What I’m listening to right now…
Posted: January 8, 2012 Filed under: Entertainment, Life, Music | Tags: Belle Brigade, black is black, College, Drive, Drive soundtrack, Electric Youth, First Aid Kit, Gizzly Bear, Gotye, Gotye Ft Kimbra, Graffiti6, Jamie Lidell, Music, Music Video, New Moon Soundtrack, The sheepdogs, Twilight, what I'm listening to Leave a comment »Happy Sunday! I figured today would be a great day to post about something that always inspires me- great music! I’ve been finding a lot of cool tunes lately, in a variety of genres. Here are a few videos of my favorite songs these days. Enjoy!
Gotye Ft Kimbra: Somebody That I Used To Know
Seriously I can listen to this song on repeat! Love it so much. Kimbra is awesome too- so check her out. This video is kinda strange but cool, and the song is just so good!
College Ft. Elecetric Youth- A Real Hero
This is a song from the movie Drive. Awesome movie, pretty cool 80′s inspired dance ballad. My husband would say this song gets played WAY too much in our house!
Grouplove- Colours
If you like Modest Mouse and The Pixie’s you love these guys! Such a fun band. I’d highly recommend checking out more of their stuff!
The Belle Brigade- I didn’t Mean It
This song is rad- so don’t let the damn Twilight soundtrack deter you. I hate those movies and the hype- but I LOVE this song. Makes me do a wicked head bob dance.
First Aid Kit- The Lion’s Roar
These two Swedish sisters are an awesome duo. I think they may even be one of my new favorite bands. I love their style and the vocals and lyrics are amazing. Enjoy!
Jamie Lidell- Compass
Totally was not aware this was from a video game…oh well- its a great song none the less. Not much of a video- sorry.
Grizzly Bear- Two Weeks
Cool harmonies. Kinda reminds me of Feet Foxes, but I’m OK with that. Such a dreamy song.
Graffiti6- Free
Little bit of soul, little bit of rock, little bit of gospel- just all around good melody. Catchy stuff right there.
The Sheepdogs- Who
Classic Classic tunes. Reminds me of my childhood. My Mom would love these guys!
I have a favorite new site and I am totally addicted to it. It’s called Pinterest.
Its just an inspiring site where people can “pin” cute/interesting/cool things they come across online. The basic concept is: you can create “boards” with themes and “pin” photos to each of them; the “pin” is then linked backed to the original website for further information. Pinning just means you are taking a quick snap shot of an image. Its awesome, and very addictive! Plus its a great place to store your bookmarks- rather then bookmarking everything!
If you are already on Pinterest.com then you can follow me at: http://pinterest.com/rachelekehler/ Or feel free to just check out what I’ve pinned so far! Its so much fun!
It’s been a while
Posted: September 19, 2011 Filed under: Life Leave a comment »Sorry to all my loyal followers for not posting more regularly.
I hope to change that soon. Fall is so much more inspiring for fashion! Look forward to reading all your comments.
Thanks for sticking with me!
-Rachele
Thank You!
Posted: February 24, 2011 Filed under: Life | Tags: black is black, black is the new black, blog, Fashion, fashion blog, fashion blog Vancouver, oscars, vancouver blog Leave a comment »Last night I got some great encouragement with my blog. I met some new people and to my surprise they shared that they read Black Is The New Black regularly! It was so great to hear that others enjoy reading my fashion rants and opinions!
Recently I haven’t been blogging as much, mostly because I haven’t found a lot of inspiration with Fashion- but that is no excuse for those who read on a regular basis! And I’m sorry for letting you down!
But, do not fret! Your words of encouragement gave me the boost I need to keep blogging, so look forward to some new posts from me!
I am planning on having an Oscar Party on Sunday so stay tuned for my fashion “do’s” and “don’ts” of the night.
Love you all,
Rachele
Looking back at 2010 in Review by WordPress.
Posted: January 2, 2011 Filed under: Fashion in General, Life, Trends | Tags: black is the new black, blackisblack.ca, blog stats, fashion blog, fashion blog review, fashion stats, vancouver, vancouver blog 1 Comment »The stats helper monkeys at WordPress.com mulled over how Black Is The New Black did in 2010, and here’s a high level summary of its overall blog health:
The Blog-Health-o-Meter™ reads Wow.
Crunchy numbers
A helper monkey made this abstract painting, inspired by your stats.
About 3 million people visit the Taj Mahal every year. This blog was viewed about 47,000 times in 2010. If it were the Taj Mahal, it would take about 6 days for that many people to see it.
In 2010, there were 20 new posts, growing the total archive of this blog to 171 posts. There were 7 pictures uploaded, taking up a total of 2mb.
The busiest day of the year was April 25th with 249 views. The most popular post that day was Plastic-Pandemic?.
Where did they come from?
The top referring sites in 2010 were facebook.com, twitter.com, en.wordpress.com, youlookfab.com, and search.aol.com.
