Wear This Now: Black and Blue

Shop it:  1. KAREN WALKER  /  2. ACNE   /  3.  3.1 PHILLIP LIM    / 4.  SAINT LAURENT   (similar here) /  5.  ACNE    /   6.  EDDIE BORGO    /  7.  KATHLEEN WHITAKER    

And for your headphones:

Neon Preparatory School

Zara embellished collar shirt (similar in black), Eddie Borgo cone earrings, Anthropologie gold-rim aviators, CC Skye Mercy bracelet (similar here), Anthropolgie pleated neon skirt (similar here) 

I'm a sucker for buttoned-up shirts. Fact. I have about a dozen of them and am no stranger to buttoning them up all the way to the tippy top — almost like it was mandatory, say a uniform of sorts. I'm not sure why, since I'm pretty sure they'd look equally fantastic with a little room to breathe. I'm just not one to show much skin, I guess, and find an equal sexiness is the conservative. There's just something about the way a buttoned-up outfit can look almost subversively proper that suits my personality. Especially when there's a stud or two to be noticed — on the shirt, the ears, and the wrist.

Now If Only We Had A Boat...

Shop the look:Gucci straw boat hat, Thierry Lasry Sexxxy D-frame acetate and metal sunglasses, Miu Miu velvet embroidered slippers, L'Agence striped racer-back dress, Eddie Borgo 24-carat cone bracelet, Eddie Borgo silver cone bracelet, Olympia Le-Tan Pill Box Brozac embroidered twill shoulder bag 

Hard/Soft

Vintage watch, CC Skye studded cone bracelet

While I typically lean towards minimal accessorizing, I also lean towards slightly more masculine jewelry. There's something very appealing about a very lady-like and put-together look paired with the unmistakable spiked calling card of subversive punks. It's the classic mix of hard and soft that I'm finding hard to get enough of lately. Especially with that Eddie Borgo trunk sale on Moda Operandi. 

Photo by Nick Smith

City Girl, Beach Ready

Shop the mood by clicking the images. You know you want to.

 

Acne Déjà Vu

Acne pencil skirt, net-a-porter, scalloped Chloe shoes courtesy of ShoeMint, shoemint.com, Karen Walker Number One Milky Brown Sunglasses, Zara peter pan top, zara.com, Eddie Borgo spike stud earrings, net-a-porter, Anthropologie sweater, anthropologie.com


I couldn't help myself. I had to post another set of the photos we took in Dixon. I hope you enjoy these as much as I enjoyed lounging around in an authentic retro poolside environment in my lady chic outfit. In reality, the Acne pencil skirt is doing all the work in these photos. The school girl jacquard fabric in a ladylike pencil shape, accentuated with edgy zippers, is the centerpiece of the look to me. It fits like a dream, and literally, required no hemming or tailoring at all. On a pencil skirt. So instead of calling this a repetitive topic, let's instead look at it as a celebration in buying a fitted piece off the rack and wearing it like it was made for you. Works for me.

Photos by Nick Smith

Something Blue

Just a list of things I am literally in love with lately. The ocean is so inspiring to me, starting with the fantastic photography of Corey Arnold and the paintings by Maggi Hambling. Click the images to shop! 

Get Eclectic

Eddie Borgo Gunmetal-plated turquoise spike necklace, DVF Keller mini satchel, MIH Jeans Birkin cotton shirt, Zara printed silk shorts, DV by Dolce Vita Jameson suede ankle boots 

SXSW

This is what I'd be wearing if I was at SXSW this weekend. Alas, I was not there. In my industry (advertising) only the few and the proud (not unlike the Marines) get to go. But a girl can dream, can't she. I read that Fiona Apple was playing there (!!). But you know what? I can at least mentally prepare for what it would be like by lining up a sweet little cowgirl-like outfit like this. The highlight of it is a choker by Lanvin with black ribbon ties. It's naughty and nice. Who knew! The dress is by Paul & Joe Sister, the epitome of cutesy. While this brand tends not to be friendly to shorter females, like myself — I proudly hover just at 5'3", they are worth taking to a tailor because the fabrication and the prints are fabulous. Finally, the boots. They are by Fiorentini + Baker, one of my personal and absolute favorites. They do tend to break the bank, I'm sorry, but they are totally worth it. So, not sorry. I own a pair very similar to these and they are a work horse of a boot that look better the worse you treat them. Beat them like the horse that they are! Don't be shy! I'd accessorize with these sweet lassies. A rather dainty yet punk-inspired Philippe Audibert spike bracelet in a sweet rose gold. A classic pair of Stella McCartney aviators, and a completely appropriate Aurélie Biderman Hook 'Em Horns ring.