they call her, rachel bilson.

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I honesty don't understand how Rachel Bilson pulls off such amazing outfits, year after year.  She is known as one of Hollywood's best dressed starlets and she's a genius when it comes to mixing and matching her clothes.  I love her jeans, love her jackets, love her shoes, love her bags - I basically love her entire wardrobe.  Her style is unique, feminine and fresh. Kind of what I aspire to.  She is my fashion icon and has been for years.  Maybe you'll understand what I mean as you browse through the photos below.  Whether she's wearing a designer dress with a couture jacket or just plain old jeans and a t-shirt - she always looks chic. You're fabulous, Rachel. Good job.

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Inspired.

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Classy and fabulous. The two things a girl should be, according to Coco Chanel. 

I was inspired to design my own flats by a person I haven't met yet, but one day...I will.  I don't really have a plan or anything, just seeds of inspiration and the desire to make something.  Mostly, for fun.  I don't have any experience making shoes, so this is all going to be very interesting.  I've been scribbling away in my room (sort of) - thinking of different designs I'd love to see on my feet.  And, when I think of the perfect pair of flats - I think of excellent quality, innovative design and feminine fabrics.  And, since I love bows, lace and gems - I definitely want to incorporate them into my design somehow.

For fabric and decor, the Melrose Trading Post in Beverly Hills comes to mind.  Held every Sunday, I definitely need to take a trip up there soon.  The Antique Market at Irvine Valley College is also a great place to find vintage-ish things.  It's held the first Sunday of every month. Kind of wish they would have it more often though.

Anyways, as I go off to bed - I leave you with another quote by Chanel. “In order to be irreplaceable, one must always be different.” - Coco Chanel

My flats will be different and they will be irreplaceable. Hehe.

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Mr. Darcy

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“In vain I have struggled. It will not do. My feelings will not be repressed. You must allow me to tell you how ardently I admire and love you.” - Mr. Darcy

How ardently I admire and love you. Well said, Mr. Darcy. Well said.

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a hero.

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"Down these mean streets a man must go who is not himself mean, who is neither tarnished nor afraid. He is the hero; he is everything. He must be a complete man and a common man and yet an unusual man. He must be, to use a rather weathered phrase, a man of honor—by instinct, by inevitability, without thought of it, and certainly without saying it. He must be the best man in his world and a good enough man for any world." -Raymond Chandler

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divine direction.

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"And David inquired of the Lord, "Shall I pursue after this band? Shall I overtake them?" He answered him, "Pursue, for you shall surely overtake and shall surely rescue." 1 Samuel 30:8

David did what we must do in our everyday lives. He simply inquired of the Lord. He did not assume victory or conclude that going to fight was the best and only option, he let God decide.

You cannot have a successful journey in life without seeking divine direction in your endeavors. You must yield to the leading of the Holy Spirit in your life to direct and guide you; He will never lead you astray.

He is the divine navigator, follow His lead today.

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i am the clay.

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"And yet, O Lord, you are our Father. We are the clay, and you are the potter. We all are formed by your hand." Isaiah 64:8

Intelligent Design is the understanding that the complexity, beauty and composition of this world is the work of an intelligent mind as opposed to a random, non-purposeful chain of events. Creationists believe that this Intelligent Designer is God.

God, your Intelligent Designer and perfect potter knows just what purpose you were created for. You are the work of His hand and only in His hands, can you be molded, fired up and shaped to fulfill His desired will for your life.

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fearfully and wonderfully made.

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"I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Wonderful are your works; my soul knows it very well." Isaiah 139:14

Purpose represents something God has placed in your heart to become; a role He has chosen for you to fulfill; a place He has destined for you to occupy and a need He has created you in answer to. You have been created for a purpose.

It is no accident that God brought you into this world at this time, in this place and to this set of people in your generation. You are here because God wants you here.

Let him show you His will for your life.

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