Ah….the little black tee.  A needed basic in any wardrobe.   We have all sorts of different versions in our styling closet at the studio - short sleeve, vneck and even sheer.  Leave it to the Parisians to take one of the basic foundations of the wardrobe and make it chic.  Stripe it in navy & white and Viola!…The famous French striped tee.  Somehow always on-trend and always a classic.  Famed Parisian fashion blogger, Garance Dore, has confessed to owning…”three short-sleeved striped shirts, two long-sleeved striped shirts, two round-necked striped pullovers and one striped cardigan”.  And why not?   Paired back to some boyfriend khakis and cute red nails?  How effortlessly chic is that when you’re running around?

Here's our take on the stripe tee by SONIA by Sonia Rykiel...slightly sheer with a sequin patch heart :)

Check out the many ways we love our long sleeve stripe tee here at The Shop

images via All The Pretty Birds, Vanessa Jackman, The Sartorialist & Garance Dore

Country & College is this incredibly creative accessory editorial from Jalouse (Oct 09).  Brandon & I have discovered a number of times that prop/accessory styling is more than challenging.  There’s no model involved to inspire or make everything look pretty.  So, I have to take a minute and just give credit where credit is due.  My creative hero’s this week are…Laure Ambroise, Laetitia Hotte, Eric Pillault & Jennifer Audinet.  This dream team created Country & College along with two other accessory stories, all three featured within the same issue…all three are brilliant.  This one, particulary, left Brandon & I constantly flipping from one shot to the next and then back again, leaving us wondering “how’d they come up with that??”.   Nice to see fabulous fashion accoutrements take on another life and also nice to see the Marc Jacobs bunny ears styled inside the house than outside

images via Jalouse Oct 09

As our Fall shipments are beginning to arrive, I’ve been looking back at Fall shows. So much goodness everywhere. Knits, outerwear, and pants, pants, pants. I just can’t wait. It’s definitely my favorite time of year for dressing. But then, isn’t it everyone’s? 

When I started surfing, I got totally sidetracked by Ann D. Just, wow. I’m speechless. I. Want. Everything.

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images via Style.com

There is a fine line when dressing down, I mean down and comfy like weekend-wear-down.  It can easily spill into down & sloppy, but sometimes that’s all you want to do is throw on a tee and/or sweatshirt.  For all those times, you should pick up any/all of the fun and ridiculously soft tees & sweatshirts from Sophomore.  Designer/owner Chrissie Miller knows just the right balance of retro & edge. Her tees are particularly fun on the weekends…so much fun you might carry them right into your week under some great cardi’s or blazers.  It’s been known to happen.  We have a few left in The Shop now and will have plenty more to choose from come fall.  Keep checking back!

Brandon has a lot of favorites, but this one is her favorite, favorite :)

C'mon...how cute is this sweatshirt for hanging out?!

VC Andrews?!! Flowers in The Attic is a must-have!

Oooh....she sure did go there!

images via Sophomore NYC….thank you Leah!

Brandon and I had such a fun time at the Rag & Bone event this past week…Thank you Intermix!  Thank you Elle!  We had a lovely time meeting the founders/designers of Rag & Bone, chatting it up about the next big things with Intermix owner Haro Keledjian (genius I tell you!!), “tucking in” some champagne as Marcus Wainwright from Rag & Bone had described it and to top it off, we even had our picture taken  All in all a very fun night!  I have and wore that evening this cool piece from Rag & Bone, a classic blue/white seersucker blazer.  I love it, I love the way it fits & feels on and I love a classic seersucker.  You can throw on something completely wacky and a cute seersucker blazer can balance it all out…shocking, but true.   My outfit that evening (inspired the very next day’s outfit and possibly, maybe, also the compliment David Nevill paid Brandon & I on our style that evening  Yep, that might be it)

Brandon (Sophomore Tee, Rag & Bone white blazer, Marcus Wainwright of Rag & Bone, me (Rachel Comey top, Rag & Bone seersucker blazer, David Neville of Rag & Bone

the next day inspired a white oversized tee, Nobody Rue Jean, Mason white blazer, Chloe bowed pumps.

funny thing...I actually got a compliment on my hubby's tee! It's got this great stretched out neckline.

Intermix owner, Haro Keledjian, Model Dana Taylor, David Neville, Model Amelia Poole, Intermix owner Khajak Keledjian, Model Cecily Rodriquez, Marcus Wainwright

last image via ChicagoNow.com

A couple of weeks of summer & sunshine and one day of amusement at Six Flags, had me surfing like a madwoman for some ideas of summer dressing to share.   Here are a some really great choices to try if you want to don on something aside from the basic shorts.  I can see any of these fabulous looks on those days at the beach, to the street festivals to the roller coasters!

It's amazing what a great hat can do for your outfit

I love a little mini/skort....especially if you have the legs! Look how cute it is paired back to just a basic tee.

My favorite summer look, a pretty sundress & sandals...comfy & pretty.

Love her denim shorts! Especially paired back to her red cork sandals!

images via Jak&Jil, All the Pretty Birds, Vanessa Jackman