Dries Van Noten has great artsy silk clothes.

I loved his multicolored silk prints for spring, and some of these for Fall 2009 are also pretty great. I believe that this European designer actually lives and works in Singapore, and you can definitely see the Asian influence in his designs. Having been to Singapore myself, I have been in love with painted silk clothes ever since.

e K clothing has great dance clothes reasonably priced!

A few weeks ago I started taking belly dancing lessons and I am becoming quite addicted. Its also a good excuse to buy myself some cute dance clothes. The girls in my group wear latin dance pants to practice in, so I had to get some also. I discovered this great store on the internet at http://www.ekclothing.com/. They are located in Las Angelos and have cute clothing and shoes at very reasonable prices. The latin dance pants were between $30-$40, whereas other websites had similar pants for about $70. I recommend that you check out this store whether you are a dancer, or just want to look like one!

America's Best Dance Crew

This weekend I just happened to watch the season finals of America's Best Dance Crew on MTV (photos from www.mtv.com). The guys that won are called the Quest Crew and they were awesome. They beat a woman's team called the Beat Freaks in the final round. What a talented group of young people! I also love their wonderful dance costumes!

Oh my gosh! Love this exotic style!

Belly dancers really know how to get that exotic and mysterious look! I love these headpieces with matching jewelry from www.flyingskirts.com!

When I see styles like these, it makes me want to keep practicing my belly dancing so that I have an excuse to buy the clothes!

I like Missoni's unusual, eclectic style

I really like Missoni's Fall 2009 collection. In fact, It's very cold here in Ohio and I'm tired of wearing the same old thing.

I am thinking about trying out some styles similar to the ones shown here. I am a knitter from way back, so maybe I could make some big scarves and layer them on.

This style seems very eclectic and Multicultural. The tights remind me of something a ballerina would wear. In fact, if I had to guess who would wear these clothes, I would say that it should be a world famous ballerina who travels all over the globe. Even though I'm a small town college professor, i wouldn't mind projecting this image!

Erdem Moralioglu has a beautiful fall collection!

I have never heard of this designer before but now I'm a big fan. What beautiful colors! I can't get over the matching shoes! I have a feeling that this London designer will be getting a lot more attention from now on!

Rodarte's Fall 2009 Collection is artsy and original

These two sisters come up with some really clever stuff! These beautiful dresses look like handmade collage art, incorporating knitting, leather and some other materials I can't identify. I would probably not wear something like this, but it is very pretty to look at. I might be willing to try the PVC leggings if I had the right tunic top to wear it with. (Photos from www.style.com)

If you wanna be a rock star, check out Marc Jacobs!

I don't know how he does it. Marc Jacobs comes up with more great designs than anyone! I love this rock and roll style but its a bit too literal for my taste. I might try a few things, like the patterned tights!

(photos from www.style.com)

Ever heard of reverse graffiti?

Remember that stupid old joke where people write "wash me" in dirt on a car. Well this is definitely an improvement on that old technique.

I COULD HARDLY BELIEVE MY EYES WHEN i FIRST SAW THESE. These pictures were actually drawn only using artisits brushes and plain old dirty windows.

The only problem is that after all of that work, a good rainstorm could wash it away. I guess that's why the guy took pictures. This technique is called reverse graffiti, and apparently is being used by advertisers in Europe. The artist who did these pictures is Scott Wade and you can see these pictures and more at www.environmentalgraffiti.com.

Newport News has really great deals on bathing suits

These lovely bathing suits are from www.newportnews.com. I just checked out the site this morning and they have some great deals on swimsuits of all kinds - most are between $25 and $50.

I bought several swimsuits from them about six years ago and they have held up pretty well. I can personally vouch for the fact that these are very good quality suits for the money. I have gotten many compliments on the suits that I bought from them a few years ago.

They even have fashion bicycles at trekbikes.com!

Have you noticed that bicycles have become have become a fashion statement in some of those European street photos? Well, I noticed and I thought that if I had a really stylish bike, maybe I would be motivated to get out and ride it.

I happened to see this Trek bicycle at my local bike shop the other day, and I can't stop thinking about it. It's hard to tell from this photo, but it has some beautiful flowery designs on it.

I would feel really beautiful riding around the neighborhood on this! I also live very close to an extremely nice bike path that goes through the park and out to the Walmart store.

I'm trying to convince myself that it is worth the $540 price tag, which is not that bad for a Trek bicycle. For further information, you can go to www.trekbikes.com. This model is part of their women's line and is called the 7200 WSD.

1HUND(RED) shoes are really cool!

What a great idea! For Converse' 100th anniversary, they are asking 100 artists around the world to design a shoe. All of the profits go to The Global Fund, which provides money to fight AIDS in Africa.

Their idea was to show how art and creativity can change the world.

After seeing sneakers worn with formal wear at the Grammy awards the other night, I have been thinking about how iconic sneakers have become, especially Converse and Chuck Taylors. I'm starting to wish that I could afford to collect all one hundred pairs!

(photo from www.creativereview.co.uk)

Looks like a great deal on www.directsattv.com!

This is not directly about art or fashion but I happened to notice that there are some great offers at www.directsattv.com. There are many different plans, but they are now offering over 130 HD channels for $23 off per month for a whole year.

Currently, I have Time Warner Cable and since it is the only cable service available in my area, I have never really taken the time to compare it with other providers.

The website seems very informative. If you go to http://www.directsattv.com/directtv/comparecable.html, you can put in your current cable company and they will compare what you are currently getting with what you could get through Direct Sat TV (an authorized provider or Directv).

I went to http://www.directsattv.com/directtv/directtv_vs_timewarner.html and they gave very detailed information about the differences. It looks like I can get a lot more channels for the price I am currently paying Time Warner cable.

This website makes it very easy to compare your current service with Direct Sat TV, and it looks like they can beat out most of the competitors!

Sneakers at the Grammys? What's going on?

Are sneakers the new formal wear? I like the funkiness of these three outfits, but I 'm not sure its "appropriate" to wear sneakers to formal affairs. Readers, what do you think? Is is somehow disrespectful, or does it reflect the rock and roll influence on the industry?

I particularly like the sneakers in bright colors!

Fashiontoast.com is a great blog!

Thanks to Susie Bubble at the Style Bubble blog for referring me to www.fashiontoast.com. This blog has the latest styles and great photography. I wish I could afford to buy all of the stuff this girl wears! Check it out for yourself!

I couldn't help noticing that she likes red shoes as much as I do.