Statement sleeves make everything better!
Mother Denim cut offs, J Crew basic shorts, GAP tailored shorts ALL improved with a statement sleeve.
Invest in a statement sleeve top with BOOM BANG 💥 Hello Rosie Assoulin
Every single time you wear it an instagood warm fuzzy feeling will result! Bonjour JACQUEMUS!
It’s Friday – try it out 💋
In Boston that is pronounced “Sweatah Weathah”.
Some of reversecommuter’s favorite sweaters for Fall 2016 are surprisingly reasonably priced! #yay
Autumn Cashmere is a brand that consistently delivers gorgeous Cashmere styles and colors with a user friendly price point.
This boyfriend cut Cashmere olive green turtleneck has holes delicately peppered throughout. I cannot tell you how many Fall soccer games this distressed sweater has been worn too – it is a no brainer addition to the wardrobe!
Fair Isle patterns are all over the place for Fall 2016. Chloe offers a “fleece-ish” style pull over for a cool $1300 at Kirna Zabete. m
Alternatively J. Crew has a collection Fair Isle sweater currently on sale for $89 (plus an additional 30% off with the top secret code “SHOPNOW”).
Cut out style sweaters seem like the ultimate oxymoron (wearing holes in the cold), but really with enough red wineand a roaring fireplace, the extra “va-voom” style factor will seem like a brilliant idea.
reversecommuter is loving Yigal Azrouel’s cable knit cut out winter white sweater from his current collection. Pair it with wide leg frayed jeans or leather pants or a great pencil skirt.
Iro’s cutout cream sweater is simply begging for a distressed pair of jeans and a biker boot for a simple statement of cozy contentment.
Bell sleeves are everything for transitioning from day to night with one fantastic statement piece. Elizabeth and James has a ribbed bell sleeve piece of drama for a user friendly price. LOVE that!
So no need to panic when you read that chilly forecast, get excited…about which sweater you will wear!
Navy and white stripes. Simple. Classic. Clean. Always in style.
There is a reason the French line Saint James is constantly being “discovered”, even though the fisherman sweater was first created in the 19th century. The line is currently being touted at J Crew, as well as their own online shop.
This is a great look year round, not just summer. Add a jean jacket on top of this dress and it can work up until the leaves change and fall off the trees.
By far my favorite bag right now is my tiny little Chloe mini Marcie bag. Cross shoulder, holds my phone (barely), keys, a couple of credit cards and my Kiehl’s tub of lip balm. The best part of free hands is allowing more hand holding!
Summer dresses are a strange length this year. Resembling more of a short coverup or a long t-shirt.
At first I thought it was just me, but it is an actual thing. Goop’s got about half a dozen for sale in their summer shop.
J Crew’s offering a bunch of short dresses too. See, it’s a veritable “thing”.
Super short is not a great look for little girls and it most certainly isn’t ideal for their mamas.
Consider how many times you bend down in a typical day!
Simple solution, a great pair of shorts. They don’t even have to be seen. Keep them guessing!
ARGH! Beach Head!
Time to embrace that salt lick as a Sunny Summer Season Trophy!
Grab a chopstick – adorned or free with the delivery food – twist your hair and stab that sucker right in!
Hair clip a la J Crew? Don’t mind if I do!
Perfect twisted bun holder for a bike ride or anything else a fantastically fun summer day requires.
Nothing better than a ponytail whipping around in the wind of an open car window!
Hairbands. Put on and go. End of story.
seriously – end of story.
“Age” or “Ass” it’s completely up to you, but one of these 3 letter “A” words NEEDS to influence the shorts you wear!
It’s not by accident that J Crew offers shorts in 3″, 4″, 5″ and 7′ options. Click here to buy any length on sale!
Slip-on shorts make summer dressing a breeze!
Find a pair with lace or tassels or some sort of embellishment like these gorgeous Paloma Blue silk shorts to increase the WOW factor, then pull them over a bathing suit, slip on an unbuttoned linen short and baddabing you are gorgeous!
Denim cutoffs…where to start? Delicately put, if it hurts to sit in them they are too short.
