The Lady Likes To Travel

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Messy fishtail braids, prim and proper proportions remixed with the global wears of Mexico, the tropics, and Morocco. I'm excited by the styling possibilities with each and every piece in this collection. Can't you just see a super sleek black suit, with a punchy pom-pom collared shirt underneath and a playful MAC Ruby Woo lip? I can. And I can't wait to use the Peter Pilotto-esque sandals with minimal dresses. My favorite thought, though, is the idea of mixing athleticism (long and lean track pants and sleek baseball caps) those fishtail braids and some cut offs with layers of those embellished necklaces. This is exactly what I was talking about being inspired. Tory Burch has really transformed in my mind, from a pretty stuffy brand better known for (ugh) tunics, into something that speaks to a fashion forward female with ass kicking business sense. Were you inspired?

Drive, Girl. Drive.

Isn't it beautiful? True story: not long ago, Halloween 2011, a couple of adorable coworkers decided to dress up as me. It was the biggest surprise of my life to realize that I had a Wednesday Adams complex: I loved to dress in all black. Since that day I decided that, ok, girl, we have to give colors a chance. And so come beautiful things like this combination inspired by the movie I can't stop talking about: Drive.

I'm convinced that if Ryan Gosling was a woman this is what he'd be wearing in the movie. I know, epic. Borderline cheesy, but playful, tightly edited, and tailored.

The track pants are perhaps my favorite piece. They're these silky, slouchy pretty things by Elizabeth and James, whom I must say is on a god damn roll with their clothing line. The sheer paneled pink confection of a shirt is also by Elizabeth and James. I would wear it under a tribal inspired bomber by Tory Burch. While we're in this happy mood let's keep it up with goldenrod Christian Louboutin pumps. Golden + rod. Two great words that equate to magnificent things. In lieu of more things to scream for people's attention let's keep it simple with a great patterned Pierre Hardy cosmetic case. Remember you can get away with this type of thing because you're a bad ass driver.

Now there you have it, female Ryan Gosling from Drive. Go beat someone's face in with your Louboutin and go threaten people with hammers. Just don't get your bomber dirty.

Just When You Think It Was Safe Not To Be Completely Jealous Of Hanneli Mustaparta, She Goes & Wears This Outfit For Vogue

She wears an absolutely adorable Stella McCartney floral swing coat, with the cheeky spring floral print that I'm dying for. Hanneli also pairs a kelly green Tory Burch flap bag with a comedically miniature cerulean Miu Miu key chain (which she uses as an actual purse, believe it or not), and perhaps most unbelievably: pairs this adorable outfit with funky blue suede chunky Office shoes and CVS Pharmacy socks.

You read that right: CVS pharmacy. Socks. The kind you find in the way back of the store while you pick up your prescriptions. I thought those only came in handy for wearing around the house, in a pinch while you're traveling, or in general for anything BUT wearing on your feet.

Somehow, this pushes me over the edge, and makes me all the more obsessed (and insanely jealous) of Hanneli's style.

Check out the rest of her style, as profiled by vogue.com here.