My "Day Job"...

In 'real life' I'm a teacher of first grade darlings. A lot of them don't understand my clothing concepts. Which is okay... it keeps me happy and entertained.

11/15/2010- Monday's outfit:
-Student:"Why are you wearing a skirt over your pants?" Miss Groenewold:"Because it's see through and if I didn't have on pants under it you could see my legs and that'd be gross". Student: *quizzical look on face and walks on*


11/17/2010 - Wednesday's outfit:
- "Ilikeyourshirt! Ilikeyourvestyshirthingy! Ilikeyourclothes! You dress like a model!!!"

-"You look like you skinned a polar bear."


-"You look like an eskimo."


- "Can I please touch your jacket,... shirt...thing?"


Remember, every day is your runway.... what are you showing?
~Get your fashion on~
<3 Jana Faith

Curvy like a dowel rod. Wait. What?!

I've been viewing the designer collections for Spring 2011 on Vogue's website. As visually stimulating as they are, I can't help but think, "These models are shaped like dowel rods."

Designers, I know it's challenging for you to be perpetually creative. How 'bout ya'll challenge yourselves to designing for REAL people. Let's try something a real live person would wear. Mkay? It's easier to make clothing for stick people. Plus, I bet if those models got to eat some pizza or a bread roll from Logan's they wouldn't have a scowl on their face like they do now. I've thought that for a long time.

"Gah, I wish I could have some bread from Logan's."

I am never going to be long and skinny. I will never stand taller than my 5'4". So, help a sistah out... make something I'd wear for real. Put a gal who looks like me on the runway. Pretty please?



~ Get your fashion on ~
<3 Jana Faith

Edit 9/28/2010 - I know I sound like a big ol' fathead. I did like a lot of what I saw. I should give mad props to Oscar De La Renta and Ralph Lauren. They had some classic, real life, wearable stuff. I <3 what they have coming this spring. So, check them out. For reals.

Vintage Queen

I went to the Vintage Tulsa Show this weekend with my dad and I found some treasures. I really liked the way this outfit turned out....so, I'm sharing. :o) Plus, I'm wearing my affectionately nicknamed "Nanny McPhee" shoes. I got them for $15 and I simply love them. I told a friend tonight, I don't expect anyone close to my age to appreciate them but I've been looking for a pair of shoes similar to these for years and they're next to impossible to find in my size.... so YAY!









~ Get your fashion on~
Jana Faith

p.s. obviously, my room is messy.... so?

Bobby pins are your friend!

I have a little tub of bobby pins I use all the time. I LOVE THEM! Bobby pins are great because they are inexpensive and versatile.

Okay, I love ponytails. I wear ponytails often. It's quick, it's easy, and it keeps the hair out of my face. Just one problem, I always feel like I'm being a bit of a bum if I do just a ponytail. So, here's where the bobby pins come in handy.



Okay...
1. Part your hair on the side. (My hair is always parted on my right side. I tend to favor side parts for some reason)

2. Take a small bit of hair from the bigger side of your part and begin twisting back away from you face.

3. Continue until you think you should stop. You can carry it back to the nape of your neck if you want. For this style, I didn't do that.

4. Secure the end with several bobby pins. When I secured my hair, I alternated directions of the bobby pins to make it firmly secure.If you twisted farther down the side of your head, you may need to put bobby pins along the way so it doesn't come unraveled. I have really thick hair so I always use a lot of bobby pins.

5. Once you have your twist secure and are pleased with it you can put a hair tie in for your ponytail. My hair's not quite long enough to do it yet, but I think this would look really polished if I made it a bun instead of a ponytial. Today, I just did the flip through.







If you have more questions or if I can clarify please let me know. :o)

~Get your fashion on~
Jana Faith

Modest is hottest

Think it over for yourself.
Source: http://www.dictionary.com

mod·est  [mod-ist] –adjective
1. having or showing a moderate or humble estimate of one's merits, importance, etc.; free from vanity, egotism, boastfulness, or great pretensions.
2. free from ostentation or showy extravagance: a modest house.
3. having or showing regard for the decencies of behavior, speech, dress, etc.; decent: a modest neckline on a dress.
4. limited or moderate in amount, extent, etc.: a modest increase in salary.

—Synonyms
1. retiring, unassuming. 1, 2. unpretentious, unobtrusive. 3. pure, virtuous. Modest, demure, prudish imply conformity to propriety and decorum, and a distaste for anything coarse or loud. Modest implies a becoming shyness, sobriety, and proper behavior: a modest, self-respecting person. Demure implies a bashful, quiet simplicity, staidness, and decorum; but can also indicate an assumed or affected modesty: a demure young chorus girl. Prudish suggests an exaggeratedly self-conscious modesty or propriety in behavior or conversation of one who wishes to be thought of as easily shocked and who often is intolerant: a prudish objection to a harmless remark.


—Antonyms
3. bold, coarse.