A longtime wearer of J.Crew, (I even sported the brand head-to-toe in Tuesday's post) I have to admit that I've fallen off the jewel-encrusted, half-tucked wagon lately. By the looks of her moody/minimalist inspiration board, it would seem creative director Jenna Lyons has too. As I evolve into a slightly more bohemian, easy style I've left a few things behind (i.e. statement necklaces and the trademarked "shiny pony" aka the extravagant heel in colorways like leopard and "neon flamingo") but I'll never forsake my beloved Jenna. Her sense of style is second to none and I'm lapping up any and all advice she has to offer. Thank God for this interview with Into The Gloss, now you can revel in secrets whispered only in hushed tones around the J.Crew offices. Whew!

What do you think? Did all of the blogger hype surrounding the brand these last few years kill J.Crew a little bit for you too? I have to admit, I'm still eying a few pieces from their newest crop of Fall must-haves...

Cheers to the freakin' weekend friends! This week was sort of amazing... yesterday's Fashion Show Recap found it's way onto Anthro's Twitter and Facebook pages. Even though it's a small feat, I proceeded to happy dance around my apartment for the remainder of the evening. The wonderful thing about blogging is reaching out to your favorite brands and having them reach right back. In other news, I'm officially stoked for our Washington D.C. trip. I can't wait to see a few fabulous girls in person, wander around museums and spend some quality time with my fam. I hope your weekend is fun and relaxing... with a little time to read through my favorites from this week:

Garance Dore launched her paper line with a bang! check out the "open studio" and a few fabulous talks with the designer/blogger the print shop at Catalina CreativeJenna Lyons' super cool favorites via J.Crew the sweetest Spring shoot featuring Hanelli Mustaparta & inspiration from Kate Moss' Calvin Klein campaigns via Into The Gloss

Happy Friday friends. Whew... it's good to be back behind the computer screen this week! Please bear with me as I get used to a different set up (my beloved laptop is still in the shop) and try to fall back into my routine. Although I've been completely missing in action from the blog world this week, I did come across quite a few links worth sharing in my pinterest + twitter feeds and the bookmarked blogs on my phone. While it was nice to unplug for a bit, I have so missed this little corner of the internet!

Here's what I loved this week:

J.Crew on film New York Fashion Week Fall/Winter 2014 & Collection shop Paris Fashion Week's chicest looks with Net-A-Porter The Decoration of Houses via Gadabout the gorgeous Spring issue of the NY Times Style Magazine 10 life lessons from J.Crew's Jenna Lyons & "What's your model name?" via Garance Dore (mine is Else Or... ha!)

stella mccartney "beckett", vanessa bruno trench