La Vie d'Innocent Issue #2 December 2009 by Morrigan Denimore

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De c or at i nggi v e se v e r y onet hec hanc et oe x pr e s st he i ri ndi v i duals t y l eandt as t e . Li k ec l ot hi ng,i tt e l l spe opl ewhoy ouar e .Sohowdoy ougoaboutde c or at i ng y ourhomeorar oomi nLol i t as t y l e ? Choos eaThe me Lo l i t ai sat h e me , b utwi t hs oma n ydi f f e r e n t t ype sa n ds t y l e si nLol i t a ,yo ur e a l l yn e e dt o na r r owt h a td own.Th i nka b o uty o u rf a v o u r i t e c l ot he s , c ol o ur s ,boo k s , movi e sa ndwh a t i ns p i r e sy ou. Choos eYourCo l o urSc he me I t sa l wa ysag oo di d e at opi c kac ol o u rs c h e me f o ryou rr oo ms .Us ua l l yt woo rt hr e ec ol o u r s t ha twor kt og e t he rt oc omp l i me nte a c hot h e r a ndy o urt h e mei st hewa yt og o .Re me mb e r t hea t mos p he r ey o uwa ntt oc r e a t e .Da r k c ol our swi l lma k ear ooms e e mmo o d ya n d s ma l l , br i gh tc o l o ur swi l ll i v e nu par o o m, b u t c a nge tabi tmuc ha f t e rawhi l e , a n ds of tp a s t e l s c a nbec omf o r t i n g,b u ts o me t i me sb o r i ng .I t s upt oy o ut os t r i keaba l a nc ebe t we e nt h e s et o f i n dac ol ou rs c h e mej us tr i g h tf o ryo u rr o o m. Wa l l sandFl oo r Youbr i n gal o tofpe r s on a l i t yt oy o u rr o o msb y wha ty oudowi t ht hewa l l s .Wi t hs oma n y t e xt ur e sa va i l a bl ea l r e a d yi nSe c o n dLi f e , y o u c a ns e a r c houtap e r f e c to n ef o ry o u r s e l f , o r e ve nGoo gl ea n du p l o a do n e , l i keId i df o rmy r o om' swa l l s .Pr i nt sorc o l our ?Th ec ho i c ei s upt oy o u .Andr e me mb e r , wa l l sl ookb a r e wi t hou ts o me t hi ngh a n g i n gont h e m.Yo uh a v e e nd l e s so pt i o nswh e ni tc ome st owh a tyo u ha n go ny ourwa l l s . Pa i nt i n g s ,pi c t u r e s , a r t

p o s t e r s , mi r r o r s , t a p e s t r i e s . . . t h el i s ti se nd l e s s . Wi t hs oma n ya ma z i n ga r t i s t sc r e a t i n gf a bu l o us wo r k si nSe c o n dLi f e , y o uc a ns h owy ou rs u pp o r tb yb u yi n ga ndh a n g i ngs o meor i g i na l a r t wo r ki ny o u rr o oms .Bet ho u g ht f u la b ou t wh e r ey o uh a n gy o u ra r t wo r k s , a n dy ou rc h oi c e o ff r a me s . Ba r ewoo dl o o k sg r e a ta n da ga i n ,y ouh a ve e n d l e s sc h oi c e swi t hwo o dt e x t u r e s .Fi nd s o me t h i n gt h a tc o mp l i me n t sy o urc ho s e nwa l l t e x t u r e sa n ddo e s n' tov e r p o we rt her oo m.Rug s a r eawo n d e r f u lwa yo fs p l a s hi n gc ol ou ron t o t h ef l o o ra n da d d i n gp a t t e r na n dl i f e . Fur ni t ur e Lo o ka twh a ty o ua l r e a d yha v e .Ca nyo u mo d i f yi twi t hn e wt e x t u r e sa n dc ol ou r s ?Th a t wi l ls a v ey o ual o to fl i n d e n s !Che c kou t XSt r e e tf o rs p e c i a ls a l e s , o re v e nf r e e / c he a p i t e ms .Yo uc a nf i n ds o meg e mshi di n ga wa yi f y o uk n o wwh e r et ol o ok .Ch o o s ei t e mst ha t s p e a kt oy o ua ndt h el o o ky o ua r et r y i n gt o a c h i e ve . De t a i l s . Fo rme , t h i si st h emo s tf u np a r tofde c o r a t i n g. I t swh e r ey o ub r i n gmo r eo fy o ur s e l fi n t oa r o o mb yh i g h l i g ht i ngt h et h i n g st h a tma t t e ra n d me a ns o me t h i n gt oyo u.Fl owe r si nava s e , k n i c kk n a c k s , c a n d l e s , b o o k s , l i t t l ebo t t l e s ,h a t

