January 28, 2016

Go Go Gosha!

Every once in a blue moon, you stumble upon a girl so cool it it causes you mental anguish. I can't help but feel that fangirl fervor kicking and screaming in my innermost soul for Vogue Market Editor Kelly Connor. The chick has serious style game, an orgasmic collection of Thom Browne, and is the closest incarnate on the New York fashion scene to an IRL Carrie Bradshaw.

So when Kelly Connor falls head over Vans for cult menswear label Gosha Rubchinskiy, it's time to pay very close attention! This sleeveless tee is the fashion-forward way to approach spring's sporty trend without looking like an 80's jazzercise princess. Pair it with polished pinstripe wide-leg trousers and classically cool monochromatic Vans high-tops. Since it's too chilly to run around town in a sleeveless top, throw on your favorite trench with this look. A minimalist top-handle Givenchy bag is the perfect finishing touch.

THE LOOK

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Gosha Rubchinskiy t-shirt, $80 / Givenchy bag, $2,580 / Marc Jacobs trousers, $268 (was $895) / Vans sneakers, $55

January 27, 2016

Coach's Embellished Racer Jacket

by Matthew T. Murray in CASUAL

When building outfits that dreams are made of, I usually start with one core item that gives me goosepumps and build the look around it. When I spotted this Coach leather jacket, it was love at first sight and my heart belted Celine Dion songs because life just won't go on without it.

The jacket is givin' me 80's-glam rock vibes so I wanted the rest of the look to serve some hippie-dippie 70's with the rainbow-adorned Anya Hindmarch bag, the perfect cropped flair Victoria Beckham jeans, and the now-iconic Chewbacca Gucci slippers that every fashion editor in New York traipses around town in.

Speaking of fashion editors, this outfit was inspired by Refinery29 Senior Style Editor Annie Georgia Greenberg. She has a killer sense of style and I often look to her for outfit post ideas and inspiration.

THE LOOK

Coach jacket, $997 (was $1,995) / Anya Hindmarch bag, $1,771 / Victoria, Victoria Beckham jeans, $395 / Gucci slippers, $995

THE LOOK FOR LESS

Zara leather jacket, $69 / Strike Gently enamel pin, $8 (buy enamel pins at Etsy and affix them to your jacket for the look of the Coach) / Moyna clutch, $48 (was $126) / Loéil jeans, $49 / Marie Etoile fur-lined loafers, $68

January 20, 2016

Dotty

by Matthew T. Murray in CASUAL, WORK

Head-to-toe polka-dots are such a fashion fail that they somehow become a fashion victory of Olympian proportions. I'm obsessed with this polka-dotted Play Commes des Garcons cardigan. You can wear it with a simple jean and t-shirt or pair it with all the things dotty, as seen. And sure, this outfit might be more suited for a Tim Burton heroine (oh, hay Helena Bonham!) but what's stopping you from having fun and letting your freak flag fly? Be bold and rock the dot.