Fall Peview: Grey Matters

Melton wool tunic $108; Triple zip satchel $375; Luxe peep toe $69; Nastro pump $89 (avail mid-Spetember)

A key color for Fall, grey is everywhere this season. You can add a touch of it here and there or go monochromatic and add punches of color. Sophisticated or dramatic, you decide.

Miss Takes

House of Dere-don't!
Beyonce promoting her House of Dereon line launch in Canada. This lycra tank dress look reminds me of going to see B Angie B and Oaktown 3.5.7. in concert back in the 80's. (And B Angie was rocking it better!)

Hitting the wrong Key:
Alicia Keys at the New York screening of the Nanny Diaries in a Cavalli dress and blue pumps. You can't really tell but she also has on dark hose. I really like the dress, I think she should have rocked some gold or nude shoes and NO PANTYHOSE! (What is she, 80?)

Memo: no leggings

There has been a crackdown on the dress code at work. So now no leggings, no Bermuda shorts and no spaghetti straps. (Although why it was acceptable to wear some of these things in the first place is a mystery to me.) So now these lovely fashionistas are scrambling to find items that are compatible with their tunics/dresses. Being a legging hater (it's like the poncho from a few years back) I have wanted a new pant length that is not a typical wide leg length to switch it up a bit. So I found these tapered crop pants that me and my co-workers can wear and still stay stylish!

Mira dress $69;Development print tunic $150 (on sale!)

Gap cotton linen pant $39.99 (on sale!)

Antonia Glitteri t-strap heels $225

Fendi silk crepe tunic dress $855 (on sale!)

Mossimo black TRS cropped pant $22.99

J. Crew satin mary janes $190

Sock it to'em!

Want to jazz up that those heels that you are thinking of getting rid of? Or just wanting to express your individuality? Try the minisock by French designer Delphine Murat. You can buy the minisock in many different colors with socks that tie around your ankle or around the calf.

These are 20 euro (or $27.22) and shipping to the US takes 3 weeks. I want to try a pair!

For more info go to Minisock de Delphine Murat

Michelle Obama in Vanity Fair

Vanity Fair has released it's Annual Best Dressed list and Michelle Obama, wife of Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama made the cut. The 5'11 attorney is not only take no prisoners smart, she also exudes elegance and poise. There have been references to Camelot when talking about the Obamas, reminiscent of the Kennedy era, and like Jackie Kennedy people are noticing her sense of fashion. Besides being named Vanity Fair's 10 of the World's Best Dressed, Obama was also named 25 of the World's Most Inspiring Women by Essence Magazine in 2006. Check out Mrs. Obama in the Vanity Fair September issue.

Others on the list:

Women
Charlotte Gainsbourg
Princess Alexandra of Greece
Marjorie Gubelmann
Princess Mafalda of Hesse
Fran Lebowitz
Bee Shaffer
Tilda Swinton
Ivanka Trump
Renée Zellweger

Men

Tiki Barber
Jonathan Becker
Count Manfredi Della Gherardesca
Lapo Elkann
Richard E. Grant
Lenny Kravitz
Luis and Rafael Medina
Hidetoshi Nakata
Nicolas Sarkozy
Gay Talese

Couples

David and Victoria Beckham (yawn*)
The Earl and Countess of Cawdor
Damon Dash and Rachel Roy (huh?) I can see her but him?
Frédéric Fekkai and Shirin von Wulffen
Mitch Glazer and Kelly Lynch
Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore
David Lauren and Lauren Bush
Viscount and Viscountess Linley
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie
Ruben and Isabel Toledo

Rock it or Knock it?

Celebrated shoe designer Christian Louboutin apparentley hit a creative brick wall, went fishing and then came up with this:

Louboutins available @ Bluefly $768 (!)

I mean, I love creativity as much as the next fashion fiend, but I think these are scary. The peep toe fish teeth look like they hurt!

Shake your booties

My mom sent me this picture of the Cruise's, the (oversaturated) Beckhams and Will and Jada saying that she is NOT a fan of Jada's booties worn with her dress. I don't care for the look of these booties worn with the summer dress, but I'm not against booties worn with winter wear.

Michael Kors pewter ankle boot $197.95 @ Nordstrom

Sandra Bullock wearing suede booties and flowing dress

Jessica Simpson patent leather bootie $79.95 (on sale!) @ Nordstrom

Joy Bryant wears her ankle boots with a clingy jersey dress

This is the look that I would wear this trend with and I love the shot of color with these basics. Paul & Joe ankle boots $288 (on sale!) @ Net-a-porter

Payless (Yes, Payless!) $24.99 (on sale!)