Cougar Style

2009-04-10T18:42:00.002-07:00

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COUGAR STYLE HAS UPGRADED...... NEW SITE:

URBANE TIMES

http://urbanetimes.blogspot.com/

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2009-03-26T12:15:00.000-07:00

Lucky goes Green!

2009-03-15T18:39:00.000-07:00

Fashion Career Day!

2009-03-15T18:03:00.000-07:00

Fashion Group Foundation of Houston Career Day!

On March 10th, Jasmine and I attended a career day sponsored by the Fashion Group Foundation of Houston at the University of Houston Hilton. The career day started with a welcome speech by Jim "Mattress Mac" McIngvale, and then you split into whichever workshops you picked. You could choose between:

Fashion Design/Interior Design
Retail Management
Fashion Marketing/Journalism/Special Events
Fashion Production/Modeling/Fashion Styling
Mapping your career path
Smart Money
Starting Your Own Fashion Business
Teacher Networking

I think that this was geared mostly towards high school students, but any one could attend. The Career Day ended with a presentation by the founder of Charming Charlie, and a fashion show that featured college and high school student's designs.

Jasmine and I picked Fashion Design and Fashion Marketing for our two workshops. (you know we had to stick together!) The Fashion Design Workshop featured Chloe Dao, owner of Lot 8 and Project Runway Season 2 Winner, Eva Prappas, Costume Designer/Fashion Consultant and Susan Fruit, a famed interior designer. The panel discussion was very informative, and I learned a lot as far as staying persistent, and just being grateful for any position you are given.(which we knew from the beginning!) Jasmine and I talked to Chloe Dao after her discussion about future opportunities, and we are hoping and crossing our fingers that something GREAT comes out of this!

Our next workshop was for Fashion Marketing/Journalism which featured a representative from Page Parkes, renaissance girl Dusty Gilbert (founder of Bare Communication), a professor from UH's Merchandising branch, and fashion/beauty writer Joy Sewing. Ms. Sewing couldn't stay for long but she sure did make an impact on the girls in the workshop. She said that she was a journalist first, and loved fashion second. I think that is incredibly important, especially if you are covering for a newspaper like the Houston Chronicle. The panel answered questions about taking our careers to the next level, and addressed our concerns about Houston and whether we should move to LA or NYC.

The thing that I really took away from the workshop is what the UH professor said. She advised us to be a change agent for Houston and to bring the opportunities to ourselves. I think she really inspired us to make a fashion scene really happen for Houston. It is way too easy to think "well Houston is nice, but it doesn't really have anything, as far as FASHION goes." It really made me think about getting out there and letting people know about COUGAR STYLE and what Jasmine and I really want to do. (start a store, fashion advertising/public relations)

We just have to get out there and make it happen!

Blogger is acting weird, so I am going to post pictures another time.

2009-02-26T18:10:00.001-08:00

In these dire economic times, people are looking for fashion that is functional, yet still makes a statement. One trend that I've noticed in fashion is Not So Basic Basics. That means t-shirts with little details, such as ruffles, or buckles. In other words, things that you don't really expect when it comes to everyday items like t-shirts, or jeans.

I was surfing on Net-A-Porter (one of my favorite sites for designer clothes that I can't afford... YET!) and I came across this gorgeous ruffle top from designer Rick Owens. At a staggering $700+, this is not for the frugal ladies. But I would buy this if I could. It serves as a better alternative for your regular, run of the mill American Apparel v-neck. (not that anything is wrong with that. I love a classic white shirt!)

2009-02-26T17:58:00.001-08:00

Great blog alert!

I'm sure this blog has been around for a couple of years, but sometimes amazing things slip through the cracks and you randomly come across them and they change your life. That's how I feel about (Garance Dore). The blog was mentioned in a recent article that highlighted The Sartorialist and other famous street style blogs.

Here are some images from the famous blog.

Milla Jovovich

Alexa Chung!

2009-02-26T17:37:00.000-08:00

Giovanna Battaglia

Giovanna Battaglia = my hero

Giovanna Battaglia is amazing. She used to be a model, and now she is a freelance stylist and editor for L'Uomo Vogue. My first encounter with her was on The Sartorialist (a favorite of Jasmine and I's) a couple of years ago and she has such a great sense of style. She knows what works for her and she has such a quirky, yet classic sense of style. I aspire to be like this woman. Now if I could just be 7'0" feet tall like she is. I can't believe I am just getting around to talking about this woman.

2009-01-05T13:30:00.000-08:00

SPRING TRENDS 2009
MEN

(REMEMBER YOU SAW IT HERE FIRST )

MARC BY MARC JACOBS

*Dark colors with a bright piece, like here with the jacket

Y-3

*Mixing business with casual

MARC BY MARC JACOBS

*Mixing Prep, Hip hop, & Business

DKNY

*Adding a feminine touch

DKNY

*Layering with a grandpa sweater

LACOSTE

*The new prep look: a nice fitted polo & rolled up pants

2008-12-21T23:12:00.000-08:00

GOSSIP GIRL EDITION

ICON OF THE MONTH
PART 1

Leighton Meester

Not only does her character on Gossip Girl have great style, but the actress Leighton Meester does too. Kept an eye on this one, because she will be the new fashion icon of our time... she wears clothes so well, there sexy yet classy at the same time. She is very smart in her outfit choices, I've never seen a miss yet.

