The Fashionista Lab

I saw a quote in the November Harper’s Bazaar that I feel sums up these outfits perfectly. Said Vera Wang, “like most designers, I have a uniform, and mine is a legging. And if not a legging, a pant that’s like a legging.” Who knew that I would share a love of leggings with the [...]

  I’m kind of obsessed with fringe boots right now. Totally boho, of course. But also just a great way to decorate the bottom of your body. There are several styles out there with just a side fringe, but for me that’s not enough. If my entire leg (or shin, or ankle) is not encased [...]

When you get dressed in 5 minutes, you can’t always match your shoes to your bag… It’s not like I always do, but usually it’s not this egregiously off. Anyway, do you ever have those days where you know you have plans, but you forget to get ready? I had plans with a friend to [...]

Some people think there’s a rule against mixing black with brown. I clearly don’t. Sometimes I consider brown a neutral, but mostly I think of it as a color; it really just depends on how I’m wearing it that day. I recently rediscovered these boots, and I was wearing them non-stop all weekend. They’re such [...]

I am so pleased to announce that the Fashionista Lab has been nominated for “Best Fashion Blogger” in the SF Weekly Web Awards 2011! Click here to vote for me. Thanks for your support! Back to the subject at hand… Do you ever have trouble getting dressed after taking a long vacation? I do. On this particular day I was pretty confused. [...]

Ok, so technically the idea is that these posts happen on Friday, but whatever. Sunday is good too. So this week we’re talking shoes. Image via Coco Perez What is it with women and shoes? It’s a stereotype, obviously… but true for many women I know. Personally I love them because they can be decorative [...]

I like being comfortable. Thankfully I don’t believe that you can’t be comfortable and chic at the same time. Needless to say, I also don’t believe that you can’t wear black with brown. This particular day I was still in my pajamas when I got a text from some friends to meet them in a [...]