Beverly Hills, That's Where I Want to Be.

1. Chloe Drape-Detailed Cotton-Jersey Top, $625 

2. Zero+Mariacornejo Neo Cotton Scuba-Jersey Jacket, $795

3. J. Brand Low-rise Cutoff Denim Shorts, $152

4. Tough Punch Rings via Nasty Gal, $15

5. Jimmy Choo Wheel Leopard-Print Suede Slippers, $495

6. Mini Sienna Padlock Bag via Topshop, $150

[Images via the links above]

This Crew Right Here.

When did things get so complicated and confusing? Ok, I know, loaded question...but seriously replace the word things with getting dressed in the morning and you have my daily struggle to put together a serious outfit that is actually worth wearing. Maybe I've been working these buns too hard or maybe I've just felt like I am in need of some wardrobe revamping, but one thing is certain: I miss the easy days. Insert J.Crew's Fall 2013 collection. Timeless, sophisticated and above all else, totally wearable. When again will I be able to shop this? File as back to the closet.

[Images via: Style.com]

ApartmentPhile: Black Beauty.

I'm not sure what the deal is with my current obsession with all things dark romance (hmm...very 'Fifty Shades' of me) but in my quest to pre-design the perfect studio space for my next apartment I have found it rather difficult to envision exactly what I want the living/lounging space to look like. I've gone back and forth with three other options (you can find the first here, the second here and the third here) and although this one does seem very close to the first, it brings in a little more direction to the actual pieces that I might purchase: a ghost chair for the hand-crafted desk (side note: I love my boss and her furniture-building maverick boyfriend), a black-dyed Indian rug, a charcoal tufted settee, black and white floral curtains with lots and lots of leopard accents, and maybe a leather club chair (just like that lived-in Proenza Schouler bag). Ok, and maybe one pop of color with that light pink/coral/plum pillow. 

But all this does bring up the question: can I live with just one little pop of color in a pillow? Guess I'll have to sleep on this Fifty Shades... File as tied up. 

[Images via: Harpers, Studded Hearts, Tales of Endearment, Zara, West Elm, and the rest via Pinterest @TheMargaretFile]

Girls, Girls, Girls.

Best friend's bachelorette party last weekend; wedding this coming weekend. Don't hate me for not blogging these past few days as I have had limited access to both my brain and my computer. Let's just say that this bachelorette weekend was definitely one to remember. File as recovering.

[Images via: Deborah Marquit via Net-a-Porter]

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.

[Images all via Pinterest, links to follow]

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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ApartmentPhile: My Next Place Option I.

Even though I may not have a place of my own just quite yet (fingers crossed that I can afford something in the next few months)...a girl can dream! And I am definitely one who loves apartments and all their quirks- hence the new ApartmentPhile post label. So over the next few weeks, I wanted to share some of the apartment design styles that I've been throwing around (virtually of course) one of which will make it into my next tiny-ass apartment. The style featured below may be equal bits rustic, glam, chic and industrial but it makes a very big statement with just a simple color palette. File as hard chic, option one.

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[Images via: Pinterest]

Last Minute Getaway.

SO...it seems I'm going to be making a very last minute trip over to Las Vegas this weekend. (What makes it into my suitcase will probably look a lot like the above plus leopard.) After all the madness that's been happening in my life lately, the only things I want to do include laying by a big ol' pool, eating lots and lots of delicious (unhealthy) foods, shopping the new summer/pre-fall collections in peace and wearing all sorts of leopard print. And where else can you get away with a full-on leopard print outfit than in Vegas? File as escaping.

[Image via: Gattobravo Maio, edited]

Top Shots SFW Spring 2012 Part II.

Cotton candy sweetness. 

We're looking at you Ms. Natalie Joos.

Is that Wang? #TotesWang

Ooooh! Mama need. 

Couldn't be any cooler. 

One of the cutest versions of a peplum that I've ever laid eyes on.

Pink hair, don't care. 

Sunnies with matching hair. 

Never met a piece of lucite I didn't love.

Girlies! And Natalie Joos again too!

ALTUZARRA, ALTUZARRA, ALTUZARRA, ALTUZARRA!

Anything with skulls on it is instantly better.

Burberry for you, Burberry for me. 

Patches the leopard, over and out.

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

Fashion Forever.

[Image via: Pinterest, quote via Financial Times]

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]

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]

Roberto Cavalli Fall 2012.

Leopards and tigers and snakes, oh my. Roberto Cavalli's fall runway was a veritible breeding ground of species, and just like the tiger print rug on the floor (made out of tens of thousands of flowers) his collection was all about the inherent mysterious qualities of the wild. Pailettes that looked like fish scales were actually made of leather. Tiger and zebra stripes on pants were created with sequins. Minks became crocodiles; crocodiles became snakeskin and brocades were made with fur. In the end, it was all about the beauty of nature...and nature never looked so good. File as into the wild.


[Images via: Vogue.com]

Thakoon Fall 2012.

Let me count the ways I love thee. Seriously, since today is supposed to be all about love (and the closest thing I have to a Valentine would be my puppy roommate Mr. Leo Jones) I wanted to share a little Valentine with you- a day for loving all the new fall fashion coming down the runway at New York Fashion Week. Exhibit one, another stunner from Thakoon. Although it wasn't quite as over-the-top, lust-worthy or innovative as his last few collections (see Thakoon pre-fall, and Thakoon spring) it was still one that was full of lovely details (see that leopard collar and those jacket constructions,) not to mention it was right on for the Valentine's Day trend at NYFW. File as case closed. 

[Images via: Vogue.com]

Top Shots: Couture Shows 2012.

One day I will own a Givenchy jacket! 

Could Arizona Muse be any cuter?

My new favorite shoes. GORG.

Light and beautiful. 

All lined up and ready to go.

So black swan.

Allright, these shoes and pretty fab too.

That Giambattista Valli coat is out of control!

Some very fashionable bag ladies.

A shearling coat never goes out of style.

Far shot, so perfect.

The perfect couple.

The Versace girls are hot, hot, hot.

Who better to finish it off that ADR. LOVE.

[Images via: All over! Vogue.com, Style.com and more]