SS2011 Shopping List Item #4: Light Beige-tone Jackets

Photo credit: Robert Geller

Photo credit: Ermanno Scervino

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4. Light beige-tone jackets

I wish I could be poetic and say we'll all be needing a light beige-tone jacket for those chilly nights in Spring or a relaxing day at the beach enjoying the Summer breeze, but let's be real - it's for the ridiculously cranked up a/c. At the mall. Or in your office.

As you all must've heard by now, beige, camel, grey, khaki and all earth-tone colors will be major this season. Fabric-wise, light and comfortable are key. The marriage of these two brings us these gorgeous jackets that would definitely come in handy functionally, as well as aesthetically.

If you're not a huge fan of the color, what you can do is get a navy blazer or jacket and then pair it up with beige-tone shorts. Finish the look with a pair of desert boots and you're good to go!

Revisit items #1, 2 and 3 here, here and here, and stay tuned for more items to come!

SS2011 Shopping List Item #1: Leather Belts with a Twist

It always bothers me a little re: how fashion houses showcase their Spring collections almost a year in advance, but then I guess everyone needs some buffer to shop for the trendy looks that are being featured in the fashion shows. And god knows how difficult it is to shop with a purpose in mind. It's always when you shop without having a specific goal in mind you find the perfect pieces!

Having that said, we still need a general direction to prevent us getting caught off guard when great pieces come our way. So I've decided to compile a short (but sweet) shopping list for SS2011 based on the looks designers have been pushing for the coming Spring/Summer! Here's item #1...

Photo credit: Marc by Marc Jacobs 

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Photo credit: Robert Geller

Photo credit: Robert Geller

1. Brownish Leather Belt with a Twist

Is it me or is every major SS2011 men's collection featuring these brown / camel belts with a twist? I think the trend started some time in FW2010 and ever since it has been spreading around like wild fire!

It's everything I look for in accessories: an understated color that still pops and a twist that brings an effortless sophistication (literally so in this case!).

What I personally find interesting also is that these looks could easily have been picked out from Fall lookbooks with the grayish, earth-tone palette and the knits - not typically and not necessary something that shouts Spring.

Stay tuned for more items on my list in the coming weeks!