Teenage Paparazi, Adrian Grenier's Redeemed Heart & Intellect

In a survey of 700 kids, 42% chose to be a personal assistant to a celebrity instead of being a University President, or U.S. Senator.

After watching Adrian Grenier's documentary on a Teenage Paparazzi, I have found a new respect in his sense of responsibility to society by portraying the empty life of a self absorbed teenage child who thanks to Grenier has an encounter with personal fame and experiences a complete personality change, and we can all witness it on camera.

Grenier realizes he is responsible for the monster he has created in Austin and attempts to find a solution.  During his conversations with Paris Hilton during the film (who cheerfully played into his paparazzi charades), compares this child with Narcissus, the Greek god who fell in love with his personal reflection on a river stream, fell in and drowned.  Adrian begins to feels a great sense of disconnect with his prodigy star during the film after the Teen Vogue calls and E! reality TV proposals start cluttering Austin's phone lines.  Immediately, Grenier is propelled to action and begins exploring viable options of personal and professional, sustainable growth for his film prodigy Austin.  With little success, Grenier he tries introducing him to photojournalism & social culture only to have the camera capture the inability of this child to concentrate in his schoolwork, or anything else besides Hollywood.

While wearing a t-shirt that says "Love is My Religion" Grenier sits down the newly famed monster Austin and his fame hungry mother to watch a run of the film to be aired.  The mother, brought to shame, realizes that she has lost control of her child, who can hardly focus on his personal schoolwork and asks him to reform his style seeing how her dirty laundry would be aired to the world.  Although the fame monster learned that he doesn't feel like he needs to impress people, it was refreshing to see a more mature and well balanced young man, a year later.  Hopefully Grenier does a follow up in which Austin overcomes his obvious ADD & learning disability and successfully graduates from college.  That's a future, the youth of America not only needs to witness, but one they really need to believe in.

Real People Style, This Week's Notable Couple: Lisa & Brad

While checking out the stores on the popular M Street in D.C.'s Georgetown, Today's adventure took me inside an Anthropologie.  
I was highly pleased to find a young dame creatively sporting a beautiful sweater that made an excellent contrast with her blouse and belt.  Although not pictured, her shoes were also fabulous.  Her style was clean, feminine, and her blouse's flair exuded pride in her simple femininity. 

It was quite pleasing to also see her gentleman companion wearing a well fitted suit...and not a cap, dirty sandals and t-shirt like so many men out there are trying to attract ladies with.  We commend this look, a gentleman should always look his best, sharp, clean and strapping.

Lisa and Brad, we give you a ten in the Real People Style Scale.

The Sartorialist is at it again, Capturing The Essence of a Dame

I only have a few words for this post, but one that reflects the ultimate image of it...stunning.  I was highly impressed by this beautiful shot.  Two ladies doing what all women should do best...be a dame and enjoy the femininity and freedom of being a beautiful woman.  

Ladies, this is the look for fall.  Being a Dame is in.

New York Fashion Week Has Arrived! But the Weekend Festivities Begin Here...

By CoutureJive

 

 I have been counting down to this weekend because its going to be Amazing.  Not only does it mark the beginning of socialite and "fashionite" mayhem...(Fashion Week!) I am also participating in Susan G. Komen's Race For The Cure in Greater New York, and I get to honor the memory of my darling grandmother!  Not to mention that I have the cutest running outfit sisters!

While I prepare for my race here are a few list of fave events for you to participate in.  Not only are these events fashionably fun, one of them is actually making a difference in our world with fashion!  So we send love and kudos to Designer Steven Alan for being...fashionably and charitably Awesome.

To do on Friday:

1. Designer Steven Alan and Goods for Good are teaming up to host a good-inspiring event for Fashion's Night Out.  Designers Steven Alan, Geren Ford, Soludos, Relwen, Rag and Bone and more are highlighting special items from each of their collections to benefit Goods for Good; 20% of the proceeds from these items will benefit G4G’s Tailor-in-Training program, which creates school uniforms from donated fabrics for orphans and vulnerable children in Malawi.  I think this may be one of my new fave charitable organizations.  For more information visit www.goods4good.org 

Steven Alan's Tribeca Boutique

103 Franklin Street

New York, N.Y. 10013

2. Burton Snowboards is hosting a great event celebrating their first participation in Fashion Week (ever).  They will be giving away a $500 shopping spree, this is worth passing by just for a chance for a shopping spree!  Must look cute when the slopes open!  Maybe this year I'll get my pink snowboard...

