The Beret

I'm home sick today. I am getting ready to dig into either my latest book club book "Three Cups of Tea" or my fluffy historical fiction "The Other Queen." Meanwhile, I am obsessed with Blair's beret from Gossip Girl last night. I have just spent (wasted) 15 minutes searching for a good pic of it. This is all I could come up with.

I got a stiff felt black beret for Christmas and have been playing around with the best, least pretentious-looking way to wear it. I have been on the lookout for cute ideas, and LOVED this style. Hopefully you can tell in this one dark picture:


I have also been wearing a knit beret I got last month (pictured here at my work Christmas party with my friend Ashley):

"I Put a Bird On My Head"

Some of us were laughing about in the "Sex and the City" movie, Carrie says, "I got out of the car. And I put a bird on my head." I saw this headband and it so reminded me of a more subtle version of the bird-on-the-head look. For $48, you too could get out of the car with a bird on your head.

I'll Pass

I wouldn't call myself a completely trendy girl. I enjoy reading mounds of magazines and beauty blogs, but don't dress or do makeup constantly worried about not being "in style" and of the moment. I like getting new ideas, and gradually introducing new items into my wardrobe and products (i.e., a gladiator-esque sandal, cobalt blue nail polish, chunky yellow gold hoops.)

Two trends I initially am put off by are the comeback of jellies and neon colors. I will happily eat my words a few months from now if the trends become mainstream enough for me (and feel like my style.) But, for now, no thanks. I would rather stay boring and simple. I don't care if the jellies are YSL, Old Navy or Michael Kors. I don't care if every fashion forward beauty editor is rocking neon nails. Not for me...yet.

Too much, SJP

I can appreciate the fashion-forwardness, fabulousness of this in theory. But, my personal opinion...way too much.

Only Gwyneth

I think she always looks stunning. But, she wears quite a few things that I simply cannot imagine looking halfway decent on any other humans. I love her understated sexiness mixed with a willingness to take risks.