boxe s ,f a ns ,t r i nke t se t c .Al lt hel i t t l et hi n g s youp i c kupa ndc o l l e c tt hr o u g hy o u rSe c o nd Li f ej ou r ne y . Lo l i t ai ngChr i s t ma s Themo s ti mpor t a ntCh r i s t ma si t e my o un e e di s yourCh r i s t ma sTr e e .Thi si swhe r eyouc a n s t e pa wa yf r omt h en or ma n dh a v ea n yt r e eyo u wa nt .Iwe ntf orag or g e o u spi n kt r e e .No ta s e a s yt of i n di nSe c o n dLi f ea sy o uwoul dt hi n k , s oIf o undap i c t ur ei nGo o g l e ,up l o a de di ta nd s l a pp e di to nt oap r i ma ndv o i l a !Iha v eat r e e a nyLol i t awo u l db ep r oudt oha v e .If o u nd l i t t l et ouc he sl i k es t o c k i ngs ,awr e a t ha n dc o o k i e sonXSt r e e t ,a n da l o n gwi t haSa n t aBe a rI pi c ke du pd u r i n gah u n tl a s tye a ra n dal e t t e rt o Sa nt a ,Ih a veac oz yl i t t l eChr i s t ma ss poti n f r ontofar o a r i n gf i r e p l a c ei nmyLo l i t ai ns p i r e d be d r o o m. Themai nt hi n gt or e me mb e ra boutde c or a t i ng i st obr i ngy ou rs t y l e ,y o urc r e at i v i t youta nd ma k ear oomorho met ha ts p e a k st oy o uand wh aty o ul ov e .

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Ma n a g ey o u rl i f eAs t r ol o g i c a l l yWi t hHi r o s h iAr r i a g a I l l u s t r a t i onsByEmp e r o rOy e n r e ' sal o to ft a l ko fCh r i s t ma ss p i r i ta r o u n dy o u , b u tn oo n e Ar i e s :The

s e e mst ob ed o i n ga n y t h i n ga b o u ti t !Le a dt h ewa ya n dv o l u n t e e rf o ra n yg r o u p o r g a n i z a t i o nt h a ta s k sf o ry o u rh e l p . On c ey o ug e tc r a c k i n go nt h o s en u t s , e x p e c t t of i n dl o t so fn e wf r i e n d s . Ex p e c tal o to fn e we x c i t i n gCh r i s t ma sa c t i v i t i e st ob e c o mi n gy o u rwa y . r ei sn on e e df o ras p r i go fmi s t l e t o et oh a v ea ne x c u s et o Le o :The

e x c h a n g ey o u rf e e l i n g s . Yo ua r eb o o s t e dwi t hac a p t i v a t i n gs p a r k l ewh i c hh e l p s a d dal i t t l ef u nt oac u r r e n tr o ma n c e . I fy o u ' r es i n g l et h i sh o l i d a y , y o u ' r el i k e l yt o c a t c hs o me b o d y ' se y e . Al i t t l eb i to ff l i r t i n gc o u l dt a k ey o ub ys u r p r i s ea n dt h e n e x th o l i d a yp a r t yc o u l ds p a r ks o me t h i n gwo n d e r f u l .

