the carrie diaries: win or sin?

Like so many others, I had doubts about there ever being a prequel to Sex and the City. I knew that there were going to be differences because of how the books were written, and I wasn't sure how I could deal with them after spending so much time loving the "real" Carrie Bradshaw as depicted by HBO. So here is the shocker: I LOVED it! While I am still not 100% backing the mother's death being from cancer (wouldn't Carrie then have been much more upset over Samantha's battle? Dammit!), I found the concept really great. I like most of the side characters too, particularly the friend who is finding out that he is gay and his girlfriend who is hooking up with the older cop. Okay, so I maybe didn't catch everyone's name yet, but I will definitely be tuning in again next week to see where it goes! Now, you know I couldn't talk about Carrie Diaries and not mention fashion. I thought the fashion was relatively tame, almost too tame, until that last outfit that she was wearing (the silver dress & cute cardigan). When they had Carrie dressed in a purple hoodie, I wanted to scream because.. no, she would never, ever be caught dead in that! Would she? But you have to remind yourself that it is supposed to be the 80s. I ended up feeling very inspired, but again mostly from supporting characters, and creating a set of some modern items that could totally be used on the show (or in real life!). Full skater skirts, neon colors, bold prints and statement bags & shoes. Count me in for the whole season! Because even if the story lines start to become too cheesy or mundane, you know that the fashion & music are both going to be killer!

golden globes fashion round-up!

Francesca Eastwood in Pronovias, Kathryn Bigelow, Kristen Bell in Jenny Packham, Hayden Panettiere in Roberto Cavalli

Amanda Seyfried in Givenchy, Michelle Dockery in Alexandre Vauthier, Emily Blunt in Michael Kors, Kate Hudson in Alexander McQueen

Rachel Weisz in Louis Vuitton, Julianne Moore in Tom Ford, Amy Poehler in Stella McCartney
Overall, the fashion at the Golden Globes this year was certainly mixed. Even when there were nice looks, there were a lot of disappointments in the hair department. It seems that everyone forgot how to style hair (i.e. Sarah Hyland). If I had to choose a top three from the looks I posted above, it would have to go: Francesa Eastwood, Emily Blunt, and Kate Hudson as my favorite. These three looks were both chic and different from the other looks on the carpet. I usually go for more color, but I found that the bolder colors (red, navy) were unappealing to me! I was most disappointed with Zooey Deschanel, who, in my opinion, looked like she rolled around and wrinkled up her dress before stepping onto the red carpet. However, she did have the best nails (as usual).

The show itself was pretty entertaining, mostly because of Tina and Amy, and my biggest excitements were Jennifer Lawrence's win, Jessica Chastain's win, and the wins for Girls. My biggest disappointment was that Bradley Cooper didn't win his category! But overall, it was one of the very few award shows that didn't completely bore me, both fashion-wise and with its content. Here's to hoping the Oscars are just as promising!

don't wake me, i plan on sleeping in.

Over the holidays, I received so many awesome gifts from my family (which will be seen at a later date), but there was one thing that I usually get every year that for some reason, I did not. PAJAMAS! I usually at least receive pajama pants, and I was really counting on getting a new pair because I had to lay my favorites to rest when the entire middle of them ripped apart from constant wear. Since I'm on winter break, which means a lot of lounging and sleeping in, I've been missing these pajama pants insane amounts and with nothing to really replace them with, I've been left to wear yoga pants and an insanely old, fleecy, polka-dotted pair that I absolutely loathe because they make my legs sweat if it is over fifty degrees in the house. The one bright side, though, of not receiving this gift means that I get to pick them out! No more sports team pajamas! Or ones that make my legs sweat! Now, I'm definitely not against cheesy pajamas. Hence, the Garfield ones below, the Minnie Mouse ones, or the "Snail's Pace" ones. I have an equal amount of love for those as I do for classier pajamas. I am mostly in the market for a good pair of pajama pants, but I couldn't help including sets, a t-shirt and shorts! I do have a great pair of shorts already, which happen to be another sports team pair -- the Red Sox (at least these are better than NY Giants stuff since football perplexes me most of the time)! But I have had them for years, so they'll most likely be hitting the trash sooner than later. The one advantage shorts have to pants (for me) is that I can handle wearing shorts to sleep. I cannot and probably will not ever wear my actual pajama pants to bed with me because for some reason, I always end up feeling tangled and end up taking them off. So pajama pants are mostly a publicly-lounging-around-the-house thing for me.

I'm not sure that I want a pair of satin/silk pjs because I feel like you'd slip in slide in them but so many bloggers and celebrities have been sporting them lately. Isn't it weird that I can actually say that I know this? Thank you, Instagram, for encouraging people to post what they look like in the morning (see below)! But while these pajama sets have the best look to them, I am actually more partial to the "I Need Coffee" sweats and "I was up 'til 5am" t-shirt that are both by Wildfox. While these might seem a little overpriced for pajamas, I may have to indulge because think about how much time of your life you spend in bed! And considering how lazy I have been this break, my answer would be above average.

Note: I did not include any VS pjs in my set, but I have found that they have some of the BEST pj sets and sweatpants that could ever be made. In fact, my mom currently has a pair of the cozy band bottom pants that she can't get enough of!