The Fashionista Lab

This outfit is an unexpected study in contrasts: I’m WILD about this dress. The shoes however, I’m pretty lukewarm about. I love how they look – and I worked hard to get them – but I’ve never loved how they look on me – or with any of the things I own. I think their [...]

This weekend I went to American Apparel and stocked up on cropped white tees. I want this to be my new look! Basically, cropped tees over midi/maxi skirts, or regular loose tees over fitted pencil skirts. And fun shoes. I’m still in the process of paring down my wardrobe and only wearing what I truly [...]

Mixing prints is something you can always do on your own, but I love it even more when it all happens in one piece. Hope you had an excellent St. Paddy’s day. I’ve had a rough couple of weeks and can’t wait to head to a friend’s bachelorette party in D.C. this weekend (cherry blossom [...]

I love it when, over time, I amass several items of the same color in my closet. I currently have my eye on a blazer at Zara (in turquoise) that I think would go great with this skirt! PS, looking for Academy Awards red carpet coverage? Head over to my Facebook page! But not till [...]

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 [...]

So many times when I get dressed, I really only care about the top half of my outfit. Especially when I pile on the jewelry, that’s where all the fun is! So, yeah, pardon the gratuitous detail shots. I pre-ordered this Lele Sadoughi jewelry several months ago and it finally arrived last week, so I’m [...]

Tee – Everlane; skirt – J. Crew (from high school!); jacket – under.ligne by Doo.Ri; pumps – c/o Steve Madden; belt – Anthropologie (similar); necklace – Jules Smith; bracelets – Heroine, Kate Spade, Stella & Dot, J. Crew; rings – Stella & Dot, Kate Spade.

Isn’t it funny how we all have colors we gravitate towards to? A photo shoot I did last weekend (more on that, later) made me realize how much navy I wear. And then with this outfit, I pulled that top from the depths of my closet, and realized I had a cardigan that went perfectly [...]

A note about this outfit, and January in general: The next several outfit posts will introduce a lot of new items. Between finally having a paycheck and the Black Friday/Cyber Monday/after-Christmas sales, December was kind of one huge shopping spree. That was okay. After a year and a half of frugality, getting tired of my [...]