what i want_chengs plimsols!

I always envied people with smaller feet. Evil bitches.

People with small feet can wear all the shoes they desire. I and the other size 10 big footed mammoth people in America have to suffer and miss out. I always wanted a pair of

Keep it [dressed].

--Christian Nathaniel

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Hot or NOT: Lady Gaga in Leotard-ed

Doesn't it suck that I have to do a "worst DRESSED" post on my birthday? 

Well, someone has to do it. Blahhh. But anyways, I by all means love baby girl Gaga so this shows I don't show biased to no soul.

The shear nude stockings are wrong. She could have chosen another color or just left this whole look alone. I also don't understand why she chooses the one-piece bikini looking thing?! Not flattering. Learn to pick your poison well. What does that mean? If your going to make a trade mark, make sure it's cute. Not just because it's different.

should i do a cowboy boot?

I always wanted to have a pair to wear with some skinnys and a big shirt. [This is not a photo of me by the way lol] But because I currently have too many expenses on my plate, right now I can only dream about them :/ [as usual].

So in the mean time I will also just plan out my dream outfit.

Being poor sucks dick.

Keep it [dressed].

--Christian Nathaniel

Before and After: My Eyebrows

My eyebrows before and after. 

Girls who shave off all their eyebrows and paint them all back on are wimps. Kinda harsh right? Well so is your face. Painted, Sharpied, penciled on whatever, if you wash your face and you have no hair above your eyes, there is a problem at hand. Put the razor down for a good month and read this post again.

Natural, furry and overgrown brows are not good either. So this is what I need you to do. Purchase a good tweezer of your choice and shape your brows that way. I'm not gonna tell you HOW to do them, because no two peoples eyebrows are alike. They must fit your face a specific way. So if you don't have a steady hand go to a salon when your hairs are grown in and get them professionally done at least once and than you can follow the pattern down the road. There are plenty of eyebrow plucking tutorials on youtube that you can gaze at, just search "eyebrow arching" or "eyebrow plucking".

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Tip: Retail Shopping Etiquette

There are things that you are not supposed to do when you are shopping in a store. I work in retail and get so frustrated when people can be complete ignorant bitches and act like they have no home training. Going shopping means you are going into someone else's environment so you need to treat it as follows.

1. Do NOT try on 43 pieces of clothes and only buy 1 thing. You know you don't have money so don't pretend you do. [The same goes for when trying on shoes]

2. The dressing room is not your bed room. Clean up after yourself.

3. Please be patient when in the check out line. It takes time taking all them damn tags off of your clothes.

4. Do NOT pick up clothes and put them back in the wrong places. A store is set up to look a certain way. Please be considerate of that.

5. Do NOT try and feel bold and steal. It's illegal. Stay out of jail.

Source: http://www.taubman.com/leasing/12.html

TV: Smooth Away Hair Remover a Gimmick?

I saw this commercial and was very skeptical about the intended claims. The As Seen On TV brand is saying that it can help rid unwanted hair with this special bufffer that can be rubbed on the skin and is not painful. If you watch the infomercial here in reality it looks painful .

Here is a customer testimony:

Do not order this. I got mine today and I tried it like 3 minutes ago and it does not that the hair off. after you finish the circles your legs ache. I’d rather shave or use veet or nair honestly. The hair doesn’t bulge. Th pads are more like a mile sand paper and even has 3M written on the back just like sand paper. Not worth the money. What a scam!!!!

This is just one product testimony, have this product ever worked for you? 

Shoes: Knockoff LV Sandals 2009

Everyone in America knows I love Louis Vuitton. So I was walking by Bakers one day and was going to work and to my surprise I see these shoes and right away I can tell why they were put in the window LOl.

They are complete copy-cats. Louis Vuitton, yes i know you are a hot commodity and everyone wants to be like you, so you need to jump on Bakers!

The feathers gave it away. Even if I was a girl I wouldn't buy them. People will laugh and make fun of me.

Fail: Anonymous

OMG What this fuck is wrong with people? Does this actually look cute to you at all?

