IRO FW12

I'm really sweating these pieces from IRO for Fall.  I love the leather accents on the jackets and the pop of red on the sweater.  Both are available on Shopbop.com

Falling for Flats this Fall

I can't stop thinking about smoking slippers.  I want them.  Now.
As a soon-to-be new mom, I've been thinking a lot about how I'll retain my personal style while being covered in baby goop and I think the smoking slipper will be key in this quest.  I'm thinking jeans, an Isabel Marant tee, maybe a jacket, then add the jazzy smoking slippers and BAM!  Outfit accomplished.  Below are the slippers crowding my current wish list.

Nicholas Kirkwood.  Love the glitter toes and I'm not really a glitter girl.

Mui Mui. Love the velvet and the toe embroidery. 

Charlotte Olympia.  She sort of started this madness, at least for me, when she rolled out the cat slippers a few seasons ago. 

These are all available on Net-a-Porter but if you buy them before I do, sleep with one eye open.  You've been warned.

Maternity Master: Hatch Collection

Since becoming pregnant last November searching for a chic maternity look seemed impossible.  I've learned a few things so far, maxi dresses are better on any day then maternity jeans and black hides the bump. That last note should be my catch phrase, I repeat it in my head like a meditation mantra.  Luckily at 6 months pregnant, when I was really feeling large and in charge, I was introduced to Hatch Collection.  Not only are their wears comfortable and flattering but they have just enough chic slouch to complement my regular non-pregnant style.  My first purchases have been wore constantly and I love how on the website they show you great ways to style your pieces after you deliver.  Check out a few of my favorites below and swing by their website for more inspiration.

My current favorite, The Soirre Dress. 

The Slouch dress, I got (and love) it in black but I think I need another one in a color perhaps.

It can be so hard to find a good maternity jacket. This one gets it right.

Cheap and Chic: Old Navy Sequin Bag

Who needs designer collaborations when Old Navy just hit it out of the park?   I can't get over how luxe this Chanel meets Lanvin style sequin evening bag looks while still carrying a $24.99 price tag!  How can this be?!  I've been starring at this picture trying to figure out what's wrong with this bag and I can't find one thing.  It's the perfect thing to take to all the holiday parties you have coming your way.

Lookie Here: Isabel Marant Etoile Spring 12

Hear ye, hear ye.  Hot off the presses, are these images from Isabel Marant's Spring 12 Etoile catalogue.  I always like her spring collections better than fall.  I find, that's when she's able to produce her most authentically "slouchy French" pieces that make woman around the world go a little nuts.  This collection of looks from Isabel's Etoile campaign is fair warning to us all that what awaits us next spring will keep the chic hysteria going.  I wonder if there's an Etoile strait-jacket in the offerings?

Photos form Fashion Gone Rogue.