h&m

25 Jan 2012 5 Comments

working girl

H&M dress (similar here), Sanctuary vest, BR Karlie briefcase bag, Frye boots, Chan Luu & c/o Baublebar bracelets, Topshop earrings

Give me a briefcase-esque bag and a tie front shirt dress and suddenly I feel all professional. Of course, I must funk it up with some faux fur, because that’s just who I am.

“You can bend the rules plenty once you get to the top, but not while you’re trying to get there. And if you’re someone like me, you can’t get there without bending the rules.” -Tess McGill, Working Girl 1988

by Tara in fashion, what i wore Tags: banana republic, fashion, h&m, street style, working girl

07 Dec 2011 13 Comments

a new york afternoon

sweater: old Zara, mustard top: H&M, skirt: Madewell, shoes: BR, collar necklace: H&M, (similar here), bag: Kooba

I spent Sunday in New York traversing the city from one end to another, exploring, shopping, and rendezvousing with friends. First it was a jaunt to Williamsburg (where I had some seriously good coffee and saw Lana del Rey walking down the street), then a hop skip and a jump over to the Meatpacking for a lovely afternoon brunch with New York friends Meghan (who snapped those pics of me!) and Eliot at the delicious Fig & Olive, then scampered uptown to the upper upper west side for an early evening cocktail with my best friend from high school and lovely NYC host and Columbia student, Chadé. I get around, don’t I?

pssst…. have you ‘liked’ ‘the wonder girl’ on facebook? It’s pretty fun! Do so here!

by Tara in travel, what i wore Tags: fashion, h&m, madewell, new york, street style

20 Jan 2011 4 Comments

styled by kling

H&M announced its next designer collaboration last week, and guess what, it’s not a traditional designer at all, it’s a blogger! This marks the very first blogger as designer collaboration of this kind – big deal. H&M chose the (appropriately) Swedish Elin Kling, of Style by Kling. She has been blogging since 2007 and has become a fixture on the Swedish/ Euro fashion circuit. Unfortunately, the pieces are only available in Sweden, however I’m willing to bet it will be all over ebay.

For her collection Elin has chosen a sophistocated minimalist look, grounded in light neutrals. It reminds me of a mix between Chloé, Alexander Wang and Donna Karen. I think what she has created is pretty major – right on trend for Spring. I’d love to own that painterly print asymmetrical sleeve dress.