article remix: bundle up

I finally got the new laptop I've mentioned a few times--though I'm still trying to work out the kinks [like, why is the battery draining when it's not even open? Why are these keys so damn stiff?]. But anyway, the idea was to get a new, light weight, all-mine laptop and I'd be able to go to cafes and blog my little heart away....clearly this has not gone exactly according to plan.

via facehunter

However, I'm trying to change that! So today, as I set up all my fashionable bookmarks, I saw this front-page headline on Style.com: A NEW START: ten ways to freshen up your wardrobe come spring

I'm sorry, but it's the beginning of FALL! Glorious, leaf-changing, layer-worthy fall. We've been waiting and waiting for it and [though the weather continues to be a little nutty] it's kind of finally here! So excuse me if I want to dismiss the latest spring shows and instead think about bundling up, and all the wonderful ways in which we can do it. So, here is what I'd like to replace that post with:

BUNDLE UP: ten items you need to stay cozy for fall

1. a totally impractical outerwear piece, like the cape

via allen company

2. maxi dressing -- skirts, dresses.. 

via wild young heart

3. a little bit of [faux]fur

via jcrew

4. polka dots please!

via facehunter

5. wear-with-anything-anywhere desert boot wedges

via zara

6. a touch of velvet 

via jcrew

7. a slouchy cozy scarf

via madewell

8. almost-unsuitable for work sweatpant trousers

via mango

9. a killer sock & stocking collection to continue skirts and shorts through fall

via mr newton

10. chunky sweaters to be worn with casual & sleek bottoms

via mango

What's on your wish list for the colder months?

blumarine: is all publicity good publicity?

I'm no advertising creative. I have no experience and know of no research to back up what I'm about to say. But I am a consumer. And I am a Harper's Bazaar reader who actually looks at the hundreds of advertisements dwelling within its September issue. So what I have to say should, theoretically, be valid. BEHOLD: ads that stopped my ready-to-flip-thumb dead in its tracks.

Blumarine.

What. Are. You. Doing.

When (faux?)fur and leather started its comeback, I was hesitant because of this very reason.... Memories of tacky, fringed garments, over-the-top mixing, and snake prints (the worst!). These Blumarine ads are, actually, my worst fashion animal nightmare.

I guess there is something to be said about the fact that I looked at it for a long time and am now blogging about it. But done out of disgust... is that really what they were going for?

What do you think? Am I being too hard on Blumarine?

*Blumarine campaign photos via lifestyle-vogue