B.A. Style File Update: LnA Zipper Leggings

Remember the Dare to Wear from March? How can you forget the LnA Zipper Leggings, well they are now available at shopbop and the views of the leggings are much better ( although the styling with the flip flops is bad) and better yet they are 11 dollars cheaper. So if you’re ready to jump off the fashion ledge pick them up here.

phot cred: shopbop

Shoptalk: California Select

photo cred: California Select

American Apparel has done it again, no no no not creep you out with some of the underage looking models in soft core porn poses. American Apparel has lunched their own very vintage ebay site called California Select. The store is filled with one of the trends of the moment gear from the 1980’s as well as many other decades past. I have to give AA a hand on the eclectic selections made by their “tastemakers” (I could run with the use of the term tastemakers but I’m not) picking items like a 60’s floral dress to 70’s disco jumpsuit. Hell, what would you expect from the store that brought you high waisted silver lamé leggings? California Select items are also available in store at limited locations (sorry no NoCal locations) with plans to open a non ebay online store in the future but for now you can take a risk and place a bid!

Shoptalk: Nordstrom Buy Online Pick Up in Store

Oh my God, this has to be the best thing to happen to online shopping in a long long time. Electronic Stores like Best Buy and Circuit City have been doing it for a while and now the store with the best return policy on the planet Nordstrom is joining them with the Buy Online Pick Up in Store option. Bad news is they are still in the testing phase and the service is only available in certain departments, good news is it’s available in the only departments that matter anyway ( sorry men) Women’s Shoes; Beauty and Fragrance; savvy; Individualist; t.b.d; and Encore. Now you never have to worry about going to a store not finding your size or fighting with a fellow customer during the women’s half yearly sale. I don’t think this is going to eliminate picking up more items you don’t need on your trip to the store, but it will make a part of your shopping experience more convenient, Happy Shopping!

Dare to Wear: Lindsay’s Leggings

Now information is trickling in from all over the internet in regards to the Lindsay Lohan legging line. Apparently she has decided to try her hand at a clothing line yet her line will focus strictly on leggings ( weird yet cool). I’m still on the fence as many of you are on the highly contested “leggings” as pants debate. I’m not totally against them, yet I’m not sure if they are a mass market type of item either (so much can go wrong). Hell lets just be honest, “we” are afraid we are going to look a fat hot mess in them! Rumor is and as the picture indicates the line includes a variety of styles and colors including one similar to the LnA Zippered ones. Regardless of what is going on in this girls life I kind of like her personal style and I hope that she extends the line of just leggings to a full clothing line. I’ll reserve further judgment on the leggings until I get to see the entire line.

By the way out of all the info that has saturated the net , I haven’t found the lines name....more to come!

Style File Find of the Week: Dolce Vita Lindsay Dress

I have basically been smitten by shoe company extoridanre b.k.a Dolce Vita ventures into clothing especially some of their chic dresses. My current favorite is the Lindsay Dress. Yes, part of my economic stimulus check I suspect will be given right back to “the man” and this dress may be just the purchase. Under normal circumstances I would never spend 200 bucks on a dress, but the Lindsay dress is the classic LBD with a mod/punk twist. My favorite aspect of this piece has to be the universally flattering boat neck with the edgy zipper touch, giving you the ultimate lady-like rocker style that is sweeping through Hollywood, as well as local hoods. So if you need a little shopping stimulus in your life pick up the Lindsay Dress at shopdolcevita.com.

photo cred: Dolce Vita

Denim of the Week: Lux Pin Up & Equinox Jean

photo cred: Urban Outfitters

The skinny jean is here to stay, and I’m damned happy about it! When the style first reappeared I was a little leery about it, you know I though they would make my thighs look like sausage. To my surprise they didn’t and it’s been a love affair ever since. Lux a line carried by Urban Outfitters keeps coming up with ways to keep the skinny jean look fresh by mixing it up and not just doing the basic 5 pocket look. The first of my new favorite "skinnies" are Lux’s Equinox Skinny Jean which have some great detailing in lieu of front pockets, as well as a really cute yet non functional belt loops on the front and back. The Pin Up Jean is a sexier pocket less version with its biggest twist being the tulip hem at the back of the ankle and the wonderful slimming seaming on the front and back of the legs. Both jeans are sans back pockets which means they give your booty that extra little something something! You can pick one or both pair up for $78.00 each here.

Bag It: Matt & Nat Grandmaster Bag

photo cred: matt and nat

This purse company is for the conscious shopper as well as the plain old purse lover. Matt and Nat is a cruelty handbag/bag, wallet brand created by Canadian by way of England by way of South Asia designer Inder Bedi in 2000. Although I’m not a cruelty purist (I’ve been known to carry leather) I do love when I can find a wonderful bag I know nothing died to create. I’m currently drooling over all of Matt and Nat’s stuff but, my current favorite has to be the Grandmaster Bag. The style can be worn across the body or sported as a hand held. My personal favorite in this style is the vegan-leather mod version in black and the Japanese Paper Version in bone although the Re-Run version (shown) is starting to grown on me. The size and compartments make it a perfect work to weekend transition bag and at a $160 price tag it’s a well deserved treat. You can find even more of Matt and Nat’s bags here.