FALL INTO PHILLIP LIM

It's official.  Fall is upon us.  My wardrobe must-have list is in full swing and I could practically fulfill my entire wish list  with the AW09 collection from Phillip Lim.    Everything from this collection is perfect.  From the leather mini ballerina skirt to the gorgeous silk print dresses and feathered jeweled necklaces to the crazy military inspired waist coats, I am obsessed. Having already scored the aforementioned leather ra-ra skirt, I took a dip in the deep end with the leather mini shorts and shamelessly copped the bordeaux tights straight from the runway. I am still dreaming of adding to my collection.

At Home With Julia Restoin-Roitfeld

I recently came across these pictures of Julia Restoin-Roitfeld at home in her New York apartment on The Selby.  I am struck immediately by a few thoughts.  

First and foremost, I wonder why my own home seems so cluttered.  I day dream of clean lines and bare floors with just a few necessary pieces of furniture.  I contemplate holding a garage sale to dispose of all my knick knacks ASAP.  I curse the last few things I picked up at Anthropologie and make a pact with myself to acquire less and to lounge glamorously on my couch more often.

Secondly I wonder could it true that only french girls with fabulous and iconic mothers can possess that certain je ne sais quoi like Julia and Charlotte Gainsbourg.  Red lips and unfussy hair.  Platform shoes with shorts?  

Somewhere in Paris, do they wonder how we American girls pull it off?  I vow to try a little harder.