Fashion Me Fabulous

Jael and I both kept galleries from fashion week. I finished my list of looks a long time ago then never went back to them until this week. It was interesting to go back through and see what I selected and remember why I loved it. Like Jael , my choices reveal a few things: I'm developing a multiple personalities disorder. I want to find simple but interesting clothes that fit in better for professional events, but I also want to go crazy experimenting with things. You can take the girl out of the boho bell-sleeve blouse, but you can't take the boho bell-sleeve blouse out of the girl. I've been playing with elevating super casual pieces by dressing them way way up and creating a unique balance in my outfits. I want coats and jackets and jackets and coats. I'm also craving wide leg pants, and full skirts. View this collection on Polyvore What I Want to Wear: Fashion Week SS14 by fashionbeccafabulous on polyvore.com

We're really big nerds. You probably gathered that from all of our posts about Firefly , comic book characters, and Doctor Who . In fact, I've made it a goal to reference Star Trek every fashion week. Trouble is, the costumes in Star Trek (the television show in particular) are terrible. In the future, females on every planet in every quadrant of space will wear monochrome ensembles. Dye-to-match shoes will be all the rage in space. Mammalian, reptilian, avian and more species will all have the same aesthetic despite their wildly different physiologies, environments, and customs. I am not a scientist or anthropologist. I have never met an alien. However, I have a crazy idea that if (when?) we ever encounter extra terrestrials, they won't wear grey jumpsuits. Maybe, like humans all over the world, their attire will say something about their culture, social roles, and values. While becca and I looked through all the fashion shows for the upcoming season, we took note of...

A couple weeks ago, I got a great sweater dress by Max Studio. It's one of those dresses that fits like it was tailored for my body, and makes me look like a movie star. But as I purchased it at Marshall's for a song on clearance, it's nowhere to be found online. As compensation for this horrible blow, stores are conspiring to give us plenty of beautiful sweater dresses this season. No matter if you want something sexy or prim, clingy or loose, cable knit or colorblocked, you can find it this season. Top: cowl neck rhinestone dress, Victoria's Secret $70 (sale) sleeveless cable knit, Target $35 stripes shift, Nordstrom $98 Bottom: tapestry sweater dress, BB Dakota at Nordstrom $88 purple pleat skirt sweater dress, Target $35 paper people sweater dress, Mod Cloth $80 Top: contrast collar sweater dress, Target $35 jade bow dress, Mod Cloth $110 ribbed turtleneck dress, Max Studio $228 Bottom: grey cable knit dress, Old Navy $43 polka dot dress, Kensie at...

1. The unconventional materials challenge! I love that they went to a school for materials. The school bus ride was funny, and we got to learn that Christopher is super obsessed with tidiness (the other "children" were too messy for him). I realized on my second watching that the school materials were actually a tie in to promote Mary Kay's new At Play collection, but this promotion worked. (It wasn't yogurt. That helps). 2. I have more than three thoughts on Elena alone. Listen, she's occasionally a very good designer, but she is way too dramatic. The crying. Oh. My. Goodness. The crying. Stop. Also, don't complain if you give another designer an idea and he uses it. Don't hand directives if you don't want anyone to use them. She did bring up an interesting point though. Jeffery tends to talk his way out of elimination. Elena proposed that he would be out if there was no talking on the runway. That would be a cool twist. 3. I'm thrilled Christ...

I need a new winter coat. I have a really dressy one and a really warm one for shoveling playing in the snow. I just need one for sprinting in and out of work and stores. I don't want to spend a lot of money. In fact, if I found two coats I liked, that would be perfect. I would have some options in case I spilled coffee on one (which happens a lot). These nine coats cost less than $100 each so you can stay chic and warm whether you're on a budget or you want some variety.  Pictured: Plaid Wrap Coat, jcpenny $99.99 / Double Breasted Green Coat, Zara $59.99 / Wool Trench Coat, Target $69.99 Pictured: Charcoal Boucle Coat, Forever 21 $52.80 / Zip Biker Coat, Dorothy Perkins $75 / Faux-Fur Trim Coat, Victoria's Secret $79 Pictured: Purple Duffel Coat, Uniqlo $99.90 / Belted Ruffle Coat, Modcloth $64.99 / Bow Collar Coat, Nordstrom $88 Bonus: I ordered one of these (in a different color) while making this post. Can you guess which one? (I hope it fits!)

This was a tough decision. I fell hard for the romantic flowers and ribbons at Alberta Ferretti , but ultimately it's very traditional. The gauzy geometry that came down the runway at Fendi screamed SPRING while being completely unexpected. (Ah, spring, you sound so lovely yet distant now that a storm has blown in winter's brisk air.) Normally, I'm not one for patchwork, but the sheer patches shift and glow like stained glass. Even the more polished, professional pieces are playful. Deeply in love with the shoes and bags!  Image source: style.com

One of my few personal fashion rules is to never wear a t-shirt and jeans together. It just feels like the uniform of American weekends, and I'm not one for accidental uniforms. The truth is, anything can be causal if you style it right. An over-the-top frilly dress goes from prom night to hang out night with scuffed biker boots, a denim jacket, and a messy braid. Silk pants trade the work week's blouse and heels for oxfords and an over-sized burnout tee. Hmm, this smells like an upcoming style post. While you wait for that, here are some of Fashion Week's looks that we want to wear on Saturdays. (Surprise, there are a lot of dresses because, well, it's us.) View this collection on Polyvore Weekend Casual by fashionmefabulous