Blog of the Week: Style Rookie

There is only one word to describe this week's feature blogger: impressive.  Tavi of "Style Rookie" is a little tike but I dare you to challenge her in a match of fashion knowledge.  She not only knows the difference between Rodarte and Cynthia Steffe, she lives and breathes it.  This is one tiny fashion powerhouse.  Constantly pushing the bar, Tavi has been known to attach a wire basket to her hip and call it art.  And while some of her antics may appear like she's overdoing it now, just wait a year or two and I'm sure we'll begin to see a refined style that is both overwhelming and awe-inspiring and of course, classically chic.  The future of fashion, I'll declare it now, is Tavi.  

Blog Favorite Of The Week: Le Blog de Betty

Lately I've been a bit dragged by current fashions - acid wash jeans? Please, that's hardly what I would call couture.  And as much as I covet my subscription to Women's Wear Daily, it just hasn't held that jaw-dropping spark of excitement in recent weeks.  Instead, I find myself obsessively checking fellow blogging sites - and I now pledge document them weekly.

Today's fabulous find?  Le Blog de Betty.  The photo above is her in a Top Shop military jacket and I simply gawk at her effortless fashion sense - pairing that with camel flat knee high boots is simply ingenius.  Most attempts at wearing that jacket today would resort to pairing the cherry red with a chunky black heel hoping to make the red the main focus and forcing a downward (slimming) triangle shape.  But the added foot color just makes the jacket stand out that much more and it brings a subtle consistency - a put together look, so to speak - that makes the jacket look simply special, iconic, chic...rather than loud and in-your-face.  The jacket, in effect, draws the right kind of attention.  And all this talk about one outfit Betty chose to wear.  Can you imagine the words I can form on all of her incredible concoctions?!  As far as I know, Betty is one lucky French girl with an awesome sense of style and broad collection of clothing that I simply covet.  Check out her site - you won't be sorry.