January 14, 2016

BOMBS AWAY!

by Matthew T. Murray in Winter Fashion, Oh So Trendy, $hop

*Soo Joo Park by Vanessa Jackman. Edit by The Outfix.*

Don't call it a comeback... because 'it' never really left but man oh man, bomber jackets are back - in a HUUUUGEEEE way! They were the sleeper hit of 2015 - smatterings of the vintage-inspired jacket sprung up here and there in the street style slideshows but then BAM! they were seen on the sinuous backs of models, musicians and mortals everywhere.

I first sung praises of the swishy staple in the summer of 2014. And I still feel some type of way about it. You see, a bomber jacket works with everything. Tuxedo pants. A slip dress. Distressed denim. A mini-skirt. Stripy sweaters. A ball gown. Everything, I tell you!

But as I learned in my collegiate years, it's bad writing to tell and not show you. To prove bomber jackets are the wardrobe staple you never really knew you needed, here is a slideshow of all the bad bitches in styles that run the gamut from understated olive (haaayyy RiRi!) to a flamethrower-printed Givenchy (push thru, Kendall!) to a pretty peachy pink number (Soo Joo FTW!).

Queen Kate. 'Nuff said / Via WhoWhatWear

With bedroom slippers and stoner-apporved denim / Image via Daily Mail.

The basic black bomber gets a facelift with a flamethrower print, courtesy of Givenchy! / Via Celeb Style US

A pink bomber with Chanel knee-high suede boots is the only #goals I really care about / Image via Vanessa Jackman.

Sequin + denim + ball skirt? YES! / Image via Man Repeller

Pink ponies! Pink ponies! Pink ponies! / Via WhoWhatWear

Ciara in all black errythang / Via Daily Mail

If this Gucci bomber hasn't sold out yet, I will become a proud hooker to buy it / Via I Love Green Inspiration

Going to the airport never looked so cool. Rosie in a Saint Laurent number! / Via Flywheel

This floral print looks jut like your grandma's curtain but Gigi Hadid somehow makes it look awesome / Via Daily Mail

Kendall in an oversized black bomber, denim cut-offs, and Sophia Webster cut-out knee-highs / Via Michael Maven

My gurl Miley rocking a printed style / Via Daily Mail

Nicki Minaj contoured to the Gawds, wearing the same Saint Laurent jacket as Rosie. Who wore it betta? / Via Splash

A hyper-modern take on the tuxedo! Only the Bad Gal could deliver!

Rita Ora makes the airport her runway and I love her for it! / Via Daily Mail

Throw a bomber jacket over your gym look for an instant fashun boost / Via Mirror UK

A little '70s, a little '80s! / Via Where to Get It

Rosie in a Dries van Noten bomber / Via WhoWhatWear

If the slideshow thingamadoodle convinced you to spend your hard-earned coins on a bomber, here are 12 of the coolest styles to shop right now!

TOP ROW: Topshop black bomber. Topshop sateen pink bomber. Topshop olive bomber.

SECOND ROW: Givenchy wool bomber. Gucci metallic leather bomber. Alexander McQueen floral-intarsia bomber.

THIRD ROW: House of Holland cropped bomber. Mango printed bomber. Stella McCartney floral-embroidered bomber.

LAST ROW: Mango black bomber. Jonathan Saunders embroidered satin bomber. Gucci twill bomber.

January 4, 2016

FIGHTING THE POST-VACATION BLUES

by Matthew T. Murray in Monday Morning Blues

Image via Vogue. Edit by The Outfix. — Image via *Vogue*. Edit by *The Outfix*.

Mondays suck! But the suckiest of all the sucky Mondays is without a doubt the one that follows the holiday season.

You're either coming back from vacay where you planted your lazy ass on the beach sipping some obnoxiously sugary pink drink all day long (lucky!). Or you spent the holiday time off galivanting around the city from party to party sipping cheap champagne on New Year's Eve and subsequently ending up in a stranger's bed in another borough on New Year's Day (the new year, new me thang is already off to a rocky start but you have time to get your act together, girl!)

One of your resolutions might be to slay at work this year but cut yourself some slack for your performance today. You're cranky, tired, possibly hungover and need time to ease back into that bitchy boss you completely forgot existed who is already hounding you about deadlines for the week. Since you have the Monday morning, post-vacation blues, here are 5 things to do or see to cheer you up:

1. Follow this puppy on Instagram, so you can do that white girl squeal of cuteness at your office desk.

2. Realize that you relatively make smart decisions, as opposed to this dude.

3. Enjoy the sheer awesomeness of Jaden Smith screwing with gender norms yet again by starring in the spring Louis Vuitton womenswear campaign and rocking a skirt. YAS!

4. Take a minute to check out the #GirlLove Challenge and rejoice over how much women are standing up for each other these days!

5. Get a retail high by buying this under $100 slip dress that will look good with everything. Trust me (and Harper's Bazaar), slip dresses are going to be everywhere this year.

December 16, 2015

SLINGBACKING AROUND TOWN

by Matthew T. Murray in One Shoe Five Ways, The Year in Fashion 2015, Shoes, $hop

Fashion might be a fickle fucker but classics never go out of style. This season, Karl Lagerfeld revamped, refreshed, revitalized, and *you can insert another re- word here at your discretion, dear reader* the dual-toned Chanel slingback born in 1957 and popularized by grannies round the world.

As always, Lagerfeld has given the peacocks of fashion's flock another reason to spend their cold hard cash - 800 dollars to be exact. The fashionistas attending the spring fashion weeks across Earth seemed to get the top-secret memo that this indeed would be the 'IT' shoe that shall be worn with everything - white lace gowns, boyfriend jeans, crocodile skirts (check out the slideshow of all the SLINGBACKERS as I will henceforth endearingly call them). Some of the many Slingbackers slinging around town in their slingy slingbacks are pictured below (photos via Instagram, Man Repeller, Song of Style, and Tumblr).

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And admittedly, I'm a little late on this story - this shoe has already been unanimously declared 'IT' by the powers that be months ago and its praises were sung by writers at Vogue and Elle already. But when dealing with a classic and looking back on FASHION'S BIGGEST MOMENTS THIS YEAR, I guess you can never really be late on chit-chatting about how great it is, amiright!?

This shoe is the type of shoe you can wear to that dreadful Monday morning meeting when the bags under your eyes are more eye-catching than the Céline bag swinging under your arm. It also works for a date with that halfway decent dude you scooped off Tinder - pair it with a sky-high mini-dress and leather jacket. Or perhaps you can rock the slingback at an upscale brunch with the gurlz when the idea of a heel is mentally disturbing after a night of binge-drinking and a flat just won't do. So pretty much, in conclusion, the Chanel slingback is BAE.

This slingback works with EVERYTHING. So here are 5 ways to wear it EVERYWHERE, coupled with ridiculous scenarios to make you LOL.