Mini Fashion Haul

I don't know how exciting this will be for you, but I thought I'd share some recent purchases. Usually, if I need to update my wardrobe, I'll go to TJMaxx or another reasonably inexpensive store and leave with a ton of merchandise (at least 10-15 items) so that's what I consider a fashion haul. This is more of what happens when I go about exploring without any real direction.

Stopped in Town House No. 504 http://www.townhouseshops.com/home.html. Their online shop is currently not up yet. I wouldn't recommend that you run there ASAP but they had some cute bracelets and one that reminded me of the belt buckle bracelet I've been obsessing over lately. So...I got it. It was about $30.

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Next, I continued wandering until I ended up somewhere near Prince St. and Broadway and something caught my eye. Was it? Oh, yes...a knockoff of the Cartier LOVE bracelet in rose gold. I picked it up for $25 and I'm kind of planning on going back to get another one and maybe a few as gifts. They come in rose gold, gold, and silver. And unlike the Cartier one's these open and close easily but securely. Photos below.

And finally I spent a ridiculous amount of time in line at H&M and another nearby store not finding anything but a loose-fitting button down shirt. I picked up one in a blue/slightly purple color and one in white. I think they were each about $12.

Hope you enjoyed this. Let me know if you'd like to see more of these kinds of posts in the future.

Christian Dior Spring 2012

Christian Dior Spring 2012 (photo credit nymag.com)

Christian Dior Spring 2012 (credit nymag.com)

Christian Dior Spring 2012 (credit nymag.com)

Christian Dior Spring 2012 (credit nymag.com)

I just thought I'd share some of my favorite looks from this collection without really going into why I love them. I just have a thing for girly, ethereal fabrics, clean design and silhouettes, and black and white.

NY Fashion Week Spring 2012: Subtly Masculine Feminine, Wearable Looks...Obsessing over Lyn Devon

Image Source: nymag.com

 

Cynthia Rowley

I don't like the pants in this outfit. I'm not sure if it's how she's about to take a step but they seem to shorten her legs regardless and I'm not sold on the fact that the pants and jacket go together. But I LOVE the jacket. It's a great subtle blend of masculine and feminine with the cut and the piping and the silky fabric and print.

Cynthia Rowley

I think I like this look because it's so doable. Take a simple lightweight dress in a feminine, nonoverwhelming, but still interesting print, and pair with hard looking gold shoes and a bag for a bit of glam and edge. Also, I just like the way the print looks. In the picture, it reminds me of a sun print/cyanotype with some stamping work.

Cynthia Rowley

Again, I think I like this look because it's doable. But in a different sense. Here, I envision a DIY project with a basic black dress and some gold lace or appliques (possibly painted gold first). As to the dress itself, it is nice and I admire the restraint but I don't think it had a sufficient amount of movement coming down the runway.

Cynthia Rowley

A cute dress I would never wear (It needs to be longer and the silhouette is very simple.) but I LOVE the print. It feels oceanic...straight out of a coral reef or, if you think like me, the opening credits of The Little Mermaid (Disney). It also reminds me of the effect you get when you have been using one of those sheets of wax paper as a paint palette and then you press it together at different angles to blend the colors and see if you get an interesting pattern. So if you know how to die fabric, it's a slightly trickier DIY look. :)

Jason Wu

Quiet. In a good way. A pop of orange lipstick. A sheer feminine fabric on top with the polka dots almost blending together to create a flowy print. The color, the accented stripe down the middle, the muted print. The only thing I don't like are the earrings, hair, and shoes.

Jason Wu

It's like he took the last look and revamped it. Love. I love the cut. I love the placement of the dots. I love the balance of the accessories this time. I don't love the shoes on their own but this time they work with the outfit. The only thing I don't love is the hair.

Jason Wu

LOVE. I don't wear yellow so I hope this is not a dress because I love that skirt. Beautiful movement, fun, and freshness. Perfect for spring. If I find that print at a fabric store, I'm snatching it up immediately.

Nicole Miller

Sometimes you have to be brave enough to take a few risks. I think most of the collection was crazypants and 80s ridiculous but I actually really like this look. It is colorful, fun, and definitely makes a statement but there's also something classic and refined about the cut and the fabrics that anchors it.

Costello Tagliapietro

The dress seems like a somewhat sleepy update of a 40s silhouette. It gives the effect of a dancer's effortless elegance, though a lot of that might be due to the model. I think with different makeup, a different background, and maybe a different skintone, this dress could really draw the eye in an understated glamour kind of way. This is a dress that doesn't wear you and sometimes that's necessary.

Costello Tagliapietro

A very simple dress. Very beige-y and camel and with the background, skintone, and makeup, kind of drab but those shoes. I want those gold shoes. For some reason the combination of colors just makes them pop in a great way. I think you might be able to try this look for fall. Grab your camel/beige wool coat, trench coat, or flowy skirt and pair with metallic gold pumps or flats.

Lyn Devon

There is just something so charming about this look. It doesn't wow me and I'm not sure I want to wear it but I love this picture. I think I'm going to hang it on my wall like a poster. I love the hair and makeup and the winding laces on the shoes. This is a doable look that's just out there enough to still feel fashionable and get noticed.

Lyn Devon

Again, loving the look but not the outfit. It's not bad, just very simple. Art director? Model? Kudos to you. I am loving the photographs for this collection.

Lyn Devon

Again, I want to put this on my wall. I'm not loving the exposed midriff. It might work if she threw on a sari. I do like the print for this look and I think it would work as a one piece dress or with a strip of fabric covering the exposed area.

Lyn Devon

Wall.

 

Lyn Devon

Wall. But I actually like this look. It's one of the things I think of when I picture a dancer silhouette and yet I think it works for most body types.

Lyn Devon

Lyn Devon

I actually love this. It's very clean and minimal and wearable. This is the unapproachable woman in early 20s-40s fiction that ineffective male protagonists dream about and young girls long to emulate.

Lyn Devon

Pretty and very chic but the fabric makes it acceptable for day-to-day wear.

Lyn Devon

How adorable is this picture?

Lyn Devon

Wall.

Lyn Devon

Fashion Week Spring 2012: Garden Colors

I decided to browse around for some Fashion Week coverage and pick out some of my favorite looks to share with you. Of course, the credit for the pictures goes to NY Magazine.

Source for all pictures: nymag.com


Cushnie et Ochs
I avoid yellow like the plague but I love the boldness of the all yellow ensemble mixed with just impecable tailoring. The rest of the collectioni s a bit iffy but this look is gorgeous. Note to self: I need a tuxedo jacket.

Tadashi Shoji
Clean, simple, fresh. It reminds me a little of a commercial for stain-fighting clothing detergent since they always do a smear of grass stains or a red wine spill. I almost wish it was more like my version in the corner so it would be more balanced and wouldn't draw so much attention to an area that isn't usually a woman's best asset.

Tadashi Shoji
I really dislike the color pink. But this is so endearingly girly and sweet and unassuming I can't help but be drawn in. Also, the makeup really complements this look. If you have fair skin like this, play up your coloring with light pink blush this fall.

Tadashi Shoji
I have a weakness for black, white, and yellow floral prints with a feminine cut. I don't know why. I just do. Simple makeup, neutral, gray, or blue eyes...perfection.

I got some sunshine from Cushnie et Ochs and with these 3 looks I feel like the collection took me on a trip through the garden from grass to flowers to bumblebees. I guess that's appropriate for a spring collection which doesn't feel too outlandish with the warm weather we had today.