There are lines between creative and ugly. And this is just flat out ugly. I fee sorry for the boy that has to walk around looking like this. Let alone the people who have to see him look like this Lls. How much do ya think he paid for this look?? Hopefully it was free.

50. what you could wear

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www.whowhatwear.com

Ask DRESSED: Goth vs. Emo?

Can you tell the difference?

on my ipod_just jack - disco friends

Has a techno vibe. Uncategorizable! Love it. I'm listening to it right now. A instant summer hit. Check it out and tell me how you feel.

Sound off.

Christian Nathaniel

48. do you remember this??

This is one of my all time classic Disney movies. I wasn't into all the Aladdin and Beauty and the Beast stuff! The toaster rocks! :) It was such a touching movie and would love to add it to my DVD collection soon. I was surprised at how old it really was. It came out in '87! Old as dirt.

What was your favorite classic Disney movie?

Sound off.

--Christian Nathaniel

tip_movies on weekdays

Here is a quick tip for the penny pinchers! If you haven't known already you can save money on movies by only going to the movie on weekdays. I can see why people don't like going to the movies on the weekdays because many people find it fun to hang out at the mall and movies when the majority of people are off work.

The average ticket price for on the weekend is $10, on the weekdays other hand, they are only $5. Skip out on the popcorn and eat BEFORE you go to the movies to save even more money. I know this tip is not rocket science for anyone, but sometimes we just need facts reiterated for us in order to do them.

I have started doing this because I want more money in my accounts, I am still enjoying my movies :]

Sound off.

--Christian Nathaniel

47. the first girl i loved!

T-boz! [Tionne Tenese Watkins]

I loved her swag when I first saw her in the music group TLC. For some reason I was not attracted to Chili or Left Eye. This Native American and Black beauty and gorgeous and deserves to be shared with you all.

Sound off.

--Christian Nathaniel

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www.essence.com

48. body necklaces

I'm having a pool party for my birthday and was thinking about what I wanted to wear. I didn't want to look lame and just have on swimming trunks. I also want to accessorize. So I came up with the idea to wear a body necklace?? What do you think?

I know it's a very slutty accessory that ladies wear. But who gives a fuck?

A lot of celebrities wear them at the beach. This could easily add a little pop to my oh-so-lame speedo Lls.

The picture above is the necklace that I want to wear, so just imagine me topless with this on...

Sound off.

--Christian Nathaniel

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www.somenotesonnapkins.com

jean paul gaultier red cologne!

Is it in production anymore? I can't find it. Now they only sale the blue one. Ugh. It smells like shit. I originally got the cologne for like $12 at a discount store. Maybe this is really the last of it. Oh well. I will use it sparingly. 

Sound off.

--Christian Nathaniel

47. a mannequin of my own

I think mannequins can be great furniture pieces in a house, and would love to have like 3 in my room :]. I will dress them up really nice and show off my clothes to my guests. I think dressing the mannequins at my job [Charlotte Russe] is what inspired me.

neck tattoo?!

I don't understand why tattoo's in particular places such as the neck and lowerback are seen as taboo. This is not the 80's anymore. People back in the day usually seen tattoos as bad because the majority of the people that had them were people in gangs or lower-class citizens.

Today, tattoo's have become trendy and popular in the fashion industry. You can't hide it parents Lls. Your child probably has one. A tattoo put in the right place can be shown off with the right out fit. No I'm not saying that ALL tattoo's are nice. But if you do want a "permanent skin painting" enough go ahead and do it! Just stay [dressed].

Sound off.

--Christian Nathaniel

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http://www.2tattoodesigns.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/12/neck-tattoos-6.jpg

Music: Beyonce - Ego

No, I'm not trying to break news. I just really like this video and just wanted to share it with ya! 

Source: youtube.com

what you could wear_spring 2009

Sound off.

--Christian Nathaniel

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www.thesartorialist.org

45. shoe alert_aldo gladiators

The Rosenberger shoe from Aldo! I was walking by the store at the mall and saw these in the window. Everyone in America needs four pairs of this shoe! They are so hot and much trendier than a pair Rainbows--ugh, don't get me started. Make the purchase. That is all.

