Beautiful Fall/Winter collection eye candy by Malene Birger. Endless inspiration. Love love love.
Malene Birger FW 2010 - 2011
Karla Spetic Autumn/Winter 2010 Collection
When the weather gets chilly I grab my go-to pieces. All of which happen to be in neutral tones. A cream wool coat, navy/black blazers, gray scarves, black boots. Which are all great and mix and match seamlessly with whatever I throw on with them, but when I stumbled across Karla Spetic's AW10 collection, I started to rethink my Autumn/Winter uniform. While other designers stick with the tried-and-true dark moody colors for their collections, Karla Spetic bucks the conventional in favor of pastels in blush pinks, bluish grays, ivory, and lilac, with splashes of orange. Surprisingly it feels right. Very right. The clothes are beautifully cut in geometric patterns and shapes, and I love the detailed necklines of the mini dresses, and the occasional twists in the fabric and color blocking. My favorite is the braided scarf (this may be a future diy for me). The overall feeling of the collection is romantic and dreamy. A welcome change from all the "usual" fall colors.
Prima Ballerina - Black Swan Inspired
I've never mentioned it on my blog before now, but I danced ballet most of my life - roughly sixteen years. When I saw the trailer for Black Swan, a new movie starring Natalie Portman, I was entranced and intrigued. Not just because the trailer is gripping, and looks like an edge-of-your-seat psychological thriller, but because of the costumes! It's not often that a film is made centered around ballet so this is super exciting for me! Below are a couple of the original Kate and Laura Mulleavy of Rodarte sketches. Brilliant!
The film has inspired me to add some more prima ballerina lovelies to my wardrobe. These give off a feminine, ethereal, innocent charm. A few I'm loving:
Sheer Black Skirts
When I saw the Chloe's 2011 RTW line I immediately fell in love with the sheers fabrics and flounciness of the skirts and dresses. I owned a sheer black skirt only once in my life and I was around maybe nine years old, so it's been a while. I also remembered I had come across a few photos of sheer black skirts via fashion and streetstyle blogs. After a little searching I found the inspiration that I was looking for.
Here's a list of a few affordable options:
(click each skirt to be taken to retailer)
(click each skirt to be taken to retailer)
Black Wedge Heels - Lisa Marie Fernandez
I love everything about the photo above, via Stockholm Streetstyle: the Celine contrast pocket coat, Celine bag, and those black wedge heels. I'm not sure where her heels are from but I've found a few contenders that mirror the style well.
I love love love the coat. It's a perfect example of how navy and black can mix so well when done right, and the pockets add a touch of the unexpected in a subtle way.
Apart Style
I always get super excited when I come across a new amazing online boutique. I admit, it doesn't happen often as it's time consuming and tedious to search and dig around the inter-web, but when I strike gold, all the time spent searching feels well worth it. My newest discovery, Apart Style, is an online boutique which boasts, "A new brand of accessible luxury. A new voice in modern fashion." I spent some time browsing the site and I'm hooked and couldn't agree more with that statement. My favorite feature is the 'Shop The Style' section where you can browse through lookbook categories such as; The Agency, Little City, After Dark, New Glamour, and Modern Boho. Here are a few looks I'm crazy about.
So many of these pieces would mix so well with my wardrobe, and they're all really versatile. My wish list just got quite a bit longer.
So many of these pieces would mix so well with my wardrobe, and they're all really versatile. My wish list just got quite a bit longer.
Coming Soon
The first second I laid eyes on Lulus.com DJ Global sequin dress I had to have it. Apparently, I wasn't the only girl thinnking that, because when I went to throw it in my cart I saw two words I often despise. SOLD OUT. Boo. What's a girl to do? I called them right away, chatted with the lovely Brittany, and was able to order it, although she said I would have to wait three weeks to get it. Wait? No problem. I'm cool with waiting when I'm waiting for something I really really want. Plus I love getting things in the mail. I talked with Brittany yesterday and she said my dress went out yesterday! Super excited! I also ordered some new rain boots since I'm obsessed with them. I've never owned a wedge pair before, but I've admired them for a while so I decided it was time to give in, and where I live rains a lot so I justified it. They will be here when the dress arrives so look for a post soon. I also have two bags courtesy of Mimi Boutique to show you that I just received so look for that too in the next couple of days.
Do you have 'coming soon' lovelies of your own? Do share! Also if you have a bag from Mimi Boutique I'd love to hear how you like yours!
Gift Guide - Cozy
Cozy is my favorite. Well one one of my favorites at least. My hands and feet are always, always cold so I'm especially attracted to clothes and accessories that are not only stylish but also, well, cozy. These are some of my cozy warm favorites inspired by Alexa Chung's chunky cable sweater(center).
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