I have this weird rule, no band t-shirts unless you can sing at least three songs, and have seen them in concert. Luckily, I was able to see The Ramones before they broke up before Johnny, Joey and DeeDee passed away. Anyway, I need to go to more concerts and learn more songs, because wearing band t-shirts with neon lace and blazers seems to be one of those things that didn’t used to make sense, all the sudden make a lot of sense. Yesterday Wendy wrote a post about bloggers mixing neons and neutrals, and I thought I’d give it a roll.

Wearing: Blazer: Aritzia • Tee: H&M • Bag: Givenchy • Shoes: Loeffler Randall

Photos by Taylor Davies

It’s Spring, the days are getting longer and sunnier, the flowers are a blooming… and it’s usually time to pull out the lighter clothes. I had been meaning to get a pair of white pants, but more often than not, you’d see me opt for jeans. However, finding the perfect white jeans is more difficult than it seems as white tends to be transparent, things like pockets become a very big deal. Who likes to wear see thru pants (aside from Lady Gaga?)  I am too old to wear see thru anything! Anyway, after trying on a million pairs buying and returning, Taylor, who had given a review of the Paige Ankle Skinny Jeans in White told me they were the best she’d tried on so far, and I decided to give them a go. Lo and behold, not only are they sturdy and comfortable, they’re also not transparent. Love! Anyway… the craving for white jeans had finally been quenched.

Wearing: Motorcycle Jacket: ASOS (gift) • Shoes: Prada • Glasses: Super • Jeans: Paige • Necklace: Jene de Spain • Bag: 3.1 Philip Lim

Photos by Taylor Davies

Yesterday I said on Twitter, “The best part of Spring is wearing cute shoes.” Which is true, all winter I wore my Rachel Comey booties and for better or for worse, the nice weather made it easier to wear more skin baring shoes. Got this pair of Loeffler Randall Shoes for my birthday and they are the most fun to wear! With round espadrille heel and color blocked upper, it makes the perfect shoe to dress up every outfit. Not to mention they’re really stable so even the high heel is easy to walk in.

Although the first few days of sockless shoe wearing also means getting blisters galore, these days they have a multitude of different sock options, I opted for a KushyFoot Toe Cover found at my local drugstore, which pretty much saved my life today.

I’m also wearing dresses with bare legs a lot lately. For some reason in the last few years, wearing tights hasn’t been as appealing as it used to, so winter also meant wearing lots of jeans and pants.  Not so bad, but it’s nice to wear a dress! Here I’m wearing a summery dress under my brown mac, it’s warm but not jacketless warm yet… which is often my favorite kind of weather!

Watches are really making a come back. I thought for a long time cell phones made them obsolete, but as wrist candy they’re the most useful kind, after wearing my watch for a few weeks now, it kind of feels weird not knowing exactly what time it is without rudely pulling out my phone (or Instagram maker, as I’ve been calling it lately).

Wearing: Dress: Aritzia • Coat: CoS • Bag: 3.1 Philip Lim • Watch: Android • Glasses: Prada (gift) • Shoes: Loeffler Randall

Photos by Crissie Fuller

Yellow is a highly underrated color. Orange too. But yellow is one of the colors I can surround myself in and feel happy with. Unfortunately, it doesn’t always go well with my complexion. Over the past few years, colored jeans have really come into their own. I’ve been wearing a pair of green jeans for a while, and have a pair of orange ones, but this pastel yellow by J Brand is easily one of my favorites. It pretty much goes with everything, and makes every outfit happy.  Not to mention the stretchy twill is super comfortable, making this pair of jeans a staple in my weekly rotation.

Here I’ve paired it with my turqoise Ariztia silk blouse and a standard black blazer with vintage pumps. It probably falls in the color blocking trend, though I’m afraid of color blocking being “so 2011″ oh well, it’s easy. Today I had a meeting and had to look somewhat presentable and blazers always make every outfit look dressed up, even if it’s with a cheery pair of yellow jeans.

Wearing: Jeans: JBrand • Blouse: Aritzia • Blazer: Juice Couture (gift) • Bag: 3.1 Philip Lim • Pumps: Vintage • Tights: Wolford • Jewelry: Low Luv, Vintage and something from Gilt…

Photos by Crissie Fuller

During the winter, a flannel shirt will save your life. Well, it’s saved mine at least. Maybe not literally, but cozying up with a flannel. As we head into the last few days before fashion week, I’ve been working a lot, and kind of tired, so that pretty much means jeggings every day. Yeah, they may be 2009 style, but I still love to wear them, as they’re super comfortable on those days you feel like your want to slum it up.

But slumming it in New York City is never an option! Throw on a moto jacket and a pair of high heel booties, with a statement necklace, and you go from practical to chic. Well, as chic as I can get these days.

The IFB Conference Sponsor, BaubleBar sent over something for me to wear next week..I was so excited, I wore it today to snazz up my outfit. Those who are going to the conference will be getting a surprise!

OH! Over the weekend, I scored a Givenchy Pandora bag in nude at Intermix! It was half off, then 50% off that! Can you believe it! I’ve never owned a designer bag, and this is my first. Love. It’s the perfect bag to last through spring. Heck, maybe even the year.

