Not your cup of tea?

If my style is just off of your radar or you're looking for something to tingle your palette, I'd like to offer you another cup of tea ... I mean another fashion blog to reference.

Introducing Amuse Vintage: http://amusevintage.blogspot.com/

It's more of a creative look at vintage styles I tend to forget about. Hey - I have a short attention span so new and easy to find naturally is what I'll report for you but old trends and looks to remember Kim Kima will help you recreate back into your closet!

Have fun and Amuse Vintage!

What's your preppin' problem?

You voted and "Prep it out" won. So what's your preppin' problem? I turn to my executive assistant Kim P. (my #1 prep master flash) for this one b/c her style has been prepped out so much for so long it's spilling into Buu's world.

Gasp.

A signature prep it out outfit Kim P. chooses often (and easily) is her collection of flats paired with whatever she feels like layering on top of it. Getting flats in all sorts of colors and patterns is her motto right now. You name it; solids, paisley's, and seer suckered patterns. Equipped to dazzle any plain old outfit & really stand out under jeans and capri's.

Here's a great site I came across with assorted French Bred flats http://frenchsoleshoes.com/ (I almost thought I was picking french pastries if this were a bakery)!

This just shows how a simple style can go to so many limits, if by fabric type & color or pattern. This style will really help ninja's that wear black every day; a stylish technique to wear a different pair of flats each day of the week. These are cute and comfy and always perfect to wear to go shopping FOR MORE NEW FLATS!

Golf Fashion

One of my long time readers reported spotting this at a golf store recently. I HAD TO FIND OUT IF IT WAS TRUE.

I have a problem wearing my golf glove now that I'm married, the rings get in the way ! So, I don't wear my wedding rings while I golf. Good thing my golf bag has a delicate felt-lined pouch pocket that holds my jewelry! End of story.

Then brewed another problem, when my nails were long and I would get them them manicured for the weekend, they wouldn't fit into my golf glove either! So, I end up not wearing my glove as much or end up buying another one after a short period of time b/c they'd get stretched out or the long nails would actually poke holes thru the finger tips. Big deal, I keep buying golf gloves, I've gone through 3 already. End of story.

Then there was a problem I thought could never be resolved: the white starched hand from wearing the golf glove during the more sunny golf days. Golfer's tan is just not that hot. So I learned to remind myself to hide the tanned hand at the pool while trying to tan the white hand. End of story.

Well, NOT END OF STORY...b/c this ladies golf glove resolves all three, count 'em, 3 of my problems out on the golf course!

Solution #1 = hole for ring to stick
Solution #2 = cut out finger tips for nails
Solution #3 = tan thru!

Find a pair at: http://www.ladyclassic.com/solarnailringglove.html

Photography provided by S. Takahashi

Prep it out! (This one's for you Kim P.)

Now Prep It Out (now walk it out) Now Prep It Out (now walk it out) Now Prep It Out (now walk it out) Now Prep It Out (now walk it out) [Chorus:] West Side Walk It Out (west side walk it out) South Side Walk It Out (south side walk it out) East Side Walk It Out (east side walk it out) North Side Walk It Out (north side walk it out).

My prep it out..fit today draws my attention to my new found love of super soft button up collared shirts. I never had a thing for these shirts (the stiffness and stuffiness were a huge turn off) but I fell in love when I found some on sale at the Banana outlet factory last month at Rehoboth Beach Tanger Outlet Centers (they were $14.99!). The low V-neck cut, that doesn't allow buttons any further, really helps my neck breathe too. So I snagged 3 - in white, lavender & a pink/lavender blend.

Today I accompanied my pink/lavender button up with an argyle sweater vest that has a multi-color mix. I chose the pink/lavender shirt b/c of the hot pink lines that accent the front of my vest, although the front of the vest has bright orange triangles (just as you were thinking, right?). Ah-ha! Patience my ninja, the back has PINK triangles that makes up the argyle on the back side. Surprise!!!! So, surprise someone you love (or yourself) and accent your front side with the back side and have fun putting together a solid or patterned button up under a multi-color or solid argyle. It was ALL over the place when I went back-to-school shopping over the weekend. How did it go you ask? Stay tuned, I'll be talking about it all week. Ta-ta!

Gray & Purple

I found a great site that'll show you all the great purple items you'll be dreaming of AND all the gray items you'll fall in love with and want to marry. INTERMIX online boutique even has on their shop menu two separate options for each color. How convenient for me!

Their official site: http://www.intermixonline.com/jump.jsp?itemID=0&itemType=HOME_PAGE

Look for THE COLOR PURPLE menu option

AND

Look for GREYSCALE menu option

Now that leads to this, gray (as I've been noting) or grey? Two very resourceful frequent readers helped me sort this out. It's called blog time, show Buu how to spell time.

Grey is used primarily in areas that use UK English. Gray is used primarily in areas that use US English.

Back to school shopping even when there's no school?

Have some of you been thinking of back-to-school shopping for your hot new fall wardrobe? Does that somehow still stick with us all through life even when there's no school to attend? That doesn't count for those of you that have to shop for your kids or for you teachers out there. This is for the rest of us that still think "I need to hit the sale rack for back-to-school shopping"!

