It’s been the consensus amongst my lady friends that H&M had hit a rocky patch for the past year or so, with the exception of the Rykiel collection- of course. The clothes had just been bland and lacked that cool euro edge we remembered from back when you had to trek to New York City to get a fix.
Thankfully, it looks like they’re back judging by the fall look book online. There are some VERY CUTE pieces, and a really awesome app called Fashion Studio to put them together.
Once the domain of hood rats and people who actually shop for fashion accessories inside Disney parks, Coach has been making a respectable come back over the last several seasons. Though they’d fare better to leave the cartoony hip-hop sneakers and colorful urban prints to Louis Vuitton and Fendi, their return to their classic equestrian logo and overall “Weekend in Nantucket” styling is a welcome turn for the better. Part of what they’ve done is return to classic, clean styling and appeal to a younger audience, taking a few pages from Tod’s and Marc Jacobs’ books. I can’t recall ever wanting anything by Coach before so my hats off to them!
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All available at Coach
Lulus.com is home to more affordable dresses than you can shake a stick at, which mostly retail for about $40. Did you love that dress at Anthropologie for $250? Hold on to your wallet, scan Lulu’s and they will probably have a look-a-like for a lot less. The quality is comparable to the nicer F21 items. They also have some really adorable accessories as well.
I have a long standing love affair with Betsey; my first brush with her flirty-dress-greatness goes all the way back to high school. Every season she does at least one dress that I must have, this season she’s done about five. Here are my recent favorites:
Ah Forever 21, you never cease to bring me joy in the form of cheap thrills and for that I thank you. I’ve always said that with Forever 21 around no one has an excuse to dress badly any longer.
