7th Annual BTS Fashion Show!

In our new house!!! It was more exciting this time as we had more places to take pictures in.

While the music blared from the TV and the chosen outfits are laid out, we present the new line up for Fall! This year and armed with coupons and sale ads, we hit Old Navy, Ross, JC Penney and Kohls for great deals and clearance. Plus, again, we are using some of last year's finds!

Here's I-Dude! He is definitely ready for school and third grade!
Summer heat is not a problem with this fresh and colorful striped polo shirt and dark denim, both from JC Penney. Sonoma sneakers, Kohl's clearance; 2009. He chose the shirt; great choice!

A cool soccer outfit or just a fun day at school, this is a smart choice; Jersey and shorts, JC Penney.

In choosing school outfits, one must think about these things seriously. Khaki cargo shorts, JC Penney, plain white T-shirt and preppy striped green and navy hoodie, Old Navy. Socks and slip-ons, Kohl's 2009.

And of course, reading time can and should be stylish! Sonoma sneakers and socks, Kohl's 2009. High Sierra dark denims, JC Penney. Black logo hoodie, Old Navy.

Now let's turn our attention to J-Pony. Today, vacation, Monday, school! Violin and Choir, it'll be quite hectic, but fashion, no problem! It doesn't hurt that she loves to pose and it shows!
Cozy on throws, J-Pony sports a polka dot cardigan and skinny jeans, Old Navy, with a White T-shirt and Converse sneakers, from L-Infinity.

A fun scribbled shirt is always in style, Rue 21. Skinny jeans, Old Navy. Red and white star earrings, Claire's. Converse sneakers from big sis, L-Infinity.

School is all about reading, so why not do it fashionably? Green cardigan, white T and Converse sneakers, from L-Infinity, dark flare jeans from cousin T. Book (Sherlock Holmes), Half-Price Books. High Sierra blue and black backpack, Ross 2009

The summer time is everytime with this sunny outfit. Yellow plaid gathered top (Wet Seal) on clearance. Skinny jeans, (Old Navy). Yellow flats (from L-Infinity).

L-Infinity is ready to fly from the nest with these smart college get-ups. She prefers black, but looks great in all colors.
Whether during the warm but windy Texan Fall season of mainland, USA or on the breezy isle of Oahu, this striped with floral embellishment V-neck top (Rue 21), is totally at home. Especially when paired with dark skinny denims (Forever 21) and bronze flats (Walmart).

Now that she's got her Fujitsu tablet, school will be a breeze. Especially with some white fabric slip ons, Payless, Skinny jeans, Charlotte Ruse; White-T, Forever 21 and a spaghetti strap floral babydoll, Rue 21.

We're definitely headed to somewhere breezy and humid, so why not look stylish on the way there? With this striped black & gray cardigan (Old Navy) a fun light yellow print shirt (Rue 21) and dark skinny denims (Charlotte Ruse), mission accomplished!

Her last outfit will also nicely fit in anywhere on Oahu or in the BYU Hawaii campus and hang out with the preppy crowd before they hit the beach! Black zip-up hoodie (Forever 21), black & gray striped tank (Pac Sun), Converse gray sneakers (Kohl's). Gray preppy shorts (JC Penney).

I also had them pretend that they've conquered their first day of school; in L's case, coming back from her first college semester. "Hi, I'm home!"
I-Dude was both hot and tired. He could barely hang on to the door. :-)
Look at J-Pony... With a violin case and a heavy backpack, the first day is definitely a feat!

Of course, no BTS Fashion Show can end without a group shot! Don't they look ready to tackle another year? Fashion police, you may be out of a job! :-)

Are you ready to go back to school?

Annual BTS Fashion Show

It's that time again! Another school year's a-startin' and the stores' are a'buzzin!

Well our household is not any different, but to make things more chic and unique, our theme this year is aptly labeled,

"Hand Me Down Haute"

Since every summer we sort their clothes, we found out this year that most survived the "modesty" and "wear" check. So... We mixed our still great lookin' fashion from last year and the hand me downs and a few new ones we got and these are how our "super" models looked liked! Can you say, "When is school starting? I can't wait!"

Let's start with I-Dude, shall we? He's ready for 2nd grade!
Here he is, happily sporting last year's tan cargo pants from Target, with a slight rip at the knee accompanied by last Spring's clearance find; a dark gray "TEXAS" and helicopter shirt from Kohl's.

With the same pants, he preppied it up a bit with a brown & red striped collared shirt from Ross and white socks from Walmart in a camo/brown pair of last year's sneakers from Payless.

Switching to another new pair of dark denim from Ross and gray velcro sneakers from Kohl's earlier this Spring, he's "rockin' out" with this new red with black trim tee from Ross.

Pairing another HMD with his OP baby blue with camo strip shirt from our next door neighbor with his dark denim from Ross, gives his look a casual and ready for a fun day at school!

Next up is our very own, J-Pony who just turned 10 this year and is ramping up her own style!
Let's check out this "school/rider/all weather" look in a purple/plaid collared tee combo from Ross this month. Her tall black boots were from Kohl's from last winter's clearance and last year's stonewashed slim jeans from the Children's Place.

How about this "school is on" casual look in the same jeans, brown sneakers from Ross last year, white socks and a HMD black tee with music notes graphic from her big sis, L-Infinity. She is looking mighty ready to tackle that Choir audition in this ensemble.

She is loving those jeans, with another great looking HMD white tee with an adorable penguin print from L-Infinity's school stash last year. With her hair down, school will be a breeze!
Of course, her signature color is still red, so she's looking chic and so much a 10-yr old with this red and plaid overtop layered tee from Ross this month and another stonewashed denim from last year. Math, Science, English, bring it on!

And finally, we have our "senior this year" trendsetter with a retro twist, L-Infinity! She loves to scope out Hot Topic and Pac Sun for that "just right" look for school.
The trend this year is to be bold and outstanding! And with that "highlighter" yellow with a pocket tee over a dark gray tank (Pac Sun & Forever 21 this month) and skinny denims from September 2007, the look is nothing short of awesome!

Fall, come now for she is ready for ya! With another pair of jeans from two years ago, paired with a new burgundy tee, a chic scarf down the front, a pair of sunglasses on top of her head and black flats, she will have a "smooth" transition into the next season!

Just call her Converse Girl as these purple ones are her latest acquisition for her collection, from Journeys this month. She turned a regular black bead necklace into a fashionable multi-bracelet! And with that black and purple Depeche Mode over a great dark denim tee from American Eagle, also this year, her "new" look is complete!

Winter's bitter cold? That's no problem for this ensemble of new black short coat, white scarf from Forever 21 and last year's black boots from Kohl's! Nice and toasty!

Another successful BTS Fashion Show! I can't wait to see all three actually sporting these looks come August 24th!

Happy "Back to School" everyone!

4th "Back to School" Fashion Show

Well August is here again and that means, new clothes, new shoes, new school supplies! L-Infinity, J-Pony and I-Dude, can never wait long enough for school to start before trying on their clothes, so we decided to do annual fashion shows, back in 2005 to celebrate a new school year.

Here's some cute outfits and poses for you to enjoy. I sure did, while managing the camera. I kept wanting to stop and just hug them, they were so cute!

I can't wait until they actually start their first day of school. More photo-ops!