Hiya Monday. I'm back in Miami and all is well. I've got my slow jams cranking this am, as my ignition needs some R. Kelly style starting. Tired.
Anyway, the Fall books are out and fashion is glorious for the autumn. And though I am greatly distracted by Warren Buffett's brilliant treatise on the bloated upper class today, I digress. Because it's time to talk about style. With the chance of me being back in New York for reals becoming a serious notion, I'm excited to rock some new clothes, though giving up year round flip flops will be a bit of a drag. Some of my favorite Fall trends are below:
Lace. I am a girl who loves to wear lingerie as clothes (as a young little 20 something in New York I'd rock a slip/nightie and a cardigan and be all set) so this lace trend is an old favorite. Though I have progressed from wearing little more than underwear to brunch, I'd definitely buy a lace dress this season- it's sexy, feminine, and very beautiful. And also slightly Italian widowesque, which is always hot if done right. Don't you just love this old Dolce and Gabbana ad too? Nobody does the sexy Italian widow thing like them. Bravo to Dolce- I'd love to rock a Dolce lace dress this season. Probably vintage.
The Mac. I am a HUGE fan of this style of coat- unstructured, unfettered, and most definitely not fussy. It's a lovely counterpart to a femmey dress, and also goes great with a cropped pant and a sweater and some high heeled loafers. And there's plenty of room in there for all the carbo loading you'll inevitably do this winter. Loves it.
Flirty forties dresses. Yes I know this is a bit reminiscent of grunge, which I am most definitely not a fan of. But a pretty patterned dress like these with black tights is just so damn pretty. I'm doing it. Are you? Perhaps with a high heeled mary jane? The Miu Miu printed numbers could def be contenders for most coveted dresses of the season.
And speaking of which, you know I always need to declare a dress THE dress of the season. And that dress would be the Stella McCartney number rocked by none other than Jane Fonda, and then here again by her royal hotness, Stephanie Seymour, in the pages of the September Elle (where I begrudgingly admit that Gwyneth Paltrow looks fabulous). Now this dress is not an easy one to wear, but I reckon there will be various iterations of it on the high street and Main Street- and if you can't figure out how to wear something so bare, go with a pair of dotted tights- a perfect way to get in on the trend (dots all over the runway at Marc Jacobs for Fall too). A dotted leg is lovely with a short black dress, or with a knee length dress- lovely. Just like you. And you too.
There's loads more to talk about when it comes to fall fash- but you'll just have to wait till tomorrow. R. Kelly is singing "Happy People", and it's my cue to get to it. Hope you're happy where you are today, and thinking about what to wear this Fall. All the love, and that's what's up this I wanna get dressed, I wanna go out kinda happy Monday in the MIA. XO