STYLE INSPIRATION//

Like most people obsessed with fashion, I scour fashion blogs for inspiration.  Summer is a slow time for fashion - come on fall! - and I often find myself bored with shorts and tanks and gladiators.  It is nice to see people, in other parts of the world where it isn't 100 degrees everyday, putting together wonderfully chic ensembles.  There are two women in the fashion world and blogosphere that I always gravitate to.  As you will see, they are effortless and embody their style with confidence.  Yes, they are beautiful and have outrageous budgets, but they are inspiring because they are creative and communicate their personalities through their style.  Something we should all aspire to...

Emmanuelle Alt is the current editor in chief of French Vogue and was the fashion director at the magazine since 2000.  Her signature look is fresh and a masculine - tailored blazers, skinny trousers, and heels. Chic, sophisticated,tough, easy. Love.

Shala Monroque is a beautiful socialite, art enthusiast (she's in a relationship with Larry Gagosian) and editor-in-chief of "Pop" Magazine.  There is no question why she is one of photographers favorites with her colorful, feminine, chic, and playful style.  I love how she mixes patterns and plays with texture. She is enviable. Sigh.