Lena, will you be my best friend? I will give you the snowball out of my lunch…. 
I am feeling an overwhelming pull of slavish devotion to this collection- not felt so strongly since 8th grade. 
I want this designer to think that I am cool and I want to hang out at her house. 
Lena, I will do all of your social studies homework….
I won’t tell on you if you pull the fire alarm or smoke a cigarette with Eva Deller. 
But if you aren’t my best friend, Lena- I just know that I will die. I just know it. 
So, if you would just think about it, ok? Cuz you are sooo cool. 
Um, ok, sometimes you make bad decisions, like smoking with Eva and the suspender skirt, but…..
I think I’ve found my new Betsey Johnson!
Do you want to hang out with us, too? But remember, she is MY best friend and she likes me the most. 
We are going to go to the mall and flirt with 11th grade boys and try on wigs….
Ok, but don’t bring Eva Deller. I hate her. She is slut. 
Sigh…..
photo credits: style.com
Pretty Grievances 
Love, love, love the final ball gown.
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Isnt it divine?
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Yes, and I am intrigued by the torn-up hosiery.
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Do we have to wear laddered tights……?
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Well, maybe not to meetings or weddings or job interviews….
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I swear I am turning into my mother!! I had a ‘what do they look like in laddered tights?’ moment. But, actually there are some really nice, and dare I say, wearable pieces there!!
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I of course love the v-neck plaid dress. The torn fishnets… Those scream more oversized plaid flannel shirt and heart shaped box playing in the background.
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Yup, there is teen angst aplenty!
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K, not sure about the holey hosiery, but I love the polka dotted dress with the gray lace…..sigh.
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Oh, yes, that is a keeper!
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And welcome, by the way!
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Move over Betsy, there’s a new girl in town!!
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Seriously, the same whimsy with a higher level of taste and quality!
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I absolutely love this collection. And your commentary on this one might be your best yet. Can I hang out at the mall too? My mom might make me bring one of my lame little brothers, but we could “lose” him at Radio Shack or distract him off with a Cinnabon or something.
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They can come if they promise not to speak to us in front of guys.
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My goodness, there are several outfits here I would actually wear and I am seriously ready to kill for those lace up red boots. I’ll give the laddered hosiery a miss, though. I’m even considering knocking some of these outfits off …
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Tha plaid dress- it makes me swoony!
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I want to hang out!!! And I am lusting after the red boots… and dress #2 with the dots… and oh that “heidi” blouse is to die for…Can I PLEASE be a part of your clique? Oh pretty pretty please? I will do EVERYONE”S homework and score the cigarettes!!
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I suppose, but remember that I am Lenas bestie when its time for slumber parties and stuff….
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Oh yes… ofc you are … I will be the quiet friend that just basks in the glory of having you 2 for my friends…
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Some good pieces but what’s with the holy hose??
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I think fishnets always need a token tiny hole, it gives it street cred unless you are Dita von Teese, but no, those are just ready for retirement!
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I think the white dress with the swishy skirt would be a fantastic wedding gown for someone looking for something a bit off the beaten path. 🙂 And I really like the plaid dress. I’m such a sucker for plaid though….. 😉
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The plaid, the plaid, I wants it!!!
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Who knew I could keep my torn tights and re-wear them instead of binning them? The clothes are pretty though – some really nice detailing to emulate in my me-made items
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Such girlishness and great shapes- they beg to be appropriated!!
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I’m. In. Love.
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I knew you’d feel it too!
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Love this collection! There are some great pieces in there. Scary thing, I can just see Daughter No2 in loads of those, & holey tights are not a problem, that’s what she looks like when she comes home from school some days! Hmm, now which one to knock off first…..
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Thats a toughy- what would the girls say- maybe a sheepy biker jacket ?
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Gorgeous clothes, cool fabrics and wonderful shoes/boots…what a rebel Lena is! Doesn’t she know to get noticed and a collection sold you have to be hung over and spend the night dumpster diving behind fabric stores for your collection to be noteworthy on the runway? I’m with CG Couture on the white dress being perfect for a wedding but she could ditch the Sonya Henie Norwegian braids. Thanks for such divine eye candy!
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Where are the origami crotch swans? She will never make a dime!
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That last gown is exquisite. Love the color. I just want to know where the poodles are hiding on those skirts.
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They have poodles on their souls!
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Drat, now that polka-dotted number is going to haunt my dreams….
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I wouldnt mind that- you will chacha all night!
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I would WORK at the mall just to buy the knockoffs that will be showing up there next week.
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I will fold acrylic sweaters with you!
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Love the last dress but where do I get myself a little stick insect waist to go with it?
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I think all I can do is carry it around on the hanger and show it off!
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I can see there will be a plaid fabric purchase in my near future….
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Oh, I have a gorgeous piece of plaid- but I should buy another just in case!
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The first two are my favorites but there are a lot of lovelies in this collection. But could someone PLEASE buy these poor girls some new nylons.
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I pity the poor intern who had to hack away at all those gals!
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All I could think about was a place I worked at back in the day. If you had a run in their hosiery, it was a given that someone would walk up and rip the rest of them to shreds. I had mine torn right off my legs more than once. It was a very fun and crazy place to work. I still miss it. If your slip showed under your skirt or dress it was pulled off you as well, usually while you were assisting a customer, from behind a counter, so the customer couldn’t see what was happening. Of course. We were nothing if not professional.
Oh the clothes. Lovely, ladylike and edgy. Love them. Nice pick Annie!
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I so would have worked on your shift! I hope Betsey doesn’t make our breakup difficult.
