LE CATCH

Celine's ballerina slippers with its signature high elastic vamp may have long sold out (pictured above), but thankfully they've left various iterations in their wake, including these gorgeous newbies from Topshop, Lanvin, COS, and Maryam Nassir Zadeh.

Photo: Columbine Smille

Typically it's the hero skirts, statement tops and technicolor accessories that trigger the camera flashes outside the shows during New York Fashion Week. This time around, it's--surprise, surprise!--dressed-down denim. Yesterday, (A.K.A., Day 1 of NYFW), show-goers, above and below, strutted out all manner of blues: cropped jeans, distressed cut-offs, deconstructed, high-waisted, frayed and bleached. All of it, I like! Because these pieces work--and make a statement!--in real life, not just on paparazzi-infested sidewalks. The most stylish indigo girls in my book right now include these by Vetements (pictured in second to last pic), Alexa Chung x AG Jeans, Raey, Steve J and Yoni P, Topshop, Frame, Tory Burch and Mother.

Photos: Vogue, Harper's Bazaar

$65, asos

Working away in style today in this gorgeous, gathered top!

1. Asos origami top, $65, asos.com
2. Elizabeth and James earrings, $165, shopbop.com
3. Kevyn Aucoin Lip Gloss in Pasiflora, $30, netaporter.com
4. Vix Swimwear tote bag, $84, nordstrom.com
5. Aquazzura heels, $730, barneys.com
6. J Brand jeans, $250, netaporter.com

Looks like my stalwart trench will be taking a hiatus this season, making room for this completely awesome, fall-perfect Mango suede coat. Can't wait to wear it!

$265, barneys

I went to a birthday party over the weekend, where there was lots to talk about: summer experiences, back-to-school jitters, the upcoming presidential debates--and the new ring a friend was sporting. It wasn't an engagement ring but it might as well have been given all the chatter it prompted. The ring was sculptural, unusual looking, absolutely awesome. Very much like this ring!

1. Co cape dress, $995, netaporter.com
2. Fallon ribbon pave ring, $265, barneys.com
3. Furla envelope clutch set, $158, shopbop.com
4. Jimmy Choo flats, $625, netaporter.com

My kids went back to school today. Finally! As they came down for breakfast this morning in their uniforms--crisp blue button-downs and khakis--I wished that I too had a back-to-school uniform. One that would center around a white shirt, for it goes with just about everything, plus is easy to wear and transcendentally stylish. Since I don't need to abide by school rules, I can tweak this white shirt as often as I see fit, and this semester, I'm suiting up in versions that are anything but basic. They're uniform in that they all possess interesting, eye-catching details, such as flared sleeves, an asymmetric hemline, maybe even a ruffle or two. My A+ go-to's would be these by Tibi, Rosie Assoulin, Carven, Cos, Ellery, Alexis, Maiyet, Whistles, and Bailey 44. The blouse pictured above is by Moochi.

Photo: We The People

$108, boden

With Indian Summer conditions prevailing, I'd like to breeze around in these (Dries Van Noten-ish) blooms.

1. Boden floral top, $108, boden.com
2. Eddie Borgo bracelet, $325, shopbop.com
3. Nails Inc polish in Windsor Mews, $14, netaporter.com
4. 3.1 Phillip Lim bucket bag, $976, shopbop.com
5. J.Crew mules, $158, jcrew.com
6. 3.1 Phillip Lim pants, $350, netaporter.com

I have a custom of going out about once a month or so to a luxuriously long lunch with my girlfriends, the kind that calls for a glass of chardonnay, a relaxed but chic outfit (my dream sweater and accoutrements for the next gathering, above!), and lots of catch-up chitchat. At the last lunch, we celebrated a friend's birthday and we gave the birthday girl a gift certificate to a chic LA beauty apothecary. Delighted with the gift, she asked each of us to share our can't-live-without beauty products. It was genius move, because the list we created became our own take-away gifts. Which I will now share with you!

1. Charlotte Tilbury Bronzer Beach Stick in Moon Beach: A versatile lip-to-cheek color that effects an endless summer glow.

2. ReVive Skin Cream: Reportedly the be-all, end-all overnight moisturizer!

3. Beauty Counter Color Pinch Cream Blusher: Yields the most natural-looking, I woke-up-this-way gorgeous flush. And it's chemical free!

4. Eve Lom Honey 12 Radiance Perfected Tinted Moisturizer: My friend busted out this tinted moisturizer and her makeup brush at lunch and applied it to all of our faces, proving on the spot the incredible glow it renders!

5. Laura Mercier Warm Brunette Eyebrow Pencil: For flawless-looking eyebrows!

6. Tata Harper Brightening Serum: Contains arcane ingredients like Madonna Lily stem cells, Norwegian Kelp and Sea Fern extracts that work wonders (i.e., lighten existing dark spots).

7. YSL Top Secrets Eye Roll-on Pen: Table consensus has it that this eye-depuffer makes you like you've had 8 hours of sleep for nights on end. If only!

8. Dayle Breault Truthful Serum: My facialist Dayle Breault, who also works in NYC, has a line of organic skincare products that are true game-changers. (Cara Delavigne can attest!) My favorite is the Truthful Serum, which firms skin, reduces wrinkles and moisturizes.

9. Chanel Lip Gloss 204: A great everyday go-to gloss that gives your lips just the prettiest hint of color.

10. Rodin Luxury Face Oil: Like a wonder liquid--leaves skin radiant and dewy!

I'd been searching for the perfect pair of fall-worthy block sandals for weeks. My criteria: a manageable heel, a neutral, autumn-appropriate shade, and jeans-to-dresses wearability. Found! Madewell's suede shoe comes in a gorgeously rich burgundy (so fresh and different!), as well as black and beige. I recommend snapping them up before they sell out!

When I spotted these striking bracelets on a friend the other day I swooned and assumed that they were new Marni or Chloe splurges. Nope, they're actually by Mango and the set costs a mere $19. Double swoon!