I have four categories for organizing my thoughts on this season's runways:

PANTS, PANTS, PANTS

Fresh Hemlines

Cool White Suits

and...

Just Lovely

I'll start with Just Lovely.

These first five looks are from London's Fashion Week.

Sass&Bide.

Sass&Bide is TOO COOL FOR SCHOOL. AND! Dare I say it?................

My favorite collection of Spring 2011 RTW.

(Disclaimer: I'm allowed to change my mind.)

These next three Sass&Bide looks also fall under PANTS, PANTS, PANTS

RODARTE.

There was a lot of buzz around this collection, stated to be the most 'wearable/commercial' collection the two sisters have ever presented to the fashion world. You may look at the piece below and chuckle to think that this is wearable. But take a look at a few of their earlier collections and you'll agree.

The below piece is one of my favorite from this entire season.

J. Mendel. So beautiful. Wedding dress options?

PANTS, PANTS, PANTS

3.1 Phillip Lim

Fresh Hemlines: I know this is a common thread throughout a lot of my posts lately, but I really have been eager to see if the designers would present wearable long looks. And I have been excited with what they've given us.

Proenza Schouler: vibrant.

Vivienne Tam.

I know I haven't posted about all of the categories, but I may...eventually.

PHOTOS COURTESY OF STYLE.COM

Vogue Gallery

Vogue Gallery

Convincing Hemlines?

So I have been reading about, eagerly awaiting these so-called dropping hemlines for the past year or more in the magazines; however, I have yet to be firmly convinced that this is going to catch on. The problem is that it's difficult for young women to find dresses or skirts which fall at or below the knee and even down to the mid calf or even floor length that don't look like a 70 yr-old librarian's. 70 yr-old librarians can be very elegant, mind you; yet, a 20 yr-old girl would like to look approximately her own age. Otherwise, the longer looks are just too over-the-top-I -could-never-wear-that-to-class/work.

This season though..................the verdict is in for me.

I'M SEEING A LOT OF CONVINCING LONGER LOOKS.

Preen.

Max Azria.

Max Azria.

Preen.

Max Azria.

Some of my other favorite looks so far:

Lela Rose.

Lela Rose.

Behnaz Sarafpour.Preen. So fresh and wearable.

Preen. One of my favorite women's pant suits ever.

Photos courtesy of Style.com

More posts coming later this week.

NYFW FAVES SO FAR

Vivienne Tam.

And Prabal Gurung.

photos courtesy of STYLE.COM

NYFW Spring 2011 Ready-To-Wear

My picks.

Note the hemlines. See older post about hemlines.

So excited to see what some of my favorites show these next few weeks.

Everyone's doing it...

Just to enforce my point. Coverage is in. See previous post for an explanation :)

Yours truly.

Photos: InStyle.com

Summer Fashion Tips

Summer fashion advice? Rompers are really cool. DON'T FEAR THE ROMPER! It's more flattering than you would think. You just need the right color and the right silhouette. You'll want to avoid ones with tube tops. Choose one that gives a lot of coverage, both up top and with the shorts.

(Actually that's my advice for all your style choices this summer. More coverage...But wait, that means it must be hotter, I'll be uncomfortable! WRONG. Choose lighter, floatier fabric. It's actually much cooler and protects you from the sun.)

I would choose black or navy, rather than a print for a romper. This is just because if it's a print when people see you wear it multiple times, it's like 'oh, there's the orange romper again'. Whereas, with black or navy, it's more versatile. You change your jewelry, your hair, and your shoes, and it's a different look! But as for silhouette, here's a romper from Anthropologie, which is very flattering.

Pair this with a cute pair of neutral sandals or better yet.... PLATFORM SANDALS... They're comfortable, cute, and really fun to wear. This is my other summer fashion advice. These are great.

Other summer fashion advice, a pair of white linen pants. They sound scary, but can be very flattering if you choose the right fit. They float away from the hips, and worn with platform sandals, can really lengthen the leg.

Finally, pants... I have these "Slouchy linen pants" from J. Crew. They're so comfortable, terribly flattering, and I get compliments on them EVERY. SINGLE. TIME.

Furthermore, the pants below are some of my top picks for the summer. Chambray is very in, and I have a pair of slouchy chambray pants from last summer. They're awesome.

The two pants below are just a silhouette I've been touting for a really long time. I could only find them in designer's collections. And now, months later, they're appearing in stores. Geesh. These people need to catch on quicker. (Only kidding...sort of.)

WOO HOO for summer.

Top photo: Anthropologie.com

Other photos: Jcrew.com