Celine - Resort 2011

Have a fabulously wicked holiday weekend and enjoy the patriotic colors of red, white and blue  – these images are looks from Resort 2011, courtesy of style.com

Lanvin - Resort 2011

Prada - Resort 2011

Oscar de la Renta - Resort 2011

Alexander McQueen - Resort 2011

Marc Jacobs - Resort 2011

Miu Miu - Resort 2011

When I landed in Iceland yesterday – my dad picked me up, and asked me as we stepped outside, “Have you forgotten the weather?” It was wet and dark, but not too bad. I thought nothing of it. This feeling turned around quickly. After a couple of hours of morning coffee at my parents house, I stepped outside again and literally got bitten. Wow, what the hell is this? Sitting in my sister’s ‘98 Jetta, which took a minute to heat up, I felt as if I were being attacked by the cold under my skin – and into my bones. This shit hurts! It turns out cashmere (T-neck cashmere sweater under a full-length cashmere Marc Jacobs coat) is not the answer at this time in this place. The only answer is driving immediately (or going online) to a place called 66° North, where Icelandic lambswool and down-outerwear are on the itinerary. This is when one needs to know that when in Iceland do as the Icelanders do.

Daphne Guinnes, Style.com

Any woman that knows who she is, feels comfortable in her own skin, has a wardrobe that reflects her personality, flair, and doesn’t compromise, has an advantage that cannot be faked. This woman moves differently than those who are still looking for themselves and genuinely knows how to celebrate other stylish and successful women.

For some, a personal style comes naturally – it can be associated with how well they know and like themselves. For others, they have to create their own style. To do so successfully, there’s work and research involved. There are too many women out there who are compulsively shopping without knowing who they are. Women who know their style tend to stay away from the ‘It’ bags and trendy pieces.

If you are 30 years old or older, and you don’t know your personal style, we need to work on that, sister. It doesn’t mean that the style you’ll acquire won’t ever change. If it’s authentic, it will just grow with you and you won’t need massive self-makeovers every few years. There’s a certain coolness to having a dress or a coat for 10 years that always fits with your wardrobe.

Carmel Snow, Editor-in-Chief Harper's Bazaar 1934-58

Finding your own style requires work, so you need to do your homework. There’s a McDonald’s ad on bulletin boards across America that shows three different kinds of fatty breakfast sandwiches, and it reads, “Three reasons to get up in the morning”. These better not be your reasons. Yours should be more like this:

1.Who are your favorite fashion icons?

- Find one from the 20’s-30’s, another from the 50’s-60’s and the third from today.

2.Who are you favorite fashion designers?

- When you have your answers, ask yourself why and what that designer has done – research their histories. If you have three, you’ll have more work to do…

3.Who do you want to be?

- What you resist is often what persists…So, if you are afraid of becoming your mother – you probably will become her, sorry.

If your favorite fashion icon is Daphne Guinnes, and your favorite fashion designer is Marc Jacobs, find out how you relate to them and what you love about their designs and styles.

Marc Jacobs, Style.com

This is your first step.

To be continued….

Louis Vuitton Spring 2010, style.com

There’s been a lot of talk about hair lately. From fashion week to Chis Rock’s documentary Good Hair. It’s fall and women all over the world are fancying a new hairstyle. Whatever you did with your hair in the summer is not working for you anymore. If your hair is anything like mine: dead and lumpy after being overly teased during the last couple of months of summer traveling and NY fashion week – you need hair therapy.

The weekend is here and you have your social calendar up to date. You’re picking up your dry cleaning during your lunch hour and putting your outfits together in your head during your afternoon meeting. What’s your look – artsy and edgy, 80’s chic in a leather sheath, or 70’s hippy? Whatever direction you’re taking, make room for your hair – I literally mean space. Give your hair a break this weekend and get wiggy. Go after the jumbo afro Marc Jacobs sent down the runway for Louis Vuitton. Be brave – it’s time for your Sasha Fierce to come out.

Where to get this look? Go to Patricia Field