Goodbye ACK, Hello FML

One word:

RAIN

I wish I could write that it's destroying my summer, but I haven't even had a summer yet. What's a girl to do but find some killer wellies, a cute trench coat and a much needed umbrella? All black of course. I'm mourning the death of the sun.

My pics:

Jimmy Choo for Hunter

Alligator Rubber Wellington boot

Hunter may be a little too much of a WASP cliche for me. But bringing Jimmy Choo on board is pure genius. Subtle, understated, and very fitting. After all, alligators love water.

Burberry Rain Coat--Classic. Easy. Check.

Add black umbrella of your choice.

All images and items available from Saks Fifth Avenue.

Mid-summer in the Park

The other day I checked out the Roxy Paine installation on the top of the MET. It was awesome. The sculpture was customized to the space and created a very surreal environment.

The top of the MET with the UES in the background.

Interesting collar for a dress

The MET is becoming one of my favorite places to see interestingly dressed people. I feel strange approaching strangers for pictures, but look back in a few weeks for when I've worked myself up to it...

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Michael Jackson's Fashion Legacy

I can't remember if the deluge of fedoras in the city occurred before MJ's death. They're everywhere now and I'm going nuts trying to remember if I noticed so many a few weeks ago. Interesting sartorial coincidence if the trend was going on before. Perhaps now the trend will get even stronger?

One predicition I have though, is that gloves will be in style starting this fall. I thought this was going to happen before MJ died, but now I'm even more certain. Rihanna and others have been seen wearing a single white glove as a tribute to MJ. As far as I know, the only time that a girl dons gloves (besides winter) is for her deb ball. But I think gloves are going to be making a comeback like they haven't seen since the time of my (great?) grandparents.

Walking around Union Square the other day, I noticed a Juicy Couture (BTW--gross-- I am not approving of the brand even though I'm mentioning it) window display. It featured mannequins wearing debutant-length gloves in bright colors. They were kind of cool. I'd never wear them, but it gave me hope that other designers might be group-thinking the same thing as me. I've read in at least one other blog that people want gloves and other formal accesories of bygone eras to come back into fashion. Hopefully MJ will be the final pebble falling to precipitate an avalanche of beautiful gloves.

Swim Cute

Subtle. Simple. Love the hardware.

So (Ho?) Cute

After weeks of unseasonably rainy and cool weather, I'm off the island and back to the city for the week or so. I was lucky enough that it cleared up for a beautiful day of shopping in SoHo, where I spotted this little number:

Mother always told me bold, candy-apple, ferrari red is a shade reserved for licentious women. Hester Prynne did nothing to abolish this stereotype from my mind. Associations with communism made it even less attractive. So naturally, by wardrobe is nearly free of anything approximating scarlet. Even Valentino couldn't sway me. But then...

As I was walking, the coral pattern of this silk dress captured my instant attention and made me reconsider all my thoughts about red. It was a revelation. This pattern really wouldn't be as good in a lighter shade. (Although, I think it could be just as great in a bold electric blue)

I was hesitant to post anything regarding my love of coral on this blog lest it be bastardized by the aspirationally preppy masses, but this is just too good not to share. What do you think? At under $100, a steal, no?

Round Sunglasses? Forget it.

It seems that everyone in fashion journalism is obsessed with round glasses for summer. I'm here to tell you otherwise. I don't care how hot Daniel Radcliffe is; among my friends, round glasses are just not happening. While Ray-Ban Wayfarers may be soo last summer for some, they have certainly caught on more strongly among my friends since Spring Break 09.

The more fashion forward kids at my school returned from last summer sporting New Wayfarers (the smaller frame is much more flattering than the original for most). October 08 was filled with lots of dress-up parties where girls came dressed as Tom Cruise from Risky Business. (Is it just me, or who doesn't love wearing oversized oxfords and the rest of that look?) The homecoming game featured tons colored knock-off Wayfarers in school colors. After building the first half of the school year, the look took hold again in Spring and isn't being replaced. As I look around my peers at Sconset, not a round lense to be spotted.

Love the folding Tortoise model. (image from Amazon.com)