/22100030-BLKzoom1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376686454010855314" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;



&lt;a href="http://www.thegiantpeach.com/gentlefawn-flight-womensjacket-black.aspx"&gt;&lt;img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3hp8bbBoBKc/Sp3Rq4vLNlI/AAAAAAAABUM/fpW8s-AwzC4/s200/500.GP_08_11_09_33+(36).jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376684064865203794" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;  &lt;a href="http://www.thegiantpeach.com/nicacelly-reverbwomensblazerindigoorange.aspx"&gt;&lt;img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3hp8bbBoBKc/Sp3R0qE_EbI/AAAAAAAABUU/sTjA3uR4WBM/s200/GP_01_09_09_28.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376684232728842674" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;  &lt;a href="http://www.ShopValerieDumaine.com/clothing/Valerie-Dumaine/Billie.html"&gt;&lt;img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3hp8bbBoBKc/Sp3R8piPjZI/AAAAAAAABUc/NnX52AeC7tg/s200/ShopValerieDumaine_com-product-71-2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376684370022075794" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;  &lt;a href="http://www.karmaloop.com/products.aspx?ProductID=44677&amp;amp;VendorCode=TRP"&gt;&lt;img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 131px; height: 200px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3hp8bbBoBKc/Sp3SP4g_O8I/AAAAAAAABUk/f573ED77mdw/s200/XX6574-BLKzoom1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376684700460858306" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8632517616918669388-4161356643823795072?l=xisthenewblack.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://xisthenewblack.blogspot.com/feeds/4161356643823795072/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8632517616918669388&amp;postID=4161356643823795072' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8632517616918669388/posts/default/4161356643823795072'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8632517616918669388/posts/default/4161356643823795072'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://xisthenewblack.blogspot.com/2009/09/hooray-for-cold-weather.html' title=''/><author><name>Beth</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/01515262114527158120</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3hp8bbBoBKc/Sp3S-vCMHHI/AAAAAAAABUs/sQaRRm132Jo/s72-c/FIDDLER-BLKzoom6.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8632517616918669388.post-513520848029893353</id><published>2008-04-09T09:09:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2008-04-09T09:20:35.787-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Dresses'/><title type='text'>More droolable dresses...</title><content type='html'>All from MyShape

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&lt;a href="http://www.myshape.com/product_info.php?products_id=11395&amp;amp;product_name=Max+and+Cleo%27s+Floral+Print+Crinkle+Chiffon+Dress"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5187279037812796066" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_3hp8bbBoBKc/R_zqzS-paqI/AAAAAAAAA2s/_bC02PsG7rY/s320/daasfdasfd.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://www.myshape.com/product_info.php?products_id=11629&amp;amp;product_name=Jessica+Howard%27s+Jersey+and+Taffeta+Dress"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5187279037812796050" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_3hp8bbBoBKc/R_zqzS-papI/AAAAAAAAA2k/VFWVAYGjqZE/s320/asfdasfdsfda.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://www.myshape.com/product_info.php?products_id=11065&amp;amp;product_name=Lilly+Pulitzer%27s+Angelette+Dress"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5187279033517828738" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_3hp8bbBoBKc/R_zqzC-paoI/AAAAAAAAA2c/XlswaDpZU5A/s320/asdf.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://www.myshape.com/product_info.php?products_id=10814&amp;amp;product_name=Papillon%27s+Sleeveless+Cut+Out+Dress"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5187279020632926834" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_3hp8bbBoBKc/R_zqyS-panI/AAAAAAAAA2U/YCGBewAB2sQ/s320/adfasfdsfdad.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;


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(left to right) &lt;a href="http://www.myshape.com/product_info.php?products_id=11395&amp;amp;product_name=Max+and+Cleo%27s+Floral+Print+Crinkle+Chiffon+Dress"&gt;Max and Cleo's Floral Print Crinkle Chiffon Dress&lt;/a&gt; $110; &lt;a href="http://www.myshape.com/product_info.php?products_id=11629&amp;amp;product_name=Jessica+Howard%27s+Jersey+and+Taffeta+Dress"&gt;Jessica Howard's Jersey and Taffeta Dress &lt;/a&gt;$86; &lt;a href="http://www.myshape.com/product_info.php?products_id=11065&amp;amp;product_name=Lilly+Pulitzer%27s+Angelette+Dress"&gt;Lilly Pulizter's Angelette Dress &lt;/a&gt;$298; &lt;a href="http://www.myshape.com/product_info.php?products_id=10814&amp;amp;product_name=Papillon%27s+Sleeveless+Cut+Out+Dress"&gt;Papillon's Sleeveless Cut Out Dress &lt;/a&gt;$84&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8632517616918669388-513520848029893353?l=xisthenewblack.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://xisthenewblack.blogspot.com/feeds/513520848029893353/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8632517616918669388&amp;postID=513520848029893353' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8632517616918669388/posts/default/513520848029893353'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8632517616918669388/posts/default/513520848029893353'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://xisthenewblack.blogspot.com/2008/04/more-droolable-dresses.html' title='More droolable dresses...'/><author><name>Beth</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/01515262114527158120</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://bp0.blogger.com/_3hp8bbBoBKc/R_zqzS-paqI/AAAAAAAAA2s/_bC02PsG7rY/s72-c/daasfdasfd.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8632517616918669388.post-5499128510481019658</id><published>2008-03-14T08:02:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-04-09T09:22:48.376-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Pretties of the moment</title><content type='html'>I keep making online shopping carts bursting with shorter hemlines, vibrant colors and classic cuts. Here are some of the highlights: 
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&lt;div&gt;Urban Outfitters, Lux Debbie Dress $48&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.urbanoutfitters.com/urban/catalog/productdetail.jsp?_dyncharset=ISO-8859-1&amp;amp;navAction=jump&amp;amp;id=14490635&amp;amp;search=true&amp;amp;color=01"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5177613661499927426" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_3hp8bbBoBKc/R9qUMWXpq4I/AAAAAAAAA1o/uYH4IPL5iTQ/s320/14490635_60_b.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://www.urbanoutfitters.com/urban/catalog/productdetail.jsp?_dyncharset=ISO-8859-1&amp;amp;navAction=jump&amp;amp;id=14490635&amp;amp;search=true&amp;amp;color=01"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5177613777464044434" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_3hp8bbBoBKc/R9qUTGXpq5I/AAAAAAAAA1w/lhCJFuoZpCI/s320/14490635_60_e.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
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Wet Seal, Pleated Front Tube Dress, $20.50&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.wetseal.com/catalog/product.jsp?categoryId=104&amp;amp;subCategoryId=189&amp;amp;productId=9632"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5177614284270185378" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_3hp8bbBoBKc/R9qUwmXpq6I/AAAAAAAAA14/pV1KTqo3iX8/s320/39332554536_lg.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div&gt;Old Navy, Cap-Sleeve Wrap Dress $20
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&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Amazon, Isaac Mizrahi for Target Strapless Taffeta Pleated Dress $12.49&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.amazon.com/Isaac-Mizrahi-Champagne-Strapless-Taffeta/dp/B000NBA4ZC/ref=sr_1_14?ie=UTF8&amp;amp;s=apparel&amp;amp;qid=1205508110&amp;amp;sr=1-14"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5177619687339043778" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_3hp8bbBoBKc/R9qZrGXpq8I/AAAAAAAAA2I/5SFQe6Csw1Y/s320/sgf.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;
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&lt;a href="http://www.ukhairdressers.com/style/index2.asp?R1=4016&amp;amp;month1=&amp;amp;pg=1&amp;amp;styl1=Boons%20Hair%20Salon"&gt;http://www.ukhairdressers.com/style/index2.asp?R1=4016&amp;amp;month1=&amp;amp;pg=1&amp;amp;styl1=Boons%20Hair%20Salon&lt;/a&gt;
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&lt;a href="http://www.ukhairdressers.com/style/index2.asp?R1=6981&amp;amp;month1=&amp;amp;pg=1&amp;amp;styl1=Celeste%20Arnold"&gt;http://www.ukhairdressers.com/style/index2.asp?R1=6981&amp;amp;month1=&amp;amp;pg=1&amp;amp;styl1=Celeste%20Arnold&lt;/a&gt; 
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&lt;a href="http://www.ukhairdressers.com/style/index2.asp?R1=9054&amp;amp;month1=&amp;amp;pg=1&amp;amp;styl1=Craig%20Davidson%20Hair"&gt;http://www.ukhairdressers.com/style/index2.asp?R1=9054&amp;amp;month1=&amp;amp;pg=1&amp;amp;styl1=Craig%20Davidson%20Hair&lt;/a&gt;
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&lt;a href="http://www.ukhairdressers.com/style/index2.asp?R1=9406&amp;amp;month1=&amp;amp;pg=1&amp;amp;styl1=Estetica"&gt;http://www.ukhairdressers.com/style/index2.asp?R1=9406&amp;amp;month1=&amp;amp;pg=1&amp;amp;styl1=Estetica&lt;/a&gt;
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&lt;a href="http://www.ukhairdressers.com/style/index2.asp?R1=8894&amp;amp;month1=&amp;amp;pg=1&amp;amp;styl1=Paul%20Gordon"&gt;http://www.ukhairdressers.com/style/index2.asp?R1=8894&amp;amp;month1=&amp;amp;pg=1&amp;amp;styl1=Paul%20Gordon&lt;/a&gt; 
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&lt;a href="http://www.ukhairdressers.com/style/index2.asp?R1=8172&amp;amp;month1=&amp;amp;pg=1&amp;amp;styl1=Racoon%20Intl"&gt;http://www.ukhairdressers.com/style/index2.asp?R1=8172&amp;amp;month1=&amp;amp;pg=1&amp;amp;styl1=Racoon%20Intl&lt;/a&gt;
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&lt;a href="http://www.ukhairdressers.com/style/index2.asp?R1=8134&amp;amp;month1=&amp;amp;pg=1&amp;amp;styl1=Saks"&gt;http://www.ukhairdressers.com/style/index2.asp?R1=8134&amp;amp;month1=&amp;amp;pg=1&amp;amp;styl1=Saks&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8632517616918669388-8589175356760623150?l=xisthenewblack.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://xisthenewblack.blogspot.com/feeds/8589175356760623150/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8632517616918669388&amp;postID=8589175356760623150' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8632517616918669388/posts/default/8589175356760623150'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8632517616918669388/posts/default/8589175356760623150'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://xisthenewblack.blogspot.com/2008/02/i-need-new-haircut.html' title=''/><author><name>Beth</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/01515262114527158120</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8632517616918669388.post-1416429947735377092</id><published>2008-02-28T05:23:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-02-28T05:47:31.585-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Accessories'/><title type='text'>Raindrops keep falling on my fucking head...</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://www.shophappytrails.com/Slang_Umbrella_p/sucksumbrella.htm"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5172021425535666818" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_3hp8bbBoBKc/R8a2FX_DSoI/AAAAAAAAA1I/h-hbq-Ncoe0/s400/SucksUmbrella-2.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Buy it from Shop Happy Trails, this slang umbrella makes me so happy.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.shophappytrails.com/Slang_Umbrella_p/sucksumbrella.htm"&gt;$18.99&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8632517616918669388-1416429947735377092?l=xisthenewblack.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://xisthenewblack.blogspot.com/feeds/1416429947735377092/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8632517616918669388&amp;postID=1416429947735377092' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8632517616918669388/posts/default/1416429947735377092'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8632517616918669388/posts/default/1416429947735377092'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://xisthenewblack.blogspot.com/2008/02/raindrops-keep-falling-on-my-fucking.html' title='Raindrops keep falling on my fucking head...'/><author><name>Beth</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/01515262114527158120</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://bp0.blogger.com/_3hp8bbBoBKc/R8a2FX_DSoI/AAAAAAAAA1I/h-hbq-Ncoe0/s72-c/SucksUmbrella-2.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8632517616918669388.post-3071282952217337496</id><published>2008-02-26T05:03:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-02-26T05:38:07.522-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Dresses'/><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Spring and summer are fast approaching which means bare legs and shoulders and, if you are anything like me, lots of sunblock.&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;Here's some dresses from MyShape that make me squeak with anticipation:&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.myshape.com/product_info.php?products_id=10646&amp;amp;product_name=Donna+Ricco%27s+Corset+Waist+Dress"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5171282171469711938" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_3hp8bbBoBKc/R8QVvH_DSkI/AAAAAAAAA0o/V_RJyhG9rRg/s320/dot.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://www.myshape.com/product_info.php?products_id=10215&amp;amp;product_name=Elana+Kattan%27s+Spun+Nylon+Dress"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5171282476412389970" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_3hp8bbBoBKc/R8QWA3_DSlI/AAAAAAAAA0w/POEwrkLhn3I/s320/sigh.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; 

