Fashion Week:: Luca Luca & Rachel Comey

No surprises at Luca Luca yesterday...Just amazing well crafted pieces in rich shades, textures, and fabrics. The house is never about quantity but quality as you'll notice from the luxurious leather/fur cape combo. The saturated colors were not over baring, perfect for the woman looking to incorporate more color into her wardrobe. I'm in love with the utility belts that double as a cummerbund and I'm always welcoming to anything decked out in fur or leather!

I'm a HUGE Rachel Comey fan. I think her clothes are exquisite and who does shoes better than she does?! The black jumper with the ruby red booties stole my heart! I literally dreamed about this outfit last night (yes I'm that big of a loser)! The navy/black dress is a year round staple. Sheer in all the right places, oversized, and subtly sexy. Contrary to my Comey favorites, the collection was bustling with prints that doubled as texture. New silhouettes, like the mid-calf flared pleated pants, played up the abstract prints. All in all an A+ collection...as always.

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Tried to snub a shot of the finale for you... Excuse my shoddy iPhone video.. but enjoy!

Favorite Fall Fads

As spring is slowly and delicately enveloping the city, I thought I better post my favorite fall trends before I discard them to enjoy the sun, outdoor seating at brunch, and beach filled days. Please bare with me as this could be a lengthy post...

{richard chai love, chloe, margiela}

I'm loving the idea of wide leg pants. Don't get me a wrong, I love my skinny and slim fit jeans, they easily tuck into boots and look equally as fanciful paired with knock out heels. They have been my go to bottoms on many a day. I just find that there is something so endearing and dapper about being tactfully clad in a set of flowing, eloquently tailored, wide leg pants. I'm resurrecting two pair of Lela Rose wide leg pants from my closet this fall and pairing with my newest obsession...clogs.

{proenza schouler, chanel}

I've quickly become obsessed with these onomatopoeic shoes. It started with the Chanel show last spring and then resurfaced when I saw Roxy's pair of eggplant clogs from Rachel Comey. Instant height in a shoe that is sturdy. I rarely slip into a pair of pin thin heels because I shift my weight like a clock pendulum and teeter toter as I walk. I save those show stopping heels for special occasions. Since I walk everywhere and all day, I want something that isn't just comfortable but telling of my style and personality. This is it!!!!! Perfect mate for any pant silhouette and adorable with skirts and dresses. Planning on clogging around in these all spring and summer...and straight into fall, especially with leopard prints.

{balmain, mulberry}

I say this in a very audacious tone, there isn't anything ground breaking about an animal print. They make there rounds every couple of years and then fade back into hibernation for a while. The difference this time around is that the prints are acting as a neutral. Why haven't we done this before?!?! I loved the styling at Mulberry with the looks being head to toe mixed leopard print. To pull this off you have to mix and match the size of the print and keep in mind similar color stories. So smart!!!! And if you give a girl an animal print, there is a good chance she'll ask you for a new fur to go with it!

{michael kors, j mendel}

There is no denying that fur, faux or real, was the biggest trend this season. I couldn't be happier about it! Designers pulled out all the stops to make sure we would be completely covered in furry goodness next time the brutal chill blows through the city. Furs were created in the likes of coats, vests, jackets, muffs, scarves, elaborate head pieces, gloves, even key chains. I was abundantly impressed with the variety that was presented. I'm eager as a beaver (or for a beaver) to acquire some new fluff for the chillier months that are inevitably going to come!

A few other trends I'm looking forward to that received honorable mention::

50's inspired pants... in all materials and colors

{isabel marant}

Over the knee boots are staying around, and in svelte suede.

{e. tahari}

Both of these are a little formal, but I think mermaid silhouettes are going to be revisited, but in a new life as day wear...mark my words!!

{m kors, derek lam}

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I Love a Hasbeen

A couple months ago I wrote about Michelle Williams (here) and how much I loved the shoes she is wearing in the picture below. I didn't do a lot of investigating. Occasionally I would stop someone if they had a similar pair on and ask where they were purchased or something along those lines, but that was about the extent of my search. I think part of my assumed that Williams snagged the chunky boots during a trip to some remote location that I would never visit. As luck would have it I found them! I was at Barney's for work and waiting for a manager to return to answer a few questions. I was browsing the shoe department waiting and from the corner of my eye saw this clunky natural wood sole....

{people.com}

Could it be?!?!?!!? YES, I finally found them. The brand is called Swedish Hasbeens. A cheeky name for a company that is inspired by a Swedish glamour-puss named Anita. I've quickly fallen in love with the brand and all the different styles of clogs/shoes they produce.

These are the yellow knee high boots. They also come in an aqua or black and will run you $419 including shipping if purchased from the Hasbeen website.

I think the lace up boot might be my favorite. They are a little country bumpkin but still edgy and cool in a relevant way. Your options here are natural (above) or black/black (aka black wood sole). I can see these being a pair of year round shoes for me accompanying the likes of skirts, dress, jeans, and shorts alike. $363 including shipping

The high heeled jodphur is just too cute for words. It really runs an extremely close second to the lace up. The color options available make it a hard decision. I love the simple black, but the idea of a rich Burgundy or navy continues to loom over my head. These are also $363 including shipping.

I've quickly fallen in love with the brand and the idea of clogs in general. I think there will be a resurrection of clogs in the next season or two. If you look at some of the most recent shows you'll see that Rachel Comey had clogs for Fall 09 (I believe) and Proenza's FW 2010 had an interpretation of the classic 70's shoe. If you haven't already heard of Swedish Hasbeens you will. I simply googled the name and the brand is carried in Urban Outfitters and Free People currently. I'm dying for a couple different pairs of clogs, especially the slip in super high...craving for the summer to wear with light weight/transparent dresses.

{all images from Swedish Hasbeens site}