Sleeveless Wonder!

Posted on October 15, 2015 by reversecommuter

Fall is one crazy season!

Jacket, no jacket, layers, stripping off the layers, OY!

Invest in a sleeveless vest.

Put a tank top underneath. Pair it with a long sleeved t-shirt. Add a thin cashmere layer. A tailored shirt works too.
Jeans, leggings, even a tailored knee length skirt works with this piece. Add a pair of statement boots and vamanos mamacita!

Budget friendly options available if your name isn’t Amal Clooney or Gwyneth Paltrow. Current faves include Trouvè at Nordstroms for $78 and ASOS for $72.

Who Needs Sleeves?!?!

E. I. E. I. Woah!

Posted on July 20, 2015 by reversecommuter

Summer dressing just got a lot easier!

Overalls + whatever you want underneath!

Bikini, tank top, white t-shirt, flip flops, strappy heels, clogs…Mix it up!

MOTHER denim total drop out overalls (reversecommuter has been obsessing over these) the perfect wash, just the right amount of distressed denim and the perfect boyfriend cut capri combo.

Not to mention how much fun it will be to style these with suede and fringe in the fall!

sexy time

Posted on May 11, 2015 by reversecommuter

Seriously, what else would be the end result with these on your feet?!?!?! (parrot not included)

Aquazzura creates shoes like no other shoe designer.

Buttery suedes, sexy silhouettes, exciting, unique colors and ridiculously fabulous names…

allow me to properly introduce you to the “WILD THING”. Currently sold out but the Florence, Italy based designer told me next week a new shipment arrives at Matchesfashion.com. Run, don’t walk and get yours!

Clogged

Posted on March 24, 2015 by reversecommuter

One thing with fabulous fashion trends and styles is that they eventually repeat.

Clogs are back this Spring with a solid wooden-heeled thunk!

Marc Jacobs clogged up his Spring 2015 runway with color coordinated Dr. Scholl-esque shoes that are SO cute…ranging in price between $2000 – $2300, and selling out fast as per NYC boutique!

Gold, Military Green, Navy Blue (obviously reversecommuter is SUPER happy about that!), velvet, satin twill and suede – take your pick and stomp all over town owning that wooden statement!

Gucci has a heeled version with all the stomping power needed to get through the day.

Bits, leather and wood – yummy…and $850. Worth the investment – reverse commuter bought a pair of Gucci clogs in the late nineties (I KNOW!!!!) and they are still every bit as gorgeous now!

Dr. Scholl (as in the original clog meister) still delivers a collection in plain and stripes!

Super duper delightful and budget loving at a modest $55 – seriously.

Whatever your spending limit, run like a little Dutch girl to pick up a pair of wooden clogs for Spring 2015!

Gladiator Sandals

Posted on February 25, 2015 by reversecommuter

WWSW?

What Would Spartacus Wear? It is THE shoe question to pose for the coming Spring season. Perhaps Alexander McQueen‘s patent leather S&M inspired glads?

Gladiator Sandals are stomping back into our closets louder than a tour bus crowd entering the Colosseum. Lead the pack in Gianvito Rossi’s suede low wrap sandals?

There is a dizzying array of styles and designers offering up the loveliest lace ups, reversecommuter is having trouble making a decision (quelle surprise!). Valentino’s delicate laced up version is so gorgeous that for this shoe I would wrangle a lion or two.

Chloe’s gladiator offerings come in a flat or heeled version, both in a beyond-buttery suede just begging to be caressed…or worn.

Any shoe trend that allows my feet to be comfortable, run around after the banditos AND deliver a look that makes my husband raise an approving eyebrow is ALL GOOD, even with the extra 5 minutes it will involve to lace these beauties up!

Bohemian 2 Go!

Posted on February 19, 2015 by reversecommuter

Boho is everywhere in fashion – it is like a VW beetle that just won’t rust quietly away at the junkyard.

Tassles, suede, embroidery, add a little bit of frayed denim and a groovy easy vibe. Pick the designer and one spectacularly deceiving WOW piece to update your wardrobe. Boots, Tunic, Suede jacket, distressed denim and a trippy scarf to wrap around your head – the list goes on and on, just like the beat!

The budget can be yours to set. Invest and update now and enjoy it into Fall 2015. NYFW is delivering a Bevy of Boho across the runways as we speak (or blog, or read the blog, etc…).

Gucci’s brilliantly colored fringe collection is drool worthy in any shade!

Just this morning Ralph Lauren offered fringe on the bottom of skirts, boots, fur scarves, purses…

Calypso St. Barth’s tunic is an easy starting piece. Great over skinny jeans, add a scarf and date night is redefined.

Etro owns the hippy dippy kaleidoscope of fashion happiness and if you click here you could too!

Now the only question remaining is how do I transport that amazingly brilliant azul, partially convertible bug back to the ‘burbs?!?

New Year’s Cleanse

Posted on January 5, 2015 by reversecommuter

No green juices involved, unless you so choose to sip some delish juiced veggies while reading this post.

New Year, New You. Time to take a break from the parties, the cocktails and all the other parts of the decadent life. Why not do the same to your wardrobe?

Closet Cleanse 2015! Pull those pieces that you have not worn in over two years, and put them in a box. Seal the box with tape, label it with a sharpie and record the date, all the while sniffling back the tears as you say adieu to those overalls, suede pants and fluorescent anythings. Put the box in the attic / basement / garage / etc, and revisit it in six months. If you’re closet resembles anything like Cher Horowitz’s (aka Alicia Silverstone in Clueless) then do 3+ boxes!

If you haven’t missed any one piece uncontrollably, as in waking in the middle of the night tear-streaked cheeks from sobbing into the pillow yearning for that mustard yellow pilled sweater, then give that box of previously passionately loved clothes to a charity of your choice.

Incidentally, this is a picture of the closet at Teen Vogue’s office – dare to dream people, dare to dream!

Funny reversecommuter story: my husband had a meeting at The New York Times and accidentally got off on the fashion floor – can you imagine?!?!?!? He said he realized that if I had been with him he probably would never have seen me again! LOL & painfully accurate!!!!

Go reward yourself with the purchase of something that has been sitting in your Moda Operandi or net-a-porter wish list. Maybe something in Pantone’s Color of the Year Marsala? Purging never looked so good!

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