I’ve taken my obsession with monochromatic dressing to the next level with outfits composed of pieces derived from a similar color palette. Dressing in related color tones that aren’t so matchy matchy is an easy way to look not so standard while still wearing pretty standard pieces. Here you see me all oranged up, resembling some kind of fall foliage or cherry tomato mixture,  but note this my friends: I’m still wearing my usual silky blouse + skinny jeans combo. Ain’t nothin fancy shmancy about that! This is what we call attainable fashion people, attainable fashion. Also note that dressing in a tomato-based color palette allows you to eat and spill as many tomato-based meals as you like without winding up looking like a Jackson Pollock. Major plus for those of you who are clumsy like me or use your outfits as a napkin.

{ Silence + Noise Blouse (similar here), Rag & Bone Jeans , Marc Jacobs Coat, Proenza Schouler Heels, Mulberry Bag }

//photos by Phil Evers

{ Teddy bear stole my new KARL by Karl Lagerfeld collar }

It currently feels like the start of Spring in New York, which of course gives me anxiety because you just know there’s going to be a giant snowstorm in the middle of Fashion Week, but I have my fingers and toesies and eyeballs crossed that the crisp, sunny weather sticks like the snow should be doing right about now.

Though I’ve been staring longingly out the window at the perfect weather while being chained to my desk with Fashion Week prep, this week has been surprisingly manageable (calm before the snow storm?). This weekend however, is going to be one giant whirlwind as I finalize schedules, attend a few fittings, start my apartment search (wh0 slipped me those crazy pills, honestly?), and of course, the Super Bowl, otherwise known as nachos fest. I’m hoping to get a bit of rest in there somewhere because there’s no need to get bags under my eyes before Fashion Week, since it’s pretty good at doing that for me by day 3. God, I love Fashion Week season!

{ The start of organized chaos }

{ Clowin’ around w/ Agatha Luiz de la Prada & the Forward Fashion Project }

{ Backseat taxi ride boredom }

{ ‘Tis the season! }

{ New Ash sneakers for NYFW }

In anticipation of Fashion Week I figured this month’s “Style Icon” should be a front row/street style blog frequent who gives me some serious closet envy, otherwise known as Emmanuelle Alt. Damn can that lady wear a pair of skinny jeans and a blazer like nobodies business; but let’s make it our business right now.

Along with the fact that her style is sleek simplicity at its finest and that Balmain may or may not be made specifically for her, it amazes me that she can essentially throw together the same outfit day-in-and-day-out and still make it look different, interesting, and for lack of a better word, sexy! Ya, I said it, Emmanuelle Alt is sexy.

We all know how much I love a good blazer and pair of sausage casings skinny jeans, and I gotta say it’s refreshing to know that it’s a go-to for someone as impactful in the fashion industry as Emmanuelle Alt. So for all those mornings next week when I throw a fashion fit on “not having anything to wear,” I take comfort in knowing that my daily uniform is totally acceptable for Fashion Week – since the sidewalks are equally as followed as the runways.

//photos via tfs

I love weird color combinations especially when they can be referenced to fruit. Watermelon pink and cantaloupe orange, raspberry red and avocado green, and in this case, lime green and plum purple. I’ve had this Prada blouse for awhile now (found it hidden in a sale rack at my favorite consignment store, INA) and while it goes with pretty much everything, I knew I found it’s match when I saw this skirt at Topshop. Like Juliet and Romeo these secondary, non-matching colors found themselves to be a perfect fit, interlaced in romance, emphasis on the lace. For you see, normally I wouldn’t go for a purple pleated skirt with lace detailing (hello girly!), but knowing this lace trimmed blouse was sitting in my closet waiting for true love, I just couldn’t leave the skirt behind. Just call me the OkCupid of clothing romance, for few things give me more satisfaction than finding two pieces that were meant to be together.

As for news in my romantic life:

Hello, Handsome!

{Zara Jacket, Prada Blouse, Topshop Skirt, Hue Tights, Pour la Victoire heels, Urban Outfitters Clutch}

// photos by Emily Malan

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You may have noticed a new little button that popped up on me blog this week; but in the likely chance that you didn’t, I’m here to introduce the magical square box on the upper left hand corner of me site.