Ta u r u s :

Yo u ' r ej u s tb u r s t i n gwi t hh o l i d a yc h e e r !Na t u r a l l y , t h i sd r a wsi nt h e c r o wd sa n dg i v e sy o uc h a n c et oma k eaf e wo fy o u ro wnCh r i s t ma swi s h e sc o met r u e . Th es u p p o r to fy o u rf r i e n d sa n df a mi l ywi l lb ei n s t r u me n t a lf o ra l lt h i s . I na l lt h e e x c i t e me n to ft h es e a s o n , y o uwo n ' tf o r g e tt h ep e o p l ewh oh e l p e dma k ei th a p p e n . Th r o wi n gal i t t l ep a r t yf o rt h e mc a no n l ya d dt ot h eg o o dt i me s .

Vi r g o :

Th eh o l i d a ys e a s o ni sh e c t cf o ry o ua n dy o uc a nh a r d l ye v e nt h i n k a b o u tr e l a x i n gf o ramo me n t . Pl a n n i n gp a r t i e sa n dg i f t sf o re v e r y o n ei sd r i v i n gy o u r c r a z ya n di ts e e msl i k et h e r e ' sa l wa y ss o me t h i n gt h a tn e e d st ob ed o n e !Yo uma yb e b u s y , b u td o n ' tt u r nd o wnt h a tn e x tp a r t yi n v i t a t i o no ry o uwi l lr e g r e ti t . Th es t r e s so f t h es e a s o nwi l lf a d eal i t t l eb i twi t hs omu c he n t h u s i a s ma n dc r e a t i v i t ya r o u n dy o u .

Ca n c e r :

Youwa ntyourChr i s t ma st obepe r f e c t ,butwhydoe si tha vet obeon s ome onee l s e ' ss c he dul e ?Ge tof fyourt oe sa ndt a kes omet i met or e vi e wyourl i f ea nd r e l a t i ons hi psf r omadi f f e r e ntpe r s pe c t i ve .Eve r yones e e mst obee xpe c t i ngal otofyou,butwhy don' tyout r ys pe ndi ngal i t t l et i meha vi ngf unf oryour s e l f ?Cutl oos ea nddoal i t t l eChr i s t ma s wi ndows hoppi ngorbui l dt ha tgi nge r br e a dhous ewi t ha nol df r i e nd.I tma ybet hes e a s onf or c a r i nga nds ha r i ng,butdon' tf or ge tt oc a r ea boutyour s e l fal i t t l et oo.

to fCh r i s t ma sf u t u r eh a sp a i dy o ual i t t l ev i s i t Sa g i t t a r i u s :Theghos

a n dn o wy o u rmi n di so nt h el o n gt e r m. Yo umi g h twa n tt ol o o ki n t ob u i l d i n g y o u rt a l e n t si nt h es t a r to ft h eNe wYe a r . Bes e r i o u sa b o u ty o u rg o a l sa n dy o uc a n e x p e c tal o to fs u c c e s s . Th i sc h a n c et oma k eac h a n g ei ny o u rl i f es h o u l db e e mb r a c e dwi t hs p e e da n df e r v o r .

Yo ub r i g h t e nu pmo s ti nt h ep r e s e n c eo fy o u rf e l l o we l v e s . Ge mi n i :

Ce r t a i nr e l a t i o n s h i p sa r ea b o u tt ol i g h tu pa n dt h e r e ' se v e nmo r er e a s o nt ob ef u l l o fCh r i s t ma sc h e e r !No w' st h et i met op l a nap a r t ya n da r r a n g eawo n d e r f u l f e s t i v et i me . No to n l yh a v ey o uma d eu py o u rmi n dt os p r e a ds o mes p i r i t , e v e r y o n ee l s ei sj u s ta se a g e rt od oi twi t hy o u !

