INNER HILFIGER

Inspired by the Tommy Hilfiger ad campaign for this year - "Meet the Hilfigers" - this is definitely a reference to the polo/nautical/tennis look suggested.  We've unearthed our inner Hilfiger (or Royal Tenenbaum) and donned the red white and blue combination. The sweater is vintage, pants are H&M and flats are Kelly and Katie. By the way, if you happen to have the preppy look down you could snap a shot and send it to Tommy... you never know, you could end up spending a "prepped-out weekend" somewhere.

VALENTINO FALL 2011 COUTURE

I think you know by now that we think Valentino's recent collections are to-die-for, but his latest Fall 2011 Couture show out of Paris is out-of-this-world and a modest girl's dream show. With this collection Valentino again proves that the chic-est and most modern shape for evening is cut up to the neck and down to the wrists, knees and ankles. Nothing skimpy here, just pure elegance. We've shown a few looks but the whole collection is so beautiful. You should view it here...

Remember, runway looks are taken as inspiration. We at Thread Ethic are lovers of lining sheer pieces, buttoning lower necklines, etc, etc. :)

WEDDING ATTIRE

The summer isn't over yet, which means you probably still have a few weddings to attend. What to wear? Why, a perfectly sleek Mad Men-esque dress! This dress is vintage but Banana Republic has teamed up with Janie Bryant, the costume designer for the hit AMC 1960's television drama, and is offering Mad Men inspired clothing. You'll find the line full of lovely, ladylike dresses and skirts that will give you that polished, retro look. You can also easily go online to sites like vintageous.com or Ebay and find the real deal - actual fabulous vintage dresses from the 1960's.

CALVIN KLEIN INSPIRED

This is one of our favorite dresses lately - it reminds us of the cool, boxy shift dresses with crew necklines that came down the Calvin Klein runway. You can find similar looks at Shabby Apple and Zara, though if you're on the taller side this one at Zara may be a bit too short for you (one of us girls here at Thread Ethic is shorter than the other so this dress would probably be modest on only one of us).

MIU MIU FALL 2011 AD CAMPAIGN

We have been loving these gorgeous dresses from the Miu Miu Fall 2011 collection for a while now. Young Hailee Steinfeld is featured in the ad campaign.We know it's not quite fall yet but we can't help but look ahead...

INDY VINTAGE

Who doesn't love a little vintage bohemia in their arsenal every now and then? It's lovely to look and feel authentic in a vintage dress. It's also nice to know that you won't be looking like every mass marketed, crisp trend walking down the street. We found this dress on Ebay.