xoxoReese

Oh Em Gee. While catching up on all the latest from New York Fashion Week, I read this article from WWD that confirms J.Crew and Manolo Blahnik are joining fashion forces! Talk about a power couple.

The word officially hit the runway at J.Crew’s Fall ‘12 fashion presentation, where editors, bloggers, buyers, and photographers got the first peek at the pointy-toe pumps. The Crew x Blahnik collab will feature 41 styles, which, in true Jenna Lyons fashion, will include bold colors, tweed, suede, and glitter.

No word yet on when the shoes will be available, but they’re expected to sell online and in select J.Crew stores. The price tag? $595 to $645. Better start saving my Benjamins.

{Images via Glamour}

Happy Valentine’s Day!

Hug, kiss, cuddle, smooch, peck, neck, or high-five someone you love today.

xoxo

{Image via Anthology}

Every February I look forward to sending out (and shopping for) Valentine’s Day cards for my family and friends, and this year these letterpress lovelies by Los Angeles-based Sugar Paper have completely captured my heart.

The first time I stepped inside Sugar Paper’s darling shop in the Brentwood Country Mart while visiting a girlfriend in L.A., I fell deeply and madly in love. So it’s no surprise these Valentines set my heart aflutter.

{perfect for moi, no?}

Printed on antique machinery, the cards feature raspberry ink and gold foil. Don’t they look scrumptious enough to eat? Receiving one of these pretties in the mail would be such a treat. (I may even be tempted to send one to myself for the sheer joy of opening the raspberry and gold-foil lined envelope.)

Unfortunately, I’m too late this year to mail these in time for February 14th, but next year you best believe I’ll be buying these beauties, sealing them with a kiss, and sending them on their oh-so merry way.

I have an obsession with motorcycle  jackets and vests. (See previous KARL post for proof.) I didn’t think the classic leather biker jacket could get much cooler, but this neon pink biker jacket by Christopher Kane (my current designer crush) takes the standard model to a whole new level of badass.

A little bit rock star, a little bit rebel, a little bit Parisian chic, it’s tough and pretty. And I so want it.

{via InStyle.com}

Sure, the Super Bowl is tomorrow, but the real reason I’m excited for Sunday? It’s the day Jason Wu for Target officially hits stores, and I want to be smack-dab in the middle of that fashion action.

If I wake up early enough (note to self: set alarm clock!), I’m hoping to score the Jason Wu for Target black pleated skirt, navy floral skirt + sleeveless top with sheer panel, poplin dress in navy, and flared dress in cream.

Looks from Jason Wu for Target

Yes, Jason Wu for Target Sunday is sure to be no less exciting–or dramatic–than the big game. A few competitive shoppers may even tackle each other over the last remaining Jason Wu blouse…

{Images via Target.com}

Yesterday, Karl Lagerfeld launched KARL at etailer NET-A-PORTER.COM, and the collection is Karltastic.

Looks from the KARL collection at NET-A-PORTER.com

The downtown chic collection includes removable collars, leather jackets, biker vests, sequined shorts, metallic sandals, and, in true Lagerfeld fashion (pun intended), fingerless leather gloves. It’s everything you’d expect from the king of couture but at approachable off-the-rack prices. So many fabulous pieces, so few pennies to spend…

Column 1: Jeren French terry and PVC pullover, Sachi pleated faux leather skirt, metallic leather wedge sandal, sequined poplin collar; Column 2: Judit profile-print racer-back jersey tank, silver-sprayed skinny jeans; Column 3: Ossie two-tone-leather biker vest, printed canvas shopper

Adios paycheck! Surely I can live on nothing but Top Ramen and tuna fish for a few weeks, right?

{All images via Net-A-Porter.com}

Bag ladies, rejoice! Two new handbag collaborations have me jumping for joy.

First, Longchamp x Mary Katrantzou. The French brand and the Greek designer are combining forces to create a colorful new line of handbags launching TODAY at the impossibly cool Paris boutique Colette. (Lucky for those of us stateside, you can order online from the chic shop).

Longchamp x Mary Katrantzou

Second, word on the street is luxury label Louis Vuitton will be teaming up with Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama, known for her poppy polka-dot art, to create a new line of handbags this spring. Actual designs are yet to be released, but if LV’s mutlicolor-monogram and cherry blossom bags are any indication, the “polka-dot bag” is bound to be a hit.

Louis Vuitton x Yayoi Kusama

Start lifting those dumbells now ladies, because you’re gonna want your biceps in tip-top shape to tote around these beauties!

Yesterday the annual Sundance Film Festival kicked off in Park City, Utah. If you find yourself in Park City this weekend and have some downtime between watching films, skiing, boarding, boozing, and, celeb stalking, stop by the Farasha pop-up boutique at The St. Regis Deer Valley and get your shop on.

You may not be a movie star, but you can still dress like one, right?

p.s. – Be sure to watch the cool (literally) Sundance-inspired fashion video on the Farasha website.

Happy (belated) birthday, Kate the Great!

In honor of Kate Middleton’s 30th birthday last week, the Washington Post compiled 30 of the Duchess’s greatest fashion hits.

I adore Kate’s elegant, princess style. I love her most in preppy, polished pieces, brightly hued frocks, and regal evening gowns. The queen-bee-in-the-making can rock Zara and Jenny Packham with equal panache (two of my favorite labels–talk about a girl after my own heart!), and she knows not just what to wear but when to wear it.

Aside from the dress, here are my eight favorite Middleton fashion moments as highlighted in the Post’s post:

The princess looked simple, chic, and stunning in this nude-hued Reiss dress for her first meeting with the Obamas. (How does she get those glossy locks?!)

What’s not to love about this military inspired Alexander McQueen ensemble?

Last summer, Kate sat court-side at Wimbledon and wore a tiered white dress by Temperley London. Can you say love, match?

Kate proved she was a true fashion ambassador when she donned a red fascinator with a maple leaf for Canada Day during her North American tour.

Beautiful and elegant in a hand-painted Jenny Packham dress and nude sandals.

Does it get more glamorous than a black strapless velour Alexander McQueen dress (and two handsome princes in tuxes)?

Kate looked positively brilliant in a bright-green belted dress by Diane von Furstenberg during her trip to California last fall.

And perhaps my favorite Kate Middleton fashion moment to date: a glittering blush-hued Jenny Packham creation. Divine!

I expect great things from Kate in the future–I can’t wait to see what she wears next!

{Images via WashingtonPost.com}

I’d pair a patterned sweater vest with a plaid blazer and a pocket square…

I’d wear red leather driving gloves and carry a Goyard man-purse, er, satchel…

And I’d dress up my scruffy salt-and-pepper beard with a sharp, gray and white double-breasted blazer…

{Images: Tommy Ton via Style.com}