A suede, sleek, statement success.

1. Front Row Shop suede top,
2. Vivienne Westwood tartan poncho,
3. Furla envelope set,
4. Chloe ankle-strap pumps,
5. Alexa Chung x AG jeans,

No doubt, you'll be pleased to know that all it will take to look up-to-the-minute chic this winter is--thankfully!--a pair of high-waisted cropped jeans, a fantastically cozy sweater and feminine mid-heel pumps. Fashion show go-ers worked this new cold-weather uniform aplenty in London and Paris, relishing, no doubt, its comfort factor, too. To get in on this easy, breezy look, consider these jeans by (I have and adore them!), , and , along with these standout knits from , , , , , and (my friend wore this to meet for drinks in Paris and it is truly awesome!). Shoe-wise, I love these by , , and (inspired by the Chanel pumps in the last two pictures!).

I just got back from Paris where sweater weather was in full swing (details to come!). I wish I had this beaut with me.

This flared-sleeve drama queen arrived on my doorstep yesterday and I feel like I can't sport her soon enough! (FYI: it runs slightly small.)

I'd throw this on with a t-shirt and jeans and be done!

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 (pictured in second to last pic),, , , , , and .

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

This tasseled sweater will make fall's first cold front a little more fun.

Over the weekend, a good friend and I were going over our fall shopping checklists and she crossed off the fur vest, explaining it was not worth the closet real estate. I'd beg to differ, particularly with this example, which would work over a silk blouse, under an army jacket or a pea coat. And it nails the season's boho spirit.

"Tenor setting" is how Vogue describes these flared jeans, the new style for fall. I witnessed them in full effect the other day while shopping at Decades with a vintage-loving friend. In walked a chic woman, clad in head-to-toe denim. Her jeans, however, were far from ordinary. They were cropped, yet not so much to be considered culottes and were flared and hugged the waist. They also featured what seemed like a crease from an undone hem. In other words: tenor setting. To the point where my vintage-collecting friend--who does not own a single pair of jeans--shifted her anti-denim stance and announced that she was thoroughly obsessed. So, I tracked down these new blues by (above), , , and .