Shoes, Scarpe, Zapatos, Chaussures...

Now, I had never been one of those shoe-obsessed Carrie Bradshaw-like girls, but when I visited Italy, oh man, I came back with a problem.  Forget BOGO deals at Famous Footwear, I became a full-fledged shoe fiend.  While this doesn't really make sense considering that Rome is filled with cobblestone streets and absolutely no laws regarding pet pick-up, there was something about the simple elegance... [More]

Venice Film Festival fashion

The Venice Film Festival is in full swing as of yesterday and celebrities from all over the world have traveled there to support their moves and, of course, to appear to the paparazzi in full couture regalia. I'm certainly not complaining. The festival, which lasts for 11 days, has been around for 67 years and this year in particular there are 24 films slated to be shown with the actors and actresses... [More]

Head start on Fall fashion trends

Although I have three magazines I always buy (Elle, InStyle, and Lucky), when the September issues make their debut on newsstands each year I end up piling all of the fashion mags into my basket because a) they are huge issues, as in 500+ pages of glorious apparel and b) September is the issue for finding out the trends for the next couple of months. For goodness sake, a movie was made on... [More]

The Price of School Spirit

The university bookstore, The Co-Op, sits across the street from the University of Texas at Austin, looming like a dark cloud. The atmosphere is inviting and the greeters are the friendly and welcoming but this is nothing more than a smoke screen to disguise the fact that the Co-Op is anything but generous when it comes to pricing.

The University Co-Op has taken supply and demand to an outrageous level when it comes to books, school supplies, and longhorn attire.

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