&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8632517616918669388-3071282952217337496?l=xisthenewblack.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://xisthenewblack.blogspot.com/feeds/3071282952217337496/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8632517616918669388&amp;postID=3071282952217337496' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8632517616918669388/posts/default/3071282952217337496'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8632517616918669388/posts/default/3071282952217337496'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://xisthenewblack.blogspot.com/2008/02/spring-and-summer-are-fast-approaching.html' title=''/><author><name>Beth</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/01515262114527158120</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://bp1.blogger.com/_3hp8bbBoBKc/R8QVvH_DSkI/AAAAAAAAA0o/V_RJyhG9rRg/s72-c/dot.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8632517616918669388.post-957503686901643434</id><published>2008-01-17T09:42:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-01-17T09:43:58.883-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Shopping'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Swim'/><title type='text'>Think Ahead!</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://www.newport-news.com/shop/clear_browse.aspx?index=9&amp;amp;gp_coll_id=0&amp;amp;gp_cat_id=7528&amp;amp;nav_cat_id=8391&amp;amp;category_id=8394"&gt;Newport News is selling off their seperates for next to nothing!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8632517616918669388-957503686901643434?l=xisthenewblack.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://xisthenewblack.blogspot.com/feeds/957503686901643434/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8632517616918669388&amp;postID=957503686901643434' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8632517616918669388/posts/default/957503686901643434'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8632517616918669388/posts/default/957503686901643434'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://xisthenewblack.blogspot.com/2008/01/think-ahead.html' title='Think Ahead!'/><author><name>Beth</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/01515262114527158120</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8632517616918669388.post-3078013143582044337</id><published>2007-10-24T13:06:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-10-24T13:11:37.659-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Shoes'/><title type='text'>Motorcycle/Engineer Boots</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_3hp8bbBoBKc/Rx-m2KhtIlI/AAAAAAAAAj0/uQkAAcazsmw/s1600-h/shoes_ia36157.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5124998350439785042" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_3hp8bbBoBKc/Rx-m2KhtIlI/AAAAAAAAAj0/uQkAAcazsmw/s200/shoes_ia36157.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
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&lt;p align="left"&gt;Frye Women's Engineer12R &lt;a href="http://www.shoes.com/product.asp?p=5005877&amp;amp;variant_id=36157"&gt;$199 from Shoes.com&lt;/a&gt;
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I am certainly no biker chick and I've never driven a train/been good at physics, but I really want a pair of these boots. I think it's the small piece of me that still longs for the grunge 90's with the babydoll dresses, backpack purses and flannel shirts tied at the waist. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8632517616918669388-3078013143582044337?l=xisthenewblack.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://xisthenewblack.blogspot.com/feeds/3078013143582044337/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8632517616918669388&amp;postID=3078013143582044337' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8632517616918669388/posts/default/3078013143582044337'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8632517616918669388/posts/default/3078013143582044337'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://xisthenewblack.blogspot.com/2007/10/morocycleengineer-boots.html' title='Motorcycle/Engineer Boots'/><author><name>Beth</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/01515262114527158120</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://bp2.blogger.com/_3hp8bbBoBKc/Rx-m2KhtIlI/AAAAAAAAAj0/uQkAAcazsmw/s72-c/shoes_ia36157.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8632517616918669388.post-2563880059078209673</id><published>2007-10-24T10:52:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-10-24T13:03:56.371-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Shoes'/><title type='text'>Sh-Booties?</title><content type='html'>&lt;div&gt;Shoes? Nope. Boots? Not exactly. Either way, I'm on the prowl for a pair.
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&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.shopbop.com/shop/product_detail.jsp?PRODUCT%3C%3Eprd_id=845524441808582&amp;amp;FOLDER%3C%3Efolder_id=2534374302060503&amp;amp;fm=browse-category-shopbysize&amp;amp;ASSORTMENT%3C%3East_id=1408474395181057"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5124963346456322450" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_3hp8bbBoBKc/Rx-HAqhtIZI/AAAAAAAAAiU/OUh_akGUEcg/s200/fryeb2002012224_prod_medium.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://www.zappos.com/n/p/dp/29907964/c/947.html"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5124966932754014626" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_3hp8bbBoBKc/Rx-KRahtIaI/AAAAAAAAAic/RlMlNg3iz4k/s200/6219-537464-d.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://www.zappos.com/n/p/dp/30402994/c/3.html"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5124967396610482610" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_3hp8bbBoBKc/Rx-KsahtIbI/AAAAAAAAAik/bhqtbX2I-B8/s200/3279-459727-d.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_3hp8bbBoBKc/Rx-RUKhtIhI/AAAAAAAAAjU/Pk0S6d-hjIk/s1600-h/pl535936-00vliv01.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5124974676580049426" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_3hp8bbBoBKc/Rx-RUKhtIhI/AAAAAAAAAjU/Pk0S6d-hjIk/s200/pl535936-00vliv01.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.piperlime.com/browse/product.do?cid=37077&amp;amp;pid=535936&amp;amp;scid=535936002"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div&gt;Frye Lisa Oxford Pump &lt;a href="http://www.shopbop.com/shop/product_detail.jsp?PRODUCT%3C%3Eprd_id=845524441808582&amp;amp;FOLDER%3C%3Efolder_id=2534374302060503&amp;amp;fm=browse-category-shopbysize&amp;amp;ASSORTMENT%3C%3East_id=1408474395181057"&gt;$158 from Shopbop.com&lt;/a&gt;; Nine West Naso &lt;a href="http://www.zappos.com/n/p/dp/29907964/c/947.html"&gt;$112.95 from Zappos &lt;/a&gt;(they do have them in black, but that gray is scrumptious!); Gentle Souls Janover &lt;a href="http://www.zappos.com/n/p/dp/30402994/c/3.html"&gt;$298.95 from Zappos&lt;/a&gt;; Etienne Aigner Nada only &lt;a href="http://www.piperlime.com/browse/product.do?cid=37077&amp;amp;pid=535936&amp;amp;scid=535936002"&gt;$69! from Piperlime&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;


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&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.shoes.com/product.asp?p=5042822&amp;amp;variant_id=EC1047379"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5124973366615024082" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_3hp8bbBoBKc/Rx-QH6htIdI/AAAAAAAAAi0/gqBb9umOJk0/s200/shoes_iaec1047362.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://www.shoes.com/product.asp?p=1013268&amp;amp;variant_id=60022"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5124973843356393954" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_3hp8bbBoBKc/Rx-QjqhtIeI/AAAAAAAAAi8/dK6_dLvKk7A/s200/ff_ia60022.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://shop.nordstrom.com/S/2950405/0~2376778~2372808~6007659~6007686?mediumthumbnail=Y&amp;amp;origin=category&amp;amp;searchtype=&amp;amp;pbo=6007686&amp;amp;P=3"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5124976373092131362" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_3hp8bbBoBKc/Rx-S26htIiI/AAAAAAAAAjc/b8PMw61hxtc/s200/_5480000.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://www.kurtgeiger.com/invt/89778&amp;amp;bklist=icat,6,shop,gender,1,wc2,wc20090?htxt=IWOUDNY32wdHUsk%2FLqxTPqPfKGEGPkPiLv4niqFECe6BE%2BvVFvUOQp%2FNPsJZaim10Mb0rzXPtM6s%0Al18MSOVExg%3D%3D&amp;amp;temp=productdetail_display100"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5124995945258099250" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_3hp8bbBoBKc/Rx-kqKhtIjI/AAAAAAAAAjk/AXL8KkwM_BE/s200/around_tan_8977833109_m.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div&gt;Frye Women's Lisa Shorty &lt;a href="http://www.shoes.com/product.asp?p=5042822&amp;amp;variant_id=EC1047379"&gt;$249 from Shoes.com&lt;/a&gt;; Connie Women's Greta only &lt;a href="http://www.shoes.com/product.asp?p=1013268&amp;amp;variant_id=60022"&gt;$59.99 from Shoes.com&lt;/a&gt;; Farylrobin 'Vindica' Ankle Boot &lt;a href="http://shop.nordstrom.com/S/2950405/0~2376778~2372808~6007659~6007686?mediumthumbnail=Y&amp;amp;origin=category&amp;amp;searchtype=&amp;amp;pbo=6007686&amp;amp;P=3"&gt;$174.95 from Nordstrom &lt;/a&gt;(temporarily out of stock); AROUND by Carvela (also come in black) &lt;a href="http://www.kurtgeiger.com/invt/89778&amp;amp;bklist=icat,6,shop,gender,1,wc2,wc20090?htxt=IWOUDNY32wdHUsk%2FLqxTPqPfKGEGPkPiLv4niqFECe6BE%2BvVFvUOQp%2FNPsJZaim10Mb0rzXPtM6s%0Al18MSOVExg%3D%3D&amp;amp;temp=productdetail_display100"&gt;£80 from Kurt Geiger&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8632517616918669388-2563880059078209673?l=xisthenewblack.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://xisthenewblack.blogspot.com/feeds/2563880059078209673/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8632517616918669388&amp;postID=2563880059078209673' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8632517616918669388/posts/default/2563880059078209673'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8632517616918669388/posts/default/2563880059078209673'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://xisthenewblack.blogspot.com/2007/10/sh-booties.html' title='Sh-Booties?'/><author><name>Beth</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/01515262114527158120</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://bp0.blogger.com/_3hp8bbBoBKc/Rx-HAqhtIZI/AAAAAAAAAiU/OUh_akGUEcg/s72-c/fryeb2002012224_prod_medium.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8632517616918669388.post-49182764926959634</id><published>2007-09-12T11:57:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-09-12T12:09:04.865-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Atrocities'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Hats'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Outerwear'/><title type='text'>Furry Nightmare</title><content type='html'>We've got all kinds of naked protests that are anti-fur and I'm about to strip and join them after seeing these abominations:
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&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_3hp8bbBoBKc/Rug3EAihfVI/AAAAAAAAAf0/Yv311xmfNyg/s1600-h/adfssdfdsa.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_3hp8bbBoBKc/Rug3EAihfVI/AAAAAAAAAf0/Yv311xmfNyg/s320/adfssdfdsa.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5109394319255633234" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_3hp8bbBoBKc/Rug3IgihfWI/AAAAAAAAAf8/oWLUPQlx9ZQ/s1600-h/asdfdsadf.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_3hp8bbBoBKc/Rug3IgihfWI/AAAAAAAAAf8/oWLUPQlx9ZQ/s320/asdfdsadf.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5109394396565044578" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
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Who, I ask, would look good in this hat and scarf combo by Echo??  It's the visual equivalent of tarring and furry-ing.
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Considering the trend for the season is leaning toward very tailored looks, this comes way out of left field.
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Maybe I'm being a bit too mean on this one, but I just don't see how &lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;anyone&lt;/span&gt; could make this look good.
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Well maybe except these guys:
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&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_3hp8bbBoBKc/Rug4nAihfXI/AAAAAAAAAgE/RSFpvP02d70/s1600-h/Coneheads_Poster.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_3hp8bbBoBKc/Rug4nAihfXI/AAAAAAAAAgE/RSFpvP02d70/s320/Coneheads_Poster.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5109396020062682482" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
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If you severly disagree with me, the hat is $42 and the scarf is $68, from &lt;a href="http://shop.nordstrom.com/S/2938715/0%7E2376779%7E6008000%7E6006941?mediumthumbnail=Y&amp;origin=category&amp;amp;searchtype=&amp;pbo=6006941&amp;amp;P=1"&gt;Nordstrom&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8632517616918669388-49182764926959634?l=xisthenewblack.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://xisthenewblack.blogspot.com/feeds/49182764926959634/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8632517616918669388&amp;postID=49182764926959634' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8632517616918669388/posts/default/49182764926959634'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8632517616918669388/posts/default/49182764926959634'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://xisthenewblack.blogspot.com/2007/09/furry-nightmare.html' title='Furry Nightmare'/><author><name>Beth</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/01515262114527158120</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://bp3.blogger.com/_3hp8bbBoBKc/Rug3EAihfVI/AAAAAAAAAf0/Yv311xmfNyg/s72-c/adfssdfdsa.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8632517616918669388.post-4792168961931814897</id><published>2007-08-31T10:39:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-08-31T10:44:07.191-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Dresses'/><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://www.urbanoutfitters.com/urban/catalog/productdetail.jsp?_dyncharset=ISO-8859-1&amp;_dynSessConf=6758561760067377666&amp;amp;itemdescription=true&amp;itemCount=-1&amp;amp;id=13589684&amp;parentid=W_APP_DRESSES&amp;amp;sortProperties=%2Bproduct.marketingPriority%2C-product.startDate&amp;navCount=9&amp;amp;_D%3AnavCount=+&amp;navAction=poppush&amp;amp;color=&amp;_DARGS=%2Furban%2Fcatalog%2Fcommon%2Fitemlink.jsp"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5104921173383381474" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_3hp8bbBoBKc/RthSwpnjAeI/AAAAAAAAAfc/BrqwNSvfisw/s320/bgfvbbbvf.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
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From Urban Outfitters, the Lux Bubblegum Dress, is a perfect transitional dress for summer/fall. Pair it with some wedges and a black popover, or wear it with some strappy sandals and bare shoulders...either way, it's super cute!

