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Tradesy X The Style Sauce
Tradesy X The Style Sauce
Alexander Wang X HM dress, in my Tradesy Closet. $25 off your first order with this link.

Alexander Wang X HM dress, in my Tradesy Closet. $25 off your first order with this link.

People are always asking me, "What do you do with all your clothes? Where do you put it all? How do you keep so much stuff?"

Well the answer to that is, I don't. Living in a small apartment with my boyfriend, dog, and cat is great and all, but there plain and simply is a huge lack of closet space. While I love my little family of 4, it is hardly a stylist's dream. I am constantly buying, selling, donating, and gifting things to friends when I can no longer wear them or keep them in my closet. While it's important to me to keep my favorite basics and essentials for styling shoots on hand, there are things that I must part with at the end of the day. This is where Tradesy comes in. It has basically saved my life. It gives me the opportunity to list my clothing, shoes, handbags, etc all in one online marketplace. This genius idea originally started with wedding dresses, something that can obviously only be worn once. Almost the same principal applies when running a fashion blog and being a wardrobe stylist; most of the time I can only use or wear things once or twice for shoots. When I can't use it anymore, Tradesy gives me just the place to resell them.

Did I mention I also buy things on Tradesy? It's the BEST to get deals on new or vintage handbags like this Chanel one I am currently coveting. As I'm not always blessed in the financial department, it's a great place to get deals on luxury items for a bargain. Running until the end of today they're having a huge Black Friday sale, so prices are even better than usual. They've also recently introduced payment plans so if you'd like to purchase an expensive handbag, for example, you can pay it off over 3 months instead of right away. I don't know about you all but that's making that Chanel bag a whole lot more obtainable. None of you would actually plan on me not shopping any more, would you?!?! Check out below some of the stuff I'll have available from my closet, and I'll keep updating it as well! Use this link to get $25 off your first order of $100 or more! Happy shopping! xo, The Style Sauce

Alexander Wang x HM dress, Hype leather bag, both available on my Tradesy Closet

"Kathleen" Bag, Chloe´. In my Tradesy Closet

Romper, Finders Keepers the Label, "Kathleen" Chloe´ Bag, in my Tradesy Closet

All Photos Copyright Brian Gove and The Style Sauce.

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Sophie Simmons X The Style Club LA Launch
Sophie Simmons wearing some of her new collection available now on The Style Club

Sophie Simmons wearing some of her new collection available now on The Style Club

This year it seems like LA Fashion Week really stepped up it's game. I was surprised to be invited to so many fun parties, exciting collection launches, and runway shows. One of the events I had the pleasure of attending was the launch of Sophie Simmons' new fashion line in collaboration with The Style Club LA. 

Sophie is rock royalty being the daughter of Kiss' Gene Simmons, and also quite beautiful. Despite her assets she is also insanely sweet, down to earth, and fashionable. This is her first collection which she aims to be fashion forward, but also friendly to different body sizes. The clothes are also at a very affordable price point, which is awesome!

Sophie says: “I’m extremely passionate about body image and want to be an advocate and role model to other young women to encourage them to embrace who they are and what makes them unique. My collection is designed to inspire women of different shapes and sizes to take risks when dressing but still feel confident."

I love that she is creating a line for women that aren't just a size "2", and making positive movements in empowering women of different shapes and sizes. Each piece is named after a different inspirational woman from Oprah to Hillary Clinton.  The clothes themselves definitely have an L.A. vibe, with a pinch of rock and roll. She plays with crop tops, a bit of glitz, and throws in some vegan leather and knits. Below you can see some of my favorite pieces from the line which launched just a few days ago. You can shop the full collection here. Congrats on your first collection Sophie!

Brian Gove from Getty Images was also on hand to photograph the collection preview which you can see below.

