LE CATCH

I'm clearly on a sweater kick, and this pic taken yesterday of Parisian designerJeanne Damas in a Miu Miu oversized cardigan is further fueling my obsessive flames. I. MUST. HAVE. IT! (The cardi can also be found here and in light blue, here.) P.S. How good is this whole outfit? Just goes to show the power of a good shoe (her boots can be found here) and an investment statement bag. Jeanne's bag is also by Miu Miu, but others like this Gucci, this Isabel Marant, this vintage Dior and this vintage Chanel, would also knock it out of the park!

You know that high you get when you receive multiple compliments on your outfit? Well, I was high as a kite last night, because boat loads of people were gushing over my metallic Haney blouse, above, and also proud, because my blouse was designed by my bestie Mary Alice Haney! What's more, she just opened a pop-up store at the Brentwood County Mart in LA with Adina Reyter (truly my favorite kind of blingy everyday jewelry) and Tyler Ellis, whose gorgeous velvet bag is perched next to me, above. If you're in the hood, I suggest you pop in before it closes on October 15! P.S. I might just be wearing this top for the next month straight. I love it so much!

$120, boden

Oh, yes, sweater weather, bring it on. I'll be just fine in this!

1. Boden sweater, $120, boden.com
2. Vetements trench coat, $1050, netaporter.com
3. Balenciaga jeans, $595, netaporter.com
4. Mateo bucket bag, $450, shopbop.com
5. Jimmy Choo slingback heels, $650, matchesfashion.com

Paris Fashion Week is featuring legs for days--on and off the runways with Celine, Valentino, Isabel Marant, Stella McCartney all showing short, way-above-the-knee dresses for Spring 2019. Attendees jumped right on board with their still summer-tanned limbs, and now I'm thinking of doing the same while I still can with any of these cuties from Keepsake, Tanya Taylor, Isabel Marant Etoile, Haney, and Rebecca Taylor.

$79, mango

Knits are not ordinary this season, and this embellished cardigan is a prime example. I love its oversized shape, sparkly buttons and handy-dandy pockets.

1. Gucci t-shirt, $590, netaporter.com
2. Mango cardigan, $79, mango.com
3. Heimat Atlantica Amour bag, $295, shopbop.com
4. Balenciaga satin slides, $1090, neimanmarcus.com
5. Frame jeans, $230, netaporter.com

I like to joke that my husband dresses like a quintessential Californian teenager: surf trunks, a t-shirt, and black Vans. But it's no joke that it was he--along with a spate of street style snaps (above and below)--who inspired me to buy my very own pair of Vans. Which I've been wearing in my own New York native way (below)!

During my 36-hour trip to NYC this past week, I squeezed in catch-ups with long-time friends, an East Village shopping spree, a glorious run down the West Side Highway, meals at Bar Pitti, San Ambroeus, Bond Street, and Mercer Kitchen, speaking on a female entrepreneurial panel, and through it all, soaked up loads of fall style inspo. Which I thought I'd share with you! To start with, I saw more western boots on the streets of New York than I have in these western parts, including the eye-catchers, above, by Alexa Chung. I also like these more subtle/versatile takes from Splendid, Dolce Vita, and Tibi. Also desirable and ubiquitous: cozy, oversize sweaters, like this, this and this. Plus, animal prints and plaids were everywhere, including on me! I could use some more from Rachel Comey, Aquazzura, and Baum und Pferdgarten.

I truly felt like an alien when I was child. Perhaps it was because I really was different: An identical twin and the daughter of an Indonesian mother and Dutch father (less common in the States than say, Amsterdam or Jakarta). These days I feel less like an alien and more like a foreign exchange student, especially when I am with my Southern friends, of which I have many and with whom I am very close! For starters, their sayings leave me both confused and amused--like they're speaking a different language, parts of which I get... and don't. Then there's the food: TK. And how I wish I had their Southern grace, their ability to converse and light up a room! This season's must-have western boots, a staple among my LA-based Southern girls, may help me bridge the gap. I believe I can adapt them into my city slicker wardrobe and still look like... me. Particularly these by Alexa Chung, above,

P.S. I highly recommend my friend Reese Witherspoon's new book Whiskey in a Teacup, chock full of hilarious stories, amazing recipes, and explanations of all those darn sayings!

When I was child, I sometimes felt like I was an alien. Perhaps it was because I really was different: An identical twin and the daughter of an Indonesian mother and Dutch father growing up in NYC. These days I feel less like an alien and more like a foreign exchange student, especially when I am with my Southern friends, of which I have many and with whom I am very close! For starters, their sayings leave me both confused and amused--like they're speaking a different language, parts of which I get... and don't. Then there's the food: TK. And how I wish I had their Southern grace, their ability to converse and light up a room! This season's must-have western boots, a staple among my LA-based Southern girls, may help me bridge the gap. I believe I can adapt them into my city slicker wardrobe and still look like... me. Particularly these by Alexa Chung, above,

P.S. I highly recommend my friend Reese Witherspoon's new book Whiskey in a Teacup, chock full of hilarious stories, amazing recipes, and explanations of all those darn sayings!

Although my twin sister lives approximately 8.7 miles away, weeks can elapse between our seeing each other. Work, traffic, kids' schedules, travel, and yada, yada, yada are to blame. Even so, when we do get together, somehow we are always in sync. Our most recent twinning moment occurred during a rare mid-week lunch when, as per usual, we shared our recent shopping notes. I boasted about my new Heron Preston camouflage chinos, above--not too baggy, not too military-ish. She claimed she too had found a pair, but by J.Crew, that she guaranteed were even better. Turns out, we're both right (maybe for once) as hers fits are flattering, fitted with a bit of stretch and feminine.

Speaking of beautiful long knits, check out the incredible slit sweater, above, worn by Ukrainian fashion director Julie Pelipas in Paris the other day. It's by Joseph, but I can't seem to find it anywhere, though I did come across these similar lovelies by Elizabeth and James, Stella McCartney, and Free People.

P.S. My mom loved my recent post about this season's sweater layering so I thought I'd share another good scarf/jumper find from Mango, below.