Color Stacking

Skirt: Calypso, Shirt: Zara, Sandals: Fendi, Sunnies: Tom Ford, Bag: Vintage

Photography by BShim of Bashful Captures

Have to admit, I love color blocking as well.  Probably just because you can stack your favorite colors and it somehow still works. 

I was eyeing this skirt for months last year and Esther surprised me with it for my birthday.  So the mix of unique skirt, great friend and celebrating my birthday-- well.... makes it a great outfit to wear. 

Also doesn't color blocking remind you of those large crayola boxes we used to have?  I used to love all those colors.  This outfit is a dedication to the summer crayon colors.  Now go color something.

Happy Friday!

Jean

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Red, White and Blue

Top: Saint James. Shirt: MaxMara. Skirt: ASOS. Shoes: Alexander Wang (similar here). Sunnies: Celine. Bag: Chanel. Watch: Hermes. Photography by Steph Wells

In the words of the great American author and humorist, Mark Twain: "The coldest winter I ever spent was a summer in San Francisco."  By the looks of it, you'd guess it's March, not August.  Growing up in NY, I remember basking in these final glorious weeks of summer, but alas, I'm bundled up in long sleeves, sweaters and coats.  

That said, here's my nod to "the summer preppy look".  Remember this distressed denim inspiration?  I paired it with a striped shirt from Saint James and a white button down from MaxMara plus a pop of red by Chanel.

Summer here I come!

xoxo,
Linda

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The Distressed Denim Skirt

Skirt: ASOS (sold out, similar here)

In case you may be thinking "Really? That's so 1990!"... let's discuss the versatility of the distressed denim pencil skirt:

Work: I don't know about you, but business casual bores me to tears.  I have countless black skirts and trousers that look EXACTLY the same!  Enter the distressed denim skirt.  You could throw it on with a classic white shirt to add a little edge to your outfit and still handle yo' business.  

Weekend: I'll admit it, there have been weekends when all I wore were my Lululemons (wearing them right now).  My justification was that I wanted to be comfy without looking like I just rolled out of bed.  That, and they have magical bootie lifting properties.  Now if I had a distressed denim skirt, I could pair it with an oversized hoodie or denim shirt (a la RiRi) and go casual chic.

So distressed denim skirt: yay or nay?

xoxo, Linda

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I Don't Miss You, Winter.

Top: Equipment . Skirt: ASOS (sold out). Necklace: H&M (old)

I'm loving your floral dress!  The black and white stripes feel very Dolce & Gabbana-y.  Speaking of florals...


I bought this trumpet skirt waaaaay back in the fall after I saw it on Le Catch (one of my favorite blogs).  I only got to wear it once before winter reared its ugly head and have been saving it for spring all these months.  The jacquard fabric and flattering cut were a no-brainer.  That and it was a total steal for $60 on ASOS.

xoxo, Linda

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Oxblood Red

Jacket: H&M. Blouse: Zara. Skirt: H&M. Shoes: Zara. Necklace: Anthropologie. Sunnies: Alexander McQueen

Photography by Steph Wells

Cousin, I see you were smitten with oxblood red this past fall, too!  Who wasn't?  It was a HUGE color trend.  I only invested in a couple of key pieces like this jacket and skirt from H&M.  Fortunately, I got a TON of utility of out of them and can see myself wearing them well into the spring.  #shoppingsuccess

xoxo, Linda

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Lace First Leather Next

Lace Top: ASOS, Vest: ASOS, Skirt: Alexander Wang, Boots: Zara

Photography by BShim of Bashful Captures

Cousin, you look like a sophisticated lady in your posts and I look like a little girl playing dress up! BAH!
I see you are mixing leather and lace and wanted to show you how I have been combining something as delicate as lace with something a bit more rough like jagged rhinestones.  Zara and H&M are great for affordable pieces and wanted to add ASOS to that list.  Both tops are from ASOS and didn't even dent the wallet.  Thank goodness.  

Stay tuned for my leather look!  Remember my friend Lenny?  Well, he teamed up with his pal Eric and created RAW Fotography.  Can't wait to show you our photoshoot!  Pretty awesome!

Me.

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Leather + Lace

Top: Gucci (vintage). Skirt: Zara (similar here). Belt: H&M (old). Shoes: Christian Louboutin. Photography: Steph Wells

Ever since I saw this high-waisted leather skirt by Valentino on Chanel Iman, I've searched high and low to recreate it with affordable pieces.  Thanks to the frugally-minded designers at Zara and H&M, I combined their faux leather pencil skirt and peplum leather belt for $75!  How close did I get?

Happy Monday! Linda

P.S. I'm loving that skull tee that you paired with your camo jacket.  So whimsical!

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Sequins, Leather & a Tutu Oh My!

Sequin Corset Top: Alice and Olivia, Leather Belt: Stefanel, Tulle Skirt: Baby2BNashville

Photography by BShim of Bashful Captures (first two pictures)

Are you surprised I chose sequins, leather and an adult tutu for NYE?  Prob not! I wanted to take some test pictures outside but pretty sure I would have scared all my UWS neighbors and had to take it indoors. Last picture was the final look... What do you think?

Very excited to blog with you this year... but from the east coast! (quite possibly the best coast)...

tootles, Jean

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