Postmodern Pippa

My fav IT girl right now is Pippa Middleton.  I absolutely covet every single piece in her wardrobe.  Upon closer investigation I discovered a possible reason for this:  We share the same birthday!  I believe this explain why she and I both prefer bold monochrome outfits and opt for dresses over slacks.... Maybe it's in our fashion horoscope?  Find here a spectrum sampling of some of her best looks.

Floral brights!!!

Mary Katrantzou

Cavalli

Maao

Retro, stripes and macrame

Dolce and Gabbana for summer, s'il vous plait!  I love all the fun quirkiness about these outfits.  They seem to have traveled here from a time when bathing suits were more modest and clothes were more well-made.... Pompoms, macrame, stripes....  This line took the best parts of beachwear from the last century, added some updated hemlines and '13 worthy shoes.... and I guess what I'm saying is:               I WANT! I WANT! I WANT!

ROYGBIV

The 2013 palette is vivid and bright.  Here are my picks for the colors you need to be wearing in the coming year. Dresses, in order, by: Luis Buchinho, Junya Watanabe, Louis Vuitton, Manish Arora, Valentino, Yves Saint Laurent, Valentino. 

Spring and Summer by Japan's hot chicks

I love Wakatsuki Chinatsu's take on spring and summer fashions for 2013.  Denim and yellow abounds which will make any girl feel like a pageant winner on her day off.    Just remember ladies, there's no need to go head to toe when you find a new designer you like.  I can see any of the pieces on the front two girls being easily incorporated to my existing wardrobe. For example, The yellow a-line skirt, on the second model, would look smoking hot with a simple white ribbed tank top and sandals for summer or with cowboy boots and an oversized sweater for spring.

One huge thing about this line, for me, is that, although typical "supermodels" (over 5'8") are on the runway here, these styles are actually made for more petite women.  If you look at their site you can see that the models they typically employ are of a more average height.  The taller girls almost look too tall for the skirt styles here.  Don't feel bad for the western models though-- they get plenty of work ;-)

Glossy nails

I just got my nails done at Gloss. I love the look and feel of the place.  They have video games and diet coke while you wait and a huge choice of trendy shellac colors.

I picked neon yellow.