Neons and Neutrals

Sounds like an oxymoron, but neons and neutrals have across the board been the color scheme of Spring 2012 RTW. Bright sunny yellows, powdered pastels, and feminine nudes have been layered together creating a fresh effortless young look for spring. As for accessories, models have been spotted strutting the catwalks in metallic pumps. clutch in hand (no more cross body bag next year?), and adorned with color block belts.

I have been avidly watching runway show after another over the past few days (I'm sure you all know, it's NY Fashion Week), and I am more than ever excited to start shopping for spring! Forget fall, lets just skip ahead the next few months all the way into spring. My favorite collections so far have been Luca Luca and Jill Stuart.

 Luca Luca s/s 2012

Jill Stuart s/s 2012. Loving the sherbert tones.

Photos: NYMag

Books and Cookies

I can now cross two flavors off my macaron baking list: blackberry and green tea. I am more than thrilled with how the two new flavors turned out; the blackberry is light and tangy while the green tea is bitter with earthy notes. Both sandwiched between feather light almond-y cookies, they are pure heaven!

On another note, two of my recent book purchases just arrived from Amazon!

School Savvy

With summer ending, and school soon to begin, I have been devoting the majority of my time preparing for this next chapter of my life, college. In preparation I have been tediously shopping for basic necessities such as laundry baskets, shower totes, and lots and lots of organizers. As excited as I am to move into the university, I am even more thrilled to begin using my latest school related finds: marc by marc jacobs backpack and pencil pouch. I have also been relentlessly trying to finish my summer reading list (Icons of Fashion the 20th Century, Shopping for Vintage, The Tipping Point, 20th Century Fashion, Influence, The Gospel According to Coco Chanel, The Teen Vogue Handbook).

Crop Tops

When I was a child I used to get perplexed whenever seeing clothing stores stocked with boots and coats in the middle of a blistering summer. Now I have become accustomed to the fact that fashion is simply ahead of the seasons, with early-fall catalogues, that I gush to receive in the mail, out as early as August. Fashion has not four, but twelve seasons. (early fall, fall, late fall etc)

With the coming of early fall this year, I was so excited to see my favorite summer wear, the crop top, incorporated in lightweight cropped dolman sleeved tops, chunky knits, and ballerina-esque knits. This is just a little post to honor my favorite boho inspired summer and pre-fall wear, the crop top.

Top+Skirt/Talula Aritzia. Bandeau/Free People. Bow Ring/Juicy Couture

Photo Credit: A Lam