The Best Time of the Year

Halloween is hands down my favorite holiday of the year. When else do you get to dress up and build costumes from scratch (well of course besides a Gaga concert...)? This year my boyfriend and I are doing a themed costume... Leela and Bender from the animated series Futurama!
I will of course post the finished products later :)

Hello. Goodbye.

With cool weather seemly around to stay I think its time to welcome crisp air, blue skies and crunchy leaves...

And bid adieu to summer picnics and lazy days spent by the pool.

The Queen at McQueen

This season was the first collection completed by Sarah Burton under the Alexander McQueen name since McQueen's tragic passing this past February. Burton, who was McQueen's second in command for nearly 20 years, did an amazing job keeping the well recognized McQueen aesthetic while adding touches of this season's trends and her own touches. I no longer have any worries about the future for this deeply loved brand.
Long Live McQueen.

Cut. It. Out.

Giddy Up!

I have been loving the Equestrian Trends this fall, especially after watching a few Mad Men episodes with Betty at the stable... and even Amy Adams as Amelia Earhart in Night at the Museum 2. I love it so much that I couldn't resist buying these Enzo Angiolini riding boots when they were marked down 50% on 6pm.com! Now I just need to find the perfect camel color leggings.
(top image from Vince Camuto)

------UPDATE------
So the boots were delivered and.... sadly they were very disappointing. I don't know if it is my foot or just the design of the boot, but they bunched very unattractively around the ankle. It's truly sad because the leather and overall design were gorgeous. I guess its back to the search...

"I was a failure in Boston because they thought I was too fashionable to be intelligent, and a failure in New York because they were afraid I was too intelligent to be fashionable."
-Edith Wharton, A Backward Glance

I can relate to this all too well working in the finance world while having a strong interest in fashion and shoes... You really can be intelligent and stylish at the same time.

Some Much Needed Inspiration