Here is a 40s inspired outfit. The dress has no label, the shoes say Personality, and the cape is Sherwood of Ohio and Kronenfeld Furs.

Miu Miu did a great job of channeling the 40s in their Fall 2011 collection. They showed interesting bird motifs, tortoise shell sunglasses, 40s hair, and sparkling contorted shoes. They chose Hailee Steinfeld to model in their campaign and she did a great job displaying the line. In the picture above they show the over sized clutch that was also very popular.

Tied into Fashion

Bows have always seem to be in fashion. You can dress them up or down. They make shoes and purses more delicate and if they have a wild pattern they can make anything more intricate. 

Two vintage bow pins. 

This is a vintage necklace and earring set I got that I thought was very pretty. I can actually see myself wearing them together and they look pretty modern separate from each other. I think I'll wear them with an Easter outfit because of the pastel-like colors.

The back of the earrings are signed LC.

Yesterday I went to the flea market and found some pretty cool vintage jewelry. The sand dollar necklace has the inscription Metta 75' on it which makes it easy to know which year it is from. I also really like the owl pin and the abalone shell pendant.  

This is a plastic tiger ring that definitely adds some roar power to anything.



Awesome Ads!

I absolutely loved the famous September issue of Vogue this year. The ads were creative and a pleasure to look at. Some of my favorites were Salvatore Ferragamo, Oscar De La Renta, and Alexander McQueen.

Blinded by the Brights

Designers realized that bright hues are not just for Spring and Summer. This year is the first year in about ten years that designers have used this much color for Fall collections. Color blocking is not the main focus for Fall this year. Instead colors in the same palette are better. An accessory is also a great way to bring a bright color into a wardrobe.   

A red lip also punches up the colors. I know I would probably not go for a red lip and instead just do a bright pink.

Last summer I bought this maroon nail polish and used it on my toes. I realized that it went with my wardrobe and wore it all this summer. Apparently everyone else found this color appealing because I have seen it so many times on people's toes it is unbelievable. I just thought it was funny that other people noticed how it goes with almost anything. The maroon/purplish/reddish color was seen on the Spring 2012 Jason Wu runway so it must be a good choice in color.