Ok, I don’t really talk like that when I’m in England, but I thought it was fitting as today I leave for London! That’s right kids, my summer vacation will officially commence at 5 p.m. today (and last through August 8 ) when I board a flight east. Since living in London in 2006, I [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Lifestyle’
Cheerio Mate!
Posted in BelleTravels, tagged Azar Nafisi, Lifestyle, London, Mac, Naseem Rakha, NIkon, Ralph Lauren, Travel, Victoria and Albert Museum on July 30, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
‘The Lonely Polygamist’ Uncovers the Lives of Plural Families
Posted in BelleBooks, tagged Books, Brady Udall, Controversy, Family, Lifestyle, Mormanism, Polygamy, Religion, The Principle on June 29, 2010 | 3 Comments »
In The Lonely Polygamist author Brady Udall takes his reader into a world of multiple wives, dozens of children, religious struggles, and what goes on behind the image of an unwavering faith. The Breakdown: Golden Richards is a polygamist man living the Principle. He has four wives, three homes, and 28 children who finds himself [...]
Seersucker Part I: A Southerner’s Summer Wardrobe Staple
Posted in BelleStyle, tagged Beaus, Belles, BP Oil Spill, Entertainment, Jolie and Elizabeth, Lifestyle, New Orleans, Seersucker, Style, The South, Wardrobe on June 24, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
When it comes to summer in the South, the first thing people usually thing of is considerable heat and humidity. How do we combat this? Two things: 1. We embrace our natural curls (goodbye dear Chi) and 2. sport us some seersucker. A staple of preppy style, seersucker is lightweight, stylish, always chic, and appropriate [...]
‘Raven Stole the Moon’ (And Your Chance to Steal It Too!)
Posted in BelleBooks, BelleGiveaways, tagged Beaus, Belles, Books, Garth Stein, Harper Collins, History, Lifestyle, Native American folklore, Terra Communications, Tlingit on June 22, 2010 | 15 Comments »
Last week around midnight I tweeted about my excitement to share my thoughts on Garth Stein’s novel Raven Stole the Moon. To put it simply, this book is wonderful and Stein’s writing is exemplary. Author of the bestseller The Art of Racing in the Rain (which I will discuss soon), Stein has re-released Raven, his [...]
Video Review: ‘The Crimson Petal and the White’
Posted in BelleBooks, BelleVideos, tagged Bestsellers, Books, Lifestyle, London, Michael Faber, Pretty Woman, Prostitution, Victorian society on June 16, 2010 | 6 Comments »
Michael Faber’s The Crimson Petal and the White combines the best of aspects of societal structure in Victorian London with the intriguing lifestyle of Pretty Woman‘s Vivian. Take a look…
‘The Wedding Machine’ Combines Key Southern Elements of Tradition and Parties
Posted in BelleBooks, tagged Beaus, Belles, Cocktails, Entertainment, Family, Kappa Kappa Gamma, Lifestyle, New Orleans, Parties, Sorority Life, Style, The South, Weddings on June 3, 2010 | 1 Comment »
When it comes to being Southern, two things will always remain bench posts of the lifestyle: tradition and parties. Beth Webb Hart combines both of these in her novel The Wedding Machine. The Breakdown: Four female friends are the key players in making sure weddings in Jasper, South Carolina go off according to tradition and [...]
May 23, 1985
Posted in BelleActivities, BelleMusings, tagged Activities, Bowling, Cocktails, Entertainment, Laughs, Lifestyle, Miami on May 23, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
May Twenty third, Nineteen Eighty-Five marks the first day this Southern belle was alive. It’s been 25 years and she’s still going strong, so she celebrated this milestone with a Bowl-a-thon! That’s right folks, today is my 25th birthday:) And this year I decided to forgo the traditional dinner and/or night of drinking in favor [...]
Classic Southern Ladies
Posted in BelleMusings, BelleStyle, tagged Beaus, Belles, Classics, Cocktails, Designing Women, History, Lifestyle, Lilly Pulitzer, Television, Weddings on May 21, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Spring fever caught up with me the other day and I set out to declutter my condo. Old party invites, photos, random pieces of paper, old files…I went through it all and classified each into “keep”, “toss”, and “reorganize” piles. While going through my office, I came across the photo below, taken at a post-wedding [...]
It Truly is a Magical World…
Posted in BelleActivities, BelleTravels, tagged Activities, Entertainment, Family, Laughs, Lifestyle, New Orleans, Travel, Universal Orlando, Walt Disney World on May 19, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Earlier this week I had the opportunity to visit Walt Disney World and Universal Orlando while staying at the Disney Port Orleans French Quarter hotel. (Hilarious right?) One night I regressed to childhood at the Magic Kingdom—think candy, characters, and Tomorrowland. The next was filled with exhilaration riding roller coasters at the Islands of Adventure [...]
Bottoms Up! Stylish Swim Trunks
Posted in BelleStyle, tagged Beach, Beaus, Lifestyle, Style, Wardrobe on May 12, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
For beaus looking for a bit of swank in their swim trunks, check out New York City-based swimwear company Strong Boalt. Though based in the north, the swim bottoms are designed by a former Palm Beach resident and sport all bright colors and funky prints you’d expect from a South Floridian. I discovered this company [...]