2008-12-21T23:03:00.000-08:00

ICON OF THE MONTH
PART 2

Jessica Szohr

I would say Jessica is more trendy in the things that she wears, but she somehow makes it her own which ALOT of people can't do... they let the clothes wear them instead of the other way around.
On a side note: When I looked her up, she had alot more pics but these were my favs.... she has a very care-free side as well... but i need more time to let that side grow on me. : )

2008-11-24T11:50:00.000-08:00

Here at CougarStyle, our main objective is to let people know what other people are wearing. We also occassionally include influences, designers we are loving at the moment, and any other fashion news that we see fit.

Well, with the holidays around (whichever one you celebrate...), everyone should start thinking about what gifts they want. Giving someone a list, complete with the websites/store locations to purchase them can help save gas, time, and effort. So just in case you guys wanted to get ME something (jk... unless you're gonna do it!), here are my picks for Christmas 08!

1. Jessica Simpson "Striker" Sandal $89.00

www.macys.com

Yeah, I know... Jessica Simpson, but seriously, I LOVE THESE. I know that when I can't stop thinking about a possible purchase for more than a week, then it is LOVE.

2. Nike Dunk SB's $79.99 http://www.activerideshop.com/Footwear/Nike-SB-Dunk-Low-Pro-Shoe-MagnetLight-Poison-Green

Pretty much the most comfortable shoe ever, except for my Air Stab's. I'm not a big "sneakerhead" or anything like that, but I do love Dunks. I'm not big into collecting, but when I see a cute colorway like these, I've got to have them!

3. Vera Wang "Look" - $90.00

www.neimanmarcus.com

I smelled this as I was passing one of those perfume ladies. I never shy away from someone trying to spray something on me. (that sounded kind of weird... PERFUME, people!) This has been dubbed by some magazines as a new "classic" and it smells really good. Ahhh.

4. Elizabeth and James Blazer $$$$$$$

www.saks.com

I really want a good blazer, and so far the only ones that I think would look good on me, are blazers made the Olsens. At CougarStyle, we LOVE the Olsens, and from the looks of that blazer (and their other clothes), its not hard to see why!

5. Bing Bang - Bullet earrings.

www.shopbop.com

I really love this line. They made cute, wearable jewelry that has a tough edge to it. Buy them for me. thanks.

6. Miu Miu Convertible Bow Satchel or Bow Convertible Satchel $1,200 (basically)

www.neimanmarcus.com

Love this. But I think I wanted the cream colored one. Oh well. This will have to do. Unlike my current Marc Jacobs bag, I think I will actually use this shoulder strap.

That's all for now... but I'm sure I will have MORE gift ideas coming soon!

2008-10-14T21:56:00.000-07:00

Name: Annie Truong

Classification: Senior

Location: Comm. Building

Something about the outfit reminded me of The Devil Wears Prada, I think there is an outfit that looks alittle similar to this, which is a good thing cause I really like this look. I personally LOVE ankle boots (just wanted to put that in there. lol), but the tights with the mini and the long necklace's make the outfit very classy and chic.

by the way, after I took her picture and I found out we're in the same comm class, small world.... or school. lol

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This is a great business attire outfit, the navy blue top and payne's grey skirt compliment each other well.

If you look closely, her shirt has ruffles which is my favorite piece in the look.

2008-10-12T13:10:00.000-07:00

DEAR COUGAR STYLE FANS,

We get alot of emails from people that want to be apart of Cougar Style, so I thought of an idea.

If you have a picture of someone with great style (it could be a friend, family member, or just someone you see on the street) take their picture and email it to us and we'll feature them on Cougar Style.

Now with that said, the picture has to be something both Vanessa and I like, so there is no guarantee it will be posted... but if you are into fashion and you know fashion it should be no problem. : )

my email: jmmosesart85@yahoo.com

Thanks and Good Luck

2008-10-12T12:33:00.000-07:00

Name: Janae Ladet

LOVE the high waist mini green skirt!

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Name: Deidra Motton

The yellow jacket is a perfect addition to the black dress and tights

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Name: Ashleigh Carter

The open-toe cheetah pumps bring this outfit to life, making the color of the dress stand out more.

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source: Deidra Motton (thanks for the pictures )

2008-09-29T11:22:00.000-07:00

Sifting through the thousands of images from the various Fashion Weeks can get a little daunting, so CougarStyle is going through the different designer shows and highlighting designers, new and old and updating you on the 2009 Spring trends.

I chose to highlight Carlos Miele, and Bryan Reyes. Both are relatively new to the fashion scene (as in... they are just establishing their voices when it comes to their own designs) and have gorgeous, wearable designs.

Even though fall just got here, I'm pretty much ready to spring forward. (get it?!)

Bryan Reyes

- you might've seen his designs on America Ferrera, who wore that lovely purplish/blue dress at the 2007 Golden Globes.

http://fabsugar.com/108100

Carlos Miele

I love how classic and graphic all his clothes are. Here are some of the standouts from his collection. Oh and guess what, gladiators are still big for spring... so make sure you get your nude patent leather ones. I know I will be scouring for low end versions!

