Going out anytime soon? Signs point to yes.

I don’t know about you, but one thing that always throws me for a loop when putting together a holiday party look is my bag. Not so easy. You’ll need your hands free, of course — to shake hands, grab a glass of bubbly, sneak an amuse-bouche, snap some pics. And you’ll also need room for your lipstick and phone. But the last thing you want is the literal burden of the wrong bag. Tricky.

Clutches are good, if you can find the right one. A clutch can go south reeeeaal fast. Let us not forget the infamous Sex and the CIty swan purse (not to be confused with the infamous swan dress. Bjork, we’ll get to you later.)

My personal favorite kind of evening/party bag is what I like to call the “tiny purse” (formerly known as the “Disco” purse. Do the Hustle!) Just a little sumpin’ sumpin’ dangling off your hip. Totally hands-free, but with a strap that ensures you won’t accidentally forget your purse.

What? You never left your purse somewhere?

{1. image found via Style Essentials (original source unknown); 2. Chloe S12, image via Garance Dore; 3. TenOverSix; 4. Alexander Wang, image found via I Want Big Closet (original source unknown) ; 5. Rachel Comey}

Today I am off to Atlanta for Thanksgiving. 3 days and nights that will entail cooking, hosting, being a guest, a possible trip to the country club, and shopping, of course (Hello, Black Friday!) I am a notorious over-packer trying to turn over a new leaf, so for versatility and longevity I turned to our favorite, Rachel Comey.

My whole weekend wardrobe is based around these 2 dresses (the Candela and the Wimberley):

WIth a couple of packing-friendly basics — tees, leggings, skinny jeans — an appropriate piece of outerwear (I’ll be taking my leather biker jacket), and a thoughtful assortment of shoes, I am good to go.

Man, that was surprisingly easy!

Happy turkey day everyone!

I love the color red, so when I saw these  high-waisted, flared red beauties from Surface to Air, I was in love. And they are surprisingly easy to wear, too. Here’s just a few of the ways we love ‘em.

A graphic tee, a blazer, a button up (or down, depending on your point-of-view)… the possibilities are endless. And since the holiday season is upon us, there really couldn’t be a better time to rock some red.

Just in time for Halloween, we asked our favorite little creative powerhouse pixie, Erika Dufour, to do what she does best — let her imagination run wild. That’s really the best direction you can give Erika. She always comes up with something that is way better than anything we could’ve thought of on our own. And this story is certainly no exception.

So I proudly present to you, Erika’s Maskquerade:

See the story BIGGER; Shop the story.

{photography, styling and creative direction by Erika Dufour for TwentyThirtyForty}

Every time Fashion Week and Market week roll around, Arlene and I take a different attack. Our NY schedule is always dictated by the Rachel Comey show. (In case it’s not overwhelmingly evident, we are kind of obsessed with all things Comey.) This time around the Comey show was actually the day before Fashion Week. So we went in for that, stayed for 2 days, and then went back 2 weeks later for 1 night/2 days.

Here’s some more snaps from our trip. We always have the best time…

The music at Comey was AH MAY ZING — these 2 female drummers who call themselves “IUD.” Rachel is just so cool. And the internet celebz know it, too…

At the Piers

some pretties from Loeffler Randall

A little shopping stop at Rogan, where we discovered the fabulous SFK camera straps

Arlene and I joke that what we really look forward to the most is the food, and the fashion is just the icing on top. Our latest food discovery is the super-delicious and adorable Peels (on Bowery, right across the street from Rogan — GO!)

There’s always so much to do and see in NYC, I can’t wait until next time!

Big news last week for Rachel Comey fans: a brand new 24/7 livestream website, as well as Twitter and Tumblr accounts, which means lots and lots of Rachel Comey! We’ve always loved her clever and super-fun men’s website (where the shoes hop into motion when you hover on them), so we’re especially excited about having yet another outlet to feed our Rachel Comey obsession.

While visiting their Tumblr page, I saw this gorgeous video shot backstage at her Spring/Summer 2012 show. So beautiful. Hope you enjoy it!

RC BACKSTAGE SPRING / SUMMER 2012 from Rachel Comey on Vimeo.

Rachel Comey baby!!

Resort is typically always a tiny little market, but what’s fun about this tiny little market is that collections are packed with a festive or getaway vibe…who doesn’t love that?  Rachel Comey resort 2012 is extra special {well, her collections are always extra special} but this is her first for RTW and showcased in a lookbook format  There’s plenty that I love here, but my favorites are the blush strapless onesie with overlay {hello hostess with the mostess!}, the smoking suit with tassel belt, the silk tie dye top & harem pant {big tie dye fan here since Prada 04!} and last, but not least the long satin maxi.  Can’t wait till Comey resort hits The Shop in November!

many thanks to Rachel Comey for the images

Loving all of our new pieces from Rachel Comey, especially the Integer dress.

Actually, we’re loving all things white for Summer.

But anyway, we’re obviously not the only ones who love Rachel Comey and this dress. I just came across these shots by Maya of the lovely blog Turned Out that she did for Lurve Magazine.

See all the shots from the Lurve Magazine shoot here (with even more Rachel Comey pieces, yeah!) And see all of our new Rachel Comey arrivals here.

Credits from the above shoot: Photography by Maya Villiger, styling by Eugenie Dalland, model Allaire Heisig of FORD.

Runway image via style.com

We just shot our latest Style It feature for the site — a printed silk pant. I didn’t really think about it as some sort of print mixing challenge, but print mixing definitely came into the… well, mix.

We have a rack right by our desks where we keep the things we’re currently working with. Our printed silk pant was hanging in the front, and peeking out from the rack of items behind was this pink paisley print blouse. They instantly looked so cute together!

It got me thinking about all the confusion around this whole print mixing thing. And you know what? It shouldn’t be that daunting. In fact, it’s actually kind of fun.

The socks? Nice.

Tip from Garance: if you want to get snapped by a streetstyle photog, "have a phone, of course!"

My favorite. Masterful.

Apparently there are “rules” (like stay in the same — or a complementary — color family), but it’s really just a chance to have some fun with good, old-fashioned trial and error. So if you haven’t yet, try it. Whatever the fabric and whatever the season, it’s always a good time to unleash your inner-kindergartner and mix it up a little.

Editorial images by Willy Vanderperre from Vogue China via Fashion Gone Rogue; runway images are Mary Katrantzou F11 and Rachel Comey S11 via style.com; top streetstyle images from the Sartorialist; bottom image by Tommy Ton for style.com