Category Archives: Jane By Design

Quick Take: JANE BY DESIGN is back tonight!

Time to admit it – I fell hard for JANE BY DESIGN in the first half of its freshman season.  There are so many dynamics being played with in this show – sister/brother, best friends, enemies, new loves, mentors, you name it, they’ve got it covered!  When the show returns tonight to finish out the season, we dive right back into Jane’s crazy double life, and it turns out we aren’t the only ones who’ve waited for months to see

Giveaway: JANE BY DESIGN Season 1 DVD

Win a Jane By Design: Complete First Season DVD! The Jane by Design: Season One DVD will be available to purchase on Tuesday March 20! You can now pre-order the Jane By Design DVD. Yes, that’s right. Relive all the high drama, high school and high heels through the eyes of Jane Quimby. Remember when Jane first met Gray? What about Jane’s first kiss with Nick? Pre-order the Jane By Design DVD now here. About Jane By Design Jane By Design

Jane By Design: The Final Challenge

Did you watch the series premiere of JANE BY DESIGN last night on ABC Family?  Totally adorable, right?  I for one, loved it, and loved that this quirky “outcast” (I’m with CourtneyK – like she and Billy would really be outcasts!) has such good fashion sense.  For our final challenge, I’m here to tell you how dress like Jane Quimby! Take this casual outfit from the pilot (pictured left) – it’s totally what you might see on any high school

Jane By Design Challenge: Blog #6

Oh, the dreaded Challenge #6.  You know the one.  Where, basically, it’s the challenge during one of those fashion making shows where they say “oh hey, find something in the pantry and use it for a fabulous dress.”  That’s the one!  Today’s challenge was to use 100 Calorie Packs of Snyder’s pretzels to create something fresh and fun.  I thought, hey, I’m not using the pretzels.  While I snacked away on my 100-Calorie Snaps, I braided the pretzel bags and

Jane By Design Challenge: Blog #5

Mission #5- use a plain old button down to go from Day to Night!  Everyone’s had that day at the office where you’re stuck there until 7:30, but you have to get to a party right away (I’m not the only one spending time at the office until 7:30, am I), right?  In fact, Jane Quimby faces that issue pretty much every day with how to turn her school clothes into office wear, into something even more exciting for a

Jane By Design Challenge: Blog #4

The 4th challenge in our JANE BY DESIGN quest is to take that heinous Christmas sweater we’ve all managed to come across over the years, and turn it into something interesting and wearable. In my case, I looked at the sweater, and didn’t see anything worthy of a bracelet or a scarf or anything conventional, but I thought to myself – why not turn this into a fashionable sweater that’s plain to the eye of the beholder, but up close

JANE BY DESIGN Quick Take – we think you should watch!

See Jane. See Jane be a talented high school student making her own smashing clothes. See Jane have a sexy best friend, Billy; see Jane and Billy be social outcasts. (It’s so unrealistic, these two are SO adorable but hey, it’s television.) Jane and brother, Nick have money troubles. Before you can say, “Welcome to the Club”; Jane applies for an internship at a prestigious fashion house and mistakenly gets hired not as the unpaid intern, but as a salaried

Jane By Design Challenge: Blog #3

This next challenge involves finding the purse that best represents me. For me, the purse I’m carrying at any given time is the purse that best defines me.  Often, my purses are bright and whimsical, with a variety of colors that go or coordinate with just about any outfit I pull together. The purse I’m currently carrying is from Fossil – my current favorite place to buy just about anything – from their Key-Per collection.  It’s coated canvas with fabric,

Jane By Design Challenge: Blog #2

Up next in our Jane By Design Challenge – use the white t-shirt included in the trunk, and style it based on your style icon.  I spent some time thinking about who I idolize, as far as style goes – for me, it’s all about Kirsten Dunst.  Before you say “but wait, she always looks like she just rolled out of bed,” that’s essentially what I love about her – she leaves her house in a white tshirt and jeans,

Jane By Design Challenge: Blog #1

I’m participating in the JANE BY DESIGN challenge for ABCFamily, and I can already tell it’s going to be a hoot!  Not only did I receive a lovely Donovan/Decker trunk (seriously, it will be the best coffee table), but they sent along a dress form and some crazy fun items that I need to take from boring or bland to amazing ha! Our first challenge involved a shopping spree for some inspiration – check it out! So if you had