Shopping on a budget

Before being a college student, especially being interested in fashion.. I was of course a "shopaholic". Every payday was spent on new clothes, accessories, shoes, etc. I love shopping no matter what, but with being a student in college shopping isn't easy to shop every friday anymore. That is why I look at shopping at inexpensive stores now to keep updated with the latest trends... but still have an affordable wardrobe. The transition was tough, but now after a lot of practice with keeping my eye open I have somewhat become a pro at finding new outfits! My top 3 favorite stores now being Forever 21, H&M, Urbanog.com; I can shop to give myself the feeling of awarding myself for hardwork that I have been doing each week. With that said, I recommend these three stores for shopping on a budget.  Forever 21: I find myself buying a lot of their tops, dresses, and accessories. H&M: I purchase a lot of business casual merchandise, accessories, and dresses as well. Urbanog.com: I was recently introduced to this website & in the time since I know own over 15 pairs of shoes from them. They have amazing sales, and price definitely meets quality! I get compliments constantely for my wardrobe, the way I complete each outfit with accessories or my shoes. So in a way all three of these stores/websites fit in together. As a put together my outfit everyday I notice that picking three stores that you love, then finding a couple things you buy from each will make the outfit more unique!

“While clothes may not make the woman,

 they certainly have a strong effect on her self-confidence —

 which, I believe, does make the woman." 

 -Mary Kay Ashe

New City, New Job

Back in Kentucky I was very close with the people that I worked with at all three of my jobs (pacsun, sears, & journeys.) Saying bye to them when I was moving out here was very hard and apart of me knows that it has taken me this long in LA to get a new retail job because I knew that it would make me miss them even more. Now, almost eight months living in LA.. I am now an employee of H&M in Century City. I am so happy to have the opportunity to grow with this company because of how well they are doing and their plans of expanding in the next couple years. I started my first day a couple of days ago & the people are so amazing & I already love them! H&M is similar to my jobs back home in a lot of ways so I carry my experience with me each day. I'm starting to get used to the format of the store, so only a couple more shifts & I know I will have it down :) 

Kristin Cavallari wins trend setter of the year 2010

We know her from Laguna Beach and The Hills and practically watched her grow up into who she is today on MTV. If you didn't noticed on the last season of The Hills (that just ended a week ago), her style is very different from the style she had on Laguna Beach- when all she wore was comfortable clothes. I fell in love with her style on the last season & think she deserves trend setter of the year without a doubt. Everyone loved her personality & now her fashion! She has also recently teamed up to design her own shoe with ShoeDazzle and a portion of the profit will be donated to One Kid, One World which you can find

 more information here-




http://www.onekidoneworld.org/home.htm

She looked stunning tonight & deserves the best with her future.

Today is my sisters 21st birthday!

The hardest thing about living across the country, is missing important things with my family. My nephew turned 8 monday & today my sister turns 21! It feels like yesterday we were playing barbies, mermaids, & fighting over clothes. It just reminds me how blessed I am to have a sister that I can have these memories with. Growing up my mom use to dress up the same head to toe. We were inseperable & today is going to be a hard day to miss in her life. My family means the world to me, I'm so happy that we are all so close. She also recently got engaged by her boyfriend of almost 8 years! So happy for her this month, things couldn't get any better for her. I have always looked up to her as a sister & seeing that she has two perfect babies, a wonderful future husband & just started classes at a local college.. this all makes me so proud of her!

Celebrate big sister,

I'm there in spirit.

Plus, I sent you the best gift ever :)

love you!

So far on 3rd quarter classes @fidm:

Mondays:

Effective Speaking- I am taking Miss Tubbs for this class & she is such an interesting teacher. We have class at 8:30am & she always comes in smiling with a great personality. I recommend her 100%. The class is a little boring just because you sit and listen to people tell stories that you have no interest to.. for almost three long hours.. but it's definitely going to be useful for the future!

Merchandising Trend Analysis- taking Bersin for this & she is very opinionated but has a lot of knowledge for fashion forecasting and trends. She was a little confused on clearing up the project (that are due the 5th week) but during the second class she did her research and helped inform us on her expectations.