Li b r a :

The r es e e mst obeal i t t l edi s s e ns i ona mongyourf e l l owe l ve sove rde c i s i ons you' vema dea ndt he ydon' ts e e mt obe l i e veyou' l ls t i c kt oi t .Pe r ha pst he yr e me mbe rpa s tt i me s whe nyouwe r er a t he re a s i l ype r s ua de dt ot he i rwa yoft hi nki ng.We l l ,you' vel e a r ne dt hee r r or ofyourwa ysa ndnowi t ' st i met os t a yyourgr ound.Whi l eyouma ya gr e et ha te ve r yonei s e nt i t l e dt ot he i ropi ni on,noonei sgoi ngt oc ha ngeyourmi ndt hi st i me .

Aq u a r i u s :

Yo u ' r eg o i n gt ob eq u i t eab u s yl i t t l es u g a rp l u m, wi t hmu c ho f y o u rt i meb e i n gs p e n ti ng r o u pa c t i v i t i e s . I fy o u ' r eg e t t i n gr e a d yt ot wi r la r o u n do na s t a g e , e x p e c tas u c c e s s . Do n ' tb es h ya b o u tv o l u n t e e r i n gf o ran e i g h b o r h o o dp r o j e c ta n d g e t t i n gi n t ot h eCh r i s t ma ss p i r i twi t hal i t t l ec h a r i t y . Dob ec a r e f u la b o u tf i n d i n gt h e r i g h tj o bf o ry o u , b u td o n ' tl e ty o u r s e l fb ed i s c o u r a g e db ys o meb u s yl i t t l eb u l l y .

o n e ' sg o tah o l i d a yp a r t yt op l a na n dt h e y ' r eg o i n gt o Sc o r p i o :Some

n e e e dy o u rs p e c i a lt o u c ht oma k es u r et h i n g sg or i g h t . Yo umi g h tf e e ln e r v o u s a b o u ti t , b u tn oo n ewi l lb ea b l et ot e l lb yl o o k i n ga ty o u . Yo u rs o c i a ll i f ei s a b o u tt or e s e mb l eab l i z z a r d , b u ty o u ' l lh a v en op r o b l e mwe a t h e r i n gt h i ss t o r m a sl o n ga sy o uk n o wwh e nt og oi n s i d e . e a d yt oj u mpo u ti n t ot h ef i r s ts n o wf a l la n dh a v es o mef u n !I f Pi s c e s :Ber y o u ' r el o o k i n gf o ral i t t l er o ma n c eu n d e rt h emi s t l e t o e , e x p e c ts o mei n t e n s e s p a r k st ob ef l y i n g . Li f ema yh a v eb e e nal i t t l ed i f f i c u l tl a t e l y , b u ti t ' st i met o s h a k ei to f fa n dg e ti n t ot h es p i r i to ft h es e a s o n !Mo me n t sl i k et h e s ed o n ' t h a p p e nv e r yo f t e n , s ob es u r et oe n j o ye v e r ys e c o n d .

Ca p r i c o r n:

Anu p l e a s a n ta f f a i ri sa b o u tt od e ma n dy o u ra t t e n t i o ns o o n , wh e t h e ry o uwa n tt od e a lwi t hi to rn o t . Ho we v e r , d e a l i n gwi t hi tn o wwi l ls a v ey o u t r o u b l el a t e r . Do n ' tp u ti to f fa n y mo r e !Ev e nt h o u g hi tma yb r i n gb a c ku n p l e a s a n t me mo r i e s , i g n o r i n gi twi l lo n l yma k et h i n g swo r s ei nt h ee n d . On l yb yf a c i n gt h i sh e a d o nc a ny o ue x p e c tame r r yCh r i s t ma s .

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Ar i e s :

Av o i df a k e , f a l s eo ra r t i f i c i a l ;i th a st ob et h e' r e a lt h i n g ' f o rt h eAr i a nwh ol i k e sn o t h i n gb u t t h eb e s t . Ch r i s t ma sa l wa y sc o me se a r l yf o rt h i si mp a t i e n ts i g ns og e ti ns o mee x t r ag i f t st ot e a s et h e ma n d l e a v et h eb i g g e s ts u r p r i s eu n t i lt h e2 5 t h .

