Top Shop on Top

I feel like I need to apologize for being a slack-a-saurus rex (dinosaur species phased out asap for their lack of motivation for anything including hunting, gathering, etc). Something about the summer, and the heat makes me move reaaaaal slow mentally, physically, everything. Continuing with the lazy slug attitude I decided to just do my top picks from a new favorite retailer Top Shop. I signed up to be notified when a certain dress of theirs came back into stock in my size but I have also received the pleasure of almost daily emails from my dearest Top Shop. Here are my current fave picks

who wears short shorts?

These Co-Ord Boucle Shorts are kind of amazing. First, you have to have a pretty tiny waist and really long legs to pull of shorts these short but the diet would be well worth it! These shorts are fun, sophisticated and classy while still being colorful. I love the color variation in the texture of the pattern, and the fit would be awesome with a black or white blouse tucked in. And if you are on the fashion fast track you would wear these bad boys with black tights and booties in the fall! Not for work, unless your working the corner : )

cool and causal

Next, this romper is super cute. I won't lie, I was probably one of the last girls to jump on the romper band wagon but the fact is unless you style them correctly they look juvenile and sloppy. This particular romper has a really great pattern, beautiful piping on the pockets and a little knotted key hole to make this play suit less play pen and more downtown playful. I would suggest ordering one size up on a romper because if anything is tight the look is all wrong, it should be loose fitting at the waist and very top only! This would be a really cute look to rock this summer.

almost famous

This final dress is a great answer to the current peplum trend. I can understand where ladies maybe hesitant to rock the peplum trend, especially with really large and fluffy peplums in stores. This dress is peplum trend lite, with just a dainty ruffle at the waist. This dress would be an incredible add to any girls closet because of its form fitting nature this dress would likely compliment any ladies shape, but the modest hem line and collar would make this frock really wearable for a variety of occasions. Furthermore I really like the bold blue color, and I could easily see this dress on a variety of celebs!

 Photo Credit: topshop.com

HIGH LOW WEEK

This week I did a short reflection on past blogs, which one needs to do from time to time and while overall I am pleased with a lot of the subject matter I realized a re-occurring theme, budgets, deals and sales! I am going to be perfectly honest budgets are very real for most people and I can’t deny I love the thrill of a good sale (because saving money means more shopping!) but we all need an escape from real life sometimes right? So here are some glam pieces to drool over!

This first dress would be a great piece for any girls wardrobe (if she could be so lucky!). This fun frock is from Diane Von Furstenberg, and is a true signature of her feminine style.  Amazing wall paper worthy print? Check. Super breezy and flattering wrap style? Check. Diane Von Furstenberg label? Check. In case you haven’t heard wrap dresses are a chic lady’s best friend. Why you ask? Well because they travel well, and flatter most every form highlighting your natural waist, which by nature is where most every woman is teeny tiny, hence giving you that goddess hourglass figure! Also, there is generally a great bit of give in a wrap dress so if you go up or down a size it will still fit comfortably (happens to the best of us, no worries). You could pair this dress with a  solid blazer for work and flats for work, sandals and chunky jewelry for play and with knee high boots for fall!

This Tory Burch tweed jacket may not be everyone’s cup of tea but I am obsessed! First you could wear this jacket with a skirt for tea with your granny or with jeans out at night. The cut, the fringe on closure and cuff details, pocket placements, the whole thing is a work of art in my eyes. I really love a tweed jacket but the blues in this one are particularly amazing because they make this jacket really versatile. Most girls drool over Tory Burch’s line of beautiful leather handbags and boots, well cut blouses and trousers, but at the moment this jacket takes the cake for me!

This last look is a gorgeous dress is Marc by Marc Jacobs. There is just something about the entire Marc by Marc Jacobs line that is just really fun, kind of graphic and a little alternative looking that really draws me in. I can always spot a Marc by Marc Jacobs pieces a mile away, and that really says something about the strength of a designer (tip of the hat to you sir). One more thing I have to rant about, the entire Marc Jacobs site is amazing! The design is immaculate, with well organized tabs, clear photo displays (like boards placed by color, collection, etc) and great close up options of individuals items. I suppose I shouldn’t expect anything less from a high end designer but small things like a well put together site can make all the difference! Anyways back to this stylish dress, it gives an obvious nod to the peplum trend in a girly sophisticated way. And while the peplum can be very frilly (and sometimes too over the top) the navy and red colors keep it grounded, and I personally love a horizontal stripe on top any day. Finally, you can’t tell in this shot but this dress zips up the back, very cool! Love, love, love me some Marc

Photo credit: shopbop.com, marcjacobs.com