Here's Wishing Rafa Good Luck!

I'm a die-hard Rafael Nadal fan. He stands to win his 7th French Open Title, putting him ahead of all others! Right now he is tied with Bjorn Borg for 6 French Open wins! So tomorrow is his big day against the great Novac Djokovic, who may just be known as the greatest tennis player yet! It's so hard to believe that they keep besting each other. Roger Federer is just an incredible tennis machine, as is Rafael Nadal. It's just that he is so endearing and humble, with his cute Spanish accent. I just want to see him win at least one more French! So here are my positive vibes going out to him, before the match! Sorry I couldn't be there, but I'll be right there on my couch, crossing my fingers and watching with bated breath! My excuse for putting up some pics here!

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I spend a lot of time out in public..in my car!  What better place to be celebrating my fabulous blog?  (OK, maybe just to me, but hey, others may also want what I've got!)  So effortless, so effective!  In this day and age where people are seeing and hearing promotional blathering absolutely everywhere, I figure I might as well add to the cacophony by advertising myself!  I'm visualizing it now. As I pull up into my local Sonic to get in on the 2 for 1 drink deal, the mom in the car next to me looks over and sees my cool sign.  She thinks to herself, does a gal really need Reviews and Giveaways?  Hmmmm....maybe I'll check it out!  Now I'm helping the whole lot of review bloggers.  She looks up my site, sees that it is fairly good, but then she starts looking up other Review and Giveaway blogs and decides to totally get into the whole thing while she plays the waiting game for her daughter at dance lessons, her son at rugby and her youngest at scouts. (She's got a laptop!)  Bam!  Another person that bloggers will be able to influence!  Yes!!  That's the name of the game!  By small things, come great things!  Am I reaching here?  I don't know...maybe, but I AM pretty pleased with my new car door magnet from MagnetsOnTheCheap!

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Sorry, can't see the printing, totally my camera's fault!

                                        
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An Interesting Designer Duo In the Fashion World

New York Fashion Week 2010

     Sometimes I admit I don't get the whole high fashion circuit. I don't understand, for instance, why designers have to have uber thin models to display their creations or why they have to dress these models so amazingly freakish. Do the models need to be thin so that the clothing is the focus and not the curves on the model? Do they dress them like they are on another planet in the hopes that something in their fashion creation will be remembered and then take flight in more population-friendly creations? Whatever it is that drives the fashion world, somehow it does manage to trickle down to the department stores and into closets around the nation.
      Usually when I browse the fashion shots from a show, I like maybe 10% of what I see or at least I can visualize it on me or someone like me on the street. Just when I think I am liking a designer like Vera Wang, Nicole Miller or Hilfigger, they come out with a totally quixotic creation, which makes me wonder just what they were doing when they got their inspiration. I know that lately the news has been talking about certain politicians being "out-of-touch" with the American population, but I think fashion designers can be every bit as much removed from the general rank and file and even more so!
      But I found a very hopeful designer couple, Sachin + Babi, who has used restraint in their recent collections and who are very popular with younger women, average age 25. I also like that these are ready-to-wear fashions and can be bought off the rack. I thought I'd post a few of their outfits just to make a note of it. I hope that New York will be seeing a lot more of them in the coming years. Sachin + Babi Ankasa are married and they made their debut in 2007 and staged their first runway show this last February. I look at their 2010 collection and can see their influence now in 2012! (Here's hoping they stay married for awhile!)

Fall 2011

Resort 2012

Fall 2012

 My favorite collections are their Resort Collections because they have more color in them and I love color!  'Resort 2013' is their latest collection to date!  Enjoy them below!


You can purchase Sachin + Babi Clothing at
 Polyvore, Nieman Marcus, and other fine stores!

 Disclaimer:  My post, my opinion, yours may vary!  No compensation was received!

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