Ta u r u s : Ge mi n i : Ca n c e r :

Gof o ra n y t h i n ga n da l lt h a ti se d i b l e , s o f ta n dc u d d l yo rp l e a s i n g l yp a mp e r i n gf o rt h e Ta u r u s . Sp e n de x t r at i meo nt h ewr a p p i n gt og i v eag o o df i r s ti mp r e s s i o n ! Co mb i n et h o u g h t , c r e a t i v i t ya n df u ni n t oc h o o s i n gf o rt h et h i ss i g n . Se l e c t i n gs o me t h i n g t h a tr e l a t e st ot h e i rma n yi n t e r e s t sa n dp a s s i o n swi l la d dt oGe mi n i ' sy u l e t i d et h r i l l s . I fy o ul e a v ei t' t i lt h el a s tmi n u t et oc h o o s eag i f t , Ca n c e rwi l lk n o wi ta n db eo f f e n d e d . Th i n ka b o u tt h eme s s a g ey o uwi s ht os e n dwh e nb u y i n gf o rt h i ss e n s i t i v es i g n . Re me mb e rt h a tf o rt h e Ca n c e r i a ni t ' sa l wa y st h et h o u g h tt h a tc o u n t s .

Le o : Vi r g o :

Ho wd oy o uf i n ds o me t h i n ge x p e n s i v ee n o u g h , l a v i s he n o u g ha n df u ne n o u g hf o rt h eLe ot o t r u l ya d o r e ?-Al i t t l ec r e a t i v et h i n k i n gs h o u l dh e l py o uf i n dt h ep e r f e c tp r e s s i e ! Ber e a d yt op u tt h o u g h ti n t op i c k i n gp r e s e n t sf o rt h ec h o o s yVi r g owh od i s l i k e sc l u t t e ra n d wa s t e . Ta k et i met of i n ds o me t h i n gt h a tr e f l e c t st h e i rl i f e s t y l ea n dt h i sp r a c t i c a l mi n d e ds i g nwi l lv a l u ey o u r t h o u g h t f u l n e s s .

Li b r a :

Gi f t ss p e a kv o l u me st ot h eLi b r a nwh os p e n d sh o u r sc h o o s i n gwh a tt h e yb u ya n dwi l le x p e c t y o ut od ot h es a me . An y t h i n gt h a t ' si n s p i r a t i o n a l , i ma g i n a t i v eo ra r t i s t i cwi l lme e tLi b r a n ' sa p p r o v a la n d h a v et h e mg l o wi n gwi t hy u l e t i d eh a p p i n e s s .

Sc o r p i o :

Sc o r p i o se i t h e rl o v eo rl o a t h eCh r i s t ma swi t he v e r yf i b r eo ft h e i rb e i n g . Ass o o na sy o u l e ty o u rg u a r dd o wn , t h e ywi l lh a v eawa yo fg e t t i n gy o ut or e v e a la l ly o u rCh r i s t ma ss u r p r i s e s !

Sa g i t t a r i u s :

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Nowf o rt h os ewh ol i kei tmor es e x y a ndp r e f e rt h eLol i t a l o o kweh a v et h e GLBa b ySa nt aa ndt h eHo tRi bbo n s . Bo t hi nr e don l y . TheGLBa bySa n t ac o me swi t has hor t l a c e dt op, ac h e s tr i b b o n,al a c e ds hi r t a s we l la swi t hac o l l a r , s t o c k i ngs , gl ove sa n dal i t t l et o p ha t . Myf a vou r i t ef r omBa r e @Ro s ea nd t he i rc h r i s t ma sc o l l e c t i oni st h eHot Ri b bon s . Co mi n gwi t habi ki n i l i k es e tofb r aa n d pa n t i e s , ac u t ef l uf f yf urc o l l a r ,ave r y t i n ys k i r ta ndofc ou r s eg l ov e sa n d s t o c ki ngs . Wha tg a v et hi so u t f i ti t s na met h o ugha r et her i bbon st h a ta r e a t t a c he dt ot h et op so fg l o ve sa nd s t o c ki ngsa ndab i go net h a tg o e so nt he he a d,gi vi ngt h eou t f i tac a t t i s hl o ok.

