Posts tagged ‘street style’
Steppin’ Out
{ Topshop Creepers }
I’m still knee deep in Fashion Week - I have Frosty the Snowman charcoal eyes, zits on my face, and a whopping five blisters on my feet from all the shoesies I’ve been wearing. All glitz and glamor, right? Not entirely. But I’ve been having an amazing time! I’ve never covered so many shows in a season and I’ve gotten to meet some incredible people - including LARA STONE (!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!), more details to come later in the week!
I thought I’d give a little tribute to some of the shoes I’ve been busting out all week by featuring them in a post with a link to an outfit of me wearing them. I haven’t worn a lot of these shoes in ages, so it’s nice to have them back in rotation, even if some of them give me blisters so painful I’m taken back to my days as a ballerina in pointe shoes.
Aside from the Barbie tennis shoes I wouldn’t take off as a toddler, I’ve always been much more of a bag and jewelry person than a shoe person. But oh how the times have changed. I’m slowly but surely building my designer shoe collection, and while many of them aren’t featured here, you can bet your bottom dollar that they’re sitting nice and cozy in their shoe boxes just waiting to be worn!
{ Green Suede Asos Brogues }
{ Karen Elson x Nine West Wedges }
{ Marni Sandals }
{ Rachel Comey Amazingness }
{ Repetto Clown Shoes }
{ Jeffrey Campbell Nude Babies }
»· Style Icon: Clémence Poésy ·«
It was only a year ago that I bookmarked a photo of Clémence Poésy wearing a monochromatic grey outfit and I’ve since become an avid follower of her style. Unless given an occasion to dress up, Clémence’s style feels effortless and casual in simple skinny jeans and loose fitting tops - a look I’m quite familiar with. I like that she brings out her girly, elegant style for those red carpet appearances but keeps things minimal and androgynous for her everyday looks. And I obviously love the fact that she’s equally as obsessed with layering as I am - three cheers for the approaching cooler climates so that we can all layer away!
Clémence is religiously photographed during Paris Fashion Week and I can only imagine what kind of goodies she’ll be breaking out for those street style candids! But until then, feast your eyes on some of her past look and get inspired!
Also, anyone who recognizes her from Harry Potter gets a gold star.
{ The Rainbow Connection }
I’ve never been one for suits; in the past I’ve found them boring, uncomfortable, and waaaay too “corporate” for my taste, but oh how the times have changed. As I’ve start thinking about what I want to buy/wear for Fashion Week (seriously? it’s already here!?) I did what I’ve always done and poked my nose into the ever-s0-giant folder on my computer filled with outfit and style inspiration. Among a series of images of worn-in jeans and excessive layering, I couldn’t help but notice the rainbow collection of suits I’d saved.
I admit that as I’ve gotten older I’ve become increasingly more interested in sleek, elegant black suits and have been on a 007 mission for a tailored white suit (suggestions welcome!) all summer long. And now it seems that just like I stumbled upon my insect jewelry collection which I shared in yesterday’s post (see here), I apparently am really into the monochromatic colorful suit look as well!
Guess I’ll have to add them to my 007 shopping mission as well!
∞ : Sand Dunes : ∞
I’ve always thought it would be cool to hike on sand dunes, perhaps even roll down a few if the opportunity presented itself. There’s just something wonderful about endless, rolling hills of sand with the occasional shrub or camel sighting.
I bought this Mara Hoffman tunic-y thing over a year ago and have only worn it as a beach cover-up but it’s far too beautiful to reserve only for beach side occasions. So I threw it over a black bandeau top and a pair of black leggings for an imaginary excursion on some sand dunes. I love the way it blows in the wind and all of its intricate aztec detailings that Mara Hoffman does impeccably well. While probably best worn only in the summertime, I can totally imagine wearing it in the fall with a heavy leather jacket (I feel like I want to wear everything with a leather jacket and I’m ok with that…) and some ripped up jeans. However, a hot day on some dunes requires the most comfortable and light apparel, but next time I think I’ll go barefoot.
{ Mara Hoffman tunic, American Apparel bandeau & leggings, gifted Giles Deacon x Nine West boots, BCBG clutch, Ray Ban Wayfarers }
Camel face
≡ Amazonian ≡
This past weekend I watched a documentary on the Amazon and have been kind of obsessed ever since. It’s always been a place I wanted to go but I’d never go unless I had some kind of a human bubble to travel around in - insects that crawl under your skin and giant snakes falling from trees? No thank you!
However, I had so much fun creating my dinosaur adventures last week (see here) that I figured I’d spend a grumpy Monday evening playing around with photos of the Amazon while simultaneously incorporating my ferny green Zara pants that have been sitting in my closet staring at me for a few months now. I did shriek and pull my feet up onto my chair a few times while browsing for images (snakes are seriously my biggest fear) but I loved looking at all the colorful toucans and odd insects that look as if Dr. Seuss made them up.
I’m convinced I was a biologist in another life…or an archaeologist…or singer from the 1920s…or someone from a Jane Austen novel…or………..oy.
{ vintage top, Zara pants, Schutz heels (also seen here), DIY headband (tutorial here), Furla watch, Maybelline lipstick in ‘Coral Crush’ }
Wouldn’t you just love to hug a sloth???
