sick day shopping

Sorry for the lack of posts, I came down with the flu for the first time in about 6 years. It's also hard to stay motivated when your only footwear choices are snow shoes and rubber wellies to wade through slush! This is seriously the most effort I've put into an outfit since the weather gods decided to hit the northeast with a blizzard a week, so you really haven't missed much.

In better news, I'm totally in love with my sick day purchase - this men's style oversized jacket by Vanessa Bruno Athé. One of my shopping goals for the year is to buy less clothes and avoid impulse purchases, but when I was home sick for three days straight clicking "proceed to checkout" was the about the only thing I had enough energy for. I haven't been that sick in a long, long time - here's hoping there's at least another 6 years before I get sick again!



Below I included a closeup of my Via Spiga coat for those of you who wanted to see the buckles in detail - just click on the picture to see it full size. I was actually wearing the Vanessa Bruno jacket underneath the coat when I took the closeup - it really is amazing how much I can stuff under this coat!



Vanessa Bruno Athé wool jacket (theoutnet.com) // McQ leather shorts (theoutnet.com) // Via Spiga coat // Huntress welllies (zappos.com) // Steven Alan reverse seam shirt

what a difference a week makes

oh, schizophrenic spring!

here's what i wore last sunday - it was cold, dreary, and rainy...







(Helmut Lang (original, pre-Theory, by Helmut Lang) button-down with elbow slits; Current/Elliot side-zip jeans; vintage Moschino belt; Rick Owens leather neck cashmere poncho; Alaia studded boots then switched over to Hunter wellies)


and here's what i wore yesterday - it was sunny, hot, and humid...



i purchased this dress early last fall at an end-of-season sale at Ludivine in NYC. the weather turned cooler soon after so this spring was the first time i was actually able to wear it!



(Vanessa Bruno dress; Juicy Couture heels; vintage necklace from Greenflea Market/NYC)

it's a good thing all of my clothes - fall/winter and spring/summer - fit in one closet otherwise i would be completely lost when the weather gods can't make up their minds!

randoms

some random outfit pictures which i dug up from my computer while attempting to free up some disk space. for one reason or another these have never gotten their own dedicated blog post. i think the first set i just forgot about after downloading from my camera, and the second i'm pretty sure i didn't like the shoes and ended up changing them but didn't bother to re-take pics. oh well, here they are anyway.





Alexander McQueen padded shoulder tee (from net-a-porter.com) - the "tails" are tied in the back in the last photo; Balenciaga leather skinnies (old, from yoox.com); Rick Owens boots (from brownsfashion.com sale); Ann Demeulemeester cropped biker jacket (from Bergdorf Goodman sale/NYC); Alexander McQueen pashmina (from Alexander McQueen/NYC); Hermes collier de chien cuff; sword pendant (from etsy.com); Hunter "Huntress" wellies (old, from zappos.com)




D&G dress (from Joan Shepp clearance/Philly); Balenciaga blazer (old, from eBay.com); Marc Jacobs shoes (old, from Bergdorf Goodman clearance/NYC); Tres Fluo leather bag (very old, from oogaboogastore.com)



*** not sure how many of you noticed, but i added a new page for my old StyleDiary outfits, which you can access by clicking the link up top, right under the header. those pictures aren't linked so if you have any questions about specific items, just ask! maybe i should be real nerdy and edit to add row and column numbers or something...

rain on my parade

one thing i learned from last year's wet, washed-out summer (it felt more like typhoon season at times) is that you shouldn't let the rain cramp your style.





one caveat: you have to spare your pretty footwear from dirty puddles.





i trust the weatherproofing of this jacket so much that i just toss my blackberry and iPod in its pockets and run out the door, umbrella be damned.


ITEMS (mouse over to view detailed picture)
Magda Berliner lace top (so old, i purchased it from lagarconne.com the year the site debuted)
Balenciaga Edition miniskirt (old, from eBay)
Hermes collier de chien belt
Dries van Noten chunky scarf (old, from eBay)
Go Green by Phillip Lim gray cardigan (from Barneys Co-op/Philly)
Chloe pull-on boots (old, from DSW Shoes/NYC)
EMS hooded raincoat
Hunter "Huntress" rainboots (old, from zappos.com)

reader request

as per a reader's request, here are a few rainy day outfits i wore this month. after so many consecutive days of rain (today included), new yorkers are well-versed in rainy day fashion - this june is predicted to be the 2nd coldest and one of the rainiest junes ever. a few days ago i was on the crosstown bus and in an attempt to lighten the mood, the driver announced "thank you for riding with mta. we hope you are enjoying the seattle weather exchange program." i did see a few weather-weary new yorkers crack a smile.

a few rainy day essentials in this outfit: black skinny pants for tucking into wellies (these particular ones have "equestrian" style patches on the inner leg, but i have tons of black skinnies in all different forms and materials), a scarf to protect my hair when the rain falls too lightly for an umbrella, and my patent leather bowler bag which has a slick surface so the rain rolls right off. there's a closeup of the bag here.

oversized shirt by "SHIRT" (from Intermix); Tt equestrian style pants (from Tokio7 consignment store); Balenciaga blazer (from eBay); street vendor sparkly scarf; Marc by Marc Jacobs patent leather bowler bag (old, from Barneys Co-op); Elizabeth & James knuckle ring (from Intermix)

a knee-length sweater is great for the rain in case you want to wear a cute dress. this length sweater will guard against those stains that you get when you kick up water and splash yourself as you walk.

DSquared trench dress (from Century21); D&G lace leggings (from Century21); Vince hooded sweater; Marc Bernstein triple wrap bracelet (from Young Designers Market on Mulberry St.)

boyfriend blazers and wellies make a great combination and a baseball cap is great for shielding your face (and mascara!) from light rain.

Calvin Klein Collection blazer (from Housing Works Thrift Shop, the Columbus Ave. location); YSL tee (from YSL boutique on 57th St.); AG boyfriend shorts (from shopbop or revolve i think? i forgot); Ralph Lauren belt from TJMaxx

sunday, february 22nd '09

didn't leave the house yesterday except to go for a run, but here's what i wore two sundays ago. would have preferred the chanels, but the rainy weather did not permit.





ITEMS (mouse over to view details)
Yohji Yamamoto Noir striped tunic
Les Chiffoniers PVC pants
Hunter "Huntress" wellies
extra long scarf made from two Portolano cashmere scarves
LNA long sleeve tee
cheapo Nila Anthony bag, good for toting around tons of stuff like umbrellas and magazines



these are the "Huntress" rainboots by Hunter, they have a shorter shaft than the regular Hunter rainboots.