Fashion for everyone

a few weeks ago, i was entrusted with the super fun task of styling my five favorite looks from the new RACHEL collection, by designer rachel roy (as always, my twitter friends got word of this first). hop over to her site to see the results, then kindly come back here and let me know which one is your favorite!

it's suddenly summery again in new york, so i'm enjoying a mad-cap mix of open-weave hosiery and light colors worn in full, fallish shapes.



this jacket/shift set was a recent find from the what goes around comes around booth at the manhattan vintage clothing show. i'm always a sucker for gold brocade, so there was no question about buying the pair ~ but a little reworking had to be done before i considered the look wearable. click over to luckymag.com to see the before + after (then come back here and let me know what you think)!


wearing: rachel roy earrings, reworked vintage opera jacket + dress, self-designed kenning neckplate + dove grey diamond ring, h+m lace tights, coach boots

it is finally officially fall in new york!

i try to prepare in advance for the changing seasons, i really do. but every year, as soon as it actually becomes cold, i completely forget how the heck i dealt with it last time. i look at my closet and wonder: what in the world did i wear?!?!?! (i feel like there's nothing there.)

and although i'm *almost* too confused to shop, i have miraculously managed to acquire a few ductile duds to cope with this conundrum, including rachel roy's perpetually pliable 'transformer coat.' it can be a vest, a frock coat, or ~ as in the case of today ~ a cropped bomber jacket (yes! all in one garment!). expect to see its oodles of incarnations on this blog as the season swells.

i'm also enjoying toying with my new ankle chains. yeah, okay... i know they don't contribute to keeping me warm. but they do look cute with boots!

after the weardrobe conference, modcloth sent each of the participating bloggers identical black dresses, inviting us to style them in our own unique way.

i liked the idea of wearing my dress tucked into a shorter, flared skirt, so its fitted hem could peek out the bottom and create a multi-tiered silhouette.

click here to see how some of the other girls envisioned this very versatile vestment.

wearing: coach sunnies, vintage lucite earrings & ring, the glamourai aztec solaris necklace, vintage isaac mizrahi jacket, modcloth dress, custom patent leather belt, rachel by rachel roy skirt, christian lacroix shoes