"OH MEXICO!"

Yeah, it's a bit hard not to sing some James Taylor while you're down there. It's also really hard not to get sunburned. Lets just say by the end of it I wanted to throw the sunscreen over board. But I did it! I survived Mexico without the infamous burns. Thanks to you guys on Facebook I was reminded to get a hat, which helped this burn-less vacation immensely. I found this one (which I literally wore EVERY day) at Forever 21. I must admit it's pretty nice to be able to depend on their store for having a nice, cheap, good-looking (I hope) hat. While I was there I picked up the loose white T ($10) I'm wearing and the sandals. I was looking for some good flat sandals (I even posted on twitter how frustrated I was in not finding any) and then there was a wall of sandals there for $7.50! I picked up two pairs...one in the brown (pictured) and one in metallic. Man, so glad I hit Forever 21 before I left. Also I was pretty proud of my packing this trip. I was happy to see that everything went with everything, the true test of packing. One day we'll do a packing post on here...it's taken us years to figure out how to pack well. Lastly, the bag was $5 at Walmart. I can't exactly recommend it since by the end of the trip it completely fell a apart (and I mean the whole thing ripped in the front), but then again I did have a huge camera and massive water bottle in it. It definitely couldn't take the weight. But if you want a great, cheap and light beach bag, this is the one. Sadly not many pictures of outfits were taken in Mexico (C'mon! It was a vacation!), so here's one of only two. I swear, we need to start posting you guys on here and your vacations....

P.S....the skirt is thrifted.

TADASHI SHOJI - Celebrity looks

After a live performance in Las Vegas a couple of months ago, Florence Welch stepped out in the designer Tadashi Shoji to an after party hosted by MSN. Mena Suvari chose a shorter version of the same dress for an American Pie reunion around the same time. We really like both versions of the dress and think both celebs look great. Which version do you prefer?

BURBERRY RESORT 2013

Oh my gosh, oh my gosh...Burberry is AMAZING. We just love how their looks just ooze of being tailored impeccably well. Those jackets are just...well...there aren't many words to describe what they are. Although we cannot afford these awing looks, we'll let you in on some of the things we're seeing and will probably use in our own dressing inspiration...the short jacket paired with pencil skirts, the continued use of the paper bag pant (these are expensive but you get the idea), and the use of metallic and taupe (you may see us use this combo in the future). Oh and that's the first we've seen a paper bag skirt! Maybe we'll go vintage and find a skirt bigger in the waist and belt it in. Never thought of that (we'll let you know how it goes). Very cool.

SLOUCHY SHIRT, SLOUCHY PANT

This outfit was definitely inspired by an image we saw and had no idea where it came from. But we loved the look of it. You've seen us wear these pants here and here, and we swear every time they look different. I however must admit, that the more I see this the more I'm on the fence with the look. I guess sometimes copying something already so chic can be hard.  I don't know... I just keep going back and forth about it. At one point I'll like it, at the next I won't. Does any one else feel like that on certain days?

MODEST LOOKBOOK - Kristen Bell at the CMA's

So pretty right? Here is Kristen Bell on the red carpet before hosting the Coutnry Music Awards a bit ago. She's in such a beautiful Reem Acra dress, that we couldn't resist showing you. And you know what? We saw such a similar Chanel dress on the famous model Karolina Kurkova in Cannes a couple of weeks ago (we didin't post it since it's awfully sheer). It kind of starts to make you realize how so many clothes that designers make come from similar textile sources.  We didn't fully realize the concept until we saw this and this and made the mistake of saying that one dress's maker was the other. Oh well. Don't you think it would be kind of interesting to be a textile designer? You almost dictate what's going to be in style for the next season. That's kind of cool. 

T-SHIRT AND PENCIL SKIRT

 

 

OK so we told you we were going to try this. Leelee's t-shirt and pencil skirt combo was too good not to try. We feel like you all should experiment with it too. It's definitely effortless. And of course, it leaves room for all kinds of accessories. Who doesn't like that?