Last week NYC felt the first real signs of spring. We had two days over 60 degrees and seasonal confusion was pouring onto the streets like an office building during a fire drill. Needless to say, I joined the masses and pulled out a dress I'd been itching to wear, but I just couldn't allow myself to be without leggings quite yet. Speaking of this dress, I'm absolutely obsessed with it. It has an almost caped back and thanks to the way it's cut, I feel comfortable showing my arms (even though I'm not really showing anything at all). I can see this dress transitioning seamlessly into summer with nude slingbacks.
Speaking of this dress, I discovered it through HSN's Digital Dress Shop. The Dress Shop allows customers to discover dresses by designer, size, color, silhouette or through customized results delivered via the style quiz. While the dresses selected for me via the style quiz results were lovely, I had to see what all of the options available in my size were. After clicking through pages and pages of dresses, I discovered this DKNYC dress and instantly fell in love.
Dress: DKNYC c/o HSN
Sunnies: Tom Ford Nikita
Necklace: Marni at H&M (lookbook here)
Bracelet: Marni at H&M (lookbook here)
Handbag: DKNY (style no longer available, similar available here and here)
Leggings: Teggings by Re/dress
Shoes: Franco Sarto
Polish: Revelon Colorstay #260 Bold Sangria
Photos by Tarah Shashaty
Finds of the week:
After spending a week running around Lincoln Center for Fashion Week attempting to pretend that it was spring, I just couldn't reach back into my closet for the thick knits or the oversized coats any more. New Yorkers are the most seasonally confused once it begins to hit 50 degrees in the spring. You'll see the widest range of outfits, including everything from Uggs to flip flops and bare legs, so I'd like to think that my look was on the more appropriate side of the scale, but even I was cold. Needless to say, I'm so thrilled that it's finally beginning to warm up in the city, even if our 10 day forecasts are still peppered with 30 degree temperatures, high winds and rain.
I'll never forget the morning that I had breakfast with the elusive DKNY PR Girl. First, let's state the obvious: she has stunning red hair, is smart as a whip and an Olympic-level multitasker. While we were having eggs and getting to know one another, she's tweeting, responding to emails and managing to field calls from Donna herself without skipping a beat. The entire experience was seamless, like I had become immersed into her world where everything was a perfectly functioning machine. To this day, it's still a morning that I'm not exactly quite sure how it played out, but all I know is that it was glorious to experience.