&lt;a href="http://www.urbanoutfitters.com/urban/catalog/productdetail.jsp?_dyncharset=ISO-8859-1&amp;_dynSessConf=6758561760067377666&amp;amp;itemdescription=true&amp;itemCount=-1&amp;amp;id=13589684&amp;parentid=W_APP_DRESSES&amp;amp;sortProperties=%2Bproduct.marketingPriority%2C-product.startDate&amp;navCount=9&amp;amp;_D%3AnavCount=+&amp;navAction=poppush&amp;amp;amp;color=&amp;amp;_DARGS=%2Furban%2Fcatalog%2Fcommon%2Fitemlink.jsp"&gt;$58 from Urban Outfitters &lt;/a&gt;(via &lt;a href="http://www.catwalkqueen.tv/catwalk-queen.htm"&gt;Catwalk Queen&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8632517616918669388-4792168961931814897?l=xisthenewblack.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://xisthenewblack.blogspot.com/feeds/4792168961931814897/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8632517616918669388&amp;postID=4792168961931814897' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8632517616918669388/posts/default/4792168961931814897'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8632517616918669388/posts/default/4792168961931814897'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://xisthenewblack.blogspot.com/2007/08/from-urban-outfitters-lux-bubblegum.html' title=''/><author><name>Beth</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/01515262114527158120</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://bp3.blogger.com/_3hp8bbBoBKc/RthSwpnjAeI/AAAAAAAAAfc/BrqwNSvfisw/s72-c/bgfvbbbvf.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8632517616918669388.post-1205420561858315883</id><published>2007-08-24T09:59:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-08-24T10:33:12.509-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Shoes'/><title type='text'>"I dole out justice with the tip of my boot..."</title><content type='html'>I've been having visions lately of walking out of my house in the morning and hearing frost crunch under my feet and seeing each puff of breath. Oh, how much I love winter. Although it's traditionally the season of bulky sweaters, dry skin and chapped lips, it's still my absolutely favorite season.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;With the nearness of the chilly season, in addition to hunting for the perfect jacket, I also need a solid but sexy pair of boots to get me through snowflakes. As it seems to go for most every post, first there's my dream choices:&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;a href="http://shop.nordstrom.com/S/2941790/0~2376778~2372808~6007659~6007676?mediumthumbnail=Y&amp;origin=category&amp;amp;searchtype=&amp;pbo=6007676&amp;amp;P=2"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5102315223451369682" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_3hp8bbBoBKc/Rs8QqZnjANI/AAAAAAAAAdU/4HVdppq9OQM/s200/xcfghvbxfsd.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://www.neimanmarcus.com/store/catalog/prod.jhtml?itemId=prod40790070&amp;parentId=cat14210739&amp;amp;masterId=cat14080739&amp;index=18&amp;amp;cmCat=cat000000cat000141cat13030734cat13030771cat14080739cat14210739"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5102318448971808994" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_3hp8bbBoBKc/Rs8TmJnjAOI/AAAAAAAAAdc/QKhzLGvNNBo/s200/fkkff.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://www.bluefly.com/pages/products/detail.jsp?PRODUCT%3C%3Eprd_id=2044808777&amp;FOLDER%3C%3Efolder_id=1159&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;N=1159&amp;Nao=360&amp;amp;Ns=Popularity%7c0%7c%7cProduct%2bCode%7c1&amp;Nu=Product+ID"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5102318887058473202" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_3hp8bbBoBKc/Rs8T_pnjAPI/AAAAAAAAAdk/Gpq4kjJl4MI/s200/ewrtrewrt.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href="http://shop.nordstrom.com/S/2941790/0~2376778~2372808~6007659~6007676?mediumthumbnail=Y&amp;amp;origin=category&amp;searchtype=&amp;amp;pbo=6007676&amp;P=2"&gt;Luca Boot by Betsey Johnson&lt;/a&gt;, $295 from Nordstrom; &lt;a href="http://www.neimanmarcus.com/store/catalog/prod.jhtml?itemId=prod40790070&amp;parentId=cat14210739&amp;amp;masterId=cat14080739&amp;index=18&amp;amp;cmCat=cat000000cat000141cat13030734cat13030771cat14080739cat14210739"&gt;Suede Ankle Boot by Christian Louboutin&lt;/a&gt;, $890 from Neiman Marcus; &lt;a href="http://www.bluefly.com/pages/products/detail.jsp?PRODUCT%3C%3Eprd_id=2044808777&amp;FOLDER%3C%3Efolder_id=1159&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;N=1159&amp;Nao=360&amp;amp;Ns=Popularity%7c0%7c%7cProduct%2bCode%7c1&amp;Nu=Product+ID"&gt;Dark brown military-button round-toe boots by Dolce &amp;amp; Gabbana&lt;/a&gt;, $929.99 from Bluefly
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;And then we have the feasible choices:&lt;br&gt;
&lt;a href="http://www.zappos.com/n/p/dp/29416533/c/106.html"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5102319741756965122" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_3hp8bbBoBKc/Rs8UxZnjAQI/AAAAAAAAAds/a8B--1kBo3k/s200/fsdgytdrs.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://www.zappos.com/n/p/dp/18810898/c/3.html"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5102320042404675858" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_3hp8bbBoBKc/Rs8VC5njARI/AAAAAAAAAd0/g4lv2joEnYA/s200/asdfdsadfff.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.zappos.com/n/p/dp/18810898/c/3.html"&gt;  &lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5102320398886961442" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_3hp8bbBoBKc/Rs8VXpnjASI/AAAAAAAAAd8/U6oy37EzY1k/s200/jgjgjggfgh.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.zappos.com/n/p/dp/29416533/c/106.html"&gt;Juliette by Mia&lt;/a&gt;, $85.95 from Zappos.com; &lt;a href="http://shop.nordstrom.com/S/2940698/0~2376778~2372808~6007659~6007676?mediumthumbnail=Y&amp;origin=category&amp;amp;searchtype=&amp;pbo=6007676&amp;amp;P=1"&gt;'Jelly Donut' Ankle Boot by BC Footwear&lt;/a&gt;, $79.95 from Nordstrom; &lt;a href="http://www.zappos.com/n/p/dp/18810898/c/3.html"&gt;Morgan by Bronx Shoes&lt;/a&gt;, $119.65 from Zappos.com&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8632517616918669388-1205420561858315883?l=xisthenewblack.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://xisthenewblack.blogspot.com/feeds/1205420561858315883/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8632517616918669388&amp;postID=1205420561858315883' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8632517616918669388/posts/default/1205420561858315883'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8632517616918669388/posts/default/1205420561858315883'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://xisthenewblack.blogspot.com/2007/08/i-dole-out-justice-with-tip-of-my-boot.html' title='&quot;I dole out justice with the tip of my boot...&quot;'/><author><name>Beth</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/01515262114527158120</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://bp1.blogger.com/_3hp8bbBoBKc/Rs8QqZnjANI/AAAAAAAAAdU/4HVdppq9OQM/s72-c/xcfghvbxfsd.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8632517616918669388.post-5536945303809186239</id><published>2007-08-24T08:00:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-08-24T08:24:37.798-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Shoes'/><title type='text'>Any of these would make an excellent 6th pair...</title><content type='html'>By 6th pair, I don't mean shoes in general...I just mean mary janes. For some reason I've always had a fascination with them and actually had to make a conscious effort to not buy any more for a while. But certainly if I had the dough, any of the shoes below from Chie Mihara would make a fantastic addition to my collection.


&lt;p&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5102286743523229858" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_3hp8bbBoBKc/Rs72wpnjAKI/AAAAAAAAAc8/odAE8CIcSPg/s400/shoes.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;(top row) &lt;a href="http://www.pedshoes.com/chie_mihara/chie_mihara.asp?sid=&amp;productLineID=1&amp;amp;vendorID=2&amp;productID=350&amp;amp;colorID=595"&gt;Oda Heel $338&lt;/a&gt;; &lt;a href="http://www.pedshoes.com/chie_mihara/chie_mihara.asp?sid=&amp;productLineID=1&amp;amp;vendorID=2&amp;productID=354&amp;amp;colorID=599"&gt;Crio Heel $316&lt;/a&gt;; &lt;a href="http://www.pedshoes.com/chie_mihara/chie_mihara.asp?sid=&amp;productLineID=1&amp;amp;vendorID=2&amp;productID=352&amp;amp;colorID=597"&gt;Gina Heel $316&lt;/a&gt;, (bottom row) &lt;a href="http://www.pedshoes.com/chie_mihara/chie_mihara.asp?sid=&amp;productLineID=1&amp;amp;vendorID=2&amp;productID=355&amp;amp;colorID=600"&gt;Mihara Jane Heel $310&lt;/a&gt;; &lt;a href="http://www.pedshoes.com/chie_mihara/chie_mihara.asp?sid=&amp;productLineID=1&amp;amp;vendorID=2&amp;productID=14&amp;amp;colorID=33"&gt;Fina Mary Jane $318&lt;/a&gt;; &lt;a href="http://www.pedshoes.com/chie_mihara/chie_mihara.asp?sid=&amp;productLineID=1&amp;amp;vendorID=2&amp;productID=353&amp;amp;colorID=598"&gt;Mihara Gonda Heel $336&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Found via &lt;a href="http://www.shoewawa.com/"&gt;Shoewawa&lt;/a&gt;
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From Wet Seal (for the low-low price of $22.50!) comes the Voile Plaid Tube Dress. It just screams that it needs to go on a picnic, no?
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&lt;a href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_3hp8bbBoBKc/Rs7wopnjAHI/AAAAAAAAAck/k5udfBtyjIM/s1600-h/srgvhbfrsxd.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5102280009014509682" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_3hp8bbBoBKc/Rs7wopnjAHI/AAAAAAAAAck/k5udfBtyjIM/s200/srgvhbfrsxd.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;  &lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5102280107798757506" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_3hp8bbBoBKc/Rs7wuZnjAII/AAAAAAAAAcs/DfAnf_J2qi0/s200/cvbgnhyfc.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Who's completely excited about an upsurgence of 40's/50's fashion trends? Oh right, that's me.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8632517616918669388-6924748505029205858?l=xisthenewblack.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://xisthenewblack.blogspot.com/feeds/6924748505029205858/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8632517616918669388&amp;postID=6924748505029205858' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8632517616918669388/posts/default/6924748505029205858'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8632517616918669388/posts/default/6924748505029205858'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://xisthenewblack.blogspot.com/2007/08/pale-foundation-red-lipstick-and-white.html' title='Pale foundation, red lipstick and White Christmas'/><author><name>Beth</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/01515262114527158120</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://bp1.blogger.com/_3hp8bbBoBKc/RsHtvU0hs2I/AAAAAAAAAb8/PnNrEP92SBU/s72-c/vdfhkdfslsdf.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8632517616918669388.post-5552796339533428393</id><published>2007-08-13T10:07:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-08-24T08:27:25.652-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Shopping'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Outerwear'/><title type='text'>Fall and Winter are fast approaching</title><content type='html'>&lt;div&gt;And this year I will be attempting to buy two things to get me through the cold times: a nice swing coat and a pair of boots. Today I've been looking for a coat. Unfortunately, last year I found one of the most fantastic coats ever from &lt;a href="http://www.dorothyperkins.co.uk/"&gt;Dorothy Perkins&lt;/a&gt; and could not buy it because I am not located in the UK (nor do I know anyone who is). Sadly, that coat has now disappeared from the Dorothy Perkins website and I am left with the perfect vision of a funnel-neck, grey, just-to-the-knee, assymetrical-buttoned, fantastic coat that will haunt me forever more.
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But it's better to have loved and lost than never loved at all, and in that spirit, I am looking for a new coat. The goal is that it can be just about any of the more neutral colors, well-fitted (this in itself is a task because my arms are very long, my hips are rather large, but my waist is relatively small), and classically cut (so no crazy fads that will last but a month). Here is what's been found thus far:&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;a href="http://www.topshop.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?catalogId=19551&amp;storeId=12556&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;categoryId=85549&amp;parent_category_rn=&amp;amp;productId=246935&amp;langId=-1"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5098240642524492578" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_3hp8bbBoBKc/RsCW2k0hsyI/AAAAAAAAAbc/ZyFHuyzKYNU/s200/zxcvcxzxcv.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://www.bluefly.com/pages/products/detail.jsp?PRODUCT%3C%3Eprd_id=2043654233&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;FOLDER%3C%3Efolder_id=1953941&amp;N=953&amp;amp;Ns=Popularity%7c0%7c%7cProduct%2bCode%7c1&amp;Nu=Product+ID"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5098247115040207666" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_3hp8bbBoBKc/RsCcvU0hszI/AAAAAAAAAbk/xof37rcrcg4/s200/sdfdsadf.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://www.bluefly.com/pages/products/detail.jsp?PRODUCT%3C%3Eprd_id=2041637849&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;FOLDER%3C%3Efolder_id=1953945&amp;N=953&amp;amp;Nao=144&amp;Ns=Popularity%7c0%7c%7cProduct%2bCode%7c1&amp;amp;Nu=Product+ID"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5098248390645494594" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_3hp8bbBoBKc/RsCd5k0hs0I/AAAAAAAAAbs/rcQEzVPuSdg/s200/ascvfdsadf.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://www.bananarepublic.com/browse/product.do?cid=31224&amp;pid=517502&amp;amp;scid=517502012"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5098255344197546834" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_3hp8bbBoBKc/RsCkOU0hs1I/AAAAAAAAAb0/cgq1CJC9oqA/s200/asdfdsasdfdfddfsdfs.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://www.jcrew.com/catalog/product.jhtml?id=prod85859301&amp;catId=cat210165"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5102288732093087922" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_3hp8bbBoBKc/Rs74kZnjALI/AAAAAAAAAdE/zrgMwRPJZsM/s200/dfsafdsfdafds.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;(from left to right) &lt;a href="http://www.topshop.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?catalogId=19551&amp;amp;storeId=12556&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;categoryId=85549&amp;parent_category_rn=&amp;amp;productId=246935&amp;langId=-1"&gt;Swing Funnel Coat &lt;/a&gt;from Topshop about $131; &lt;a href="http://www.bluefly.com/pages/products/detail.jsp?PRODUCT%3C%3Eprd_id=2043654233&amp;FOLDER%3C%3Efolder_id=1953941&amp;amp;N=953&amp;Ns=Popularity%7c0%7c%7cProduct%2bCode%7c1&amp;amp;Nu=Product+ID"&gt;Black Cotton Snap front belted coat by Genera &lt;/a&gt;from Bluefly $179.99; &lt;a href="http://www.bluefly.com/pages/products/detail.jsp?PRODUCT%3C%3Eprd_id=2041637849&amp;FOLDER%3C%3Efolder_id=1953945&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;N=953&amp;Nao=144&amp;amp;Ns=Popularity%7c0%7c%7cProduct%2bCode%7c1&amp;Nu=Product+ID"&gt;Ameretti coat by Via Spiga&lt;/a&gt; from Bluefly $228.99; &lt;a href="http://www.bananarepublic.com/browse/product.do?cid=31224&amp;pid=517502&amp;amp;scid=517502012"&gt;Tall lady trench&lt;/a&gt; from Banana Republic $228; &lt;a href="http://www.jcrew.com/catalog/product.jhtml?id=prod85859301&amp;amp;catId=cat210165"&gt;Double-cloth boulevard coat&lt;/a&gt; from J. Crew $298 ($308 for tall)&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8632517616918669388-5552796339533428393?l=xisthenewblack.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://xisthenewblack.blogspot.com/feeds/5552796339533428393/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8632517616918669388&amp;postID=5552796339533428393' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8632517616918669388/posts/default/5552796339533428393'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8632517616918669388/posts/default/5552796339533428393'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://xisthenewblack.blogspot.com/2007/08/fall-and-winter-are-fast-approaching.html' title='Fall and Winter are fast approaching'/><author><name>Beth</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/01515262114527158120</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://bp1.blogger.com/_3hp8bbBoBKc/RsCW2k0hsyI/AAAAAAAAAbc/ZyFHuyzKYNU/s72-c/zxcvcxzxcv.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8632517616918669388.post-8230846726064882538</id><published>2007-08-10T07:43:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-08-10T07:59:34.789-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Outerwear'/><title type='text'>For Jess and other Fairy Tale-loving Fashionistas</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://www.doe-sf.com/index.php?act=viewProd&amp;productId=536&amp;amp;catId="&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097082818125738706" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_3hp8bbBoBKc/Rrx50U0hstI/AAAAAAAAAa0/QD8G3uWipM0/s320/asdfdsasdf.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;This immediately made me think of a recent post on &lt;a href="http://folk-and-fairy.blogspot.com/"&gt;Folk &amp; Fairy&lt;/a&gt; about bringing the whimsical into every day life (and still being generally accepted by society, i.e. not wearing your fairy wings to the gas station, etc.). This is the Prarie Underground Cloak Hoodie in truffle by Doe. Although the price is a bit steep ($174), it is made from 100% organic cotton and I love the fact that people are finally starting to change up the normal hoodie.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.doe-sf.com/index.php?act=viewProd&amp;amp;productId=536&amp;amp;catId="&gt;Link&lt;/a&gt; via &lt;a href="http://www.outblush.com/"&gt;Outblush&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8632517616918669388-8230846726064882538?l=xisthenewblack.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://xisthenewblack.blogspot.com/feeds/8230846726064882538/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8632517616918669388&amp;postID=8230846726064882538' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8632517616918669388/posts/default/8230846726064882538'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8632517616918669388/posts/default/8230846726064882538'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://xisthenewblack.blogspot.com/2007/08/for-jess-and-other-fairy-tale-loving.html' title='For Jess and other Fairy Tale-loving Fashionistas'/><author><name>Beth</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/01515262114527158120</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://bp0.blogger.com/_3hp8bbBoBKc/Rrx50U0hstI/AAAAAAAAAa0/QD8G3uWipM0/s72-c/asdfdsasdf.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8632517616918669388.post-6399537501079659732</id><published>2007-07-30T12:27:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-08-24T08:30:27.179-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Dresses'/><title type='text'>Dresses to make heads turn</title><content type='html'>I've got a wedding in a couple weeks and I haven't the foggiest what to wear. Definitely want to wear a dress, but I definitely don't want to wear all white or all black. Here's some possibilities:&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;




