Frock Off

It’s okay to be unbalanced.

I saw tons of assymetrical style dresses and tops. I remember a few years back (well maybe more than a few) when everyone had the one strapped tops. Well they’re going to be back in again this spring. I also like the tee shirts with only one sleeve and unbalanced halters. Take a look below. I was too lazy to upload these so take a look at them at my flickr page, or click the picture below for the slideshow.

Images courtesy of nymag.com and style.com

I’m really excited for all the spring 2008 fashion shows to start. This week is New York Fashion week. Here are a few early trends I’ve spotted.

I liked how there was a lot of play with color. Some items resembled tie-dye, others looked like mixed paint on a canvas. There were a few gradient colored dresses and dresses with color blocking.

70’s revival - Tie-dye - The Grey Ant shirt to the left is very wearable. The Josh Goot tank is a not-so heavy handed approach to rainbow tie-dye.

Finger painting - Just like in preschool except for the sake of fashion. It’s time to wear your art.

Have all the shades of your favorite color.

Color by numbers. The Abaete dress to the far right will now be known as Neapolitan dress. Since its for the summer, how appropriate.

Images courtesy of nymag.com and style.com

Allow me to introduce you to Yesstyle. I’ve been buying from this site for a while now. I saw a post on people.com’s style blog with a link to something on YesStyle so it must be catching on. YesStyle is a off shoot of YesAsia which specializes in asian media products like music, movies, dramas, and books. Their “About” section states that they are th first online retailer in Asia to globally distribute lifestyle and fashion items from that region.

They have tons and tons of clothing brands from South Korea, Hong Kong, and Japan. Everything is decently priced and they ship to the US. Even if you don’t find anything you can look a the many modeling pictures for inspiration. The way I shop is I look at different brands. I can generally get a feel for that brand’s style and look for more stuff from that brand (list of brand I like below). The only disadvantages are I wish you could view more items per page and a lot of the stuff is one size fits all. YesStyle is just one other online store to add to your arsenal.

Brands I Like
Soloist - South Korea
Blingstyle - South Korea
JSIS - South Korea
Chic Holic - South Korea
Lottie - South Korea

Personal Picks

Chic Holic - Wrapped Cardigan $25.00

Soloist - Balloon Jumper Dress - $80

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Shopbop.com released their fall trends lookbook earlier this week. Here are some of my personal picks from Tailored Femme, Modern Flapper, The Avante-Garde, and Ski Bunny.

This is not your typical math class. I have this sneaking suspicion that Victoria Beckham is working with a specific formula for her casual dress.

a+b+c+d = casual style

where

a = basic knit tank top
b = skinny or wide leg denim or trousers
c = killer heels (No really, they will kill your feet. I read that she’s most likely going to have surgery on her feet because of the ridiculous heels she wears.)
d = hot accessories (big eyewear or envy-inducing handbag)

I even made you a cheat sheet.

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When I was checking my email this morning, there was a Top Shop email and it had this sweater in it.

Definitely love at first site. It’ll make a great addition to my wardrobe since chunky knits are in this fall. I’ll be wearing it with dark wash wide-legged jeans or a basic black penicl skirt.

At first I thought the highwaisted pants trend was great but now I’m not so sure. I’m still deliberating…I’ll get back to you guys on my final decision.

Images courtesy of People.com