If I was capable of designing and making my own wardrobe, the pieces in it would look a lot like the 2009-10 fall/winter Athé diffusion line from Vanessa Bruno. The collection mimics the same beautiful but wearable style of Bruno's mainline but is full of essential basics.

Be sure to check out the designer's Plant a Tree* compilation, too. The soundtrack, created by Thomas Gizolme, features hard-to-find folk melodies from old records. It's lovely - and eco-friendly. For each CD purchased, five trees will be planted via Planète Urgence - Bruno's good cause of choice.





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How great is this New York-based clothing line Sublet.

The mission of the two women behind this collection is to design and manufacture low-impact garments in an effort to support and maintain the sustainable movement.

Smart, thoughtful and refined. I like.

I can't believe how all-the-sudden fall it is outside. I absolutely love this time of year. Football games, cool weather, beautiful colors and fall clothing. My favorite.

Happy Weekend / Happy Fall!

P.S. Don't forget to enter the Perricone giveaway - only one week left!




{image: stretch by tiny white lights}

Can't get enough of the warm clothes lately - it feels like winter here.

Good thing there are a ton of sweet little fall collections, like this one from Sessùn, to keep my spirits up :)

Check the full collection here.

Lyell is so good at catching my attention. LOVE LOVE LOVE the fall line. Their looks are simply effortless.

Photography by Tamara Schlesinger

Loving this colorful, fun version of a fall line by sretsis.

I'm not sure what it is - perhaps my desire for cooler weather and fall clothes, or my recent obsession with all things retro - but I'm loving a little mod lately.

So, understandably, I'm quite intrigued by the Autumn 2009 line by Dear Creatures.

Drawing inspiration from Mid-Century America, this beautifully feminine collection conjures up imagery of the girl scout of the '60s, camping and tee pees, kaleidoscopes and school uniforms.

I love this modern, yet whimsical, interpretation of classic Americana. Gorgeous.

Loving the fall collection from Erika Hendrix. The new line, which debuted August 5, features Erika’s signature feminine meets tomboy look, in a nice array of skirts and dresses, and baggy hooded sweaters. She also has a romantic line of accessories and brooches.

And bonus, her line is earth-friendly, too: all items are personally designed and handmade by Erica using 90% natural fabrics and materials.

Check the lookbook here.

Editorial Credits

Clothes: Erika Hendrix
Photographer: Alex Becker
Model: Anni Wendler
Hair/MUA: Katja May

I'm SO not ready for fall, but I am loving the fall line from NOA NOA. So pretty.

Spy the lookbook.

P.S. Don't forget about the giveaway. It's a good one, I promise.

I've professed my adoration for Margarita Saplala before, but now I'm just smitten.

{because}

1. She just launched her very own online shop! Previously, her collection was only available at boutiques and some online points. Now you can buy direct from the source.

{and}

2. The lovely folks at MS are offering 35% off first time buys now until Oct. 21st. To receive 35% off, enter the promotional code shown on the flyer below (click to enlarge) at checkout.

Also, her fall line can be seen now on her Web site.

LOVE. LOVE. LOVE.

http://www.margaritasaplala.com/

http://www.shop.margaritasaplala.com/

Sometimes it's the little things that make you smile...









Romanticism meets the new wave in this unexpected line of tees from Every Little Counts. The LA-based company is focused on creating an affordable (and clever) line of comfy tees, perfect for the amorous daydreaming girl.

Above from the summer '09 collection Wild at Heart (sends me straight to Cali):

1. A Violent Sensual Sensitive Girl - $32
2. Wild at Heart - $30
3. Love Me, Love Me Not - $32
4. Bizarre Love Triangle - $25










And from the new winter '09 collection Love Songs (I'm totally singing to myself, right now):

1. I Can't Quit You Baby - $32
2. Lost in Love Tote - $18
3. Love Hangover - $32
4. Feel Like Making Love - $32

How fun are these. I love.

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{photo cred: EveryLittleCounts}

Though the economy is still in shambles, most designers continue to showcase their upcoming collections via the catwalk. Halston, however, opted to take the road less traveled - literally and figuratively.

Model and literary descendant Dree Hemingway* was handpicked to star in the line's fall 2009 video lookbook, where the runway is replaced by a Manhattan street. There, Hemingway runs barefoot in a flowing yellow Chiffon dress from the upcoming line. Each block she passes lends a taste of the city: a hotel, a newsstand, a boutique, graffitied walls.

The video, as simple as it is, really is beautiful. I mean, c'mon, great clothes, great music, great colors, great cars. It doesn't get much better.

I like.

*Um, imagine Ernest Hemingway reading you bedtime stories as a child. Holy crap.