Color Me {Mustard}

Happy Monday! How was everyone's weekend? With a warm front bringing temperatures in the mid 70s all weekend, I was left longing for spring time temperatures and bright colors. Even though it doesn't get very cold here, and when it does it only lasts for a short time, I've been itching to pack away my coats and sweaters for a while now. Every night I'm hoping for an (extremely) early start to spring. With bright buds on the trees, and smiling faces enjoying the sun what's not to love? So, in a spring state of mind, I'm feeling inspired this week by one of my favorite spring time classics, mustard yellow. The special thing about mustard is it's ability to act as both a neutral or a pop of color. Paired with navy blue accents, mustard adds just the right amount of pop to bring the pallet alive. But, when paired with a shade of purple or green, it is able to bring the pallet down a notch so it's not so in your face. Which ever way you wear (or use) it, mustard is a must have for spring!

All Dolled Up {Fashion Week}

Jenny Packham

As if you didn't already know, this week completes the Spring 2012 presentations at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week.  Fashion Week to me is almost as exciting as Christmas or my birthday...almost. It's just so excited seeing what designers have created. As I flip through images, I'm already mentally making my spring style shopping list. It's become quite a problem actually because I haven't even begun to buy for fall and I'm already thinking about what I want for next spring. Anyways, watching the shows is about a little more than making my shopping list. These trends also influence parties. Think about it. Last year on the runway we were seeing lots of flowy tops in small floral prints, denim shirts, cowboy boots, etc. Everything that is very reminiscent of a good girl, down home look. And this year, the huge trend in events was mason jars, small buds, and nothing too over the top. It was all very southern. Which was good for me since I am southern and consider myself an aficionado of all things southern.  So, anyways, before this gets too long, here are some of my favorite images from fashion week showing the trends that I'm sure will be popping up in all sorts of events next year!

Carolina Herrara

Cynthia Rowley 

Vera Wang

J.Crew

Diane von Furstenberg