P.S. I LOVE BRUNA TENORIO.

2008-09-25T20:12:00.000-07:00

Name: Tara Garcia

Classification: Sophomore

Location: Behind the Satellite

Favorite Store: Urban Outfitters

Favorite Designers: Marc Jacobs

2008-09-21T13:45:00.000-07:00

FASHION WEEK

SPRING 2009

New York Fashion Week has passed, and we are going to update you on new designers as well as our favorites. So keep checking as we will add new post.

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I'm going to start this off by talking about one of my favorite and most brillant designers of all time, 3.1 Phillip Lim. He has a great ability to combine dressy and casual. If I could wear 3.1 Phillip Lim everyday I would!!!

website: http://www.31philliplim.com/

2008-09-21T13:22:00.000-07:00

So yeah, Hurricane Ike was acting a fool this past week, I just got power back a few days ago.

......but n-e-ways, back to business

2008-09-04T15:35:00.000-07:00

Name: Nancy Elmohamad

Classification: Senior

Location: Comm. Building

Define your style: "Classy, yet hippy"

Favorite Designers: "I don't have a favorite, I'm into everything.... it's all fair game."

What are you wearing?: "The dress is from a retail shop and the scarf is my mom's hijab."

2008-09-02T16:55:00.001-07:00

I LOVE this look, my favorite part of the outfit is the hat and belt.

by the way, this is her second appearance on Cougar Style

Location: The Satellite

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I love the purple and denim together, most people wouldn't put denim and party together... but this denim dress is a very cute party piece.

2008-08-25T18:09:00.000-07:00

FIRST WEEK OF SCHOOL PICTURES

Name: Maame Frimpong

Classification: Senior

Location: M.D. Anderson Library

> This blue dress looks great with the boots and thin belt around the waist, very cute for school.

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Name: Enchantee Hall
Classification: Junior

Do you own alot of sneakers? Yes, but not up to Imelda Marcus's level

Do you consider yourself a shoe collector? No, because I don't collect them I just buy them and wear them.

How many sneakers do you own? 20+

Damn! That's a lot of sneakers! lol (well to me it is)

So what type of sneakers are you wearing right now? Nike SB Mid Dunk "Ashbury Park

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Name: Jennie Chase

Location: Behind the Social Work Building

> LOVE LOVE LOVE the color of her skirt! The cute short mini looks great with the classic polo top, it gives the outfit a very chic look.

NOTE: This is the perfect way to wear a mini for all ya'll out there that are maybe saying to yourself: "I want to but what to wear with it, a tank?" The answer: "HELLL NO! Not for school, that's hoochie, save it for the clubs. : )

Edit: (Vanessa's opinion) I love this outfit as well! Good choice Jasmine... but I'll have to disagree. I don't think wearing a tank with a mini like this is hoochie. You can wear a loose, blousy tank, and it won't look hoochie at all. If you top it off with a cardigan, it'll look even classier.

JASMINE: Duhhh Vanessa, I'm talking about a tight fitting tank and thats it.

^ ^LIKE THIS ^ ^

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Location: Stan's House Party

This guy was dancing the whole night! We stopped him to take a pic, cause we loved his laid back preppy look. This outfit screams cool cat daddy : )

2008-08-22T20:44:00.000-07:00

Name: Janae Nichoel Ladet

Classification: Junior

I usually don't like floral print of any type, mainly because I thought it didn't look good with anything, but when I saw her outfit I ate my words. The red mini is the perfect piece to match the colorful top, giving the outfit a fun/classy/sexy look. Also what I love is how she keep her outfit simple... because a neckless would have taken away from the look.

2008-08-13T09:47:00.000-07:00

Name: Doug Locke

Location: Los Angeles, California

- Very cool and laid back

2008-07-25T10:54:00.000-07:00

BRITAIN'S FASHIONISTAS

I was curious as to who are the Mary Kate and Ashley's of Britain, the fashionistas. And four girls that kept coming up in my search were: Peaches and Pixie Geldof, Alex Chung (who I've done a post on before), and Daisy Lowe. Their style is very different from American style, they take more risks I think.

Alex, Peaches, Pixie, and Daisy

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2008-07-20T21:31:00.000-07:00

Style Icon: Lauren Conrad

You all know Lauren "LC" Conrad from Laguna Beach and The Hillz. But I mostly like her for her cool and classic style. Almost everything that Lauren wears, I would love to wear! She loves clean lines, and girly details. Also, I think a lot of her outfits are easy to recreate without her reality star budget.

in Alexander Wang

with a Chanel bag (LOVE!)

in classic red Converse

2008-07-16T12:07:00.001-07:00

true blue

blue blood

sing the blues

blue-collar workers

2008-07-10T19:01:00.000-07:00

One day I will be able to purchase Loubis, but for now, I'll stick with forever 21!

This is basically the same shoe. The black patent Christian Louboutin pump retails for $685.00 while the Forever 21 Jelena pump is just $19.80!

Christian Louboutin Cordalarc 868 Platform Slingbacks $685.00

http://www.saksfifthavenue.com/

Jelena Patent Slingback $19.80

http://www.forever21.com/

2008-07-06T20:46:00.000-07:00

Van's Warped Tour 2008

While I was sweating in my tshirt and jeans, this lovely lady was staying cool in her high waisted shorts, tube top, and the most essential accessory of the day: a bottle of water!

