Fresh Picks to Follow: Gingham Check

Hi everyone…I hope that you all are having wonderful weekend so far.  Today was really busy filled with races, shopping and visiting friends.  So, I’m really looking forward to a relaxing day tomorrow at home.  I’ve been inspired to go out and purchase a gingham shirt when I saw Lisa from Respect the Shoes wear her various colored gingham shirts (here), (here), (here) and (here).  I also love the gingham shirts from Anthropologie, but I couldn’t justify paying full price for them.  I ended up finding a great alternative of the Anthro shirt over at Old Navy for a low price of 19.94 on promotion.   The Old Navy version isn’t as fitted as I would like, but it will do.  I wore my gingham shirt on Friday and I love it.  I plan to post my OOTD tomorrow, so check out my blog real soon. Anyways, here are my top 10 gingham designs for this week’s Fresh Pick to Follow.    Do you have any gingham in your closet?  What’s your favorite?  Let me know!

1. Old Navy - Printed Roll-Up Camp Shirt…$24.94

2. Tory Burch - Brigitte Gingham Shirtdress …$325.00

3. Mason by Michelle Mason - Strapless Gingham Dress…$112.20

4. Urban Outfitters - Lark & Wolff by Steven Alan Gingham Skirt…$19.99

5. Kate Spade - Tracy Gingham Shirtdress …$425.00

6. Christian Louboutin - Une-Plume Gingham/Cork Wedge…$595.00

7. Pret-a-Surf - Gingham Boy Shorts…$185.00

8. Forever 21 - Gingham Plaid Tunic…$15.80

9. Nanette Lepore - Cage Me Capri Pants…$99.00

10. Anthropologie - Cissus Button-Up, Gingham…$88.00

OXOX Natasha

August Wish List – Top 3

I don’t know about you, but I’m pretty tired of the extreme heat that we’re experiencing right now.  I know that might be a weird statement coming from a girl that lives in Florida, but it’s really hot lately.  Plus, I’m not originally from Florida.  I grew up in the north for a majority of my life and I miss having four seasons throughout the year.  Instead, I just have warm, hot and hotter.  I checked out some of the new arrivals on Anthropologie’s website today and I’m longing for the cool weather to hurry up and get here.  Unfortunately for me, the cooler weather won’t start until about October.   Anyways, here are my top 3 items for the month of August that I can’t live without.  What items have you added to your wish list? 

      

                            AG Stevie Ankle             Rotational Symmetry Skirt               Tupelo Dress

OXOX Natasha

Fresh Picks to Follow: The Boyfriend Watch

Hi everyone…I hope that you all have a wonderful weekend planned.  I’m looking forward to having a low key weekend close to home.  I plan on going for a long run in the morning and visiting one of my dear friends and her beautiful twins.  I also have a friend that is coming into town for a work conference, so we’ll meet up for dinner tomorrow evening.  It should be a pretty good day.    

Anyways, I like writing about various trends for my Fresh Picks to Follow.  One fashion trend that I love and I believe is here to stay is the Boyfriend Watch.  Women have incorporated many pieces of clothing from men’s wardrobes for years from boyfriend jeans to the military jacket to the tailored vest.  I’m not sure when women started moving on to men’s accessories, but I sure love the idea.  Women have been wearing aviator glasses, oxfords or wing-tip shoes and plaid fedoras for some time now.   The key to wearing masculine pieces is to balance out the outfit with feminine pieces.

The boyfriend watch is definitely a statement piece that will make any outfit.  Men-inspired watches can be identified by a large dial which comes in either a round or square shape and it is usually numbered. These watches have some feminine touches like rhinestones around the dial or a light colored face.  So ladies, don’t bother your boyfriend anymore about borrowing his watch.  You can get your own watch with the same manly features made just for women.  Check out my top 10 boyfriend watches for this week’s Fresh Pick to Follow.  Do you have one of these watches? Which one is your favorite?  What do you all think about this trend? 

1. Juicy Couture – Beau Bracelet Watch …$295.00

2. Michael Kors - Chronograph Watch …$225.00

3. Diesel - Turquoise & Gray Blood Watch…$118.95

4. ASOS - Premium Mixed Metal Boyfriend Style Watch…$68.96

5. Coach - Boyfriend Bracelet Watch…$348.00

6. Guess – Feminine Contemporary Chronograph Watch…$135.00

7. Fossil - Riley Stainless Steel Watch…$115.00

8. Coach - Boyfriend Rubber Strap Watch…$158.00

9. Toy Watch - Fluo Pearly Chrono Watch…$293.06

10. Marc by Marc Jacobs - Henry Leather Watch…$150.00

OXOX Natasha

OOTD: Make It Work

Hey everyone – I hope that you all are having a good week so far.  I’m looking forward to the weekend of running errands and catching up with friends.  I’m debating if I should enter another 5k race this Saturday since I haven’t been running that often.  I figured that a timed race will kick me back into running gear.  Let’s hope anyways. 

Did you all have a chance to see Project Runway tonight?  I love this show.  Tonight was the season premiere of season 9.  I think that it’s too early to say who my favorites are already, but I’ll name a few of them.  I’m very excited to see some amazing future outfits by Anya Ayoung-Chee, Viktor Luna, and Fallene Wells.  Check out the website here for more information about this season’s new designers. 

This outfit is from last week that I didn’t have a chance to post.  I found this cardigan at my local Anthro store for just $19.95.  I was a little on the fence about it at first, but for $20 bucks I figured that I would do as Tim Gunn says and “make it work.”

Sweater: Anthropologie Revolution Cardigan

Tank: Ann Taylor Loft Lace Tank

Pants: The Limited Lexie Fit Pants

Necklaces: Ann Taylor Turquise Necklace (old)
Shoes: Gianni Bini "Marla" Sandals (old)

OXOX Natasha