Denim cutoffs are the epitome of summer, and the possibilities are endless. Tanks, t-shirts, loose blousey silk shirts a la Equipment with a bikini top underneath.
Could it be easier?
Board shorts are a classic closet fave of mine because of the easy-peasy factor. Bikini, board shorts, flip flops, basic white t-shirt BOOM go hit that beach side bar!
Shorts Season is here! Celebrate the gams girls!
The ultimate wardrobe staple, rivaled only by the coveted pair of flattering jeans. Behold, the T-SHIRT!
Last year J Crew had a linen t-shirt that was luxurious. Not a normal adjective for a t-shirt. Sadly it is not offered this year and so the search begins…
T by Alexander Wang
T by Alexander Wang maintains the standing of BEST T-SHIRT available. Pure cotton, silk blend, linen blend, plain colors, striped – go get the variety!
James Perse
James Perse, the über cool California king of cotton, has a relaxed v-neck t-shirt that is light enough to convince you that you aren’t wearing anything!
The Row
The Row (how did the fashion world exist while the Olsen Twins were Full Housing it?!) has the perfect accompaniment to distressed jeans.
Kate Moss
reversecommuter has yet another dilemma (click here for the battle between bellinis and bloody marys!). Kate Moss or Bridget Bardot?
Click the pics to buy. Retail therapy + sunshine = happiness
Clichè but true, gingham has long been the farmer’s daughter’s choice. On an aside, I do not recommend google searching the term “farmer’s daughter” – the results are less than wholesome!
It is also an instant sunshine piece, and who doesn’t want some of that?
DVF has an entire Spring 2015 collection dedicated to gingham. Pants, blouses, tops, dresses and bags!
Michael Kor’s gingham cotton midi skirt is such a romantic interpretation of girlie sweet!
J Crew’s pink gingham bikini will make any admirer want to chomp on a piece of straw!
Chloe’s cotton jacket will add instant sunshine to a rainy day, and the frayed edges add a cool edgy vibe.
Spring is weird.
One minute it is sunny and warmish, the next minute the sky is bleakly grey and the wind is cruel. How exactly does one dress successfully for that insanity?!
Answer: the navy blue blazer. Classic and ridiculously versatile!
T-shirt, jeans and slip on jeans, culottes and stillettos, cigarette pants and kitten heels + navy blazer = perfect Spring outfit options!
Price points are just as varied, from $3190 for Saint Laurent’s wool gaberdine gorgeousness to a sweet $138 deal at J Crew.
reversecommuter invested in a Ralph Lauren Collection blazer a few years ago and it was worth every single penny! A classic fine tailored piece will last for almost ever, and every single time it is worn it makes me smile.
Smythe (a Canandian jacket designer) offers up a multitude of styles and interpretations of the navy blazer every single season. LOVE!
Theory has a clever take on the classic this Spring. Rag & Bone’s genius blazer design stuns and introduces fun elements such as piping and gorgeous big buttons.
The navy blazer is the ultimate unknown element piece that makes for the perfect airplane item, warm enough for the inevitable airplane air conditioning arctic blast (WHY do they do that?!?!?) and yet is warm enough to not melt you en route to your oceanfront hotel!
Obviously Veronica Beard’s dickey blazer would be THE ultimate piece for this journey – just zip off the dickey before the plane lands!
What a difference 24 hours makes. #understatement
Beach and palm trees one day, snow drifts taller than me the next. OLE!
Best way to beat the winter blahs is to continue the brilliant hues of the tropics. House of Holland’s brilliant purple jersey sweatshirt begs for a drink with an umbrella in it:
Old Man Winter get ready for a pop of color and a show of leg! Wear this sunshiny yellow skirt from J Crew with a turtleneck, a jean jacket and a simple tall boot to completely shock the cold!
Wear a sweater to keep warm but brighten up the outfit with Jonathan Simkhai’s multicolor sweater,delivering a hint of blue sky no matter what is going on outside!
Better than an extra large dose of vitamin D (although reversecommuter highly recommends that as well!).
