ApartmentPhile: My Next Place Option III.

My boss got me thinking today. Not just about the massive to-do list I have looming over my head this week, but also about my current home situation. Instead of contemplating if the coupons were finished printing I had my mind wrapped up in duvets, chaises, and directional storage options. (Call it a job hazard if you like, but my mind often wanders to these places, unguided.) So her quest reminded me of my quest to decide my next apartment style whether it be funky, boho and super luxe like option two or chic, masculine and rich like option one. Now, I have another option to throw into the mix. It's a little less cold as the first option, a little more girly than the second and a whole lot closer to what I'm used to. Hey, I've been a single gal living on my own for quite some time...a little pink never hurt anyone. File as another choice.

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ApartmentPhile: My Next Place Option II.

Back to decor inspiration for my next place (still pending obviously as I'm doing this here virtually and not for realsies.) This approach (check out my first option by clicking here) is one that I'm much more accustomed to when it comes to getting dressed each day. Internally, it happens a little like this...

"...Love leopard. Oooh, but maybe one animal print in one outfit isn't enough? That fringed leather mini-skirt looks so maj with the prints. Now what about adding a floral print to this? Well wait, you can't have leopard print without adding a Missoni zig-zag stripe. Okay, time to add the bracelets, but one is just not enough. Four it is. Oh, and that ring is super cute, must wear that one...and the other one stacked with it since they both look so good together. Geez, now I need a shoe that doesn't have an animal print on it..."


Blame it on my desire to impress at my job or just my general obsession with all things style-related, but I have been straying very far from my more classic look of years past (exempting of course that blue vinyl vest and matching skirt in 4th grade...) But I digress! This possible look for my next (still undetermined) tiny-ass apartment is all about layering it on, much like I do each morning, but the real question is- do I want to style my place how I style myself on my craziest days or my most mellow days? File under conundrum.

[Images via: All over on Pinterest, exact links to follow]

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------Louis Vuitton Resort 2013------

Prints and pleats and fur and platforms...oh, my. Marc Jacobs for Louis Vuitton brought the flirty girl back just in time for resort season in a departure from his rather reserved (but still very covetable) fall showing. And who says that your resort season can't start this weekend? Strap on those platforms, throw on a matching printed short suit (the cutest suit look I've seen thus far) and grab your Speedy for the perfect weekend look, whether you'll be at a resort or not. File as Monday dreaming. 

[Images via: Vogue, edited by me]

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Top Shots: Paris Fashion Week Fall 2012 Part I.

Tilda in Haider Ackermann...girlfriend knows what works for her.

Color, color everywhere, not a drop to spare!

What's black and white and orange all over? Balenciaga! 

Yeti chic is so hot for fall. 

Ninja Turtle inspired to the max. 

Everything is nicer through rose-colored glasses!

Oh. My. God. Look at her fur.

The chill is so much more bearable with Prabal Gurung glasses.

Skeletor!

ADR in Fendi...naturally. 

Quite possibly my favorite boots of the season.

Accessory perfection.

Blow away...but looking damn good.

[Images via: Vogue.com, Style.com]

Coachella 2012 Week I.

I may have agreed with that statement that every girl at Coachella looks like Pocahontas went to burning man at one point, but that is in the past! At the desert fest this year the ladies took it to a whole other level. Okay, so there were plenty of "vintage" Levi distressed shorts and crochet dresses, but there were a defining few who were dressed a cut above the rest (pun completely intended.) Case in point Dree Hemingway in those totally trashy chic (is that even allowed to be in the same sentence?!) knee-highs or the plethora of Isabel Marant Willow slash Bekket slash Perkins slash whatever the eff they're called now sneakers spotted on every It Girl's feet. And you know this wouldn't be a Coachella post without a mention of Miss Kate Bosworth (the queen of music festival style) rocking some seriously high hemlines. File as so much more chic. 

[Images via: Style.com, Vogue.com, Refinery 29]

Lanvin Fall 2012.

For this Friday, I found no better runway show to feature than Lanvin's fall 2012 romp. And let me tell you, this was one collection to remember. Celebrating ten fabulous years, Alber Elbaz for Lanvin threw the party of all parties at his fall presentation. Guests rocked to a live band, ate a cake that if toppled, would have taken out more than a few of them, and lusted over some clothing that went from strong and bright to party perfect and back to all his classic embellishments. The fantasy he has spun for Lanvin for the past ten years has definitely been a defining moment in fashion, and going forward, it's anyone's guess where he'll take us next. File as party time.

[Images via: Vogue.com with text added by yours truly]

Look of the Week: Dream Bed.

[Image via: Pinterest with text added by me!]

Look of the Week: Fancy Pants.

Taylor's look is totally what I'm feeling right now- a little all over the place, definitely pushing some fashion boundaries (leopard and snakeskin in the same outfit?!) and totally unique. Can I just say that printed pants are my new obsession? File as, oh Mondays.

[Image via: Pinterest, with text added by yours truly]

Top Shots: MFW Fall 2012 Part II.

Mismatched florals never looked so perfectly paired.

What up Natalie Joos?!

Orange printed jacket loveliness. 

Head-to-toe prints to die for. 

I spy, Garance Dore's feet, with my little eye.

Oh, Christine Centenera, way to show a little leggy leg.

One, two, three four. Uno, dos tres, quatro...

I'm sorry, but this bus is for Prada lovers only.

Caps: so hot for spring.

Shadow play.

Winner of cutest sunnies at MFW.

Cooking for two, for one.

One more Balenciaga spring hat to finish off MFW. LOVE.

[Images via: Vogue.com, Style.com]

Fendi Fall 2012.

Although I may be feeling less than warrior-like this week (already being beaten down by a whole lot of work) Fendi's fall collection is just the thing to bring me right back up. Filled with avatar-inspired looks (or should we say that Hunger Games-inspired now?) and fur aplenty, being tough never looked so chic. File as fight on.


[Images via: Vogue.com]

Antonio Berardi Fall 2012.

Lisbeth Salander it seems, has been all over the fall runways in New York, Milan, Paris and as you can see here, London. Her influence is widespread- from the cropped haircuts at Calvin Klein Collection to the dark subversiveness that seems to be in many of the collections put forth so far (Versace being one in particular that stood out)- but that isn't to say that the actress herself or (the not-as-good as the Swedish version) movie are either solely responsible for all this moodiness. After a spring full of sweet and funky florals, uber-pastels and ladylike charm it was only a matter of time until things got well...a little darker. Antonio Berardi showcased his Lisbeth for fall and even though she was a bit more glamorous, she still had something desirable hiding in all those heavy folds. File as strength.

[Images via: Vogue.com]