{runway inspiration: no. 21, new york}

. . . sheer dresses with ruffles and delicately beaded hemlines, luxurious kelly green lace & pretty golden heels, chic belted blazers and elegantly crisp pantsuits and a million perfectly wearable pieces that will easily take one from a dash to the office and after work cocktails and back again . . .













{p.s.} quite adore all the pantsuits recently



{images: no. 21 resort collection via style.com}

{runway inspiration: chloé, new york}

. . . intermingled with the more casual pieces of chambray and cotton, there were black sequins and whispery floral dresses, pretty bow blouses and deep coral pantsuits, fitted jackets, sheer skirts, impossibly elegant capelets, and all with that ever-present, always perfect sophisticated seventies air . . .











{chloé resort 2012 collection via style.com}

Savage Beauty: The Exhibit of Alexander McQueen

Spotted, on the steps of The Met, basking in the sun and ready to take in the beauty of her once beloved designer's collection, Blogger Girl is beaming in the beauty of The City in the summer... As promised my darlings, I am reporting back on the phenomenal Alexander McQueen Exhibit at The Met!

Savage Beauty is from start to finish my favorite fashion exhibit thus far. Alexander McQueen was a true visionary, an artist whose medium was clothing. Constantly pulling from all art forms for his fashion shows, he was notorious for Wowing his audience time and time again. Every collection was a complete 180 from the last. He was truly the darling of the fashion world and set the bar high as he ushered us in to the next century of style.

At The Metropolitan Museum of Art, between now and August 7th, you can explore the inner workings of Alexander McQueen up close and personal. I never thought in my life I would get to study his entire collection at one time, in one space...much less at all. But to see all the intricate folds, impeccable tailoring, and even a summary of the background of the collections was so inspiring. These are the things I dreamed of studying in my school classes, I'm so glad I get to study them for fun now!

{merci johnsimondaily.com for all exhibit photos}

{Merci The Cut}

I seriously cannot impress upon you enough how utterly amazing this exhibit is. If you are in New York this summer you simply must stop by and take it all in. And if you are, let me know!! I will definitely need to be booking time to see this again!

{a new week & bright days ahead}

. . . it's monday, monday and don't these pretty pleated tops and perfectly pink pantsuits make you want to dash out the door every day this week in vibrant shades of cerise and coral?

happy monday! hope your week is off to a perfect start,
xo

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{p.s.} have been falling in love with long, long skirts lately

{also:} more summery, vibrant hues here & here & here


{preen resort 2012 via style.com & vogue.com; more of this collection at the side project}

{day & night: badgley mischka}

. . . bare shoulders and a sexy little white halter dress for traipsing about by day, and dazzling silver sequins in the moonlight by night . . .

{p.s.} of course, the latter could just as easily be worn by day as well, for what could be more fun than sequins in the afternoon?

{also:} more day & night here & here


{images: badgley mischka resort 2012 via style.com}

{runway inspiration: monique lhuillier, new york}

. . . this past week, it has been all pretty skirts, lacy blouses and billowy dresses, and so, could not help but fall for these impossibly elegant summer whites . . .

{p.s.} also from this collection: deep coral & ombré


{monique lhuillier resort 2012 collection via style.com}

{style inspiration: day & night}

. . . perfectly pretty in lace for day, and dramatically strapless and floor-length for night, still quite smitten with deep coral for the shops and flower markets in the afternoon, and the ballet in the evening . . .

{p.s.} more day & night


{monique lhuillier resort 2012 collection via style.com}

{runway inspiration: jenni kayne, new york}

. . . and while we're on the topic of golden coral & evening sky, jenni kayne's current collection is a breeze of dreamy shades and easy shapes, a sprinkling of sequins and perfect coral lipstick . . .


{images: jenni kayne resort 2012 collection via style.com}

{style inspiration: spring's sexy brights}

. . . absurdly in love with spring's vibrant hues -- lips in shades of coral & cerise and belted dresses in riotous purple, frolicsome jumpsuits in shimmery turquoise and flirtatious dresses in peach and long skirts paired with tangerine -- such a wildly welcome change from winter's grey days and suddenly, the air feels electric . . .



{images: karl lagerfeld and silvia venturini for fendi spring 2011 rtw, photography by marcio madeira via vogue}