2008-07-01T10:46:00.000-07:00

2008-06-27T11:28:00.000-07:00

BORED AND AT WORK

I'm at work @ the library and bored outta my mind, so here are some cute outfits that I like.

Hilary Duff in the same dress

2008-06-20T11:33:00.000-07:00

Congratulations to Ms. Ailyn Joy Isidro and SoREAL Cru for making it onto America's Best Dance Crew!

We took this picture in front of the UC Satellite back in March 2007!

Click here to vote for SoREAL Cru!

http://www.mtv.com/ontv/dyn/dance_crew/voting.jhtml?episodeId=2839

2008-06-17T11:00:00.000-07:00

FASHION ICON OF THE MONTH
Rihanna

What I love about Rihanna's style is how she's not trying to dress like the average black singer/ actress, (you know what I'm talking about, sometimes our people style gets a little too soulful... for example: MJB, Ashanti, Raven, etc.) but now don't get me wrong I think she used to dress soulful too, but in the last 2 years her style has changed for the better, she's being (I think) herself. And for the first time in fashion magazines you see sections about what a black girl is wearing... you didn't see that before (and my feeling on that is "about damn time!" lol).

2008-05-30T11:24:00.000-07:00

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2008-05-16T09:06:00.000-07:00

Name: Niyi Okuboyejo

Location: Hofheinz Pavilion

Niyi is a Cougar Style favorite, we have 4 pictures of him on here. His style is sooo above everyone elses its not even funny. The Sartorialist would be proud.

2008-05-13T11:07:00.000-07:00

Fantastic 4

Here are four designers that I've heard of but never looked at their work, and to my surprise they are actually good designers.
[Pictures from their Fall 2008 Collection]

Charles Nolan

Jasmine Di Milo

Requiem

Sinha-Stanic

2008-05-12T08:42:00.000-07:00

Name: Dominic DG Green

Love the shoes and jacket

2008-05-08T11:10:00.000-07:00

FINALS!
.......FINALS!
............FINALS!
.......................I HATE FINALS!

Finals are over, and now we can get back to business!

2008-04-13T11:26:00.000-07:00

School of Art Masters Thesis Exhibition

2008

(Location: Blaffer Gallery)

2008-04-09T08:08:00.000-07:00

COUGAR STYLE is in the DAILY COUGAR today!!!

All we can say to that is " ABOUT DAMN TIME! " lol

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Name: Alex Hoang

Classification: Junior

(Random but important question) Cheetos or Doritos: Cheetos

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Of course when the Daily Cougar wanted to do the story on us yesterday we couldn't find ANYONE to take a picture of (I felt like someone told everyone that we were doing this so dress down today. lol.) after 45 minutes we were headed to take some pics of us looking on the computer (LAME), but then Vanessa (aka DJ VAMP) spotted the guy above and literally hunted him down! Vanessa -"Hey boy in the purple shirt come here, nobodies tryin to holla at you just come here!" LOL. He was cool and thank God we FINALLY got our picture for the paper.

Click here to read the story: http://media.www.thedailycougar.com/media/storage/paper1206/news/2008/04/09/Features/Uh.Fashion.Taking.Cyber.Space.By.Storm-3312363.shtml

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2008-03-28T12:09:00.000-07:00

Names: TJ Ahn (white shirt) and Hee Lee (purple shirt)

Location: McAlister's

2008-03-26T13:38:00.001-07:00

Style Icon of the Month:

KANYE WEST

I'm sorry but I like Kanye West's style, I know I know sometimes its crazy but than again he's crazy so it fits. lol. Anyone who knows me knows I HATE the way rappers dress (example: Flo Rida, 50 Cent, Fat Joe, Bird Man, etc.) and if you hate him or love him you gotta admit he does bring something different to Hip Hop.

2008-03-26T13:22:00.001-07:00

Name: Kelly Jordan
Fav. Designers: Marc Jacobs, Cynthia Rowley, Diane Von Furstenberg
Your Style: Classic but Trendy
Location: Cabo (downtown)

Name: Danniele Provost
Fav. Designers: Diane Von Furstenberg
Your Style: Chic, Classic, Trendy!

2008-03-14T13:46:00.001-07:00

This girl knows how to wear chic clothing the right way. And what's that I always say... all together "LESS IS BEST" Thank You. lol. This look is very casual and chic, (and she doesn't look stupid in the tights like other people) also I LOVE her BANGS!

2008-03-09T20:23:00.000-07:00

Names: Pearson Crichlow and Donna MacLeod

What I like most about this picture is how nonchalant the people are about their style. They weren't pretentious or looking around if anybody was looking at their shoes, which annoys me about a lot of people!

Who cares if someone is looking at your clothes?! Just wear them because you like them, not because you want people to look at you.

2008-03-09T19:32:00.000-07:00

We love her flared trench!

Name: Liz Strickland

Classification: Sophomore

Favorite store: Buffalo Exchange

Style Philosophy: "I try to be a mix of preppy and urban."

2008-03-01T07:28:00.000-08:00

This bright, almost neon yellow goes great with the classic neutral of black and white stripes!

