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Long Skirts

Men everywhere cringe while readers of manrepeller.com are celebrating over this anti-sexy look! The look leaves everything to the imagination in a genius "look at me" sort of way. After a decade of the mini skirt in full reign, I fully embrace this chance to let my legs take a breather - if only for the month or so the trend will last. The trick to wearing the long skirt is to keep it from going grungy or granola.

To wear:

1. Don't go billowy on top. This will only make you look bigger than you really are.

2. If you are going to belt it, make sure it hits you a little higher on the waist, creating a more hourglass, less frumpy look.

3. Pair with heels and tights of the same color (black on black for example), funky wedges (leopard print?), or a simple gladiator type flat.

Here are some of my favorite examples...

current obsessions

With New York Fashion Week, fashion blogs suddenly taking over the world, (15-year-old Tavi Gevinson, with thestylerookie.com, leading the pack) eight magazine subscriptions piling up in my inbox, (sorry roommates!) and my own fashion show to run production for... you could say inspiration is on overload these days. So, with that being said I have decided to spend this week offering small glimpses every day into my crazed brain for your enjoyment. Here goes!

White on White

Previous to this season, this style made me gag. I, myself, wear rompers, cutesy headbands adorned with bows and consider granny pearls an acceptable form of fashion. But the white on white look was too angelic, sweetsy and demure for even my taste. But, times are a-changing for this particular eyeful. In Marie Claire's "Lacy Sunday" March editorial, the look was given a suggestive and coquettish gloss-over. Love.

a charmed life

Matchbook, the new online magazine for the girl who "views the world through rose colored glasses," has officially launched! Although I have been hesitant to throw myself into the online magazine trend, (I'm a die hard print fan) this issue really made it easy for me to give the movement a chance.

The magazine is seamless in its branding and design aesthetic. The "matchbook girl" was introduced brilliantly by co-founders Katie Armour and Lilly Warren page after page without its tactics becoming monotonous. I, as a reader, fully understood who the matchbook girl is and what she enjoys in life. Photos had plenty of variety and fonts chosen played together nicely throughout the entirety of the magazine.

The technically savvy advertisements coexisted with the brand's features perfectly. The reader could click on an ad if they so chose, providing an excellent resource for revenue for those brands. Without print overhead costs the option of placing an ad in an online magazine is a preferred one.

My personal favorite feature was "An American in Paris" which showcased blogger Haleigh Walsworth's recent move to Paris. The photography was endearing and cutesy with different images of Walsworth around the town in a long grey overcoat, loafers with socks and tights, and a vintage dress and hat. Walsworth embodied the Matchbook brand perfectly according to my view of the brand thus far.

Another favorite aspect of the magazine was its "50 Classics for your Closet" piece. The picks were clean, smart and so charmingly perfect for the reader they were marketing to. Among its findings were a trench coat, black opaque tights and riding boots-all so unquestionably timeless in fashion.

With beauty, fashion, lifestyle, interior decorating, technology, entertainment, and smart, snappy features a girl couldn't ask for much more in a magazine. Consider me the newest Matchbook girl!

Until next time, Chelsea.