Vogue Nippon

these aren't exactly new photos but I'm really loving the look of the vogue nippon crew. I think it's great how the staff of each magazine seems to have a distinct personality. There's the black, spidery French Vogue, and the cheerful, colorful, ecclectic Teen Vogue. Vogue Nippon seems to be sharp, sophisticated, yet not afraid of some color.

cat deeley

Who is Cat Deeley? The host on So You Think You Can Dance (don't judge me, i occasionally watch trashy tv). Wouldn't expect her to be super stylish but I think she's looking pretty cute in these images

(don't you love her hair?)

summertime

College Life

"You will not find any bubbling lava lamps, fluffy flokati rugs, or Led Zeppelin black-light posters here. Maximilian Sinsteden’s dorm room, a tiny box in Hoyt-Bowne Hall on the bucolic campus of Drew University in Madison, New Jersey, looks more like a space fit for Thurston Howell III."


Maximilian Sinsteden took a typical dorm room covered the linolium with multiple oriental rugs and painted the walls Ralph Lauren’s Tapestry Green transforming the space into a elegant, classical room.




Talk about inspiration for next year...

Jenna Lyons

So I have a little obsession with j. crew- I worked their last summer and I swear I was one of the best sales associates because I believe in the product that much. I love their classic style that still manages to reflect some of the passing trends. I tended to mix up my cardigans and capris with some of my funkier pieces but the same j. crew items could work just as well on my grandmother.

I've read a lot about Micky Drexler their super detail oriented CEO (he used to call the store we worked at and pretend to be a customer while quizzing us on our knowledge of the store). But recently Jenna Lyons, j. crew's style director. Ever since domino (rip) featured her home, she's been a bit of the belle of the ball with several profiles and interviews. But I have to say my favorite so far is fashionista's- it is an intersting look behind the scenes.

http://fashionista.com/2009/05/life_with_jenna_lyons_part_i.php

rockstar

Homegirl knows how to rock the rings

bright lights long nights

As summer rolls along what I've been craving is bright, neon colored nail polish. When the sun comes out, it's time to ditch the emo nails!
Essie's neon collection seems perfect- and it's got fun names like short shorts (hot pink) and bermuda shorts (more violet). The only problem is that they don't have a neon blue, so I'll have to keep my eyes open for that.

endless summer

In case you haven't noticed yet I'm a little bit obsessed with summer- definitely the best season in my book! Summer means lounging by the pool, barbeques and most importantly the beach! I'm definitely a beach bum at heart, and I feel like no decade did the beach scene as well as the 70s.

ysl cage heels

Am I the only one who hasn't become completely obsessed with these ysl shoes? I can usually get behind the whole architectural bandwagon, but these just don't do it for me- I think its because the straps come off feeling almost geriatric as opposed to sexy.
Whatever it is if Giovanna Battaglia can't make me love them I don't think anyone can.

running in heels

hot fun in the summertime

sunlight
summer

I'm going to be spending a chunk of this summer in kenya- it's an amazing opportunity but i'm not going to lie- i'm going to miss chilling with my friends by the pool, feeling the sun

Chic

the key to happiness?

"being happy doesn't mean everything's perfect
it means looking past the imperfections"

Vogue Nippon

First I was obsessed with the employees of Vogue Paris, then Teen Vogue, but those two magazines have some serious competition from Vogue Nippon. To begin with there's Anna Dello'Russo in all her fierceness. But her co-workers are equally inspirational- I love their classic style and use of color.

fashion crush

Susan Cernek is my new fashion crush.
I am obsessed with her simple outfits. She manages to look without being trendy.
Plus her blog posts over at Glamour.com are really fun to read (who knew glamour had a fashion presence?)

I've already expressed that I'm not exactly the biggest fan of the exaggerated shoulders that have been taking the fashion world by storm.

As Miranda Preistly explains in The Devil Wears Prada, a trend starts on the runway and then works it's way down to casual corner where the proletariat will be able to pick cerulean sweaters out of sale bins. Once everyone and their mothers are swatched in cerulean the fashion crowd moves on to the next hot trend. But with these exaggerated shoulders it seems like the fashion crowd is moving on before the trend has even begun to trickle down to the commoners.

as the ladies over at fashionista observed,

"the over-the-top feel of the 80’s runways have made everyone groan “ew” and mourn the days when sequins, shoulder pads and mini-skirts weren’t all on the same runway"

So if 80's fatigue is hitting hard, does that mean that we're moving on to the next decade before these 80's imitations even hit the racks?

I'm personally going to be looking for clothes without the gimmicky, pieces that won't look entirely out of date within a year, maybe two.

Simple lines, basic colors, uncomplicated pieces of the 90's sound like just the antidote to the fall 09 craziness.