Lucky Sevens

Sevens bring luck in casinos.  Usually the only jackpot bigger than a string of sevens is the ever elusive set of cherries.  But we like the sevens.  We'll take the sevens.  Life exists beyond the blacked out walls of those gambler's paradises and in other realms the number seven is associated with equally good things.  The day of rest, in religion.  A particularly lucky life, in numerology.  Of course, there is always the bad to counter the good, and just as we want the sevens in slots, it is nearly forbidden to say the word seven at a craps table.  And, in religion, seven can also be seen to represent the seven layers of hell.  Tarot gives one interpretation of the Seven of Diamonds to be futility, working hard for nothing. 

So, which is it?  Do we like seven or do we hate it?  I guess it depends on just what it is you believe in.

And speaking of the Seven of Diamonds, 7 Diamonds shirts are the exact opposite of a futile endeavor.  You have to do no work to achieve maximum results, a.k.a. looking totally on point.  The cut of the shirts is completely flattering, and the various plaid prints really allow you to bring these shirts from daytime work into nighttime play. 

Is seven your lucky number?

Shop 7 Diamonds HERE

Color Me Blind

Full Color Spectrum - Image Courtesy of MyOpera

As we exist, we see the world in color.  If it was our fate to only see in black and white, then perhaps the ordinary shades of denim would do just fine forever and ever.   But how can we forgo the millions of opportunities to color ourselves perfect.  Through scientific research we know that shades of red cause the heart to race faster while shades of blue release tension in the body.  Even more curious, the body cannot cause itself to get angry in the presence of pink.  The list goes on, each unique color having its own individual effect on us.  Read HERE and HERE for more.

So why exactly would we choose to live our lives without the thrills and awe of color?  It is hard for me to imagine life in any other way but with a full spectrum.  Jeans included.  

Paige, Fidelity, AG, DL1961 - these brands are all wise to the brilliance we need in our lives.  There is even color for men, who also live in this world of ROYGBIV. 

Shop The Denim Lounge for the most brilliant shades of denim this side of the invisible spectrum.

   

Mixed Emotions

We all know that the seasons change.  Time goes on, and though we are prepared, we are seldom ready.   Who wants think more seriously about work (even though we don't get summers off of work, our minds do seem to travel more during these hot months)?  Who really wants to start waking up early again for school?  It is inevitable but often unwelcome.  However, the nice thing about the summer ending is that with it, the heat goes.  Cool fall mornings will soon be rolling in and thankfully with that mercurial drop electric bills will also fall.  Something else sweet?  Summer sales.  The season's final farewell always, as expected, brings us deals that last far longer than the short season from whence they came.

Shop SALE HERE.

A Small ComMINTment

There are people who like pastel colors and there are people who don't.  Generally speaking, I easily fall in the latter category, preferring acute color to paleness. But a rising popularity in mint green has emerged and for the first time I am finding myself drawn to a pastel.  There is something not-so-sweet about this color, which is really nice because most light shades, especially the pinks and the purples, tend to come off as looking like saccharin sweetener packets and that is just too much of an innocent toothache for me!  But this green is a demure, feminine yet strong color that is easily wearable on a majority of skin tones. 

Harper's Bazaar ran a little piece on the color, noting the designers who showed it in the Spring runway collections.  You can read that HERE.  But maybe a good way to dip your foot in that green pool is to try  an easy top first, like this Laila Jayde peasant top.  The style is easy and wearable with a variety of bottoms - it would really look stunning with extra-faded or even white jeans or cutoffs.

Shop HERE for a minty good time.

A Flare For Flares

J Brand LoveStory Flare Jeans

New styles come and go, but we always seem to keep a clutch on the flare jeans.  Almost universally flattering, these jeans create a look that is at once sexy, slimming, and chic.  To most denim lovers, that combination would seem to be the holy grail of all we look for in a good pair of jeans. 

Of course, as humans we cannot often leave things well enough alone and have to constantly meddle with most everything to make it all feel fresh.  So there is always a new take on the flare jean - high rise/low rise, faded and holey/crisp, dark and sleek.  But that keeps us wanting more.  And it continually makes the old pairs that fall to the bottom of our piles relevant and so to resurface them at anytime would not at all be passe.  In fact, the older they are, the cooler they are.


My favorite pick for this style?  The ever Iconic J Brand LoveStory

Break into a new pair HERE.

Formality Is Just A Formality

The laws of formality have shifted.  Or rather, are constantly shifting.  What is now "acceptable" was not just ten years ago.  Who would ever have dared to wear denim out to dinner at anywhere but Friday's? And two hundred years ago, what woman would ever have thought to leave the house in anything less than a skirt and corset, let alone pants or jeans?  What was then "presentable" is not now even conceivable.  And maybe this constant shifting can, at times lead to confusion or even embarrassment when going out.  Nothing is more mortifying than meeting up with friends, only to realize that they have dressed up and you have dressed down.  So here is one line of shirts for guys that takes the guesswork out of getting ready.  Stone Rose tops work equally well with a good pair of cargo shorts or dressy denim.  So rather than actually worrying about what to wear, you can enjoy it.  And as an added bonus, they look ridiculously good on.

Shop Stone Rose HERE

Freedom...From Paying Full Price!!

On the very first July 4th celebration, we cheered as our country became a free land.  Every fourth of July since then, we have honored that freedom with celebrations, gathering with friends and family to feast on grilled food, relax the day away, and end the night with the grandest nighttime entertainment of all - fireworks!

But there is one more way you can enjoy your liberties - by not feeling shackled at paying full price for everything.  Everywhere you look, one retailer or another is offering deals this holiday weekend.  Of course that includes the Denim Lounge and so what better place to start than here, getting the whole family ready for a day of well dressed relaxation.

Begin Freedom Shopping HERE.