The elements: grey jersey; jeans; blazer; all-season scarfThe vibe: easy chic; downtown elegance, sans pretense
You know how CC loves CC posts! And after seeing this word in the New York Times Style Mag this Sunday, CC knew it was high time for a low-fashion post: decontracté: relaxed or casually dressed.
So get ready to relax, darlings!
Hollywood’s golden boys take off the tuxes and tails and get cosy for this Vanity Fair shoot in 2007.
Designer John Patrick and models in pastoral bliss in Vogue
Backstage at Marc Jacobs, male models in repose. This and next two images courtesy nytimes.com.
This photo courtesy Fellow Fashionista Miranda of Sparkle Dust Fantasy.
Maison Martin Margiela acid wash skinny jeans, at eLuxury.com.
J Brand Zombie jeans, at intermixonline.com.
Silence & Noise bleach white twig jean, at urbanoutfitters.com. CC has and loves!
CC noted a lot of sweatshirt material gone glam on the recent runways, beginning with Casual Couture god Alexander Wang… Photos via style.com.
Isabel Marant
Karen Walker
Get the gray jersey look with these Moschino Cheap & Chic open toe lace-up pumps, available at shopbop.com.
Laura Laine illustration; visit lauralaine.net.
Students from The Class, nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at the Oscars.
A Vogue editorial by Steven Meisel, February 2009.Take it easy, darlings!
What are you wearing now? Yoga pants and a cashmere zip-up hoodie… but later I’ll be donning this fab vintage fur for a night out in scenic downtown West Hartford.
How often do you blog? Every day!
Who was the last person you hugged?
My dear friend Nina
Which item from your closet are you wearing most lately?
This crazy tie-dye dress from Torn by Tonny Kobo
What's for dinner? Arugula salad with edamame, grilled chicken, avocado and Parmesano Reggiano
What was the last thing you bought?
The oversize see-through tee from American Apparel
What are you listening to right now?
Party Shuffle on iTunes on my computer
If you could have any super power, what would it be?
Omniscience. (is that a word?)
What is your favorite weather, and why?
Super cold and sunny. Great running weather!
What time do you usually get up? 8:30 a.m.
What is your most challenging goal right now?
Getting into graduate school!
Say something to the person who tagged you: You have a fabulous sense of self, lovely wit and impeccable style, Mizz J!
If you could have a house-totally paid for, fully furnished-anywhere in the world, where you want it to be? New York City
Favorite vacation spot? Aspen, Colorado
Name the things you cannot live without: strong coffee, Stride gum, Haute Couture, books & mags, and my family
What movies can you watch over and over? North by Northwest, Anchorman, Legally Blonde, and The Princess Bride
What is your favorite tea flavor?
Green!
CC is tagging all those Fellow Fashionistas who fancy a diversion to complete this survey!
xoxox,
CC
i love to read your blog and see what you post!you pick amazing photos that goes smoothly with your words:)
ReplyDeletehave a wonderful day!
Cute post and tag! ;)
ReplyDeleteI want a Moschino jersey peep toes oxford! Haha! What a cooooool! I die for!
xoxo: Janet
Hey Carrie. I loved these post. Well, I love all your posts. lol This one was cool to read your answers to those questions. Very cool. I hope you're doing well today. Take care. Cheers!
ReplyDeletei love those sporadically bleached out jeans in the first picture. Kind of grunge chic
ReplyDeleteWhat a fabulous post, CC! Backstage photos are always awesome. I love the Karen Walker dress and tights!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous!
xoxo
it was nice to hear more about yourself :) kiss
ReplyDeleteWinter sunshine makes me so happy, and yay for the AA see through t-shirt!! I love the idea of grey jeans and a summer scarf :)
ReplyDeletei love casual couture... so delectable. love your coat too. how i wish it gets cold enough in brisbane to wear something like that.
ReplyDeletei like that fashion illo
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I don't know why I never knew about Laura Laine, but thanks for posting her work...it's amazing! Her work is so inspiring :)
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Great fashions - I'm all about casual!
ReplyDeleteGrey is my favourite colour too even though it may sound boring. But it looks good on me. And it suits my blue-eyed and dark-haired husband too.
ReplyDeleteI like your posts too but sometimes it's hard to see which text belongs to which picture. :-)
PS. Do you go to Columbia university? Isn't that picture from there? Been there on my trips to New York.
ReplyDeleteLove this post--all these images are so delectable!
ReplyDeleteFabulous photos I love the ones you pick for your blog! And good luck with grad school! I'm so glad I don't have to worry about it for another few years =)
ReplyDeleteAgain, great selection on the photos with the topic. Though we all love and adore the overtness and ferocity of high fashion, I think it's safe to say that everyone loves dressing casual, but looking super chic at the same time. "Effortless chic" I like to call it. Arlenis looks menacing in that A.Wang grey jersey mini, and the girls (Kebede, Poly) look amazingly comfortable and fashionable in that Vogue spread.
