RACHEL ZOE VS 3.1 PHILLIP LIM

I received the 3.1 Phillip Lim camel cropped coat and it is truly beautiful. So well made so many details very couture and well worth the money. But it was too boxy for what I was looking for and it's more outerwear than blazer which is what I was looking for.



I also pre-ordered the camel military jacket by Rachel Zoe and was going to cancel it but it shipped before I got around to it. To my surprise I loved this soo much! I even returned the Burberry moto jacket I got a the Nordstroms Anniversary sale as I could not afford both.
And besides I have so many leather motorcycle jacket I just couldn't warrant buying another one especially at that price. I don't have anything like this and I go nuts for the military look.



It's well made but not as fine as I would expect from a 525.00 jacket; it seems more like 350.00 to me.

In it's defence it has a superb fit and is made from a nice light weight wool. The color is a perfect camel and I can't get over the detail on the sleeve, soo gooood! It looks sort of Burberry Esq, no?Also, I had a bunch of nordstroms notes to knock down the price which sealed the deal.


Ultimately this was still not the classic camel blazer I have been looking for but won a spot in my collection none the less.

BANANA'S!

FALL PURCHASES

Every year I hit up the Nordstroms Anniversary sale for new fall finds.This year I only bought 3 things. Vince sweater coat, J brand waxed black cropped jeans and J Crew flats.
This sweater coat is soo cozy and this is my second pair of J brand waxed jeans. I love how these jeans look more like a trouser, sort of Audry Hepburn.

I also bought this Burberry knit and leather moto jacket. I just love it! But I probably won't keep it because I already have so many leather motorcycle jackets and I really love this Rachel Zoe camel military jacket too....and I can't afford to keep both.

paired the J brand pants with an old Abercrombie fisherman cardigan.

Got out some of my old dresses and realised they are a bit too short for my comfort level with out black tights. Tried it with the sweater and men's belt.

Abercrombie sweater

Kate Moss for Top shop dress

J Crew men's belt

Tory Burch clogs

Dior sunglasses

J CREW FALL LUST AND MUST LIST

We all yearn for J Crews legendary Wool Oxford blazer circa 2007 and for the first time I think found a comparable solution to this and other items that have reached fashion myth status.

LUST J Crew has come out with some good blazers this season. No, we will no longer see the quality and style of years past with the exception of the "collection" pieces but at thousands of dollars you might as well buy designer!

The J Crew hacking jacket in midnight blue is as close as we're going to see to the Oxford. I would run as fast as you can to your local fabric store and get some awesome gold buttons to replace the lame ones this comes with. I have done this to blazers before and I swear it will make an enormous difference! DO IT!!

MUST

LUST This is from the fall Balenciaga 2007 show and the many die for blazers from this line were the inspiration for the Oxford blazer. Just go to style.com and check out the fall 2007 Balenciaga rtw show and you will see what I mean.

I was sooo excited when I saw the J Crew Academy stripe schoolboy blazer. I have loved and seen many stripe prep blazers before but could not either afford them like the Balenciaga above or could not find them online. I had a gift card that had been burning a hole in my pocket waiting for a special item to use it on and this is it! It should be here next week, I hope I'm not disappointed.

MUST



Next is a dress from the Chloe fall 2008, still soo pretty. I realized J Crew had one with a similar feel to it.

LUST
J Crew floral Maisie dress.
This has a real basic shape but could be fixed up easily with a chunky men's leather belt or a great military jacket. I would love to own but it's really over priced for what it is and at nearly 400.00 I'll wait until it goes on super sale.

MUST

I am always looking for a good cape cod fisherman sweater.

J Crew's Fisherman's Henley caught my eye but I will have to see it in person before I get too excited.

LUST

MUST I also found some good ones that I may like even better than J Crew's.

These are from Abercrombie and Fitch but once again need to see them in person to see if the quality is any good.

They both have a very vintage, Marilyn Monroe feel to them.

FALL PREVIEW

One of my inspirations for fall is the "Dude" from the movie The Big Lebowski. His sweater is a vintage Pendleton and made here in my state, Oregon.

You can find these on ebay pretty easy but they'll cost you. This one is for sale right now from the ebay store Fasin Frank. I will own one someday just have to wait for the right one to come up.

My next fall pick is from Textile by Elizabeth and James. I love love this look.

I will own these jeans!!! I love the jacket too but I have a similar sweater that would work.

The one below is by Ruhle( RIP) and it will look sooo good with these jeans! I love that the color is not a bright red but a soft brick red, so much more wearable.

I die over this fir vest by Elizabeth and James fall 2011 line. The whole line is very Bohemian lux!

love this shirt by Textile by E and J.

Amazing tee with leather sleeves!

Elizabeth and James

Love the jacket!

E and J

This is from the Elizabeth and James show room. I will take one of each please!

I have been looking for a camel jacket since last fall and I think I found it with this 3.1 Philip lim

coat. I love the slight military feel and the cool detail on the sleeve. I have this on pre-order at Nordstroms. We'll see if it works, you never know until you try it on.

WEEKEND IN VEGAS

I was so excited to get to the warm weather in Las Vegas It was hard to choose just a few of my favorite flowy clothes. Unfortunately it was freezing cold! I literally had to wear the same thing all weekend and all these pretty pearls never even got unpacked! What a bummer! But we still had a good time.

 thankfully I did bring a few jackets, I even had to lone one to a friend who went with us because she too packed for warm weather. And, yes I checked the weather on my i phone but it changed drastically by time we got there.

My bag was weighed down by SHOES!

Here are some pics of my trip.

The amazing City Center mall.

Outside,

and inside, in front of these ice sculptures.

On my way to do some shopping! I hit up All Saints at the Cosmopolitan.

I tried on a bunch of stuff! I did not buy any thing but instead ordered what I wanted on their online store to avoid the 8% sales tax.

This skirt was flying off the shelf! So pretty so Las Vegas not so pretty for Oregon.

I bought this sweater.

and this one too,

I really wanted this one but I kind of have a grey stripe cardigan.

Exploring the Bellaigo hotel gardens.

Drinks and dinner at the Bellagio!

Soo good I had two...ok three.

After drinks! really cool outdoor bar outside of Ceasers Palace.

No trip is complete with out a visit to a strip club WITH GIANT STRIPERS!

my husband made me get up there and I did not want to do it because the whole bar was looking at us, all 20 of them. So I did it, reluctantly and then they asked us to leave.