The Devil Wears Prada

Can you believe this movie is 8 years old?  It feels like only yesterday I was all "go Andy go! You get that manuscript!"  Probably because it actually was the other day,  I watched it again like 2 weeks ago #sorrynotsorry.  And this time, it occurred to me that the fashion in this movie is amazing because Patricia Field managed to reference so many different fashion eras in one movie while making them all relevant for today.  There was some 60s Jackie O, some 80s power suit action, a little 70s glam with some fur, and even a 90s nod with the grungy newsboy hat (below) and some plaid thrown in here and there.  And best of all, these clothes all made us feel like we could do it ourselves - nothing was too threatening or over the top costumey.  It projected a more relatable NYC, rather than the fantasy world she dreamed up for Carrie and co. in Sex and the City. Love love love.    

See those sheer black tights Anne Hathaway is wearing? I think I wore those to every party I went to from 1991-1997.

That coat, though. YUM.  Eggplant.  So glam.

I would wear this now.  Like today. And for always.  That layered chain look will never get old, thank you Mr. T and Madonna.

Oh hello Jackie.  White gloves, emerald green and leopard trimmings need no explanation. 

More fur more drama.  Love this 80s peep toe with stockings. Overall this look is pretty busy and probably only works on camera but still striking.

All black errythang always works.  These scream a little 90s to me, in a good way.  I think its the accessories and hair.  

The Chanel boots? Uh huh, I am.

She made me want to wear a hat and I hate hats on me.  Also, way back when, I definitely tried this layered shirt look in real life, and got some weird but interested looks.  I'll take it.

Editorial: Lucky Magazine, December 2014

I seriously wish I had more time for fashion magazines.  There is so much good shit out there, and so many of them now are publishing articles that actually make you think about things besides 4587 ways to please your man in bed or some shit.  I did manage to catch this editorial in December's issue of Lucky Magazine though, and immediately fell in love.  I never wear these colors, but this spread made me want to.  Something about the combination of pastels, with the edgy metallic eyeliner and accessories and DENIM and FUR and mixed metals and this model all made me drool.  I feel like it took some of my favorite things in a whole new direction that we've kind of not seen before - this is actually wearable high fashion.  If anyone spies that denim BCBG top please call me immediately because I will run to wherever it is and buy it.

Lucky Magazine, December 2014

Model: Jasmine Sanders

Stylist/Fashion Editor: Stella Greenspan

Cushnie et Ochs Pre-Fall 2015

You guys, I'm so sorry for not posting, I really really have wanted to but every night I just can't even muster the energy.  Last week was a whirlwind and this week is shaping up to be crazy too, I'm working on so many different things I could just lay down and TAKE A NAP.  Alas, I can't.  But I want to.

What I'll do instead is talk about the latest collection from one of my FAVORITE labels - Cushnie et Ochs (that's pronounced "cuh-sh-nee eht ocks" because I know some of you are like wtf?).  Anyway, I am in absolute love with this collection.  Their clothes are always so fucking cool, but the way they've taken knitwear, structured it up, pleated some suiting, thrown in some menswear details like lapels, AND made the whole thing look really really sexy just blows my mind.  I want to dress like this every day.  P.S. the shoes they've styled these looks with are Louboutin but I would like to take this opportunity to remind all of you again, for the second year in a row to go buy some over the knee boots now while they are on sale because you will need them again next fall.  Feast your eyes:

I love a good folded detail, and you know how I feel about skirts that hit just below the knee.  AKA perfect.

This coat can hug me all day (and night, for that matter) long.  And the pleated knit skirt? yes please. 

No seriously, my eyes bugged out.  I want to wear this every day, everywhere.  So cozy, sexy and cool at the same time.  This is such a boss lady outfit.  Prepare to see many knockoff attempts at both of these pieces (Zara I'm looking at you).

I can't tell if this is a tunic over a skirt or a dress, but I don't fucking care its beautiful.  And easy looking and chic.   

RED! #swoon.  And again with that genius layered look that is at once easy looking yet so interesting.

That collar is everything on this dress.  It takes it up soooo many notches, from the mall to the runway.

Is this like an overall dress over a crop top? Or is it a dress? I don't know - and again I don't care, I just want to wear it.  

Wait what? A tuxedo dress with a pleated skirt? Stick a fork in me. I'm dead.

All pics from Style.com.  See the rest of the collection here.