25 Days Of Sparkle: Day 1

We're starting our 25 days off with Alyssa! She wore her sequin mini with a casual black tee and tights! Her charcoal sequined skirt adds just enough sparkle to her look!! Wear this style to school or out with your pals on the weekend. Add some PINK SLIP BOUTIQUE STUD EARRINGS to complete the ensemble! Check it:

25 DAYS OF SPARKLE!!!!

Hey Everyone!

Starting tomorrow we are posting 25 days of SPARKLE! Sequins, glitter, rhinestones, gems, and MORE! The month of December is a free pass to wear as much bedazzled clothing as possible! Look for daily updates on our employee's fun holiday wardrobe with tips and ideas on how to dress up your holiday ensembles!

Events: Mokena Holiday Parade

Pink Slip will be in the MOKENA PARADE today with a HELLO KITTY FLOAT!!
Why Hello Kitty? BECAUSE WE LOVE HER! You can never predict where she will pop up. Examples below...






The parade starts at 5 in downtown Mokena. Come by and have fun with us!

<3carly

Pink Slip Style Icon: Axl Rose

This is not a joke. Sometimes when I think about what my current fashion is all about, all I can think of is Axl Rose. Sure he might be crazy and known for jumping out of moving vehicles but he definitely had a style all his own. Skinny jeans, leather, animal print, chains, burnout tees, aviators, what more could you ask for? We play a lot of Guns'n'Roses in the store and it's always interesting to see the looks on people's faces when Axl welcome's you to the jungle and tells you you're going to die... what can we say? We're suckers for November Rain....













Posted By: Lauren

Swoon - Taylor Kitsch

Everyone makes fun of me because I watch the TV series Friday Night Lights... all I have to say to you haters is "YOU OBVIOUSLY HAVE NEVER SEEN TIM RIGGINS!" Taylor Kitsch plays Tim Riggins, all around bad-ass and playboy who resides in the great town of Dillion, Texas, and plays some position on the football team... The show itself is alright, it is interesting enough to watch each week but the added bonus is obviously the swoon factor of Tim Riggins. He's probably going to be my new boyfriend...










Posted By: Lauren

Pink Slip Grooves: AWESOME JAMS OF 2009

The Thermals: Now We Can SEE!

Best Coast - When I'm With You



Those Dancing Days - Run Run

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CONGRATS TO YOU: Sophie Theallet

The CFDA/ Vogue Fashion Fund announced Sophie Theallet the winner this week in New York City. We are so excited for her!

Sophie Theallet is a French born fashion designer living in the USA. Born in the South of France, she fell in love with fashion when she discovered Vivienne Westwood and the punk fashion scene in London in her early teens. At 18 she attended Le Studio Bercot in Paris, from which she graduated one year earlier after winning the National Young Designer Award. She was then commissioned to designed a collection for the prestigious department store le Printemps in Paris. She worked with Jean-Paul Gaultier where she learned and discovered the basis of creating coherent collections and the audacity of Fashion ideas and statements. A few years later, she moved on to Azzedine Alaia where she would come to truly mature has a designer. During her 10 years as Alaia right hand women, She was fully immerse in the world of couture. She worked on the main collections, accessories, knitwear. Learning directly from the couturier. In the Spring of 2006 she launched her Sophie Theallet label in NY, which was immediately recognized by the Fashion insiders. Sold in the best specialty stores in the USA and Europe. Barney's, Maxfield, Susan of Burlingame, Colette(Paris), Browns(London).
Theallet's signature is bohemian luxe seen through the eyes of a sophisticated couturier. She cited the designer she admires:Madeleine Vionnet, Jeanne Lanvin, Coco Chanel, Charles James (designer).

Collection:





Read about the CFDA CLICK HERE


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FASHION POLICE: HELP NEEDED

Alexander McQueen sent these down the runway recently and we've seen them a handful of times since on the red carpet. Honestly, we throw up in our mouth a little each time we see the McQueenadillos... no really, that's what they're called.





How these women didn't fall is beyond me.

Posted by: Lauren

Pink Slip Takes New York

Pink Slip went to New York last week and here was our favorite picture- Taken right outside Marc Jacobs- Only in NY:



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Pink Slip Gives Back

This Thanksgiving Pink Slip is working to help families have a great Holiday meal. To help do our part, we are taking canned food items and donating them to our local pantries.

We all know it's been an extremely tough year, and we want to do whatever we can to help.

This is where you come in! Drop by the store and donate some non-perishable food items. If you donate 5 cans you'll get 10% off your purchase....over 5 cans and you recieve 20% off!

Good deal, right?!

Posted by: Carly

Products We Love

We love, love, LOVE Evian Mineral Water Spray. What is it is basically a bottle of mineral water that it is atomized, put in a spray bottle, and used to hydrate your skin. We know, it sounds a tad odd, but trust us its pretty great. It’s super refreshing, hydrating and best of all, good for your skin.

We like to use it to set our makeup. It’s also pretty awesome as a mid-day skin refresher.

Good stocking stuffer? We think so. You should tell Santa.

<3carly

Link Time: Rilo Kiley Players

We found this a few days ago and can't stop watching it. We think it's hilarious and we are going to learn the dance moves!

Art Attack: SWOON

So I was looking up what I thought was going to be our SWOON post of the week since we haven't swooned over any bros lately, but I found the ARTIST, SWOON, who is just as awesome!

Pink Slip is heading to NYC this weekend, home of most of Swoon's pieces.



(WIKIPEDIA)SWOON is a street artist from New York City who specializes in life-size wheatpaste prints and paper cutouts of figures. Swoon, real name Caledonia “Callie” Curry, studied painting at the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn and started doing street art around 1999. Swoon is also a member of the Justseeds Artist Cooperative.

Pink Slip Grooves: My Morning Jacket

AHHHHHHHHH WHY DIDN'T ANYONE TELL US ABOUT THIS SONG EARLIER! Clearly we are slacking.
Can't stop listening to this song in the store: Love it.
CLICK HERE FOR TOUCH ME, IM GOING TO SCREAM PART 2 by My Morning Jacket


Do you guys know about the Black Cab Sessions? Some of our favorite artists crammed into cabs in the US and London and play acoustic version of great songs! These are two of our favorites:

My Morning Jacket - Touch Me, I'm Going To Scream Part 2:





Check it out:
http://www.blackcabsessions.com/

Posted By: Lauren

Inspiration: Japan

Japan has always been one of the top places I've wanted to visit before I die. It seems like a really great blend of modernism and traditionalism.

The colors and styles are always a source of inspiration.

posted by carly<3