Chic and Untroubled

Don’t call it a comeback (as if it ever went away), but the skulls trend that the house of Alexander McQueen built is still going strong through Spring ‘08 via our favorite online shopping site Net-A-Porter.

The beautiful silk chiffon and pashmina scarves come in mint, red, and black. The t-shirts feature a floral motif of the Brit’s signature skulls. And get this - it will set you back a little over $200.

I know. Everyone, pick up your jaw now. I’ve never really understood the expensive tee, since the most comfortable ones come in a pack of four at Target and cost as much as your daily Starbucks stipend.

In the meantime, there is a amazing gray-and-salmon McQueen cashmere and silk blend pashmina with tiger print design. It looks super comfortable and chic. At NAP for $610.

(Catherine McNeil in Numero, Kate Moss for YSL, Lily Cole in W magazine)

Florals want be the only trend driving the fashion crown wild this spring.

Like most trends that first appear in New York, London, Milan, and Paris in the high-glossed whirlwind commonly known as fashion week, the sneaker-platform-whatever is slowly making its way into department stores about a year after it was worn initially by Stam on the catwalk .

The shoe first made its return to high fashion on the Dries Van Noten spring/summer ‘07 runway.

Since then, the 90s throwback has been spotted in Vogue editorials, on a few club kids, and one Spice Girl who has a beautiful babies’ daddy who doubles as a part-time slave.

Now Gwen Stefani’s over-priced L.A.M.B line, Ash (who I normally adore), Michael Kors, and Steven Madden have all created a pair of ambiguous sneaker pumps for spring.

Typically, I’m a supporter of female sneaker innovation, but this has me a little indifferent.

The fuschia Ash sneaker heels (l) look more hooker-friendly than street-cool and the black L.A.M.B wedges are decent, but for $250 I could get a adorable Marc by Marc Jacobs dress that would get a lot more wears (and compliments) than the shoes.

Final verdict:

The shoes would have looked great on Jennifer Lopez when she actually had music career and was still with Diddy, but like UGGS, these too need to disappear. And fast!

In high school, I wore jeans and t-shirts with sneakers all the time. I did all of my homework the night before it was due (the best studying is done at 2am), thought my physics teacher was in the CIA - (trust me; it’s a long story), and took joy in watching my athletics sponsor freak out every time someone said the word “thong” because everyone in my class knew she was a total closet freak!

Yes, they were good times. And although I never was the “Jane magazine reading and My-So Called Life quoting” artsy/cool/nerdy kind of scholar (now that I think of it, nobody at my school was) - no one has to be a fan of Kaws or John Kurrin to appreciate the beautiful brush strokes placed on some of my favorite designer pieces this season.

While the YSL and Dolce & Gabbana dresses are worthy of me skipping a rent payment to attain, I’m not about to spend a lot of money on anything that I will be over by the time I have to retire my winter coat, which is why I’m living for this adorable shift dress by Vince.

Worn with a cute pair of platform sandals and a bold colored handbag, you’ll look nothing short of genius. At Shopbop for $245.

The last time we wore white tights, we had just walked across the stage to accept our Kindegarten diploma from Mrs. Patterson. Since then, we’ve been fully committed to our black opaque tights- with our navy and gray pairs making appearances only when they are needed.

We understand people wanting to wear tights year round, and a white tight seems more fitting in the spring and summer, but this is one for the kids- meaning the 16 year olds that the beautiful model Simona will inspire to wear them as she looks so cute wearing them in this Teen Vogue editorial.

What do you think?