ALVIN VALLEY 5 days a week: THURSDAY #TresBrooklyn

The Hanley Blazer  c/o Alvin Valley // Wide-Brim Fedora c/o BCBGMAXAZRIA

         When I plan on spending an adventurous day in Brooklyn, I always feel motivated to experience a fresh side of my ever-changing style. I long to wear over-sized menswear with fitted pieces and get excited to create a killer combo by pairing my combat boots with a flowy maxi skirt. And you're never truly "Brooklyn" unless you can add a bad ass wide-brim hat to your already eccentric ensemble. This "oh-so brooklyn" edge brings out a side of myself that I usually don't sport in the city... which makes it all the more rejuvenating in the end. Deriving from the Parisian term for "a particularly cool combination of informality, creativity and quality", as quoted by The New York Times, this look is Tres Brooklyn.

shot by April Hubal

TRENDING: Boondock SAINT

                                                                                                                               Right: Cara Delevingne for SAINT LAURENT Fall 2013 Campaign

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Martha Streck for V Magazine

always proud of my best friends: Nia, Product Writer at NET-A-PORTER // Ryann, Fashion Assistant at W Magazine <3

Inspirational interiors and quote via pinterest.

Featuring: Landen sweater c/o HEARTLOOM // scarf c/o BCBGMAXAZRIA

Inspired by the Saint Laurent Fall 2013 campaign featuring Cara Delevigne, Fall knits, chilly weather, and Halloween coming right around the corner, it's never too early in September to wear your most dark and mysterious punk-rock look featuring a knit sweater, sequins and a dark lip.

A special thank you to The Digital Brand Architects

shot by Nia Schindle 

TRENDING: Wildcard

                                                                                                                    

Landscape photo via Pinterest

Photos from left to right: GERTRUD HEGELUND for VOGUE SPAIN // martha hunt for free people // free people

                                                                                                                                                                              Lower East Side Mexican food

wide-brim fedora c/o BCBGMAXAZRIA  // 3.1 Phillip Lim for Target skirt  // Vintage denim shirt and bolero // Kensie necklace  //  Steve Madden  boots

                                This post goes out to the wild-western side of my style that I do long for in this concrete jungle. Midwest bohemian with a cowgirl spin has been all the rage in various Vogue editorials and Free People campaigns. Adorn yourself with sequin and beading detail for that extra saloon-girl nostalgia and slip on your modern day cowboy boots.

A special thank you to The Digital Brand Architects
shot by Nia Schindle 

TRENDING: The Breakfast Club- rise and grind.

Photos from left to right: Fabric via Something-Sew-Special // 'How to Boil an Egg' illustrations by Fiona Strickland // My Ricotta Pancakes I captured  at 5 Leaves in Greenpoint

 

3.1 Phillip Lim for Target tuxedo shirt // Ann Taylor pencil skirt // Asos bra top // "Halstonette" bag  c/o Halston // sunglasses c/o BCBGMAXAZRIA  // Sperry Top Sider shoes // eyeliners c/o Physicians Formula // MAC lipstick in Ruby Woo // bronzer c/o Physicians Formula  

      

         Whether it's cooking pancakes and omelettes for breakfast in my Lower East Side kitchen or brunching it up on the weekends, this meal certainly beats out lunch and dinner for me. The vast options not only inspire my hunger pains when I awake, but always my ensemble choice that day.  With the "food cult" and meal-image-curation obsession on the rise, I was inspired by these whimsical and artful breakfast photos. There is nothing more enticing to me than waking up with the sun bursting through my windows, and waiting to start a fresh new day with a hearty breakfast and power look to go along with it. The new 3.1 Phillip Lim for Target collection features this pajama-like tuxedo shirt that keeps my day at ease, and my new Halston bag serves up swag from the breakfast table to business meetings. I added a bit of playful inspiration from trouble-makers' perspectives,The Breakfast Club. 

Time to rise and grind....

A special thank you to The Digital Brand Architects
shot by Nia Schindle