Although most people would probably consider me a girly-girl, I am also a big sports fan - especially professional football. The Indianapolis Colts are my fave team (8-0 tonight, yippee!), and although I'd love to show my support for them, I really don't want to wear a dorky sweatshirt or oversized jersey.

Thankfully there are more and more cute female-friendly team products out there these days at NFL Shop, including this adorable $39.99 Field Flirt Tunic from Reebok. Makes me look forward to the next game day!

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Most of us probably won't ever own a Chanel evening gown or quilted handbag (which is totally OK, btw), but there's no doubt that the brand is incredibly influential in the fashion world. The company was created by a woman named Gabrielle 'Coco' Chanel back in 1909, which is pretty cool when you think about how few ladies were even attempting to run businesses back then.

I just saw the biopic Coco Before Chanel starring Audrey Tautou, and it reinvigorated my interest in learning about Mademoiselle Chanel. I found this little book called The Gospel According to Coco Chanel: Life Lessons from the World's Most Elegant Woman, and I'm gonna give it a whirl.

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There are so many great affordable places to shop these days, and it seems like almost every store now is stocked with super-cute things (or am I maybe just a shopaholic?). I have been browsing through places like Charlotte Russe, Mandee, and Wet Seal - and it seems like they've all stepped up their retail game a bit.

Do you have a favorite store right now?

November's here, and for a lot of us that means it's time to bundle up. One of the key layering pieces this season will definitely be a plaid flannel shirt, and although some of them can be pretty pricey, you can also find a nice version for not that much money.

For example, if you want to shell out big bucks for a designer version like this $245 Cohen Button Back Plaid Shirt from Elizabeth & James (pictured, near right) you can, but there's also something like this $29.50 Lily Slim Fit Woven Flannel from Nollie.

Photos © Intermix and Pacsun.

I am not the biggest fan of the ubiquitous legging trend (because seriously, do I need to see everyone's rear ends?), but now there's another version that I'm disliking even more: The 'jegging.' Basically it's a pair of leggings that is printed to look like an extra extra extra skinny pair of jeans (jean + legging = jegging), and it looks like this pair from Topshop.

What do you think of the idea?

Photo © Topshop.

I feel like nearly every day I'm hearing about another celebrity designer/department store collaboration, but this one's too big to overlook. JCPenney just announced today that Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen will debut a new line called Olsenboye at the store beginning November 6th.

There's not too much to see yet, but I did find this Olsenboye preview video that shows little snippets of the line - including what I think are going to be some seriously cute shoes. But...what's up with the name? At first I totally thought it was a line just for guys!

Photo © Olsenboye for JCPenney.

Halloween is this weekend, so if you haven't started thinking about what you're going as - it's time to get cracking! I've tossed around a bunch of different ideas with my friends, but I'm still undecided.

I've been hearing that the top requested costumes so far (in no particular order) have been the Twilight characters, Michael Jackson, Lady Gaga and Kate Gosselin. If you're still looking for inspiration, check out this amazing Halloween makeup tutorial from MAC Cosmetics. I think their zebra face (pictured) is off the hook!

Photo © MAC Cosmetics.

You never know where you're going to find fashion inspiration, and in this case I was recently influenced by the announcement of Barbie's new "Ladies of the 80's" collection, available this December. I think that the Joan Jett Barbie (pictured) is soooo cool!

First with Kristen Stewart filming the Joan Jett bio-pic and now this doll release...makes me think that there's going to be an even bigger resurgence of the black leather rocker chick look.

Photo © Mattel.

I am a die-hard shoe fanatic, so when I heard that ultra-expensive label Jimmy Choo was making a more affordable collection of accessories and clothes for H&M, I definitely took notice.

I did some digging and found some first-look pics of the line, as well as this little promotional Jimmy Choo for H&M video that shows Jimmy Choo's prez and founder Tamara Mellon talking about the collaboration. I think there's some great pieces, including this crazy bedazzled zebra sandal. Do you have any interest in shopping the line when it comes to stores on November 14th?

Photo © Jimmy Choo for H&M.

This week I was invited to attend an episode of The Martha Stewart Show. Going to the taping would be cool anyway, but this was their special breast cancer show - and that is a cause that's extremely important to me. Martha looked so polished (as you'd expect) in her pale pink sweater and scarf, and I was really impressed by how she basically aced the whole show on the first take.

During the show Martha introduced a new crafty Warrior Stamping Kit that was created in coalition with Ford Warriors in Pink. I think it would be fun to stamp wrapping paper and folders with the kit, but the best part is that 100% of net proceeds from the $32 sale price are donated to Susan G. Komen for the Cure.

There's always a big surprise during a special show, and this one was no different. The audience was made up of breast cancer survivors and their loved ones, and one lucky lady won a new Ford customized by Martha! When I saw the winner (who is a survivor) I was awestruck by how young she was, which brought home the all-important reminder of self-testing beginning at an early age. Please, pretty please check yourself out just to be on the safe side! If you need advice on how to do this, read this article on The Five Steps of a Breast Self-Exam. XOXO!

Photos courtesy of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia and Ford Warriors in Pink.