Classic / Cool

There's fashion and then there's this. My eyes popped out of my head like a freakin' Looney Tune who has just spent the day on acid with Miley Cyrus when I laid eyes on a woman who dared to wear a Valentino bow-blouse and bohemian-riche skirt (both undoubtedly editorial hits of the season) with Nike Air Force 1s. She is freaking cool. It got me thinking about something else that's freaking cool: the Adidas Stan Smith - the unlikely 'It' shoe of this summer. Leandra Medine thinks so and I love her the way I love corn dogs after six margaritas which is to say - I love her more than is healthy.

I'm drinking the Kool Aid on these sneaks and this look packs a punch! Brief Interlude: I heretofore have gathered little to no information on the elusive Stan Smith other than that the being in question held a tennis raquet and was good at such an art form. I care for sports like the heterosexual male cares for Girls. Now that this tangent has taken its course, case-in-point time. A delightful knot-tie blouse + funky yet fab florals + Stan Smiths = classic yet cool, or cool yet classic - pick your poison, I'll pick mine. Like a middle-aged stripper moonlighting as a Pre-School teacher by day, this look may cause scratching of head (and inevitably dandruff along with that) but the fashion-frenzied girls who pronounce Proenza Schouler the right way, will know you got it. Just like this girl - yes, I'm still thinking about her - she who wears Valentino with Nikes and dates a bearded man presumably from Brooklyn but actually from Australia.

Shop this Outfix, fickle friends and fair-weathered family:

Blouse - H&M

Pants - Zara

Lips - Tom Ford

Sneakers - Adidas

Bag - J. Crew

Sporty Chic

They have Lebron, we have Lanvin. Heterosexual males jettison into stadiums to rant and rave about 'touchdowns' and 'slam dunks' - Budweiser dripping from their unkempt beards-, while heterosexual females click through the razzle-dazzle runway slideshows on Style.com to rant and rave about 'Tibi' and 'Schouler' - a glass of pinot swishing about in this glass. Different experience, same thrill.

Enough about the sports. Let's get down to bidness. This dress is the knees of bees - the crown jewel of easygoing dresses that moonlight as personal air-conditioning systems when the humidity is sky-high and your body has become a living manifestation of a honeycomb. Throw a pair of Dannijo's rustic-glam earrings on your lovely lobes and strap into some dirt-cheap but viscerally-expensive-looking-to-those-not-in-the-loop patent shoes and your ready to twirl through New York. Easy, breezy, lemon-squeezy!

Shop this puppy here:

Shift Dress - Madewell

Earrings - Dannijo

Shoes - Lulu's

Banana Republic x Marimekko

I started this blog on the whim and fervent belief that the Internet can become your closet. Can't afford that Edie Parker clutch? Pin it. Can't justify tossing thousands down a metaphorical drain (the cash wrap at Saks Fifth Avenue, to be exact) on a Stella McCartney slinky neoprene dress? Drool away on Net-a-Porter, take a screenshot and then print that shizz out. When the fashions of the Internet and all of its glittering accoutrements are unearthed with the click of a mouse, this is a thing of sheer beauty. But come on, what about the actual purchasing of said pretty pieces? When it's not enough to just glance at a garment and droll, it's time to ATC - 'Add to Cart' for the uninitiated shopaholic unfamiliar with the phrase. ATC is possible with this Outfix.

The Marimmeko line for Banana Republic is breathing life back into the Interwebs - now squealing 'Hallelujah' from their URL. The collection ($39 to $149) is the answer to the well-heeled yet cash-strapped twentysomething paving her way through the urban jungle with style and flair (and credit card debt). This skirt caught my eye the way a Pink Champagne macaron does - I begin to foam at the mouth like a rabbid spidermonkey than proceed to pant like an overweight puppy. Yup, that's the euphoria. This skirt ($98) has madcap charm and is the dotty way to take on the day. Add in a metallic clutch with perforations of miniature little hearts, pink cat-eye frames, and black patent sandals. Shop away! 

Top - Topshop

Skirt - Banana Republic x Marimekko

Sunglasses - Quay Australia

Clutch - J. Crew

Sandals - Lulu's