Milan Fall 2011: Jil Sander

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look 13: mustard yellow (w/the red bag!)

Lots to love at Jil Sander. Clean lines, infused with color and a bit of easy, chic slouchiness. See the complete collection at Style.com.

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look 17: beautiful bold blue

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look 25: slouchy chic

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look 42: chartreuse and black

image credits: photos by yannis vlamos/gorunway.com for style.com

Week Seven: New from Page Stationery

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“hannah” invitation

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“hannah” rsvp

My favorite type of wedding invitation is simple + clean, with an emphasis on typography. When Tayllor Johnson at Page Stationery sent over these two new invitation suites, “Hannah” and “Margaret”, it was love at first sight. The new invitations set an elegant tone: one playfully so, and one more refined and formal. Each suite is available in options that extend from the invitation/rsvp to menus, placecards, and my favorite, coasters. Not to mention, either style would easily adapt to personalized stationery. In case, like me, you’re not getting married (again) anytime soon …

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“margaret” invitation

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“margaret” reply card and envelope

images courtesy of tayllor johnson at page stationery

London Fall 2011: Margaret Howell

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look 6

Ah, Margaret Howell. Perfecting that timeless masculine/feminine sweet spot that speaks to me. (Please bring your designs to the US, Margaret!) See the fall show at Elle UK.

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look 10 (and I love the headband)

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look 14

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look 20 (a simple dress but I WANT it)

images from elleuk.com

London Fall 2011: Paul Smith

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look 2

This is exactly how I want to dress right now: overtly masculine, but with a polished edge. The tailoring makes the difference and lends that all-important femininity. From Paul Smith’s fall collection. See the complete show at Style.com.

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look 8

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look 34

image credits: photos by alessandro viera/gorunway.com for style.com

Fall 2011: Calvin Klein

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look 4

Such a fantastic collection: über simple, with texture. Just what I’ve come to expect from Francisco Costa. See the complete Calvin Klein Collection show at Style.com.

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look 6

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look 22

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look 29

image credits: photos by marcus tondo/gorunway.com for style.com