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Today is the 2nd birthday of my little blogue!

It’s also the birthday of the lady who hatched me, my mama!  She is a multiple of 2, but she looks about 20.  Love you, Ma!

Postcard via Pretty as a Postcard

Because cleaning the house for the holidays isn't fun enough, I decided to do some housekeeping here on the blog as well.  If you're a regular visitor, I hope you've noticed some of the changes and are able to navigate pretty easily.  If you haven't been here in a while, I will break it down for you.  And if you're brand new, welcome! and be thankful you missed the earlier versions of the Analogue Blogue…

Occasionally I do wear white gloves and a fabulous hat when I'm working… Funny Face image via Glass of Fashion

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Wow.  I just realized my last post was my 200th post! Awesome!  Raise your hand if you’ve read all 200 of them! *chirp chirp…*

Leave comments about your favorite post – I’ll do a random drawing and send you a free goodie!

I just got the best phishing scam email ever.  It’s not as melodramatic or Victorian sounding as some of the others I’ve seen, but it may be an indication that phishers are targeting their emails based on your personal website or something? I can’t imagine everyone in the world would be interested in being a beneficiary of Alexander McQueen’s will…

Dear Friend

My name is Barr perkins George personal attorney to Alexander McQueen – Designer Fashion Label who died on the 11th day of Feb. 2010.I have the documents of a large amount of funds which he handed over to me before he died made you a beneficiary to his WILL. He left the sum of Seven Million Great British Pounds (GBP £7,000.000.00) to you in the codicil and last testament to his WILL

Being a widely travelled man, he must have been in contact with you in the past or simply you were recommended to him by one of his numerous friends abroad who wished you good and his friend was a gay as well due to the fact that McQueen was a gay and claimed he realised his sexual orientation when he was six. He told his family when he was 18.

Lee Alexander McQueen, CBE (16 March 1969 ? 11 February 2010) was an English fashion designer known for his unconventional designs and shock tactics.[3] McQueen worked as the head designer at Givenchy for five years before founding the Alexander McQueen and McQ labels. McQueen’s dramatic designs, worn by celebrities including Rihanna, Björk and Lady Gaga, met with critical acclaim and earned him the British Designer of the Year award four times.

Late Alexander McQueen died on the 11th day of February, 2010 at the age of 40 years, According to him this money was supposed to be used in transporting and getting the new store that was about to be opened in los angeles stocked with his recent designers

You can read more about him from the sites below

(1)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_McQueen
Please if I reach you this time as I am hopeful, endeavour to get back to me as soon as possible to enable me conclude my job.

I hope to hear from you in no distant time.

Yours in Service,

P.George & Co. Solicitors

I’m not sure what his being "a gay" has to do with executing his will, but, there you go.  Not to mention, if this money was meant to be used in opening his new Los Angeles store(?), why should P. George be in such a hurry to give it to me?

You’ve got to wonder if these people think their powers of persuasion and English skills are just the shit, or if they get nervous about whether they will be caught out…  I remember hearing about someone who actually responded to one of the infamous "Nigerian" scammers, and really messed with him…

Celebrate the fabulous fashion of the racetracks, in historic downtown Danbury.

Dear friends, neighbors, and colleagues,

Please wear your hats, bring a blanket and your favorite picnic munchies, and meet us on the Ives St. Green, Danbury, on Saturday, May 1st, starting around noon-ish, ending whenever.

We’ll play croquet, enjoy the (hopefully) lovely weather in historic downtown Danbury, and generally make a spectacle of ourselves. 

In case of rain, we will not meet.

We will also collect cash donations of any amount to benefit AIDS Project Greater Danbury.

Please be a good sport and wear a hat or costume, and bring a friend!  Hope to see you there!

Best wishes,
Allie and the Danbury Fashion Collective
Allie at analoguechic.com

DanburyFashionCollective at Gmail.com

… for paving the way for family photos like this. ~A

Sunday the 17th is the last day to vote!

I am a contender in the Independent Design Blog Off at WhatDesigners – the winners will receive gift certificates to Smashing Darling!

You can vote for me to be a runner up!  I entered my interview post with the fabulous Grace Napoleon!

Go here, click ‘vote’ at the end of the article,  and look for the Analogue Chic link (#9).

