Halloween Adventures!

Hey everybody! Tonight is my best friend's Halloween party and I am going as....drum roll please....Ke$ha! I have a great idea for what to wear, it is just matter of finding it in my room unfortunately, which could possibly take some time. I also think I might have underestimated the time I need to get ready. So hear this, you all know what Ke$ha looks like and how she wears her makeup and hair, relatively crazy and bed head like correct? So the predicament I am currently in is that I get home from work at 4, I can somewhat make my hair bed head like but not full on bed head because I have to drop off an application at Red Lobster, (getting a second job for more moolah), stop at Ulta and get NYX body glitter because I forgot to order online weeks ago! So going to Red Lobster and Ulta isn't really the deal breaker. One hour, I repeat one hour, before the Halloween Party starts I have to be at a meet-the-candidates dinner with my boyfriend's family because his uncle is running for council.I can't go looking like Ke$ha to that! That would embarrass everyone in his family! Ke$ha isn't really "meet-the-candidates appropriate", she's more "I'm going to a rave," appropriate. I don't mind going to this dinner at all, in fact I said I wanted to go and we could be late to the party which we can. No big deal. However, this is where I get stupid. So dinner at 8, party at 9. So maybe leave dinner at 930 and get to the party by 10. Sounded good in my head originally. Yeaaaa, Christine but what about the change of wardrobe and the complicated eye makeup you want to do? Hmm? Well I'll most likely post tomorrow and let you know how it goes hopefully with some pictures. This was probably a bit rambly so I apologize, I am nervous about getting everything done, I think that's a good excuse for rambly blog posts. I actually like reading the rambly ones. I think you get to know the writer better. So you can see I, Christine, am all over the place. Until next time!

Much love,
Christine for Embrace Couture




If anyone notices the change...

I had to switch my blog name and brand name today. I found out from the Trademark website that ScallyRags was already a name of another company. Even though the company had already folded up, I didn't really want any hassle if they were to open up again so I am just going to go with Embrace Couture. Which I still love just as much and I get to use the word Couture which always made me think of high fashion clothes. So I'm going to start the Trademark filing process for Embrace Couture! It is pretty exciting thinking up names for a clothing line, it is a pretty big step if you ask me, putting a name to all of your ideas. As clever and fun as ScallyRags was, since my last name is Scally, I like that Embrace will be a part of the main brand name because my main goal is to spread the word of healthy body image.

I want to go into why healthy body image became important to me, besides my own original hangups about my body. In high school I watched as several girls I knew went through periods of anorexia and of not being able to look at themselves in the mirror everyday without cringing. It really bothered me that these girls, some very close to me, had such a negative outlook on their bodies. It caused a lot of tears and a lot of pain and sometimes it didn't always get better. I hope that one day we will all see a world where anorexia isn't an issue in fashion or in high schools. Every girl should walk down the streets or their high school hallways with their heads held high and happy to be themselves and happy with the body they have. There's nothing wrong with wanting to change the way you look but do it the healthy way and try to love your body the way it is. Nothing is sexier on a girl than confidence and of course one of my future designs! ;)

Much love,
Christine for Embrace Couture

My Hope For Embrace Couture One Day

Not only do I love Megan Fox, but I love this dress and want it for myself! It is most likely a gazillion dollars so i hope that one day Embrace Couture can produce a great dress like this! Would I love Megan Fox to wear my clothes, who wouldn't? However, I'd rather girls like me be able to afford a dress that is as gorgeous as this! I have always wanted to be able to create gorgeous pieces that would make anyone feel beautiful in them, a line that works for any size girl, and that will be my line. My work-in-progress line of t-shirts for now. Eventually I will come out with things like this at affordable prices for girls like me.

I know this one was short but I'm going to try and post everyday so it won't be long until you hear from me again! If you're reading this tell your friends about this blog! Any extra encouragement only makes me work harder so thanks for the motivation!

Much love,
Christine for Embrace Couture

Embrace by Embrace Couture

Hey everybody! So this blog goes hand in hand with an idea I've had for quite some time now. I'm starting my own line of clothes called Embrace Couture that promotes healthy body image. This all started for me because of my own body shape actually. I'm not the most proportioned girl have measurements of 32-23-35. So another way you could put it is my upstairs doesn't match my downstairs! I always have had trouble finding jeans and underwear that can fit my big butt and tiny waist. Not to mention I'm also barely 5'1. So the jeans that fit my butt are too long for my legs and to big for my waist, and the jeans that fit my waist and are the perfect length for my legs don't give my hips and butt room to breathe! I first came up with my original idea "Embrace Your Booty" simply because I was so frustrated. However, there was a couple problems with that.

For one, like most 20 year old girls, I am a natural born shopper. I believe that God put me on this Earth to do just that, SHOP! I got a well paying job when I was 19 and had dropped out of college after my first year and kind of went spend crazy. Sure I have lots of gorgeous clothes and shoes to show for it but after almost two years at this job, I'm not rolling in any money...at all.

For two, I had no idea how to sew. Not only did I not have the funds, I also didn't have the skills to make my ideas come to life.

For three, can't draw to save my life. I've actually have gotten much better recently but still not very good.

So I had to think of another way to bring my ideas to life with those three things stacked against me. I won't go into the money end of it but instead of focusing on just "Embrace Your Booty," which only girls with larger backsides can relate to, I'm going to focus on positive and healthy body image for everyone. That's how I came up with "Embrace," which will just be a line off of my brand Embrace Couture. This line is just promoting healthy body image for all girls no matter what their body shape is. Every girl has some insecurities about the way they look but every girl is beautiful in her own way and should have a positive outlook on their body. Too many girls nowadays feel they need to change their bodies to be attractive and a lot of time they try to lose weight in unhealthy ways. I'm hoping to really reach out and help girls embrace their bodies and realize they are gorgeous no matter what size they are.

My line is going to start out strictly as t-shirts. I'm still in the process of making myself a better designer, (i.e. sewing classes, drawing classes, money management classes :), etc.), so other types of clothing will be available later on in my collection. The shirts will range from all sizes and colors with my different designs featuring the word Embrace. A website where you can buy these will be posted asap. I have taken the first couple necessary steps to get this started.

My main goal is to promote a healthy, confident, body image to all girls. If I can do that through my clothes I will be extremely happy. If you like my idea and would like to support me subscribe to this blog, http://www.embracecouture.blogspot.com/. I'll be keeping you informed about any updates on my line and I'm also going to keep it fun and blog about anything fashion, beauty, or FUN related! I'll definitely be letting everyone know a little more about me and my life also.

Please support healthy body image for all girls and subscribe! YouTube channel and website coming soon!

Much love,
Christine for Embrace Couture