Reality Chic

Being from a small town I am in no way, shape, or form a stranger to denim, overalls, flannel, and boots. I’m also not a stranger to decorative red and blue stars on the outside of houses, country music, roosters as décor, Carhart jackets, or John Deere apparel.
Check out Look #2 Below….

Skinny Denim by J.Crew
Platforms by Steve Madden

Did you know that people are actually paid to make women look beautiful(Sarcasm)?? Yea, me either! And according to photographer Nicholas Routzen that’s just what he did!

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(Excerpt from NYMag The Cut)Photographer Nicholas Routzen explained that Crystal looks the way she does because the photos were “…taken from a higher angle with a wider lens.” But he also added, “I shaped her…I did nothing that I wouldn’t do to anyone. I’m paid to make women look beautiful.”]

As if being a beautiful woman is only attainable by the infamous ways of Photoshopping!  Or instead of beautiful maybe he should of just stated, “I’m paid to make women look PERFECT?!” So once again another industry mishap shows up everywhere in the blogosphere and internet.

Okay ladies and gents, it’s official the end of an era is coming. While it started way back when in Laguna and even spun off to The City, The HILLS will be officially over Tuesday on MTV. And though I’m sure we’ve had better things to do with our time, somehow we always found ourselves watching last weeks episode, this weeks episode, and The Hills after show…leaving only a miracle if any studying or productivity actually happened on Tuesday nights.

15. When real people go to jail it’s frowned upon. When celebrities go to jail it’s unfair and too harsh of a sentence.

14. Eating healthy, results in cooking something healthy. Eating healthy results in your chef cooking something healthy.

13. When people take pictures of you they’re tagged on Facebook. When people take pictures of you they’re tagged on PEOPLE.

Okay designers and parents…“this” is getting out of hand!!!!  If you don’t know what “this” is please let me explain….

It all started with Huggies Jean Diapers, okay so they’re cute you might say, but then we have designer Cynthia Rowley for Pampers by Target and we’re not done yet. Next we have Fendi, yep the one that’s mentioned in Sex and the City for high end designer lines, who will have a childrens line out for newborns on up to 12 years old.

Because naturally all newborns need designer labels!!!! Right?!

Newborn Accessories at Dillard’s
Newborn Accessories at Petit Tresor

Oh the 4th of July… a day where we celebrate our independence by stopping by a tent on the side of the road to buy nothing other than sparking fire sticks we hold only a foot away from our face (also known as Sparklers). And of course this also sparks (no pun intended) the turning of children (mostly little boys) into future pyromaniacs (also known as college students)! It is no doubt a day to celebrate!

While renting a movie last night from our local Redbox, I couldn’t help but over hear the most dreadful words coming out of the two 12 year old girls standing behind me. As one girl turned to the other she said pointing at The Twilight Saga: New Moon, “You want to rent this?”  The other girl responded by saying, “NO! I can’t stand Robert Pattinson!”

Now, like any respectable 23 year old I almost started an argument with someone half my height and half my age. Though somehow I held my tongue. Obviously my assumption that all teenage girls liked Twilight and of course Edward (Robert Pattinson) was terribly wrong. And what stung even worse is the fact that these teen boppers were saying such harsh words on the Eve of the Eve of the The Twilight Saga Premiere of Eclipse! How dare they!

Blazers by Urban Outfitters
Flats by Old Navy

I’m not quite sure where you live, but where I live it’s been hot as…well…you can imagine. At this temperature my hobbies could currently include frying an egg on the road (has anyone actually ever done this?), sweating profusely, and acting as if the air conditioning was a gift sent from above!
Instead make your summer Easy, Breezy, and Beautiful minus the cover girl!

Day Dresses by Topshop
Sandals by Kenneth Cole

Even though the trendy bib necklaces might not ever compare to the plastic ones you receive when eating ribs or lobster. It still might be worth owning one!  However, the bibs I’m referring to are a pretty perfect effortless way to spice up a boring fitted tee into something a little special.
As for babies being the next trend setters, I wouldn’t hold your breath or bottle!

Necklaces by Urban Outfitters
Necklaces by LOFT

If it wasn’t obvious by my 2 hour commute on a bus filled with travelers to NYC that I’m not quite the typical commuter and/or New Yorker, let it be known now! Although obsessed with the Empire State from quite a young age, being a “real” girl originally from Indiana anything beyond corn fields can pretty much amaze me. So when asked for the opportunity to intern for a well-known company needless to say I jumped, skipped, and rode my butt into NYC!

As the fashion capital of the world, I thought  it was only appropriate to bring a bit of Reality Chic into the city.

So here are 10 Ways Reality Just Happens to Stick Out!