So let's talk Balmain. I stumbled upon the ready to wear fall '09 pictures a while ago, and it's so good.

I love these silhouettes. The big, pointy shoulders with a super skinny ankle jean. And I love all the dark colors with silver, it's flashy without making me feel like it's something that I couldn't wear. You know, if I had thousands of dollars to spend on clothes.

Now these are less casual looks, obviously. It feels so futuristic and biker chick at the same time, and I could never ever ever have enough mini dresses. The boots kinda throw me off, though. I mean, I think they hit at the perfect spot on the leg to be worn with such short dresses, but they're so thick that they feel cankle-ish to me. If you can make models look like they have cankles, something is wrong.
And I know these are old news, but I will never get over them:


Crystally, studded, strappy, dangerous and extremely uncomfortable looking. Everything that should not go together but so does, and I wish I had two thousand bucks to drop on them, because I would probably even wear them to bed.
And in the spirit of the silhouette I spoke of above, I stumbled upon this picture of Susan Cernek (senior fashion and beauty editor at glamour.com) and I think it might be the most perfectly comfortable, everyday looking outfit. Of course it's too warm to wear this now, but it doesn't make it any less awesome.

Slightly highwaisted jean, super skinny, light wash, with an oversized navy blazer and a bright orange scarf. Something I would never think to do and would probably not look anywhere near this wonderful on my frame, but I love it.
'Til next time.