Well the rest of us = me and how I recently planned a shopping excursion with two of my fave shopping mates. This event is taking place this weekend and it dawned on me that I'm still programmed in my mind that back-to-school shopping must exist even after all the hubbub of looking good and making that great first impression to your class mates on the first day of school. Now, it's all about getting the hottest and latest trend and still keeping up with fashion. If you're thinking of a back-to-school shopping spree here are a few must-have items for fall; these are items you meant to get last fall but the year passed by and summer became more important. (I'm purely speaking for myself here). Put it in your social calendar and make it a date with a friend and shop your little heart out. Here's my version of what I had to have or what I have to get to fulfill my back-to-school shopping list.

5 must-have back-to-school items

1. Something tweed (whatever, be clever: jacket, hat, vest and even on your shoes).
2. Rain boots (just in case you get stuck in a flood and b/c you have to have the right shoes for every occasion).
3. Something purple (b/c everything I see in the stores and mags are purple even though I've been the queen of "I want everything purple" since the 5th grade, yeah ask My My. She knows and will tell you the troof).
4. Something gray, to go with the purple; especially if you make it charcoal (b/c I love that right now and Lan P. from Baltimore, MD helped me see the light).
5. Warm gloves. I want to be warm this winter. I'm over buying cheap gloves that aren't warm but just pretty. This has caused me many of dry, cold hands in the past. I'm investing to keep it real (?) & warm this year.

Here are more My My Bijoux items you'll love!

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Shecky’s Girls Night Out!

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Come join us at Shecky's Girls night out shopping event! Check out local vendors and boutique owners and come see My My Bijoux, my mother's custom hand made jewelry collection.

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Or if you miss this event you can always check out My My's fine jewelry collection online at:

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EVEN INSTYLE SAYS WHITE AFTER LABOR DAY OK

I know I said let's put it to rest but look what In-Style Mag. has to say:

Sep 11, 2007; Our Pick, DEMI MOORE in Temperley. So much for the "no white after Labor Day" rule—Moore brightened up the Temperley London show in a feminine dress worn with gold snakeskin accessories.

Now wha?!

WHITE PANTS WINS 75% voted

So some of you thought the faux pas of the year awards should go to...(drum roll)... White Pants after Labor Day.

To you here's a fact: my world fashion traveler, Zeke, witnessed many wearing white pants between his travels recently to Ecuador and back into Burke, VA. Unfortunately his camera was not in sight to witness the trend (or horror?). Let's see what you've got? Send me your personal pics of white pants after Labor day OR send in your "I didn't want to witness white pants on the streets" report from your cell phone or mini cam. Let's put this to rest after the pics start showing proof but I had to re-invent it because YOU CHOSE IT from last week's Vintage Friday!

White pants after Labor Day?

I say go for it! I'm more of the no white SHOES after Labor day girl, and I only recently realized that it's OK to wear other white items after Labor Day ~~ yep I said it. (Some may argue that and we'll see through their comments after I post this what others have to say). A long time listener requested this topic today so I'm giving you a double dose to make up for the lack of fashion talk this week.

I used to be a 'no white' shirt, pants, skirt, bag, and shoes girl. After speaking to many of you it seems more acceptable to the fashion world and a hell of a lot easier to only clarify shoes out of this equation and for the shoe lover in me I'd have to agree. The white large work bag at H & M (Lan P. of Baltimore, MD) couldn't resist last week, and the white Coach bag that matches everything everyday (Kim P. of Germantown, MD) could also not resist. And I'm still sporting my white stretch knit jersey capris this week, so bring it on. Let's see what they're all whiting about. White goes very well with your fall tones and wait till you see what winter white has to show us this season. More to come but for now, white it up!

She got her mojo back

The fashion hotlines are off the charts today!

Ninja in the Jungle?

My inspiration today comes from hubby Zeke, who's traveling through the jungle in Ecuador this week. I realized after looking at my outfit more closely that not only am I influenced by the fall season approaching with the brown tones throughout my outfit but I could also be described as camouflaged or safari inspired as well. And then my thoughts were connected! Zeke somehow inspired this outfit (who'da thought?!) even from the middle of the world!

Today's ensemble was put together starting with the shoes, of course! I knew I wanted to wear my new Michael Kors signature logo pumps today, newly purchased over the weekend through one of the most important days of the year, DSW double points for rewards members only, day. Hello!!!! Next, I decided to pair a khaki colored dressy wide legged capri with a woven cream and gold belt. Belting it over my double layered tops, army green tank and brown colored sleeveless V-neck. My jewelry is less excessive today due to the funky belt and ninja kicking pumps! Hiii-ya! So take it to the far side this week w/ a look that'll take you on many adventures, hopefully not muddy jungle adventures up to your knees. Eeeeew Zeke. Not my cup of tea! I'll have Colombian coffee instead.

Buu's un-inspired week after Labor Day wkend mood

We apologize for the high demand of Buu's full time job this week that has taken her away from her fashion blogs.