Put a ring on it. And a dress.

A couple of weeks ago, I did an AMAZING show for Bella Vista Bridal and Wedding Boutique in Columbia. The show went off without a hitch, and I had a blast working with everyone! Check out the video below to see lots of fun pictures (...and maybe laugh at how my expression never changes. I was having fun, I swear!)

Bella Vista Fashion Show from Dave Gilbert on Vimeo.

Keep it classy and fabulous!
xoxo,
Laura

It's coming...

Christmas is almost here, everyone! Lights are up all over the neighborhood, I'm finishing up my Christmas and birthday list (2 weeks until the big 2-0! Woo!), and I'm fighting the urge to turn my kitchen into a factory of baked goods.

So, in the spirit of the holiday, I've decided to post my two favorite Christmas songs and share my Christmas list:

Victoria's Secret Noir perfume
Black knit miniskirt
Victoria's Secret convertible sweater wrap
Silver glitter Toms
Dogeared "Karma" necklace
Nike running shorts
Vineyard Vines baseball hat
High Cotton Ties headband
20" faux pearls (I still don't trust those fratties on gameday...God forbid they should fall on me and break my real strand.)

What's Santa bringing you this year?





Keep it classy and fabulous!
xoxo,
Laura

The Hottest Record of 2010.

Usher has been tearing it up lately.

"OMG" and "DJ Got Us Fallin in Love" have both been at the top for a while, but recently, Usher released a record featuring Jay-Z and Ciara.

Putting these 3 artists together obviously creates great music, but the trio's latest song, "Hot Toddy," is arguably the HOTTEST, SEXIEST record of 2010.

Experience the amazingness for yourself:


Keep it classy and fabulous!
xoxo,
Laura

aBsURD.

ab·surd   /æbˈsɜrd, -ˈzɜrd/
[ab-surd, -zurd]

–adjective
1. utterly or obviously senseless, illogical, or untrue; contrary to all reason or common sense; laughably foolish or false: an absurd explanation.
–noun
2. the quality or condition of existing in a meaningless and irrational world.

Origin:
1550–60; < L absurdus out of tune, uncouth, ridiculous. See ab-, surd

—Related forms
ab·surd·ly, adverb
ab·surd·ness, noun
su·per·ab·surd, adjective
su·per·ab·surd·ly, adverb
su·per·ab·surd·ness, noun


—Synonyms
1. irrational, silly, ludicrous, nonsensical. Absurd, ridiculous, preposterous all mean inconsistent with reason or common sense. Absurd means utterly opposed to truth or reason: an absurd claim. Ridiculous implies that something is fit only to be laughed at, perhaps contemptuously: a ridiculous suggestion. Preposterous implies an extreme of foolishness: a preposterous proposal.


—Antonyms
1. logical, sensible.

I am a (Wo)Man of Constant Sorrow.

An interesting phenomenon occurs in terms of my musical taste.

I like everything from classical music to top 40 hits, but one kind of music I've never particularly cared for is country music. Of course, I like some, like Carrie Underwood and Taylor Swift, but as a general rule, it's not what I would choose to listen to.

What's interesting, though, is that I don't like country music, but I REALLY like bluegrass! I don't know why I like it, but I just do. Anyways, today I was having a really rough day, and I thought about that song "Man of Constant Sorrow" from one of my favorite movies, O Brother, Where Art Thou? If you haven't seen it, it's a great film, and you really out to watch it.

In the meantime, here's "Man of Constant Sorrow!"


Keep it classy and fabulous!
xoxo,
Laura

MY FAVE CELEB COUPLE IS GETTING MARRIED!

So, for those of you who don't know--Caleb Followill, the lead singer for Kings of Leon, is my ideal man,at least in terms of looks, artistic ability, and mild southern twang (he IS from Tennessee, after all).

Unfortunately for me, though, Caleb was off the market long ago, dating an up-and-coming model named Lily Aldridge.

I didn't even realize who Lily Aldridge was until I stumbled across a random photograph from her early days of modeling (below). It was from a spread in Elle Girl magazine, circa 2004-ish. In this particular spread (which wound up being quite controversial), Lily was sporting undergarments as outerwear--slips, corsets, etc. Her hair and makeup was similar to that of a 1920s silent film star after the star sticks her finger in a light socket. I was so struck by this particular spread that my little 13-year-old self decided it would be a good idea to try teasing my hair and wearing a slip as a dress. But I digress.

So it turned out that my dream man was dating a model I had aspired to look like for many years now. I jealous that I didn't look like Lily, but after reading a couple of interviews with her, I saw that even though she was the newest Victoria's Secret Angel, she was extremely down to earth. I felt better that my rock-and-roll frontman wasn't dating some socialite wannabe.

As I lightly stalked the couple via internet, I fell more and more in love with them as a pair. They seemed right together--and if there's one thing I love, it's a good romance. So today, when I randomly decided to Wikipedia Lily Aldridge, I found out that she and Caleb are ENGAGED!!!

That's right, folks! As of yesterday, Caleb Followill is off the market!

I'm thrilled for them. Obviously, I would love to have Caleb Followill for myself, but since he happened to fall in love and get engaged to someone, I'm glad it's someone as cool as Lily Aldridge.

Congratulations you two!

Keep it classy and fabulous!
xoxo, Laura

So wha ha happened was...

So last week I talked about suffering from breakuporexia and being upset because a boy sent me over the edge. So this is what happened:
I met this kid Thursday.
He was supposed to come to my function.
He ditched me Tuesday, 2 days before my function.
And that's the end of the story.

The details aren't important. I'm trying this new thing where I don't put every detail of all of my personal relationships on full blast for everyone to critique/criticize/scrutinize/idolize. Relationships are an A-B thing, so C-ya, everyone else!

We'll come back to Throwback Thursday on another day.
Or maybe we should just abandon the idea completely?

Keep it classy and fabulous!
xoxo, Laura