La s tb u tn o tl e a s t( f o rt heCh r i s t ma s s e c t i o n ) : Th eCh r i s t k i n d Av e r yt r a d i t i o n a lwh i t ea n dgo l de n g o wnwi t hl o n gf l owys l e e v e a t t a c h me n t s , as i l k l i k eb e l ta nda c r o wnt of i n i s ht hel o o ko ft h e Ch r i s t k i n d . Th eg r e a tc o mb i n a t i o no f g o l da n dwh i t ehe r ema k e st heg own l o o kv e r yf e s t i ve .

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Ba r e @Ros ea l s oof f e r ss e ve r a l Chr i s t ma sf r e e b i e s , t h o s ebe i n ga Sa n t ah a t ,aho l i da ywr e a t ha n dI a ms u r et h e ya dde dmo r eb yn ow. I g ott h ei mpr e s s i o nt h a twhe ne v e rI we ntt h e r et ol o oka tt h eou t f i t s , t he ya dd e do nemor e . Soi ti s d e f i n i t e l ywo r t hc h e c ki n gr e gu l a r l y f orne wi t e msi nt he i rNe ws s e c t i on.

Ne x ts t o po nmyt o u r : Ed e l we i s s Th i sv e r yp o p u l a rs t o r ei sp r e t t y mu c hf o c u s s i n go nt h el o l i t as t y l e . Wi t hi t sl a r g ec o l l e c t i o no fd r e s s e s a n de n s e mb l e se v e r y o n e , i fg o t h i c , s we e t , p u n ko rt h ec l a s s i cl o l i t awi l l f i n ds o me t h i n gh e r e . It o o kac l o s e rl o o ka tt h e i r Ch r i s t ma sc o l l e c t i o nf o rt h i sy e a r a n dt h e yd i dn o td i s a p p o i n tme : Si xo u t f i t sf r o mEd e l we i s swh i c h c a nb ep u r c h a s e ds e p r a t e l yo ri na s p e c i a lf a tp a c k .

Th o u g he a c ho ft h o s ef i v eo u t f i t sl o o ks i mi l a r , t h e yd i f f e r e n t i a t ei n t h e i rd e t a i l s . Me r r y , Ho l l ya n dSt e l l ac o mewi t hal i t t l ep o n c h o , wh i l eCl a r i sa n d Co me th a v et h et r a d i t i o n a lCh r i s t ma sc o a tl o o k .

Ai myh o we v e r , i sac u t el i t t l eo u t f i twi t haf u rc o l l a r e dr e dj a c k e t , Co me t , St e l l a , Cl a r i s , Ho l l y , Me r r y b l o o me r s , s o c k sa n ds h o e s . a r ea l lc o mi n gwi t hal o n g , r e d , c o a t l i k ed r e s s , s o c k s , s h o e sa n da n Bu n n ye a r sa n dal i t t l et a i lc o mewi t ht h i so u t f i t . Ex t r e me l yc u t ea n d i n d i v i d u a lh e a da t t a c h me n t , f o r d e f i n i t l ymyf a v o u r i t ef r o mEd e l we i s st h i sy e a r . e x a mp l eas a n t ah a t , a n t l e r s , b u n n y e a r so rab a r r e t t e . Asme n t i o n e di nt h eb e g i n n i n g , y o uc a ng e ta l lo ft h eo u t f i t si nt h e Xma sFa t Pa c k , wh i c hp r e t t ymu c hs a v e sy o uo n et h i r do ft h ep r i c ei f y o ub o u g h tt h e ms e p e r a t e l y . Soi fy o ul i k et h e ma l l , t a k ey o u r c h a n c ea n dg r a bt h i so n e !

