Golden Globes 2012!!!!!!!!!!!!!

So the Globes happened...again.
Although there were quite a few lovely dresses, once again, most people looked the EXACT same!!! I am only calling out the dresses that stood out to me, good and bad!

First, my wife. Charlize Theron can do no wrong in my eyes, and she looked BEAUTIFUL last night! I could have done without the pale pinkish color, but everything else, 110%!

Next up is the Scorpion Woman. Words cannot describe my hatred towards this woman. The colors of this dress were ABSOLUTELY hideous, however; I do love the cut of the dress (the neckline, eh....), if it were gold, black, silver, ANYTHING but this two-toned BOMB!

Ok, so Reese Witherspoon is SUPER cute and seems down to Earth and sweet, but.......was she not SHOVED into this red dress and did they not build square hips to accentuate her curves??!! I wanted to think she looked fabulous and free, but she just looked uncomfortable and (I hate to EVER say this, but...) bigger than usual in the torso.

Nicole Kidman has went through some kind of time warp as far as her fashion sense goes! 10 years ago she was the QUEEN of the red carpet! She always looked coifed and fashion-forward. Now, she just looks dated. That being said, her dress fit like a muthafuckin' glove last night! Yes, a little Dolly Pardon (but who wouldn't wanna be Dolly?!), but she did look wonderful! Take some of those details away from the bodice, and BAM, a beauty! And, a little different!

Salma Hayek is a beaut, but unfortunately, she is TOO curvy and short for this! I love it to death, but you gotta be a rail to pull all of this off!

Julie Bowens' dress is not the best, but according to Yahoo! it is worthy of a F-?????????????????!!!!!!!!!!!

......and this "trying-too-hard-hideous-wrinkled-bomb" is worthy of a B-??

Throughout my entire youth I hated this woman. Maybe it is the pointy nose, the scrunched face, I don't really know. All I DO know, is that this dress is BEAUTIFUL!!!!!!!! Yes, it too closely resembles the Poly-DYE package, but it is UNIQUE, fun, and GLLLLORIOUS! Yahoo! can suck a big one, because they are CLEARLY clueless. Not everyone should look like a prom bomb! This is suppose to be FUN! (not to mention it was made by Monique Lhuillier, an alum of my college!)

Now to good 'ole Tilda! If ONLY this wasn't North Carolina light blue, I SWEAR, it would be PERFECT! (for her!) BEST outfit I have seen her in!

A MILLION DOLLAR LOOK, per usual!!!!!!!!!

I remember the old Mary J Blige. I would rather see her spruced up in streetwear than in this 1994-TERRIBLE neckline Michael Kors dress! (Yes, Michael Kors...the orange faced bald freak that hates animals, and made it into the industry because he had money, that Michael Kors) The bottom half of this dress has been done 2847298483 times before, but it would be acceptable if it wasn't for the top half! And those AWFUL tattoos! I can speak of this, because I am hip to the tattoo square! Cover 'em up! Or get good ones!

And what is this rag?

Some honorable mentions that looked better in real life!

I REALLY despise velvet and most "flocked" anything, but there are those people who just happen to be able to pull it off. This is one of those people.

Now to the dresses that make fashion fun! They aren't all perfect numbers, but THIS is what the Globes SHOULD look like!!

and one more time.......

HAHAHAHHAHAHAA!

Andrej Pejic!

There has been some ongoing controversy about male model Andrej Pejic since he modeled Gaultier's finale wedding dress. Supposedly some people seem to think that using a male to model women's clothing is the ultimate insult to the natural curviness of a woman's body. Kennandjelli are the first to oppose the anorexia that is promoted by the fashion industry, but Andrej Pejic is hardly the cause or the worst case of promoting anorexia. Besides, LOOOOOOOOOK at him! Who wouldn't want Andrej Pejic to model for them, as a man or a woman?!

Dale Bozzio the Original Lady Gaga

We don't hate Lady Gaga. We think she is a victim of publicists and managers. She is a great singer, one who writes songs and plays the piano--well. But ultimately, this image, which is what is promoted over the talent, has been done before. Dale Bozzio from Missing Persons and Lady Gaga are hardly distinguishable.











Almost 30 years ago!





We aren't denying Lady Gaga is talented, we're just pointing out that image wise it's been done before. We love Lady Gaga acoustic!|

SICK OF IT ALL.....(no, not the band)

Sooo, are we suppose to be outraged and shocked at this image??

We see this shit everyday in the celebrity world! Usually the comments say, "Look how great________ looks! She lost 10 lbs! Putting this nonsense up doesn't make us feel better about ourselves, it makes us question what is normal?!!!!!! (Well, I don't question it, because I am not an idiot or 12-years-old.) Seriously, though?! How is SHE disgusting and the below OK???

