Friday Flick Picks

Hello everyone! I hope you guys had a good week and you're counting down the moments till your fabulous weekend begins. Let's get to the flicks, shall we?

The movie world is in what I like to call a "transition phase."  All the great movies just came out for Oscar consideration and Summer blockbusters won't start coming out until May so we have a wide variety of odd, not so good looking films hitting theatres every week. So that means our Netflix and old favorites on the HBO channels are getting a workout.

February 26th-March 4th

I re-watched Fantastic Mr. Fox and Crazy Heart. I really like both of these movies. FMF is so charming and has this great dry humor about it and Crazy Heart has such a touching, sad story and beautiful music. But my recommended pick for the week is going to have to be Crazy Heart. I'm a sucker for great acting and Jeff Bridges has the Oscar to prove it from this film. The music is beautiful and so is the Southwest cinematography.  You've also got Colin Farrell rocking a Texas accent and a ponytail; it really doesn't get much better than that.

All right friends, that's my pick for the week. Have a great weekend and I'll see you back here Monday!

Bethenny Bluefly

So last night I gave in and watched Bethenny Ever After on Bravo. I admit I've had my love/hate relationship with the whole Housewife series, especially New York, but Bethenny Frankel's drive for her career and the branding of herself and Skinnygirl is inspirational. The shtick and personality are a little too much to take at times, but that's why I DVR it and I can fast forward through her crazy spells. I did however slow down the DVR fast enough to catch her super cute Bluefly Closet Confession commercial. I love the abbreviated version with the text intermixed, but the long version can be found here, and it's pretty funny. Let's just say it contains imitations of the other NYC housewives. Confess:  who else watched? What did you think?

Desert Jackets

I want to highlight an item I've been seeing at work, Anthropologie, that I am loving and would have never given a second look before. I am calling it a desert jacket (or perhaps field jacket is more common name for it) but I can just picture these jackets being thrown on to shield yourself from the harsh sandy winds or the chilly nights a desert can bring. They all have the similar structural elements to them: drawstring waist or hem, front pockets, rolled sleeve tabs, and in neutral color pallets. Belted or open, hooded or popped collar, I can definitely see myself keeping an eye on these jackets and adding one to my closet before I miss out!

I am particularly liking this one. It's made from tencel fabric which is so buttery soft and lightweight and drapes beautifully on. It looks quite fussy zipped up like in the picture with the collar and flaps but unzipped and paired with a cotton dress or tank and shorts it adds some edginess to an everyday summer look.

Check out some possible outfitting combinations featuring each of my "desert" jacket favs:

images: Anthropologie