Some very nice Robert Rodriguez leather pants at Amazon.com

I am in serious lust with these Robert Rodriguez skinny leather jeans, from Amazon.com of all places! Even more tempting is that there is one pair left, and they're my size. Somehow, I can't part with the $219.60 Amazon wants for them, even though they were originally $595.00. I think it's that $200 price point, as at $150-$175, I'm pretty sure I would snap them up.

They look great modeled with pumps and I can envision wearing them with strappy sandals and tucked into boots as well.

http://www.amazon.com/Robert-Rodriguez-Womens-Skinny-Black/dp/B005V93VDS/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1346384361&sr=8-3&keywords=rodriguez+leather+pants

My Favorite Pages - LUCKY - September 2012

"Skirts and Boots" is one of my favorite Fall / Winter looks, especially for work. I was glad to see Lucky feature how to pair different heights of boots with different length skirts.




I really like this pencil skirt look, except I'm not sold on animal print boots.




Love the clean lines and sexy stiletto heels on these Jimmy Choo "Tiger" over-the-knee boots. The skirt is nice and not too short.




Hmmm...I'm all for more opportunites to wear leather opera gloves, but I'm not sure about pairing them with an outfit like this.




Nice Macy's ad which pairs a bright red with black accents poncho with leather-look leggings and tall black leather boots. I've been a big fan of the red / black leather combination for years!








No surprise that one of this Fall's boot trends is knee-high boots. I'm happy to see that the classic stacked heel has made a big comeback.




It's great to see Bebe feature this very attention-getting "leather suit look" in its current advertising campaign.




Finally, another nice ad from Bebe featuring a black leather dress, which appears to be making a big fashion comeback this year!

Saks features long leather gloves

The latest Saks Fifth Avenue online catalog features some very nice "long leather glove" looks.



I like the use of different bold colors in this outfit.



The bright blue long leather gloves provide great contrast paired with the black-and-white leather dress.



Finally, I thought the flowchart which ends with the decision to wear long leather gloves to the opera or a leather dress to the club was very clever!

SHOPPING: An early look at a boot trend

During a lunch-hour visit to one of our high-end department stores near my office, I happened to enter the store near the shoe department (imagine that!).
If their inventory was any indication of this season's boot trend, then riding boots are going to be BIG because that style was all they currently displayed.
I was disappointed not to see any over-the-knee (OTK) styles, but maybe it's still too early in the season for that. I'm not sure that I'm in the market for a regular pair of riding boots, but I would definitely be interested in a nice pair of OTK riding boots, similar to the "Peter" style that Loft sold last season.

My Favorite Pages - ELLE - August 2012

Since I've recently learned how to do "screen grabs" from my iPad, I found that this is a perfect way to share some of my favorite pages from fashion magazines I subscribe to, namely Elle, Lucky, and Vogue.
This new feature will be called "My Favorite Pages" followed by the name of the magazine and the month. The first post will feature my favorite ads and articles from the August 2012 issue of ELLE magazine.

The black leather opera gloves in this Bottega Veneta ad are simply stunning! And I'm sure quite out of my price range! If this season is all about textures, the sleek leather gloves provide quite the contrast with the flower print dress.

ELLE Style Director Kate Lanphear has great taste. I love the "leather suit look" - belted leather jacket paired with a slim leather pencil skirt and boots. The original Yves Saint Laurent outfit on the left is the epitome of the "leather suit look!"