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The Edit: S/S 15 from #NYFW
NYFW, S/S 2015 street style, photo via Tommy Ton 

NYFW, S/S 2015 street style, photo via Tommy Ton 

For all of us who really love fashion it's one of the very best times of the year: when all the freshest fashions that are going to be big for the next season are unveiled. I love being able to see what will be coming up ahead, and I consider trend forecasting to be a talent of mine. While it's great to see what new trends are emerging, it also really excites me to be able to find pieces that are timeless. An example this season can be found in a flattering, modern,  grey sheath that can be dressed up or down and worn for fall or spring, like this one from Alexander Wang.

While I've always believed that you should wear what you love and feel comfortable in, trends are something that undeniably touch each and everyone one of us. Everyone from the fashion obsessed to the bargain shopper that unknowingly may be wearing something that was new for Fall 2011 is touched by trends. There are those that come and go and those that are timeless. There are those that stay for a decade, and then are never seen again. (Everyone has seen The Devil Wears Prada when Miranda schools her new intern on the importance of cerulean blue). Every spring and every fall the fashion world comes together to collaborate and decide what will be fueling our closets for the next year (at least). Besides just new trends, it's always inspiring to see what old trends re-emerge, upcoming/new designers, street styles, and what they do to make the shows inspiring or unique. Polo Ralph Lauren held a 4D stage for models to walk on, while Marc Jacobs had girls in utilitarian looks with black wigs to make them all look like one big army of models. Meanwhile, Jeremy Scott never ceases to shock with his garish colors and off the walls prints and silhouettes. While none of those shows were my favorite, they were all unique and worth mentioning. It's not possible for me to do a thorough analysis or full breakdown of everything I loved or hated from NYFW, so here is just a simple edit of some of my FAVORITE looks from 4 of my FAVORITE shows!! Here they are, enjoy!

 

Oscar De La Renta: This collection screamed "garden party". I love me a good gingham, and it was all over the Oscar De La Renta runway. I loved how playful and youthful this collection was. De la Renta really emphasized cropped tops paired with sheer overlay skirting and oxfords for his day looks. Obviously, the star of the show with De La Renta is always the gowns, and there were many gorgeous ones to be had. Expect to see at least one of these below on the Oscar or Golden Globe carpets come next year. 

Monique Lhuillier:

This entire collection was ethereal. Monique Lhuillier is definitely one of my favorite designers purely because she makes such BEAUTIFUL things. For this collection I was impressed with how well she translated her perfect evening wear designs into similarly tailored day wear looks. Her use of new and innovative fabrics also stuck out. She also notably played with the sheer skirt like we saw at Oscar de la Renta. For evening wear her impeccable use of fabric and draping was a focus, and her ever ladylike silhouettes shone. I'd absolutely love to have an excuse to wear one of her gowns again. Expect to see one of these dresses during the awards show circuits or potentially as bridesmaids dresses for a celebrity wedding.

Mara Hoffman: 

Mara Hoffman is a name that is synonymous with bright, eclectic, patterns with a laid-back resort wear feel. This season Ms. Hoffman decided to opt for a more muted palette with lots of white and soft peach, while still maintaining her signature feel of breezy beach wear. Mara's clothes are always perfect for a beach bum like me, and I find her a go-to when it comes to swimwear and clothes I can live in every Spring/Summer. These clothes can take you anywhere from a weekend in Palm Springs, to poolside in Miami. Since it's so hot in LA right now I wish I had some of this collection right now, considering it's sweltering in anything fall fashion appropriate! Again with her collection we see lots of cropped tops and well-placed flirty cut outs, a constant in most collections for S/S 15. 

Anna Sui:

I pretty much want to wear this entire collection to Coachella next year. Anna brought  some of the most fun, 60's/hippie inspired fashion to the runway for spring 15. I loved her use of well placed cutouts and playful, yet cool-girl layering. The socks/ sandals combo added a touch of whimsy. Her color palate was also punchy and fresh. The red pantsuit is gorgeous, and I'm dying to get my hands on one of those long cream, knit, sweaters!  I imagine if Pamela Courson (The Doors' Jim Morrison's late girlfriend) was still alive, she'd be wearing something from this collection come spring.

//All photos courtesy of www.style.com//


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