the pop cultural: sights, sounds and pages

I was sort of bored for awhile, but I’m getting inspired again. A few of the things I’m loving…

JCrew has some of the funnest tights for winter - great patterns and designs that give you the legging look, but with a bit more personality. Also, gives you a broader range of colors. I love my black leggings, but wish they also came in other colors - specifically grey and white.

I’ve been all about lace overlays for a few years, and I’m really happy to see how much more widely adopted this has become. Most of the major designers have really great designs using black lace overlay and I just can’t get enough of it. There was a cool spread in one of the fashion magazines a few months ago that featured this style.

Thoughts on JCrew…they are sort of pricing me out. It’s not that I can’t afford to pay what they are asking, but I just don’t want to. Banana, BCBG and major brand names at Nordstrom aren’t as expensive and I can find just as gorgeous stuff there, if not more. I wonder how this has impacted sales. They weren’t always this expensive.

Fingerless gloves are also in…I bought a few pairs in Amsterdam last year from H&M and was addicted. They are finally available from more retailers in the US this year. They are a must buy.

I just bought this gorgeous silk, komono dress in peach from bcbg that I’ll wear with leggings through the winter. I can’t wait to wear it.

Pictures to come once the dress arrives. :)