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Looks like the biggest street style star of New York Fashion Week is the wide-leg white pant! Any hesitation about wearing white trousers in winter should be assuaged by these pics, which also nicely demonstrate how to wear them. (Right now with cold weather staples like boots and chunky layers.) The other perk to these pants is that we can wear them straight into summer--and look a little sharper than we would otherwise with white jeans. Particularly impressive are these styles by Sea, Emerson Thorpe, Chloe, Simon Miller, The Row, and Cords (last pic).

I already received my first Valentines Day gift--this cute and festive assortment of monogrammed napkins, placements, plates and glasses from A2B Table--and now I'm officially in the loving spirit! This flirty heart print dress would be perfect for a Valentine's (and Galentine's!) Day date--and beyond. Other great ways to show the love: these Anne Sisteron diamond heart earrings, this silk Only Hearts slip, these bow-trimmed satin J.Crew slides, and this decadent Gucci clutch.

$170, topshop

Battling winter's brunt just got a bit more fun, thanks to this faux fur jacket.

1. La Ligne cotton top, $115, netaporter.com
2. Topshop faux fur jacket, $170, topshop.com
3. Les Petits Jouers velvet pouch, $670, bergdorfgoodman.com
4. Helmut Lang boots, $695, shopbop.com
5. M.i.h Jeans, $240, netaporter.com

One of next spring's best silhouettes is the pleated skirt--and it's one I can easily/happily wear now. I'm going to team it with more tomboyish (read: unexpected) pieces to make it look less precious and more fresh--think hoodies like this and this and oversized sweaters such as this one and this one. Skirts I love include these by Kenzo, Tory Burch, Haute Hippie, Gucci, and Asos.

Photo: Collage Vintage

$95, topshop

I'd like to throw this into my spring break suitcase, slip it over a bikini during the day and wear it sexy sandals at night.

1. Topshop slipdress, $95, topshop.com
2. Le Specs sunglasses, $79, shopbop.com
3. Hunza G seersucker bandeau bikini, $165, netaporter.com
4. Kayu mini basket tote, $65, shopbop.com
5. Tabitha Simmons sandals, $575, nordstrom.com

Fall's go-to check print is clearly going strong, as evidenced by these snaps taken in Paris last week, and with designers playing up this pattern for spring, there's no end in sight. Check out these great just-out spring styles from Topshop, Tome, Tibi, Mango, J.Crew, Warm, Pull & Bear, Zara (bought this in NYC yesterday!).

The snap, above, best explains my recent lack of posts! I was off the grid, south of the border, in Cabo San Lucas, for the past several days, indulging in whale-spotting, snorkeling, margarita-drinking, and guacamole-eating. It was pretty perfect, I have to say, and the ease of throwing on and lounging around in flowy caftan-like robes was icing on the cake. (The one I'm wearing is by Rhode Resort.) I definitely would like to breeze around in more of these robes next time around (or even at home!), especially in these from Melissa Obadash, Topshop, House of Harlow, Free People, and Billabong.

Currently at Couture Week in Paris, bold, show-stopping cardigans are taking center stage. These toppers are so good they eclipse the underlying outfit, and since they do all the stylish heavy lifting, they make getting dressed blissfully easy. (Cardigans pictured are by Christian Dior.) I'll take one, please! Perhaps any of these by Ulla Johnson, Alanui, Topshop, Gucci J.Crew, and Cinq a Sept.

In case you're wondering how our stylish European sisters are weathering deep winter, just take a good look at these snaps. Evidently, they're all bundling up ever so chicly in cropped and cozy furry jackets--and I want to follow suit, especially because there are a bunch of them on sale from Acne Studios topper (immediately below) and Tory Burch (last pic, below). Other good ones come from La Vie Rebecca Taylor, Pixie Market, Blank Denim, Mango, MOS Edition, and J.Crew.

I bought a pair of sneakers last year that look very similar to the ones, above. My mother loved them and, as she is online shopping-phobic, asked me to buy her a pair. I promised I would but never did. And then--oops!--they sold out. Consequently, she gives me grief every time I wear them. But today I am redeeming myself by buying her a pair of these Gucci-esque looking Boden kicks. Finally, she will forgive me!