I know we’re in the midst of Paris Fashion Week – and I’m swooning over Balenciaga just as much as you –BUT I’m jet setting to San Juan today so I’ve got sugar-saturated piña coladas and just-as-sweet beach separates on my mind. To celebrate I give you my two must haves for a quick weekend getaway. …
Peahen Pick: NYFW Weekend
Judging by this weekend’s shows, we’ve got a somber spring ahead. Two designers from day 3 and 4 of NYFW showcased this trend, choosing to add interest through mixed prints and textures instead of relying on spring’s traditional, color-laden frocks. Diane von Furstenberg, is typically the queen of high-impact color. For spring, she changed the …
Peahen Pick: NYFW Day 2
I think the design gods at were hard at work yesterday during the Zimmerman show. It was a meeting of the minds between two drastically different aesthetics – gauzy and nonchalant dresses were met with structure and poised suiting for a collection that was utterly heaven. Maybe they just do it differently down there in …
Peahen Pick: NYFW Day 1
BCBG Max Azria may seem like the obvious pick from a powerhouse feminine brand, but I’ve got to hand it to Mr. Azria. He was at his height for Day 1 of NYFW. I’m calling ecru the it color for Spring based on today’s shows. He nailed it best for his BCBG namesake in an …
Fringe Benefits
Repeat after me, you can conquer this trend without staging a full-fledged psychedelic wardrobe revamp. When fringe showed up on the most covetable bucket bag of the moment – it was the resounding nod of approval that mainstream adoption is a must. This sneaky trend has cropped up before and I’m even more leery of …
Abandoned Chic
I might be in my third decade of life but I’m saying no more to being a fashion industry test dummy. I’m not throwing in my towel yet to outlandish fads, and neither should you! I’m declaring my treatise: no more steady diet of – laser cut, bias cut, zigzag cut or otherwise cut – …
Sans Safari: Dressing Ethically for Reality
I’m an avid Zara fan, it’s no secret to the people who see me dressed daily. Zarafication has run rampant in more than just my instagram feed. Lately the wardrobe highs from my purchases have been fleeting. After one wear of a new closet addition I’m bored. Even when I stick to a steady diet …