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I love this post....I really loved your answers too (dinner sounds amazing, btw:)
ReplyDeleteHello's...oh wow you may have just converted me to jean's, I really want to get some denim jeans and get distressing them at once!ha ha ;)
ReplyDeletePeace and Bows...
Prettyneons X
Weeeeeird. I was gonna buy that dress from Shopbop (the long tie-die one) and though I thought the length would make me look stumpy (cuz I AM stumpy), I would cut it off at the knees.
ReplyDeleteThen I remembered my no-shopping ban so i didn't buy it :P
PS North by Northwest is one of my top ten faves. Hitchcock is my favourite director and Vertigo is actually my favourite film (North comes in at number 5 I believe)
*Lusty*
Décontraction: the perfect key !
ReplyDeleteFrenglish always does it ;D
Really, really, really good post.
As usual.... xD
hey cc,
ReplyDeletei love your q and a.
i am with you on the strong coffee:) also, i love colorado (maybe it's because its my homestate and i am biased).
i love the photo backstage at marc jacobs...so cool!
Great post and tag! It's always great finding out more about you, CC. :-)
ReplyDeleteHi darling!
ReplyDeleteI'm totally LOVE photo by Steven Meisel, gray-orange shoe and Karen Walker outfit, Miranda's photo, and the first photo is fantastic!
FM~FP
I wish you fabulous evening!
I love this style. My favorite so far!
ReplyDeleteHey CC,
ReplyDeleteI believe it was Ralph Lauren Black Label that did a line with items in sweatshirt material also. I remember seeing this shift dress and jacket that was to die for. The cut was perfect and you didn't know it was ss material until you touched it! It was out of my price range, but hindsight is 20/20, I should have purchased that ensemble. Oh well!
I <3 the sparkle dust and fantasy outfit!
ReplyDeleteI love how wearable all of today's outfits are!
New header! i love it again!
ReplyDeletejuliet xxx
That John Patrick and models in Vogue picture is absolutely gorgeous. So is your new header. Love!
ReplyDeleteHi CC!
ReplyDeleteThanks for your comment.
I also love salads for dinner :)
And grey jeans are great haha
xx
i love the casual look! great tag too :)
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I HAVE to bleach my jeans. Awesome pictures, cutie.
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mmm... love everything. wish i could afford it all
ReplyDeleteYeah sure no problem! I love some link exchanging, Ill add you now
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Precious pics as always.
ReplyDeleteKss
;-)
Love the tye dye jeans and grey jersey is so much fun to wear.
ReplyDeletequite the survey...more pieces of the CC puzzle.
ReplyDeletehmm...you're digging boomboxes and rope chains? beginning to wonder about you...
nice to lear a bit more about ya!
ReplyDeleteOMG...Great pics and cool read..Cheers
ReplyDeleteSuch a nice tag and thank you for sharing all this with us gorgeous you.
ReplyDeleteSome great pictures.
xoxo
Oh do love all the gray jersey...First picture is gorgeous.
ReplyDeleteSee you soon
that first photo of tie-dyed jeans look pretty close to the jeans i did last night. cool!
ReplyDeleteI j'adore the Moschino Cheap and Chic heels!
ReplyDeletegreatest leggings ever in the first pic!
ReplyDeleteGreat looks!
ReplyDeletei love the first picture! those bleachy pants are to die for D:
ReplyDeletelove the vogue picture, and the urbanoutfitters jeans--nice header :)
ReplyDeletexoxo
stella
this is such a gorgeous post! i remember that Vanity fair picture of the hot hollywood guys *drooling* and those jersey shoes - so unexpected!
ReplyDeleteFirst off, I am in love with those J Brand Zombie jeans. Those are fantastic and I absolutely must pick up a pair soon :)
ReplyDeleteI love surveys and learning more about my blogger buddies - and you have me craving edamame beans now! Those are one of my favorite snacks :)
those are some *** tight jeans.
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Love the post! Your blog is always so fun and full of gorgeous photos
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Favorite clothes jeans and t-shirts and flip flops or heels... I am a casual girl!
ReplyDeleteLove that photo of Hollywood men... quite a round up!
i'm loving all the grey knits. and i so need the see-thru AA tee!
ReplyDeletemmm. my fav is the sweathshirt glam.
ReplyDeleteLovely post. I love the Vogue pictures, and the one of Clemence Poésy.
ReplyDeleteOh, and I also love green tea!
Lovely. The Vogue pictures are great, and the one of Clemence Poésy too.
ReplyDeleteMy favourite is also green tea!
awww.. what a lovely tag it is.. I do really enjoy reading it.
ReplyDeleteBest wishes,
agnes
WOW!!!!CUUUUUte clouths:D
ReplyDeletexoxo
love the Laura Lane illustrations
ReplyDeletei love grey. add a little colorful accessory and i am ready to paint the town red. : )
ReplyDeleteCasual couture has GOT TO BE MY FAVORITE! I love every single photo you have here. Amazing, amazing post.
ReplyDeleteMe too glossies and strong coffee!!! I'll have to send you some coffee from Japan, made by nestle...I think you'll love it!
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed reading your tags and post.. I liked the Grey but I can not pull of Grey very well..