I wasn't going to do this post because I felt that the denim/chambray shirt was too much of an "it" item, but then I looked in my little archive folder.
I realized that there were so many ways to put your own spin on the item - and isn't that what it's all about? If you do it right, the "trendiness" of the individual piece kind of disappears and it's all about the look as a whole.
So with joy, I bring you the blues: A few places to get it here:
I thought I should do a post about what I actually wear every day! Haha [<- also the sound people make in their heads when they see me at the deli everyday in the same outfit]. I guess I can send the haters to this post - look bitches, I am chic!
The center photos above are Isabel Marant pants and Stefanel jumpsuit from left to right - of course only Europeans would take the American sweatpant and make it look so chic. And these are not available online in the U.S. in case you wondered why I wasn't giving up the goods. But here are some other goods for your wardrobe essentials pleasure.
1. Urban Outfitters (on sale) $28 2. American Apparel men's slimfit drawstring (good luck finding this style in women's without a school logo or some horrible branding. As for plain basics -- why does everyone think women want to look like they are going to a yoga class at every moment?) $36 3. American Apparel hoodie tunic $39 4. Tian Mu halter jumpsuit (I HATE the way this is styled but I think it has potential - also, psyched to find this website that specializes in trendy Asian brands) $30.50
There are certain times when you really question yourself as a creative person - like when you become obsessed with something that pretty much no one else likes.
A few years ago I saw my BFF Milla wearing fluorescent pink nail polish (this was way before it was sold at Urban Outfitters), and I became obsessed with bright, bright pinks. Because I work in commerce and people were supposed to actually buy things I was working on (and I wasn't working on Pepto Bismol packaging), it was kind of a weird color to get behind. Anyway, it gives me great satisfaction to see it becoming so important. It's the new true red.
I love it as a single piece (like Leigh's dress), but I love it more as a detail because it looks so good with black, pale denim, and my love-of-my-life sweatshirt grey.
(If I had a little Risko Barbie, I would dress her up in this Top Shop bra under a loose grey tank dress.) Left to right from top:
And in a somewhat related story, I just want to say I am loving The Stylish Wanderer (top right image) and you should follow her on Twitter- unless you're a guy, in which case it may be illegal to follow a 13 year old girl. Sometimes I wonder if she is real, or if someday she'll be revealed to be another lonelygirl15 or Black Ascot ... (check out the latter if you haven't yet- amazing bogus blog).
And you can follow me too on Twitter while you're at it.
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