Sunday, January 9, 2011

I'm sorry! and Tips on preparing for Winter Formal Dance/Prom

I know I said I would make a blog post on dresses suitable for Winter Formal/Prom dance. I'm sorry I decided not to. Instead, here are a few tips on how to make shopping and planning less stressful! (mostly for girls)

Buy your dress and shoes on the same day. This way, you'll be able to match your dress with your shoes. I know it's tiring to do ANYTHING after dress shopping, but trust me, you'll thank yourself later.

Don't stress about not getting the perfect shoe. No one will be staring at your feet. They'll all be worrying about their own after four tiresome hours of dancing.
Tell your date the color of your dress as soon as you get it, and make sure he goes out and find his matching tie/vest
Do not trust a guy to go to the florist and order your corsage. Either go with him or go with a friend and order a white rose with black ribbon corsage. It tends to match with any dress you pick out, and also, you can always go back to the florist and change it later. You just don't want to go at the last minute, and have the florist tell you that they got 3000 orders of corsages and boutonnieres; they can't take your order.

Don't stress about finding a necklace/earrings. Jewelry is not a priority, and it's okay to not wear any.
DO worry about how you're going to get to the location. Getting rides from parents may be just a little awkward. Get a group of friends and go in a limousine! (Unless your date is scared of them, of course, which sadly, is my case.)
Don't forget to buy a warm but dressy jacket that you can wear before and after the dance! Since most formal dances take place during the evening (mine is from 8PM to 12 AM), it's going to get chilly! I got mine from Forever 21!

Click here to buy/see it on the website

Get a clutch/little handbag that's not too small. You should be able to put your wallet (or at least your school ID card, some money, and your ticket) and a tampon/pad just in case mother nature decides to come for a visit.
Decide ahead of time and make reservations for dinner, if it is not served at your dance. This year, there will only be appetizers available at Winter Formal, so we're going to go eat before going to the dance.
Look at my blog post on hairstyles to wear for hair ideas!

I'll be adding more if I think of any. Happy dancing!

Friday, July 23, 2010

TOMS Shoes

NOTE: It has come to my attention that some of the links in this post do not work. Most of them lead to the website, so just click: http://clickserve.cc-dt.com/link/tplclick?lid=41000000031060990&pubid=21000000000274390

I first started seeing people wear these shoes A LOT last year, and my brother-in-law even has a pair. I thought TOMS were pretty interesting- looking. They're getting more and more popular, and I think they're super cute now with all the new designs! I would totally wear them because:

TOMS does this program called One for One. "With every pair you purchase, TOMS will give a pair of new shoes to a child in need. One for One."
TOMS makes a whole bunch of organic cotton and vegan shoes, which I think are super cool!!
Almost everything is made of canvas (= (for artistic people, you can paint/design them yourself! :D)

TOMS NOW MAKES BOOTS AND HEELS aka. wedges!
TOMS were created in CALIFORNIA, BABY! hee hee
Every review I've read so far about TOMS shoes have said that they are super comfortable. And of course, comfy shoes = happy feet = happy person! ^_^

These Organic Cotton Cordones are soo cute! You can wear them with or without laces. That's a plus for me because I'm too lazy to deal with laces.

Love the blue ones! ugly picture, i know..

I didn't see different colors on the website, but apparently the striped ones come in blue and yellow as well!

And in case you were wondering, there IS a difference between men's and women's TOMS. To be honest, they look the same to me; they're kind of like Converse.