Tell your friends and family!.

Thanks again!

xoxo

A

Oh, hi.

No, it’s not you, it’s me.  I changed the hell out of my blog appearance.  I guess I didn’t want to be stuck in the imagery of short crinolines and soda fountain pastels.  Mostly, the sidebar was getting really crowded and unreadable.

So now you will be greeted by La Chanel whipping you into shape each time you visit.

And hopefully all the extra crap on the sidelines will be easier to get through if you’re looking for something.

A word to the wise: most of the stuff that used to be on the right side is now on the left.

Please, please, let me know what you think of the changes: colors, La Chanel, the sidebar navigation, etc.  I’m doing all this for you!

Welcome to 2010, darlings!

Well, I’m a wee bit late with this posting…

Welcome to the fashion bloggers network I am newly a part of.  Take a look at the work of my fellow indie fashion bloggers, and immerse yourselves in the link-love.

The Happy Holidays Edition

Edited by Retrochick Well, I suppose I shall start this weeks Links à la Mode with this:

HAPPY CHRISTMAS!

It’s Christmas Eve and I’m sure visions of sugar plums are dancing in everyone’s heads as they trim the tree and sup mulled wine in preparation for tomorrows frivolities. All too soon it’ll all be over and brain power sapped from too many TV Christmas Specials you’ll be wanting some mental sustenance, and that’s where we come in. Essentially that’s a long winded way of me saying that what follows are some lovely links to keep you busy over the Christmas period. M.I.S.S and JeweleryWhore have D.IY ideas to keep your mind and body occupied, ID Style and Little Miss Make Up show you how to ramp up the glamour in your make up bag, whilst Daily Diva Dish and The Working Wardrobe will help you plan what to wear for New Years Eve and that dreaded day you return to work. If you run out of entertainment here then you should always check out the full Links à la Mode thread for more yummy fashion goodness. I hope you all have a fantastic holiday and that Santa brings you everything you asked for!

Links à la Mode : December 24th

• Alice in Stilettos – Don’t Be Victimized By Fashion
• DailyDivaDish – New Year’s Eve Fashion: Make an entrance without breaking the bank. Includes 2 looks + DIY ideas.
• Fashion X K8 – Bringing attention to an essay of literary criticism that provides the proper vocabulary with which we can converse about a new fashion paradigm.
• Fasshonaburu – An interview with Liu Wen, the first Asian model to strut her stuff on the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show catwalk.
• Idiosyncratic Style – Wham GLAM Thank You Ma’am – Indulge in a little glamour for the holidays.
• Jewelry Whore – HUGE Roundup of DIY Christmas Present Ideas! It’s not too late to make some fabulous jewelry for Christmas presents!
• kaKofonie Of si(gh)lenS – You’re only a couple clicks and a few stitches away from owning your own one-of-a-kind designer piece with free patterns from SHOWstudio
• La Société de Mode – A scream of an interview with stylist Brett Bailey
• Little Miss Makeup – Bold lips: This season’s hottest makeup trend.
• M.I.S.S. – Another simple yet attractive necklace by Pandora from Acessory Source in this week’s She’s Crafty.
• Previously Owned – To celebrate the [almost there] opening of the ONLINE store Previously Owned BLOG is giving away a Royal Blue hobo!
• Retro Chick – Vintage Hair Styling with Flamingo Amy
• Style on a String – Harem Pants: Yay or Nay? And some quick tips on how to buy and wear them.
• Sugar and spice and all things nice – 10 things I like…. no, LOVE… about FANTASY SHOPPING!!
• sweetarchivia – Review of the much anticipated launch of the Rodarte for Target line by the Mulleavy sisters.
• THE COVETED – Versace Pre-Fall returns to color
• The Demoiselles – Wing Tips: Your First Time…at the Tailor
• The Fashion Planner – The Fashion Planner is excited to announce the publication of The Fashion Planner’s Guide!
• The Style PA – I review the comfy, Cable Cosy by Isabella Oliver
• The Working Wardrobe – Learning the art of layering that is both fashion-forward and office-appropriate

Hey, take a peek at my Monsieur Bing Art Nouveau Foldover Clutch on page 2 of Indie Spotting! Yay!

PS The name refers to the patriarch of the Art Nouveau movement in Paris…