(obsessed with} picasso-inspired jewelry

Can't get enough of Oscar de la Renta's Picasso-inspired jewelry collection for Resort 2012. Love the enamel and gold guitar pieces...they are so incredibly chic!

(Oscar de la Renta enamel earrings and necklace, Oscar de la Renta.com; Oscar gold guitar necklace, Nordstrom)

happy morning!

Here's wishing you all a bright, sunny, happy Friday...

(images by Ngoc Minh Ngo and Garance Dore)

vrooom, vrooom...

It should not be surprising that I want a pair of these Prada hot-rod stilettos, like desperately...

(All Prada SS2012 via Style.com)

luxury want.

These feathery, sparkly Jimmy Choos might be the most lovely shoes...EVER:

(Jimmy Choo "Marlene" sandals at Net-a-Porter.com)

{what i'm wearing) preppy leopard

Piped blazer, J.Crew (similar here); leopard spot dress, Forever 21; boots, Alexander Wang (similar here); scarf, DVF (similar here); Edie Purse, J.Crew;Baroque cat-eye sunnies, Prada; mink flower brooch, vintage

{what i'm wearing} paisley & leopard

It's handy having so many empty lots with graffiti-covered walls in my neighborhood. They turn out to be the perfect backdrop for an autumnal photo shoot....

dress, Zara; sandals, Christian Dior; bag, J.Crew "Edie"; belt, vintage Margarita Barrera (thrifted, but similar found here); long pendant, Juicy Couture; serpent choker, Pade Vavra; bracelets, vintage, Saks and Forever; earrings, Ted Muehling; nail color, Essie Material Girl

{what i'm wearing} marni & miu miu

A warm November day calls for bare legs and my new strappy Miu Miu heels....

jacket, Marni; polka dot blouse, Zara; necklace, Madewell; bracelets, vintage and Forever; heels, spring 2011 Miu Miu; nail color, Essie Wicked

(photos by Courtney Apple)

need.

Spied these St. Kilda enamel lip cuffs on Garance Dore's blog today, and now I'm obsessed...

(Via here)

fashion week fantasies {jason wu}

In my fantasies, I dream of dressing like this every day....

(divine dresses from Jason Wu's Spring 2012 runway collection via Style.com)

so chic!

Judy Aldridge of Atlantis Home is one stylish lady. Observe...

Seriously, this is one of the best day outfits I've seen in a while. Her way with color is exceptional, and wow, does she know how to rock the accessories...

These pics are going up on my wardrobe inspiration board immediately. Love love love!

(All images via Atlantis Home)

tuesday eye candy: painterly patterns

With Fashion Week about to kick off, I'm swooning over photographer Erik Madigan Heck's images of Mary Katrantzou's Fall 2011 collection...

(All photographs by Erik Madigan Heck via here)

bright color + dark accents

(All via my pintrest)

i need... these j.crew pants

... and I don't even wear pants! But I need these. Fuschia, cropped, with leopard accessories? Yes, yes, yes!

(image via J. Crew)

a few things i like...

For one thing, this living room:

Also, these clutches:

And finally, colorful pants, short with heels, plus the most amazing trench ever:

(from top: Elletra Wiedemann's home photographed by Claiborne Swanson Frank via Vogue.com; J.Crew Tangiers clutch; Kate Spade Pride and Prejudice book clutch; Dsquared Resort 2012 lookbook shots via Style.com)