Twomo r et og oo nmyCh r i s t ma sr e v i e w t o u r :Di l l yDo l l sa n dLi t t l eHe a v e n ! I fy o ul i k et h ed o l l i el o l i t al o o k , Di l l yDo l l s j u s tHASt ob ey o u rf i r s ts t o p !Wa i t i n gf o r y o uh e r ei sal a r g ec o l l e c t i o no ft h ep r e t t i e s t d o l ld r e s s e s , s k i n sa n da c c e s s o r i e s . I nt h e i rs e a s o n a ls e c t i o nIf o u n dan i c e s e l e c t i o no fCh r i s t ma si t e msd e f i n i t e l ywo r t h al o o k . Th eVe i n e do u t f i tc o me si nb l a c k , r e d , wh i t e a n dg r e e na n dt h es e ti n c l u d e sal o n gs l e e v e d , v e i n ep a t t e r n e ds we a t e r , ak n e el o n gs k i r t , s t o c k i n g sa n dac o z ys c a r f . Pe r f e c tf o rt h i so u t f i ta r et h eSn o wf l a k e Do l l i e s : Bu c k e l e dd o l l i ep u mp swi t hawi n t e r y s n o wf l a k et e x t u r eo nt h e m. Wi t ht h eSa n t aBa b yy o ug e tas e to f t h r e eCh r i s t ma sc o c k t a i ld r e s s e si nr e d , b l a c ka n dwh i t e . Fl u f f ywh i t ef u r a t t a c h me n t sa tt h et o pa n dt h eb o t t o mo f t h ed r e s sa d dt ot h et r a d i t i o n a ll o o k , a s d o e st h et y p i c a lSa n t ah a t , t h eg l o v e s a n db o o t sc o mi n gwi t ht h eo u t f i t ! ( Th a n k st oAma y aLe f e v r ef o ry o u r s u p p o r to nt h i so n e; ) ) Th r e ed i f f e r e n tv e r s i o n so fr e i n d e e r a n t l e r s , t woo ft h e mc o mi n gwi t h Ch r i s t ma sl i g h t s , o n ev e r s i o nwi t h o u t . I fy o ud e c i d ef o rt h ea n t l e r swi t h d e c o r a t i o ny o uc a nc h o s eb e t we e na b l i n k i n gv e r s i o na n das i mp l eo n e . Th es e t swi t h o u td e c o r a t i o nc o mewi t h e i t h e ras h i n ec o n t r o lo p t i o no rwi t h o u t , f o rt h o s ewh ol i k ei ts i mp l e . Yo uc a na l s of i n dt h el i t t l eSt i t c h e d Bu d d yh e r e , as t u f f e d , r e da n dg r e e n c o l o u r e dt e d d yb e a rwi t hd e c o r a t e d a n t l e r s , r e a d yf o ry o ut oc a r r yh i m a r o u n di ny o u ra r ms .

