Fall Magic

How beautifully leaves grow old. How full of light and color are their last days. ~John Burroughs 

Fall Magic by constantlyalice on Polyvore

Another Sneak Peek at some of the fall items coming to ConstantlyAlice!  A lovely camel colored corduroy jacket with suede elbow patches, a hand crocheted cowl in a pretty fall orange and a needle felted beret with fall leaves.

Hugs and Smooches,
D

Signature Style Project - Incorporating Your Passions

I hope you're enjoying the Signature Style series so far!  If you're just joining in now, you can find the previous posts here, here and here.

Ok!  On to todays topic, Incorporating Your Passion. 

I believe the things we are passionate about influence everything we do, from our fashion choices, to the car we drive, to the way we present ourselves to the world.  Do you have a favorite book?  Chances are some situation or character in it speaks to you.  Favorite animal?  Consider the qualities associated with it and see if they don't match up with your personality.  Favorite color?  Color choices can mean all sorts of things, from cheerful yellow, to passionate red, to calm, cool blue.

So how do these things influence your style?

First, I suggest making a list (or listing pictures here, like I have done) and then brainstorming your associations with each one to find out what appeals to you.  Then, take those characteristics and create a definition of your style.  Here's what I came up with:

Favorite Flower - Poppy - Cheerful, bright, showy

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Favorite Bird - Peacock - Flashy, colorful, proud, flamboyant

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Favorite Book - Chocolat - French, Whimsical, Magical, Individual, Self Confident

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Favorite Color - Red - Passion, Fire, Attention grabbing, Sensual, Love

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Favorite Movie(s) - Gentlemen Prefer Blondes - Humor, Bombshells, Old Hollywood Style

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..and Practical Magic - Whimsy, Eccentricity, Magic

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Favorite Song(s) - Stella The Artist (David Gray) - Creativity, Fire, Passion, Charisma


La Vie En Rose (Edith Piaf) - Life through rose colored glasses <3


I could list all day, but even from this sample, you can see the direction I lean towards.  I'm a bit of an old soul, I like the old hollywood bombshell silhouette, prefer to play up my french half (though I wouldn't have my blue eyes without my irish side ;) I love the whimsical, magical, colorful and attention getting.  I love to love and *try* to always look on the "rosy" side of life.  My style is bright, creative and playful, but distinctly feminine, and I prefer to stand out in a crowd.

Now it's your turn!  What do your passions say about you?

Hugs and Smooches,
D

Book Review - The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake

Most of the time, I am a non-fiction kinda gal.  I love history, biographies and am completely addicted to a good "how to" book.  That being said, sometimes a girl just needs a little fiction in her life..and The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake by Aimee Bender is the kind of fiction I can get behind.

The summary on the book jacket follows;
On the eve of her ninth birthday, unassuming Rose Edelstein bites into her mother's homemade lemon-chocolate cake and discovers she has a magical gift: she can taste her mother’s emotions in the slice. To her horror, she finds that her cheerful mother tastes of despair. Soon, she’s  privy to the secret knowledge that most families keep hidden: her father’s detachment, her mother’s transgression, her brother’s increasing retreat from the world. But there are some family secrets that even her cursed taste buds can’t discern.

There is something charming, sweet, melancholy and uplifting about this book all at the same time.  It makes you look at the people in your own life in a different way.  We all have parts of ourselves we reserve and protect from prying eyes.  Imagine if you could feel all those things your loved ones keep hidden simply by biting into a cookie, or sharing a piece of pie?  What do you think remorse would taste like?  Sorrow or happiness?  This book is written with so much whimsy and yet has such substance all at the same time.  Definitely a story that's not to be missed!

Hugs and Smooches,
D