Riding in Cars sans Boys

Prada Spring/Summer 2012 campaign. Prints + pleats + bags + cars = too good.

Featuring Kati Nescher, Meghan Collison, Natasha Poly, Elise Crombez, Ymre Stiekema & Kathryn Kruger

Shot by Steven Meisel. 

via fashionising.com

Badass Tuesdays

Badass Outfit:

 Virgine Courtin-Clarins and Claire Courtin-Clarins in Louis Vuitton. The onesie is too B.A. (more on this tomorrow)

via style.com

Badass Boots: 

Studded ankle boots from Top Shop 

Badass Song:

Nothing like classic John Denver mixed with electronica

Badass Image:

Marc Jacobs for Louis Vuitton retrospective shot by Annie Leibovitz

via vogue.com

New Week, New Thangs

Why wait until the new year? Take advantage of the fresh start of the new week by trying the following things:

Make Christmas sweaters look acceptable by sporting them with denim cutoffs (add tights if you live in colder climates).

Think about this, this holiday season.

Go full-out with a holiday-themed manicure. 

(found here, here, and here)

                    

Instead of listening to the ear-assault that is this for Christmas music, listen to the soothing sounds of Sufjan.

Attempt some DIY projects, such as the ones found on A Beautiful Mess and A Pair & A Spare, in lieu of buying last-minute gifts. Bonus points for incorporating neon!

Do this to anyone, friends, family, even your cat

Indulge on as many treats as you can fit into your mouth. Achieving Karlie Kloss' body is one thing that can wait until the new year. 

This is Getting Out of Hand...

Ok so my love of all things neon is starting to turn into an obsession which will inevitably turn into a stalker-like relationship. SO to end things before it gets bad, I present these crazy cool neon bags from Christoper Kane (and it really doesn't help that all the neon goods with which I'm obsessed are totally out of my price point). They're exclusively found on Net-a-Porter and they're are oh tasty and make my heart beat quickly.

Ok so that's it.....I will not discuss neon for the next month, week, day, hour, who I am kidding, my love is too strong. Every post from now on will feature this glorious tone, peeps will just have to deal.

The Gift Paradox

 Sometimes I feel like this....

but other times I just wanna do this....

Which leads me to the paradox - what do you get a girl whose style is at the crossroads between polished femininity and disco raver? The answer: the best of both worlds. Below you'll find a collection of the best gifts to give a girl who can't decide between a life of pearls and a life of neon (a more common predicament than you'd think).

  ASOS skirt, YSL t-shirt, Alexander Wang heels, T By Alexander Wang Pullover, Gold cuff , MILCK Purple Clutch, Paper Airplane Ring, Nasty Gal zipper dress, Bow necklace, Carven belted coat, Miu Miu socks, Opening Ceremony lace mini skirt, Lanvin ballett flats, Marc by Marc Jacobs leather tote, Pearl earrings, Essie nail polish, T. Babaton blouse, Prada eau de parfume, Collar necklace, Helmut Lang jacket

Badass Tuesdays

Badass Outfit:

 Natasha Poly looking ready for winter in a sweetass coat

via popbopandsnap.com

Badass Shoes: 

Dries Van Noten snakeskin and perspex boots (taking the stripper out of clear heels)

via ln-cc.com

Badass Song:

Still Rollin' by Raphael Saadiq - there's nothing quite like present old school R&B infused with funk

Badass Image:

Karlie Kloss (and Alexander McQueen shoes) by Greg Kadel for Numero. The rest of the shoot can be found here

Pre-Fall! Pre-Fall! Pre-Fall!

Although seemingly not as significant as the Fall and Spring RTW collections, the current batch of Pre-Fall 2012 collections are killin' it. First Burberry and now Thakoon, Rag & Bone, Chanel, and Reed Krakoff. And then there's Theyskens' Theory. JE-SUS. Can all of the following outfits just jump out of the computer screen and on to my body? That would make my Monday so much better.

Images via style.com