Steven Alan Fall 2011 (or: Can we just fast forward to September?)

I'm sorry to do this two days in a row. I'm well aware of how saturated blogs are with post-fashion week coverage, but I have an excuse: April showers have decided to arrive early and the world is simply too damp for outfit photos. BUT, I have something really good to show you, rarely am I so drawn to a designer's entire collection, but I'm finding myself so with Steven Alan's Fall 2011 presentation:

Image source: Style.com

I mean, how perfect is the whole thing? What I love about this collection is how accessible it is. We can't all afford Steven Alan (oh, but I wish I could!), but these are all items that are easily thrifted or bought cheaply, if not already existing in our closets. The pops of red, leopard, and stripes are what makes the whole collection for me, without those little bursts of excitement I think the whole thing might feel a bit dull. I also love the minimal accessorizing, the prints are allowed to breathe without being weighed down by too much jewelry. These are going right into my inspiration folder, maybe I'll even use them now, it's still cold out after all!

Can you believe it's nearly March? We're getting rain down here, but my sources tell me further north is getting another 15" of snow. I'm spending the day running errands and trying to stay dry. Happy Friday!

Rachel Antonoff F/W 2011

All images via Refinery 29

I don't post much about designer collections here, mostly because I feel there is so much coverage everywhere else on the web, especially post-fashion week. But I couldn't help posting these images from the Rachel Antonoff F/W 2011 presentation I came across on Refinery 29. Antonoff does such an impeccable job presenting the entire life of her collection in her presentations, it's instantly understood where her inspiration lies. The images themselves, shot in Holga format, remind me of the 6th grade school dances I was so reluctant to attend, only much more stylish of course. I'm so excited to see that the 60's and 70's will be hugely influential this coming fall, two of my favorite decades.

NYC in Pictures: Part 4 (Style File)

Coat: J.Crew (sale)

Shirt (beneath): J.Crew ($20-ish)

Jeans: Madewell (sale)

Boots: Matiko ($80 sale)

Bag: vintage & thrifted Coach ($7)

Sunnies: Beacon's Closet ($16)

Hat: Vintage (Chris's)

The last of my NYC pictures. These were taken on our travel day back home, last Friday. This outfit is purely practical, just something comfortable I threw on for the train and then the car ride home. While packing for the trip, I neglected to take into account that I would probably be coming home with more stuff than I went there with (or maybe I was naive enough to think that I wouldn't actually buy anything? ha.), so packing to come home was...a task.

I threw on the hat and glasses so they wouldn't get crushed in my bags and layered a couple of sweaters underneath so I wouldn't have to pack those. The final product felt a little Gloria Steinem, which I'm fine with. I found this bag on a thrifting excursion on my birthday. I don't think anyone noticed that it was Coach, because it was priced at $6.99, probably the best deal I've ever gotten. I love the size of it, it's large enough to fit a library book, but not too large that it gets filled with papers and trash (my bad habit). Plus, I like that it's the opposite color-wise from my jacket.

Well, this marks the end of my New York photos this week. All-in-all it was a great trip, but I really can't wait to go when the weather isn't frigid!

PS- Jen took these photos for me. Thank you!

NYC Preview

Image: Punky

Just a quick peek at what I was up to last week. IFB was great but very cold and I had the worst cold, so two strikes. I'll have a full re-cap later tonight, but for now here's a glimpse of my outfit, getting snapped my Craig Arend (from Altamira, Models Off Duty, and NYMag.com). You know, no big deal.