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Twomo r es t o r e sIwa n tt os h o wy o uf o ras ma l l c o l l e c t i o no fs e a s o n a lwi n t e rc l o t h i n g . Ofc o u r s eIs t o p p e db yTh eBl a c kCa n a r y , b e c a u s eh e r eIf o u n d3o fmyf a v o r i t ewi n t e r e n s e mb l e sIwo u l dl i k et os h o wy o u . Th eBl a c kCa n a r yi st h ep e r f e c ts t o r ei fy o ua r e l o o k i n gf o rEGL( El e g a n tGo t h i cLo l i t a )o rEGA ( El e g a n tGo t h i cAr i s t o c r a t )c l o t h i n ga n d a c c e s s o r i e s . Ta k i n gal o o ka tt h eh i g h l yd e t a i l e d , e l e g a n to u t f i t se x p l a i nTh eBl a c kCa n a r y ' s p o p u l a r i t yi nSe c o n dLi f e . Fr i g i dBe l l e , Wi n t e ri nLo n d o na n dt h eBl i z z a r d Da n c e ra r et h eo u t f i t sIwa n tt of o c u sn o w. Asi ti sh a r dt of i n dn i c e , s e a s o n a lc l o t h i n gf o rt h e g e n t l e me n , Ia mmo r et h a ng l a dIc a np r e s e n ty o u t h eWi n t e rI nLo n d o nh e r e . He l di nb l a c k, t h i s l o n ge l e g a n tc o a tc o mi n gwi t ht h es c a r fi sag r e a t a d d i t i o nt oe v e r ye l e g a n ta r i s t o c r a t sc l o s e t . Bu t , l a d i e s , d on o th e s i t a t et ob u y , b e c a u s ei tl o o k s mo r et h a ng r e a to nwo me n , t o o . Ia l mo s twa n tt oc a l lt h eFr i g i dBe l l et h ef e ma l e c o u n t e r p a r to fWi n t e ri nLo n d o n , a si ti se q u a l l y e l e g a n ta n dwe l ld o n e . Th eFr i g i dBe l l eo u t f i ti n c l u d e sab l a c k , h i g h c o l l a r e dj a c k e twi t hf u ra t t a c h me n t so ns l e e v e s a n dc o l l a r , a swe l la sab l a c k , p e t t i c o a t l i k es k i r t wi t haf u r r yt r i ma tt h eb o t t o m. Pe r f e c tf o rt h ec o l d , c o l dwi n t e rd a y s . La s tb u tn o tl e a s t :Th eBl i z z a r dDa n c e r . Th i sb e a u t i f u ld r e s sr e p r e s e n t st h es n o w, t h e wi n t e r , wh i r l i n gs n o wf l a k e s , ab l i z z a r d ! Th et u t ua n dt h el a c ea t t a c h me n t so nc h e s ta n d s l e e v e sma k et h i sd r e s sr e mi n do fas n o wf l a k eo r a ni c yc r y s t a l , t h ewh i t ef u r r yc o l l a ra d d st ot h e s n o wyt o u c ho ft h eBl i z z a r dDa n c e r . Ap e r f e c t c h o i c ef o raf i g u r es k a t i n go u t f i t , t o o . ; )

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Ir e a l l yf e l li nl o v ewi t ht h eFu rPo n c h o s wh i c ha r ea v a i l a b l ei n6c o l o u r s , b e i n g b l a c k , p e a r l , g r e y , p i n k , b l u ea n db r o wn . Th e s e , t o o , c a nb eb o u g h ti ne i t h e r f a t p a c k so rs e p a r a t e . Fo rt h o s en o tb e i n gt o of o n do ff u r , * * DP* * y u my u mo f f e r ss o mec o z y k n i t t e dmu f f l e r st h a tg oo v e rt h e s h o u l d e r s , t o o . Ov e rt h el e f ts h o u l d e r t h e ya r eh e l dt o g e t h e rb yac u t er i b b o n . Co l o u r sa r eb l a c k , l i g h tg r e y , l i g h t b r o wn , ag r a y i s hb r o wna n dad a r k ma g e n t a . Yo ul i k ei tc a s u a l ?Th e ny o uwi l ll i k e t h e s el a s ta c c e s s o r i e s :Kn i t t e da r m wa r me r s , l e g wa r me r sa n ds c a r v e si n wa r m, e a r t h yt o n e swi t hr e t r op a t t e r n s . Th r e ed i f f e r e n tv e r s i o n so fe a c hp i e c ea r e a v a i l a b l ef o ry o ut oe i t h e rmi xo rma t c h . Th a twa si t !Ih o p ey o ue n j o y e dmyl i t t l eCh r i s t ma s Wi n t e r Ne wYe a r St o r e Re v i e wTo u ra n df o u n ds o me t h i n g i n t e r e s t i n gf o ry o u r s e l f , Is u r e l yd i d . Ih a dal o to ff u nl o o k i n ga tt h es t o r e sa n dt h e i rwo n d e r f u lh o l i d a yd e c o r a t i o n s , l i s t e n i n gt ot h e i rCh r i s t ma ss t r e a ms . Th a n k st oe v e r y o n ef o ra l ly o u re f f o r t ! Ih o p ey o ua l lh a v ea smu c hf u na n de n j o yt h eh o l i d a y s . Ane a r l yMe r r yCh r i s t ma sa n da ne a r l yHa p p yNe wYe a rt oy o u ! Mu g g l eWe e z l e sâ&#x2122;Ş