Yep In My White Jeans...

How smart is this look, and most importantly, how easy?!

{they all hate us}

I will be channeling this ensemble verbatim for some April/May attire...especially for my flight/trip to Texas in a month. Lets be honest though, I'll recreate with white distressed boyfriend jeans.

Jean-eology...

By now you are fully informed of me deep devotion to harem pants, especially one in the denim family. As the temperatures in NYC continue to climb I have been debating on when is the proper time to safely store them for the return of fall. However, after stumbling upon this image a few nights ago I'm just not ready to say farewell.

Either the best harems I have ever seen or I need to raid Salt n Pepa's closets for their 90's wide leg baggy jeans.

Yours, Mine, Ours...

I'm all for sharing a wardrobe with the boys. And when I say share, I obviously mean sneaking items without their knowing (I just outed myself to many of my guy friends). Well McQueen is making it easier to nix the stealth moves and instead, go halfsies on a his' and her's coat.

I mean HELLO!!!!

I first saw the coat in the recent women's prefall collection. A couple weeks later I was scanning through the men's FW 2011 collections (to see what I wanted to snatch) and saw it again.

I like this idea of designing for both sexes, and it all ties in with the "would you rather" post from a couple days ago.

Women-Wear Menswear...

Tommy Ton has reported back the first street style images from the Milan shows and it appears that many of the women are sporting menswear styles to the Menswear FW11 shows!... I absolutely love it!

{all images from style.com via Tommy Ton}

Sole Sister...

The extended weekend proved to be good for the sole! I danced to 70's disco, brunched with girlfriends, treated myself to a mani, saw Blue Valentine, sashayed around Project in Soho, and along the way acquired some new goodies to up my shoes game. I'm a creature of comfort...I wear shoes that I can sprint around the city in and that can withstand being on set all day long. Every now and then I want to reach new heights and certain actions need to be taken to do so.

These were the first purchase of the weekend. Christian Siriano for Payless Mena Dress Boot. Faux horse hair and embossed patent lizard with gold tone hardware and reflective square heel. I've been keeping a close eye on these for a couple weeks now. Right before the holidays I spotted them on a rainy day when I popped into the store to shelter myself from the inclement weather. When the boots were no where to be found in Texas stores, I was determined to get back to the city to reclaim my footwear. The wait was worth it when I found them discounted to $25!

Accompanying the Siriano score on my shelf are these pale pink metallic cut out peep toe lace up booties. During a quick run through Beacon's Closet Sunday with the girls, I glanced over at these and thought, maybe just maybe. Originally from H&M and only costing me $9 this fateful day, I couldn't pass them up. The heel height is more than desirable for a night dancing or walking/standing for a full day on set.

Comfort: A+

Versatility: A+

I'll be wearing these now with tights and socks and bare footed throughout the spring/summer

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.

Wardrobe Diaries:: Run Around Sue...

I'm back from the best wedding ever and can't wait to share some images from the weekend festivities. Last week was a bit hectic setting up shop in my new apartment, helping to get things together for the wedding, various meetings for new projects, and running around personal shopping with friends for the upstate nuptials. Comfort was a necessity for my hustle and bustle week but style is always a priority. Before our departure I met up with my girl Jean Michelle (introduced here) for a stroll about Forever 21, dinner in Hells Kitchen, and ended with a wedding day fashion show (aka the boys apartment showing us their outfits for the wedding ceremony).

{image by Nate Poekert}

Jacket:: Juicy Couture cropped leather jacket {gifted}

Top:: F21 beige cuffed short sleeve blouse

Pants:: Custom designed sequin harem pants made by my mother

Shoes:: Dolce Vita x Target black studded oxfords

Bag:: LOGO by Lori Goldstein ruffle hand bag {gifted by Lori Goldstein}

Necklace:: Coco Canal x Fenton Fallon self designed necklace

Glasses:: F21 tortoise shell frames

Head Gear:: Scarf turned turban specially designed by Roxy {seen here & here}

H&M under $175

This evening I went to H&M on 59th and Lexington with my roommate Ariel to see what bargain goodies they are offering. We walked into the dressing room, our arms loaded down with merchandise and endless styling opportunities. Definitely walked away with some great purchases but when I got home I wanted to see what things I might have overlooked. H&M has an interactive site that I decided to take advantage of. I put myself to the challenge of creating a look for $175 or less. I got a little carried away in the process but this was my first look...

I love the shoulder structure on this sweater. It's a little Balmain inspired and has mounds of volume. At first I was put off by the color and pattern of the top but realized that it would be a great change of pace for my fall/winter attire. Unfortunately you can't see it, but the detail on these jeans is such a great departure from my everyday blues. The haphazard white stitching adds an extra dose of laid back casualness to my denim collection which tends to double as trousers. They have a relaxed straight slim fit that pair so well with the gray suede shearling boots. The total price for my look is $158!

Shopping takes twice as long for me cause I always scope out the men's section. They currently have so many great options that will work for men and women. I love a guy in jeans that are a little more tapered and slim at the hem but still baggy from the knee up. A took inspiration from DSquared and paired it with a plaid shirt and trash bag textured puffy vest. Love the look of a bowler so added that to finish the look...another Dsquared inspiration piece. The total price of this look was $148!