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I want at least half of this collection! I really want the red boots. Of course I would have to fight my daughter off, as I’m sure she’d want them as well. Not the suspender dress of course.
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You can distract her with the skirt and keep the boots to change into once you leave the house!
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I love most of these, even the suspender skirt! Thought the dual floral print dress at the beginning makes me cringe!
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I think I might have been in Hillsborough at some point wearing a floral suspendered skirt….
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Oh that little white dress with the peter pan collar and cape is gorgeous. All lovely. I’m not cool enough to hang out with you guys – there’s no point in kidding myself – so I’ll just stand and look in the window at you all. ;(
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Oh, I think you are very cool! Also, I’ll need help with my math homework….
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The black polka dot dress is so delish…
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Oh, very much so!
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I really like your commentary on these! Made me laugh. Lol. I can’t say the same for the outfits. I seem to be outnumbered (sorry folks!), as most of you enjoyed them 😦 But the only ones I actually like are the suspender skirt (didn’t seem to be a big hit) and the green velvet top with the super pointy collar and puffy sleeves (I actually quite like this one, again, didn’t seem to win any popularity contest here, lol. I won’t say anything more. My mother always told me if I have nothing nice to say, don’t say anything at all. 🙂
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Is it too 80’s for you? I felt mall-drawn, I admit it.
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I think it’s just the cut of them. The first one, I don’t find flattering in the cut, colour or pattern combo. And the rest, It just seemed a bit like the clothes didn’t fit the models properly. The cut / fit was “off” somehow. It made you notice the clothes and not how great the person looked, which is what clothes should do! And ya, the tight pants and motorcycle jacket and garish florals stuff, very ’80’s. (I didn’t royally hate them or anything, just not my scene).
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There could be some altering- but the extra space is for shoplifting at the Accesory Barn in the mall of course!
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Of course. There’s plenty of room under there with the marble rye and the chocolate AND cinnamon babka.
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Hey Chiquita, Are you going to promote the Pattern Pyramid that you started? I’m trying to get the word out, so people can sign up. Don’t forget to mention the lovely free “gift with pyramid” I’ve added. 🙂 Kitty is itching to do another draw. Clearly, he’ll have to outdo himself, which won’t be difficult, or so he tells me…..
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Did kitty make it herself? Homemade surprises are always best!
Anne B
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I prefer Alice Roosevelt Longworth-
“If you can’t say anything nice about a person, come and sit by me”
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LOL. I enjoy a b*tch fest with the best of them 🙂
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(I think the last model is trying to smuggle a Schnitzer’s Rye (ala Seinfeld) under her dress….). Ok, so NOW, I won’t say anything more. But, really, we all know that had to be said 🙂 Without the rye, this would be a beautiful dress!
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No, its a chocolate babka!!!
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Lol. THAT’s why they had to get the cinnamon. I really wanted to insert a video clip, but didn’t want to use up your Megabytes.
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I really like the peasant blouse and goth skirt of number 6, really really like the dress in number 2, and am madly truly deeply in love with the red lace up boots and want to run away with them. Where do I find those boots!!!!
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A quest is born!!!
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Yeah well I saw Lena kissing your boyfriend! She might design fabulous clothes but she’s sneaky. BTW – just noticed I’ve had a hole in my black tights all day – how fashionable am I?
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My fishnet kneehighs (yes, I said that – I had a meeting, so of course) had a hole that was so obvious today- we are both cool chicks!
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Am snorting with mirth at the great comments! ( v. attractive). Just realised how very British I sounded with ‘laddered tights’ instead of ‘ripped hosiery’ !!! Lol! Love it!! And LOVE Wearable Wednesday!! (Can I be in your gang now, please?)
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It’s like the crazy German Grandma look. I love it! Ja,
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Double ja for me!
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WANT that plaid beauty! And love that short black circle skirt with the embroidered peasant blouse simply for it’s little red satin lining – GORGEOUS! Seriously going to reconsider throwing out my laddered tights now….mind you, I used to keep them anyway to wear in front of my father-in-law who used to develop a nervous twitch trying not to draw attention to the ladders he had a pathological hate for.
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Want. Now. Can’t. Speak! 😉
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An awesome collection. I automatically have admiration for people who can match conflicting patterns/prints together. Then I want to copy them.
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I wish I had better access to a selection I could try my hand at funky combos!
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I love the collection, particularly the dresses. More work for Vogue Patterns?
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Oh, that would be lovely!
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The plaid–the PLAID!! I want to hug it and frolic through fields of tulips with it!
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Oh yes!!!
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I love the polka dot number. The other stuff is nice. I might try yo do a knock-off of the polka dot and the white blouse in the photo after that. Thanks for sharing!
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I think alot of polka dot knock offs are being planned!!
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I like the ‘bad girl meets girly girl’ aesthetic of these looks. I can’t help but love the 90’s grunge throwback of ripped tights and black boots. I really like the olive jacket dress with black detailing on the skirt. Or maybe I just have combat boot envy 😛
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I like the ripped hose too. Maybe I’m a punk ay heart. Like Sandra Dee pre-makeover… Maybe you can let me hang out with you and the Pink Ladies?
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I also like the holey fishnets ‘bad girl meets girly girl’ looks. And forgive me for using all caps, BUT WHAT IS GOING ON WITH THAT BELT IN THE SECOND-TO-LAST PHOTO?? I’m a guy, but I did read Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret, and that’s exactly what I picture a tampon belt to look like… Or is that an under-the-crotch zipper? Even worse…
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I’m concerned that it is some sort of demonic zipper placement! I think raggy fishnets are supposed to give us street cred- ‘oh I’m not wearing them to look like ______, I’ve had these forever- look at the holes!’
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