A Girl Can Dream: This is where it all begins ...

So, I've been sitting here at work for the past couple weeks reading other fashionistas' blogs. ... I agree with a LOT of them. But then again, there are some that I don't agree with at ALL ... so, I got to thinking ... Maybe I should make my OWN blog. ... Yes, I will. So, here, let's start. :)

So, I'm about to go to Houston ... starting over, getting out of the Air Force, and *hopefully* going to school for fashion and retail management at The Art Institute of Houston. ... Fun stuff, right? I'm SO excited!

Anyway, I started out typing "Houston Fashion" in Google. ... it came up with all these pages about fashion shows, a whole style section in The Houston Chronicle, fashion designers, and a whole huge list of shops and boutiques.

NOW, when I typed in "Omaha Fashion" (which is where I am now), the first thing it came up with ... was ... drumroll please ... THE DRY CLEANERS! Yay! ... So exciting (*cough cough*) ... the next thing it came up with was a Steak Store (yes, steaks are very fashionable. I'm sure everyone in New York would agree with THAT!). ... The next one seemed very promising at the beginning ... then I went to the site and re-read the name and noticed that it was actually pretty obvious that this actually described the place I live now to a T ... Ducati Omaha Fashion Night ... in other words ... a fashion show for ... MOTORCYCLES. ... Yes, I need to leave. ... Now!!!

Now, enough with my venting, onto the fashion. ... The Chronicle site is VERY promising. ... I'm excited to go to Houston just to shop haha (does that sound bad? I'll be broke when I get there, anyway. ... I'll just look ...) The first thing I saw was a link to Lot 8. ... Now, people, THIS is what I'm TALKING ABOUT! ... It's a little shop in Rice Village owned by fashion designer Chloe Dao, who was on season two of Project Runway. (Not only was she on it ... she was the WINNER!) After going to her website, I realized, not only does she have great taste in clothes, but she is a great designer. ...

Off-Shoulder Mini-dress ~ Chloe Dao ~ $178 ~ Lot 8

I'm loving this off-shoulder mini-dress. I love the belt ... and I usually don't like things like this, BUT, when I opened the page full of thumbnails, it was the one that caught my attention. ... That means it would catch the most attention at a party. ... That's always the best choice :)

I clicked on an article in the Chronicle "Men Know Women's Shoes" ... because that seemed like an absurd comment to me. ... So, what was the FIRST thing that came up when I clicked on it? Eeekkkers I love them hehe

*WOW* ... I *LOVE* them. ...Then I realized they were talking about Badgley Mischka and I wasn't surprised. ... 20 years in the industry, they BETTER know women's shoes!!! Going to their website, I almost DIED it's so gorgeous. The dresses, the collections, the accessories, OH MY!!!

Here's another vent ... You wanna know what I HATE? ... Stores without websites. ... Another thing I HATE? When you want to show people something you bought, and the store DOES HAVE a website, but it is NOWHERE on the site. ... That sucks. Here are a few other things I love:

Dresses like this are adorable