Fall 2009 Favorite Line: Elie Tahari

Elie Tahari's Fall 2009 line is simply gorgeous. Most of the pieces are actually one-piece dresses but create the illusion of high waisted pencil skirts, exotic blouses, colored tights with sheen, fabric belts, and long draping necklaces - there isn't anything about this line that I don't love...

Top 4 Little Black Dresses of Fall 2009

Top 4 Little Black Dress Looks from the Fall 2009 Runway.

Douglas Hannant

Embroidered Polka dot Illusion neckline:

Collette Dinnigan:
A breathtaking take on the illusion neckline with a lace art deco twist. Is it just me or does the material actually glisten?!!Okay so this is really a pencil skirt and a blouse but it has the shock value as a LBD. The beaded shell/clam lapels are swoon-worthy.

All these LBDs are worn with sheer black tights which is a great new pairing for any LBD you already own. Black sheer tights give the dresses a new level of chic.

Fall 09 Look of the Day: Belted Dresses

Look of the Day: Belted Dresses.

Wide belts work great for flowly dresses, giving them shape.

Oscar de La Renta 2010:
Sophie Theallet 2010:
Summer - Fall Transition: Here's your last chance to wear some of those summer dresses! Toss aside those flip flops and put on some heels, throw on a belt and a caridigan like Megan fox and Leighton Meester. The belt adds shape and gives the dress an edge. Choose a belt and cardigan color that brings out the fall hues of the dress. A gray or black cardigan can work wonders- smoothing out even the strongest summer colors; making them more fall wearable.

Megan Fox:

Leighton Meester

For Fall grays, try a colorful belt - it takes away the sometimes 'aging' or 'dull' effect gray dresses can sometimes have and brings the look to life.

E.Y. Wada

My Belt Pick: Anthropologie's Grand Proportions Belt:

From Anthropologie's Website: Wide leather, bold brass and oversized stitches add larger-than-life character to this stretchy cincher. 3 inches wide. $68

Fall 2009 Must Have: Shiny and Metallic Tights

Shiny and Metallic tights are all over the runways this Fall. They bring a combination of edge and sophistication to pencil skirts, cocktail dresses, and LBDs.

Chanel - gold:

Gold isn't wearable for every occasion but bronze and smoke would look incredible with a simple flowly dress of a simliar color. My favorite pairing: pencil skirts and shiny tights.
Anne Valerie - bronze:




Jenny Packham - Smoke


Collette Dinnigan -black:

Behnaz Sarafpour - black:

Ports 1961 Fall 2009 Picks - Cream and Gold

With all the black and gray on the runways for fall its nice to see cream and gold and Ports 1961 does a phenomenol job with the combo.

Freida Pinto Chanel Inspired Black Chain Swag

Freida Pinto's Chanel dress with black chain swag brooch was absolutely regal and now it looks like you can get a similar black swag at White House Black Market.

Freida Pinto in Chanel:

White House Black Market's Jet Hematite Chain Swag:

From White House Black Market's website:

Elegant crystal-and-chain swag transforms basic dresses, jackets and pants into pièces de résistance. Glass crystals; nickel-free hematite-hued metal. 27". Pin back.
$48.00

Freida's Chanel :

White House Black Market:

Now being that it is only 27 inches, it won't sit as low as Freida's if you pin it to your shoulders, but I can definetly see it having that similar sweeping royal/imperial effect.

It's past Labor Day so a white dress might not be an option right now. For fall you can wear it with a deep red or emerald sheath dress to give it that same regal feel or save it until Spring to wear with a white sheath.

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Inside Fall Fashion Magazines: InStyle, Lucky, Elle

It's September! Which means one thing... Fall Fashion magazines...each of telephone book sized thickness! I thought I'd share my favorite ads and features of 3 September 2009 Fall preview magazines: InStyle, Lucky, and Elle.

To start- Marion Cottliard for Dior: Old Hollywood Glamour..

Ralph Lauren - I love how feminine this is. The combination of the embroidered and beaded bodice with the dirty pink skirt makes this quite vintage:

and here are the shoes... sigh...

Emma Watson for Burberry: Showing that sophisticated can be young. I love the jacket, bag and bracelet in this ad.

I love the color of her coat in this one- it's the perfect shade of tan, I really wish I could press her coat though..

I'm officially ready for trench coats.. and coffee.. naturally the two go hand in hand..

I have to say that besides the Burberry trenches, I have yet to find a trench for fall that I love. I was hopeful for J.Crew but what they currently offer doesn't seem to excite me.

A trench should do something for a woman; asthetically it should fit like a shirtdress and work to perfect your shape, and psychologically it should make you believe that when you put it on, you look exactly like Eva Green in last year's Mont Blanc ad.. ;)

I love, love, love high waisted pencil skirts with demure blouses. This outfit was featured in Lucky September 2009 issue. The blouse is Armani Exchange.

I'm so excited about the return of camel.. Its sooo retro and chic. The look is definetly in for coats but I'm even more thrilled to see camel pencil skirts.

Max Mara ad: Camel coat and pencil skirt

Another high waisted camel pencil skirt.. This one is from Ralph Lauren's Blue Label collection (from Lucky September 2009 issue)

If I could live in any other time it would be in the 40s and 50s so I could dress like this on a daily basis for no good reason.. (Lucky Magazine September 2009 issue)

I think this ad for the OPI Espana Line embodies brunette glamour.. After checking out the line I decided to buy the color Manicurist of Seville, after checking out this picture, I think I'm going to make an oversized red rose for my hair. :)

Well thats all for now.. busy working on new designs!!