Freestyle Watch

Freestyle watch

LBD Necklace

Love, love, love, love this necklace! It would look amazing with a little black dress! Thank you shop-bop!

Fall Watch Bliss

LOVE! LOVE! LOVE!

FiveFingers

"The benefits of running barefoot have long been supported by scientific research, coaches, and athletes who’ve offered ample evidence that training without shoes allows you to run faster and farther with fewer injuries.

Motion studies demonstrate that when running barefoot, one naturally lands on the forefoot, directly below your center of gravity. This results in optimum balance, increased stability, less impact, and greater propulsion. According to Dr. Ivo Waerlop of the Vibram Biomechanics Advisory Board, “Running in FiveFingers improves agility, strength, and equilibrium, plus it delivers sensory feedback that allows runners to make immediate corrections in their form. This greatly improves running efficiency.”

No footwear comes closer to recreating the experience and natural sensation of running barefoot than Vibram® FiveFingers. It delivers all the health and performance benefits of barefoot running—with less the risk of injury. Our patented Vibram® sole acts like a second skin to protect you from elements and obstacles, so you can reap the rewards of barefoot running.

When you go barefoot, your movements become the movements of a child—playful and sensitive, yet purposeful and confident. You experience the unbound joy of stepping, hopping, and running across any surface on earth, simply to get from here to there.

Vibram FiveFingers® allow you to relive that sensation. Unlike conventional shoes that insulate you from your surroundings, FiveFingers footwear deepens your connection to the earth and your surroundings. FiveFingers enhance your sense of touch and feel, while improving foot strength, balance, agility, and range of motion. Because wearing Vibram FiveFingers is so close to going barefoot, you’ll enjoy the health and performance benefits of barefooting without some of the risks."

Sounds like a lot of fun and a great marketing pitch. Over the summer I read the book Born to Run and it got me thinking about running and equipment, etc. It really advocates for barefoot running and a sort of counter culture to the modern running phenomenon. During cross country in high school we had weekly barefoot runs and I always loved being barefoot. So last week I caved and splurged on a essentially a fancy - heavy duty pair of toe socks, and love them! I have been wearing them everywhere, the library, the gym and I even fell asleep with them on the other night. I have had a lot of people ask me questions about them when I am in public and have never seen them before, or people just staring at my feet. They are definitely not the most popular shoes for 19 year-olds, but they are worth all the questions and harassment from my friends because they are soo comfortable!


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I have been running with them for about a week now, they are awesome to run in. I did not mention this before but the ones the purchased are the FiveFingers Bikila. These are made for running and fitness with a thicker sole and some arch support. One compliant is so far, smaller uneven surfaces are more challenging. I am clumsy, but I trip and stumble more. I think this is part of the process of getting used to them. Also, my running step is much louder when my foot hits the ground. Finally, I love sprinting in them, I feel so fast and what runner does not love that!

Going like hot cakes

Shopbop's own exclusive label.

Bop Bijoux - Boho Cool Tiedye Hair Tie Set

This set of 18 tie-dye elastic hair ties features a knot detail at each. Assorted colors. Can also be worn as bracelets. - Is that really the selling point? Bracelets? Have I mentioned how expensive they are? Try $45 for 18 hairbands. Silly.

I cannot believe girls are actually buying these. Some girls can pull them off, others just look silly like they have ratty fabric in their hair. They are all over campus, I have not decided yet how I feel about them. Wonder how long this fad will last..

It's Pretty Simple

So I've been in an Economics state of mind lately.  With that in mind, I found this "confession" both humorous and very, very practical.  But then again, you don't need money to be classy. But it sure doesn't hurt.
From Bundle:

I know you pulled out $75,000 in student loans to finance an engineering degree that you hardly use even though your job title is “Engineer.” And I know you think I’m a peon because I’m just a lowly drafter without a degree. But in reality, I bring in more cash every month than you because I actually do this crazy thing: I SAVE MY MONEY. That lease you have on your 4Runner? I take that $400 a month and invest it. That $600 per month you spend on student loans? Could have gone to community college. That’s what I did: I paid $300 per class, never took out a loan, and worked and saved money the whole time. Oh, and I just got into a Top 50 college — on scholarship.

Wanna know what else? When you make fun of me and act like I’m a peon that doesn’t understand simple calculus, I laugh inside, because at 29, and in a deep recession, my husband and I are nearly millionaires because we understand the simplest of all mathematical concepts: compound interest.

You don’t deserve your beautiful, intelligent wife. She will figure it out as soon as she gets sick of mothering you. And then she will just look at you with the same contempt you so happily give me. But she will actually be justified in doing so.

Economics, Snooki Style!

From NBC Philadelphia:

Have you been wondering how the Puking Princess of Poughkeepsie can afford all of the designer purses swinging from her burnt-umber arm?

Well, it ends up that fashion powerhouses like Gucci and Coach have been allegedly sending the “Jersey Shore” train wreck expensive designer bags.

The kicker: Coach is not sending "Snickerdoodle" Coach bags. They’re sending her Gucci bags, and any other competing designer product they can put into her Guido-grabbing hands.

Who knew the strategies of Game Theory would come so naturally to the fashionistas who think a $5,000-price tag for a handbag is a reasonable marketing move?

 In the vein of Game Theory, wouldn't it just be better for Coach and Gucci if neither company sent Snooki a handbag?  In the end, both companies are getting bad press (is Snooki really the exception from the mantra "all press is good press"?)...but that's the beauty of Game Theory?  Companies, not just individuals!, are self interested.