&lt;a href="http://www.amazon.com/FUN-FLIRT-Shirred-Polka-Halter/dp/B000SQUPBA/ref=pd_sbs_a_2/102-5265572-3877738?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1185823483&amp;amp;sr=1-1"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5093074441112498818" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_3hp8bbBoBKc/Rq48OE0hsoI/AAAAAAAAAaM/f0cBPAiyZQw/s320/cxvcxvgrvf.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://www.amazon.com/Rockabilly-Black-Polkadot-Halter-Sundress/dp/B000NXJFRS/ref=sr_1_1/102-5265572-3877738?ie=UTF8&amp;s=apparel&amp;amp;qid=1185823483&amp;sr=1-1"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5093074939328705170" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_3hp8bbBoBKc/Rq48rE0hspI/AAAAAAAAAaU/2WUgibsv7tE/s320/xcfgvbnhfdx.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-70s-Rust-Hooded-Maxi-Duster-Cloak-B34-TVMF_W0QQitemZ140143177266QQihZ004QQcategoryZ48882QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5093075751077524130" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_3hp8bbBoBKc/Rq49aU0hsqI/AAAAAAAAAac/BgQ-uZ882ds/s320/asdfdsa.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
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&lt;a href="http://www.amazon.com/FUN-FLIRT-Shirred-Polka-Halter/dp/B000SQUPBA/ref=pd_sbs_a_2/102-5265572-3877738?ie=UTF8&amp;amp;qid=1185823483&amp;sr=1-1"&gt;FUN &amp;amp; FLIRT Shirred Polka Dot Halter Dress $15 from Amazon.com&lt;/a&gt; (also comes in red with white polka dots); &lt;a href="http://www.amazon.com/Rockabilly-Black-Polkadot-Halter-Sundress/dp/B000NXJFRS/ref=sr_1_1/102-5265572-3877738?ie=UTF8&amp;s=apparel&amp;amp;qid=1185823483&amp;sr=1-1"&gt;50's Rockabilly Black &amp;amp; White Polkadot Halter Sundress $34.99 from Amazon.com&lt;/a&gt;; &lt;a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-70s-Rust-Hooded-Maxi-Duster-Cloak-B34-TVMF_W0QQitemZ140143177266QQihZ004QQcategoryZ48882QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem"&gt;Vintage 70s Rust Hooded Maxi Duster Cloak from Ebay (starting bid $9)&lt;/a&gt;;
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&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.urbanoutfitters.com/shopping/product/detailmain.jsp?itemID=29788&amp;itemType=PRODUCT&amp;amp;iMainCat=10&amp;iSubCat=15&amp;amp;iProductID=29788"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5093077451884573362" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_3hp8bbBoBKc/Rq4-9U0hsrI/AAAAAAAAAak/IASTeUw1_AU/s320/fggdsgdsdf.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://www.amazon.com/Isaac-Mizrahi-Target-Bateau-Pleated/dp/B000MAI4FG/ref=pd_sbs_a_3_img/102-5265572-3877738?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1185824444&amp;amp;sr=1-30"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5093078139079340738" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_3hp8bbBoBKc/Rq4_lU0hssI/AAAAAAAAAas/b9XGKAW9y7c/s320/xvsdffsrdefsrde.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.urbanoutfitters.com/shopping/product/detailmain.jsp?itemID=29788&amp;itemType=PRODUCT&amp;amp;iMainCat=10&amp;iSubCat=15&amp;amp;iProductID=29788"&gt;Lux Hollywood Dress $29.99 from Urban Outfitters&lt;/a&gt;; &lt;a href="http://www.amazon.com/Isaac-Mizrahi-Target-Bateau-Pleated/dp/B000MAI4FG/ref=pd_sbs_a_3_img/102-5265572-3877738?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1185824444&amp;amp;sr=1-30"&gt;Isaac Mizrahi for Target Bateau Neck Pleated Dress $39.99 from Amazon.com&lt;/a&gt;; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8632517616918669388-6399537501079659732?l=xisthenewblack.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://xisthenewblack.blogspot.com/feeds/6399537501079659732/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8632517616918669388&amp;postID=6399537501079659732' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8632517616918669388/posts/default/6399537501079659732'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8632517616918669388/posts/default/6399537501079659732'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://xisthenewblack.blogspot.com/2007/07/dresses-to-make-heads-turn.html' title='Dresses to make heads turn'/><author><name>Beth</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/01515262114527158120</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://bp1.blogger.com/_3hp8bbBoBKc/Rq48OE0hsoI/AAAAAAAAAaM/f0cBPAiyZQw/s72-c/cxvcxvgrvf.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8632517616918669388.post-7339625242203236430</id><published>2007-07-25T06:14:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-07-25T07:10:51.588-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Shopping'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Purses'/><title type='text'>"I am not a plastic bag"</title><content type='html'>The newest "it" bag? Nope, not a Louis Vuitton or a Prada...it's a canvas shopper by Anya Hindmark. The bag that's now going on eBay for upwards of $200 is this:
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&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Looks like a normal bag, works like any canvas shopper in that it should be cutting down on plastic and paper waste (provided people will actually use them for their intended purpose rather than carry them alongside their over-flowing Nordstrom paper bag as they scream that they have cash to burn). The problem with this latest "it" bag? It's made in sweatshops. Yes, there's certainly nothing like buying a bag so that you can proclaim that you are going green and supporting unfair labor practices at the same time. The solution? Don't buy the damn Anya Hindmarch bag. Try these out instead:
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&lt;a href="http://www.ekmpowershop4.com/ekmps/shops/frommarissav/index.asp?function=DISPLAYPRODUCT&amp;productid=24"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5091123774340837794" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_3hp8bbBoBKc/RqdOGU0hsaI/AAAAAAAAAYc/70ZKWwbhrgM/s200/fdsfdsasfda.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://www.ladyluckrulesok.com/product_info.php?products_id=212"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5091125801565401522" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_3hp8bbBoBKc/RqdP8U0hsbI/AAAAAAAAAYk/nxkZ4OuxBa4/s200/hyhsfsfg.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://www.ladyluckrulesok.com/product_info.php?products_id=212"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5091126793702846914" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_3hp8bbBoBKc/RqdQ2E0hscI/AAAAAAAAAYs/kOKptbAF0ng/s200/dadfvfadv.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://www.uncommongoods.com/item/item.jsp?source=family&amp;amp;itemId=15889"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5091134674967835090" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_3hp8bbBoBKc/RqdYA00hsdI/AAAAAAAAAY0/uSerfNT4cys/s200/sdefgsdgf.png" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;

