The Wild Bunch

From the beach, to the street, to the home...from Dries Van Noten to Oscar de la Renta to Diane Von Furstenberg....most fashion's biggies (and home decor biggies) have gone Tribal on us:

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Smarty Pants

Absolutely loving the loose, slouchy pant that I’m seeing EVERYWHERE these days.  I’m even starting to love pleats on trousers—never thought I would see that day again.
I particularly like this pair from Diane Von Furstenberg:


                  $298


Check out this awesome spread from Marie France magazine--March issue:

As far as tops go, you should pair your slouchy, full pants with a fitted tee or blouse--even a fitted blazer will work.


Some other Smarty Pants for Spring 2010:

Oscar de la Renta

Ok, first of all, this entire look is fashion heaven. ODLR is genius.

Alice + Olivia

LOVE these pants.  The Zen Pant $275 (a steal!)

Badgley Mischka

Carlos Miele

The little bolero/shrug sweater or jacket also looks great with this pant

Isaac Mizrahi

Wedged 'In'

Are wedge shoes ever out of style?  If we talk about the last decade of fashion, we can certainly say that the wedge shoe has been a permanent fixture on the runways.

Since the Mac Daddy of the Wedge Heel, Salvatore Ferregamo (shoe on the left, circa 1944) made his first pair, women's footwear was never the same.

Stilettos are always going to be our fave but there’s just something about the wedge that sceams 'SPRING', non?

Sure, they make great wedge shoes & boots for the winter but nothing is more adorably stylish than a little wedge sandal.

We searched ‘high and low’ for the best wedge sandals in four categories:

Fabric/Prints
Nude/Neutrals
Black
If We Didn't Need Food & Shelter

The Best Fabric/Prints:

Jimmy Choo $475

Stella McCartney $375

Bettye Muller $215

Coach $158

Top Shop $125

Guess $90

Kensie $50

The Best Nudes:

Valentino $495

Philosophy $485

Rachel Comey $345

Pour la Victoire $315

Juicy Couture $198

Frye $178

Michael Kors $135

Banana Republic $98

Aerosoles $59

The Best Black:

Camilla Skovgaard $532

Twelfth St. by Cynthia Vincent $375

Lamb $345

Ash $230

Dolce Vita $165

Kenneth Cole $79

Charlotte Russe $34.99

Old Navy $29.50

If We Didn't Need Food & Shelter:

Givenchy $1,100

(I would do very bad things for these shoes)

Valentino $795

Bottega Veneta $880

Prada $695

Jil Sander $695

(my absolute favorite neutral wedge-perfection)

Miu Miu $690

Christian Louboutin $625

The Printing Press

Now that the new year is upon us, feeling eager about Spring is only natural.
At this time of year, depending on where you are in the world, your fashion thoughts will starting swinging towards freshness.
And what better defines Spring freshness than prints? 
From geometrics to florals, one the the key Spring 2010 trends is prints & patterns.

As usual, Diane Von Furstenberg ruled the Spring 2010 prints trend:

 

This Spring, adding prints will be easy--you're going to be seeing a ton of them in stores soon.
Be careful with mixing prints though, this is an art and not everyone is an artist.  It can be tricky.
If you're a print/pattern virgin, start small.  Mix a flowing, printed blouse with a pair of jeans or under your power suit for the office.

Hermes

Don't forget the bottoms--you can add your prints in the form of a skirt or a pant.  I love this look from Salvatore Ferragamo.

  

  

Another easy way to try the trend is with a printed Spring jacket like the one below from Wunderkind.  You can throw a jacket like this over just about anything in your wardrobe.

Wunderkind

Perhaps the best way to wear the trend is in a dress.  Fresh, flirty and fabulous pretty much sums up this trend.

Versace

Prada

Catherine Malandrino

Marc Jacobs

Christian Cota

Alexander McQueen