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i've FALLen

it's officially fall in the city and it feels so good. chilly, drizzly mornings call for a cropped cashmere-wool mixed pullover paired with silk trousers and a piping hot skim latte from La Colombe; cloudy skies and fashion week call for chic umbrellas and comfy ankle boots; and most importantly, it's time to break out the F U R!!! -- there is nothing like fall fashion in ny!

on my agenda for the next (and my last) two weeks in Manhattan:

- FASHION'S NIGHT OUT @ 3.1 Phillip Lim in SoHo
- 3.1 S/S '12 fashion show on Wednesday
- a trip uptown to the brand new Ladureé for my macaron fix -- ever since I had my first French macaron in Paris three years ago, no other patisserie could compare.
- spend quality time and have nights out on the town with my friends before I move back to good ol' sunny California

FALL INSPIRATION

 photos via fashiongonerogue, zara

p.s. i'm really excited that zara is now online! 

SUIT UP!

BLONDE ON BLOND: ALK in a classic Chanel tweed suit, Cruise 2011/12

skittles by ZARA, April '11 lookbook

BAMBI in OYSTER mag

white blazer & pocket square, spotted by Garance Doré

RACHEL ZOE: RESORT: RETRO

Ash Olsen strolling NYC in head-to-toe Row

Poppy's shrunken CHANEL suit

i am loving the resurgence of ladylike clothing. the classic suit may be aging to some, but with the right coloring (color blocking -- SO spring), i say that the right blazer/trouser pairing should be the newest (and totally upgraded) uniform for us young working girls.

gone are the days we rely on leggings and an oversized tee to express our lack-of creativity for day wear. at this day and age, and with such graspable runway looks for off-the-runway-prices (a la Zara, et al), any career girl can channel her inner Coco Chanel or Kate Hepburn or Annie Hall. personally, when i throw on a blazer and sleek pants, i tend to stand taller and mind my overall look a little more than usual. poised and polished!

someone once told me, "DRESS FOR THE PART YOU WANT."
and my dear friend Edward Wulf always lived by the mantra:"GOOD CLOTHES OPEN ALL DOORS."

TRANSLATION: DRESS TO IMPRESS.

why?

because somebody is always watching.



photos via chanelnews, knighttcat, garancedore, stylecaster, nitrolicious

RAG & BONE: genius guerilla advertising

so the boys of rag & bone came up with this completely out of the box innovative idea. how do you get the most brand recognition, have most of new york city do the work for you, for the least amount of money?

first, you hire four supermodels to take pictures of themselves in their own rag & bone collection: sasha, lily, abbey, and edita.
then you start a contest, with the winner being able to attend the rag & bone fall 2011 fashion show in new york: print out said photos taken by the supermodels, plaster it all over the city, take pictures of yourself doing so, and submit to rag & bone.

then you wait.

i mentioned this to my roommate steven, and you know what he said to me after i explained?

"omg. look what i grabbed while walking past FIT?"
he actually saw one of these printed photos and tore off the bottom piece because he thought it was kinda cool.

see? brilliant. he had no idea what it was for, yet it was intriguing enough for him to physically go up to it and think how cool it was.

guerilla advertising. just brilliant.

i need to think more outside of the box.



to submit your entry & for more info, click here.

BFFF: abbey lee kershaw + freja beha erichsen

best fashion friends forever -- ALK & FBE.
of course my two favorite models are best friends!

double whammy.

friendship is...helping each other pull on boots

backstage @ alexander wang

sole mates

karl lagerfeld's pirelli calendar

leather & fur

perfection.

she BANGS

to cut or not to cut? i say, NOT. how about clip-on bangs instead?
yes, all the gals below are super stunning with their fringe, but the thought of cutting my hair makes me cringe.

* i think sophia is planning on purchasing some faux bangs. we'll be sure to post a before-and-after if she does...but if any of YOU have them, i'd love to see how it looks on. cutting off my hair reminds me of the traumatizing time i cut 8 inches off just because i wanted to look different for my senior class photo. BIGGEST.MISTAKE.OF.MY.LIFE. so no, i will NOT be sporting some fringe anytime soon. 

thanks for listening.

:)