The Look: Moneyball

While growing up, I played every kind of sports you could imagine.  After school I was sent to the gymnastics or baseball, or softball or basketball practice.  People would never peg me for someone who's athletic because I look far from a tomboy and yet people, the secret's out.  I play sports.  I get dirty, break things and was that girl on the basketball team in highschool that the other team would try to take out, often by sending the 'big girl' on the team to knock me down and try to injure me. Surviving the tough farmland basketball teams straight out of Hoosiers, I still like to keep some kind of athletic influence in several of my looks.  Whether it is with shoes made out of wetsuits or oversized raglan shirts a la Celine worn over tight jeans, the influence is there.  Something I have seen alot this season (yes, Givenchy did one) and which I love is the baseball bomber.  How chic is it dressed up with a leather pencil skirt or skinny cropped trousers or jeans and some razor heel pointy toed shoes.  Get it. Wear it. And love it.

How Emanuelle Alt is Pierre Balmain!  Love it.  Photo found here

Bomber Jacket found at Zara, $129

Columbine rocking the bomber look.  

Shop: Vlieger & Vandam

Girls.  Pack some heat, or at least look like you are with these super rad bags by Rotterdam company, Vlieger & Vandam.   Sold out online, but count on me to get this as soon as they are back in stock.  

Photo from Vlieger & Vandam

Shop: Karl Lagerfeld Capsule Collection for Macys

Karl Lagerfeld (or Uncle Karl as I affectionately call him) made his debut to the masses of middle America back in 2004 when he created a capsule collection for H&M.  After vowing to never work with the brand again due to the limits placed on pieces produced, Karl once again attempted to bring his Chanel-gloved handiwork to the masses by producing a capsule collection for Macys.  I always felt Macys was a bit tacky, but hearing of their collaboration with Karl and whispers that the fabulously crazy Anna Dello Russo of Italian and Japanese Vogue fame is taking on a role with their fashion department has me thinking twice.  Karl's collection, debuting in stores on August 31 with prices ranging from $49 to $169, was showcased last night in the fashion capital of .....Minneapolis?  Really reaching out to the masses, Uncle Karl was received with lukewarm reception and being from the Midwest myself, I can see why---most people do not know who he is!   In any case, certain pieces are good, but nothing blows my mind.  However, a few pieces, if accessorized with Chanel pins or little motorcycle gloves, would come close to some of the stuff he has done for the House that Coco built.  Not bad, though, for bringing accessibility to those little girls like myself growing up in the middle of cornfields dreaming of wearing Chanel.   Check out my favorite pieces below.

Photos courtesy of Macys