ALVIN VALLEY 5 days a week: TUESDAY #FallClassic #TakeMeOutToTheBallGame

The Hanley Skinny c/o Alvin Valley // Nine West bag

This ensemble featuring the Hanley Skinny by Alvin Valley is truly a Fall Classic, in anticipation for the beautiful crisp weather, and the World Series, of course. This is the ideal outfit to head straight from the office to catch your favorite game with your friends. With baseball-inspired skinny trousers, toss on your favorite mod cap to add just the right amount of tom-boy status. This athletic-chic look will gain any fashionista admittance into even the top sports bars for that tuesday night game.

shot by April Hubal

ALVIN VALLEY 5 days a week: MONDAY #FuschiaFresh #Business #Suit

The Hanley Blazer  and The Hanley Skinny c/o Alvin Valley // heels c/o Nine West // satchel c/o Etienne Aigner

I am so excited to announce that I will be partnering with the womenswear brand, Alvin Valley, for the brand's relaunch. This week, I am doing a style series named "Alvin Valley 5 days a week" showcasing the creative and many different ways Alvin Valley pieces are able to be worn, Monday-Friday, no matter what type of woman you are! Today's post goes out to all of the sophisticated business women with a downtown lifestyle who want to start their weeks with a punch of color. If you are one of those women, choose Fuschia Fresh to stand out on the streets and in the board room for the week ahead.

Alvin Valley is known as the King of Pants, due to the fashion designers fit, quality and design. These pieces were nothing short of fitting like a glove! Being the 6ft tall girl that I am, my biggest challenge is finding a pair pants with these restrictions:

a) long enough

b) I can bend and move in easily throughout the city

c) pants that hug my body so nicely I feel better about the way I look

I will honestly say that these are the best pants that my body and 6ft tall frame have ever experienced. Comfort, stretch, and body conscious are three design characteristics that have made me fall head over heels for the King of Pants.

shot by April Hubal

THE FORECAST: Queen of Coney Island; Ode to Summer 2013

Heels courtesy of Nine West // Shorts by Jennifer Lopez via Kohls // Cropped top by Bar III via Macy's // Fedora by Target // Bracelets by Charming Charlie // Lucite Sunglasses courtesy of Kurt Geiger 

       Summer is finally here, and it is finally the time to add freedom into our hearts and wardrobes! What are you craving this summer? Aside from creating whimsical amusement park memories that felt like they could have been straight out of my summer books, I am craving the vagabond, exotic side of my self, which can only be exuded through colorful tropical prints on trouser shorts, and this season's most sought after cropped tops and colorful heels, vicariously dressing me for a passport to travel the world... Inspired by runway looks in order from top, Calvin Klein, BCBG, Christian Dior, Chanel and Sachin + Babi, as well as 1940s & 50s swimsuits trends.

       With 100 degree heat that creeps into New York City, it always allows room for escape; to Coney Island, new cities and places, and new street corners of our style. To put an extra hop and a skip into my Coney Island adventure, which happened to be one of the top things on my summer adventures list, I added these beautiful poppy-pink heels from Nine West, perfect for taking a new risk into my undiscovered vagabond-self.

      Whatever you crave, be sure to live it and wear it in your everyday lives! I am certainly allowing my summer plans and careers to cross-coordinate to ensure a summer filled with new people, places, experiences and trends.

 My Summer 2013 Adventures List:

-WGSN Trend Forecasting

-Gin Lane Media

-Coney Island

-Governors Ball Music Festival

-Surfing in Rockaway

-Nice, France

-Yacht Week, Sicily

-The Hamptons

Photography by Nia Schindle

The Forecast: IN THE TRENCHES

                                                     

Trench Coat c/o Armani Exchange // Kensie textured leggings // Nine West heels // vintage sunglasses

Spring is officially here and now is the time when the warm air swerves around Soho corners and when the burning sun peaks through the clouds and warms your trench-coated back. Spring is the perfect season for the Trench Coat, and saves your fashion-task filled day when leather becomes to heavy and puffed jackets have been stored away. 

We've seen it on the runways for Fall 2013 this past Fashion Week at The Blonds, Oscar De La Renta and Burberry, of course.  The one I am sporting is Armani Exchange, and is athletic-inspired equipped with mesh detailed sleeves and a collar. Its never a season too soon to sport the Trench coat, and with the multitude of details and designs today, its not a difficult task to choose one appropriate for a certain day, season or temperature.. This fashion piece is undoubtedly a year-round staple. It is also the perfect way to get our ensemble ideas brewing for Fall!

On the right side of my trend board are mood photos, representing a new take on the original trench. Recently, we have been seeing plastic Trenches, silky and shiny fabrics in analogous and cool colors. There is always an easy way to stand out a midst in the trenches!

A special thank you to The Digital Brand Architects and Armani Exchange

Photographed by: Nia Schindle

THE FORECAST: Dirty Laundry

Paul and Joe Paris blazer c/o Caro Marketing // Vince Camuto bag c/o DBA // Iris Apfel for HSN gold bangle c/o DBA // Nine West heels // Express shorts // H&M earrings // Vintage blouse

Make doing laundry a not-so-daunting task by dressing for the occasion... (I mean chore). One of my favorite trends is the Pajamas trend... 

On the runway, We've seen a lot of silk and chiffon trousers, blouses and blazers displaying outlandish repeat-patterns, tending to give us that nostalgic cozy feeling, making us want to never leave our beds; or get our chores done!

Take this trend to the streets and stay comfortable-chic while gaining inspiration from the the designers I posted above on my Trend Board: Rochas, Prada, Miu Miu and Roberto Cavalli can get you through any exhausting day, by keeping you cozy-cool in the City That Never Sleeps. 

This trend is sleep-deprivation-approved.

A special thank you to The Digital Brand Architects, Caro Marketing and Vince Camuto.

Runway photos of Rochas, Prada, Miu Miu and Roberto Cavalli via style.com

THE FORECAST- CandyLand

Nine West Heels // Juicy Couture gloves and wallet // ASOS top // AKKAD cocktail ring 

Macys leather jacket // Vintage skirt 

Who doesn't love CANDY!? At this time of year, Tootsie-Roll handbags and Economy Candy in Lower East Side keep my sugar-high buzzing.. Allow your sweet-tooth to style your ensemble with this season's brightest, shiniest accessories. Not feeling flashy? Keep the bling conservative-chic, with grandmother plaids paired festive colors. 

The other day I decided to get my festive looks rollin' being its already Dec 10! Im excited for what this candy land has to bring: true love, exciting memories and Juicy Couture studded goodies. . in my eyes, its a marshmallow world...

A special thank you to Digital Brand Architects and Juicy Couture