how did you come up with the name of your blog?my blog came from eating the "juicy fruit" whilst thinking of a blog name. how do you describe your style?
My style would probably be a mix of grunge, chic, vintage. There's never really a particular style as I just dress to what I feel :)

what made you start a fashion blog? I wouldn't consider my blog a fashion blog as it's a mixture of my life, what goes on around me, my likes/dislikes, rants but occasionally I'd throw in my opinions on different fads, trends, outfits, purchases. :) what do you think you bring to the fashion blog world? The fact that you don't need YSL, Balenciaga, Alexander Wang or Phi to look good. how is your style different than everyone else? I wouldn't say it's different .. lol who is your inspiration? Definitely Fashiontoast, Alexa Chung and Erin Wasson. what impression do you want to leave on the people that visits your blog? I'd like to leave the impression that I'm not the world's best dresser nor do I have the best style but I dress according to what I like. I'd also like to be a little inspirational with the photos I take :)

Xo

Tatiana

juicy-fruity

Spinning wheel

החיים הם עניין מחזורי, יש כל הזמן עליות וירידות. כשאנחנו בשפל תמיד צריך לזכור ולהתעודד מכך שאחר כך תבוא עלייה וכאשר אנחנו למעלה צריך להעריך זאת ולדעת שאי אפשר כל הזמן לטפס. לאחרונה יוצא לי להרהר בכך הרבה דווקא משום שאני נמצאת בתקופה מצויינת.

האופנה מחזורית גם היא. לפעמים משהו שנראה מיושן ומכוער חוזר להיות פתאום ברוח הזמן ועל כן נראה לנו פתאום מוצלח ועדכני ולעתים פריט טרנדי ואופנתי הופך כעבור זמן לחסר שימוש ומשעמם.
המסקנה שלי היא שדברים טובים, כאשר הם אינם בלויים משימוש יש לשמור במעמקי הארון ושלוף אותם ברגע הנכון, אז הם נראים פתאום כה נחשקים.

כזה הוא הוסט הזה שזמן רב נראה לי כעור במיוחד ועל כן אוחסן במדף גבוה ביותר מבלי כל זכר לשימוש וכך גם החגורה הזו, שיש לי מאז שהייתי ילדה וזמן רב היא נראתה לי זרחנית מדי. שני הפריטים הללו זוכים עכשיו לעדנה מחודשת אצלי
לאחר שפינו מקום אי שם במעמקי הארון לפריטים אחרים שיצאו משימוש (עניין זמני, כמובן).

גופיה שחורה - Old Navy

חצאית - אמריקן אפרל
וסט - ישן, היה בבית
חגורה - קיבלתי במתנה מההורים כשהייתי קטנה
נעליים - Easy Spirit

Life is a like spinning wheel, there are always ups and downs. When we are in a low point we need to cheer up by the knowledge that later on things would be better. And when we're on top we must appreciate it and know we can not always go up (which means there are going to be some downs somewhere in the way). Recently I get to think about it a lot, maybe because of the good period I'm going through.

Fashion is a spinning wheel as well. Sometimes something that looks outdated and ugly becomes fashionable again and suddenly seems terrific and sometimes the most trendy item becomes after a while useless and boring.

My conclusion is that stylish items, when they are in a good condition but are not fashionable at the moment, are better to keep. put them deep in the closet and wait for the right moment, than they look so great and desirable.

Such is this vest, which for a long time I considered to be very ugly and therefore stored it at the highest shelf in the closet. Same thing with the belt. I have it since I was a child and for a long time it seemed too phosphoric. Both items are doing a comeback now into my wardrobe, making some space at the upper shelves for other clothes that are out of use. (temporarily, of course).

Black top - Old Navy
Skirt - American Apparel
Vest - old, found at home
Belt - got as a present when I was a child
Shoes - Easy Spirit

Rose McGowan Rocks!!!

Isabella Oliver

About two weeks ago, I got an email from Holly at Isabella Oliver that let me know about their website. Previously known as a maternity label, they have recently expanded to a regular line called Isabella Oliver 365.



After taking a look at the website (which I suggest!), I saw quite a few interesting things. The site has a video for each piece, so you can see how the clothing falls on a human body... albeit a model's body. Still, it helps. The clothes are a little on the expensive side, but they seem to be of good quality. They also have a little fashion magazine, a la net-a-porter, which is quite helpful in figuring out how to style some of the pieces. After flipping through the most recent one, I definitely want the bustier dress!

