I love everything about Christmas, including the influx of fair isle sweaters. There is a very fine line between ugly Christmas sweater party sweaters and awesome Christmas sweaters though, and I’m here to bridge that gap. I’m not sure if this is actually appropriate coming from someone who has worn a Santa hat at some point everyday since December 1st, but I digress. Here are my pics for not so ugly Christmas sweaters:

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When I have the opportunity to be lackadaisical (I much prefer that word over lazy), I take it. In the rare, fleeting moments when I have not one thing to do you can find me lounging on the couch… magazine in hand. I’ve been searching for the very, very basics lately to upgrade my lackadaisical wardrobe from drab to fab (oh how cliché). I’m in the market for cozy tees in white, black and gray, off the shoulder sweaters, and cute knit shorts to lounge around in. What I’ve found is blowing my mind. Who knew lazy days could look so good?

I’ve been pretty unpleasantly surprised by the weather here in NYC this week. Since I spent the majority of the weekend sifting through my summer clothes and officially putting away the winter, you could imagine my disdain waking up shivering this morning. I bet a lot of you are having the same problem as I am. I’m happy that I kept some warmer items just in case I encountered a chilly summer evening where I would be spending time outside. Here are some ways I will be injecting some fall pieces into my summer wardrobe.

I. Leather Jackets w/ Colored Denim

II. Long Sleeve Tees w/ Maxi Skirts

III. Scarves w/ Boyfriend Jeans

IV. Cable Knit Sweaters

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This post pretty much speaks for itself. I love polka dots, especially for the spring. Whether a traditional white and black polka dot, or mixed with pastels, it’s just the perfect amount of cute for any outfit!

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I’m ashamed to say that I only recently (like, last year) started shopping J. Crew. Now I can’t get enough. Clean lines all day everyday, not to mention the greatest silk button downs on the planet. Plus, basically everything is offered in tall!

I love the coloring of this fall 2012 collection. The whole thing seems so simple but J. Crew is the only one who can execute this style oh so perfectly. And just wait until you see menswear, I guarantee every guy in your family will be shopping there come May!

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Three years ago, Catherine of The Life Styled had little swiss dots all over her wedding dress. Once again the girl was way ahead of her time because dots seem to be showing up everywhere now! One of my resolutions this year was to add more polka dots into my life, and specifically my wardrobe. Since I like to stick with dark or muted colors, polka dots can add a lot of visual interest to my outfits. Here are my favorite ways to inject a cute little polka dot into my world everyday!

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Welcome back! Let’s get real with this Paris talk. Schlepping around Paris in outfits like these would be pretty impossible as tempting as it may be.

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What I do know though, is that I’m going to need a lot of inspiration for packing for Paris. Here are some of my favorite looks that are perfect for traveling and that relate a lot to what’s already in my closet. After all, I certainly can’t go buying new everything just for this trip. Unless someone wants to give me a sizable loan? No?

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Sorry I’ve been MIA, lots to do over the long weekend! Perusing Twitter this morning I came across some amazing photos from Burberry’s Autumn/Winter 2012 show in Milan. I didn’t think I could like Burberry Prorsum anymore but after seeing the video I am completely smitten with their menswear. Tailored to perfection and filled with gray and right amount of pattern; it’s one of my favorite collections so far from them. Plus add gloves, bags, hats, and umbrellas and you’ve got quite the gorgeous color story!

{All Images Via The Fashionisto}

Have you heard of Olive? I’m completely smitten. It’s like they’ve taken everything I would ever want to wear and put it onto one website! Here are some of my favorite looks from Olive’s blog but make sure to head on over and check it out for yourself. You won’t regret it!

The recent weather here in NYC has been far from typical. The premature snow storm catapulted us all into winter whether we liked it or not. While the weather stays in the 50s during the day and the 20s at night I’ll be dreaming of hot chocolate, snow showers (but not until December please) and cozy sweaters.

I almost forgot, Happy Halloween!