As If!: Make Me Cher Horowitz

This is purely a fun post with little to no substance other than the fact that I love the movie Clueless. This genius retelling of Jane Austen's Emma was most prepubescents girl first foray into British literature without even realizing it! It just screams mid nineties and it really is hilarious. There's something about a movie that is pure fun that makes me happy.I remember watching this movie on VHS every night during the summer of 1998 that I actually wore the tape out and my VCR decided to end its misery by eating it alive right when Cher is taking her drivers test. The new campaign from Wildfox helped inspire the little collage above and I'm pretty sure this will be my new Halloween costume. I love all the little plaid skirts and knee sock outfits. Totally killer fashion sense! That's all for now, later bettys, I'm outie!

As If! by elbonner featuring knee length socks

What I Would Wear to NY Fashion Week...If It Was Cold

NY Fashion Week by elbonner featuring beaded tops

Etro beaded top / H&M super skinny jeans, $32 / Acne leather boots / Proenza Schouler satchel handbag, $1,945 / Kenneth Jay Lane gold jewelry, $68

New York Fashion Week couldn't come at an unsexier time of the year. It's still hot here on the east coast and everyone is just sick of the heat and how it ruins anything where you have to be in a crowd of hot sweaty people. You're caught between seasons which really throws a wrench into your outfit creating because you don't know which season to go for. Should you prolong that summertime feeling and look like you're going to Coachella in last seasons clothes (barf!), or go for it and risk Visible Butt Sweat in fall clothing while schmoozing with the fashion elite (I bet Anne Wintour hates people with VBS). I'm at the point in my wardrobe where I'm just ready for fall to get here already. I've poked holes in all of my thin summer shirts, I've gotten weird stains on all of my shorts, my flip-flops and sandals all have dirty feet outlines in them; it's time for new stuff. 

I think they should push NY Fashion Week back a few weeks. Just have it in October! We're all ready for new stuff and nothing makes someone who's life revolves around keeping up with the trends life suck more than wearing your summer deodorant-stained $150 t-shirt at a show reminding you you're already behind the times! So this outfit is a bit early in it's makeup, but would be great if they had Fashion Week at a reasonable time... LIKE OCTOBER!

Blouse by Etro

Jeans from H&M

Ring from Kenneth Jay Lane

PS1 Bag from Proenza Schouler

Pistol Boots from Acne

Bags I want vs. Bags I can afford

My uncle always told me that the only thing money can really buy you is the freedom to do whatever the hell you wanted. Unfortunately, for the vast majority of us we are constrained with what we can do with our closets because of that nagging fact: a limited income. Luckily, some brands understand that we plebs don't fly late to our once-yearly shareholders meetings in our golden helicopters after we've had to throw our diamond encrusted Rolexes away after we spilled champagne on them. Even though I spend most of my days a filthy mess covered in other peoples dental germs, I like being able to walk into the break room and take pride in the fact that I have a decent, trendy bag that I can admit I didn't blow a paycheck on. That's why I created this little collage with the super expensive designer choice on the left and the much more affordable-but-still-nice dupe on the right. I will say that if I'm going to drop a bunch of cash on something, it's safe to say it's going to be either a bag or sunglasses because they get months/years of constant use and will probably outlive me in the long run.

Celine Mini Tote- $1,960  

Big Buddha tote $79.54

Proenza Schouler suede bag $1695

Bohemia Satchel $165 

Chloe Tote $1800

Marc by Marc Jacobs Coral Hobo $248