Back in my day, like 10 years ago, THIS was an anorexic person!!!

She might as well be a tub of lard these days! What's next? Ethiopian bodies are the new "ideal" body type? They are desperately in need of food, and look that way for a reason! Not by choice! So stop exploiting the people who can't afford to look like you, and TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF BECAUSE YOU CAN! Or better yet, starve yourself, and send the food that you aren't eating to those who actually need/want it!

Thanksgiving

Jenn again, thinking today about Thanksgiving. It feels so cozy and traditional to pretend Thanksgiving is about being thankful, but let's face it, for most Americans it isn't. For mainstream America Thanksgiving is about shoving your face in preparations for the insane Black Friday shopping extravaganza. Kelli and I may differ somewhat on this topic. I don't doubt that for some people Thanksgiving really is about tradition and being thankful, I am simply pointing out that it is a holiday that was created in the blood of Native Americans and modernized through commercialism and consumerism. Not to mention the cruel meat and dairy based traditional dinner, over consumed while there are millions starving across the world..Now, I hate when people get too preachy so let me get to the point. At the last minute I decided to forgo Thanksgiving. I stayed home, hiked for two hours, did yoga, cleaned the house, made vegan soup and spent time with my dog Neptune, my four cats and my two birds.


Neptune





Venus





Violet





Brutus





Doc





Sunny and Stars





I can't tell you how much better I feel having spent Thanksgiving active and productive; no guilt because I ate too much or didn't contribute enough to the family gathering, no laziness, exhaustion or bloating because of overeating and all day lounging. I didn't even miss the "tradition" as horrible as that sounds. Now, I am no saint nor am I judging those that participated in Thanksgiving traditions (although I am judging you if you are beginning Christmas shopping at midnight). I am just suggesting that sometimes thinking outside the box a little and letting go of the way things have always been or should be in your mind can lead to a new tradition.

Remy

Jenn here--Sharing with you all my future husband! I love this man so much, he is funny and smart, handsome as sin and if you're out there Remy please contact me! I think we are a match made in heaven! Here are a few of his awesome videos:

Arrested Development

Back in the early to mid nineties KennandJelli were young teenagers that loved clothes but didn't have many options so we looked like maniacs that didn't fit into any stereotype.



Circa 1995










We managed to create our style with random thrift store finds, left over fabric, loose glitter and bulk purchases during Halloween. There were no trendy mall stores, no Hot Topics or any of the options that the kids have these days. We were stuck with Halloween pantyhose, hair dye (that wasn't even very good) and band tshirts that were way too big.


Even when meeting our idols at the time we had to mangle together Kmart hoodies to complete our outfits.








We're not saying that you have to "grow up" or ditch your individuality; in fact, it's the opposite of that. Changing with the times, experiencing life, being worldly and relating personal experience to the way one looks is why people evolve from a fashion stand point, and create their own identity by blending the things they've known and loved into the way they look.
People who get stuck in what is lumped together these days as "Goth" (which is completely different from what was considered Goth in the 80s or 90s) are the least unique from a fashion standpoint. They've created a uniform that is more normal than unique and is dated, to say the least. There is no creativity or self expression in their quest to remain what they think is perceived as "weird".


The Uniform


The Platform Boot: Everyone knows you're not 5'7".



The Pink Hair: Pink hair does not make you Goth or weird! It makes you Katy Perry, Gwen Stefani, Rock of Love, but it does not make you unique. No hair color does, but pink is the most overkilled trend...Nicki Minaj anyone?





The Ridiculous Piercings: We had them too! We get it! We pierced our nose with safety pins in the bathroom, but it was 15 years ago and we realized sometimes less is more. That's not to say that you can't be pierced or like piercings, but let's face it, it isn't something significant to subculture. It was and is a trend, and there should be a threshold!





The Badly Drawn On Brows: We did it, we are paying the price, we have pencil thin to nonexistent eyebrows to this day. Not to mention most people fail at drawing the brows on and who actually looks better with liquid eyeliner for eyebrows?





The Raver Pants: THIS is something we don't understand. This was some hybrid of subcultures that makes no sense; it originated with the Limp Bizkit trend in the late nineties, and was also part of the Raver trend. Now these hideous rags are associated with ICP Juggalos and wannabe weirdos who think somehow buying mass produced carbon copies of the same giant, ugly pants make them weird or different. NOT to mention they're EXPENSIVE!





People who follow these trends seem to have an image of themselves as fashion forward or avant garde but they are actually following a cookie cutter ideal of how they should look. It seems these folks continue looking this way from their teenage years into their 30s and even 40s. Being unique is not staying the same, it's evolving as you live life. It won't be long before gray haired grandmas are wearing platform boots and drawing on their eyebrows with liquid eyeliner.