I spoke a little more with Holly and she offered to send me a piece of clothing from Isabella Oliver to review here. I chose the striped top and two days later, it was here!




The shirt is quite stretchy, but there isn't a size or garment tag inside of it, so I'm not quite sure what it's made of. I'm guessing cotton with lycra, but like I said, that's a total guess. Also, I think the shirt is one size fits all. I don't see the shirt on their site anymore, I suppose because they just launched their winter collection -- more on that later.

I had my best friend style and take these pictures so you could see how stretchy the shirt is. Here, essentially, I was wearing it as a dress with leggings... something I've never done before! Shocking, I know. :P I meant to take a picture wearing it normally, but we went on a hunt for pho and got sidetracked.

Hat, my friend's; vest, Old Navy; striped top, Isabella Oliver; leggings, hell if I know (gift from a friend); bag, Target; shoes, Rue 21.

Striped top, Isabella Oliver; leggings, gift from a friend; bag, somewhere in Tokyo; shoes, Torrid.

The shirt is shirred on the left side, so it bunches up naturally, which makes the shirt not feel so skin-tight, despite the fact that it's very stretchy. Speaking truthfully, I am definitely a fan of Isabella Oliver. The clothes are of great quality, and from the people that I've spoken to at the company, they seem to really take pride in customer service. Like I said before, these might not be the pieces you want to get if you're on a tight budget (the stripe shirt was around $130); that being said, I think they could be great basic "investment" pieces.

Here are a few picks from the winter collection:

The Cape

The Shirt Coat

The Lace Corset Belt

The Roxy Tote (Sara Berman for Isabella Oliver)

Item pictures from isabellaoliver.com. Others by Liz. (Thanks!!)

Here Are Another Post

HAIR: Used throughout - !Ohmai : Soah - $1 from The Black Market opening - many gifts $0 & $1 in row boats - http://slurl.com/secondlife/Citrago/190/157/64
Ohami blog

SKIN: (vive9) - vive freebies! - $0 - from The Black Market opening - many gifts $0 & $1 in row boats - http://slurl.com/secondlife/Citrago/209/164/64

EYES: Used throughout - ~Hourglass~ & =HooT= Black Market Gifties - $1 - The Black Market opening - many gifts $0 & $1 in row boats - http://slurl.com/secondlife/Citrago/190/157/64
Hourglass blog

EYELASHES: DryadLashes-Neostalgia - (tinted black)- $10 - Closing sale - most items $10 in store - http://slurl.com/secondlife/Onyx%20Noir/16/128/2
Zephyr's blog (You can view more of her designs on her blog.)

CLOTHING: ::SUGARCUBE - skull and crossbones mini dress - $0; *MayoNaise* Black Market Gift - $1, BALACLAVA!! (iBM) opening gift - (scarf) - $0; Beetlebones Blackmarket Freebies in a Wine Bottle - $0 - The Black Market opening - many gifts $0 & $1 in row boats - http://slurl.com/secondlife/Citrago/190/157/64

SHOES: H & S Hunt 21 of 25 - SCUFFED boot - from the Heart & Sole Sim wide Hunt Aug 24 - 31 - $0 - http://slurl.com/secondlife/Heart%20and%20Sole/85/135/26

POSES: used throughout from KS Creations

LOCATION: Serenity Keys - http://slurl.com/secondlife/Morea/60/53/22



CLOTHING & SHOES: *Inga Wind's Butterfly Hunt*:
Seek 12 of *IW* Pontia Fae in Peach items in the butterflies in the store:
*IW* Pontia Fae in Peach Antheneas
*IW* Pontia Fae in Peach Glovs
*IW* Pontia Fae in Peach Pants
*IW* Pontia Fae in Peach Pants Cuff L
*IW* Pontia Fae in Peach Pants Cuff R
*IW* Pontia Fae in Peach Shoe L
*IW* Pontia Fae in Peach Shoe R
*IW* Pontia Fae in Peach Shoebase
*IW* Pontia Fae in Peach Top
*IW* Pontia Fae Wings 1
*DS* Pontia Earring L
*DS* Pontia earring R
Additional pieces - NOT SHOWN - to complete look are available for purchase. There are additional accessories fitting the Butterfly Hunt outfit for sale in the store. You can buy them for 500 L. The package includes: panties, headset, magic wand with Derek's must have fun script, short skirt, gown skirt, & second pair of wings. Also ontia Fae jewellery, *DS* matching peach necklace (non colour change version), available in the jewellery section for 99 L.
Hunt items are $0 - http://slurl.com/secondlife/Pitreavie/182/199/39
Inga Wind Clothing on Xstreet