Sound off.

--Christian Nathaniel

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www.aldoshoes.com

[dressed] line_htdogwtr

HTDOGWTR designed and created by Jeffrey Lee, a designer currently residing in Greensboro, NC. The line was officially launched in 2004 and quickly gained popularity celebrities and teens alike. In the future Jeffrey Lee plans on opening his first boutique in Charlotte, NC within the next year. As of now, all of his clothes and accessories are available for purchase online at the website, www.HTDOGWTR.com

I rock HTDOGWTR daily. He will keep you [dressed] accordingly. It's not fashion it's a lifestyle.

Sound off.

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www.HTDOGWTR.com

One Year Anniversary!

[dressed] magazine celebrates it's one year anniversary this year! I am glad that [dressed] has came this far. We have reached almost 4000 visitors!

For the next year for [dressed] I have set some goals that I will hope to exceed.

• Reach/exceed 10,000 visitors before June 5th.
• Reach/exceed 100 followers.
• Make fashion videos?
• Purchase a new domain.
• Increase sponsorship.

Thank you all for your continued support. Any suggestions for the upcoming year?

new hair style?

I'm tired of doing just a regular "fade" hairstyle every other week and I always wanted long hair. My goal is to have it nipple-length, but my hair takes a while for it to grow, ugh. So I'm just gonna stick with a nappy afro for now. Eeek. In the winter I'm going to have to wear a lot of hats because my hair is in transition LOl. Wish me luck. I wish I could just get away with a lace front wig.

How does this 'fro look?

Sound off.

--Christian Nathaniel

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www.joy2day.com

Taylor Swift Shows Us Her Closet

 

Taylor Swift rocks her custom Love and Peace boots in the feature "What's in my Closet" in US Weekly [October 2007]. Check out all the Liberty Boots in Taylors closet!! Girls got country style.

Source: www.libertyboot.com

on my ipod_mgmt - electric feel

I heard this song for the first time at my job [Charlotte Russe]. I was dancing hard in the back to this song LOl. The above video is not the original, but if you want you can go back to youtube to see it because it is blocked from linking too. 

They are a hot band that deserves more publicity. Not many people heard of them. Great song to dance to. But if you get the chance to check out the real video on youtube, it is very hippy like. But it's still awesome :]

Lyrics:

All along the western front
People line up to receive.
She got the power in her hand
To shock you like you won't believe.
Saw her in the amazon
With the voltage running through her skin
Standing there with nothing on
She gonna teach me how to swim

I said ooh girl
Shock me like an electric eel
Baby girl
Turn me on with your electric feel

I said ooh girl
Shock me like an electric eel
Baby girl
Turn me on with your electric feel

All along the eastern shore
Put your circuits in the sea
This is what the world is for
Making electricity
You can feel it in your mind
Oh you can do it all the time
Plug it in and change the world
You are my electric girl.

I said ooh girl
Shock me like an electric eel
Baby girl
Turn me on with your electric feel

I said ooh girl
Shock me like an electric eel
Baby girl
Turn me on with your electric feel

Do what you feel now
Electric feel now
Do what you feel now
Electric feel now
Do what you feel now
Electric feel now
Do what you feel now
Electric feel now
Do what you feel now
Electric feel now

TV: "The Fabric of Our Lives"

Zooey Deschanel's necklace in the new commercial for "The Fabric of our Lives" campaign is hawwwwt. It looks vintage. I love "different" and crazy accessories, especially diamond jewelry. You will get to know this in later posts about jewelry. Unfortunately though I have no idea of finding out who made it or how much it costs.

I was also browsing Cottons website and saw that Jazmine Sullivan and Miranda Lambert have ads under this campaign. I think it's so cool that they are pushing the natural fabric. Showing people that it is not necessary purchasing expensive fabrics to look good. But on the other hand I think that necklace still is.

Source: Thefabricofourlives.com