Goodbye, Summer

Labor Day. Time to say goodbye to summer, the season of bright colors, craziness and fun.

Goodbye, lychee.
Goodbye, peach.
Goodbye, watermelon that cools the beach.

Goodbye, crops.
Goodbye, flowers.
Goodbye, skirts in pastel colors.

I will miss you all, till next year.

Cropped top: Free People

Maxi skirt: Minkpink
Purse: Chanel Le Boy medium
Sandals: Birkenstock Curacao by Birki in black stretch cork
Sunglasses: Karen Walker Super Duper Strength

Super Duper Funkiness

Last weekend I went across the river and spent a beautiful spring afternoon in Hoboken riverside overseeing Manhattan skyline. Sipping a glass of wine, I couldn't help wondering why I and so many others were blinded by the hustle and bustle in that tiny island and forgot how beautiful it looked from the other side of the river. With decent presence of bars and restaurants, Hoboken waterfront is a wonderful weekend retreat.

That said, make sure that you walk in flats. Built on reclaimed land, Hoboken water front is a piece of land that wrinkles here and there. As you see from the picture, the pavement is uneven and needs to be ironed and steamed extensively. Since I didn't have a powerful iron to fix it, I felt lucky that I was wearing a pair of JCrew Viv mirror metallic bow flats. It seemed that JCrew shoes tend to fit narrow. So I sized up 1/2 for this pair.

For such a relaxing afternoon, I put on my Karen Walker Super Duper Strength sunglasses. Unlike the Miu Miu Cat Eye I wore last weekend that exudes city attitude and outright confidence, this pair is retro and funky. The oversized round frame resembles cute bug eyes, and brings out the artistic cuteness in a woman. Whenever I put it on and look into the mirror, I just can't help laughing at myself. It makes my face small, almost ridiculous. Cat eye or bug eye? That's the question for this summer.

Just noticed: Shopbop is having Friends and Family Sale!  25% off site-wide sales, 4/15 – 4/17, code: INTHEFAMILY14. Snatch Super Duper Strength before it's gone! I've also tried the Karen Walker Number One (here and here). That's a cool shade too!

Other items in the outfit: a tribal tee from Anthropologie (on sale now!), waxed pants from Club Monaco (another outfit with it), a green cutie from Rebecca Minkoff (as you seen yesterday).

Woven print T-shirt: Ellery Top by Sunday in Brooklyn from Anthropologie
Waxed pants: Club Monaco Carolina Skinny Waxed Pant
Silver flats: JCrew Viv mirror metallic bow flats (similar)
Crossbody bag: Rebecca Minkoff mini MAC (also like it in orange, red, peach, pale pink and twilight sky)
Sunglasses: Karen Walker Super Duper Strength in Black (also like it in Crazy Tort)
Lipstick: NARS lipstick in Manhunt

Spring 2014 Trend (3): Cropped Top

短上衣今春继续流行，该减肥的减肥，不要错过啦！虽然短上衣有点装嫩的嫌疑，成熟女性还是可以把它穿得很风情很优美的，关键是搭配高腰裙或高腰裤，只露一点点小蛮腰。

Need yet another reason to lose that last ounce of undesirable fat on your belly? Cropped tops have been seen everywhere in the 2014 S/S fashion shows, including main street brands such as Tibi and Tracy Reese. Now it's on the shelf of Nasty Gal, Urban Outfitters, Zara, American Apparel, Express, Bebe, Free People, and many more . Are you ready?

Worried that you will look way too teeny? The secret of creating a polished look is revealing just a sliver of skin. Pair it with high-waisted skirts or pants. Need inspiration? See how others wear it and look like a woman...

Photo credit: Style, Vogue, Street Peeper, NY Mag, FashionVibe, Atlantic Pacific, Sea Of Shoes, Garance Doré, Le 21ème, Harper’s Bazaar, Grazia It, Dans Vogue, Bisous Natasha, Wayne Tippets, The Front Row View, & Fab Sugar

Cropped Top in Office

Temperature is soaring every day and spring is finally here. I can't wait to change to my colorful spring/summer outfit, and today, I'm in the mood of cropped tops! But wait, it's not weekend yet , right? You are not supposed to go crazy and bare your midriff... Hm... Guess what? I managed to put together a quite office-appropriate preppy outfit with a cropped sweater. The dress has a sleeveless faux wrap shirt top in blush, with a tie-knot and collars. Throwing my crew neck cropped sweater on top of it seems quite seamless. :)

Off-white cropped sweater: Free People (similar)
Faux wrap dress: Leifnotes from Anthropologie
Black short boots: Prada
Sunglasses: Miu Miu

For your curiosity about the dress, here is a throwback from 2012. We don't have to wear new cloths every day. It's so much fun digging into the closet and fitting old pieces into new fashion trend!