Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Line at H & M?

Really?  Again, really?  I love the book series and I am so excited for the Hollywood version of the movies, but it feels like more than a stretch to suggest Lisabeth Salander has style that other women want to emulate.  She's strong, fierce and smarter than anyone could know...she's the unlikely hero.  We should want to be like her not for her style, but for her substance.  Thumbs down for the new line at H&M coming out in December.

Is Black the New "White" for Weddings?

Vera Wang recently unveiled her Fall 2012 bridal collection.  Now, she is the master, the MASTER, of all things bridal so naturally the dresses were utterly gorgeous.  No surprise there.  What was surprising is  that the dresses she presented were black and nude.  And these weren't dresses for bridesmaids...they were dresses for brides!  In fact, not one of the dresses she showed were white.

I'm not a traditionalist when it comes to fashion but the thought of a bride wearing a black dress on her wedding day just doesn't seem right.  I love black (and probably too much of it is in my wardrobe), but it is a colour that is associated with sombre events like funerals.  And stranger still is that Vera Wang said her collection was inspired by "witchcraft".   That doesn't really make me want to run out and buy one of the dresses from this collection!   Even if one of my style icons, Sarah Jessica Parker, wore black on her wedding day, it is just not for me.

That being said, the dresses are ethereal, feminine and stunning.  I would love to wear one, just not on my wedding day.  But who knows?  Maybe next summer we will see brides decked out in black dresses.  But, they stand warned.  SJP eventually admitted the one regret she had was wearing black at her wedding.

Viva Mexico

Barring any hurricanes ruining my 2011 travel plans again (still haven't forgiven you Hurricane Irene for messing up my NYC trip in August!), by this time tommorrow I will be in the Rivieria Maya area of Mexico.

I'm staying at some place called the "Grand Sunset Princess Resort" which sounds like a lame name but has great reviews.  I am sooooo looking forward to lounging on a beach like this very very soon!

What's Pippa Wearing This Fall?

I'm always looking for style inspiration, and Pippa Middleton is one of those people that I look at and think "I could dress like that!"  Mostly its because she wears labels that I can more readily afford, but also that she takes these "ordinary" pieces and puts them together (most of the time) just right.  

So what's Pippa wearing so far this fall?  Still lots of colour mixed with neutral pieces, but also some fun prints and great accesories.

White after Labour Day is no longer a fashion faux pas (who knows why it was one in the first place?).   I like the pop of colour from her red Prada bag and the red shoes.

This is a great outfit for work and take the blazer off, add some heels and it's a great outfit for going out.  The dress is from H&M.  Hmm, wonder if it is still around?  The envelope clutch is very chic too.

French Connection dress, Whistles jacket, and Modalu bag.  I wonder if Modalu gifted her the bag they named after her, cause she seems to have it in every shade!

The blouse is a bit weird (orange hearts?) but a cute outfit nonetheless.

Perfect fall outfit though I hate the belt.  Something leather with a more prominent buckle or clasp would have been a much better choice.

French Connection colour block dress. with black buckled accesories.

I love the Modalu bag in the brown croc print paired with the faded blue of her Goldsign jeans.

Great combination of warm colours with the leopard print blouse, gold flats and brown bag.

Wearing a purple Temperly frock with an adorable purple leather fascinator to a friends wedding.

Fall Love

Fall is here!  Now like most Vancouverites, I am dreading the dreary weather for the next 8 months but as a fashion lover there is nothing like a change in seasons to get inspired by your closet again.

My favourite trends for the fall are stripes, brights, lace and polka dots, as well as any mix of these trends like bright polka dots.  Some of the purchases I've made so far for fall are:

Marc by Marc Jacobs Francesca tote in black.

Purple printed ombre dress from my favourite Canadian retailer RW & Co

Polka dotted scarf I got at Winners (the Canadian version of Marshalls) and cobalt blue tee again from RW & Co.

Cozy striped tee from Banana Republic that I know I will wear to bits this fall.

Another Reason to Dislike Gwyneth Paltrow:

She got to wear these sexy Roger Vivier "Spider" sandals to the Emmys...

Pippa's First Fashion Miscue

I think Pippa Middleton has great style, but it is nice to know she's actually still human and makes mistakes in her fashion choices.  She's been going hard at London Fashion Week over the last few days and was in the front row at Temperly in this fan printed silk dress:

Simply put, this outfit does not work.  The print is odd, the colour combination is unflattering, the material looks cheap and even the shoes and bag do nothing to redeem this outfit.

I am slightly giddy at this sight:  Pippa is not perfect!!