N is for...Nautical!

Without fail, every year around this time stores are splashed with crisp navy and white, just in time for resort. It's a fabulous color combo, because it is transitional and can be paired with many other bright pops of color. This season we are already seeing bright shades of red and orange and blue. And you know I always love a great white pant...My personal fave are my Joe's Honey jean in white with gold hardwear. This season we are seeing a lot of white skinny jeans which work perfectly with all of the great "nautical" stripes we are seeing so far. Here is  a little bit of inspiration for you...

This star jumper could not be more adorable...

This double breasted blazer by Madison Marcus is a modern take on nautical

Darling stripe tee with bow by I love my tees

Silk Jumper Forever 21

LOOOVE Chevron pattern in this Alice + Olivia dress!

Nothing says Nautical like the SPerry Top-sider...done in Metallic for Spring by J.Crew

Saw this in person at Forever 21, it's a FABULOUS steal...

add some gold jewelry and you are good to go!

$3.80 at Forever 21

$4.80 at Forever 21

Curls and Coils necklace by Anthropologie

BUH-BYE fall...smell ya later...

I have made it quite clear how much I really disliked Fall 2009 Fashion...I am NOT sad to see it go. Parting will not be sweet sorrow. I bid you farewell without a tear in my eye...

Bring on spring, baby! I cannot WAIT! Bring on fresh shades of sand, ocean blues and bright tangerine. Show me some pretty whites and soft prints to get me through the steamy summer nights...

can you sense my excitement? Here are some items that are getting my motor running...

Nobody does color and Pattern like Trina Turk!

Band of Outsiders makes navy and white hip...

courtesy of NYMag.com

Hermes does a beautiful nude...

photo courtesy of NYmag.com

I adore this Pattern Mixing from Milly...

photo courtesy of NYmag.com

Flirty, Fresh, and Fun...

I wore Reem Acra for my wedding day, and what I wouldn't give to wear her designs again...

I love her Spring Ready to Wear line just as much as her bridal collection. She really knows how to work with a woman's body and make items that are simple, yet stunning and wearable for more than one season. Her color palette was bright and cheerful; shades of golds,oranges, reds and blues (which all seem to be a trend for spring 10). Some of my favorite pieces were vintage florals in soft silhouettes. Oh and the SHOES...simple, open toed with some jewels on the top. I have to find out who makes the shoes!

 Here are some of my faves from her Spring 2010 collection.

photos courtesy of New York magazine

She is really hitting the nail on the head with prints, I absolutely love this bold floral. and the BELT, FAB...

The cut of this dress is very flattering, and I love the flirty length and movement of the skirt

perfect party frock! God, I really do love those shoes...

If you know me, you know I love a red dress...this is simple and elegant. A show stopper.

"Fierce" is an understatement...

So, unlike some other fashion bloggers like the uber-chic Glamourai and 13 Year Old Tavi at The Style Rookie (do we really think she is 13?!)...I am not attending fashion week...I did not get to see L.A.M.B or attend Alexander Wang's after party.

Sadly, I am reporting all this fashion goodness from the comforts of my home! I did get to relish in some great features of the shows sipping a great red (St.Supery) by candlelight Friday night. Of all the shows this past weekend that I have seen on NY Magazines site, Christian Siriano has been my favorite by a long shot.

You all may remember Christian-the pint sized, crazy haired winner of Project Runway 2 seasons ago. His runway show for spring was AH-MA-ZING...

His dress silhouettes are unbelievably chic and totally wearable. He also had some retro silhouettes that were really beautiful, like high waisted shorts paired with a soft blouse. I loved his color palette of warm shades of tan and beautiful cerulian Blues. It reminded me of the beach and water, very soft and absolutely stunning. Here were just a few of my favorite looks...

If I had killer legs, I would sport some shorts like this

The color and drape of this dress is amazing

What a fabulous, fun party dress

Simple and clean, but I love the color and the detail in the seaming

This would be a to die for wedding dress...LOVE!