Past - Els ... Pastels

It's spring! Hooray! I can't wait until Northwest Ohio has the weather to prove it. Sigh. Oh well, it can't keep me from looking forward to what's to come.

Ever since Martha Stewart took down her fabulous calendar from her website I have been lost as to which days to rotate out my clothes. I have resolved to pick a date though (which is probably good because my floor can't take any more of my winter clothes). My rotate date will be April 20, although there is always the chance that I get too excited and get them out before that, or that I get too busy and just kind of live out of the bins I keep them in for a while.

The main trends I am seeing so far this spring: beautiful pastels, continuing patterns, and billowing fabrics. There are also a lot of platform heels echoing of disco days and lacy additions that both hint at strength in femininity.

Check it out on Oh La La Fashion.

Life stands before me like an eternal spring with new and brilliant clothes. - Carl Friedrich Gauss 

Fall Clothing Love [Mens]

Though less celebrated than ladies fashion, mens style seems to be making a comeback. Maybe I'm mistaken, but it seems like we have turned away from the “styles” that called for less upkeep, and are moving back toward men that do their hair in the morning, and that put more than work out clothes on every day. There is a part in the classic movie, Clueless, where Cherdescribes “90s guys” perfectly, making fun of their baggy jeans and of covering up their “greasy hair” with a ball cap.

I don't think there should be so much heat between the guys who claim to represent class, versus the guys who claim to have swag. If you're polished and stylish, it's probably attractive to the type of girl you like so who gives a hoot?

Anyhow, here are my favorite picks from my Manly Style board on Pinterest. Enjoy!

Autumn, the year's last, loveliest smile. - William Cullen Bryant