More fashion week coverage, I know. If you're starved, you can look here and here and here. I'll be back with lovely thoughts on Prabal Gurung's show, which blew me away.
You know who else is blowing me away, and has a lot to do with my current distraction? Karla Deras, the phenomenally stylish blogger behind Karla's Closet:
How have I been looking at fashion blogs for five years without ever coming across Ms. Deras? Her style is flawless. Even when I don't agree with it, she looks stunning. There are very few pieces she chooses for herself that don't flatter her perfectly. It helps that she studied fashion design and can alter her own clothing, especially since the majority of her picks are vintage. I'm sure it also helps that she can afford some great--and super expensive--shoes. But I can't begrudge a fellow shoe obsessive anything. I am seriously, seriously inspired by all of her outfits. For people who don't take this kind of thing seriously, I'm here to tell you that dressing yourself that well *is* an art form. Dang. I'm a pretty smart chick in real life, or so people like to tell me, and I'm having trouble wrapping my head around how perfectly this girl dresses. Her way with color and shape and proportions render me somewhat speechless. So instead I'm just clicking on page after page, and taking one from her handbook. My outfit today is definitely influenced by her: I'm wearing grey-green sky-high ankle boots from Lisa Pliner (wife of Donald J.), some baggy Gap cargos in this great dark khaki color (sort of like these Abercrombie's) cinched by a dark brown leather belt I bought at a saint's festival in the Caribbean, a heather grey J.Crew boatneck long-sleeved tee, with my (matching) beloved infinity cardigan (go-to sweater for everything). As I mentioned, I'd been slacking a bit recently with the dressing-up, so it's nice to get an inspirational jump-start into fall. More soon!
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