LOCATION: Garden of Dreams .~*GOD*~.http://slurl.com/secondlife/Garden%20of%20dreams/217/74/25



CLOTHING: [LI] Aqua Box - $1 - from Lemania Indigo Designs - The outfit is out today, Sunday. August 23st at about 11:00 am and will be in the shop in the gift section for 24 hours at which point it will be moved to the changing room where it will stay for 7 days before being retired for good. - Slurl in store - http://slurl.com/secondlife/Lemania/28/98/22 or Slurl in changing room - http://slurl.com/secondlife/Lemania/39/242/1500

SHOES: [LI] Aqua Shoes - Retired 8/23/09 - $1 - from Lemania Indigo Designs - The outfit is out today, Sunday. August 23st at about 11:00 am and will be in the shop in the gift section for 24 hours at which point it will be moved to the changing room where it will stay for 7 days before being retired for good. - Slurl in store - http://slurl.com/secondlife/Lemania/28/98/22 or Slurl in changing room - http://slurl.com/secondlife/Lemania/39/242/1500



CLOTHING: FacePaws - [FP] Watermelon Knickers, [FP] Blue Kini, [FP] Pink Denim Skirt with Beaded Tee - $0 (old line of skins 50% off upstairs) - http://slurl.com/secondlife/Daffodil%20Island/162/152/21


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ITEMS: Heart and Sole sim is hosting a present hunt. The hunt will be from Aug 24 - Aug 31st. The prizes will be found at the following stores -
1) Heart and Sole - items 21 - 25 found inside store- http://slurl.com/secondlife/Heart%20and%20Sole/47/132/25
2) Sommerfeld Furniture Designs - items 11-20 found inside and outside store - http://slurl.com/secondlife/Heart%20and%20Sole/191/27/21
3) Kitsune Couture - items 1-10 found inside store - http://slurl.com/secondlife/Heart%20and%20Sole/188/169/24
The hunt is to welcome Kitsune Couture to their new home!

Cutest Dog Competition

StyleCard: Sunday Three-way

So many great new items for me to blog, so little time. I decided to put together three new StyleCards to share as many new looks with you as possible. Fantastic new ankle boots from J's that are actually 2 boots in one. The new boots come with a taller buckled version and a 'pants friendly' version that only uses the foot attach point. Great color selection on these.

Sweet as honey 'Janes' from relative newcomer Miel add a kick of fun color to your wardrobe. One of a few adorable styles from Miel, which is also home to some great clothing, these allow for complete customizing with a simple touch drop down menu that allows for resizing too. These have a fun all in one sculpted wedge shape and subtle texturing.

Last but not least, new to me Evoke shows us some well sculpted slingbacks and cements themselves as 'ones to watch' in the shoe game. These have a sassy retro feel and really beautiful smooth shape, due to advanced sculpt creating techniques, one of many attractive styles available from this new kid on the block. Well worth a visit.

Happy Sunday!

The Stuff;

Look 1

Shoes - J's - Ankle Boots Round - Dark Brown

Skin - Redgrave - Leona Tan - Smokey/Hairbase

Hair - fri.day - Eloise - Thoughtful Brown

Outfit - So Many Styles {SMS} - Simple Pants (Lila) & Striped Top (Brown)

Accessories - MEZZO Double Bangle (Violet), Burroughs iMix3 Cupcake Necklace.

Look 2

Shoes - MIEL - Flor Jane (Bright) - Color Change

Skin - Redgrave - Sakura Pale - Brown

Hair - TRUTH - Amanda - Cocoa

Outfit - {SMS} Loose Patern Shirt (Red), MichaMi - Shorts - Coffee

Accessories - UZURI Cheri Earrings, U&R Dogs Sweet Wrappings Bracelet



Look 3

Shoes - Evoke - Ribbon Slingbacks - Black Leather/Black

Skin - Gala - JUNE Sundust Frex - Swan 2

Hair - !lamb - Bang Bang - Kit Kat

Outfit - LeLutka - ONTIBILE Dress - Black, Bijou - Bra Top (Plain) from Fragment Set

Accessories - U&R Dogs Novellete Bracelets & Ring, Diamonde Gun Metal/Onyx Drop Earrings

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