Mondays are my longest day, coffee is definitely my best friend on this day.

Katie takes both of these classes with me, can you imagine how fun that is?

Love it!

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Tuesdays:

Merchandise Math- Oh! I love this class, it's so fun and interesting (even at 8:30am!) My teacher in Mr. Chollar and he is the cutest old man ever! I took him for Tech. for Bus. Apps. & although he is a little confused on the classwork, he makes the class fun & is very reasonable with quizes & homework.

Critical Thinking- Even though I think my teacher is going to (probably) quit on us this quarter for a new job.. Holguin.. this is my third class taking him & I absolutely love him. He is very clear on the work he gives & gets the class involved in each discussion. I take this with my best friend Katie as well :)

Color & Design- Oh this class, I am taking De Mayo & she is adorable. She is very hands on & makes sure everyone is on track so there are no surprises with our grades. I feel like i'm 5 again when painting in class, but it's definitely a fun relaxing class!

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Thursdays:

Management Concepts- I am taking Rucker for this class and have heard so many bad things about her but am trying to not let it make me hate this class. She so far has a lot to say about managing & the material she gives us to read (surprisingly) interests me. I am involved in this class more so because I love business and will  need management skills for my future. Katie & I take this class together, so even though sometimes the lectures are a little boring we seem to both enjoy each day!

Love you dolls, Rebecca

Friends

I love meeting new friends in LA, these three are the best :)

Great start to the summer & quarter

Katie, Me, Jessie, Sean

Jazz shoes, what?

In my trend analysis class all we could talk about is how Michael Kors said during a recent interview that shoes are now going back to being comfortable, which brought up the newest trend that is also shown in the latest issue of Nylon: as laceup jazz shoes. Now that I have been looking up new shoes for the summer, I see them everywhere- (Nordstrom, Chanel, even H&M carry them!)  As I looked around, I saw a few girls already wearing these & couldn't help but think why? These are gross! I just hope these turn out to be a fad & disppear asap!

New Quarter at FIDM

I just had my first week in my Summer 2010 quarter at FIDM & I must say this quarter is going to be a tough one.. but as I settled my things in and finished all of my homework for the week, I took a minute to realize how blessed I am to start this summer with a new apartment in Los Angeles with my best friend. This summer will have many nights I spend with new friends or many nights where all I do is homework, but this summer will be the best yet!

Here are my classes this quarter:

Effective Speaking

Merchandise Trend Analysis

Merchandise Math

Critical Thinking

Color & Design Theory

Managagement Concepts

Wish me luck, I love you guys!

4th of July!

Today is the 4th of July & I got to spend it with my wonderful family in Kentucky. I had a blast with my sisters and all of my nieces & nephews watching the fireworks! Also, thank you to everyone in the military, you all are the best :)

xVDEx

In May I was invited to a fashion show for a new line by Reggie Aguiluz and I fell in love with his line! You can now shop online so check it out:

http://www.vanteriadieleganza.com/

I promise you'll end up wanting to buy everything.

Also you can follow Reggie Aguiluz on twitter:

http://twitter.com/xVDEx

Check out this video launching his line-

Mane 'N Tail Shampoo

Everyone has noticed the increase in advertising for Mane 'N Tail Shampoo in magazines, so I decided to give this product a shot. I purchased Mane 'N Tail with Herbal Essentials today and already feel a difference in my hair! The shampoo strenghthens & nourishes/reduces breakage which is exactly what I needed. I recommend this product 100%! Let me know if you have used it. Love you all, Rebecca Randall -Xo

Huggies® Jeans Diapers Hit the Streets!

A few weeks ago I stumbled across the cutest new trend for babies- Jean Diapers. I was working on Finals in my apartment when I was first introduced to the commercial advertising the Huggies Limited Collection of jean diapers. I have a niece and nephew still in diapers and this trend is a must have! Check out the commercial for the diapers- you'll be running to your nearest store to grab a box! Love you all, Rebecca Randall -Xo