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&lt;br&gt;Proclaim that you did not pay a ridiculous amount of money on eBay for a canvas shopper with this bag from &lt;a href="http://www.ekmpowershop4.com/ekmps/shops/frommarissav/index.asp?function=DISPLAYPRODUCT&amp;productid=24"&gt;Marissa V. &lt;/a&gt;for about &lt;a href="http://www.ekmpowershop4.com/ekmps/shops/frommarissav/index.asp?function=DISPLAYPRODUCT&amp;amp;productid=24"&gt;$41&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;
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&lt;br&gt;From &lt;a href="http://www.containerstore.com/browse/Product.jhtml?CATID=255&amp;PRODID=74340"&gt;The Container Store&lt;/a&gt;, you can keep your shopper with you in case the need arises because this bag folds up into one of those itty bitty pouches that are pictured, only &lt;a href="http://www.containerstore.com/browse/Product.jhtml?CATID=255&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;PRODID=74340"&gt;$5&lt;/a&gt; each!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;
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&lt;br&gt;Via &lt;a href="http://www.thebaglady.tv/shoppers_totes/"&gt;The Bag Lady&lt;/a&gt;, this 70's-esque imprinted (adorable) tote is &lt;a href="http://www.ladyluckrulesok.com/product_info.php?products_id=212"&gt;$9.70 &lt;/a&gt;from &lt;a href="http://www.ladyluckrulesok.com/product_info.php?products_id=212"&gt;Lady Luck Rules OK&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;
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&lt;br&gt;Also from &lt;a href="http://www.thebaglady.tv/shoppers_totes/"&gt;The Bag Lady&lt;/a&gt;, if you don't want to stand out in the crowd, &lt;a href="http://www.uncommongoods.com/item/item.jsp?source=family&amp;itemId=15889"&gt;Uncommon Goods &lt;/a&gt;has this shopper made from Tyvek that looks just like a brown paper bag (but is much more strong and durable), &lt;a href="http://www.uncommongoods.com/item/item.jsp?source=family&amp;amp;itemId=15889"&gt;$65 - $80&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8632517616918669388-7339625242203236430?l=xisthenewblack.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://xisthenewblack.blogspot.com/feeds/7339625242203236430/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8632517616918669388&amp;postID=7339625242203236430' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8632517616918669388/posts/default/7339625242203236430'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8632517616918669388/posts/default/7339625242203236430'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://xisthenewblack.blogspot.com/2007/07/i-am-not-plastic-bag.html' title='&quot;I am not a plastic bag&quot;'/><author><name>Beth</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/01515262114527158120</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://bp1.blogger.com/_3hp8bbBoBKc/RqdY700hseI/AAAAAAAAAY8/wixLhVwlG_s/s72-c/cvvcxvcxcv.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8632517616918669388.post-8547534056547737564</id><published>2007-07-17T11:49:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2007-07-17T11:52:41.519-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Dresses'/><title type='text'>Jaw-dropping</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_3hp8bbBoBKc/Rp0PTT233oI/AAAAAAAAAWs/LtfUcNV3sQQ/s1600-h/dsfsfg.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5088239978420887170" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_3hp8bbBoBKc/Rp0PTT233oI/AAAAAAAAAWs/LtfUcNV3sQQ/s320/dsfsfg.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
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&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;This beautiful dress is the Sunburst Cocktail Dress by Carmen Marco Valvo Couture.  The classic silhouette makes the lines of the fabric just pop and scream high class.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;$1650 from &lt;a href="http://www.saksfifthavenue.com/main/ProductDetail.jsp?PRODUCT%3C%3Eprd_id=845524446165039&amp;FOLDER%3C%3Efolder_id=282574492631241&amp;amp;ASSORTMENT%3C%3East_id=1408474395222441&amp;bmUID=1184392787288&amp;amp;ev19=1:1"&gt;Saks Fifth Avenue&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8632517616918669388-8547534056547737564?l=xisthenewblack.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://xisthenewblack.blogspot.com/feeds/8547534056547737564/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8632517616918669388&amp;postID=8547534056547737564' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8632517616918669388/posts/default/8547534056547737564'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8632517616918669388/posts/default/8547534056547737564'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://xisthenewblack.blogspot.com/2007/07/jaw-dropping.html' title='Jaw-dropping'/><author><name>Beth</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/01515262114527158120</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://bp3.blogger.com/_3hp8bbBoBKc/Rp0PTT233oI/AAAAAAAAAWs/LtfUcNV3sQQ/s72-c/dsfsfg.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8632517616918669388.post-3855808492826497776</id><published>2007-07-17T11:39:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2007-07-17T12:57:15.918-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Press'/><title type='text'>Simpson goodness</title><content type='html'>&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I'm a huge Simpsons fan and am absolutely tickled to see some shots of the most recent Harpers Bazaar:
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&lt;a href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_3hp8bbBoBKc/Rp0ecT233tI/AAAAAAAAAXU/LWkSw1DM7H0/s1600-h/hgcdkhgdckhc.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5088256625714126546" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_3hp8bbBoBKc/Rp0ecT233tI/AAAAAAAAAXU/LWkSw1DM7H0/s400/hgcdkhgdckhc.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;  &lt;a href="http://www.catwalkqueen.tv/catwalk-queen.htm"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5088237560354299458" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_3hp8bbBoBKc/Rp0NGj233kI/AAAAAAAAAWM/FwNSPJVTFXM/s320/svvssfsdf.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://www.catwalkqueen.tv/catwalk-queen.htm"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5088237753627827794" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_3hp8bbBoBKc/Rp0NRz233lI/AAAAAAAAAWU/sMDo8FFRZvI/s320/fgdgdf.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://www.catwalkqueen.tv/catwalk-queen.htm"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5088237891066781282" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_3hp8bbBoBKc/Rp0NZz233mI/AAAAAAAAAWc/3th3MKRJ0us/s320/dffddf.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_3hp8bbBoBKc/Rp0eIT233rI/AAAAAAAAAXE/ifkx0rmwn58/s1600-h/dfghtrfdxs.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5088256282116742834" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_3hp8bbBoBKc/Rp0eIT233rI/AAAAAAAAAXE/ifkx0rmwn58/s320/dfghtrfdxs.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;  &lt;a href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_3hp8bbBoBKc/Rp0emj233uI/AAAAAAAAAXc/se55wm24ibA/s1600-h/xdfvbgngfd.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5088256801807785698" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_3hp8bbBoBKc/Rp0emj233uI/AAAAAAAAAXc/se55wm24ibA/s320/xdfvbgngfd.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;  &lt;a href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_3hp8bbBoBKc/Rp0eRj233sI/AAAAAAAAAXM/MPR31fRXK7Y/s1600-h/,jhv,jhv.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5088256441030532802" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_3hp8bbBoBKc/Rp0eRj233sI/AAAAAAAAAXM/MPR31fRXK7Y/s320/,jhv,jhv.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;
 &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;They make my little Simpson avatar look so plain:&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_3hp8bbBoBKc/Rp0NiT233nI/AAAAAAAAAWk/bo23CGYXT78/s1600-h/Beth.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5088238037095669362" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_3hp8bbBoBKc/Rp0NiT233nI/AAAAAAAAAWk/bo23CGYXT78/s320/Beth.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Harpers Bazaar found via &lt;a href="http://www.catwalkqueen.tv/catwalk-queen.htm"&gt;CatwalkQueen&lt;/a&gt; (picture comparisons found &lt;a href="http://community.livejournal.com/ohnotheydidnt/13886727.html#cutid1"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Avatar made at the &lt;a href="http://www.simpsonsmovie.com/main.html"&gt;Simpsons Movie official site&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8632517616918669388-3855808492826497776?l=xisthenewblack.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://xisthenewblack.blogspot.com/feeds/3855808492826497776/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8632517616918669388&amp;postID=3855808492826497776' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8632517616918669388/posts/default/3855808492826497776'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8632517616918669388/posts/default/3855808492826497776'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://xisthenewblack.blogspot.com/2007/07/simpson-goodness.html' title='Simpson goodness'/><author><name>Beth</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/01515262114527158120</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://bp3.blogger.com/_3hp8bbBoBKc/Rp0ecT233tI/AAAAAAAAAXU/LWkSw1DM7H0/s72-c/hgcdkhgdckhc.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8632517616918669388.post-696315827318310494</id><published>2007-07-13T07:52:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-07-13T08:04:34.605-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Retro'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Purses'/><title type='text'>RedTango (no, it's not a flavor of Kool-Aid)</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_3hp8bbBoBKc/RpeTfj233WI/AAAAAAAAAUY/51uv-P2dbqU/s1600-h/xcvbxc.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5086696474548886882" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_3hp8bbBoBKc/RpeTfj233WI/AAAAAAAAAUY/51uv-P2dbqU/s320/xcvbxc.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
I recently purchased this purse (which is hella more pink in real life than this picture) from a small store in Berkley Springs, WV.  I am supremely happy with my purchase!  It's the perfect size to hold all of my crap (I usually carry an iPod, iPod charger, large cellphone, wallet, and book with me) and is proving to be very durable.
&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;If you have never been to RedTango's site, I suggest that you go now.  They have a cute flash animation and lots of merch with the kitty pictured on the purse and other cats.  Everything has the 50's-art-deco-retro feel to it.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tangoland.com/"&gt;Link&lt;/a&gt;


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&lt;div&gt;I've always been the kid who would make clover chains and stick dandelions in her hair, so this is the ideal necklace for me.  It's $42 from &lt;a href="http://www.rockettoro.com/index.htm"&gt;Rockettoro&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Although I bet if I found a good looking vial, I could figure out how to make one.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;(found via &lt;a href="http://www.notcot.org/page/93"&gt;NotCot&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8632517616918669388-1694806310303756115?l=xisthenewblack.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://xisthenewblack.blogspot.com/feeds/1694806310303756115/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8632517616918669388&amp;postID=1694806310303756115' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8632517616918669388/posts/default/1694806310303756115'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8632517616918669388/posts/default/1694806310303756115'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://xisthenewblack.blogspot.com/2007/06/living-jewelry.html' title='Living Jewelry'/><author><name>Beth</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/01515262114527158120</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://bp3.blogger.com/_3hp8bbBoBKc/RoPzm-yDJiI/AAAAAAAAATI/Du3ckXkP9Vw/s72-c/sdrtfgbvy.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8632517616918669388.post-7775773007879154140</id><published>2007-06-28T08:08:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-08-24T08:29:45.882-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Hats'/><title type='text'>Summer Headwear</title><content type='html'>&lt;div&gt;With my pastey-pale skin and intolerance for heat, hats are a pretty necessary accessory when I'm going to be outdoors for an extended period of time. I would love to have a stockpile of really large-brimmed, floppy hats, but unfortunately with my short hair, I have to keep with a shorter brimmed hat in order to not look like a boy. &lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.bluefly.com/pages/products/detail.jsp?PRODUCT%3C%3Eprd_id=2051346779&amp;FOLDER%3C%3Efolder_id=9920229&amp;amp;N=1111&amp;Ns=Popularity%7c0%7c%7cProduct%2bCode%7c1&amp;amp;Nu=Product+ID"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5081133249292609026" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_3hp8bbBoBKc/RoPPxOyDJgI/AAAAAAAAAS4/3FNpSLiCeK4/s320/fdsafasd.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.bluefly.com/pages/products/detail.jsp?PRODUCT%3C%3Eprd_id=2051346779&amp;FOLDER%3C%3Efolder_id=9920229&amp;amp;N=1111&amp;Ns=Popularity%7c0%7c%7cProduct%2bCode%7c1&amp;amp;Nu=Product+ID"&gt;Straw sun hat from Hat Attack &lt;/a&gt;$48 from Bluefly&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8632517616918669388-7775773007879154140?l=xisthenewblack.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://xisthenewblack.blogspot.com/feeds/7775773007879154140/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8632517616918669388&amp;postID=7775773007879154140' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8632517616918669388/posts/default/7775773007879154140'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8632517616918669388/posts/default/7775773007879154140'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://xisthenewblack.blogspot.com/2007/06/summer-headwear.html' title='Summer Headwear'/><author><name>Beth</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/01515262114527158120</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://bp0.blogger.com/_3hp8bbBoBKc/RoPPxOyDJgI/AAAAAAAAAS4/3FNpSLiCeK4/s72-c/fdsafasd.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8632517616918669388.post-2003601406951134311</id><published>2007-06-28T07:40:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-06-28T07:48:52.906-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Shoes'/><title type='text'>Settling for the Non-Shoegasm</title><content type='html'>Remember that $100 giftcard? Remember the absolutely adorable flats made by French Sole that were originally purchased with said giftcard?
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&lt;a href="http://www.zappos.com/n/p/dp/20617217/c/20436.html"&gt;&lt;img src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_3hp8bbBoBKc/RnLTfxOM1AI/AAAAAAAAAPI/gGZMujajOEQ/s200/xdfvbfxd.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;
Yeah, I love those shoes. Unfortunately for me, I need a size 10 in this style and Zappos completely ran out of 10's.

I tried to wait until they got a new shipment, I really did, but unfortunately I could wait no longer and have purchased these flats by DKNY:
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Also very cute, but no fantastic color as the French Sole flats.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8632517616918669388-2003601406951134311?l=xisthenewblack.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://xisthenewblack.blogspot.com/feeds/2003601406951134311/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8632517616918669388&amp;postID=2003601406951134311' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8632517616918669388/posts/default/2003601406951134311'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8632517616918669388/posts/default/2003601406951134311'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://xisthenewblack.blogspot.com/2007/06/settling-for-non-shoegasm.html' title='Settling for the Non-Shoegasm'/><author><name>Beth</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/01515262114527158120</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://bp3.blogger.com/_3hp8bbBoBKc/RnLTfxOM1AI/AAAAAAAAAPI/gGZMujajOEQ/s72-c/xdfvbfxd.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8632517616918669388.post-818237722079179658</id><published>2007-06-27T09:15:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-06-27T10:36:05.116-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Retro'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Makeup'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Eyewear'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Purses'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Dresses'/><title type='text'>Vintage Finds</title><content type='html'>The more I look for vintage fashions, the harder and harder it seems to be to find. You may get the right cut, but then it's usually nothing close to the right color scheme. Here's some vintage clothing and accessories that I've found online that hit the nail right on the head.
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&lt;a href="http://www.voguepatterns.com/item/V2902.htm?tab=vintage_vogue&amp;page=1"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5080779511491142930" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_3hp8bbBoBKc/RoKOC-yDJRI/AAAAAAAAARA/OJ6JuCJIkyo/s320/chmg.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://www.voguepatterns.com/item/V2962.htm?tab=vintage_vogue&amp;amp;page=1"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5080779825023755554" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_3hp8bbBoBKc/RoKOVOyDJSI/AAAAAAAAARI/4pfkt4sQEbU/s320/dvfsfgs.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://www.voguepatterns.com/item/V2267.htm?tab=vintage_vogue&amp;page=3"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5080780099901662514" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_3hp8bbBoBKc/RoKOlOyDJTI/AAAAAAAAARQ/YhALjjf3iao/s320/bmmb.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
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When in doubt, search some vintage patterns and be in complete control of the fit and color scheme. These are all from &lt;a href="http://www.voguepatterns.com/list/vintage_vogue/page-1"&gt;Vogue's Vintage pattern section&lt;/a&gt;. Each of these patterns are $15 and the clean lines on each would make these pieces you could keep and wear forever.
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&lt;a href="http://www.pinupgirlclothing.com/nettipinkdots.html"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5080781581665379666" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_3hp8bbBoBKc/RoKP7eyDJVI/AAAAAAAAARg/pt5Cr2QSexE/s320/trtthrre.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://www.pinupgirlclothing.com/ritadress.html"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5080782127126226290" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_3hp8bbBoBKc/RoKQbOyDJXI/AAAAAAAAARw/p0IU_cOnLt8/s320/fdvdcbdbv.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://www.pinupgirlclothing.com/daisydress.html"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5080781809298646370" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_3hp8bbBoBKc/RoKQIuyDJWI/AAAAAAAAARo/vBSuNmm_zEg/s320/dggdssdg.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;

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From Pin Up Girl Clothing, these three fantastic dresses. I love the length of the skirts. A lot of their clothing is a bit on the sexier side for my tastes, but the two sundresses are just so bubblegum-sweet, it's hard to resist!
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&lt;a href="http://www.pinupgirlclothing.com/revamp-productions-pink-lady-purse-from-the-high-roller-collection.html"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5080783273882494338" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_3hp8bbBoBKc/RoKRd-yDJYI/AAAAAAAAAR4/zmR7R_mkgrA/s320/gfbcxcv.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://www.pinupgirlclothing.com/revamp-meteor-purse-retro-car-purse-from-pin-up-girl.html"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5080783931012490642" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_3hp8bbBoBKc/RoKSEOyDJZI/AAAAAAAAASA/uw9unPW-q10/s320/vcbc.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
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More from Pin Up Girl Clothing. These are pretty pricey but are pure candy for the eyes. At one point they had a lipstick pink version of the "Meteor" purse on the right.
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&lt;a href="http://www.mybabyjo.com/cosmetics.htm"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5080787517310182834" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_3hp8bbBoBKc/RoKVU-yDJbI/AAAAAAAAASQ/HHR3WWzQ-HA/s400/hgfjgf.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;

