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

Yesterday I shared a seriously cool tomboy inspired collection (J.Crew's lineup for Fall/Winter 2014) but today I'm loving looks from the opposite end of the spectrum! Kate Spade's creative director, Deborah Lloyd, brought it home for all of my girly sisters with her newest crop of must-haves... Bountiful shades of blush, ladylike layers and enough bows, sequins & feathers to fill my dream craft closet dominated this collection (with a few jewel tones mixed in for fun). Where J.Crew was a free-form, mix-n-match ordeal, Kate Spade is polished, proper and perfect for the woman who has got it all figured out... and is late for tea.

Which collection are you loving?

images via here & here

There's a special formula that Jenna Lyons adheres to: anything goes. Stripes with floral and chevron? Do it. Barely there mini skirts and larger than life knit scarves? Made for each other. Masculine silhouettes with the sweetest accessories? Genius! The thing I can always count on from the newest crop of J.Crew looks is this: I can pick up anything from the collection and work it into my wardrobe... I need not worry about matching or coordinating because it's all in the mix.

images via here + here