With Summer around the corner I know where all trying to pry our hands out of the cookie jar. Well here is a trade off that wont pack on the pounds. 

Don’t suck:

Snacking

Eating yummy food

Board munchies

Munchies in general

Do Suck:

Fattening snacks

Eating bad food

FUPAS

Being hugry in general

HAVE NO FEAR I AM HERE….to guide you

Munch away my friends

XO

SKY!

| Gray Malin of Maison Gray |

Bondi Beach

 Cowboy And Mule, Prada Marfa Collection

| Nancy Ramirez of Cozamia |

Love Spill 

Brittle Stars

| Made By Girl by Jen Ramos |

Gold Skull Print

LOVE (gold + pink)

| Furbish Studio |

Feather Print I

                             {No one can ever say no to Mistletoe.}      {Find a use for leftover tree trimmings.}

{Cozy up in front of an impromptu fire with candles & these mercury glass votives.}

   {ivory flowers + cranberry filled vase.}       {Center the bar using a wreath chandelier.}

{Use green moss to create a not so traditional wreath.}

*cheers*

LR

If you haven’t heard of Pinterest by now we’re just going to assume you have been living under a stupid rock or something ( 3:18, but while you’re at it watch the whole video ). Whether its during these last few days of classes, when it seems like you can’t listen any longer, searching for the newest trends or simply getting a laugh from an E-card a friend repinned, Pinterest is procrastination’s best friend. With thousands of brands and designers on Pinterest, it is a great way to find new shopping websites and the cutest clothes on the web.

Finding it hard to get to the original website those must have shoes are from? Here is a tip:

1. Right click the image ( thats control click for you Mac ladies)

2. click copy image URL

3. go to www.google.com, click image tab

4. copy and paste image into search box and search

5. Underneath the search box should be a link that says ” Search by images”. Click That!

6. A whole bunch of images will pop up and hopefully you will be able to find the source!

xx McKenna Cottam, @mckmaccottam

Organized by the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, “The Fashion World of Jean Paul Gaultier: From the Sidewalk to the Catwalk” is an exhibition that celebrates Monsieur Gaultier’s 35-year career as a fashion designer.  Before making its U.S. debut in Dallas, the exhibition was in Montreal, Canada.  Only one other U.S. city will experience JPG’s beautiful work, San Francisco in March 2012.  So this is truly an honor for the Dallas fashion community.

The exhibition has five rooms that show Gaultier’s different styles: Skin Deep, Boudoir, Punk Cancan, Urban Jungle, and Metropolis.  Besides the intricately detailed couture, one of the coolest parts of the exhibition is the animation on the mannequins’ faces, created by Lucie Jolicoeur.   The mannequins seem to almost look you in the eye.  They also sing, speak, and smile at you.

I love how Jean Paul includes the Eiffel Tower in several of his pieces.  It’s so interesting to see the Parisian iconic image on the back of a pair of hose or on a dress.  What amazes me is that he makes clothes out of the most unconventional materials.   An entire dress was made of ribbon, or strips of film negatives.  When you look closely, the details become more than just stunning fashion, it’s art.  Interestingly, Gaultier does not consider his method as art; he feels his job is “to make clothes that have to be worn, to please, to sell.”  He’s a businessman as well as an artist, even if he doesn’t think so.

We highly recommend visiting the Dallas Museum of Art for JPG’s exhibition.  For more information on the exhibit and tickets, visit the DMA’s website.

Our fav looks! Meg, left and Carson, right

Don’t forget to stop by CUSP this Thursday night from 6 pm to 8 pm to celebrate fall 2011 trends with Carson Eisenhart, Krystal Schlegel, Shelby Foster, Rebecca Marin and myself.

SMUStyle is excited to announce that we are partnering with CUSP by Neiman Marcus NorthPark Center for a Fall 2011 kick-off event on Thursday, September 29th. We don’t want to give away all the surprises at once, but you can expect a fun fashion display by SMU stylistas. Spread the word and be on the look out for more details to come.

Meg Jones
Editor, SMUStyle