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Lipstick is a must-have if you are going for a retro-inspired-vintage-rockabilly-whatever-the-hell-you-want-to-call-it look. I love the Besame Red (pictured on the far left). These are from &lt;a href="http://www.mybabyjo.com/"&gt;MyBabyJo.com&lt;/a&gt; by Besame Cosmetics.
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&lt;a href="http://www.benefitcosmetics.com/gp/home.html"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5080789286836708802" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_3hp8bbBoBKc/RoKW7-yDJcI/AAAAAAAAASY/TCaopGEWG8w/s400/yhujhikjhjk.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
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Okay, so &lt;a href="http://www.benefitcosmetics.com/gp/home.html"&gt;Benefit cosmetics&lt;/a&gt; doesn't really have all retro makeup, but their packaging is fantastic. They also have a great line of fake-its for tired eyes, not-so-flawless complexions and even jiggly thighs/legs/etc.
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&lt;a href="http://www.retroplanet.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&amp;amp;Product_Code=22937"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5080791125082711506" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_3hp8bbBoBKc/RoKYm-yDJdI/AAAAAAAAASg/FlQ47HHrp9A/s320/bxxxxxxxxx.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://www.retroplanet.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&amp;amp;Product_Code=22934"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5080791803687544290" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_3hp8bbBoBKc/RoKZOeyDJeI/AAAAAAAAASo/FqBNy_k2I_g/s320/hiohipu.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;

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Fantastic cat-eye sunglasses from &lt;a href="http://www.retroplanet.com/"&gt;RetroPlanet.com&lt;/a&gt;. (And each under $10!)
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&lt;div&gt;The Tailwind Sundress by &lt;a href="http://www.paper-doll.com/designer/OK47"&gt;OK47&lt;/a&gt; that would be absolutely fantastic with some yellow espadrilles and a red floppy hat.  The pattern is what struck me about this one, it's not the kind of print that inspires &lt;a href="http://www.catwalkqueen.tv/frock_horrors/"&gt;frock horrors&lt;/a&gt; nor is it completely boring.  It's just a very sweet dress for summertime frolicking!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;$75 from &lt;a href="http://www.paper-doll.com/clothing/OK47/Tailwind_Sundress.html"&gt;Paper-Doll&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8632517616918669388-7783232696759419291?l=xisthenewblack.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://xisthenewblack.blogspot.com/feeds/7783232696759419291/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8632517616918669388&amp;postID=7783232696759419291' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8632517616918669388/posts/default/7783232696759419291'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8632517616918669388/posts/default/7783232696759419291'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://xisthenewblack.blogspot.com/2007/06/now-i-just-have-to-find-nice-field-of.html' title='Now I just have to find a nice field of daisies to wander around in...'/><author><name>Beth</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/01515262114527158120</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://bp3.blogger.com/_3hp8bbBoBKc/RnrXyxOM1MI/AAAAAAAAAQo/ISVhBChxknc/s72-c/sfdasfda.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8632517616918669388.post-7848127081096710814</id><published>2007-06-21T12:48:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-06-21T12:53:39.065-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Dresses'/><title type='text'>Finally some patchwork that doesn't look like grandma's curtains (or the big top at the circus)</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_3hp8bbBoBKc/RnrWaROM1LI/AAAAAAAAAQg/buMBhCCxxGk/s1600-h/vbvvbbv.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5078607276601562290" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_3hp8bbBoBKc/RnrWaROM1LI/AAAAAAAAAQg/buMBhCCxxGk/s320/vbvvbbv.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;The Favrille G dress by Dagg and Stacy from Paper-Doll. Silhouettes in a dress are very important and despite the cuts being a little more edgy, it still has a very classic cut. I'm really digging the polka dot and pinstripe combo, it adds some interest without looking like it was made from random scraps that were sitting around the design room floor.  (Also very cute in &lt;a href="http://www.paper-doll.com/clothing/Dagg%20and%20Stacey/Favrille.html"&gt;yellow&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;$190 from &lt;a href="http://www.paper-doll.com/clothing/Dagg%20and%20Stacey/Favrille_G.html"&gt;Paper-Doll&lt;/a&gt; (via &lt;a href="http://www.popgloss.com/"&gt;Popgloss&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8632517616918669388-7848127081096710814?l=xisthenewblack.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://xisthenewblack.blogspot.com/feeds/7848127081096710814/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8632517616918669388&amp;postID=7848127081096710814' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8632517616918669388/posts/default/7848127081096710814'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8632517616918669388/posts/default/7848127081096710814'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://xisthenewblack.blogspot.com/2007/06/finally-some-patchwork-that-doesnt-look.html' title='Finally some patchwork that doesn&apos;t look like grandma&apos;s curtains (or the big top at the circus)'/><author><name>Beth</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/01515262114527158120</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://bp1.blogger.com/_3hp8bbBoBKc/RnrWaROM1LI/AAAAAAAAAQg/buMBhCCxxGk/s72-c/vbvvbbv.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8632517616918669388.post-2812797473583250572</id><published>2007-06-15T11:28:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-06-15T11:43:52.543-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Shopping'/><title type='text'>The Anatomy of Sales, Clearance and Retail, Part 2:  Storewide Sale Events</title><content type='html'>&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;If the store is advertising some sort of sale event where you get so much of a percentage off of your &lt;u&gt;total purchase&lt;/u&gt;, you've got a genuine, bonafide sale. But don't be fooled by this ploy, sales of this nature happen often (if you doubt it, think of every single holiday that may be celebrated in the home, but stores tend to publicize greatly:  President's Day, Labor Day, Memorial Day, etc.). Unless that percentage caps 35% or so, I wouldn't go all crazy because in the end, you're doing what the retailers want you to do: spend more money than you would originally because you feel like you are getting a bargain.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;If the store is advertising a sale but not using the angle of a total purchase, do not run to this store.  Check out their weekly ad online and see if they have any items that you actually want and save yourself the trip if nothing catches your eye.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Always read fine print on flyers and coupons unless you are prepared to make a scene at the store in order to get your sale price.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8632517616918669388-2812797473583250572?l=xisthenewblack.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://xisthenewblack.blogspot.com/feeds/2812797473583250572/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8632517616918669388&amp;postID=2812797473583250572' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8632517616918669388/posts/default/2812797473583250572'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8632517616918669388/posts/default/2812797473583250572'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://xisthenewblack.blogspot.com/2007/06/anatomy-of-sales-clearance-and-retail.html' title='The Anatomy of Sales, Clearance and Retail, Part 2:  Storewide Sale Events'/><author><name>Beth</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/01515262114527158120</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8632517616918669388.post-9169384465600864122</id><published>2007-06-15T11:02:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-06-15T11:50:06.090-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Shopping'/><title type='text'>The Anatomy of Sales, Clearance and Retail, Part 1:  Price Watching</title><content type='html'>"Fasion is not a luxury, it's a right." This would be the slogan for Sarah Jessica Parker's new line for Steve &amp; Barry's called &lt;a href="http://www.bittensjp.com/"&gt;Bitten&lt;/a&gt;. Everything in the clothing line is less than $20 and most of it is extremely cute. I will be making a trek to Steve &amp;amp; Barry's tomorrow to see it up close and personal and I am very excited. Which brings me to the subject of bargain shopping.

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It's one thing to say that you only buy things on sale. But when that sale is at Nordstrom, it's still hella more expensive than my budget allows. I work in retail, I know the secret of a sale. Now this may not be true for all retailers, but it's been pretty accurate for most places I shop:

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If there is a sticker of a sale price on the tag, chances are that if you wait it out, the price will go down even further. Waiting for prices to drop can be tricky because if your size is not in the majority, chances are that they will run out of that size. Most retail establishments have the ability to transfer merchandise between stores, utilize this when necessary.

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I have only two stores in which I price watch and those would be Burlington Coat Factory and DSW Shoe Warehouse. The reason for those two seemingly random stores? I can visit them every day of the week. They are located in the shopping mall where I work and it takes me about 5 mins to peruse each store and check things out. Shopping lunches are particularly enjoyable and I suggest them to anyone and everyone.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8632517616918669388-9169384465600864122?l=xisthenewblack.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://xisthenewblack.blogspot.com/feeds/9169384465600864122/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8632517616918669388&amp;postID=9169384465600864122' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8632517616918669388/posts/default/9169384465600864122'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8632517616918669388/posts/default/9169384465600864122'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://xisthenewblack.blogspot.com/2007/06/part-1-anatomy-of-sales-clearance-and.html' title='The Anatomy of Sales, Clearance and Retail, Part 1:  Price Watching'/><author><name>Beth</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/01515262114527158120</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8632517616918669388.post-5348087660827327754</id><published>2007-06-15T10:57:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-06-19T12:58:50.581-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Shoes'/><title type='text'>Purchase!</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_3hp8bbBoBKc/RnLTfxOM1AI/AAAAAAAAAPI/gGZMujajOEQ/s1600-h/xdfvbfxd.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5076352272742274050" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_3hp8bbBoBKc/RnLTfxOM1AI/AAAAAAAAAPI/gGZMujajOEQ/s200/xdfvbfxd.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;

I cracked and spent the $100 on the flats that I really love.

Based on the advice by some previous shoppers, I ordered a 1/2 size up from the normal and so they had them in my size. I just adore this color!
&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Edit:  Have to return them and get a full size larger.  Thank goodness for Zappos free shipping!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8632517616918669388-5348087660827327754?l=xisthenewblack.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://xisthenewblack.blogspot.com/feeds/5348087660827327754/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8632517616918669388&amp;postID=5348087660827327754' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8632517616918669388/posts/default/5348087660827327754'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8632517616918669388/posts/default/5348087660827327754'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://xisthenewblack.blogspot.com/2007/06/purchase.html' title='Purchase!'/><author><name>Beth</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/01515262114527158120</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://bp3.blogger.com/_3hp8bbBoBKc/RnLTfxOM1AI/AAAAAAAAAPI/gGZMujajOEQ/s72-c/xdfvbfxd.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8632517616918669388.post-4608737451594022453</id><published>2007-06-12T11:01:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-06-12T11:11:21.778-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Shoes'/><title type='text'>Yeah!  Free Shoes!  Now what do I get?</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"&gt; I am having a shoe conundrum. It is well known that I am a very thrifty person (which is a nicer way of saying that I'm a cheap bastard) and recently I recieved a $100 gift card to &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.zappos.com/"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"&gt;Zappos.com&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"&gt; from the wonderful &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.shoeblogs.com/"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"&gt;Manolo the Shoeblogger&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"&gt;.
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&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"&gt;Now comes the question of, what do I buy? Originally I thought I would buy a pair of shoes that were just fun, but now the other half of me (that thrifty half) is telling me to go on the cheaper side and get two pairs of shoes that I would actually wear. I think I have narrowed myself down to a sensible shoe (I do not own any black flats, and I think that needs to be rectified) and a more fun, but still wearable shoe (maybe a fun color? interesting cut?).&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"&gt;Here are some of my initial ideas for my new shoes:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"&gt;The practical: &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.zappos.com/images/728/7285066/3832-344320-d.jpg"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"&gt;&lt;img style="WIDTH: 208px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 180px" height="144" alt="" src="http://www.zappos.com/images/728/7285066/3832-344320-d.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"&gt;Dr. Scholl's - Step Up $72.95&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"&gt;The self improvement shoes:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_3hp8bbBoBKc/Rl8DYv7RzoI/AAAAAAAAAN0/QpNHB-VkJus/s320/sdfgsdfgs.jpg"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.zappos.com/images/725/7252154/1396-280627-d.jpg"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"&gt;&lt;img style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://www.zappos.com/images/725/7252154/1396-280627-d.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.zappos.com/images/725/7255267/3832-286934-d.jpg"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"&gt;&lt;img style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://www.zappos.com/images/725/7255267/3832-286934-d.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"&gt;Earth - Allure $112.95, MBT - Sport Low $248.95&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"&gt;The If-I-wanted-to-treat-the-gift-card-like-a-$100-off-coupon shoes:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.zappos.com/images/732/7322410/6628-427608-d.jpg"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"&gt;&lt;img style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://www.zappos.com/images/732/7322410/6628-427608-d.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://couture.zappos.com/images/731/7312449/6901-406498-d.jpg"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"&gt;&lt;img style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://couture.zappos.com/images/731/7312449/6901-406498-d.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://couture.zappos.com/images/726/7261587/1396-298433-d.jpg"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"&gt;&lt;img style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://couture.zappos.com/images/726/7261587/1396-298433-d.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"&gt;(left to right) Cesare Paciotti - 9380101 $485.95, Sigerson Morrison - Belle $308.95, Ruthie Davis - DAVIS $283.00&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8632517616918669388-4608737451594022453?l=xisthenewblack.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://xisthenewblack.blogspot.com/feeds/4608737451594022453/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8632517616918669388&amp;postID=4608737451594022453' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8632517616918669388/posts/default/4608737451594022453'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8632517616918669388/posts/default/4608737451594022453'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://xisthenewblack.blogspot.com/2007/06/yeah-free-shoes-now-what-do-i-get.html' title='Yeah!  Free Shoes!  Now what do I get?'/><author><name>Beth</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/01515262114527158120</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8632517616918669388.post-7018836244144669809</id><published>2007-06-12T10:35:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2007-06-14T12:09:24.062-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Shoes'/><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;"&gt;Who knew it would be so hard to find some plain black flats? Zappos has an amazing selection of shoes, so that may be contributing to the problem. But still, whatever happened to classic cuts? I don't want a bow or a kitten heel, no pointed toes (I have big feet and I don't need help to make them look bigger), no sparkles, no grommets. Just a plain, black, rounded/almond toed flat that doesn't look like it came straight out of Grandma's closet. Here are the few that I have found:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_3hp8bbBoBKc/Rm7bPBOM05I/AAAAAAAAAOQ/FBHdpAdlATM/s1600-h/bgf.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5075234881165644690" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_3hp8bbBoBKc/Rm7bPBOM05I/AAAAAAAAAOQ/FBHdpAdlATM/s320/bgf.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_3hp8bbBoBKc/Rm7bZBOM07I/AAAAAAAAAOg/rBf6GwO9CD4/s1600-h/cxv+xc.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5075235052964336562" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_3hp8bbBoBKc/Rm7bZBOM07I/AAAAAAAAAOg/rBf6GwO9CD4/s320/cxv+xc.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_3hp8bbBoBKc/Rm7bkBOM09I/AAAAAAAAAOw/FB53s_3rm2w/s1600-h/xcvb.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5075235241942897618" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_3hp8bbBoBKc/Rm7bkBOM09I/AAAAAAAAAOw/FB53s_3rm2w/s320/xcvb.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;"&gt;The first (and my favorite) is the Sloop by French Sole. It looks so comfortable and so simple. The downside of it? It costs $98.95. That would mean only one pair of shoes with my gift. The second is the Keepsake by Steve Madden for $55.95. It also comes in a non-patent leather but borders on the Grandma side of the shoe spectrum. Lastly is Bees, also by Steve Madden for $69.95. The little bow isn't too cutesy that it detracts from the cut of the shoe so I could deal with it.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;"&gt;This is the part where everyone is thinking, just get the $100 one that you like, it's not like you're paying for it. And up until this point, I may have slightly for a minute thought about agreeing with you, until I found these:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;The Rosina by Shellys London: They look amazingly comfortable, have a nice rounded toe, and come in this great teal color (or a purple) and at $45.95, I could get a pair of each color.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Now if only they had my size in all of the shoes mentioned...

