Happy Halloween and Happy Avoversary!

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Happy Halloween indeed. Not that this look has anything of a costume to it but purple seems to be the forgotten Halloween color in Europe. In good ol'Merica purple is a big deal for Halloween but the French seem to disregard this, saving their dear aubergine color for more regal occasions. Either way this look for me is all about deep fall colors, between the camel and the purple, it makes me want to do a corn maze and drink apple cider, dip my hands into a cold smelly pumpkin and eat about four pounds of candy corn. 

The stillness of October gold went out like beauty from a face.

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For the bravest of the brave there is such thing as the summer short. It's a sort of way of saying I'm fearless or my tan is still warming my skin, or better yet, I just hopped off a plane from some lush tropical location, just popping through for a quick coffee before I'm on my way back to my bungalow. 

Either way, we can't tell if we should be inspired or frightened by the strength of the October short man but there is something endearing about this look and most of all if the bare legs didn't catch your eye, I'm sure the old postman bike did. 

Hats off to you Mr. Fall Shorts, may your legs stay numb and your immune system strong. 

Distrust any enterprise that requires new clothes.

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It's a college look, a vintage knit and a deep forest green pair of pants. Boating shoes with a moccasin feel and a true as time leather bag. The fetish lies in the bright pink bicycle, every girls dream no matter how cool. We can't get enough of it, we want to own it, but really what this look is, is a feeling. 

Rei Kawakubo

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Rei Kawakubo once admitted that for her the best dressed women in the world were the bag ladies in New York. There is something to be said about layering, draping, the collection of elements that are used in a sum of colors, and shapes creating an element all on its own. This look is so representative of that side of fashion, as a decomposition of layers this could be the most impressive way to wear it.

I want to travel. Maybe I'll end up living in Norway, making cakes.

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Lately, and when I say lately sometimes I mean for what feels like ages, I have a profound obsession with Norwegian knitwear. I see it everywhere I go and it's like I have to have it. There is something to simple yet so welcomming, warm and cozy about a Scandinavian wool sweater that makes you want to curl up by the fire with a good book, or go for a walk in the woods. I love them on kids, I love them on a baby, I love them on a boyfriend, I really just want to love them on myself. 

So Christmas hints to all, I'm on the market for a sweater like this. Also I love the pants and the gorgeous leather jacket so you don't have to fight over who gets me what!

The genius of investing is recognizing the direction of a trend - not catching highs and lows

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We are so often inspired by the runways and the magazines that we stop to take a look around and realize that it's the people around us that choose what we wear. 

It was all about the vibrancy of color.

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Fashion Week feels years away already. We haven't crossed paths with a lovely pair of Louboutins like these in quite some time. Nor have we had the pleasure of seeing runway on the sidewalk. Looking back it all feels so shiny and gorgeous, everyone looks a little drab with the cold weather starting. 

It's hard to remember those sweaty Paris Fashion Week days but we're more than ready for a break, some time on an island far, far, away before we jump back into it in January. 

A crown is merely a hat that lets the rain in.

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Any milliner will tell you that a hat is a statement, a personality, a means of expression. Any hat owner will tell you that a hat represents an occasion, a feeling, a place and a time. And anyone passing a hat wearer will notice them, judge them and share a moment with them. 

Hats really are the best way to make your head a whole lot bigger, in a good way of course.