The box is a link to my brand new store over on Style Owner; a place where you can find everything from my favorite brands to the items I’m currently coveting to trends I’m digging like a dog for his bone. As I’ve mentioned before, I’m someone who spends a ridiculous decent amount of time browsing shopping sites and as a result, I frequently receive questions along the lines of “where can I find *insert clothing item*?” My goal for my Style Owner store is to not only share the items I want more than a double kettle martini with extra olives right now, but to also create categorized “Style Pages” (see under the “All Recommendations” section) where you’ll find clothing/shoes/accessories broken down into specific genres. Going on a hot date? Bitch, I got you covered. Shopping for music festival gear? Consider me your personal shopper. Hiking up Mt. Everest? …I don’t think you want my help there…

Though still a work in progress, do the right thing and check out my store; and as always, I love feedback and requests! So hit me up!

This coat has been a favorite of mine since I found it on sale for $39 at Zara last year, but this weekend was the first time I’ve been able to wear it this winter. I don’t normally go for coats with boxy shoulders but something about the straight fit of this one works like pizza dipped in ranch dressing.

Though the base my outfit is pretty standard – jeans, blouse, sweater, underwear… – I like how the busy leopard print of the coat instantly makes the overall silhouette more interesting. Sometimes all it takes is one statement piece to make an outfit pop like rice krispies to milk. Clearly I have food on my mind so I’m going to leave you with that while I gobble up a snack.

{ Zara Coat (similar here), Jigsaw Sweater c/o, J.Crew Shirt , Madewell Jeans, Dolce Vita Boots c/o, Mulberry Bag }

//photos by Emily Malan

I know you guys were expecting a “Week in Review” for today, but let’s mix things up shall we?

Ok. Here we go!

The first store on my Mastercard Priceless New York shopping tour list is Flying A, where affordable casual chic jeans, jackets, and jumpers hangout with 1960s boho dresses and romper boots. I admittedly had never heard of this store before but now have it wedged into my hefty list of must-stop Soho shops. I must have tried on over eight pairs of their colorful denim this past weekend and am still cursing myself for not buying a pair of Pour la Victoire chestnut brown boots. Another item on my “curse myself for not buying” list are some ridiculously cute necklaces with teeny tiny animal charms (and when I say teeny tiny I mean it – a little piggy’s tail was less than a centimeter long!). As much as I try to convince myself that my style is sophistication at it’s finest, I have a serious weakness for cute animal accessories. Luckily, now that Flying A is on my radar I’ll have plenty of other opportunities to buy the aforementioned boots and necklaces and all those other pieces I deem as “necessities.”

I know I said awhile back that I was “officially moving” out of my apartment, but then my schedule got all wonky and busy and I just haven’t had the time. But that all changes after Fashion Week (feel free to point your fingers and loop me into the Sh*t Fashion Girls Say group).

If you follow me on Pinterest (which you should), you may have noticed that I’ve been pinning all kinds of interior photographs that aren’t the usual cluttered bohemian palaces you’re used to seeing from me. Maybe I’m losing my edge or maybe I’m gaining one, but ever since I started my “life cleanse” I’ve been into elegant, uncluttered interiors, which for me means organized chaos. Here are some images I plan to use as inspiration for whatever interior designs my future apartment may hold.

//photos via the coveteur & pinterest

I talked about them and here they are; the Burberry London platforms I’ve been kicking and screaming over ever since I saw them on Miroslava Duma during Fashion Week, and at a fraction of the price might I add.. I admit their height took a little while to get used to (I might have almost toppled down the stairs while running to catch the subway) but they’re surprisingly comfortable and well, this won’t be the last time you see them. As for the poncho concoction I’m wearing, thanks to yesterday’s warmer temperatures (50° and sunny in January? Ok, NYC, I’ll take it!) I was delighted to leave my coats on their hangers and wear something less bulky but still perfectly cozy. Now the question is, how long will this “heat wave” last?

Eating hair is cool…

{ Scoop NYC Sweater/Poncho, BDG Jeans, Burberry Platforms, Angel Jackson Bag (similar one here), Ray Ban Aviators, Forever21 Bracelet } 

  //photos by Emily Malan

I’m kind of obsessing over this look. Monochromatic color blocking at it’s finest and that’s just from looking at this lady’s rear! I wonder what’s going on in front. My gut tells me it’s a white blouse but my butt tells me it matches her pants. Thoughts? Predictions? Curiosities? What do you think is going on up front? Let me hear it!

//Photo by Tommy Ton via Style.com