2008-02-28T13:00:00.001-08:00

Name: Eyman Eghterafi

Classification: Sophomore

What he's wearing: Diesel jacket, Express mens shirt, Nike shoes

Describe your style: "I just wear whatever."

The best part of this guy's ensemble is his carefree attitude about fashion.

2008-02-26T13:33:00.000-08:00

Name: Amitya Samudra

Classification: Junior

Favorite Designer: Marc Jacobs

Describe your style: "Just whatever I like"

This is by far is my favorite coat on Cougar Style. Love it! She's in my class and dresses cute everyday, I really like her style.

2008-02-25T13:10:00.000-08:00

Name: Audra

Classification: Sophomore

Style Inspiration: Francois Hardy

Favorite Stores: Thrift stores

This outfit is very private school chic, like something off of Gossip Girl. (Sorry, I love that show) lol. N-e-ways back to business, this look is very simple and clean, and we love the bag.

2008-02-24T19:35:00.000-08:00

My hands down favorite of the night! Cameron Diaz looks sooo beautiful in this dress. The draping, the color! ALL of these things make her look amazing.

As soon as I saw Anne Hathaway's dress, I knew it was Marchesa. I really like the color on her, especially with her coloring.
Penelope's dress is a really gorgeous midnight bluish color.

So classy and simple for Miley Cyrus. I love the bright red.

Katherine Heigl gets on my nerves most of the time, but most of her red carpet choices are beautiful. I especially love how she looks so classic, yet modern. She looks gorgeous here.

I'm sure Jasmine has her picks for Oscar fashion, and she is probably going to post them as well! These are all the pictures I could find for the time being.

2008-02-22T21:59:00.000-08:00

Even though I hardly use this word, I think that FIERCE is the only to describe this freshman at U of H!

Name: Tahirah

Favorite store: Urban Outfitters

Fashion Philosophy: "I just like things that are different or odd."

2008-02-18T14:20:00.001-08:00

Name: Bobby Lam

Classification: Senior

- DA actually pointed him out. She said his shoes were tight and since she knows a hell of alot more then I do in the shoe area I took her word on it. : )
(Good job DA!)

- I think he was more into his food than taking the picture.... but I would be too. lol

2008-02-17T11:45:00.000-08:00

Lovely layering and we love her dark blue tights! A great example of how a few layered pieces can really transform an outfit. Plus, check out that skinny belt making sure that she doesn't lose herself in that fabric.

We love her simple outfit with the purple that pops.

2008-02-15T14:39:00.000-08:00

Congratulations COUGAR STYLE!

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We've been named as one of the Fierce Fashion Bloggers on Stylediary!

Ahhh. Exciting!

I have some new posts coming up, so watch out now!

2008-02-01T15:43:00.001-08:00

I am such a procrastinator. This week, I am charging my camera, and taking pictures of people! Here's an oldie but a goodie that was on my sister's computer. (She had a virus, so I am just getting it off of there now!)

Retro. Youthful. Cool.

2008-01-09T12:13:00.001-08:00

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2008-01-08T08:45:00.000-08:00

THE GUYS OF 2008:

BOYS TAKE NOTES

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From: WhoWhatWearDaily

2008-01-07T10:15:00.000-08:00

Jasmine's girl of the month:

Alexa Chung

Who the hell is she? British television presenter, actress , and former model from the UK.
Age: 24
Hometown: Hampshire, England

Why she's above the rest: At first glance you notice a fabulous outfit, simple, chic and yet unique. I think this is a girl who knows how to put together clothes showing us that you can have a great outfit that stands out amongst the crowd without your style being over the top with loud colors etc.

2007-12-03T15:24:00.000-08:00

School of Art Annual Student Exhibition

2007

We love the shorts and boots together, and also the cartoonist style shirt making the outfit playful and not too serious.

We wished more boys dressed this nice, the hip hop style is cool but a grandpa sweater is nice too. I love how he wasn't afraid to put the different purples together, it worked nicely. This is a good look for the boys that want to be dressy without being too dressy.

We love love love this yellow jacket! But whats great is what she wore with it, the little black dress (which you can never go wrong) and the dark stockings.

First off... LOVE HER GLASSES. This is very causual chic, she shows that just by adding a scarf and a great hair do, you can stand out... in a good way. : )

2007-11-26T11:56:00.000-08:00

From: WhoWhatWearDaily

2007-11-19T09:05:00.000-08:00

Sorry it has taken us, well me, so long to upload pictures! Lately, I think I have been uninspired, and school has become really crazy, but we will try to do our best!

Name: Stephanie Paige

I love the easy going spirit of her outfit. I think the accessories; her green bag, and bejeweled cross make it really pop! Simple, but cute.

Now, this outfit is all about attitude! This girl has layered a lot of her pieces, relying on a big shirt and balances the outfit out with the tights! The heavy boots add a lot of structure as well as her comfy cardigan. The sunglasses and cellphone add a bit of drama as well! Right as I approached her, she said some guy just tried to get her number! Hot stuff!

