A New Denim Love

I have been dying to tell you about a new love of mine... a denim love!  The new high-waisted skinny from J.Crew.  They really are amazing!  Lightweight, stretchy, soft... plus the waist.... I have forgotten how nice it is to actually have pants that cover my underwear when I quickly bend down to take care of the kids.

These jeans are perfect to wear with flats, heels or boots and so comfortable that you will feel like you are wearing leggings.  The high waist allows you to wear shorter tops with no worries, but don't tuck anything and wear cowboy boots at the same time... vaguely reminiscent of Footloose.

They actually remind me a lot of the Tory Burch denim, another love of mine!  However, these are a bit easier on the wallet... I definitely recommend taking a look.  And, for those of you who think you are too old to wear these jeans, my mom and I both bought a pair.... she looks better in them than I do!  I am anxiously awaiting to see if these will be available in white... I have great plans for these jeans!

On another note, back to my Tory Burch jeans... there is a new style that I am very excited to try... the High Rise Flare Jean!  I saw these last September and immediately fell in love.  They are a very flattering fit (long and lean as opposed to really tight with a big flare) and a perfect investment for the '70's invasion this Spring.  I am loving the pink, but I hope a they are coming out with a dark denim pair as well!

P.S.  The flare jeans are a perfect way to start wearing all of those shorter, fitted cardigans and tee's that you put away because you felt funny wearing them with skinny jeans!
                                
                          - Allison                                                                                

*photos courtesy of jcrew.com & toryburch.com

Oh, what a night!

Tuesday night (8.3.10) I had to most amazing opportunity to attend a Tory Burch event with many well-known bloggers & style editors!  The event was to celebrate the launch of Tory’s new denim line!  I had so much fun perusing the store, looking at the fabulous Fall clothes, jewelry, handbags and most importantly the new denim!  

The new denim line is OOC (out of control) as Rachel Zoe would say!  I was able to look, touch & try on the various styles and I love them all!  There is the legging, the skinny, the straight leg, the tomboy, bootcut & trouser cut... not to mention really fun printed denim (as seen in the picture above).  There are so many options, you are sure to find the one that is right for you.  

Then, if that wasn’t enough, we were all able to style our own look with the denim... so much fun!  My look is pictured above... and I love it!  I would totally rock this outfit!  I would just add a bag like the Louiisa Messenger (if I could just get it in black), or there is this great oversized black foldover clutch that I saw in the store that I LOVE!  Then, of course, you need some shades...

Then to have some fun with all of this, pictures of all of our outfits have been posted on Tory’s facebook page (on “the latest” tab).  You are supposed to vote for your favorite one... so please vote for Style Direction!  I would love to win, but I am up against some stiff competition!

It was a great night and I highly recommend checking out the Tory Burch denim before you buy your new jeans for the Fall!  If you are interested, the links for the pieces I used are below...

the Brett Jacket

the Daniel Tee in black

the Super Skinny Printed Stretch Jean... wally print

the Gold Bar Necklace

the Coin Ring

the Lysa Bootie

                                            - Allison