Some visitors came searching, mostly for ashton kutcher and demi moore, shiloh jolie pitt tomboy, taylor momsen, white boots, and david beckham suit.
Attractions in 2010
These are the posts and pages that got the most views in 2010.
Plastic-Pandemic? November 2009
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Hollywood’s Most Stylish Couples July 2008
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Neckties…how to REALLY wear them! February 2008
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EWE White Boots! February 2009
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Who wore it better? July 2008
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Happy Holidays!
Posted: December 23, 2010 Filed under: Life Leave a comment »To my lovely readers,
May you enjoy your holiday time, however you choose to celebrate. Best wishes. See you in the New Year!
Styling A Wedding
Posted: May 6, 2010 Filed under: Beauty, Fashion in General, Life, make-up | Tags: bride, fashin consulting, Fashion, female fashion, groom, male fashion, men suit, Mod Hawk, Mod Hawk Fashion Consulting, Rachele Kehler, Rachele Kehler Fashion, Trends, wedding, wedding dress, wedding styling Leave a comment »Great friends of mine, Kristin and Matt, got married on April 3, 2010 and I helped them a bunch with their wedding.
Kristin had been living in Korea teaching English in an elementary school for 1 year and wasn’t in Vancouver up until about 3 1/2 weeks before her wedding. Matt was also away in Honduras teaching kids and building schools up until about 7 DAYS before the wedding!
Needless to say- they needed a correspondent who was in the city where they were getting married! I jumped at the opportunity, because Kristin was one of my first friends when me and my husband moved here 4 1/2 years ago. I helped wherever she needed, looking at venues…tips on centerpieces etc… but what I really take pride in is styling both Kristin and Matt head to toe for their big day! Since Kristin was unable to try dresses on I had to really know what would look great on her body type- and with Matt only having 1 day to shop- we had to think fast! Here is a candid picture of the two of them:
They looked both ended up looking great, relaxed, and had fun on their big day! I had lots of fun helping them out–maybe I should go into wedding planning? hmm… haha!
Here is one shot from the photographers web site:
A Fashion Genius Dies Today…
Posted: February 11, 2010 Filed under: Entertainment, Fashion News, Life | Tags: alexander macqueen dead, alexander mcqueen, alexander mcqueen spring 2010, british designer of the year, death, fashion designer, fashion designer dies Leave a comment »
We just heard about the death of his mother last week and now yesterday, Alexander McQueen, 40, was found dead his apartment. He committed suicide. Its so sad when you hear that such a genius has passed. He has won British Designer of the Year 4 times is his career.
Our thoughts are with family and friends. This is such a tragedy and McQueen with never be forgotten.
An affordable way to wear designer clothes
Posted: January 24, 2009 Filed under: Fashion News, Life | Tags: betsey johnson, calvin klein, designer clothing, designer dresses, Du Jour, gucci, prada, rent your dress, shopping, vancouver 2 Comments »Do you ever wish you had just a little more cash so you could go out and buy that designer dress ? I know I do! Well let me introduce you to a little boutique called Du Jour.
Du Jour allows you to rent out designer dresses! You can also rent to own! How exciting is that? Now its not only just men who can rent out tuxes, woman can rent their dresses too! They carry sizes 0-24 with the cost of renting about $150+ with an additional $25 dry cleaning fee. Its so affordable! They carry designer labels such as; Gucci, Prada, Calvin Klein and Betsey Johnson.
Du Jour is located at 628 Abbot St, Vancouver, BC.
Michelle Obama fashion watch
Posted: January 20, 2009 Filed under: Entertainment, Fashion in General, Fashion News, Life | Tags: inaugural dresses, isabel toledo, justin wu, michelle obama, michelle obama dresses, obama 3 Comments »It was the big day for the Obama family, but I was watching Michelle closely. She was seen wearing two different outfits today, vote on your favorite look:
Christine Vancouver Sample Sale
Posted: November 26, 2008 Filed under: Fashion in General, Fashion News, Life, Trends | Tags: christine vancouver, Glamor, In style, Lingerie, Lou Lou, O magazine, oprah, pajamas, sample sale, sleep wear, vancouver, vogue 1 Comment »
Christine Vancouver is the world renowned designer for high end, couture lingerie and sleep wear. You can see her luxurious designs in such magazines as In Style, Glamor, Lou Lou, Vogue and O Magazine. Her silk charmeuse tailored pajama set was worn by Oprah on the the cover of her January 2008 magazine and featured in her most watched episode “Oprah’s Favorite Things!”
Wondering where you can get your hands on these sweet but sexy little numbers? The Christine Vancouver sample sales are happening in 2 places this year:
Location: They Sync, 1650 W. 2nd, (between Fir and Pine, within Nettwerk Productions).
When: Sat.-Sun., Nov.29th – 30th, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
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Location: The Christine Vancouver Showroom, Suite 201 – 657 Marine Drive, West Vancouver. Please call for directions, 604-922-0350.
