Sweet Spring Picks for Flats! Lanvin, Louboutin,and Miu Miu,Oh My!

Lanvin Patent Ballet Flat in Black. These are amazing, they are made in France and the leather inside is so soft, they just glide on, they are quite pricey but if you save up a great investment. umm, yummy!


Joan & David Hillary Flat. I love, love, love these.

Christian Louboutin Open-Toe Flat in Pale Grey Patent Leather. These are so very spring, from the peep toe to the blanc creamy color. Umm. Love it!Miu Miu Black Satin Crystal Ballerina Slipper . OMG, these are so chic and Principessa. I am sure these will sell out in no time. Get 'em while you can. I know they are on the pricey side, but better to invest in one fabulous pair of flats that you will love to death than several of shoddy quality that are so-so. These are my favorite.


Giorgio Armani Studded d'Orsay Flat. These are great for summer, and a very elegant cut.

Giorgio Armani Bow d'Orsay Flat. Love the bow detail and the Patent. They would look amazing with skinny jeans as a "dress me up, dress me down" mix.

L'Autre Chose Flat Black Patent Skimmer

Medium-Price Range:

French Sole Rhythm Collapsible Ballet Flat. Great bow, love the square shape, very modern, simple, tres cool.


Juicy Couture Rose Travel Ballet Flats. OMG. These are too cool. Love the little baggie, perfect for when you are travelling on a plane..maybe going from colder to warmer, just pull out your flats and switch when you get to your warmer destination. I think I am partial to these because in Grade 7 I owned a Benetton (back when B. was 'it', along with Esprit) pair in Silver that were suspiciously similar, bag and all. If only I was still a size 8.

Some more affordable but still brilliant, options below:
Topshop Ballet Flat with Over-sized Bow in Pewter. These are so chic and totally affordable at £.20.

Topshop Slingback Twist Flat Shoe in Mushroom. These are SO cool. Love them. Again totally affordable (and yes Topshop now ships to the US) at £.35.

Sam Edelman Celine Snake Embossed Ballet Flat. Cute cut-out detailing.


AK Anne Klein Paleo Ballet Flats. These come in Patent or plain. I love patent, so I'd likely go for the patent in black.

Olsen 'Pic of the Day'

MK in LA on Friday...

Love the lumberjack-chic look. I have always had a thing for old plaid shirts w/bits of red in them, like vintage Ralph Lauren in his Western themed styles. I used to "borrow" them from my dad's closet...now I cop them from my beau.

Note the Louboutins. I wannnnnt a pair. So sexy.

Style File: Love the Olsen Twins

Every time I see a photo of either of the Olsen twins I am so inspired. I just adore their style. I love the textures, the use of lots of black, a hint of color (in the red bottom of a Christian Louboutin or red nails), bits of fur and the most beautiful bags. The bag that MK has been carrying lately is SO awesome (see the two pics above and below) and it reminds me of my Morabito....(which btw is ready to be picked up from Artbag....I'm SO excited) so classic, will last forever and just timeless in that old Hollywood glamour way. I will post a pic of my Morabito next week.

Anyway, thought I'd post a whack of Olsen inspiration as the weather is FINALLY warming (well a bit, at least here on the East Coast) and we can trade our bulky layers for soft flow-y layers and dress how we'd like instead of how we must in order to deal with the weather. Love the mix of vintage with cutting edge glam. Very avant-garde chic. Obviously I don't agree with those that think they have terrible style, or maybe I just like the whole "geriatric Russian Hooker" look as it has been referred to.



Elements of Olsen style:

• Hot bag

• Oversize Sunglasses

• Great heels/boots/flats

• Lots of black

• Artistic layering

• Costume jewelry

• Skinny jeans

• Long scarves

• Vintage fur

• Messy hair

• Tights

• Small touches of color (red lipstick/nails, jewelry, shoes, sunglasses, scarves)

Places to shop:

• Balenciaga or Topshop for great booties/flats

• Christian Louboutin for heels

• Vintage for Ray-Bans (Wayfarer)

• Chanel, Hermes, Fendi, for purses. If you want to skip the wait-list on the Birkin check out Fisch for the Hip on 18th street ( 212-633-9053), they carry a steady supply of barely/never used Birkins.

• Vintage for fantastic bags. Try Don the Verb on the Lower East Side, they have beautiful vintage croc bags and some great 40's finds.

• Alexander McQueen for scarves or vintage

• Vintage for fur coats and swing coats

• Wolford for the highest quality black tights, zillions of delicate pattern options to spice things up

• American Apparel for black leggings

• Barneys Co-op, Bergdorf Goodman 5F, Topshop, H&M etc for skinny jeans

• Vintage for costume jewelry or try Chanel for great new pieces each season or H&M for fun pieces of the moment.

• Your local thrift store, if you've got a good eye there are treasures galore to be found.