I might be a little bit biased because this young lady is my little sister, Enchantee! Jasmine and I loved her outfit that day! My sister definitely has an eye for sneakers. Her style is completely different from mine, but I find her influencing it more and more. I ask her opinion on color combinations, because she's not afraid of adding colorful touches to make her outfit really pop. Her sneakers were modeled after Bishop Don Juan's colorful hot green style! Her hoodie is another thing that I positively love! It says "Purple Reign" and has a hot pink spider on it! Pretty fabulous.

2007-10-11T13:34:00.000-07:00

SO I WAS THINKING....

I want to know who is the most fashionable professor at U of H. If you think one of your teachers has great style let us know and we will interview them for Cougar Style.
(leave a comment below)

2007-10-10T07:21:00.000-07:00

Name: Travis Fincher

Classification: Freshmen

Favorite designers: Louis Vuitton, Marc Jacobs, GlamourKills

Your style: (I had to put this up, its funny... sorry Travis. lol )

Me - "So describe your style "
Travis - "Jesus."
Me - "So you like to dress like Jesus !?"
Travis -"Lol... no no, anything skinny and hoodies."

Name: Kathleen Korsah

Classification: Senior

I like how cute and simple this outfit is, not a butt load of jewelry (yes, I said butt load) lol. Now if you've been paying attention you should know by now that LESS IS BEST.

2007-10-04T08:05:00.001-07:00

STYLE ICON: CHANEL IMAN

Who the hell is she? Chanel is a model and is a rising star in the fashion world. She's been in fashion shows for Dior, Marc by Marc, Alexander Wang, Badgley Mischka, DVF, and everyone else I forgot to name. If you haven't hear about her believe me you will (cause you're reading this now) lol.

Age: 17

Hometown: LA

Why we Love Her: She is a model who understands fashion and dresses like how a model should, she knows what and what not to wear.

Her myspace page: http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=15423719

2007-09-21T12:58:00.000-07:00

New Orleans Edition

This ain't no JOKE! (lol)

As we were walking around we saw displays of art set up along the gates of a small park in the French Quarter, but the best part was the artist were right there! You could see in each of their pieces how the city of New Orleans affected their art. The picture above are paintings that I thought were AMAZING!

We think the Sartorialist would like this picture. : )

Walking into a shop we noticed this young lady who worked there, we love how she made this simple and preppy outfit look very chic.

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SHOPS, SHOPS, AND MORE SHOPS!!!!!

Sweet Pea & Tulip Boutique

(Myspace Page: http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=227585610 )

On the sunday morning that we were still in NOLA, we decided to get beignets and explore the French Quarter. It seemed like fall had come early, and there was an amazing breeze and I wish we could have stayed longer. That's when Jasmine spotted this awesome looking boutique, that looked expensive from the outside, but as we got closer, we saw that there was a $10 shoe sale!

When we walked into this boutique, I couldn't help but notice how girly and affordable the clothing was. There was a ladylike quality to everything in the store. They carried brands like Lucca, and Sweetees. They have locations all over Lousiana, but we went to the store in the French Quarter.

French Qaurter
618 Chartres St
New Orleans La 70115
504-523-4119
Open 7 Days a Week

Plus, there was a cute boy there and he made sure to have his football game on.

2007-09-13T17:35:00.000-07:00

Her dress is crazy cute and simple, notice again the lack of jewelry (are ya getting it yet). Also, the red flats are heaven.

Name: Chiemenam Amaechi

Classification: Senior

Spotted at: Blaffer Red Block Bash (Fine Arts Building)

Your Style: "Eccentric if anything"

Favorite Designer: Betsy Johnson

2007-09-13T13:44:00.000-07:00

This is a one piece dress, its very simple and cute for school. I like how she doesn't have on a butt load (lol) of jewelry.

Name: Liz Garcia

Classification: Senior

Spotted at: Communication Building

Your Style: "Simple and basic"

Favorite Designers: Zara, Bebe, and... Target (said with a laugh)

2007-09-08T16:09:00.000-07:00

The Jean Luc Mylayne Show

at the Blaffer Gallery Art Museum

These were the best dressed women at the art opening, each of their styles were very chic and classy for the occasion.

The purple and the white together is very cute and basic, but its the addition of the coat and heels that make the outfit more chic. This lady has great style. (4 stars ****)

This dress is very cute and we like how the gold doesn't take away from the outfit, but helped bring out the outfit.

We really liked this dress, very simple and cute with a little bit of detail at the top and bottom. (*also like the no jewelry)

The grey dress pants with the oversized top made this outfit different and very cute. What I like is seeing rear combinations I haven't seen before, I like how she has grey with hints of navy blue in her top; and again very simple not too much going on.

2007-09-08T16:02:00.000-07:00

I love these shoes Vanessa had on, but what I really liked was how she didn't try to match everycolor in the shoe with her outfit.

2007-08-02T11:12:00.000-07:00

New Favorite Designer: Vanessa Bruno

My favorite designers change all the time, but the basics are still the same... Rachel Roy, Ralph Lauren, Chanel (Karl Lagerfeld), Marc Jacobs, Peter Som, Derek Lam, Zac Posen, Alberta Ferretti, Proenza Schouler, Phillip Lim, and many many others! But Vanessa Bruno is currently my new obsession.

