As per my post on the Shop My Closet blog, I am a huge fan of taking my flirty spring/summer flowery printed dresses and skirts and making them ready for the cold weather. The chillier seasons call for puffer coats and winter wool, so during the upcoming frosty months, just throw on a pair of dark-hued tights and a light-weight cardigan or jacket and voila, you’re winterized and ready to go!
Here are a few of my favorite looks from The Sartorialist.
Enjoy! SPxx
On this gray, slightly dreary Tuesday afternoon, this photo, posted on The Sartorialist, sure gave me the pick-me-up I needed. What a pop of color this sweater offers when contrasted against the beige background of sidewalks and high-rises. Besides the umph it added to my day, I also love a few other things about this look. First, I envy anyone who can wear their hair in such a daring way and look good while doing so. Second, pulling off a extra long cardigan as a dress is bold in itself, not to mention that it is bright yellow, so, kudos to that. And, third, I heart anything paired with gray. Pink and gray, orange and gray, and in this case, yellow and gray. Absolutely lovely. Hope you enjoy this look as much as I did! Cheers! SPxx
The warm, balmy days of September are finally starting to fade away and in place of them, are crisp and chilly ones. But, as much as I love October weather, there are still those days when the nippy, rainy wet weather sneaks in, which can slightly dampen my spirit. That is why this picture from The Sartorialist gave me the pick-me-up I needed. 
These girls go so well together, I love it! The best part is, I can apply this picture to items in my closet. I own pink tights and I also own a mustard-colored smock. Well, technically it is sitting in my clothes give-away pile right now. But, this image has inspired me to make my legs bright and happily give a colorful article of clothing a second chance to shine. Cheers to color!
Even though this photo is not a necessarily new post on The Sartorialist, I keep coming back to it again and again. I am just taken with it. So, I decided to share its beauty with you dear readers. Look at all the interesting elements that play into this outfit. I especially love the length of the dress countered by the short sleeves. She looks so fresh, yet stylish and demure. 
Back in early June, the boyf and I headed over to Governor’s Island to attend the Jazz-Age Lawn Party and Festival for some 1920’s enthusiast fun. People were decked to the nines in authentic apparel. There were dance lessons, croquet and tug of war games, and 1920’s motorcars on exhibit, to list a few. But, what was really fun, were all the folding tables set up with couture milliners pedaling all sorts of chic vintage hats and clothing. As I wandered along browsing through all the beautiful silk and lace items, I came across a booth called Charm School Design. They make these amazing feather headbands. I fell in love with everything at first sight, especially this piece, which is called “wide peacock eye feather headband.” Sigh…so gorgeous.
I have started to see feathers as an up and coming trend, and then today as I was getting my daily Sartorialist fix, I came across the photo below…her headband looked so similar to the ones I had seen at the festival, that I immediately went on the Charm School’s Etsy website and saw that it said the Sartorialist had in fact taken a photo of one of their customers…I wonder if this is she…
Elegant, yet with a twist of gladiator grit.
SPxx
Three of my favorite tops are from American Apparel and each are a different version of the Tri-Blend t-shirt. First off, we have the Short Sleeve Women’s Track T, second we have the Unisex Short Sleeve Deep V-Neck and third we have the Racerback Tank, all in Athletic Grey, all of them needed staples for ones wardrobe…well at least my wardrobe anyway. I have found that I can wear these three items with just about anything to almost any occasion. You can dress them up or dress them down. While out and about this week I saw a couple different girls wearing this type of shirt paired with a cute skirt.
(Above) This was taken at the Jenny Kayne show. She paired a similar grey, casual t-shirt with a cute printed skirt, which looks dressy enough for a work event, but not over done. I LOVE her shoes and bag, with their neutral colors of beige and mauve. And, with the help of this simple tee, the whole ensemble comes together in a no muss, no fuss kind of way. Relaxed yet still stylish enough for a fashion event. I like it.
(Above) I simply adore this outfit. I took this while out last weekend at Arlo & Esme and asked her if the tank was from AA, and in fact it was. This is another great example of how to wear a casual tank with an interesting skirt (I especially like the seams and the small little pockets on either side) while maintaining a look suitable to wear out on a Friday night. The simplicity of it all makes it so perfect. Effortless, really. Not to mention, the shoes she wore with it.
Nothing too out there or over the top trendy, just a stylish gladiator-esque heel that went really well with the overall ensemble. Nicely done.
(Above) And lastly, while getting my daily fix of The Sartorialist’s amazing photographs taken for Style.com during New York Fashion Week, I came across this image. I was immediately drawn to this shot, and thought that the girl in the image looked familiar. Then, after looking at it again, I realized that the title of the photo was named Marina, which turned out was the same Marina I used to work with while over at InStyle! What a small world. Anway, again, we have here the very casual, laid back-looking grey t-shirt that could almost pass for something she might put on to sleep in (love it!), paired with a high-waisted black skirt—not to mention her cute shoes—equals the end result of a very simple, paired down look that I like to call Relaxed New York Chic.
Always,
SPxx
