Month: April 2010

As part of this week, Lauren sent me several style quotes that she lives by:

“Fashion fades, style is eternal.” &#8212 Coco Chanel

“Give a girl the right shoes and she can conquer the world.” &#8212 Better Midler

and

“Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.” — Leonardo DaVinci

I think the last one is especially pertinent with this a dress from Cache that Lauren bought for New Year’s Eve:

• ANNABELLA BRANDON, ASIAN BEES PHOTOGRAPHY

“I love the feel of the fabric and the jewel-encrusted one-shoulder feature, and the color really pops,” Lauren says. “It definitely makes me feel very feminine and somewhat empowered.”

This is a great dress. It’s a very basic, but very flattering cut. And when you add in the visual interest from the single sleeve and the ruching, I think it’s very sophisticated.

Also, the bangles are from the not-so-super-secret hometown favorite, importer Jun Lee on Summer.

Lauren says every girl should own a trench coat and a white tank top. I agree, but I also think every girl should also own a close-fitting leather jacket. They’re cool; they’re hot; they work with just about everything.

And I’ve been looking for one forever so you can imagine my jealousy when I saw this one from Bebe that Lauren is wearing:

• ANNABELLA BRANDON, ASIAN BEES PHOTOGRAPHY

“It’s very soft,” she says, “perfect for the fall or spring.”

She put it over the afore-mentioned white tank and a pair of AG skinny jeans from Indigo, to create what she calls her go-to outfit for the weekend. (I know it’s Thursday, but it’s spring. And weekends start earlier in spring and summer.)

“The leopard print shoes are BCBG. I love animal prints … in moderation, of course,” Lauren says. “I like the fact that my shoes don’t exactly match my bag. It’s fun to mix and match prints and colors.”