Not only does she have an amazing name, but her designs are classic and timeless. I think a lot of her stuff seems to drape beautifully, and I can't wait to be a real grownup and get some of her clothes! Of course she is a french designer! I think that one of her calling cards (just something that I've noticed...) is pleated jersey! First of all, jersey is like the most flattering fabric in the world... and the fact that it is pleated just feels like all your rolls/jiggles/wiggles will be hidden/concealed by the pleated jersey!

That was just a sampling, and very limited! But you can find her gorgeous designs at http://www.vanessabruno.com/ and go to http://www.net-a-porter.com/ to buy some of her clothes!

2007-07-31T09:00:00.000-07:00

Obsession: Tear Dropped Hoop Earrings!

I love them because they are sort of unexpected in the 'hoop' world. I love basic hoops (in fact, I am wearing a silver pair right now!) but these are great when you want to add a little extra to an outfit. Since I have a round face, I feel as though the roundness of the hoop flatters my face nicely. Now whether or not that is proven, I think they look great on me! At first, these tear drop hoops used to be sort of hard to find, but now, after a few minutes of searching "Tear drop hoops" on the internet, they are easily found! I want all these pairs. They range in price from $4.80-$209.00! (and I want them all...)

This one is from Forever 21, and I love the gold color! Just don't wear these when you are going to be sweating profusely because the "gold" will wear off on you! http://www.forever21.com/

Metal Tear Drop Hoops, also from Forever 21! I love the Forever 21 is cheap, but you can only wear these pieces a few times because the "gold" or "silver" finish starts to wear off. Always disappointing, but you can enjoy it while it lasts! http://www.forever21.com/

These are great too! They are a little varied on the tear drop hoop trend, with the extra hoops inside, but the more the merrier! These are also from Forever 21! http://www.forever21.com/

Now this pair is one of my faves! It retails for $209.00! That's because they are handcrafted from 14K gold! Yay. Maybe when I grow up, I will get these earrings!
http://www.shoppersimmon.com/product_info.php?cPath=1_7&products_id=279 Now, I wish these were a lot cheaper, but they range from $41-59, depending on how much gold you want it to be. These are from Shop Intuition and are a basic tear drop shape! I love really thin hoop earrings, and these are perfect! http://www.shopintuition.com/

When you want a little glitz and glamour during the nighttime, these earrings would definitely go well with a flowy blouse or a cute party dress. They aren't too much, but just enough. www.shopintuition.com

2007-05-31T14:20:00.001-07:00

OUR STYLE ICON: KERRY WASHINGTON

2007-05-25T22:46:00.000-07:00

Chilling in her B-girl stance...

I absolutely LOVE her vintage Houston shirt. It has images of downtown Houston, as well as notable Houston landmarks such as the Astrodome (and even though it is not exactly in Houston...) the San Jacinto Monument. I want one.

An unexpected button! Bob Marley!

Name: Taylor Clements, 20, Supermodel Sophomore

Describe Your Style: "When a gorilla chases you out the house, you gotta do what you gotta do."

Favorite Designer(s): "I would definitely say Betsey Johnson. I'm also a big fan of Jimmy Choo. Big fan. Love him!"

Where do you shop?: "I make my own $#!@."

Tell me about your shoes: "They're my old cheerleading shoes. I painted them with fabric paint 4 years ago. I just decided to put the laces in last night."

2007-04-30T12:48:00.000-07:00

2007 International Festival

We saw this lovely lady and were amazed at how she made this ethnic looking dress look so chic! The umbrella/parasol is the perfect accessory, because it was SO HOT.

As we were sitting there people watching, we saw this completely cute couple. You can't see it in the picture, but he had these amazingly long dreads, and her hair is cut so short. If you are going to go bald, this is the way to do it. (NOT LIKE BRITNEY!) Definitely yin and yang.

2007-04-11T13:29:00.000-07:00

Two lovely ladies in front of the Agnes Arnold auditoriums with low key, vintage inspired style.
*I'll post their 'interview' later.

Photo: Deanna Mendoza

This last picture is a 'behind the scenes' look at the making of Cougar Style! haha. My friend snapped the picture. We pretty much go up to people and ask them to take their picture for the blog. Do not be afraid!

P.S. That girl is clutching her arm because I just punched her. Just kidding.

2007-03-31T18:56:00.000-07:00

Do the Heisman!

2007-03-30T11:20:00.000-07:00

Name: Ian

Classification: Junior

Spotted At: UC Satellite

Describe Your Style: *shrugs* "I don't know..."

Favorite Brand(s): Nike

Favorite Type of Shoe: SB Dunks

What Shoes Are You Wearing: Air Force 1's : Amare Stoudemire

Name: Rue

Classification: Junior

Describe Your Style: "It changes. But I would say sophisiticated with details.

Spotted at: M.D. Anderson Library

What are you wearing?: Forever 21 Tunic, skinny jeans, flats

2007-03-30T08:54:00.001-07:00

Dominique G. and Eric.

Kicks R' Us

2007-03-23T17:47:00.000-07:00

Name: Lisa

Classification: Senior

What are you wearing?: FCUK shorts, Scotland tee from the UK, silver wedges

Favorite Designer?: AX, French Connection

We really liked her laidback style.

Name: Aja Young

Classification: Senior

Describe your style: "Eclectic."

