Stylish French Lesson

So you call yourself a fashionista, but u can't pronounce Lanvin correctly? Tsktsk, my dear. To be fluent in fashion, one should be fluent in French. Ok....that's not true, but you should at least be able to properly say the names of the major fashion houses you claim to love so much.

A couple of the mispronunciations that I cringe at most:

Givenchy -- it's not GUH-VIN-CHEE (ugh! *dies*). it's "zhee-vahn-shee" . Note: The French pronounce the letter "g" the way the majority of English-speakers pronounce the "s" in the word "usual" or "usually."

Lanvin -- not Lan-vin, but "lah(n)-vae(n)"

Louboutin -- omg hiphop has BUTCHERED this name. Listen, Kanye....its not "lou-bit-ton", it's "loo-boo-ti(n)" -- think the french word "vin" to help pronounce "tin".

Hervé Léger -- not HERVE LEDGER :S --> "air-vay lay-zhay" the G here is pronounced the same as in Givenchy.



For audio clips on how to pronounce almost every major fashion house's name (incl. Balmain, Chopard, Ermenegildo Zegna, Hermes, and so much more) go here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9byORv-O6g


and for those of you who think it may be a bit pretentious and tedious to say the names properly....think about this: if someone pronounced RZA, Kanye, or Wale wrong you'd correct them just the same, right? Right.



French is sexy so study up! :)

Clothing Set Details

Kobe Beef -- For my BF whose favourite player is Kobe. This set is inspired by both KB's style and the BF's style. Men -- watchall know about pocket squares?! :)

1. DitaxCazal Sunglasses -- NEED these in my life!
2. Costume National Suit
3. Tom Ford purple houndstooth silk pocket square
4. Hermes Belt
5. Louis Vuitton Tambour Chrono watch
6. Prada shoes
7. DOPE NBA Championship ring

HJNTIY Quote of the Day:

No matter how powerful and real your feelings may be for someone, if that person cannot fully and honestly return them and therefore actively love you back, these feelings mean nothing.

The Bro Code by Barney Stinson

Absolutely hilarious!! What exactly is it? Well...it's a book that outlines "rules" for how "Bros" should conduct themselves in various situations. And that's basically all it is.

My favourite excerpts from the book:

Article 1: Bros before ho's
The bond between two men is stronger than a bond between a man and a woman because, on average, men are stronger than women. That's just science.

Article 12: Bros do not share dessert.

Article 26: Unless he has children, a Bro should not wear his cell phone on a belt clip.

Article 41: A Bro never cries.
Exceptions: Watching Field of Dreams, E.T., or a sports legend retire ** applies only to the first time he retires.

Article 49: When asked: "Do you need some help?" a Bro shall automatically respond "I got it.", whether or not he's actually got it.
Exceptions: Carrying an expensive TV, parallel parking an expensive car, loading an expensive TV into an expensive car.

Article 73: A Bro never asks for directions when lost.


LOL Love it!!! Go read it ASAP! :)

Drake + Trey Songz - Successful <3

2 of my faves = one dope track.

**official vid debuting on BET**



*hi 5* to Mr Bryan Brock of 1 Love T.O. for posting the vid!

Scene & Heard:

I'm not upset that you lied to me. I'm upset that from now on, I can't believe you.

~ Friedrich Nietzsche

Patience is rewarding...

...which is why I've made yall wait so long for my blog post. ok ok so I've just been majorly slack and I apologize! I've just been trying to make the best of what's left of this cold/rainy/tornado-y summer but I admitted defeat yesterday and gave into fall when I had to change into jeans and closed-toed shoes! *Gasp* the horror!

So I welcome fall (and of course its fashion) with open arms!! I'll be doing a fall trends post soon, seeing as how its my favourite shopping season of the year, but until then I leave you with this cute little ummm quote? poster? jpeg? whatever...