Cheryl Shops Fall Shopping Guide: Slouchy Skinny Jeans
on Nov 18, 2009 in fall shopping guide slouchy skinny jeans I was really excited about boyfriend jeans last fall--I bought a pair at Levi's, and I wear them a lot, but they're so baggy that they almost feel a little sloppy, and thus I end up wearing them on the weekend only. I love how liberating they feel, b...

Cheryl Shops Fall Shopping Guide: Motorcycle Vests
on Nov 18, 2009 in motorcycle vests fall shopping guide In last year's fall shopping guide, I wrote about motorcycle jackets rendered in fabrics other than leather; it ended up being a nice way to transition into the biker trend, which is still going strong. This season, the new take on the trend is the b...

Cheryl Shops Fall Shopping Guide: Silver Oxfords
on Nov 18, 2009 in fall shopping guide silver oxfords I will fully admit to being inspired by what other people wear. (After all, isn't this why we read blogs like Garance Dore, Sea of Shoes, and so on?) Sometimes I see a picture of someone wearing something and I get obsessed—--at times I want to rec...

TheFind Guest Post: Indulge Your Inner Celebutante
on Nov 17, 2009 in TheFind guest post celebutantes Find your inner "celebutante" this holiday season. For celebrating the season festive dressing is all about sparkle, shine and glittery glam! I know that Thanksgiving hasn't yet arrived, but it's not too early to prepare for holiday merry m...

The week in shopping
on Nov 17, 2009 in sample sales Get ready for Steven Alan's always-awesome sample sale; expect long lines and lots of skinny hipsters. 11/19-11/22; 8:30-8 Thurs.-Fri.; noon-7 Sat., noon-7 Sun.; 87 Franklin St. (Broadway & Church St.).Swoon with me at the Yigal Azrouel sample sa...

MasstigeWatch! Jimmy Choo for H&M
on Nov 12, 2009 in Jimmy Choo HM This will likely be my final post on Jimmy Choo for H&M--I just realized that November 14th is a Saturday, and in my world, Saturday is the day I sleep in. It's an interesting technique for H&M though--normally their designer collaborations h...

Cheryl Shops Fall Shopping Guide: Multi-Chain Necklaces
on Nov 11, 2009 in multi-chain necklaces fall shopping guide Statement necklaces have replaced statement rings as the go-to piece of jewelry, at least for the time being. This is the third season in a row that I've featured necklaces, and while spring was a baroque, Lanvin-inspired look and fall was a chunky,...

Save Fashion is back!
on Nov 11, 2009 in Refinery 29 Inven.Tory Save Fashion I interrupt my fall shopping guide to bring you some excellent news: Refinery 29's beyond-awesome Save Fashion is returning for a limited one-week engagement! Last summer's pop-up shop, at Port Authority, featured a rotating cast of super-hot designe...

The week in shopping
on Nov 9, 2009 in sample sales Find Amy Smilovic's famously colorful dresses for up to 75% off at Tibi. 11/11-11/13; 1-7 Wed., 9-6 Thurs., 9-5 Fri.; 409 W. 39th St. (9th & 10th Aves.).Always a must-hit on my list, Lewis Cho's sample sale features his signature jersey and silk...

Cheryl Shops Fall Shopping Guide: Drawstring Bucket Bags
on Nov 5, 2009 in fall shopping guide drawstring bucket bags I, like nearly every other fashion blogger in existence, nearly wet my pants over Alexander Wang's studded Coco bag. Apparently, so did everyone else: There is a 400-person wait list for the bag at Barneys, and all of Wang's spring bags have already...