What are you wearing?: Ann Taylor top, BCBG culottes, loafers

Favorite designer: Christian Louboutin

Favorite Store: Marciano

2007-03-10T18:29:00.000-08:00

Name: Kimly Nguyen

Classification: Junior

Spotted at: M.D. Anderson Library

* We love her hip hop style

2007-03-10T18:18:00.000-08:00

Name: Kelly Quarles

Classification: Junior / Major: Photography

Where did you get your outfit from?: A resale shop (love resale shops)

Favorite designers: Betsey Johnson

Describe your style: "My style varies...it displays the various aspects of my personality" "Real girly with a vintage charm" "HOT substitute teacher"

2007-03-10T17:58:00.000-08:00

Name: Michelle Choi

Classification: Junior

Spotted: M.D. Anderson Library

2007-03-03T23:21:00.000-08:00

2007-03-02T14:34:00.000-08:00

Fall 2007 Fashion Week - MEN

ADAM + EVE

3.1 PHILLIP LIM

3.1 PHILLIP LIM

RAG & BONE

RAG & BONE

2007-03-02T11:21:00.000-08:00

My favorite looks from Fall 2007 Fashion Week

Limited Edition

LACOSTE

LELA ROSE

DKNY

DIANE VON FURSTENBERG

By: Jasmine Moses

2007-02-07T18:42:00.000-08:00

Name: Diana Shin

Age: 18

Classification: Freshman

How would you describe your style?: I don't know! *Laughs*

Do you think about what you wear or just put on whatever?: It depends. Sometimes preppy. Sometimes I put in thought and sometimes it just magically comes together.

Favorite Designer: I like stores like Fossil, Urban Outfitters, and Club Monaco

Must-Have for Spring: The layered look. Something like a skimpy halter with something under it like a turtle neck so it's not so skimpy.

2007-01-28T00:48:00.000-08:00

Name: Brittany Smith

Classification: Junior

Spotted at: Suede

2007-01-14T01:16:00.000-08:00

Photo: Kanye West

> The bandana around the neck is a hot look, taking it back cowboy style. People either can't pull it off or wear it incorrectly, Kanye is a great example of how to wear it.

2007-01-11T01:48:00.000-08:00

Dominique G. in the black crochet dress and red boots.

Tolu K. in the white shirt.

Dominique's outfit is too cute with it's bright flash of color in the red boots.

We thought that Tolu's shirt was surprising. From the front it is just a regular neckline with sort of puffy sleeves, but the back is where it gets really interesting! It's just a casual outfit that still packs a punch!

2007-01-08T23:32:00.000-08:00

> Amazing clothes by designer Rachael Roy, her line is classy yet sexy.

2007-01-04T18:04:00.000-08:00

Name: George Lupercio
Classification: Junior
Spotted in : Memphis, Tennessee on Beale St.

> I love the layering, and the red hoodie really brings out the outfit.

2006-12-24T11:34:00.000-08:00

Long Live Ashley Olsen.

Most of the time, this girl can do no wrong. Huge girlcrush! And coming out of Barney's! OF COURSE!

2006-12-18T11:44:00.000-08:00

While school is out, I am going to try and take pictures of stylish people wherever I go, but I'd also like to show celebrity style that I love. So I'm going to post some pictures of celeb style that I love... namely Lindsay Lohan (most of the time), Rachel Bilson, Mischa Barton, Nicole Ritchie, Drew Barrymore, or any cute outfits that I see!

2006-12-05T14:30:00.000-08:00

Photo: Deanna Mendoza

We are such slackers, because a little thing called FINALS is upon us, and instead of using the time to be productive when not going to class, we choose to SLEEP in. It's a wonderful thing. But these two girls have great outfits!

These were taken like before Thanksgiving!

2006-11-23T11:23:00.001-08:00

Happy Thanksgiving!!!!!!!

2006-11-19T20:44:00.000-08:00

Name: Dionni Henderson

Classification: Junior

Spotted at: H-Town Stompdown, getting eaten up by mosquitos!

Name: Marnita Holligan

Classification: Junior

Spotted at: H-Town Stompdown, killing time before we were herded into the auditorium

2006-11-19T20:29:00.000-08:00

We love her 50's inspired glasses, they're very unique.

Spotted: AH

2006-11-16T17:42:00.000-08:00

We got kind of lazy, and haven't been interviewing people, but that's probably because our professors want our hair to turn white because of all the stress we have from projects, tests, and other assignments! But when we return for Spring 2007, we'll kick it up a notch!

Anyway, I can't remember if Jasmine saw her first or I did... but we were both in the library ( a great place to see people's style at this university) and I just saw this burst of color, and I didn't have my camera, so Jasmine made us rush over to my room to get it! We actually came back to the library to take a picture of this girl!

What's important about this picture, is that even though she's wearing some things that are extremely popular right now, SHE wears the trends, they don't wear HER.

I want that goldenrod sweater!

2006-11-15T15:59:00.000-08:00

I found this guy while waiting for Jasmine. Sadly, I forgot to interview him!

Cute girls with bubbly personalities! This is the girl with the red purse's second appearance!

2006-11-14T20:15:00.000-08:00

What did we tell you? He's going to be on here pretty much whenever we see him. Upon approaching, we said, "You already know."