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&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8632517616918669388-7018836244144669809?l=xisthenewblack.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://xisthenewblack.blogspot.com/feeds/7018836244144669809/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8632517616918669388&amp;postID=7018836244144669809' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8632517616918669388/posts/default/7018836244144669809'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8632517616918669388/posts/default/7018836244144669809'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://xisthenewblack.blogspot.com/2007/06/who-knew-it-would-be-so-hard-to-find.html' title=''/><author><name>Beth</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/01515262114527158120</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://bp0.blogger.com/_3hp8bbBoBKc/Rm7bPBOM05I/AAAAAAAAAOQ/FBHdpAdlATM/s72-c/bgf.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8632517616918669388.post-6616686569290806028</id><published>2007-05-31T07:51:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-07-25T07:57:25.397-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Shoes'/><title type='text'>My kind of workout shoes...</title><content type='html'>These are shoes that aren't just nice to look at and a bit on the sporty side, but they actually tone your legs and bum while you just walk around in them.

&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.zappos.com/images/725/7255267/3832-286934-d.jpg" /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.zappos.com/n/p/p/7255267/c/120663.html"&gt;Sport Low&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://www.zappos.com/n/p/p/7255267/c/120663.html"&gt;by MBT &lt;/a&gt;$248.95
These would be the priciest ones out there. Supposedly they make you feel as though you are walking on sand all day. Notice that the soles are rounded, which I would think would burn a lot of fat just standing still and trying not to fall over.
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&lt;img src="http://www.zappos.com/images/725/7252154/1396-280627-d.jpg" /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.zappos.com/n/p/dp/20548975/c/106.html"&gt;Allure by Earth&lt;/a&gt; $112.95

The conscruction of these shoes is based on the toe being higher than the heel. Supposedly it gives you perfect posture and all day it's like you are walking up a hill. I definitely think that would tone, but I think I'd get pretty dern tired walking uphill all day.
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&lt;a href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_3hp8bbBoBKc/Rl8DYv7RzoI/AAAAAAAAAN0/QpNHB-VkJus/s1600-h/sdfgsdfgs.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5070775429159308930" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_3hp8bbBoBKc/Rl8DYv7RzoI/AAAAAAAAAN0/QpNHB-VkJus/s320/sdfgsdfgs.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.thefitflop.com/index.php"&gt;Fit Flops&lt;/a&gt; (for sale at &lt;a href="http://www.runningbare.co.uk/acatalog/asic_trainers.html"&gt;Running Bare&lt;/a&gt;) Currently selling for 36 pounds in the UK (approx. $72)
All the rage in the UK right now, these are supposed to be very similar to MBT's, in that they feel like walking on sand all day. Bath and Body Works are supposedly carrying these, so I definitely want to try them out and see if I feel anything toning.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8632517616918669388-6616686569290806028?l=xisthenewblack.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://xisthenewblack.blogspot.com/feeds/6616686569290806028/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8632517616918669388&amp;postID=6616686569290806028' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8632517616918669388/posts/default/6616686569290806028'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8632517616918669388/posts/default/6616686569290806028'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://xisthenewblack.blogspot.com/2007/05/my-kind-of-workout-shoes.html' title='My kind of workout shoes...'/><author><name>Beth</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/01515262114527158120</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://bp0.blogger.com/_3hp8bbBoBKc/Rl8DYv7RzoI/AAAAAAAAAN0/QpNHB-VkJus/s72-c/sdfgsdfgs.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8632517616918669388.post-6101204246974583402</id><published>2007-05-31T07:47:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-07-25T07:55:43.767-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Shoes'/><title type='text'>Kirsta says that I need to go crazy...</title><content type='html'>Here's some crazy/expensive shoes that I &lt;em&gt;could&lt;/em&gt; buy...
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&lt;img src="http://www.zappos.com/images/732/7322410/6628-427608-d.jpg" /&gt; &lt;img src="http://couture.zappos.com/images/731/7312449/6901-406498-d.jpg" /&gt;&lt;img src="http://couture.zappos.com/images/726/7261587/1396-298433-d.jpg" /&gt;
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(from left to right) &lt;a href="http://www.zappos.com/n/p/dp/26685949/c/2986.html"&gt;Cesare Paciotti 938010&lt;/a&gt; $484.95; &lt;a href="http://couture.zappos.com/n/p/dp/24570402/c/97437.html"&gt;Belle by Sigerson Morrison&lt;/a&gt; $308.95; &lt;a href="http://couture.zappos.com/n/p/dp/18351285/c/1141.html"&gt;DAVIS by Ruthie Davis&lt;/a&gt; $283.00
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&lt;img src="http://couture.zappos.com/images/672/7187672/827-182393-d.jpg" /&gt; &lt;img src="http://couture.zappos.com/images/728/7286708/1396-348368-d.jpg" /&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.zappos.com/images/724/7244796/3832-266840-d.jpg" /&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.zappos.com/images/724/7244651/827-266693-d.jpg" /&gt;
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(from left to right) &lt;a href="http://couture.zappos.com/n/p/dp/6478012/c/46045.html"&gt;1582 by Casadei &lt;/a&gt;$295.00; &lt;a href="http://couture.zappos.com/n/p/dp/21465430/c/89.html"&gt;C10082 Lsxo 00 by Moschino &lt;/a&gt;$398.95; &lt;a href="http://www.zappos.com/n/p/dp/14737439/c/66597.html"&gt;Debutante by Irregular Choice&lt;/a&gt; $129.56; &lt;a href="http://www.zappos.com/n/p/dp/14737635/c/66516.html"&gt;Gypsey Girl by Irregular Choice &lt;/a&gt;$120.56
&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;...if I didn't feel so bad about spending the cash on shoes that I would wear maybe once.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8632517616918669388-6101204246974583402?l=xisthenewblack.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://xisthenewblack.blogspot.com/feeds/6101204246974583402/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8632517616918669388&amp;postID=6101204246974583402' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8632517616918669388/posts/default/6101204246974583402'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8632517616918669388/posts/default/6101204246974583402'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://xisthenewblack.blogspot.com/2007/05/kirsta-says-that-i-need-to-go-crazy.html' title='Kirsta says that I need to go crazy...'/><author><name>Beth</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/01515262114527158120</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8632517616918669388.post-4286943451836777668</id><published>2007-05-23T07:57:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-07-25T07:58:43.669-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Jewelry'/><title type='text'>If there's ever been a ring I need, it's this one...</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://shanalogic.com/item.php?item_id=906&amp;category_id=59"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5067749413322139970" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_3hp8bbBoBKc/RlRDPcfCqUI/AAAAAAAAALU/qYZ_5qhQ590/s320/cxvbxcvb.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Presenting the Coffee &amp; Cigarettes ring by D*licious via &lt;a href="http://shanalogic.com"&gt;Shanalogic.com&lt;/a&gt;. Unfortunately they are sold out.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Edit:  They got more in!  Someone, quick!  I wear a size 7!  &lt;a href="http://shanalogic.com/item.php?item_id=906&amp;amp;category_id=59"&gt;Link&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8632517616918669388-4286943451836777668?l=xisthenewblack.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://xisthenewblack.blogspot.com/feeds/4286943451836777668/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8632517616918669388&amp;postID=4286943451836777668' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8632517616918669388/posts/default/4286943451836777668'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8632517616918669388/posts/default/4286943451836777668'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://xisthenewblack.blogspot.com/2007/05/if-theres-ever-been-ring-i-need-its.html' title='If there&apos;s ever been a ring I need, it&apos;s this one...'/><author><name>Beth</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/01515262114527158120</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://bp1.blogger.com/_3hp8bbBoBKc/RlRDPcfCqUI/AAAAAAAAALU/qYZ_5qhQ590/s72-c/cxvbxcvb.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8632517616918669388.post-9196138670015229904</id><published>2007-05-21T07:59:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-07-25T07:59:40.740-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Shopping'/><title type='text'>Fashion that fits my budget</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://www.bittensjp.com/"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5067091948318402834" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_3hp8bbBoBKc/RlHtR8fCqRI/AAAAAAAAAK8/x3Nrg3WDWkU/s320/xbcsdbsdbdfb.bmp" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
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&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Sarah Jessica Parker's line of clothing for Steve &amp; Barry's will be coming out soon and I've gotta say, I'm pretty excited.  SJP's view on this line is that "Fashion is not a luxury, it's a right," and so in the spirit of that, nothing in her line will be above $20.  This makes me very very happy.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.bittensjp.com/"&gt;Link&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8632517616918669388-9196138670015229904?l=xisthenewblack.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://xisthenewblack.blogspot.com/feeds/9196138670015229904/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8632517616918669388&amp;postID=9196138670015229904' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8632517616918669388/posts/default/9196138670015229904'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8632517616918669388/posts/default/9196138670015229904'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://xisthenewblack.blogspot.com/2007/05/fashion-that-fits-my-budget.html' title='Fashion that fits my budget'/><author><name>Beth</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/01515262114527158120</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://bp0.blogger.com/_3hp8bbBoBKc/RlHtR8fCqRI/AAAAAAAAAK8/x3Nrg3WDWkU/s72-c/xbcsdbsdbdfb.bmp' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8632517616918669388.post-8993734193795103200</id><published>2007-05-18T11:44:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-07-25T08:00:54.530-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Shirts'/><title type='text'>It's like having a sponsor...except getting no bank for it.</title><content type='html'>&lt;div&gt;Today's t-shirt posts were brought to you via &lt;a href="http://www.uncrate.com"&gt;Uncrate.com&lt;/a&gt;. They have lots of manly stuff like cufflinks and stainless steel and concrete rings. And they have a feature on this tee:&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5065927591274391762" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_3hp8bbBoBKc/Rk3KTcfCqNI/AAAAAAAAAKc/EbCScvGgPHE/s320/zfdxbzxfb.jpg" border="0" /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8632517616918669388-8993734193795103200?l=xisthenewblack.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://xisthenewblack.blogspot.com/feeds/8993734193795103200/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8632517616918669388&amp;postID=8993734193795103200' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8632517616918669388/posts/default/8993734193795103200'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8632517616918669388/posts/default/8993734193795103200'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://xisthenewblack.blogspot.com/2007/05/its-like-having-sponsorexcept-getting.html' title='It&apos;s like having a sponsor...except getting no bank for it.'/><author><name>Beth</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/01515262114527158120</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://bp2.blogger.com/_3hp8bbBoBKc/Rk3KTcfCqNI/AAAAAAAAAKc/EbCScvGgPHE/s72-c/zfdxbzxfb.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8632517616918669388.post-3775814887141317338</id><published>2007-05-18T11:42:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-07-25T08:01:42.893-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Shirts'/><title type='text'>From what's becoming my new favorite online store...</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://www.urbanoutfitters.com/shopping/product/detailmain.jsp?itemID=23028&amp;itemType=PRODUCT&amp;amp;iMainCat=163&amp;iSubCat=172&amp;amp;iProductID=23028"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5065926852540016834" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_3hp8bbBoBKc/Rk3JocfCqMI/AAAAAAAAAKU/040lmkhJm9o/s320/dafhadfha.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;div&gt;Urban Outfitters, the Paul Frank Volume Knob tee.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.urbanoutfitters.com/shopping/product/detailmain.jsp?itemID=23028&amp;itemType=PRODUCT&amp;amp;iMainCat=163&amp;iSubCat=172&amp;amp;iProductID=23028"&gt;Link&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8632517616918669388-3775814887141317338?l=xisthenewblack.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://xisthenewblack.blogspot.com/feeds/3775814887141317338/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8632517616918669388&amp;postID=3775814887141317338' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8632517616918669388/posts/default/3775814887141317338'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8632517616918669388/posts/default/3775814887141317338'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://xisthenewblack.blogspot.com/2007/05/from-whats-becoming-my-new-favorite.html' title='From what&apos;s becoming my new favorite online store...'/><author><name>Beth</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/01515262114527158120</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://bp2.blogger.com/_3hp8bbBoBKc/Rk3JocfCqMI/AAAAAAAAAKU/040lmkhJm9o/s72-c/dafhadfha.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8632517616918669388.post-6626949238529867771</id><published>2007-05-18T11:16:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-07-25T08:02:58.950-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Shirts'/><title type='text'>Since it seems to be a day for t-shirts...</title><content type='html'>&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;Here's a bunch that also I love from Threadless.com (click each pic to go to the site):&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.threadless.com/product/611/Breaking_The_Sound_of_Music"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5065920727916652642" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_3hp8bbBoBKc/Rk3ED8fCqGI/AAAAAAAAAJk/FQ6r0bJ7aA4/s320/dxfnahdgn.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;   &lt;a href="http://www.threadless.com/product/487/Procrastinators_leaders_of_tomorrow"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5065923365026572466" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_3hp8bbBoBKc/Rk3GdcfCqLI/AAAAAAAAAKM/N6m4PMeulWM/s320/dhsdgh.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;


