Olivia Wilde in The Longest Week {Style Icon}

Have you guys seen The Longest Week?  It's a quirky romantic dra-medy starring Jason Bateman and {the gorgeous} Olivia Wilde.  I'm by nooo means a movie critic, but I will say that if you don't like Wes Anderson films, you will NOT like this film {imitation is the highest form of flattery?}.  While I couldn't really fall completely in love with this movie because of the bad taste that Wes Anderson always leaves in my mouth -- I would still watch this movie again.  Why? Oivia Wilde's style in this movie .... tailored, slightly playful, minimalist, monochromatic (mostly taupes, blacks, and creams), with a nod to the 60's.  And the cherry on top of her perfect wardrobe ... I've never seen a a cat eye executed so perfectly.  I also love that she doesn't have an expansive wardrobe in this movie -- her character must wear the same classic black chelsea boots everyday, she rewears the black cape in almost every scene, and she's never in a shot without her eyeliner done.  Rewearing the same stuff over and over is more truthful to what women actually do, but it never comes off boring or blah.

I'm officially growing out my hair to copy her hairstyle in this movie.  Best bangs ever.

Feast your eyes & do yourself a favor and rent this movie! 

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Olive and Leather for Fall {Copy Cat}

I'm in love with this look from the Sartorialist for Fall!  Bonus points cause it follows my Fall color palette!  See how I would recreate this look ...

The Sartorialist

:: Olive & Leather ::

1// J.Crew olive work shirt {$60 on sale}

2// Piperlime Collection leather skirt {$119}

3// Madewell hepcat shades {$55}

4// Madewell Berliner satchel {$218}

5// Halogen booties {$120}

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Olive Leopard Print

Match made in heaven...

Fossil Vivvian Dress $138

Boden Ankle Wellies $58

Olive color is perfect for Fall.  Throw on some tights and a trench coat and you're good to go!  What do you think of shoes matching your dress?

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Fall Color Palette

Happy first day of FALL! Guess what? I didn't drop off the face of the planet! After a 2 month hiatus, I'm back!  I guess I was just feeling really uninspired in the second half of summer and I just could not find the motivation to post anything.  Does that ever happen to you? 

Anyway ... I could not be more excited for F-A-L-L {my absolute favorite season, weather, fashion}.  I think this change in weather and a whole new wardrobe inspiration is just the ticket I needed to get re-inspired.  

Speaking of inspiration -- I've really loved following Caroline of Un-Fancy and Kate of Small Things Blog as they build their wardrobe capsule collections for each season.  Basically the gist is that you plan out your color palette and most needed pieces {all within your budget} for the upcoming season and then shop until you've created your capsule wardrobe for that season {building off of what you already own in your closet}.  While I don't think my budget would allow me to go out and buy every single piece I need for the season up front, I do really agree with creating a color palette and then sticking to it for the season.  I can already tell you that having a palette in mind makes shopping so much easier, like when I'm debating between a camel or a grey colored coat, I just remember what my color palette is and scoop up the grey one! 

I picked 6 colors for Fall {and probably the same 6 colors for Winter too}.  Three neutral colors that will be great for basics I'm buying/using from my closet {black, cream, and grey}.  And then three pops of color {navy, khaki, and berry}.  I tend to veer towards cool colors to begin with, which explains why I nixed any warm toned colors like camel, mustard, or burnt orange/reds, which are great colors for Fall, just not me.  I'm so excited to start shopping for Fall within this color palette! Hopefully these colors will really complement each other and I can do some real mix and matching with pieces I buy.

What does your Fall Color Palette look like? :)

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