With the 4th of July impending and pre-fall clothes hitting my favorite stores, its time for me to start thinking about what I'm going to wear next season. The idea of "investment dressing" feels right to me at the moment. Every season I spend too much money (I will not disclose how much in case my husband is reading this!) on piece-mealy clothes and accessories that never work well together. Wouldn't it be better to buy two really nice outfits and a few key accessories instead? Isn't quality better than quantity?
So lets start obsessing about Fall, already, then! A lot of different looks won my heart on the NY runways. Those luxurious bohemian dresses in rich colors and patterns that were shown by Nanette Lepore, Anna Sui, Tracey Reese and MBMJ (Marc by Marc Jacobs) ... I'd love to have them all hanging in a row in my closet. Glam rock style always makes my mouth water- and my favorite designer in this category was Phillip Lim. (See picture above-photo credit: Elsa Sylvan.) The gold paillette t shirts & cardigans and striped metallic pants coupled with pea coats, cocoon sweaters and cut-away jackets were just too cool for their own good. A bit much for picking up my daughter at the bus stop, but perfect for certain work-related fashion functions, and/or nights on the town (as if!)
Leopard and velvet are two of my favorite things for Fall, and horray! DvF (Diane von Furstenberg) offered both! The dark, urban layered looks in blue, black and grey by Rag & Bone were also really appealing to me. Bondage boots with legwarmers and raw seamed, pieced leggings worn with kilts and knit sweaters... WOW! Unique Topshop surprised with some really sexy, tough urban warrior/80's punk looks, like torn tunics over leather leggings. Fingerless gloves and a fur vest are definitely must-have accessories for Fall, not to mention a few new slouchy leather handbags, which we'll have covered by Tano in every imaginable color right here at MHB...
Anyone who is registered at style.com... check out my lookbook and let me know which of my favorite runway looks you like best!
You can see more Fall fashion here:
New York Times
Style.com
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