Bleed for Fashion

Since I couldn't sleep, I decided to marathon through every post on Lily's blog, Bleed for Fashion while eating toast. This blog is amazing. It's sparse, personal but not heart-on-the-sleeve torrential, has beautiful fashion-centric photos but isn't weighted down by dozens of similar looking photos of the blogger-cum-model, and it's especially effective because I see Lily as a swankier, better-dressed version of myself. (I'm a writer and have come to terms with the fact that I will never be wealthy in life, which is ok. I prefer insatiable desire to insatiable greed). We like the same brands, have the same styles, same hair, same dysfunctional personalities, same loves and same peeves, same attitude, and same views on life.....

And yes, I got all of that from an hour and a half's worth of blog-reading. All her outfits are A+ so instead of picking the highlights, I picked the looks that I'm craving for now.

Wilfred blouse

Gucci booties

Wilfred shredded tee

I'm LOVING this lavender colour and the amount of sheerness to the fabric!

American Apparel raglan top

Siwy sequin leggings

Stella McCartney mesh heels




































Nasty Gal leopard maxi skirt

American Apparel tights

Gucci ankle boot

H&M motorcycle jacket

Silence & Noise corsetry bra

Armor Jewelry body chain

Tom Ford sunglasses

Talula Babaton blazer

Le Fou by Wilfred blouse and pants

(I swear, I didn't just pick this outfit because I now work for Aritzia. I really love Wilfred's blouses and how Lily transforms the simplest light blouse into a badass outfit).

Alice + Olivia beaded crochet shrug

Alexander Wang tank

Citizens of Humanity jeans

Christian Louboutin ankle boots

Gucci sandals

Club Monaco blazer, shirt, sweater, and red tie

Christan Louboutin pumps

Christan Louboutin studded pumps
















Fabulous.

I kid about this girl being my doppelganger. I know nothing about her. I kid because I envy her shoe collection and her seemingly infinite supply of soft, slouchy t-shirts.

It's 7am now and it's about time for some more toast.

J

Trend: The Sheer Blouse

I've been noticing a lot of sheer blouses for Spring and I'm not talking semi-transparent fabric with the additional insurance of a bra or tank underneath but full-on nipples-as-embellishments sheer. Check out the collections for Spring/Summer 2011:

Jason Wu

Obviously, the runway is prone to provocation and nudity is ok but no normal woman would wear once of these tops without something underneath. I've also been seeing lots of sheer button-downs with semi-sheer pockets over the breast-area. I suppose this is a more subtle way of covering up.

Jason Wu (from Fall 2010)

Rachel Comey

Jenni Kayne


Dries van Noten

Versus

And some more sheer blouses in different styles:

Oscar de la Renta

Narciso Rodriguez

Dries van Noten

Versus

Marc Jacobs

Some options:

American Apparel

Elizabeth and James

Vince

I'm really liking this trend. I think it has something to do with the ambiguity of the transparency. I love the exposure of skin without it being obvious.

All photos courtesy of Style.com, except for American Apparel photos, courtesy of American Apparel and Elizabeth and James and Vince photos, courtesy of Revolve Clothing.

J