Boulder and the Beautiful

Here’s a local fashion find: Ric Rac Designs, www.ricracdesigns.com.
Two Boulder moms make these handbags.  I dig the funky patterns, funky fringe and interesting purposes and sizes, like the album bag.
You can see the bags in the Boulder History Museum’s current exhibit, Pocketbook Anthropology.
They are also in eight Fresh Produce locations around the country.  You can order them on the Web site.
 Mommy messenger bag, $100.

 Album bag, $85.

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No lie, I saw this on the street recently: A former ambulance converted into a real estate truck.

EMERGENCY, ALERT, ALERT! PROPERTY MARKED DOWN! PULL OVER AND ATTEND THE OPEN HOUSE! The prices are so low that you passed out? Don’t worry! Every house purchase comes with its own EKG set and a blood pressure monitor. Buy two houses and get your very own needle drip system at no additional cost!! Now pull over or we’ll have to get out the megaphone again!! 

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October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Beauty Brands locations nationwide are raising money for local domestic violence shelters, through the Reduce Abuse program. 
As the spokesperson says: “Salon professionals sometimes find themselves on the front lines of domestic violence, because salons are considered ‘safe places”’where abusers do not accompany their victims.  As you may know, people often confide very personal things to their stylists, so stylists may learn about the abuse.” 
Boulder’s Beauty Brands has partnered with the Gateway Battered Women’s Servicesa nd Safehouse Progressive Alliance for Nonviolence to raise money and awareness.
In October, the Redken Guts spray will be for sale at a discounted price, and 100 percent of a the proceeds will go to to the shelter.

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I know these weird sunnies are not new.
But I have been waiting for months – maybe years – for someone to explain to me WHAT. THE. HECK.
Seriously. Do they shield the sun or UV rays in some modern way? Do the slats make it easier to see? Because you sure as hell don’t look cool. What is the benefit of these that I am missing?

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What: T-Bar lingerie boutique and fashion show
When: 9 p.m. Oct. 7.
Where: Seven Restaurant and Lounge on Pearl St., Boulder.
Organized by: JTagency. Make-up and hair by the Bobbi Ciani Salon.

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What: Mobile Spa is traveling through Denver in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
Who: People affected by breast cancer can get pampered by a mini mobile spa.
Where: The Breast Care Center at Exempla St. Joseph, 2005 Franklin Street, Midtown 1, Denver.
When: 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 2.
Also: For Susan G. Komen for the Cure race participants and supporters on Sunday, Oct. 5.

I could write an entire fashion blog about how much I love etsy.com.
Here is the latest fantastic find, designer Luxedeluxe:
http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=62605

 
$29
Edgy and sexy. These could be fancy or retro. Eat your heart out, Ed Hardy.


$49
This is pure glam. I see this on Marilyn Monroe.

$39 … Glamour (the pearl inside the rose), traditional Americana vintage (the rose and the antique chain) and a little raw (the unpolished brass and black buri root beads).

And this one (below) gets points for creativity… Voodoo Love:

$29. I never thought I’d say this about a voodoo doll, but this is pretty darn cute. Or maybe someone is poking a needle into my voodoo brain….

I keep trying to stop, but this Web site is too good. A few more:

$39 bird in a cage necklace.

$42
This one reminds me of my nonhomosexual girlfriend Lisa. It’s called Deep Dark Love. As if the pendant alone isn’t cute enough, the vintage reproduction envelope locket hinges open and inside is a brass piece of “paper” that reads, “I love you.” Now if that isn’t romantic, I don’t know what is.

$36
Lovely gnome necklace.
All I can say is heh.
Heh heh.
And wee!

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The other day, I was supposed to meet my friend Brittany at Japango for lunch.
I was waiting inside, but no Brittany. Finally, I stood up to look outside to see if I could spot her.
She was standing outside the American Apparel store with a look of complete horror on her face. She was pale, teary-eyed and looked weak.
I rushed to her side, expecting to see her ex-boyfriend with another girl, or dead animal, or a murder actually taking place at that moment.
What we saw was far worse.
HUGE MASSIVE OVERSIZED PINK TIGHTY WHITIES, like three times the size of my car.

I hope and pray that I never, NEVER, NEVER see a man wearing these underwear — much  less an oaf this massive wearing tighty pinkies.

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Two conflicting facts:
1. I am a grown-up.
2. I like Hot Topic.

And one more thing:
Yeah, I’m not afraid to admit it. Now, I’m not planning on wearing a vampire French maid dress with pink fishnets, brass knuckle earrings, purple hair dye and a spike collar to work.
But tossing into your regular wardrobe a few edgy pieces is fun. Plus, it scares people into being nice to you.

I was recently reading Vogue and noticed a lot of high-fashion models sporting spike bracelets or accessories with their formal or business attire.

So with Vogue getting my back, here are few of my favorite accessories from Hot Topic.
 Scorpion necklace, $10.
 Brass knuckles and gun, $14.

 Heart with flames, $14.

And now, the ugliest accessory I have ever seen, ever: Hair earrings, $8.

I can’t think of much anything more nast than weaving someone else’s hair through my ear holes.

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An Obama tattoo.
http://www.collegehumor.com/picture:1815714/

Okla. Tattoo Artist Giving Free Obama Tattoos

MOORE, Okla (CBS) ? Talk about a stinging endorsement! A tattoo shop in Moore, Oklahoma is giving Barack Obama tattoos for free.

The tattoo has a picture of the senator with “Obama 2008″ to the left. The shop owner says it’s his way to show support to the democratic presidential candidate.

“I don’t have any extra money to donate to the cause,” said Phillip Calfy, tattoo shop owner. “I’m a tattoo artist and a lot of people that are into the tattoo thing like free tattoos.”

The owner says he’s done around 100 of the tattoos.

Maybe a better choice… maybe:
www.obamatats.org – A Web site dedicated entirely to temporary Obama tattoos.

Or better yet, tattoo across your heart the name of that hot guy you met on Facebook three weeks ago. That’s always a SUPER idea.

On a related note:
As seen at the Obama rally in Golden, according to Brittany Anas’ twitter updates (http://twitter.com/DC_brittany):
There are a lot of fanny packs.
Woman sells temporary Obama tattoos. 

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