To Fringe or Not to Fringe? That is the Question..

Back in 2008 I saw myself rocking a full on fringe. I popped into my hairdressers and said do something completely different - I'm bored, so he cut it in...when he span me round to show me my hair in the mirror at the end, I cried. I absolutely hated it, it made my face look so different and I just didn't like it whatsoever. After sobbing for a few days I realised perhaps I was being a drama queen (no, really?? that's not like you Megs), and really I quite liked it. Well, it stayed on my head that way for a few years and I ended up loving it. 

Nearly 5 years later I'm finding myself getting bored of my hairstyle (I know, me and every other girl) and thought...hmm perhaps my fringe needs to make a comeback? I thought I'd show you guys a few pictures of me back then to help aid your decision (because of course, you're making it for me)...

You can probably tell from the piccies that the fringe is styled to shape my face and has quite a lot of feathering going on. I'm thinking that I'd quite like to go for a more blunt cut and keep my layers long - like the look the beaut Carly Rae Jepson is currently rocking (p.s. she's totally stolen my hair colour). 

Image from Twitter

So...what do you all think? Shall I go all out and rekindle this long lost love with my fringe? 

Fall Trend Watch Day 1: Sequins and Leather

In honor of Fashion Week, Rochester A-List sent me on a mission to scour local boutiques for the latest trends.  Armed only with my i-phone and an eye for style, I left the kids with grandma and grandpa on an expedition to shop til I dropped.  (Rough life, I know!)

Every day this week I will highlight a different fall trend and tell you where you can find it in Rochester.

To kick off this series, I went to Dado, one of my favorite local boutiques, in search of sequins and leather.  Think you can't pair a blinged-out cocktail dress with a motor cycle jacket?  Think again.  Leather and sequin accents are big this fall, and like two heads, two trends tend to be better than one.

Here's what I found...  

The moment I walked in, I locked eyes with this beauty; it was love at first sight.

Then these glittery cocktails numbers caught my eye (obviously, I mean, I'm from NJ, we like our bling).

After salivating over everything in the store.  I finally brought these four items into the fitting room:

I loved this combination of leather, silk and sequins.  Sadly the pants were not my size, so instead of humiliating myself and making you uncomfortable witnessing that unfortunate display, I decided to spare you a photo.  Let's just say it wasn't pretty...

 

This sparkly, fringed dress was another story. (Just think how smokin' it would have looked had I come armed with my Spanx!) Note to self:  carry shapewear at all times.

 I could probably go up a size in the jacket, but I still LOVED this combination.  Back in my other life (pre-broke SAHM/blogger) I would have bought both in a heart beat.  Sadly, neither was in the budget.  **tear** But, if any of you want to "adopt" a local blogger... :)

What do you think?  Will you try mixing glitz and leather this fall?  

What trend are you excited to wear this season?