Mini Fashionista Friday: Don’t tease me

As if my hair needed to be any bigger. It was the late 80s, and hair was big, especially in suburban Tampa, where my cousin Randy was a teasing comb-obsessed teen. I was 8. At the time, I didn’t approve of the liberties she took with my already unmanageable mane, but in retrospect I should [...]

Read Full Post »

And so begins the season of craft shows…

This is a very special time of year for those us in the ‘creating things’ business. This is the time of year when people are the mood to shop, or forced into the mood.
I sell my stuff at a few shops in Toronto, and I have my website; www.brookalviano.com . But there is something extra [...]

Read Full Post »

Arbitrary Top Three: Fabulous Filmic Fashion Shows

I just like making lists, ok? Almost as much as I like random fashion shows in movies that in no way contribute to the plot. Here are my three favourites:
1. The Women

This is the definitive ridiculous movie fashion show. It’s in glorious Technicolour, even though the rest of the movie is [...]

Read Full Post »

Mini Fashionista Friday – Pink sweater vest….thing

In the name of Mini Fashionista Friday – I present my first submission; the pink velvet sweater-vest …thing.
The year should be about…1980…ish. This is an example of my fun and business look. I think my Mom liked to dress me up as a 1970’s sassy lawyer sometimes. Little pant-suits and little sweater-sets – this was [...]

Read Full Post »

Drowning in Hair Goop: 24/7 TLC

It’s a beautiful sunny day and everything is covered with last night’s snow. There might be an opossum living in my backyard. My kitchen is full of tasty baking. I’m in a great mood and I don’t want to ruin it by bitching about some overpriced shit-ass hair goop that does squat. So today I’m [...]

Read Full Post »

Snoflake to the East of me, Trove to the West

Here I am, stuck in the middle without time to shop! Thursday will be a busy night for clotheshorses, who will need to gallop across the city to snatch up all the discounted duds!
In the east end, Nathalie-Roze & Co is holding a Snoflake/Dagg & Stacey Autumn Trunk Sale: Save 20% off Snoflake and [...]

Read Full Post »

Why fashion sometimes terrifies me = Stylista

Ok – A while ago a wrote a post about how much I love that there are reality shows that appliy to my career; Project Runway the most, ANTM second.
I have found the evil cousin they hide in the basement, but let out for REALLY important family events…Stylista. I shiver now just thinking about the [...]

Read Full Post »

Mini Fashionista Friday: The Cherry Dress

Fashionistas like Brook and myself are born, not made. (Ha! Just wait until we get to the patterned leggings with the oversized sweatshirts. HAWT!) So every week we’ll treat you to the styles we rocked way back in the day!

My favourite dress (after the Nirvana dress, of course). I’ve yet to find the grown-up version [...]

Read Full Post »

Drowning in Hair Goop: Tame this, Dove

This is going to be a short one today, because there’s not much I can say about Dove Therapy Frizz Control Taming Cream other than that it comes in an appealing mauve bottle, it smells very nice, and it does absolutely nothing. Really, you’ll have better results taming frizz with water.
The shampoo and conditioner [...]

Read Full Post »

Our ANTM rant – a few golden nuggets

Brook – ok – so my first big point is that I am actaully happy where things are going…this could be a first. The top 4 girls are all good and I dont want to slap…well, maybe shake marjorie a bit…. 
Alison - oh, i totally want to slap sam every time she opens her mouth, so [...]

Read Full Post »