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3 Items To Update Your Fall Wardrobe: #3 The Sock Boot
#3 The Sock Boot It’s official: the hottest shoe trend of the season is an ankle-hugging, mini-skirt complimenting sock boot in an array of colors. From ankle grazing to over the knee this is a trend you can wear in a myriad of ways and since it’s a shoe trend that also spans most heel heights this one trend anyone and everyone can wear this fall. Why We Love It One of the reasons I LOVE shoes is that they always fit; shoes don’t care about body shape your size or height and are therefore a trend we can all enjoy whether we are apple shaped, pear shaped or any…
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How to Wear Polka Dots from a Blogger who Generally Dislikes Them
Ok so polka dots are back… yup, the ones you wore as a small child that dominated that 80’s fashion seen. I am the type of person who will try a lot of trends purely for trend’s sake but this is one trend I really can’t stomach. Initially I thought it was the associating with overly feminine girliness that just doesn’t vibe with me but Zara just did a very chic take on them for Pre-Fall 2017 and I still just hate polka dots. I guess there are some trends that just aren’t for all of us, but clearly I found a way to overcome this aversion since today I…
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The Full Suit: Is Fall’s ‘Hottest Trend’ Actually Going to Catch On?
Fashion magazines and trend guides do this every season: they pick a ‘hot trend’ and declare it THE trend of the season even prior to the season actually getting here. This causes retailers to scramble to stock their shelves with this ‘IT’ item and fashionistas everywhere to try to hop on the bandwagon early, but does it always work? This season’s Hottest trend is the full suit which means matching jacket and pants worn together. Born out of the Gucci runways I personally am already a huge fan (see my week of wearing suiting HERE, HERE and HERE) I think the translation to the real world may be a bit…
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Fall 2017 Runway to Real Way: The Return of 80’s Power Dressing
Flat Top Sunglasses | Zara Sweatshirt | Zara Pants (similar HERE) | Vintage Coat (similar HERE) Fashion week is a funny thing: showing fashions out of sync with the actual season that you are in, which makes since for the buy cycle of retailers but is often frustrating for the rest of us. You see something fabulous you want to wear NOW and you have to wait 6 months to see it in stores. One of my favorite things to do each season to combat this feeling is to see what looks I can recreate from the runway NOW using pieces I already own. This ‘runway to real way’ theme…