When: Wed.-Sat., Dec.3rd – 6th, 10 a.m. – 7 p.m, (except Sat, hours are, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.)
**Come early to score silk PJ’s, gowns, chemises, robes and camisoles. Collections will be 50 70% off wholesale price!
My 2 new dresses
Posted: November 23, 2008 Filed under: Fashion in General, Life, What TO wear | Tags: christmas party dress, christmas party outfit, dress, party dress, Urban Outfitters 2 Comments »I went into my favorite store, Urban Outfitters, looking for a Christmas party dress and found many I liked. For some reason everything I try on in that store fits me- which is strange because that doesn’t happen very often. I’m a curvy girl with lots of shape and I usually struggle to find the right fit, but not at Urban Outfitters!
Here are the 2 classic dresses I purchased:
This dress is an old tuxedo top, with a silk crepe bottom. It’s really flattering with the smocking under the bust.
So this dress isn’t too flattering on the stick thin model, but I loved it on me! It looks like a vintage 1950′s shift dress. It’s a classic that will never go out of style.
If I had more money to throw around, these were some other dresses that I really liked:
McQueen for TARGET!!!!!!
Posted: November 19, 2008 Filed under: Entertainment, Fashion News, Life, Trends | Tags: alexander mcqueen, comme des garcons, go international, h&m, target 2 Comments »Oh my gosh!!!! I’m SO EXCITED! Alexander McQueen is going to be designing for Target in their GO INTERNATIONAL line that comes out March 2009…Guess who’s making a trip to the states?? I’m SO pumped! I hope he doesn’t let me down like Comme Des Garcons for H&M…blah…
Searching for inspiration
Posted: November 12, 2008 Filed under: Life | Tags: christmas, Fashion, inpiration, weather 2 Comments »This is a strange time of year for fashion. I think its WAY too early to be planning for spring, but that’s what all the runways are showing. I understand why, I just find it hard to get super excited about it when its just starting to get REALLY cold!
Anyone thinking about Christmas yet? That thought is a bit daunting but that is what’s on my mind right now! I always have a hard time finding gifts for those people who have everything- or you can only think of really big expensive things to get them, which you so obviously can’t afford!
What’s on your Christmas list?
What’s inspiring you lately?
Farewell Men’s Vogue
Posted: October 30, 2008 Filed under: Entertainment, Fashion News, Life, Menswear | Tags: economy, elle, mens vogue, vogue 4 Comments »
What is this economy coming to? Another major company is downsizing. VOGUE. Their men’s magazine is finished. They have fired most of their emplyees and are only planning to print 2 issues per year. So DON’T get a subscription! If I were you I wouldn’t get a subscription for Vogue either! Their numbers are going down and Elle’s are going up!!
Its my 100th post!!
Posted: October 26, 2008 Filed under: Fashion in General, Fashion News, Life | Tags: 100 posts, black is the new black, Vote Leave a comment »YAY! I wrote 100, hopefully interesting, posts. But I want to know what YOU want to see more of on this site. What will make you come back for more?
Despretly seeking…over the knee boots!
Posted: October 14, 2008 Filed under: Fashion in General, Life, Shoes | Tags: boots, chinese laundry, flat boots, over the knee boots, suede boots, Urban Outfitters 2 Comments »I fell in love with a pair of over the knee boots by Chinese Laundry.
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Then I started searching around for more over the knee boots, because I know there must be something better. I found these, from Urban Outfitters:
I love them both but I cant decide! I like the fact that the Urban Outfitters boots have a rubber sole, but they are suede, and I live with a very rainy winter…The Chinese Laundry boots are wedges, and they have a hard sole.
Does anyone know any good Canadian shopping sites where I can find my perfect pair of boots?
BC Fashion Week
Posted: September 23, 2008 Filed under: Fashion News, Life | Tags: BC Fashion Week, fashoin, vancouver, vancouver fashion Leave a comment »Yes- I know we live in the land of yoga-wear and rubber boots…but some of us here in Vancouver still have a good fashion sense. For the fashionable people of this city its your favorite time of year again…BC Fashion Week! Its Sept 22- 26, and if you sign up for their mailing list- often you will receive FREE invites to the shows! Have fun looking fabulous this week!
My new love
Posted: September 16, 2008 Filed under: Accessories, Life, Trends | Tags: bag, gray bag, grey bag, new purse, purse Leave a comment »Other then my husband and my dog of course.
There has been some curiosity on my new bag- so here it is! Its perfect and I love it!
I am ADDICTED
Posted: September 2, 2008 Filed under: Life, Shoes | Tags: addiction, seattle, Shoes, shopping 6 Comments »I have a problem. I am addicted to cute shoes. As soon as I see a pair- I WANT IT! So here’s a photo of a few that I found on my trip to Seattle! I was SO pumped about all of them!! I cant wait to creat outfits around each pair!