Burton Snowboards Flagship Store
106 Spring Street (at Mercer)
New York, NY 10012

7:00pm - 11:00pm

3. A goofy fun event, is look for Ken night.  Yes, we all want to find our real manly Ken who will treat us like a Queen...but in the mean time, we're going to have to settle for following this little guy around and having a few laughs in between.

Fashion’s Night Out in a Ken-tastic, glass-walled truck. Throughout the night you can track Ken's whereabouts via Facebook, Twitter and foursquare.  He will be showing up for photo opps at different stops including SoHo and Fifth Avenue, ultimately, his Ken-Tastic Truck ends the night with a bang in the Meatpacking District.  Don’t miss the chance to see the “real” Ken dressed for six different dream dates…remember, dolls, plastic boyfriends last forever!  Make sure to send us your photo; we'll make that bitch Barbie jealous!

Design by: Anna Sui

In the mean time, stay tuned for Fashion Week, we are looking forward to seeing the whimsical delicacies of Anna Sui, Zac Posen, Tory Burch, The Heart Truth Collection, Rebecca Taylor, Narcisso Rodriguez, La Perla, Elie Tahari, Diane von Furstenberg, Esteban Cortazar and Carolina Herrera.

CoutureJive's Store on EBay! Check Out The Listing!

Dear Visitor,

Handmade Headpiece, Etsy

I am so thrilled to have readers from all over the world visiting our page.  Hello to our faithful friends in New York, and newly art, literature and vintage fashionistas in Russia and Germany.  Keep visiting us dames!  But please, don't forget to let us know who you are!  


Write us your thoughts, drop us a line any intellectual happenings, fun photos or best yet, submit a photo of your best outfit (or the cute eye candy of the week!) at info@couturejive.com we are going to start featuring our readers and broadcasting them to the universe!

Other news, we are making space in our closets for the fall we are selling a beautiful Salvatore Ferragamo wallet through EBay-check out our store!  CoutureJive Is Selling a Used Salvatore Ferragamo Wallet (click here to go to the store!)


10% of every purchase you make through CoutureJive on EBay benefits SFK (www.successforkids.org) an international non-profit organization dedicated to empowering at-risk children and teens to become resilient, productive citizens.  


Thanks to hundreds of volunteers and teachers who are dedicated to SFK's fun educational programs, participants are taught interpersonal skills, emotional intelligence, problem solving and self-sufficiency, but most of all this program gives kids a greater sense of purpose in their lives!  


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Keep Smiling...with Love,

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It's The Little Things

By KF, Contributor from 2MiamiVices

I woke up this morning on the wrong side of the bed.  My 4 year old son somehow made his way into my bed and took over my side.  But,  my true crankiness was brought on from the fact my ex-boyfriend/best friend/lover/neighbor was heading to Chicago to celebrate his 50th birthday, and...I was not invited.  Whatever the current status of our relationship, it was difficult to know I was not going to be a part of his special day. 

I dragged myself out of bed glowing in gloom, got my son ready in 20 minutes (including me) and managed enough time to stop at my favorite coffee shop on the way to drop him off at school.  To my surprise I look up above the cash register and saw the one sign I wait for all summer long:  "Whaddaya know?!  Pumpkin Spice Lattes are back for the season!"

For those of you that are fave coffee shop addicts like myself, this announcement is a HUGE day of joy for our pallets. My gloomy man-misery turned to instant girl-bliss!

So my brief yet tasteful coffee experience got me thinking...it's the little things that make us smile.  Somewhere in our crazy, hectic days there are things that just can turn a frown upside down in an instant. 

So I am sharing a list of all things that make me seriously happy:

My son's laugh, dusk, back tickles, dancing naked to Depeche Mode, tall nonfat pumpkin spice lattes, rainbows, peonies, afternoon naps with the one you love, dark chocolate with orange peel, driving with the top down, fresh crisp sheets, warm bread pudding, hot bubble baths, dimples, listening to my iPod on shuffle, Clinique Happy, mountains, a handwritten greeting card, great sushi, a good massage, steam rooms, saunas, listening to the waves roll in, butterflies when you meet someone and you just "know" that it's going to be something incredibly special...

Tonight I will go to bed happy.  Happy for the little things and grateful for the chance to experience the ups and downs of true love.