Paging Mr. Feeney.

Keeping with the theme of Lake Como Chic, I am very much in lust with this look. 

Cardigans have not seen this much play since our favorite middle school teacher donned one nearly every episode.  Unlike Mr. Feeney, the look has modernized and has been carried over in to the summer months.   Lucky us, since it seems unlikely at this point if we will be able to go out this summer with out a light weight layering piece.

Photos by the Sartorialist and from J. Crew.

Luck be a polo tonight.....

Photo: The Sartorialist

Have I told you about my thoughts on Lake Como Chic?  Well, I am not sure if I was the one to coin this movement in fashion- or if I heard of this though the grapevine, but at any-rate Lake Como Chic should be at the top of your list. 

Not only a look, but an air about a man- effortless, cool, sarcastic and yet polite, this man is the one you want to hang with, the one you slightly envy... think Frank Sinatra- or George Clooney.

The key to achieving the look, is to honestly not try too hard.  Italians never "dress down" as Americans do, and they have perfected the art of mixing and matching.  Taking a casual friday staple like the polo shirt, and throwing it under a blazer (even a cordoroy one like above) looks less stifled than a dress shirt and has become the trend du jour this summer.  

Try it at your next outdoor fete!  (maybe even try the look with a pair of khaki shorts-cuffed of course- and some driving mocs....but only if you're daring)

Purple Reigns- Lance Carroll

Enter: Lance Carroll looking slightly mysterious, exhibiting the perfect blend of new and vintage. Not to mention donning a fantastic haircut (by Tyler at Denny Kemp).  

Credits:

Vintage velvet blazer, by the late YSL

Purple Vest, American Apparel

Jeans, D&G

Bonus Material:  For all you Prince-o-philes, tonight the Cabooze is hosting "Prince's Family Reunion" featuring former band members of the great one.  Rumor has it that they will have Prince's preferred guitar and pedal array on hand- just incase the patriarch of the family decides to join the party.

Would you, could you?

Stumbled across this while researching another post. I found myself just staring at it. 

I mean, I am a HUGE fan of the vests that have emerged this season- but I feel that this has taken the trend a little too far.  Or maybe- its just the rolled up undershirt sleeves that make it look so uncool.

So...would you? Could you?

A legend no longer of this earth.

After quietly battling a brain tumor, Yves Saint Laurent passed away on Sunday morning in his Paris home.   

Known for creating luxury that every woman wanted (and still wants) to be a part of and bringing safari to the high street, today the fashion world celebrates the amazing life of the revolutionary designer.

François Pinault, founder and former CEO of the fashion group PPR
“Yves Saint Laurent invented everything, revisited everything, transformed everything to the service of a passion, to let woman shine and to free her beauty and mystery.”

French President Nicolas Sarkozy
“He was convinced that beauty was a necessary luxury for all men and all women.”