Posts with tag new year

I am not usually one for resolutions but the time I have been spending in suburbia has inspired me to make a few. First one is to manage my money better (that's not going to be easy) and second is to organize my closet. Now that, I can handle.

In order to keep my second resolution I will have to break my first resolution by spending some money at The Container Store, Bed Bath and Beyond and probably a few other places too. I am hoping that organizing my closet will help me actually see how much stuff I have that way I will stop buying so much. Of course my plan could totally backfire and I may end up seeing that I have room for more stuff -- it's a risk I am willing to take.

The first step I plan on taking in my closet organization resolution is to buy new hangers. I found these great ultra slim hangers at suburban super-store, Bed Bath and Beyond. I used my Mother as a test subject and got her 2 packs of 10 hangers. The hangers are great, your clothes don't slip and the slim design takes up less space in your closet.

Get a pack of 10 hangers (choose from a variety of colors) for $9.99 or get a pack of 50 hangers for $39.99 at Bed Bath and Beyond.

Not everyone can be a winner in 2008, some trends have to be tossed aside with hopes of a future fashion resurrection. This year The Examiner has declared these four pieces "out" for 2008. While I don't completely agree with their choices, here they are in all of their glory.

Trapeze dresses- If the fashion gods have it their way we will have to stick to our resolutions to drop 5 pounds because last year's roomy trapeze dresses are officially "out" of style in 2008.

Daytime metallics- Everything glittered and sequined was gold in 2007 but in 2008 the metallic trend will dim. Don't throw out your metallics, just toss them to the side because metallics always come in and out of fashion.

Giant handbags- With every young Hollywood starlet carrying their entire lives in their oversized bags this past year -- 2007 will become the year of the oversized bag. In 2008 the fashion industry has overdosed on that trend and bags will start shrinking in size.

Puffy sleeves- 2007 was all about volume with big sleeves and baby doll dresses. 2008 will swing us in opposite direction and the year of the "living large" will soon come to an end.

The New Year always brings on a few things for me: a couple of meaningless resolutions and a good old fashioned closet purge. The closet purge is the most important part because with the start of the New Year, it's good to start with a "new" closet as well. While transitioning into 2008 you don't need to feel like you have to dump every piece from 2007 because that would be stupid. Here are five pieces that you should keep in your closet for '08.

Ballet Flats. Comfortable flats won the fashion death match in 2007 and will battle against sky high heels again in 2008. Will comfort prevail? Only time will tell but for now keep them in your closet.

Polished/ dressy ensembles. Pencil skirts, button downs, belted dresses, and tailored jackets were in vogue during 2007. As it turns out, looking lady-like is always in fashion and these hot tailored trends aren't going anywhere in 2008.

Higher waistlines. The fashion industry made a deal with the devil and were forced to make higher waistlines stylish. They tried (and failed in my eyes) to make them a hit in 2007 and will try again in 2008.

Bold colors. Bright was the hue to have in 2007 and color will continue to make a splash in our wardrobes in 2008. Go for neons and jewel tones if you really wanted to be fashion forward.

Eco-friendly fashions. Going "green" swept the nation in 2007 and will continue to do so in 2008 because a clean planet is a fashionable planet.

For the past few weeks, we've heard a lot about New Year's Resolutions. If you can stand the thought of one more paean to the Babylonian tradition of resolutions, I wanted to share a few of Courtney Love's personal style resolutions.

* Try this "thin" anthropoligical [sic] experiment -- get to my goal weight healthily [sic] and stay there
* No more surgery for any reason other than medical until i really need it in my 60s

Like all things Courtney Love, you can either complain about her or accept her for the hot mess that she is. If you can do the latter, these resolutions seem almost sincere and thoughtful. I mean, if I were a drug addict rocker and mother, I would probably have said the very same thing, especially the part about the resolution to engage in no more plastic surgery.

Any chance you could convince Jack Nicholson and Bob Dole to follow suit? Those guys are starting to creep me out.