Faux Real??

Leather and I have been close friends since the day my mom bought me my first butter soft belted jacket. There is something about leather that exudes sexiness, rebelliousness, and classic all rolled into one. Nowadays, you don't even have to purchase real leather to get the same effect. I do remember back in the day, faux leather was made horribly. It would crack and peel, and if you had a jacket that was peeling best believe it was made publicized in the schoolyard. Now, faux or for those that are bougie vegan leather is in totally different league. A lot of times you can not even tell if someone is wearing faux or real, and to be honest no one cares. 

Now that the temperatures have cooled off, I can wear my leather pieces without the fear of melting away. I decided to step it up and wear all leather. One thing that I will say now that I have started the blog, I am willing to try more different combinations of things. Will everything be a hit- probably not, but hey that's the beauty of it all. Now it's one thing to rock leather, its another to rock colored leather. Don't get me wrong I love black, but when I can get my hands on colored leather or suede it must come home with me. Looking at this picture, can you even tell which one is faux versus the real leather item?  

I paired Eloquii's faux leather culottes (I missed out the first time around when Eloquii first launched these, but I was not going to make that same mistake twice when I saw these lovely green ones) with a leather shirt from Halogen. Culottes on models look wonderful and flattering, which in turn means that the model did her job. When you are 5'5", you wonder if you are going to look all types of special. Over the summer, I gave Eloquii's windowpane culottes a try, and they were awesome, so going all out on a pair of green leather ones was a no brainer. I love that I look very polished and sleek, but at the same time the outfit is fun. To throw in a dash more of the 70's vibe into the mix, I went with the Shayla platform from Vince Camuto. These are some killer heels, but they are comfy enough to get me to my car...lol. Just kidding, these are pretty good with cushioning, and the platform makes a difference. Sexy, and comfy- perfect combination. My crossbody is from Michael Kors and my necklace is from Baublebar. Later!!

Embellish

I had the pleasure of attending the People StyleWatch party to celebrate their Denim Issue. It was held at the new Dos Camino's restaurant in Times Square. Naturally, I went with denim, but I wanted to wear something special for the event. Denim will always be my first fashion love. I have tried all fits and washes, but I have never had a pair of embellished jeans- until now.

                             Taking pics in Times Square- Only for the brave.

When I saw these on Lane Bryant's website, I HAD to have them. The 6th and Lane Collection this season has some great denim options. All of the jeans are soft and have enough stretch to hug you ever so nicely. I already love boyfriend jeans for their laid back slightly fitted look, but add cool embellishments, and these jeans are a win-win. Vests are my go to this Fall, and there are a lot of options in plus, like this one from Nordstrom's plus size brand Sejour. This one is great because you can wear it open or treat it like a top like I did.  I wore these great low heel pumps from Coach (isn't the chain detailing awesome), and my quilted Rebecca Minkoff purse. My usual go to for accessories is a statement necklace, but I decided to switch it up and rock a belt. I don't own many belts, but I really love Eloquii's Obi Belt. It's nice and long so I was able to get my fashion stylist skills on and tie it in a cool way. Are you feeling my embellishment?  


Melissa McCarthy Collection

Ever since I have heard about her capsule collection, I have been waiting to see all that Melissa McCarthy for Seven7 had to offer. There were a lot of teasers from many magazines, and I can honestly say I was intrigued. When HSN launched the line on their site, I will be honest I was not in love. There were a lot of pieces from the ads that I saw that were not available on the site. Weeks later,  I was finally able to see the Melissa McCarthy Collection for Seven7 for myself at Macy's Herald Square. 

There are a lot of tops, over-sized sweaters, ponte pants, and jeans. The tops are loose fitting and are great to wear with their ponte leggings or skinnies. The sweaters are kimono style which allows for layering. My favorite pieces are the blush bow blouse and the skinnies.  I tried on a couple of the pieces, and for the most part the fit worked for me. The heart top I tried in a 1X, the arms were a little tight, so a 2X would be better. The kimono was perfect in the 1X since it was roomy, and the bow blouse I had to size up to the 3X for my arms. What I was actually shocked that fit well was the jeans. I tried on the skinnies in size 16 and they were perfect. They are stretchy, soft, and come high up on my waist. I definitely suggest giving these a try if you are in the hunt for a new pair of jeans. I was pressed for time so I did not get a chance to try on the ponte pants, but if the jeans are an indication of the fit, then the pants are must have as well (I love the buffalo print ponte pants the most). For a new launch, there are some goodies, and I will definitely check out what else she has in store for the remainder of fall. 

Despite the snug arms, thought this was a cute top. $79 

Love the kimono, 1X is very roomy $159 Bow blouse you may have to size up $89

                                                                Grey Skinny Jeans $90

Have you bought any pieces from the Melissa McCarthy collection? Leave a comment, I would love to hear your comments about the fit, and items that you like/dislike.