Raves and Rants: Dress Shopping

Rants

Dress shopping is more difficult than I thought.

So, there's four months to go before graduation, prom and senior trip. I thought that after clicking the submit button on my applications, I would be done with everything. But, no guess what, this is just the beginning. There's so much more to do. And even the minor things, like shopping for dresses seem like a lot. I went dress shopping recently  And guess what I came home with? Nothing. I didn't know how difficult it was to buy a dress. Everything I liked my mother disliked and what I liked she disliked. And when I actually did find a dress to satisfy both of our needs it was in about $300. I was not going to spend $300 for something I would only wear one day.


Raves

I told my supervisor at work about my whole dress shopping dilemma and she recommended Rent the Runway to me. Have you ever heard of renting dresses before? I know I haven't. I've only heard of renting tuxedos. 

But, Rent the Runway is a website where you can rent designer gowns for about a week. They have so many brands, styles and sizes to choose from. Some of the dresses are similar to those that celebrities have worn. And you can rent these dresses for low prices like $50. 

You can wear these dresses for any occasion. They're not just for prom and graduation, but other special events, also. And don't worry about cleaning the dress when you're done, they take care of the dry cleaning. Just enjoy the occasion.

 So would you rent a dress?

Amira Says *Raves & Rants*

School just started and it seems like I've been in school for a month or more. So yea, I'm feeling kind of busy. But, it's always nice to take a break and just write in a diary. My fashion diary, to be exact. There were some things that I just didn't like this week and things that I loved, but ended up disappointing me. So here they are: 

Rants:

I've already talked about the MTV awards, but after re-watching it, I noticed Gaby Douglas' outfit. I really didn't like it. She seemed really stiff in it and uncomfortable. After she stood next to her gymnast teammates I also noticed how short she was. And this dress does nothing good for her. It just swallows her up. This look, I believe was definitely not made for her. I mean, you can disagree with me, but as much I admire her, I didn't admire her outfit.

But, I did love her performance that night with Alicia Keys and her outfit for the dance looked better than the dress she wore that night.

Raves:

I saw this necklace online and I fell in love with it. I mean, you should have seen the smile on my face. But, then it went upside down when I saw the price. It costs $945. And if you're unlike me and can afford this you can get it from dannijo.com. This Victorian twist of a necklace was handmade in New York with Swarovski Elements. I guess I see why it cost so much

But, if you're a fashionista on a budget, I've found for you and me, a place where we can get a similar necklace. You can get this Love Me or Lace Me necklace for $8.50 from Claire's.

But, I actually love this necklace even more. Maybe almost as much as I loved the original necklace. And this actually does look a lot like the first necklace. Don't you think? You can get this Heart and Lace Choker for $11.50 at Claire's. And look it has LACE! Yay, my favorite.

That's it for now with my latest raves and rants.

Amira Says *Rants and Raves* edition

I don't have any rants this week so this is actually Amira Says *Raves* edition and you're about to find out why.

Emma Stone and her co-star and real life boyfriend Andrew Garfield gave me something to rave about this week. Can you guess what?

Emma Stone and Andrew Garfield just finished their new movie, "The Amazing Spiderman" and now they are on a tour for their movie. A few days ago they were in Paris and they unleashed more than just webs. They unleashed their amazing fashion sense and left their fans and others trapped in their web including me.

Emma Stone went for a much darker red carpet look than her usual girly look. She stepped out wearing a stunning black gown at "The Amazing Spider-Man" premiere in Paris. Emma unleashed her glamour in the beaded Gucci dress, complete with a plunging neckline and thigh-high slit. The rest of her makeup simple. To polish off the gothic look she added a dramatic red lip. Andrew Garfield matched with Emma Stone in a clean and lovely red suit (It matches Emma's lips). This was the icing on the cake for me.

Today I've been told that they are in New York City. They are attending an event for their movie at Empire State Building (my favorite building!) and I think it may even include lighting up the building. So if like me you live in NYC and have a great view of the building, you should try to look out your window tonight. But, it's rainy so it may  be hard to see it through the fog. Tell me the colors if you see it though.

 So anyway if Emma's and Andrew's fashion sense have anything to do with their relationship it tells me that they are meant to be.

Fashionably yours, Amira J xoxo muah

Amira Says *Rants and Raves* Edition

Hey dolls! Miss me? I know I've missed my diary with the studying I've been doing for all my major tests. I've also done some shopping, so I can check two things off my Spring wishlist. I bought the black tank top that will go under my African patterned crop shirt. I also bought the Brash roll on eye shadow from Payless which also happened to be on sale. I love to find bargains. If I had my own camera I'd take pictures for you guys, so I guess I should add a camera to my list, too and call it Amira's Glam Cam. 

Anyway so here are some of my rants and raves of the week:

Rants:

I used to admire Katy Perry's style, but lately not so much. I've seen her a lot of places and I can see that her style has changed (maybe it had to do with the divorce). I shouldn't be the one to judge since everyone has the right to be different and original, but at the Kid's Choice Awards she stood out so much that I almost mistakened her for a highlighter. This was definitely not one of her best looks. Try again, Katy. You may need to fire your stylist if that's who dressed you up.

Raves:

One of the things I had on my spring wishlist was skirts, both long and short. But, now I can probably just save my money and invest in an asymmetrical skirt. It has the mixture of both a maxi and a mini. I also loved how my fellow blogger paired her floral asymmetrical skirt with the rest of her outfit to create a grunge look. She looks fabulous!

I'm also working on a new blog. I will launch Amira's Notebook soon where you can see what life is actually like for me from the music I'm listening to, things I like, pictures from places I've been and life with friends and family. So be on the look out for that.

Fashionably yours, Amira J

Amira Says *Rants and Raves Edition*

I know I haven't said anything about Fashion Week this time around, but I'm really not in the mood to write about it in my diary. If I have anything worth sharing though, I certainly will. Anyway...

Rant:

I have a problem with Karl Langerfeld, a Chanel designer. Maybe you guys have heard about his comment about Adele about how she's "too fat." I'm not going to boycott Chanel or anything because there was a Chanel before Karl Langerfeld came along, but I will say that he has no right to comment on her size. Everyone is beautiful the way they are and no one should feel wrong about how they look (unless their size leads to major health issues). And Adele is fabulous. Just look at her at the Grammy's:

And she took home most of the awards (that says alot).

And P.S. did you know that Karl was just not long ago overweight himself? Wow crazy stuff right!


Rave:

Have you heard of Celicia Cassini? Well, you're about to. Celicia is definitely living my dream right now. She is one of the youngest fashion designers in country and maybe even the world. Right now she is eleven years old and she has dressedmany people from Bella Thorne to Kelly Osbourne.

I love this bow, that I know she designed and made herself. It has my two fave colors pink and blue!


Here's Cecilia with Kelly Osbourne.

Aren't her designs just juicy?

This really inspires me and should inspire all of you. Anything is possible. I wish I was in her place right now. Maybe someday we all will.


Fashionably yours Amira J