&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.threadless.com/product/799/To_Err_is_Human"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5065921470945994882" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_3hp8bbBoBKc/Rk3EvMfCqII/AAAAAAAAAJ0/pfbVY7qrKk4/s320/adgxnsdgn.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://www.threadless.com/product/681/A_Caged_Bird_Dreams"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5065922342824355986" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_3hp8bbBoBKc/Rk3Fh8fCqJI/AAAAAAAAAJ8/XA2YLnX6oeg/s320/rdyjsryjs.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

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&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.threadless.com/product/828/Foxy"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5065921050039199858" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_3hp8bbBoBKc/Rk3EWsfCqHI/AAAAAAAAAJs/lRZXb8gOaNM/s320/adgnsgdnsd.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://www.threadless.com/product/623/Haikus_are_easy_but"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5065922793795922082" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_3hp8bbBoBKc/Rk3F8MfCqKI/AAAAAAAAAKE/QIgxyEZRwE8/s320/mhdhm.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8632517616918669388-6626949238529867771?l=xisthenewblack.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://xisthenewblack.blogspot.com/feeds/6626949238529867771/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8632517616918669388&amp;postID=6626949238529867771' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8632517616918669388/posts/default/6626949238529867771'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8632517616918669388/posts/default/6626949238529867771'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://xisthenewblack.blogspot.com/2007/05/since-it-seems-to-be-day-for-t-shirts.html' title='Since it seems to be a day for t-shirts...'/><author><name>Beth</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/01515262114527158120</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://bp0.blogger.com/_3hp8bbBoBKc/Rk3ED8fCqGI/AAAAAAAAAJk/FQ6r0bJ7aA4/s72-c/dxfnahdgn.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8632517616918669388.post-7561946002086296028</id><published>2007-05-18T11:06:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-07-25T08:03:55.864-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Shirts'/><title type='text'>The dude abides</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://www.lebowskifest.com/abide_shirt.asp"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5065917536755951682" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_3hp8bbBoBKc/Rk3BKMfCqEI/AAAAAAAAAJU/iouEVn8NSm4/s320/jrfjsfmfhm.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Straight from the Lebowski fest (to be held in Louisville, KY from July 20th to the 21st), I bring you the 'Abide' shirt.  So simple, yet so fantastic.  &lt;a href="http://www.lebowskifest.com/abide_shirt.asp"&gt;Link&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8632517616918669388-7561946002086296028?l=xisthenewblack.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://xisthenewblack.blogspot.com/feeds/7561946002086296028/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8632517616918669388&amp;postID=7561946002086296028' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8632517616918669388/posts/default/7561946002086296028'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8632517616918669388/posts/default/7561946002086296028'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://xisthenewblack.blogspot.com/2007/05/dude-abides.html' title='The dude abides'/><author><name>Beth</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/01515262114527158120</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://bp1.blogger.com/_3hp8bbBoBKc/Rk3BKMfCqEI/AAAAAAAAAJU/iouEVn8NSm4/s72-c/jrfjsfmfhm.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8632517616918669388.post-6688603068014287630</id><published>2007-05-17T15:23:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-07-25T08:05:11.064-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Outerwear'/><title type='text'>Blue Blood Women's Jacket</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://www.thegiantpeach.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&amp;ProdID=10538"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5065612568308131810" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_3hp8bbBoBKc/RkyrysfCp-I/AAAAAAAAAIk/V8ELWHter3E/s320/uyhcfluyf.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
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&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I love funnel neck coats.  It's like having a coat and a scarf all in one.  I think it goes along with my love of combination items (i.e. lipgloss that's also a breath freshener, a PDA phone, etc.)   Also in the vein of combos, thegiantpeach.com is a combo store:  music and clothing. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.thegiantpeach.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&amp;ProdID=10538"&gt;Link&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8632517616918669388-6688603068014287630?l=xisthenewblack.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://xisthenewblack.blogspot.com/feeds/6688603068014287630/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8632517616918669388&amp;postID=6688603068014287630' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8632517616918669388/posts/default/6688603068014287630'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8632517616918669388/posts/default/6688603068014287630'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://xisthenewblack.blogspot.com/2007/05/blue-blood-womens-jacket.html' title='Blue Blood Women&apos;s Jacket'/><author><name>Beth</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/01515262114527158120</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://bp2.blogger.com/_3hp8bbBoBKc/RkyrysfCp-I/AAAAAAAAAIk/V8ELWHter3E/s72-c/uyhcfluyf.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8632517616918669388.post-7271334749794627604</id><published>2007-05-17T15:12:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-07-25T08:06:15.078-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Hats'/><title type='text'>Linen Jetball Hat with contrast stitching</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://www.urbanoutfitters.com/shopping/product/detailmain.jsp?itemID=27122&amp;itemType=PRODUCT&amp;amp;iMainCat=77&amp;iSubCat=120&amp;amp;iProductID=27122"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5065609737924683698" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_3hp8bbBoBKc/RkypN8fCp7I/AAAAAAAAAIM/PkSl5GJrP-4/s320/asdfghjkl.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;This hat from Urban Outfitters is just too cute. I love to wear hats but it's kind of hard to find casual hats that work well with short hair. &lt;a href="http://www.urbanoutfitters.com/shopping/product/detailmain.jsp?itemID=27122&amp;itemType=PRODUCT&amp;amp;iMainCat=77&amp;iSubCat=120&amp;amp;iProductID=27122"&gt;Link&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8632517616918669388-7271334749794627604?l=xisthenewblack.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://xisthenewblack.blogspot.com/feeds/7271334749794627604/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8632517616918669388&amp;postID=7271334749794627604' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8632517616918669388/posts/default/7271334749794627604'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8632517616918669388/posts/default/7271334749794627604'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://xisthenewblack.blogspot.com/2007/05/linen-jetball-hat-with-contrast.html' title='Linen Jetball Hat with contrast stitching'/><author><name>Beth</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/01515262114527158120</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://bp3.blogger.com/_3hp8bbBoBKc/RkypN8fCp7I/AAAAAAAAAIM/PkSl5GJrP-4/s72-c/asdfghjkl.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8632517616918669388.post-415626358244131008</id><published>2007-05-16T13:31:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-07-25T08:06:55.461-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Shoes'/><title type='text'>Naked shoes for naked people</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://www.dopiewear.com/Range"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5065212646723331986" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_3hp8bbBoBKc/RktAEMfCp5I/AAAAAAAAAH8/0uwcrQU1rPU/s200/mens-6.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;

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Dopies, called the ultimate shoe by its creators, can barely be considered shoes at all. The strap can be taken out and all you're left with is the folded toe design that keeps your foot on the sandal. I really wonder how comfortable these are (although for $40, I'll probably keep wondering for a while.) &lt;a href="http://www.dopiewear.com/Range"&gt;Link&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8632517616918669388-415626358244131008?l=xisthenewblack.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://xisthenewblack.blogspot.com/feeds/415626358244131008/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8632517616918669388&amp;postID=415626358244131008' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8632517616918669388/posts/default/415626358244131008'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8632517616918669388/posts/default/415626358244131008'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://xisthenewblack.blogspot.com/2007/05/naked-shoes-for-naked-people.html' title='Naked shoes for naked people'/><author><name>Beth</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/01515262114527158120</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://bp3.blogger.com/_3hp8bbBoBKc/RktAEMfCp5I/AAAAAAAAAH8/0uwcrQU1rPU/s72-c/mens-6.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8632517616918669388.post-7129084835600733912</id><published>2007-05-15T14:01:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-07-25T08:10:04.565-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Retro'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Swim'/><title type='text'>The Great Bathing Suit Search</title><content type='html'>Unfortunately, I have been blessed with a rather large backend. This proves annoying when attempting to find a swimsuit that fits and fits well. I can go with a two piece, but I'm always just entirely too self-conscious while wearing it. Many years ago, I was in posession of a black, one-piece swimsuit which had boyshort bottoms, a low back and fit me just perfectly. Sadly, this bathing suit disappeared while I was moving to college. I have been searching for this swimsuit for years but to no avail...until today!
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&lt;a href="http://www.urbanoutfitters.com/shopping/product/detailmain.jsp?itemID=30438&amp;itemType=PRODUCT&amp;amp;iMainCat=10&amp;iSubCat=24&amp;amp;iProductID=30438"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5064850215619518018" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_3hp8bbBoBKc/Rkn2b7aP3kI/AAAAAAAAAGk/RrBJ30YfvnU/s320/789.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.urbanoutfitters.com/shopping/product/detailmain.jsp?itemID=30438&amp;itemType=PRODUCT&amp;amp;iMainCat=10&amp;iSubCat=24&amp;amp;iProductID=30438"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5064850280044027474" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_3hp8bbBoBKc/Rkn2fraP3lI/AAAAAAAAAGs/ZCmPrFfsOjk/s320/54768.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;
I present the Damsel Polka Dot One Piece swimsuit from Urban Outfitters. I love the halter ties and the cut of the backend. They also have the same cut in solid colors as well. I love that the 40's/50's are coming back! &lt;a href="http://www.urbanoutfitters.com/shopping/product/detailmain.jsp?itemID=30438&amp;itemType=PRODUCT&amp;amp;iMainCat=10&amp;iSubCat=24&amp;amp;iProductID=30438"&gt;Link&lt;/a&gt;
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This one is from pinupgirlclothing.com. It's at a lower price point which is always a bonus and it has that cute kind of non-skirt skirt. &lt;a href="http://www.pinupgirlclothing.com/retro-halter-swimsuit-one-piece-swimwear.html"&gt;Link&lt;/a&gt;
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This one is Retrodress. They have a selection of Esther Williams-inspired bathing suits. I love the rouching at the sides. &lt;a href="http://www.retrodress.com/ew100.html"&gt;Link&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8632517616918669388-7129084835600733912?l=xisthenewblack.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://xisthenewblack.blogspot.com/feeds/7129084835600733912/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8632517616918669388&amp;postID=7129084835600733912' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8632517616918669388/posts/default/7129084835600733912'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8632517616918669388/posts/default/7129084835600733912'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://xisthenewblack.blogspot.com/2007/05/great-bathing-suit-search.html' title='The Great Bathing Suit Search'/><author><name>Beth</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/01515262114527158120</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://bp1.blogger.com/_3hp8bbBoBKc/Rkn2b7aP3kI/AAAAAAAAAGk/RrBJ30YfvnU/s72-c/789.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8632517616918669388.post-6665960901201088297</id><published>2007-05-03T08:10:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-07-25T08:10:54.747-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Retro'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Shopping'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Jewelry'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Purses'/><title type='text'>Naughty Secretary Club</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://www.naughtysecretaryclub.com/index.shtml"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5060380056607513714" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_3hp8bbBoBKc/RjoU2baP3HI/AAAAAAAAAC8/GC_ZbzOmtEo/s200/logo.gif" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Fun accessories made by real people.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8632517616918669388-6665960901201088297?l=xisthenewblack.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://xisthenewblack.blogspot.com/feeds/6665960901201088297/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8632517616918669388&amp;postID=6665960901201088297' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8632517616918669388/posts/default/6665960901201088297'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8632517616918669388/posts/default/6665960901201088297'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://xisthenewblack.blogspot.com/2007/05/naughty-secretary-club.html' title='Naughty Secretary Club'/><author><name>Beth</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/01515262114527158120</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://bp0.blogger.com/_3hp8bbBoBKc/RjoU2baP3HI/AAAAAAAAAC8/GC_ZbzOmtEo/s72-c/logo.gif' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8632517616918669388.post-2788494781925039799</id><published>2007-04-27T08:11:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-07-25T08:11:49.148-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Shopping'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Dresses'/><title type='text'>Etsy Seller:  whosesarinow</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://images.etsy.com/all_images/7/73d/33d/il_430xN.6149137.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://images.etsy.com/all_images/7/73d/33d/il_430xN.6149137.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;This Etsy seller just makes some beautiful clothes. Most items are made from silk scarves with intricate, but not too busy, patterns.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5068750"&gt;Link&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8632517616918669388-2788494781925039799?l=xisthenewblack.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://xisthenewblack.blogspot.com/feeds/2788494781925039799/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8632517616918669388&amp;postID=2788494781925039799' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8632517616918669388/posts/default/2788494781925039799'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8632517616918669388/posts/default/2788494781925039799'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://xisthenewblack.blogspot.com/2007/04/etsy-seller-whosesarinow.html' title='Etsy Seller:  whosesarinow'/><author><name>Beth</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/01515262114527158120</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8632517616918669388.post-8633745731725836637</id><published>2007-04-27T08:09:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-07-25T08:12:56.371-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Hats'/><title type='text'>Nixon:  Simsbury hat</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://image.nixonnow.com/image/product_detail/spring07/soft_goods/hero/simsbury-hero-811.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://image.nixonnow.com/image/product_detail/spring07/soft_goods/hero/simsbury-hero-811.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;I adore this hat! Something about it just makes me think of fantastic spring drizzles with cute little umbrellas and wellies.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://ca.nixonnow.com/softgoods/womens/hats-beanies/"&gt;Link&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8632517616918669388-8633745731725836637?l=xisthenewblack.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://xisthenewblack.blogspot.com/feeds/8633745731725836637/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8632517616918669388&amp;postID=8633745731725836637' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8632517616918669388/posts/default/8633745731725836637'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8632517616918669388/posts/default/8633745731725836637'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://xisthenewblack.blogspot.com/2007/04/nixon-simsbury-hat.html' title='Nixon:  Simsbury hat'/><author><name>Beth</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/01515262114527158120</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry></feed>
