COSTUME PARTIES

I really do not like dress up parties primarily because I like to look cute and I want the option to leave a party and go someplace better if its boring.  But when I do have to go, I either don't dress up and say that I have a work thing with my husband afterwards or, I find a way to dress up like a hooker or Amy Winehouse because then I can just wear my normal clothes.

I am going to a fun party tomorrow (I can't say whose it is because then all these freaky insecure women will be upset that they weren't invited) but the theme is BLACKOUT - so you wear all black and funky shoes.  So I will be wearing a kickass new black dress that I have and check out the shoes - love 'em.

A great idea for halloween parties:  just clip some spider pins on some shoes or dangle some from a necklace,  do temporary skull tatoos on your arm and then wear a cute black dress.  All the women in Flintstone costumes will be super pissed at you but just tell them to look in the mirror.

Happy Halloween - I hope you get some great treats.

FALL TREND ALERT

Here's MY take on Fall 2011 and remember just because it's a trend doesn't mean its cute (at all)

TREND #1-the "MIDI" skirt

It’s an A-Line skirt that hits at the most awful part of your calf... I say do a pencil skirt instead

or just stick to dresses - they are soooo easy.

TREND #2-"MAD MEN"

I'm not a fan of the 1960's look for women (or all the house work they had to do back then) but I am a fan of day drinking-so skip the unflattering dress made of a floral curtain and have a martini.

TREND #3-COLOR BLOCKING and MIXING PATTERNS

so a bright pink pair of pants with an orange sweater and a yellow blouse or a stripe skirt with a floral top-that is TRYING WAY TO HARD - like the J Crew catalog - are you really going to wear that many layers? I'd get a cute yellow bag or a great color blocked shoe and call it a day.

TREND #4-FUR

LOVE IT-I can't get enough. I totally get that people don't want real fur because it's mean so get faux fur (those are the same people who are wearing leather shoes and belts-

where did they come from the leather tree?)

TREND #5-LEATHER

LOVE IT MORE-I'm in the process of designing a leather line which should be out of manufacturing as soon as hell freezes over (and you thought that the Northfield Starbucks was SLOW...)

TREND #6-ANIMAL PRINT

What a shock-I've been doing this for 10 years and it’s been a trend every fall (and some Springs too)

so your investment here seems to be safe

(yet way over done)

My LOVES... wide leg trousers, sweater leggings or any leggings-wear them instead of wearing

workout clothes all day (pet peeve), my beloved Jane Tall Cuff boot from FRYE (buying another color this season) and capes-check out my new line of capes –

gotta have one.

I am done with -one shoulder anything, colored denim (don't please unless you are a

Victoria Secret model or if it's Halloween), jeggings (as my daughter's gym teacher calls them "jeanos")

BLACK and BLUE

So my husband comes in from work the other day and I take one look at his outfit and pray that he had a costume party at work that day (Investment Bankers tend to do fun things like that)
No unfortunately they did not and he is sure that I told him that I like black suit pants with a navy blue suit coat!  Now I say a lot of crazy shit when I'm drinking but I would not say that.  Seriously- looks like a near miss to me as if you got dressed in the dark (kind of like when you put your shirt on inside out and do the walk of shame walk home from the fraternity the next morning)

Then it dawns on me that he was listening to me tell a client that I love the black and navy combo on a dress that I sold her.  So the fashionista hubbie decides to do a little magic in his own (shoebox sized) closet and take a black suit and a navy suit and mix and match for some fun new looks!

I do love black and navy together.  Try a black dress with a navy cashmere cardigan - love it.