Photos by Crissie Fuller

There is nothing more casual than t-shirt and jeans. Ok, sweatpants. Those are more casual… anything more casual than that, and we’re talking pajamas. Over the years I’ve become a denim lover, and with all the beautiful dresses at the Luisa Via Roma store, I was actually quite interested in the Balmain Jeans. I mean come on, $1000 jeans. They’re Balmain so they must be amazing? Well, that and this Alexander McQueen jacket that caught my eye. My favorite color to wear often ends up being olive green and this jacket looked like a cross between a blazer, motorcycle jacket and military fatigues. What a mix! To be honest though I would have to say that the Balmain jeans were great with their distressing and the way it was constructed to wear over time, there was support in the stitching and the denim was very soft. I wasn’t so impressed with the fit, expecting for $1000 it would make me look like a supermodel, and well the fit didn’t compare to some of the more mainstream denim brands, I did like the distressing  and I don’t normally like distressing.

The Alexander McQueen jacket however did fit amazing, and it’s structure made me feel confident, edgy yet sophisticated. It was the perfect jacket, and paired with the scull clutch I felt casual yet very much dressed up. So much for t-shirts and jeans!Wearing: Balmain Jeans • Jacket: Alexander McQueen • Clutch: Alexander McQueen • Pumps: Casadei • Shirt: Alexander Wang

Photos by Tommaso Gesuato

I hate to start of a post with an apology… To be honest, the break was never intended on being so long. First it was Christmas, then I got terribly sick, now the IFB Conference is coming together along with a short trip to Florence for Luisa Via Roma’s Firenze4ever. Though I was at the Savoy hotel most the time nursing my cold. I did get a chance to rifle through the Luisa Via Roma inventory to create a series of looks. It was amazing to have all those clothes at your fingertips! The first of the three looks, I found this MSGM cotton lace dress that could really work in both winter and spring. Then I tried on the Giambatisata Valli leopard jacket, which instantly reminded me of 1960′s swing coats and boxy jackets. It had the perfect amount of volume to compliment a body-con dress. Looking for shoes, I completed the look with Valentino studded pumps. Oh My God. The studs are perfect, both in form and in quality, they’re very solid. And the heel is thin but perfectly balanced. For heels they are so comfortable, and the edgiest classic shoe I’ve ever seen.

The Zagliani Python Bag… 80′s style…

I had one day when I was well enough to wander around… Florence, is quite simply the most amazingly charming city I’ve ever been to. The architecture, the cobble stone streets, the statues (like this lion about to take a bite out of David’s head! Gotta love perspective!)

Anyway, what a start to the year.

Photos by Tommaso Gesuato

I always hated the tomboy/girly girl archetypes, as I’ve always gone between the two, even as an adult. It’s great both ways. Last week I was feeling very girly, this week, I’m feeling more tomboyish wearing pants and button up, menswear inspired color palettes, and tweed galore. I’ve even been eyeing the menswear stores like Steven Allan and Dunderdon thinking about how I would dress, the shops are quiet, well-curated and have a distinctive experience. Then again, menswear is going through a resurgence, and I’m certainly keeping a coveted eye on it.

Anyway, lately it’s been about integrating more menswear inspired looks to my regular wardrobe routine, it’s a lot of fun (and comfortable) especially when a few feminine pieces are woven in. That makes it a bit less costumey.. and more real.

Wearing: Jacket: Topshop • Sweater: JCrew • Blouse: Equipment • Hat: Eugenia Kim • Pants: Theory • Shoes: Rachel Comey
Photos by Taylor Davies

These days, I’ve been living in pants, jeans, even yes, sweatshirts. It seems strange because I used to be so much into girly dresses. Looking into my closet, I have all these beautiful dresses that really don’t get enough wear during the chilly winter months. So today, I pulled out my favorite Cacharel silk floral dress with, and just layered it with a… yes, a wool BLAZER, tights and some HeatTech from Uniqlo. It’s perfect for a brisk Friday, to look both feminine, professional and cozy.

Oh, and I’m going to see the Nutcracker tonight after work! It’s been a life long dream of mine to see the NYC Ballet’s Nutcracker. It helps to have a dress that can go from day to night!

Wearing: Dress: Cachael • Blazer: Juicy Couture (gift) • Necklace: Shopbop • Tights: Hue • Shoes: Sam Edelman • Watch: Liberty

Photos by Nando Alvarez

If you’re curvy up top blazers can be a horror story. Unfortunately, I adore blazers. I love the way they look on people, I love the idea of wearing them, however, finding the perfect blazer that doesn’t look boxy or adds a good optical ten pounds is a challenge. In fact, I hadn’t gotten a new blazer in very long time, and that’s not due to lack of desire. Finding a good fit took me well over a year!

Over the weekend, I stopped by Uniqlo to “help my husband shop” noticed the blazer section, and gave it a shot. This one particular blazer works because it has narrow shoulders, the collar is high and it the buttons are high and it subtly tapers out. With a few diagonal pocket to make the eyes go where they need to it really makes for the perfect blazer. Now I’m addicted, and wearing all the time! Of course, it’s nice to have such a mild start to December, that way it’s possible to wear this around town.

Wearing: Blazer and socks: Uniqlo • Pleated Blouse: CoS • Trousers: Theory • Shoes: Repetto • Necklace: Somewhere on Shopbop

Photo by Taylor Davies