Homme Edition:: Lapo of Luxury...

Doing some research earlier this week I got lost for at least an hour, studying every detail of Lapo Elkann.  After the initial exam, the Italian style icon has been showing up everywhere I look...and with good reason.  All week long I've kept coming back to these same images and video inspired, curious, and indecisive.

I have been completely seduced by his mirrored sunglasses, apotheosis demeanor, & definitive Italian style {with an eccentric touch}.  Check out the video below to see his painstakingly sharp style brought to life in vibrant colors.


{all images & video from Lifestyle Mirror}

Kate + Acne= L.O.V.E

{they all hate us}

Good Girl Gone Bad Gone Blond...

No way I could let the hype behind Rihanna's new shade pass by without a blog post. To me, the Barbados beauty can do no wrong. I'm LOVING her blond locks (read jealous).

What do you think of her new look?!

Style Crush...Shiona Turini

Who:: Shiona Turini

What:: Accessories Director at Teen Vogue

Where:: Bermuda born/ New York based

Why:: She mixes colors, patterns, and proportions. Is adorned in the best accessories from the runway as well as new designers. Dresses with a feminine touch that is offset with a downtown relatable edge.

Lets not forget...one's ensemble is never complete without a best friend dressed equally as chic.

{jak & jil}

Mother May I...

You can love to hate her or hate to love her (I LOVE HER) but you have to admit, Rachel Zoe has incredible style, red carpet or street. With that said, one must give credit where credit is due...and since her due date earlier this year she has come back looking better than ever. A wardrobe of black, white, and chic all over has been her ammo, and there is no denying the glow that this chic momma is exuding from her Goldie locks head to stiletto clad toe! She is a maximalist when it comes to accessories and well edited minimalist when it comes to the meat of an ensemble...Clean lines, classic silhouettes, a never ending winning combination!

Closet Crush...

I keep stumbling upon images of this fantastical fro and the last curl has finally broken this camel's back.

Meet Julia Sarr-Jamois, I'm sure you are acquainted with the half French half Senegalese beauty. The 22 year old fashion visionary started modeling in her teens then quit college for an internship with i-D magazine and is now the fashion editor at Wonderland Magazine. I'll refrain from the usual adjectives I use to try and articulate my admiration and instead leave you with some visual representation (aka a closet to die for).

my absolute favorite look...recreating this on the fly!

Mermaid Melody...

Linda Rodin is a woman who wears many hats! She was a model in the 60's, beauty and fashion entrepreneur (opened one of the first boutiques in Soho and has a beauty line Olio Lusso), an editor at Harper's Bazaar, and a freelance fashion stylist. A recent glimpse into the collector's Chelsea home proved that hoarding can be tasteful, inspiring, and story telling. As you explore each room you can see the well thought out placement of each book, shell, trinket. A beautiful expression of passion and experiences, dive into an intimate perspective Rodin's adobe.

The seasoned fashionista keeps her look casual and cool pairing skinny jeans with bold socks and leather high tops. I want to be this chic when I'm sixty years old.

{images via Matchbook Magazine}

You can check out the entire article and more images in the current issue of Matchbook Magazine starting on pg. 120.

Don't Sweat It...

"young women you're gonna be an old woman some day...don't worry about it!

Advanced Style: Age and Beauty on Nowness.com.

A Few Of My Favorite Things...

June Ambrose has a style that I can't get enough of!!! When I saw this picture I literally screamed--she put a few of my favorite pieces together in one outfit.

{J.Crew denim jumpsuit and Isabel Marant wedge sneakers}

Absolutely dying!!!! The perfect ensemble for a busy styling/work day. Effortless, comfortable, chic, and put together. Genius--just plain genius!

Style Like U:: Rebecca Weinberg

Before I left for the holidays I was trekking around the city returning clothes from a job that had just wrapped. At my first stop of the day I had a quick chat in a shared elevator with mega stylist Rebecca Weinberg. The Texas transplant has been on my radar long before I ever thought about being a stylist... we are talking back to her days on Style Network's Look for Less people, yep I went far back into the archives! A couple of days ago she was featured on Style Like U and I think I've watched the video at least six times. She's a breath of fresh air...

Rebecca Weinberg for Stylelikeu.com from Stylelikeu on Vimeo.

(images and video from Style Like U)

But really, is she not the cutest?!!?! And she's just as lovely in person as she appears in the video. Keeping my fingers crossed for our paths to cross again!

When I'm 64...

Earlier this week a friend sent me an email with the link to this article in the New York Times. With the subject title of the email being "Our Fashionable Yet Far Distant Future," I wasn't surprised at all to see images from Ari Seth Cohen's blog, Advanced Style. I clicked through the images and scanned the article before I returned to the email. As I reread it, I realized that my dear friend had tagged some of us by number as to who we would be...I couldn't resist!

