We saw so many amazing pants in NYC last week! For Fall 2010, it is all about the pants. Harem pants, soft pants, leggings, patchwork, panelling… When Arlene and I started this website, we were pretty adamant that we would sell only a tiny offering of pants (knowing that finding the perfect pair of jeans is one of the most tortuous undertakings that any woman can endure). Well this season we’re breaking all of our own rules! Just look at all the fabulous pants that made their way down the runway.

Leggings and panelling at Rag and Bone and Derek Lam…

and at Ohne Titel and The Row…

and from a couple of TwentyThirtyForty.net’s faves, Gar-de and Mason…

And lots and lots and lots of soft pants. My favorite — mmmmm, so cozy. 

Acne

Costello Tagliapietra, Max Mara, and The Row…

and some super soft and slouchy offerings from Loeffler Randall. We adored her seashell pocket pant from last Spring, so we’re totally jazzed about these!

and, of course, the lovely Rachel Comey (quickly becoming my very favorite pant designer)

We’re just barely entering the Spring season, there’s still snow on the ground here, and all I’m looking forward to is next fall! The world of fashion is soooo confusing, but bring on the pants!!

all runway images via Style.com

Yes, the beat and the loove.  The love for Celine!  Right before market I like to peruse style.com and get my eye “ready” for the next season.  I was never really into Celine (is it the name??), but with Phoebe Philo at the helm I’m instantly drawn to see what she’s up to.  Love her spring10 and her take on khaki and also love her color for prefall10.  She works those blues and greens (and reds and yellows!) like the pro that she is!

images via Style.com

Prefall is well underway.  Here’s just a small sample of what caught our eye from Loeffler Randall….

It’s that time of year again, LAST CALL!! Arlene and I have been looking forward to this for months now. Since starting our own business (not to mention, being in the middle of a recession), we’ve really had to cut back on our spending and have been dreaming and dreaming of new designer shoes. We’re keeping our fingers crossed for a little bit of Christmas money and are going to high-tail it on over to Neiman’s to see what’s left in our size on the bargain basement rack. We don’t tempt ourselves by visiting NM before the final Last Call markdown ’cause we know we’ll just end up writing checks that our bank accounts can’t cash! We’ve spent the last couple of weeks poring over the FW09 shows on Style.com and we’ve got our eyes on a few goodies!

Chanel (Arlene’s a Chanel fanatic, so keep your fingers crossed for her!)

Also, she always manages to find the most irresistible flats, so I have a feeling she might stumble across this adorable little guy from Chloe…  

There was an awful lot of goodness from Chloe, so I’ll be happy if I can get my hands (or feet!) on anything from that collection. 

We’re both jonesing for this lug sole pump from Prada… 

   as well as this Miu Miu stunner…

I’ve been all about the Proenza pumps and booties since I first laid eyes on them…

       love anything Dries…  

and would happily add a pair of YSLs to my wardrobe…

Even if we don’t find any of the above, I’m sure that Arlene and I will leave Last Call with big smiles on our faces and big style on our feet! Happy sale shopping to all — may you get everything your little heart desires!!

all images via Style.com

Believe it or not, spring is here!  Well, not exactly, but you know what I mean!  One of my two favorite trends for S10 is Utilitarian Chic aka the neutrals.  The neutrals, khaki’s, linen… they always seem to make it on the trend list for spring, no??  This spring is the first I really took note and WANT!  I’d have to say, Ms Phoebe Philo at the helm of Celine had quite a bit to do with that….as well as Chloe and a new line for us, Rachel Comey, and my constant go-to Acne.

images via Style.com & Acne Studios

La prisonnière photographed by Xevi Muntane, featuring model Angelika Kocheva and styled by Elisa Malan and Eleonora Panzetta.  Let’s just give kudos now to those due!  There are two editorials I have been obsessing over lately…this being one of the two.  The couture is captured perfectly with all the playful light details throughout and of course, look at that Margiela comb dress and ooooo The Chanel!!  love.

images lovingly borrowed from Crash

We love our dresses and now we love Gary Graham from NYC.  NYC, yes, but a graduate of our famed School of the Art Institute of Chicago  How impressive … he’s been out on his own for 10 years and has now recently earned himself a CFDA/Fashion Fund Finalist title (oh also, a shop-in-shop in one of my favs, ABC Home).  His beautiful creations are such a breath of fresh air from all the studs and rocker chic looks out there.   Wouldn’t you just LOVE any one of these pretty keepers?  Oh yes!

images via Gary Graham

Has anyone seen the new Hermes F09 advertising?  As if our love for the ultimate accessory, the scarf, wasen’t deep enough!  This campaign certainly needs to be seen over and over again (possibly even hung up in our closets!) just for the style inspirations alone.  Here their ode to the scarf…streetstyle.  Genious!!!

many many more looks via Hermes insert via Jalouse Magazine

We understand color can sometimes be a challenge, but just a hint of it can really add a lot of fun to your look and mood! Especially now when fall is in full force and we’re back into black.  Our color in our wardrobe this season is RED.  It’s power packed!  What other color exudes so much confidence and playfulness at the same time?  Don’t believe us?  Then take your cue from Alexander McQueen’s McQ prefall line…

I say, go for the red shoe!  Here’s our pick…these always put a smile on our face and a pep in our step!

Images via McQ-Alexander McQueen via Inspire the Starling