Happy Birthday, Audrey!

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Happy 85th birthday to Audrey Hepburn! 

<3 Ashley

Do you have a favorite Audrey Hepburn film? Mine's Funny Face!

Friday Find: Jersey Boys

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Happy Friday everyone! I don't think anyone is as happy to see this weekend come as I am. This time tomorrow I will be home and hopefully at least a little unpacked! That's right...after my 8 AM final tomorrow my sophomore year of college will be over. Woo! I cannot wait to get my summer started. I already have a few things that I am looking forward to. One of those things being the release of the film, Jersey Boys. That's right! They have made a film adaptation of the Broadway musical to be released June 20th and I am probably way to excited for it. It's the music...it always gets me. Check out the trailer here! I apologize ahead of time for the fact that after watching it "Big Girls Don't Cry" will be stuck in your head for the next week. :)

<3 Ashley

Are you a Jersey Boys fan? Excited for the film?

Obligatory Oscars Post

I will be completely honest...I didn't watch the Oscars. Don't get me wrong! I definitely would have watched it if I had a TV. Alas, my roommate and I no longer have one. But I did manage to keep semi-updated on the night's festivities--red carpet fashion in particular. I stayed up really just to see if Leo would finally get his long overdue Oscar...foiled again! However, from what I understand Matthew McConaughey was very deserving of this award this year as well. I don't know...I didn't actually see any of the nominated films. I will try to make it a point to see a bunch of them though! Hey, I do have a spring break coming up.

Fashion wise, I don't think I've seen enough of the dresses to give you my official best/worst dressed choices. However, from the pictures I did see through the night I definitely have two favorites!

 

   I loved Jennifer Garner's Oscar de la Renta fringe gown. She looked so glamorous! I also adored the color and look of the Prada dress that Lupita Nyong'o wore to the ceremony; it was very reminiscent of Cinderella for me! 

<3 Ashley

What did you like about the 2014 Oscars? Best/worst dressed in your opinion?

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Movies: Letters to Juliet

One thing you have to know about me is that, for the most part, I am kind of late with a lot of entertainment (am I really that lazy?!) Last night I caught Letters to Juliet on ABC Family last night. I remember when it first came out that many of my friends were very excited to see it and I recall having some interest in it myself. But do to my lack of money and a car at that time, that never really happened.
When I saw it on last night I decided to finally watch it. I loved it! It was such a sweet story and let's face it, I'm just a big girl. I'm a sucker for romantic movies.

Have you seen Letters to Juliet? What did you think?

<3 Ashley

Fashion: Cannes Film Festival

Natalie Wood at the 1962 festival. Photo: here

Yes, yes, yes...I know I am kind of late on this one. Between work and think about the posts assigned to the 30 Day Blogging Challenge I didn't have too much room to sit down and give a list of some of my favorite looks from the festival. Here are my top 3 picks (no particular order...I'm that lazy.)

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Emma Watson: Emma looked stunning in this Chanel dress at the premiere of her new film 'The Bling Ring.' Pretty much anything this girl wears, I will adore. Her style is so simple and never feels over the top or like it's too much. Black and white also seemed to be a trend on the red carpets at the festival this year.

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Jessica Biel: I loved this Marchesa dress and I love how cute the shape is on her. The necklace is pretty killer as well!

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Freida Pinto: I love the color of this Gucci dress; it looks great on her. With the belt I think that it has a kind of Grecian feel to it that I like. 

Who wore your favorite looks from the Cannes Film Festival this year?

<3 Ashley

Weekend Wrap-Up: Trying New Things

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Ciao, i miei amici! Translation: Hello, my friends! 

Today is my last exam in Italian before the final. It's a speaking one but I am not too concerned about it. It is simply a laid-back conversation with my professor about a film that we were assigned to watch for class. That film kickstarted a weekend of trying some new things and making some new realizations.

We were told to watch Il Giorno in Più (One Day More) which is a romantic comedy that was a part of the Italian film festival here in Pittsburgh. So with a worksheet and notebook in hand, I endeavored into the auditorium to be highly entertained for a total 112 minutes. It truly was a great movie! Subtitles were included (Hey, I am only in Italian 1!) so everyone could understand what was going on. It was a very endearing story about how relationships really are affected by just one day. If you have the opportunity to see it, I do recommend it!

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Following the film, my friends and I set out on our last shopping trip before the end of the semester. This time I walked out of Forever 21 with a pair of pointy toed flats and hit up American Eagle for new running capris--it seems that spreading my wings and trying new things has included running! I did go for a great jog today through Schenley Park. It is such a nice trail and is very easy to run on and navigate.

What did you try this weekend?

<3 Ashley