Jackets

I love the look of patched jackets. While Zara has a great ready-made khaki one (at Zara for $55.90), I wanted to make mine myself (or rather have my friend do it – I have a fear of irons!). Start with the base – if there’s an old jacket in your closet that you can [...]

Lace is one of those odd things that you can find on both your grandmother’s antique end table and in your sexiest lingerie drawers, but it looks like the fabric has gotten even more versatile. From bright patterns to unexpected accents to animal ears (likely the most surprising incarnation of all), lace is really breaking [...]

I just met the lovely designer behind LUBLU, Kira Plastinina. At the young age of 20, this Russian-born talent has accomplished more than most people will in their entire lives. But if you think 20 is young, get ready for this – she launched her Kira Plastinina line at just 14 (makes you think about [...]

Got the blues? So do I! And even though I spend my summers in the Asian tropics, I’ve also had a serious craving for leather jackets lately. It only makes sense to bring these two obsessions together. Mugler’s royal blue stunner (on Shopbop for $2,765) will be the first to enter my court of couture. [...]

Disclaimer: I haven’t shopped at BCBG in well over 10 years. I love the clothes and wore them all the time when I was in my twenties, but after a while I figured I was too old for the brand’s famously tight skirts and flirty tops. That was until I saw the spring collection. Elegantly [...]

Zara is a fashion editor favorite because unlike so many other brands in this price range, the Spanish company doesn’t knock off other brands. Dozens of designers work in Zara’s studios to come up with fresh looks each season, and the resulting quality/price combo can’t be beat! My friend Aliza, a,k.a. DKNY PR Girl recently [...]