Becky...

Shuffle...

Desiree...

Chinae...

Jean Michelle...

Me...

{all images of advanced style are by Advanced Style!!!}

Style Copy Cat:: Joanna Hillman...

For the last 25 days I have been following the styling chronicles of Bazaar's senior market fashion editor- Joanna Hillman. Who isn't inspired by the bright lipped editor's enviable and often duplicated style?!?! Throughout my virtual stalking, I've come to realize that Hillman rocks a pair of pants like no other.

Day 1

Day 19

Day 20

Day 22

Day 16

Day 14

Day 12

{all images:: Harper's Bazaar}

My vow to pants for the winter has been rejuvenated and inspired. Looking forward to more of my two legged friends. Catch up and keep up to date with Hillman's wardrobe diaries here!

Style Like U:: Lori Goldstein

I've been meaning to post this for a while now. How can you not just love Lori!?!?!!? J'adore her with every ounce of my being!

Lori Goldstein from StyleLikeU.com from Stylelikeu on Vimeo.

I Can't Sing...

While home in Texas a couple weeks ago my mom and I got to talking about Bob Dylan. Until recently I had never really listened to his music (not sure why not, he can play a sick harmonica)! I think Bob was for my mom and his son, Wall Flowers front man, Jakob was my cup of tea. Bob Dylan was always more of a style symbol to me...Now I see him as both a musical wizard and fashion-savvy minimalist.

His style has always been easy and simple. A conundrum of fitted dark color turtle necks, perfectly tailored jackets/blazers, pants almost as slim as Mick Jagger's figure, and the infamous black sunnies that went everywhere with him. Dylan's facile style and demeanor seems more appealing then ever. I love me some accessories and intricately styled ensembles... but this simplicity of putting on well tailored pieces with a stand out signature accessory seems to call my name more than ever. I think in the coming days I will be channeling a low key Dylan style to get me through an already intensely exhausting week.

{christopher niquet}

How incredible are his boots? Lusting for a pair equally as chic...

Iris Apfel:: An Eye for Style

Who doesn't love Iris Apfel?!

Mother's Day Style Icon...

Most of you have already been introduced to my mom... Either from a wardrobe spotlight, a special feature, or because she's created something fabulous for me. I am home in Texas for the next week. While packing for the trip I realized I haven't been home for a Mother's Day celebration since high school. My mom is my best friend, biggest cheerleader and advocate, and a constant source of inspiration. She's beyond generous, our family rock and voice of reason, talented beyond belief, and one of the most creative people I have ever come across in an array of artistic mediums. She's been a fabulous teacher, sensitive curator, nurturing mother/grandmother, and is adored by everyone that meets her (just ask any of my friends)! So lets start from the beginning...

How adorable was my mom?! I love the color of the canary yellow dress and her pig tails.

I couldn't resist posting a few images of my Grandma Leila (mom's mom). You'll see that she was incredibly stylish and beautiful and my mom inherited every ounce of style and beauty.

I want to frame these two images of my mom and dad. My dad had just returned from war and it was around Christmas. Please take a long look at my mom's fur trimmed coat. DYING!!! She should have kept this for me. I definitely have acquired my love for fur from her.

I love that my parents are wearing his and her trench coats. Classic in every way.

On her way to the hospital to have a baby and look how she's dressed! Accessories are spot on too, adorable purse, coiffed hair, and the perfect little suitcase.

Channeling Twiggy... and she made both of these dresses of course!

Not long after my brother was born. In love with this pink dress and her hair in the perfect up do.

Always spot on with accessories. I might have to re-post these so you can see the details. Her stripe bell bottom pants I'm lusting for. Exactly what I want now in the same vain as Balmain's fall collection a few seasons ago.

My mom pregnant again but this time with my sister Leila. Loving her jeans...Currently watching a similar pair on eBay. Wishing that top was passed down to me, would love to pair it with DIY studded cut offs.

This is my absolute favorite outfit I've seen my mom in. It is in the same vain of an ensemble I would wear now and it is exquisitely accessorized.

I mean come on.. How cool is she in her aviator sunnies, hobo bag, and casual effortless sandals?!?!?

Seriously perfectly accessorized...red polish on her fingers and toes, delicate necklace, and amazing wedding ring. Oh yeah and a cute little daughter to boot!

My mom and sister in flowing sundresses in the Dominican Republic.

As you can see, my mom is indescribably and jaw droppingly chic. My firmly planted allegiance to fashion begins and ends with my mother's iconic style. Mom thank you for everything you do for this family, for me, my friends :) always with a smile and cheerful heart. I love you!

!Happy Mother's Day!