We all have our very own ‘uniform’ that each of us goes back to because it feels ‘right.’ For me, it’s a pair of flare leg denim, usually medium wash, a v-neck tee with some sort of print on it, and a sickly constructed, sharp blazer or jacket. This is my mode of choice, so [...]

Here’s why I love Altuzarra. Well, there are two reasons. First, the designer’s vision is a combination of contemporary and practical. Yes, I used the term practical in relation to a fashion designer. Second, the jackets. I have a soft spot for outerwear in general, and Altuzarra is not helping to quiet the obsession. He’s [...]

So, in the nineties, cargo pants came on to the scene designed with a completely utilitarian use in mind. You know, the tough, outdoorsy, go-get-the-knife-to-clean-the-fish-and-then-protect-the-group-from-grizzly-bears, kind of thing (all while doing a one-armed push up). And by my writing of the previous sentence, you are now painfully aware at how far removed I am from [...]

This one is all about how to wear a fur vest. Fur always comes up as a trend on Fall runways, whether it’s faux or for realz. There’s an entire ethical battle over wearing fur, and I am not PETA, nor do I condone wearing the real thing with faux fur technology being what it [...]

One little paradox of a look from Alice + Olivia’s Fall 2011 collection is what started the How-to-Wear (HTW) ball rolling.  The ensemble involves a shined-up dress synonymous with all things cocktail-clad, paired back to a fur-lined, hooded piece of full-on, utilitarian outerwear. Interesting combo? Completely. Wearable off the runway? The answer lies below… Here’s the [...]

How to Wear a Maxi Skirt: Thank you Alberta Ferretti, for all of the luxurious, uber-femme, divinely draped, layered goodness that you send down the runway with each season that passes. This Spring’s namesake collection was no exception. Unless you’ve been playing house under an exorbitantly large boulder lately, you’ve heard the term ‘maxi.’ And again, unless [...]

How to Wear a White Blazer: The inspiration behind this white-blazer look that’s just in time for summer, is the below runway shot from Balmain’s Spring 2011 collection. Christophe Decarnin, the designer behind the name, always brings a tough edge to his pieces and it keeps me (along with the rest of the fashion world) [...]

How to Wear a Leopard Print Wedge: It’s an urban jungle out there, so best be prepared to hit the streets with your platform, leopard print, wedges people. How else could you navigate the cement laden city streets than wearing these discreet (if we’re thinking it’s opposites day) wedges from Steve Madden I ask you? [...]

Your Classic Black Short & How to Wear it For a Night Out: I’m seeing shorts worn in an a-typical way all over the place right now. I’ve seen tons of variations on the short theme that are a far fashion cry from the homemade cut-offs you were sporting back in the day. From shorts [...]

How to Wear a Maxi Dress:   All right people, I tried using the ‘audio’ embedding feature on my slideshow. I usually talk at the pace of a chipmunk on crack, so I held back on the caffeine with the intention of you all actually being able to comprehend the words coming out of my [...]